| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Luke Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pope (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Billy Turpen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carter Grande (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charlie Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mark Melby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Hallock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Scriber (fresh) PF - Joe Zwolensky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Numbers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Joseph Scriber inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee State | Joe Zwolensky is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-43 |
| 19:25 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-43 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee State | Gary Numbers snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee State | Mark Melby is hacked by Luke Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luke Jones, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Pavone (PG) Luke Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 19:04 | Tennessee State | Joe Zwolensky connects on the jumper in the lane | 41-45 |
| 18:44 | Murray State | Willie Hallock is called for the reach on Raymond Pope - foul #1 on Willie Hallock, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bruce Geiger (PF) Carter Grande | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 18:31 | Murray State | Bruce Geiger is whistled for a carry | 41-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kim Harris (C) Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Hilt (SG), Randy Green (SF) Willie Hallock, Joseph Scriber | |
| 18:11 | Tennessee State | James Hilt drills a 3 from straight away set up by Mark Melby | 41-48 |
| 17:50 | Murray State | Kim Harris clanks a floater from the left side | 41-48 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee State | Randy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee State | Mark Melby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Sherrard (PG), Jeffrey Baggett (SG), Carter Grande (PF), Charlie Thompson (C) James Pavone, Raymond Pope, Billy Turpen, Kim Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Willie Hallock (SG), Joseph Scriber (SF), Robert Schuler (C) Mark Melby, Joe Zwolensky, Gary Numbers | |
| 17:07 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Schuler - foul #1 on Robert Schuler, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Billy Turpen (SF) Bruce Geiger | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 17:07 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 17:07 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee State | Randy Green's pass is intercepted by Charles Sherrard | 42-48 |
| 16:48 | Murray State | Jeffrey Baggett blows the layup | 42-48 |
| 16:46 | Murray State | Carter Grande misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee State | Joseph Scriber pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Robert Schuler is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Scriber | 42-50 |
| 16:17 | Murray State | Charles Sherrard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kim Harris (SF), Eric Hager (PF), William Slinkard (C) Billy Turpen, Carter Grande, Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stanley Bourgault (PG), Jack Stump (SG), Rodney Ledbetter (PF) James Hilt, Willie Hallock, Randy Green | |
| 16:03 | Tennessee State | Robert Schuler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 16:02 | Murray State | Kim Harris pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Charles Sherrard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Baggett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kim Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Hager (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Slinkard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Stanley Bourgault (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Stump (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Scriber (fairly fresh) PF - Rodney Ledbetter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Schuler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Murray State | Kim Harris's pass is intercepted by Joseph Scriber | 42-50 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee State | Charles Sherrard takes the ball from Jack Stump | 42-50 |
| 15:16 | Murray State | Robert Schuler swats the short shot by Kim Harris | 42-50 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee State | Rodney Ledbetter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee State | Stanley Bourgault buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Schuler | 42-52 |
| 14:37 | Murray State | Eric Hager misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 14:36 | Murray State | William Slinkard hits the follow up shot | 44-52 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee State | Jack Stump hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 14:21 | Murray State | William Slinkard pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 13:55 | Murray State | Joseph Scriber swats the layup by Eric Hager | 44-52 |
| 13:54 | Murray State | Kim Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 13:48 | Murray State | Charles Sherrard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-52 |
| 13:47 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Kim Harris | 44-52 |
| 13:30 | Murray State | Jeffrey Baggett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Rodney Ledbetter - foul #1 on Rodney Ledbetter, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Luke Jones (PG), Billy Turpen (SF), Carter Grande (PF), Charlie Thompson (C) Charles Sherrard, Kim Harris, Eric Hager, William Slinkard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mark Melby (PG), Willie Hallock (SG), Randy Green (SF), Joe Zwolensky (PF), Gary Numbers (C) Stanley Bourgault, Jack Stump, Joseph Scriber, Rodney Ledbetter, Robert Schuler | |
| 13:30 | Murray State | Jeffrey Baggett misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 13:30 | Murray State | Jeffrey Baggett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee State | Willie Hallock drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Green | 45-54 |
| 13:07 | Murray State | Jeffrey Baggett loses the ball out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raymond Pope (SG) Jeffrey Baggett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 12:45 | Tennessee State | Willie Hallock scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Green | 45-57 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Raymond Pope is fouled on the floor by Willie Hallock - foul #2 on Willie Hallock, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee State | Joe Zwolensky snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee State | Randy Green hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Mark Melby and the foul's on Billy Turpen - foul #3 on Billy Turpen, team foul #2 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bruce Geiger (PF) Carter Grande | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 12:07 | Tennessee State | Randy Green misses the free throw | 45-59 |
