| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerome Dziedzic (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ike Hornyak (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Esquer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Siniard (fresh) SG - Michael Forster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Les Hopp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Starr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Les Hopp inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Murray State | Jerome Dziedzic steals the ball from Edward Starr | 42-27 |
| 19:31 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead lays it in on a great pass from Jerome Dziedzic | 44-27 |
| 19:15 | Murray State | Charles Daniels is fouled on the floor by Ike Hornyak - foul #1 on Ike Hornyak, team foul #1 | 44-27 |
| 19:00 | Murray State | Michael Forster comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-27 |
| 18:58 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jason Esquer | 44-27 |
| 18:41 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-27 |
| 18:40 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic tips it in | 46-27 |
| 18:29 | Murray State | Edward Starr knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Les Hopp | 46-29 |
| 18:05 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Henry | 48-29 |
| 17:55 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Esquer - foul #2 on Jason Esquer, team foul #2 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marco Costa (SG) Samuel Henry | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (PG), Scott Gray (SG), Zoran Koualeski (PF), Charles Hayes (C) Ralph Siniard, Michael Forster, Charles Daniels, Edward Starr | |
| 17:55 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 17:55 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 17:55 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:52 | Texas Southern | Scott Gray picks off the pass by Ronald Winstead in the backcourt | 48-29 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | Charles Hayes double dribbles | 48-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jerry Presnell (SG) Les Hopp | |
| 17:25 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-29 |
| 17:24 | Murray State | Jerry Presnell gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | Scott Gray is fouled on the floor by Jerome Dziedzic - foul #3 on Jerome Dziedzic, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (SG) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Hayes | 48-31 |
| 16:58 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Gray - foul #2 on Scott Gray, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| 16:50 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-31 |
| 16:49 | Murray State | Charles Hayes pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Gray | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:22 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Esquer | 51-33 |
| 16:03 | Murray State | Charles Hayes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 16:02 | Murray State | Scott Gray gets the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 15:49 | Murray State | Jerome Dziedzic is called for the reach on Charles Hayes - foul #4 on Jerome Dziedzic, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG), Marco Costa (SG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), George Rourke (PF), Lonnie Shellman (C) Ronald Winstead, Samuel Henry, Jerome Dziedzic, Ike Hornyak, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Michael Forster (SG), Les Hopp (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Edward Starr (C) Raphael Martinez, Jerry Presnell, Scott Gray, Zoran Koualeski, Charles Hayes | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) SF - Anthony Ibanez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Rourke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Shellman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Forster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Les Hopp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Starr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Murray State | Michael Forster hits a jumper from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman drills a turnaround from close range | 53-35 |
| 15:04 | Murray State | Charles Daniels hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 53-35 |
| 15:03 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman grabs the board | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:56 | Texas Southern | Edward Starr steals the ball from Lonnie Shellman | 53-35 |
| 14:35 | Murray State | Michael Forster makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Les Hopp | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:22 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG), Samuel Henry (SG), Charles Thomas (PF), Jason Esquer (C) David Strothers, Marco Costa, George Rourke, Lonnie Shellman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Robinson (PG), Ralph Siniard (SG) Anthony Johnson, Michael Forster | |
| 14:13 | Murray State | Edward Starr clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 14:12 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 13:53 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer can't finish the uncontested layup | 53-38 |
| 13:52 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez snags the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 13:40 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 53-38 |
| 13:39 | Murray State | Les Hopp pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 13:32 | Murray State | Christopher Robinson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Starr | 53-41 |
| 13:18 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 13:17 | Murray State | Christopher Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 13:13 | Murray State | Charles Thomas steps in front of the Ralph Siniard pass | 53-41 |
| 13:00 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Charles Daniels's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Esquer | 56-41 |
| 12:45 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas grabs the board | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:28 | Texas Southern | Ralph Siniard takes the ball from Ronald Winstead | 56-41 |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Ralph Siniard comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Henry - foul #3 on Samuel Henry, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG), Marco Costa (SG), Jerome Dziedzic (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF), George Rourke (C) Ronald Winstead, Samuel Henry, Anthony Ibanez, Charles Thomas, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Scott Gray (SF), Zoran Koualeski (PF), Charles Hayes (C) Christopher Robinson, Les Hopp, Charles Daniels, Edward Starr | |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Ralph Siniard makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Ralph Siniard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:08 | Texas Southern | George Rourke is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Johnson - foul #4 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (PG), Jerry Presnell (SG) Anthony Johnson, Ralph Siniard | |
