| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Everett Totten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Sepe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christian Helland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. C - Don Reece (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Ashworth | 36-29 |
| 19:22 | Murray State | Don Reece misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Mahan - foul #2 on Dennis Mahan, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Frank Williams (PF) Walter O'Neal, Lester Jennings | |
| 19:22 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:22 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee Tech | David Story loses the dribble to Russell Holmes | 36-31 |
| 18:46 | Murray State | Christian Helland hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Scott Ashworth | 39-33 |
| 18:24 | Murray State | The jump hook by Don Reece is blocked by Raymond Eckles | 39-33 |
| 18:22 | Murray State | Frank Williams grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 18:05 | Murray State | David Story is called for the reach on Corey Sepe - foul #3 on David Story, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jean James (C) David Story | |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), John Nguyen (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Russell Holmes, Christian Helland, Frank Williams | |
| 18:00 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lester Jennings | 39-35 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Everett Totten, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 17:28 | Murray State | Don Reece hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Corey Sepe | 39-37 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Everett Totten | 42-37 |
| 16:52 | Murray State | Don Reece clanks a floater from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal tips it in | 42-39 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles's pass is intercepted by Corey Sepe | 42-39 |
| 16:24 | Murray State | The jump hook by Lester Jennings is blocked by Everett Totten | 42-39 |
| 16:23 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the tip | 42-39 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Eckles | 42-39 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James tips it in | 44-39 |
| 15:56 | Murray State | Don Reece hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lester Jennings | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Scott Ashworth (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Eckles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Everett Totten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Sepe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. C - Don Reece (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 15:50 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:23 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Corey Sepe | 44-43 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee Tech | Walter O'Neal is called for the reach on Dennis Mahan - foul #1 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Mark Ludlow (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Stanley Adair (PF), David Story (C) Dennis Mahan, Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Everett Totten, Jean James | |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Christian Helland (SF), Carlos Seymour (PF), Frank Williams (C) Walter O'Neal, John Nguyen, Lester Jennings, Don Reece | |
| 14:50 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Russell Holmes - foul #1 on Russell Holmes, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) Carlos Seymour | |
| 14:50 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:43 | Murray State | Don Reece's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Adair | 46-43 |
| 14:42 | Murray State | Christian Helland tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Louis Dickinson, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG) Russell Holmes | |
| 14:01 | Murray State | David Story swats the short shot by Christian Helland | 46-45 |
| 14:00 | Murray State | Frank Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:55 | Murray State | Christian Helland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter O'Neal and he's hacked by Stanley Adair - foul #1 on Stanley Adair, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jean James (PF) Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Carlos Seymour (PF) Walter O'Neal, Don Reece | |
| 13:55 | Murray State | Christian Helland makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach is fouled on the floor by Russell Holmes - foul #2 on Russell Holmes, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), Lester Jennings (PF), Don Reece (C) Russell Holmes, Carlos Seymour, Frank Williams | |
| 13:26 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Walter O'Neal - foul #2 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SF) Lester Jennings | |
| 13:26 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:06 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the easy layup | 47-48 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee Tech | David Story gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson is hacked by John Nguyen - foul #1 on John Nguyen, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF) Mark Ludlow, Louis Dickinson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Lester Jennings (PF), Frank Williams (C) Walter O'Neal, John Nguyen, Don Reece | |
| 12:26 | Tennessee Tech | David Story's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| 11:57 | Murray State | Corey Sepe misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Story (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Corey Sepe (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christian Helland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 11:50 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 11:25 | Murray State | The short jumper by Christian Helland is denied by David Story | 47-48 |
| 11:23 | Murray State | Corey Sepe grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 11:14 | Murray State | Christian Helland drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 47-50 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee Tech | David Story misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Frank Williams - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Everett Totten (PF) Leroy Keach, Jean James | |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), John Nguyen (SF), Don Reece (C) Russell Holmes, Lester Jennings, Frank Williams | |
| 10:52 | Tennessee Tech | David Story misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee Tech | David Story makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:30 | Murray State | John Nguyen scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Walter O'Neal | 48-53 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Walter O'Neal - foul #3 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Stanley Adair (C) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, David Story | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Corey Sepe | |
| 10:16 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:00 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 50-53 |
| 09:58 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 09:41 | Murray State | Louis Dickinson swats the shot by Christian Helland | 50-53 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Dennis Mahan | 52-53 |
| 09:26 | Murray State | Don Reece clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Louis Dickinson - foul #2 on Louis Dickinson, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (SG) Mark Ludlow | |
| Subs | Murray State | Corey Sepe (SG), Carlos Seymour (PF) John Nguyen, Lester Jennings | |
| 09:26 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:26 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten banks in the layup set up by Leroy Keach | 54-54 |
| 09:03 | Murray State | Corey Sepe makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christian Helland | 54-57 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leroy Keach | 57-57 |
