| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrence Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marc Birmingham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Darrin Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Loden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Frates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Walter Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Frates | 33-26 |
| 19:27 | Murray State | Andrew Young is called for the reach on Terrence Henderson - foul #2 on Andrew Young, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:12 | Murray State | Darrin Burns is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Darrin Burns, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee State | James Loden misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Darrin Burns | 33-26 |
| 18:28 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham is fouled on the floor by Daniel Frates - foul #2 on Daniel Frates, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| 18:08 | Murray State | Roger Thomas misses the lay-in | 33-26 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee State | Darrin Burns picks off the pass by James Loden | 33-26 |
| 17:18 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to James Loden | 33-26 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee State | Daniel Frates clanks a shot from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 16:58 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 16:41 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is fouled on the floor by Robert Sowers - foul #2 on Robert Sowers, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Reed (PG), Raymond Grogg (SF), Zachary Hecht (PF), Alex Miramontes (C) Robert Sowers, Andrew Young, Daniel Frates, Walter Brown | |
| 16:27 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham is called for traveling | 33-26 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee State | William Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 16:02 | Murray State | David Hughes grabs the board | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrence Henderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marc Birmingham (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Darrin Burns (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - William Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Loden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Grogg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Miramontes (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Shawn Cinkosky | 35-26 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee State | William Reed makes the jumpshot from the left side | 35-28 |
| 15:20 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses long on a jumper in the lane | 35-28 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Darrin Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:06 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 15:04 | Murray State | Darrin Burns snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 14:48 | Murray State | David Hughes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shawn Cinkosky and he's hacked by Alex Miramontes - foul #1 on Alex Miramontes, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG), Igor Zegar (C) Terrence Henderson, Darrin Burns | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Sowers (PG), Andrew Young (SF), Daniel Frates (PF) James Loden, Raymond Grogg, Alex Miramontes | |
| 14:48 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee State | William Reed can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Nix - foul #4 on George Nix, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG) George Nix | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 14:34 | Tennessee State | William Reed makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee State | William Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:25 | Murray State | Igor Zegar scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Marc Birmingham | 41-30 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht loses the dribble to David Hughes | 41-30 |
| 13:56 | Murray State | Daniel Frates steals it from Igor Zegar | 41-30 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young is whistled for traveling | 41-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Walter Brown (C) Zachary Hecht | |
| 13:25 | Murray State | Igor Zegar can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee State | Daniel Frates pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee State | William Reed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 12:39 | Murray State | Igor Zegar can't finish the layup | 41-30 |
| 12:37 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky hits the follow up shot | 43-30 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee State | William Reed misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 12:22 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Shawn Cinkosky | 43-30 |
| 12:08 | Murray State | Igor Zegar clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee State | William Reed drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Sowers | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrence Henderson (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Igor Zegar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Frates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-33 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee State | Robert Sowers is hacked by Marc Birmingham - foul #2 on Marc Birmingham, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Desmond Alexander (PG), James Loden (SG), Raymond Grogg (SF), Zachary Hecht (PF), Alex Miramontes (C) Robert Sowers, William Reed, Andrew Young, Daniel Frates, Walter Brown | |
| 11:17 | Tennessee State | Igor Zegar swats the layup by Alex Miramontes | 43-33 |
| 11:15 | Murray State | Igor Zegar gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 10:55 | Murray State | James Loden steps in front of the David Hughes pass | 43-33 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee State | James Loden can't finish the layup | 43-33 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee State | Raymond Grogg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 10:12 | Murray State | James Loden steals it from Marc Birmingham | 43-33 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee State | James Loden lays it in | 43-35 |
