| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ramon Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Clement (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Chisolm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Chmura (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tsan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Baltz (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll inbounds the ball | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Long Beach State | James Simpson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 19:44 | Murray State | Dale Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 19:25 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Clement | 43-46 |
| 19:22 | Long Beach State | Ramon Rodriguez takes the ball from James Simpson in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 19:09 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 43-46 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm can't tip it in | 43-46 |
| 19:05 | Murray State | Cecil Clement hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 18:44 | Long Beach State | Ramon Rodriguez takes the ball from James Tsan | 45-46 |
| 18:23 | Murray State | Dale Parsons is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side | 47-46 |
| 17:59 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz hits a wide open runner from the left block set up by John Chmura | 47-48 |
| 17:45 | Murray State | Dale Parsons is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ramon Rodriguez | 49-48 |
| 17:32 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz loses the dribble to Jeremiah Coleman | 49-48 |
| 17:16 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm misses the easy layup | 49-48 |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 16:55 | Long Beach State | Cecil Clement is called for the reach on James Simpson - foul #3 on Cecil Clement, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Malcom (SG), Juan Gonzalez (C) Cecil Clement, Brian Chisolm | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), Jerry Cunningham (SG), Barry Read (SF), Paul Hansen (PF), John Erickson (C) John Chmura, James Simpson, Joseph Woll, James Tsan, Nicholas Baltz | |
| 16:45 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ramon Rodriguez - foul #2 on Ramon Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| 16:45 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 16:45 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 16:22 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez's layup is rejected by Barry Read | 49-50 |
| 16:21 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Jerry Cunningham | 49-50 |
| 16:03 | Long Beach State | John Erickson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyler Plummer (SF), Marc Birmingham (PF) Jeremiah Coleman, Dale Parsons | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Dennis Hansard (C) Edward Kokocinski, John Erickson | |
| 16:01 | Murray State | John Chmura is called for the reach on Ramon Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Chmura, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll (SF) John Chmura | |
| 15:44 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Tyler Plummer | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ramon Rodriguez (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Malcom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Plummer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Birmingham (fresh) C - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jerry Cunningham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Read (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Woll (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Dennis Hansard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Long Beach State | Barry Read scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 15:14 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 14:52 | Long Beach State | Barry Read misses the 3 from straight away | 54-53 |
| 14:50 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 14:29 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cecil Clement (SG), Jeremiah Coleman (SF), Brian Chisolm (PF), Dale Parsons (C) Ramon Rodriguez, Tyler Plummer, Marc Birmingham, Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), Michael Jones (SG), James Simpson (SF), James Tsan (PF), John Erickson (C) Jerry Cunningham, Barry Read, Joseph Woll, Paul Hansen, Dennis Hansard | |
| 14:13 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Anthony Malcom | 56-53 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | James Tsan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dale Parsons - foul #1 on Dale Parsons, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson (C) Dale Parsons | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Nicholas Baltz (C) Edward Kokocinski, John Erickson | |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | James Tsan misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | James Tsan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Malcom | 58-54 |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | John Chmura hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Jones and he's fouled by Anthony Malcom - foul #3 on Anthony Malcom, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG), Tyler Plummer (SF), Marc Birmingham (PF), Juan Gonzalez (C) Anthony Malcom, Jeremiah Coleman, Brian Chisolm, Anthony Edmonson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll (SF), Paul Hansen (PF) James Simpson, James Tsan | |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | John Chmura makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 12:38 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 60-57 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | Cecil Clement is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #4 on Cecil Clement, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Malcom (SG), Dale Parsons (C) Cecil Clement, Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), Barry Read (SF), John Erickson (PF) John Chmura, Joseph Woll, Nicholas Baltz | |
| 11:58 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Jones | 60-59 |
| 11:38 | Murray State | Edward Kokocinski steals it from Marc Birmingham | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ramon Rodriguez (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Malcom (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyler Plummer (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 2 pts. C - Dale Parsons (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Edward Kokocinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Read (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hansen (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:12 | Long Beach State | Barry Read's pass is intercepted by Tyler Plummer | 60-59 |
