| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fresh) SG - John Nguyen (fresh) SF - Walter O'Neal (fresh) PF - Lester Jennings (fresh) C - Don Reece (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) PF - Everett Totten (fresh) C - David Story (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | David Story wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan hits a jumper from the left wing set up by David Story | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Murray State | John Nguyen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Murray State | Don Reece tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee Tech | Russell Holmes is called for the reach on Raymond Eckles - foul #1 on Russell Holmes, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan lays it in | 2-4 |
| 19:04 | Murray State | Don Reece comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Everett Totten - foul #1 on Everett Totten, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:04 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:04 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee Tech | John Nguyen steals the ball from Scott Ashworth | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | Murray State | Russell Holmes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Russell Holmes, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF) Russell Holmes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 18:21 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten is fouled on the floor by Lester Jennings - foul #1 on Lester Jennings, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee Tech | David Story drills a shot in the lane | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Nguyen | 5-6 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten is hacked by Don Reece - foul #1 on Don Reece, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Frank Williams (PF) Walter O'Neal, John Nguyen, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (PG), Jean James (PF) Dennis Mahan, Everett Totten | |
| 17:22 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James travels with the ball | 5-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG) Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson (SG), Kenneth Wagnon (SF) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles | |
| 17:10 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jean James - foul #1 on Jean James, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair (C) David Story | |
| 17:10 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:10 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jean James | 6-8 |
| 16:33 | Murray State | Lester Jennings comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 6-8 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Wagnon grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson is open and buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Ludlow | 6-10 |
| 16:11 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 16:10 | Murray State | Lester Jennings tips it in | 8-10 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow scores on a floater in the lane set up by Stanley Adair | 8-12 |
| 15:55 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb is hacked by Stanley Adair - foul #1 on Stanley Adair, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Don Reece (C) Joe Claycomb, Gerard Fortenberry, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Everett Totten (PF), David Story (C) Mark Ludlow, Louis Dickinson, Kenneth Wagnon, Jean James, Stanley Adair | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Nguyen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Seymour (fresh) PF - Frank Williams (fresh) C - Don Reece (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) PF - Everett Totten (fresh) C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal is hacked by Dennis Mahan - foul #1 on Dennis Mahan, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| 15:23 | Murray State | John Nguyen makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter O'Neal | 11-12 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-12 |
| 15:18 | Murray State | Don Reece grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 15:05 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Gerard Fortenberry (SF) Walter O'Neal, Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:58 | Tennessee Tech | David Story is denied on a layup by Don Reece | 11-12 |
| 14:56 | Murray State | Frank Williams gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:52 | Murray State | John Nguyen connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Don Reece | 14-12 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee Tech | Frank Williams steals it from David Story | 14-12 |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Scott Ashworth - foul #1 on Scott Ashworth, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Gerard Fortenberry, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee Tech | Walter O'Neal picks off the pass by Raymond Eckles | 16-12 |
| 13:48 | Murray State | Don Reece can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-12 |
| 13:47 | Murray State | Lester Jennings can't tip it in | 16-12 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan's pass is intercepted by Lester Jennings | 16-12 |
| 13:23 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb misses the shot from close range | 16-12 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee Tech | Walter O'Neal is called for the reach on Raymond Eckles - foul #1 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Joe Claycomb, John Nguyen, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (PG), Louis Dickinson (SG), Kenneth Wagnon (SF), Jean James (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Dennis Mahan, Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Everett Totten, David Story | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 16-12 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson tips it home | 16-14 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Don Reece comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-14 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-14 |
| 12:22 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 12:15 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerard Fortenberry | 18-14 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Carlos Seymour - foul #1 on Carlos Seymour, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG), Lester Jennings (PF) Gerard Fortenberry, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 12:03 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 12:03 | Murray State | Lester Jennings pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:42 | Murray State | Frank Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Nguyen | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Louis Dickinson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wagnon (fresh) PF - Jean James (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Adair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Ludlow | 20-15 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow hits a shot from the left side set up by Louis Dickinson | 20-17 |
| 10:57 | Murray State | Jean James swats the short shot by Lester Jennings | 20-17 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Nguyen - foul #1 on John Nguyen, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SF), Don Reece (C) Carlos Seymour, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Everett Totten (PF), David Story (C) Louis Dickinson, Kenneth Wagnon, Jean James, Stanley Adair | |
| 10:51 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:29 | Murray State | Lester Jennings loses the dribble to Scott Ashworth | 20-18 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow is fouled on the floor by Gerard Fortenberry - foul #1 on Gerard Fortenberry, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Gerard Fortenberry, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 10:05 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:49 | Murray State | Everett Totten swats the short shot by Frank Williams | 20-20 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee Tech | David Story gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the baseline | 20-20 |
