| Lineup | Furman | PG - Roland Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vincent Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Cokley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mohammad Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steve Hattaway (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Malcolm Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Graves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Batie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Tandy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Richard Graves inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Samuel Batie comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 19:37 | Furman | The rebound goes to Mohammad Baker | 40-38 |
| 19:11 | Furman | Vincent Fish loses the dribble to Scott Tandy | 40-38 |
| 18:44 | Murray State | Samuel Batie is fouled on the floor by Mohammad Baker - foul #2 on Mohammad Baker, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Walters (SF) Richard Graves | |
| 18:29 | Murray State | Roland Brown steals it from Scott Tandy | 40-38 |
| 18:16 | Furman | Mohammad Baker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 18:15 | Murray State | Scott Tandy gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:08 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 18:07 | Furman | Norman Cokley gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:38 | Furman | Mohammad Baker hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Roland Brown and the foul's on Malcolm Ford - foul #2 on Malcolm Ford, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Furman | Robert McGiboney (PG), Gerald Simmons (SG), Steven Griswold (SF), Ronald Osberg (C) Roland Brown, Vincent Fish, Norman Cokley, Steve Chapman | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (SG), Richard Graves (SF), Alfred Rosenbloom (PF), Chad Barnes (C) Steve Hattaway, Malcolm Ford, Samuel Batie, Scott Tandy | |
| 17:38 | Furman | Mohammad Baker makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:22 | Murray State | William Rowe clanks a shot near the basket | 43-38 |
| 17:20 | Furman | Ronald Osberg pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:16 | Furman | Robert McGiboney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Furman | James Dickerson (C) Mohammad Baker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG) Philip Walters | |
| 17:02 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford is hacked by Gerald Simmons - foul #1 on Gerald Simmons, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| 16:44 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 16:42 | Murray State | William Rowe snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 16:27 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Rowe | 43-40 |
| 16:13 | Furman | Steven Griswold connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Osberg | 45-40 |
| 15:53 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Robert McGiboney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Griswold (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Osberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Rowe (fairly fresh) SG - Malcolm Ford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Rosenbloom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Chad Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Furman | Gerald Simmons hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 15:23 | Murray State | Chad Barnes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 15:22 | Murray State | William Rowe gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:58 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 14:56 | Murray State | Chad Barnes hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 14:38 | Furman | James Dickerson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 14:36 | Furman | Steven Griswold grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 14:30 | Furman | Gerald Simmons scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Osberg and the foul's on Malcolm Ford - foul #3 on Malcolm Ford, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Furman | Roland Brown (PG), Norman Cokley (SF), Mohammad Baker (PF), Steve Chapman (C) Robert McGiboney, Steven Griswold, Ronald Osberg, James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), Steve Hattaway (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Samuel Batie (PF), Scott Tandy (C) William Rowe, Malcolm Ford, Richard Graves, Alfred Rosenbloom, Chad Barnes | |
| 14:30 | Furman | Gerald Simmons makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 14:15 | Murray State | Philip Walters makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Bashaw | 51-47 |
| 13:54 | Furman | Norman Cokley misses the runner from close range | 51-47 |
| 13:52 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 13:44 | Murray State | Mohammad Baker blocks the short jumper by Philip Walters | 51-47 |
| 13:43 | Furman | Mohammad Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:40 | Furman | Gerald Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Walters - foul #3 on Philip Walters, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Furman | Vincent Fish (SG) Gerald Simmons | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:28 | Furman | Vincent Fish comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 13:26 | Murray State | Scott Tandy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:16 | Murray State | Samuel Batie makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by David Bashaw | 51-49 |
| 13:06 | Furman | Mohammad Baker is hacked by Philip Walters - foul #4 on Philip Walters, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Graves (SF) Philip Walters | |
| 12:54 | Furman | Mohammad Baker can't finish the layup | 51-49 |
| 12:53 | Furman | Mohammad Baker grabs the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 12:42 | Furman | Steve Chapman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roland Brown | 54-49 |
| 12:28 | Murray State | Vincent Fish steals the ball from Steve Hattaway | 54-49 |
| 12:03 | Furman | Vincent Fish makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roland Brown | 56-49 |