| 08:27 | Murray State | Corey Sepe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Jean James (PF), David Story (C) Leroy Keach, Louis Dickinson, Everett Totten, Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SF) Carlos Seymour | |
| 08:10 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Dennis Mahan | 59-57 |
| 08:02 | Murray State | John Nguyen loses the dribble to Raymond Eckles | 59-57 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth dunks the ball on a great pass from Raymond Eckles | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean James (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Story (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Sepe (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christian Helland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Reece (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Murray State | John Nguyen scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Walter O'Neal | 61-60 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Dennis Mahan | 64-60 |
| 07:03 | Murray State | David Story denies the turnaround by Christian Helland | 64-60 |
| 07:02 | Murray State | Don Reece hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses short on a floater from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee Tech | David Story grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles travels with the ball | 64-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Everett Totten (PF) Dennis Mahan, Jean James | |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Lester Jennings (PF), Frank Williams (C) Walter O'Neal, John Nguyen, Don Reece | |
| 06:27 | Murray State | Christian Helland comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Raymond Eckles - foul #2 on Raymond Eckles, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | Christian Helland makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | Christian Helland makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee Tech | David Story tips it in | 66-64 |
| 05:55 | Murray State | Russell Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to David Story | 66-64 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 05:45 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Lester Jennings | 66-64 |
| 05:25 | Murray State | Raymond Eckles swats the layup by Corey Sepe | 66-64 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee Tech | David Story pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee Tech | Lester Jennings denies the turnaround by Raymond Eckles | 66-64 |
| 05:17 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 05:02 | Murray State | Christian Helland makes the shot from close range set up by Corey Sepe | 66-66 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses badly on a floater from the left side | 66-66 |
| 04:48 | Murray State | Christian Helland gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Russell Holmes hits a shot from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Corey Sepe - foul #2 on Corey Sepe, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Jean James (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Leroy Keach, Raymond Eckles, Everett Totten, David Story | |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), John Nguyen (SG), Don Reece (C) Russell Holmes, Corey Sepe, Frank Williams | |
| 04:16 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:55 | Murray State | Don Reece misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Ashworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Dickinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jean James (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Adair (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nguyen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Helland (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Jennings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Reece (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Mahan | 69-68 |
| 03:44 | Murray State | Lester Jennings connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Nguyen | 69-70 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee Tech | Lester Jennings is called for the reach on Jean James - foul #2 on Lester Jennings, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (SG) Scott Ashworth | |
| Subs | Murray State | Corey Sepe (SG) Lester Jennings | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Don Reece throws it down set up by John Nguyen | 71-72 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-72 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair grabs the offensive board | 71-72 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles (SF), Everett Totten (PF), David Story (C) Louis Dickinson, Jean James, Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Christian Helland | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Mahan | 74-72 |
| 02:18 | Murray State | Lester Jennings is hacked by Everett Totten - foul #2 on Everett Totten, team foul #8 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG) Leroy Keach | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christian Helland (SF) John Nguyen | |
| 02:18 | Murray State | Lester Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Ashworth | 77-72 |
| 01:54 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal's fadeaway is rejected by David Story | 77-72 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee Tech | David Story gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten grabs the offensive board | 77-72 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-72 |
| 01:17 | Murray State | David Story is called for the reach on Don Reece - foul #4 on David Story, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| 01:17 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee Tech | David Story grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee Tech | David Story's floater is tipped away by Lester Jennings | 77-72 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth hits the follow up shot | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Murray State | Christian Helland makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Raymond Eckles - foul #3 on Raymond Eckles, team foul #10 | 79-74 |
| 00:52 | Murray State | Christian Helland misses the free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Everett Totten | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten is hacked by Walter O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #10 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson (SF), Jean James (C) Raymond Eckles, David Story | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:51 | Murray State | Don Reece gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lester Jennings | 79-77 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles (SF), David Story (C) Louis Dickinson, Jean James | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Walter O'Neal is called for the reach on Scott Ashworth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #11 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG) Walter O'Neal | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Murray State | Don Reece's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Kenneth Wagnon (PF) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Everett Totten | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Holmes - foul #3 on Russell Holmes, team foul #12 | 80-77 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Murray State | Russell Holmes drills a 3 from the right wing | 82-80 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Everett Totten (PF) Leroy Keach, Louis Dickinson, Kenneth Wagnon | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee Tech | Russell Holmes is called for the reach on Scott Ashworth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Holmes, team foul #13 | 82-80 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Christian Helland's pass is intercepted by Raymond Eckles | 84-80 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Holmes - foul #5 on Russell Holmes, team foul #14 | 84-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Kenneth Wagnon (PF) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Everett Totten | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (PG) Russell Holmes | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Corey Sepe hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 85-80 |