| 11:50 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak lays it in uncontested set up by David Strothers | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) SF - Jerome Dziedzic (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ike Hornyak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Rourke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Raphael Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Presnell (fresh) SF - Scott Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zoran Koualeski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (SG) Jerry Presnell | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:05 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic is hacked by Scott Gray - foul #3 on Scott Gray, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (PG) David Strothers | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Siniard (PG), Edward Starr (C) Raphael Martinez, Charles Hayes | |
| 10:57 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Zoran Koualeski - foul #1 on Zoran Koualeski, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza (SG) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 10:57 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 10:57 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Michael Forster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on George Rourke - foul #1 on George Rourke, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman (C) George Rourke | |
| Subs | Murray State | Les Hopp (SF) Scott Gray | |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Michael Forster makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Michael Forster misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:50 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 10:38 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman misses the lay-in | 60-44 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Edward Starr gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:21 | Murray State | Les Hopp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski snags the offensive board | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:07 | Murray State | Ralph Siniard buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Starr | 60-46 |
| 09:50 | Texas Southern | Les Hopp picks off the pass by Samuel Henry | 60-46 |
| 09:47 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the dunk | 60-46 |
| 09:46 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 09:41 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Valenza | 63-46 |
| 09:18 | Murray State | Edward Starr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-46 |
| 09:17 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:15 | Texas Southern | Ralph Siniard is called for the reach on Samuel Henry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Siniard, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG), Marco Costa (SG), George Rourke (PF), Jason Esquer (C) Samuel Henry, Norman Valenza, Ike Hornyak, Lonnie Shellman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Robinson (PG), Jerry Presnell (SG), Scott Gray (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Charles Hayes (C) Ralph Siniard, Michael Forster, Les Hopp, Zoran Koualeski, Edward Starr | |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Robinson - foul #4 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (PG) Christopher Robinson | |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses the 3rd free throw | 64-46 |
| 08:53 | Murray State | Charles Daniels snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 08:40 | Murray State | Jerry Presnell clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 08:39 | Murray State | Charles Daniels gets the offensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 08:34 | Murray State | Charles Hayes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 08:33 | Texas Southern | George Rourke gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 08:14 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-46 |
| 08:00 | Murray State | Charles Daniels buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on George Rourke - foul #2 on George Rourke, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (SG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), Charles Thomas (PF) Marco Costa, Jerome Dziedzic, George Rourke | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Michael Forster (SG), Zoran Koualeski (C) Raphael Martinez, Jerry Presnell, Charles Hayes | |
| 08:00 | Murray State | Charles Daniels makes the free throw | 67-49 |
| 07:34 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-49 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Les Hopp (SF) Scott Gray | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Ibanez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Esquer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Forster (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Les Hopp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Daniels (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Zoran Koualeski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Murray State | Les Hopp buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 07:20 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Edward Starr (C) Charles Daniels | |
| 07:08 | Murray State | Michael Forster misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-51 |
| 07:06 | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski gets the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 07:01 | Murray State | Michael Forster drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Les Hopp | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:57 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jason Esquer | 69-54 |
| 06:45 | Murray State | Edward Starr comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG), Norman Valenza (SG), Ike Hornyak (PF), George Rourke (C) Ronald Winstead, Samuel Henry, Charles Thomas, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Robinson (PG), Charles Hayes (PF) Anthony Johnson, Zoran Koualeski | |
| 06:45 | Murray State | Edward Starr makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 06:45 | Murray State | Edward Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 06:45 | Texas Southern | George Rourke grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:16 | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza misses the easy layup | 69-55 |
| 06:14 | Murray State | Charles Hayes grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 06:08 | Murray State | Norman Valenza takes the ball from Edward Starr | 69-55 |