| 12:07 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 11:48 | Murray State | Billy Turpen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Luke Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Pope (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Billy Turpen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Geiger (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charlie Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mark Melby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Hallock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Zwolensky (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Numbers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee State | Mark Melby misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Luke Jones - foul #4 on Luke Jones, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Pavone (PG), Carter Grande (PF) Luke Jones, Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Hilt (SG), Joseph Scriber (SF) Willie Hallock, Randy Green | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee State | Mark Melby makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee State | Mark Melby makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 11:17 | Murray State | James Pavone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Joseph Scriber | 47-61 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee State | Carter Grande picks off the pass by Joe Zwolensky | 47-61 |
| 10:48 | Murray State | Carter Grande's pass is intercepted by Gary Numbers | 47-61 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee State | Joseph Scriber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Hager (PF), Charlie Thompson (C) Carter Grande, Bruce Geiger | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stanley Bourgault (PG), Randy Green (SF), Jack Stump (C) Mark Melby, Joseph Scriber, Gary Numbers | |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Raymond Pope clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee State | Joe Zwolensky grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee State | Joe Zwolensky comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 09:55 | Murray State | Billy Turpen pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:42 | Murray State | James Pavone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 09:40 | Murray State | Eric Hager tips it but misses | 47-61 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee State | Randy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee State | Randy Green is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Green, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Baggett (SG), Carter Grande (PF), William Slinkard (C) Raymond Pope, Eric Hager, Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Willie Hallock (SG), Rodney Ledbetter (SF), Robert Schuler (C) James Hilt, Randy Green, Jack Stump | |
| 09:25 | Murray State | William Slinkard misses badly on a shot from the left block | 47-61 |
| 09:23 | Murray State | Carter Grande gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:08 | Murray State | Joe Zwolensky blocks the short jumper by William Slinkard | 47-61 |
| 09:06 | Murray State | William Slinkard gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Rodney Ledbetter is called for the reach on Billy Turpen - foul #2 on Rodney Ledbetter, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bruce Geiger (SF), Kim Harris (PF) Billy Turpen, Carter Grande | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joseph Scriber (SF), Jack Stump (C) Joe Zwolensky, Robert Schuler | |
| 08:33 | Murray State | James Pavone buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Baggett | 50-61 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee State | Willie Hallock is hacked by Jeffrey Baggett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Baggett, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Hilt (PG), Gary Numbers (C) Stanley Bourgault, Willie Hallock | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee State | Rodney Ledbetter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Bruce Geiger gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:57 | Murray State | Rodney Ledbetter steals it from William Slinkard | 50-61 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee State | Rodney Ledbetter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Luke Jones (PG), Charles Sherrard (SG), Charlie Thompson (C) James Pavone, Jeffrey Baggett, William Slinkard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mark Melby (PG), Randy Green (PF) Rodney Ledbetter, Gary Numbers | |
| 07:39 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Schuler (PF) Joseph Scriber | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Luke Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Sherrard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Geiger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kim Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mark Melby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hilt (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Randy Green (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Schuler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Stump (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee State | Charles Sherrard steps in front of the Mark Melby pass in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| 07:26 | Murray State | Luke Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee State | Jack Stump snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee State | Randy Green buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Hilt | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:00 | Murray State | Luke Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raymond Pope (SG), Billy Turpen (SF), Eric Hager (PF) Charles Sherrard, Bruce Geiger, Kim Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Willie Hallock (SG), Joe Zwolensky (PF) James Hilt, Jack Stump | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee State | Mark Melby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-64 |
| 06:45 | Murray State | Raymond Pope can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 06:43 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 06:33 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:31 | Tennessee State | Mark Melby is fouled in the backcourt by Luke Jones - foul #5 on Luke Jones, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Pavone (PG) Luke Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stanley Bourgault (PG), Gary Numbers (C) Mark Melby, Robert Schuler | |