| 11:48 | Murray State | Norman Cokley takes the ball from Samuel Batie | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Roland Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Vincent Fish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Cokley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mohammad Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Bashaw (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Hattaway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Graves (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Batie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Tandy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Furman | Vincent Fish is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Hattaway - foul #2 on Steve Hattaway, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Furman | Steven Griswold (SF), James Dickerson (C) Norman Cokley, Steve Chapman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG), Josiah Browning (PF), Thomas Steil (C) Steve Hattaway, Samuel Batie, Scott Tandy | |
| 11:29 | Furman | David Bashaw picks off the pass by Vincent Fish | 56-49 |
| 11:26 | Murray State | David Bashaw lays it up and in | 56-51 |
| 11:11 | Furman | James Dickerson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 11:09 | Furman | Steven Griswold can't tip it in | 56-51 |
| 11:07 | Murray State | Thomas Steil pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 10:48 | Murray State | David Bashaw is fouled on the floor by Roland Brown - foul #2 on Roland Brown, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Furman | Gerald Simmons (SG), Ronald Osberg (PF) Vincent Fish, Mohammad Baker | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (SF) Richard Graves | |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Josiah Browning misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-51 |
| 10:25 | Furman | Steven Griswold snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 10:05 | Furman | Ronald Osberg clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Josiah Browning - foul #1 on Josiah Browning, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Furman | Robert McGiboney (PG), Mohammad Baker (PF) Roland Brown, James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), Alfred Rosenbloom (SF), Chad Barnes (PF), Scott Tandy (C) David Bashaw, William Rowe, Josiah Browning, Thomas Steil | |
| 10:05 | Furman | Ronald Osberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:05 | Furman | Ronald Osberg makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:52 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 09:50 | Furman | Ronald Osberg pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:44 | Furman | Robert McGiboney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steven Griswold | 61-51 |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mohammad Baker - foul #3 on Mohammad Baker, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Furman | Vincent Fish (SG), Norman Cokley (SF), Steve Chapman (C) Steven Griswold, Mohammad Baker, Ronald Osberg | |
| Subs | Murray State | Samuel Batie (PF) Chad Barnes | |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:06 | Furman | Robert McGiboney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 09:04 | Furman | Gerald Simmons hits the follow up shot | 63-52 |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Rosenbloom | 63-54 |
| 08:29 | Furman | Robert McGiboney buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Simmons | 65-54 |
| 08:06 | Murray State | Scott Tandy blows the layup | 65-54 |
| 08:04 | Furman | Steve Chapman snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 07:56 | Furman | Samuel Batie picks off the pass by Robert McGiboney | 65-54 |
| 07:35 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 07:33 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Robert McGiboney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Vincent Fish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Cokley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Simmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Chapman (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steve Hattaway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Malcolm Ford (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Rosenbloom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Batie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Tandy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Malcolm Ford | 65-56 |
| 07:07 | Furman | Gerald Simmons clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-56 |
| 07:06 | Furman | Steve Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:55 | Furman | Gerald Simmons's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Tandy | 65-56 |
| 06:53 | Murray State | Scott Tandy gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:30 | Murray State | Steve Chapman denies the turnaround by Malcolm Ford | 65-56 |
| 06:29 | Murray State | Scott Tandy tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 06:28 | Furman | Gerald Simmons grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 06:24 | Furman | Malcolm Ford steals the ball from Norman Cokley in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| 06:10 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford loses the dribble to Robert McGiboney | 65-56 |
| 05:57 | Furman | Malcolm Ford is called for the reach on Norman Cokley - foul #4 on Malcolm Ford, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Furman | Roland Brown (PG), Mohammad Baker (PF), Ronald Osberg (C) Robert McGiboney, Gerald Simmons, Steve Chapman | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), William Rowe (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Chad Barnes (PF), Thomas Steil (C) Steve Hattaway, Malcolm Ford, Alfred Rosenbloom, Samuel Batie, Scott Tandy | |