| 05:48 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak misses the easy layup | 69-55 |
| 05:46 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 05:32 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony Ibanez | 72-55 |
| 05:16 | Murray State | Edward Starr is called for 3 seconds | 72-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG), Samuel Henry (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Charles Thomas (PF), Jason Esquer (C) David Strothers, Norman Valenza, Anthony Ibanez, Ike Hornyak, George Rourke | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Jerry Presnell (SG), Scott Gray (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Zoran Koualeski (C) Christopher Robinson, Michael Forster, Les Hopp, Charles Hayes, Edward Starr | |
| 05:14 | Texas Southern | Scott Gray is called for the reach on Ronald Winstead in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Gray, team foul #7 | 72-55 |
| 05:14 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 04:58 | Murray State | Charles Daniels scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 72-57 |
| 04:56 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 72-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic (SF) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Siniard (SG) Jerry Presnell | |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Ralph Siniard is whistled for a carry | 72-57 |
| 04:36 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Johnson - foul #5 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #8 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jerry Presnell (SG) Anthony Johnson | |
| 04:36 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:36 | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 04:12 | Murray State | Jerry Presnell drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Ralph Siniard | 72-59 |
| 04:09 | Texas Southern | Scott Gray steps in front of the Samuel Henry pass in the backcourt | 72-59 |
| 03:57 | Murray State | Charles Daniels misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 03:56 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Henry | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Murray State | Scott Gray misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 75-59 |
| 03:39 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| 03:30 | Texas Southern | Ralph Siniard is called for the reach on Ronald Winstead - foul #2 on Ralph Siniard, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marco Costa (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF), Lonnie Shellman (C) Jerome Dziedzic, Charles Thomas, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Robinson (PG), Les Hopp (SF), Charles Hayes (C) Ralph Siniard, Jerry Presnell, Zoran Koualeski | |
| 03:30 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 03:30 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (tiring) 33 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) PF - Ike Hornyak (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Shellman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Les Hopp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Daniels (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Murray State | The jump hook by Charles Daniels is blocked by Lonnie Shellman | 77-59 |
| 03:18 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Marco Costa | 77-59 |
| 02:59 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Winstead | 79-59 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | Christopher Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 79-59 |
| 02:44 | Murray State | Charles Daniels snags the offensive board | 79-59 |
| 02:34 | Murray State | Christopher Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-59 |
| 02:33 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa snags the defensive board | 79-59 |
| 02:21 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-59 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak hits the follow up shot | 81-59 |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Charles Daniels can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Lonnie Shellman - foul #1 on Lonnie Shellman, team foul #9 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG), Norman Valenza (SG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), George Rourke (PF) Ronald Winstead, Samuel Henry, Marco Costa, Ike Hornyak | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (PG), Ralph Siniard (SG), Zoran Koualeski (C) Christopher Robinson, Les Hopp, Charles Hayes | |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Charles Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Charles Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 02:11 | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza grabs the defensive rebound | 81-60 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | David Strothers is hacked by Raphael Martinez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raphael Martinez, team foul #10 | 81-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Hayes (PF) Charles Daniels | |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | David Strothers makes the 1st free throw | 82-60 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | David Strothers makes the 2nd free throw | 83-60 |
| 01:54 | Murray State | Ralph Siniard drills a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Norman Valenza - foul #2 on Norman Valenza, team foul #10 | 83-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marco Costa (SG) Norman Valenza | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jerry Presnell (SG) Raphael Martinez | |
| 01:54 | Murray State | Ralph Siniard makes the free throw | 83-63 |
| 01:51 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa is hacked by Jerry Presnell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Presnell, team foul #11 | 83-63 |
| 01:51 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa misses the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 01:51 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 84-63 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Scott Gray scores on a jump hook from the left block | 84-65 |
| 01:19 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa knocks in the shot near the basket | 86-65 |
| 01:01 | Murray State | Jerry Presnell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 86-65 |
| 00:59 | Texas Southern | George Rourke pulls down the rebound | 86-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Ibanez | 88-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Murray State | Ralph Siniard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 88-65 |
| 00:26 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman grabs the board | 88-65 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | David Strothers runs out the clock | 88-65 |