| 09:43 | Murray State | Frank Williams gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:22 | Murray State | Don Reece is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Don Reece, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Carlos Seymour, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Jean James (PF) Mark Ludlow, Everett Totten | |
| 09:12 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Nguyen - foul #2 on John Nguyen, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Carlos Seymour (SF) Walter O'Neal, John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 09:12 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:57 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry is hacked by David Story - foul #1 on David Story, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG) Joe Claycomb | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee Tech | David Story gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 08:38 | Murray State | Frank Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:23 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson (SG), Kenneth Wagnon (SF), Stanley Adair (C) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, David Story | |
| 08:01 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Wagnon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 07:59 | Murray State | Frank Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:46 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jean James - foul #2 on Jean James, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten (PF) Jean James | |
| 07:46 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:46 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan is open and lays it up and in | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joe Claycomb (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerard Fortenberry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Walter O'Neal (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Jennings (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Louis Dickinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wagnon (fresh) PF - Everett Totten (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Adair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF) Joe Claycomb | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (PG), Raymond Eckles (SF), David Story (C) Dennis Mahan, Kenneth Wagnon, Stanley Adair | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Fortenberry - foul #2 on Gerard Fortenberry, team foul #11 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG) Gerard Fortenberry | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:56 | Murray State | Mark Ludlow steals it from Frank Williams | 22-26 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Nguyen - foul #3 on John Nguyen, team foul #12 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (SG), Don Reece (C) John Nguyen, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG) Mark Ludlow | |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:25 | Murray State | Frank Williams comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 22-28 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Scott Ashworth | 22-28 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee Tech | Walter O'Neal steps in front of the Louis Dickinson pass | 22-28 |
| 05:58 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carlos Seymour | 24-28 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-28 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Frank Williams misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Everett Totten - foul #2 on Everett Totten, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Kenneth Wagnon (SF), Stanley Adair (PF) Louis Dickinson, Raymond Eckles, Everett Totten | |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Frank Williams misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Frank Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Tech | Russell Holmes is called for the reach on Dennis Mahan - foul #3 on Russell Holmes, team foul #13 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF) Russell Holmes, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf (C) David Story | |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:58 | Murray State | The jump hook by Walter O'Neal is blocked by Stanley Adair | 25-29 |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Don Reece gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG) Scott Ashworth | |
| 04:23 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Joe Claycomb | 25-29 |
| 04:07 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb hits the finger roll | 27-29 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Wagnon buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Mahan | 27-31 |
| 03:44 | Murray State | Mark Ludlow picks off the pass by John Nguyen | 27-31 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow banks in the layup | 27-33 |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Lester Jennings loses the dribble to Stanley Adair | 27-33 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair is fouled on the floor by Lester Jennings - foul #2 on Lester Jennings, team foul #14 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Joe Claycomb, John Nguyen, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), David Story (C) Dennis Mahan, Kenneth Wagnon, Thomas Wolf | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:24 | Murray State | Don Reece pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Fortenberry (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carlos Seymour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Reece (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Adair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Murray State | Don Reece connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Frank Williams | 29-33 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Adair | 29-35 |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Don Reece buries a turnaround near the basket | 31-35 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles's pass is intercepted by Walter O'Neal | 31-35 |
| 02:13 | Murray State | Frank Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-35 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Lester Jennings (PF) Carlos Seymour, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Louis Dickinson (SG), Everett Totten (PF) Mark Ludlow, Scott Ashworth, Stanley Adair | |
| 01:42 | Murray State | The jumper by Walter O'Neal is denied by David Story | 31-35 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Eckles | 31-38 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | Don Reece's floater is tipped away by David Story | 31-38 |
| 01:08 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal snags the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerard Fortenberry | 33-38 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter O'Neal - foul #2 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #15 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF) Joe Claycomb | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Jean James (C) Raymond Eckles, David Story | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:35 | Murray State | Lester Jennings knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Don Reece and he's fouled by Everett Totten - foul #3 on Everett Totten, team foul #9 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Williams (PF) Walter O'Neal | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (PG), Thomas Wolf (C) Dennis Mahan, Everett Totten | |
| 00:35 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Ludlow | 36-42 |
| 00:15 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Lester Jennings | 38-42 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow loses the dribble to Lester Jennings in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry banks in the layup on a great pass from Lester Jennings | 40-42 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gerard Fortenberry - foul #3 on Gerard Fortenberry, team foul #16 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), John Nguyen (SG), Walter O'Neal (SF) Lester Jennings, Gerard Fortenberry, Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Story (C) Thomas Wolf | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Don Reece clanks a jump hook in the paint | 40-44 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James gets the rebound | 40-44 |