| 11:09 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez lays it up and in on a great pass from Tyler Plummer | 62-59 |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | John Erickson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 11:07 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman (SF), Juan Gonzalez (C) Tyler Plummer, Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Jerry Cunningham (SF), James Tsan (PF), Dennis Hansard (C) Edward Kokocinski, Barry Read, John Erickson, Paul Hansen | |
| 10:48 | Murray State | Dale Parsons misses the jumper from the baseline | 62-59 |
| 10:46 | Murray State | Dale Parsons pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 10:25 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman drills a 3 from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Juan Gonzalez - foul #1 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Chisolm (PF) Dale Parsons | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SF), Paul Hansen (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) Jerry Cunningham, James Tsan, Dennis Hansard | |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 10:10 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Juan Gonzalez | 65-60 |
| 09:54 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 09:52 | Long Beach State | Barry Read pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Anthony Malcom is called for the reach on Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Malcom, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyler Plummer (SG), Anthony Edmonson (C) Anthony Malcom, Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), John Erickson (PF) John Chmura, Nicholas Baltz | |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 09:36 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-62 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | John Erickson gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:10 | Long Beach State | Barry Read connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 65-64 |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 08:51 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer tips it home | 67-64 |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Barry Read misses short on an open shot in the lane but the foul's on Jeremiah Coleman - foul #3 on Jeremiah Coleman, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez (SF), Marc Birmingham (PF) Jeremiah Coleman, Brian Chisolm | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), James Simpson (SG), James Tsan (PF), Dennis Hansard (C) Edward Kokocinski, Michael Jones, John Erickson, Paul Hansen | |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Barry Read makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Barry Read makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 08:16 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 08:15 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 08:00 | Long Beach State | James Simpson misses the easy open layup | 67-66 |
| 07:59 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Juan Gonzalez | 67-66 |
| 07:44 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-66 |
| 07:43 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 07:32 | Murray State | Barry Read picks off the pass by Tyler Plummer | 67-66 |
| 07:29 | Long Beach State | James Simpson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Barry Read | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ramon Rodriguez (very tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Plummer (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Gonzalez (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marc Birmingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Edmonson (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Chmura (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Read (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Tsan (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Hansard (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez connects on the open runner from close range | 69-68 |
| 07:23 | Long Beach State | John Chmura is fouled in the backcourt by Ramon Rodriguez - foul #3 on Ramon Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Malcom (PG), Cecil Clement (SG), Jeremiah Coleman (SF), Brian Chisolm (PF), Dale Parsons (C) Ramon Rodriguez, Tyler Plummer, Juan Gonzalez, Marc Birmingham, Anthony Edmonson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), Paul Hansen (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) James Simpson, Barry Read, James Tsan, Dennis Hansard | |
| 07:23 | Long Beach State | John Chmura makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 07:23 | Long Beach State | John Chmura makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 07:21 | Murray State | Jerry Cunningham steals the ball from Anthony Malcom in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 69-70 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Baltz | 69-70 |
| 06:54 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham is hacked by Cecil Clement - foul #5 on Cecil Clement, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG) Cecil Clement | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Simpson (SG) John Chmura | |
| 06:54 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 06:54 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 06:42 | Murray State | James Simpson picks off the pass by Brian Chisolm | 69-71 |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-71 |
| 06:24 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 06:01 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jeremiah Coleman - foul #4 on Jeremiah Coleman, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Birmingham (PF) Brian Chisolm | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Michael Jones (SG), James Tsan (PF), John Erickson (C) Jerry Cunningham, James Simpson, Paul Hansen, Nicholas Baltz | |
| 06:01 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 06:01 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman connects on the 3 from straight away | 72-73 |
| 05:28 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones clanks a 3 from the left corner | 72-73 |
| 05:27 | Long Beach State | John Erickson can't tip it in | 72-73 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ramon Rodriguez | 72-73 |