| 05:57 | Furman | Norman Cokley misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:57 | Murray State | Thomas Steil snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 05:37 | Murray State | David Bashaw misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Chad Barnes tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 05:33 | Furman | Norman Cokley pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 05:20 | Furman | Vincent Fish is fouled on the floor by Thomas Steil - foul #1 on Thomas Steil, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Furman | Steven Griswold (SF) Norman Cokley | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:20 | Furman | Vincent Fish makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 05:20 | Furman | Vincent Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Chad Barnes knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Walters | 67-59 |
| 04:56 | Furman | Vincent Fish misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 04:54 | Murray State | Chad Barnes gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| 04:39 | Murray State | David Bashaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Philip Walters snags the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 04:27 | Murray State | David Bashaw is hacked by Ronald Osberg - foul #2 on Ronald Osberg, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Furman | Gerald Simmons (SG), James Dickerson (C) Vincent Fish, Ronald Osberg | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Graves (SF), Josiah Browning (PF), Scott Tandy (C) William Rowe, Chad Barnes, Thomas Steil | |
| 04:13 | Murray State | Richard Graves hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Griswold - foul #1 on Steven Griswold, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG) Philip Walters | |
| 04:13 | Murray State | Richard Graves makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:13 | Murray State | Richard Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:13 | Furman | James Dickerson snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 03:56 | Furman | Gerald Simmons scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Dickerson | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:39 | Murray State | David Bashaw drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Malcolm Ford | 69-62 |
| 03:22 | Furman | Roland Brown connects on the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by David Bashaw - foul #4 on David Bashaw, team foul #9 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Furman | Michael Jackson (SF), Ronald Osberg (PF) Steven Griswold, Mohammad Baker | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 03:22 | Furman | Roland Brown makes the free throw | 72-62 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Roland Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gerald Simmons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) PF - Ronald Osberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Bashaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Malcolm Ford (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Richard Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Josiah Browning (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Tandy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Richard Graves misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Walters (PG), William Rowe (SG), Samuel Batie (PF), Chad Barnes (C) David Bashaw, Malcolm Ford, Josiah Browning, Scott Tandy | |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Richard Graves makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Richard Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:57 | Furman | James Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:57 | Furman | Furman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Furman | James Dickerson lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Roland Brown | 74-63 |
| 02:32 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-63 |
| Subs | Furman | Norman Cokley (SF), Mohammad Baker (PF) Michael Jackson, James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), Scott Tandy (C) William Rowe, Chad Barnes | |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Scott Tandy can't finish the layup | 74-63 |
| 02:06 | Furman | Gerald Simmons pulls down the rebound | 74-63 |
| 01:52 | Furman | Norman Cokley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-63 |
| 01:50 | Furman | Mohammad Baker can't tip it in | 74-63 |
| 01:49 | Furman | Ronald Osberg tips it in | 76-63 |
| 01:33 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Samuel Batie | 76-66 |
| 01:09 | Furman | Roland Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 76-66 |
| 01:08 | Murray State | Scott Tandy snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| 01:04 | Murray State | Richard Graves misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 01:03 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway grabs the offensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 00:52 | Murray State | Scott Tandy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-66 |
| 00:50 | Furman | The rebound goes to Gerald Simmons | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Furman | Gerald Simmons is hacked by Philip Walters in the backcourt - foul #5 on Philip Walters, team foul #10 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Furman | Robert McGiboney (PG), Steven Griswold (SF), James Dickerson (PF) Roland Brown, Norman Cokley, Mohammad Baker | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (SG), Alfred Rosenbloom (SF), Chad Barnes (PF), Thomas Steil (C) Philip Walters, Richard Graves, Samuel Batie, Scott Tandy | |
| 00:49 | Furman | Gerald Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:49 | Furman | Gerald Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Murray State | Robert McGiboney picks off the pass by Chad Barnes | 78-66 |
| 00:37 | Furman | Steven Griswold lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert McGiboney | 80-66 |
| 00:32 | Murray State | Chad Barnes slams it home | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Furman | Robert McGiboney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Steil - foul #2 on Thomas Steil, team foul #11 | 80-68 |
| 00:06 | Furman | Robert McGiboney makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:06 | Furman | Robert McGiboney makes the 2nd free throw | 82-68 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Thomas Steil drills a shot from the free throw line | 82-70 |