| 06:26 | Tennessee State | Willie Hallock hits the finger roll | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:08 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee State | Joe Zwolensky snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:47 | Tennessee State | Eric Hager blocks the short jumper by Gary Numbers | 53-66 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee State | Stanley Bourgault hits the follow up shot | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Murray State | Billy Turpen connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Pavone | 55-68 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee State | Stanley Bourgault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Sherrard (PG), Jeffrey Baggett (SF), Carter Grande (PF), William Slinkard (C) James Pavone, Billy Turpen, Eric Hager, Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Hilt (SG), Joseph Scriber (SF), Rodney Ledbetter (PF), Jack Stump (C) Willie Hallock, Randy Green, Joe Zwolensky, Gary Numbers | |
| 05:10 | Murray State | Carter Grande misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 05:09 | Murray State | Carter Grande grabs the offensive board | 55-68 |
| 05:03 | Murray State | Charles Sherrard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Stanley Bourgault - foul #2 on Stanley Bourgault, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bruce Geiger (SF), Kim Harris (C) Raymond Pope, William Slinkard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mark Melby (PG), Robert Schuler (C) Stanley Bourgault, Jack Stump | |
| 05:03 | Murray State | Charles Sherrard makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 05:03 | Murray State | Charles Sherrard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Tennessee State | Rodney Ledbetter makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Melby and he's fouled by Carter Grande - foul #3 on Carter Grande, team foul #6 | 57-70 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee State | Rodney Ledbetter makes the free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Jeffrey Baggett is called for 5 seconds | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:14 | Tennessee State | Mark Melby hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Scriber | 57-73 |
| 04:05 | Murray State | Jeffrey Baggett is called for traveling | 57-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Pavone (PG), Billy Turpen (SF), Eric Hager (PF), William Slinkard (C) Charles Sherrard, Bruce Geiger, Carter Grande, Kim Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joe Zwolensky (PF), Gary Numbers (C) Rodney Ledbetter, Robert Schuler | |
| 03:36 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Baggett takes the ball from Mark Melby | 57-73 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - James Pavone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Baggett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Turpen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eric Hager (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Slinkard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mark Melby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hilt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Scriber (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Joe Zwolensky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Numbers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Murray State | James Pavone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-73 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee State | Gary Numbers pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee State | Eric Hager is called for the reach on Joseph Scriber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Hager, team foul #7 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raymond Pope (SG) Jeffrey Baggett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stanley Bourgault (PG), Willie Hallock (SG) Mark Melby, James Hilt | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee State | Joseph Scriber makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee State | Joseph Scriber makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 03:18 | Murray State | William Slinkard makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Billy Turpen | 59-75 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee State | Willie Hallock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Sherrard (SG), Bruce Geiger (SF), Kim Harris (PF) Raymond Pope, Billy Turpen, Eric Hager | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Stump (SG), Randy Green (SF), Rodney Ledbetter (PF), Robert Schuler (C) Willie Hallock, Joseph Scriber, Joe Zwolensky, Gary Numbers | |
| 02:49 | Murray State | Charles Sherrard scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Geiger | 62-75 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raymond Pope (SG), Billy Turpen (SF), Carter Grande (PF), Charlie Thompson (C) James Pavone, Bruce Geiger, Kim Harris, William Slinkard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mark Melby (PG), Willie Hallock (SG), Gary Numbers (C) Stanley Bourgault, Jack Stump, Rodney Ledbetter | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee State | Gary Numbers loses the ball out of bounds | 62-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Baggett (SG), Bruce Geiger (SF), Kim Harris (PF), William Slinkard (C) Raymond Pope, Billy Turpen, Carter Grande, Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Hilt (PG), Jack Stump (SG), Rodney Ledbetter (PF) Mark Melby, Willie Hallock, Gary Numbers | |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Bruce Geiger can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Randy Green - foul #3 on Randy Green, team foul #8 | 62-75 |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Bruce Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Bruce Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee State | James Hilt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee State | Randy Green can't tip it in | 64-75 |
| 01:45 | Murray State | Charles Sherrard snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| 01:34 | Murray State | Kim Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Pavone (PG) Jeffrey Baggett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:11 | Tennessee State | Robert Schuler clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on William Slinkard - foul #2 on William Slinkard, team foul #8 | 64-75 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee State | Robert Schuler makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee State | Robert Schuler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:53 | Murray State | James Pavone is hacked by Robert Schuler - foul #2 on Robert Schuler, team foul #9 | 64-77 |
| 00:53 | Murray State | James Pavone makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:53 | Murray State | James Pavone makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Jack Stump is hacked by William Slinkard - foul #3 on William Slinkard, team foul #9 | 66-77 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Jack Stump makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Jack Stump misses the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:29 | Murray State | Kim Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Murray State | Kim Harris lays it up and in | 68-78 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | James Hilt runs out the clock | 68-78 |