| 05:04 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | John Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 04:57 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Chmura | 72-76 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Chmura - foul #4 on John Chmura, team foul #2 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyler Plummer (SG), Juan Gonzalez (SF), Brian Chisolm (PF), Anthony Edmonson (C) Anthony Malcom, Jeremiah Coleman, Marc Birmingham, Dale Parsons | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), James Simpson (SF), Dennis Hansard (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) John Chmura, Joseph Woll, James Tsan, John Erickson | |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 04:45 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard snags the defensive board | 72-76 |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | James Simpson is fouled on the floor by Brian Chisolm - foul #3 on Brian Chisolm, team foul #12 | 72-76 |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | James Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | James Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 04:18 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 72-77 |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Kokocinski | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer is hacked by James Simpson - foul #2 on James Simpson, team foul #3 | 72-80 |
| 03:56 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-80 |
| Subs | Murray State | Dale Parsons (PF) Brian Chisolm | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (SG), Barry Read (SF), Paul Hansen (C) Michael Jones, James Simpson, Nicholas Baltz | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Dale Parsons slams it home | 74-80 |
| 03:34 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham is hacked by Ramon Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ramon Rodriguez, team foul #13 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Malcom (SG) Tyler Plummer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:34 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 03:34 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 03:22 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom travels with the ball | 74-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman (SF) Dale Parsons | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), James Tsan (PF) Edward Kokocinski, Dennis Hansard | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ramon Rodriguez (very tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Malcom (very tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeremiah Coleman (tired) 14 pts. 4 pf. PF - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Edmonson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Chmura (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Read (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Tsan (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | Juan Gonzalez picks off the pass by Jerry Cunningham | 74-82 |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Birmingham (PF) Anthony Edmonson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Simpson (PG), Nicholas Baltz (C) John Chmura, James Tsan | |
| 02:45 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom misses the floater from the right side | 74-82 |
| 02:44 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen pulls down the rebound | 74-82 |
| 02:44 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyler Plummer (SG), Anthony Edmonson (C) Anthony Malcom, Jeremiah Coleman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), John Erickson (C) Jerry Cunningham, Barry Read, Nicholas Baltz | |
| 02:25 | Long Beach State | James Simpson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ramon Rodriguez - foul #5 on Ramon Rodriguez, team foul #14 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Malcom (PG) Ramon Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard (C) Paul Hansen | |
| 02:25 | Long Beach State | James Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 02:25 | Long Beach State | James Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 02:21 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-84 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG) James Simpson | |
| 02:16 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 74-84 |
| 02:15 | Long Beach State | John Erickson grabs the board | 74-84 |
| 01:58 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard connects on the open fadeaway from close range set up by John Chmura | 74-86 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom is fouled on the floor by John Erickson - foul #2 on John Erickson, team foul #4 | 74-86 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Simpson (PG), Jerry Cunningham (SG), Barry Read (SF), Paul Hansen (PF) John Chmura, Michael Jones, Joseph Woll, Dennis Hansard | |
| 01:40 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez drills a fadeaway from the right block | 76-86 |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | James Simpson is hacked by Juan Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #15 | 76-86 |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | James Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | James Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-86 |
| 01:23 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 76-86 |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 78-86 |
| 01:22 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-86 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman (SF), Brian Chisolm (PF), Dale Parsons (C) Juan Gonzalez, Marc Birmingham, Anthony Edmonson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), James Tsan (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) James Simpson, Jerry Cunningham, Barry Read, Paul Hansen, John Erickson | |
| 00:58 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz's floater is tipped away by Dale Parsons | 78-86 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman snags the defensive board | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-86 |
| 00:47 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer snags the offensive board | 78-86 |
| 00:43 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-86 |
| 00:41 | Long Beach State | James Tsan gets the rebound | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | Tyler Plummer is called for the reach on James Tsan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Plummer, team foul #16 | 78-86 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Erickson (C) Nicholas Baltz | |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | James Tsan makes the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | James Tsan makes the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:33 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer's pass is intercepted by John Erickson | 78-88 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 78-90 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-90 |