| 09:45 | Murray State | David Hughes is hacked by Alex Miramontes - foul #2 on Alex Miramontes, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) Terrence Henderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Sowers (PG), Andrew Young (SF), Daniel Frates (PF), Walter Brown (C) Desmond Alexander, Raymond Grogg, Zachary Hecht, Alex Miramontes | |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham hits a shot from the baseline | 45-35 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee State | James Loden is fouled on the floor by David Hughes - foul #1 on David Hughes, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young misses the shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 09:05 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:00 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Cinkosky | 48-35 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee State | Roger Thomas steps in front of the Walter Brown pass | 48-35 |
| 08:40 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Thomas | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:26 | Tennessee State | Daniel Frates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 08:24 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:02 | Murray State | Roger Thomas travels with the ball | 50-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Reed (SG), Zachary Hecht (C) James Loden, Walter Brown | |
| 07:47 | Tennessee State | Daniel Frates lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Sowers | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terrence Henderson (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Igor Zegar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Frates (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:29 | Murray State | David Hughes connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Shawn Cinkosky | 52-37 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee State | William Reed scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Sowers | 52-40 |
| 07:01 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 07:00 | Murray State | David Hughes tips it in | 54-40 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee State | Robert Sowers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-40 |
| 06:37 | Murray State | David Hughes pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:34 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG), Roger Thomas (SF) Terrence Henderson, David Hughes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Loden (SG), Walter Brown (C) William Reed, Zachary Hecht | |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Shawn Cinkosky | 56-40 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Brown | 56-43 |
| 05:37 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Igor Zegar tips it home | 58-43 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by James Loden | 58-45 |
| 05:08 | Murray State | George Nix connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Cinkosky | 61-45 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee State | Roger Thomas is called for the reach on Andrew Young - foul #2 on Roger Thomas, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Darrin Burns (PF) Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Grogg (SF), Zachary Hecht (PF) Andrew Young, Daniel Frates | |
| 04:38 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Walter Brown is denied by Igor Zegar | 61-45 |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Igor Zegar snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | George Nix misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 04:14 | Murray State | Igor Zegar tips it back up and in | 63-45 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee State | Raymond Grogg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-45 |
| 03:58 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Darrin Burns buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Roger Thomas and he's fouled by Zachary Hecht - foul #1 on Zachary Hecht, team foul #6 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), Terrence Henderson (SG), David Hughes (SF), Anthony Edmonson (C) Shawn Cinkosky, George Nix, Roger Thomas, Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Reed (PG), Solomon Morris (SG), Alex Miramontes (C) Robert Sowers, James Loden, Walter Brown | |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses the free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht gets the rebound | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (fresh) SG - Terrence Henderson (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darrin Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Edmonson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - William Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Solomon Morris (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Grogg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Miramontes (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee State | Darrin Burns steals the ball from Alex Miramontes | 65-45 |
| 02:58 | Murray State | Alex Miramontes blocks the jumper by David Hughes | 65-45 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee State | Alex Miramontes gets the rebound | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Tennessee State | Solomon Morris connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Alex Miramontes | 65-47 |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Al McColpin is hacked by Solomon Morris - foul #3 on Solomon Morris, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee State | Raymond Grogg gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee State | Alex Miramontes is hacked by Darrin Burns - foul #3 on Darrin Burns, team foul #6 | 65-47 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee State | David Hughes takes the ball from Raymond Grogg | 65-47 |
| 02:08 | Murray State | David Hughes lays it up and in | 67-47 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht double dribbles | 67-47 |
| 01:39 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson misses the dunk | 67-47 |
| 01:37 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the tip | 67-47 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee State | William Reed gets the rebound | 67-47 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Raymond Grogg is fouled on the floor by David Hughes - foul #2 on David Hughes, team foul #7 | 67-47 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Raymond Grogg makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Raymond Grogg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Al McColpin buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee State | Raymond Grogg connects on the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by David Hughes - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #8 | 70-51 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee State | Raymond Grogg misses the free throw | 70-51 |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-51 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee State | Raymond Grogg gets the rebound | 70-51 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Darrin Burns - foul #4 on Darrin Burns, team foul #9 | 70-51 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Al McColpin runs out the clock | 70-52 |