| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) SF - Raymond Chamlee (fresh) PF - Harold Black (fresh) C - Harry Corrales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brandon Roe (fresh) SG - Mark Howard (fresh) SF - Kenneth Benevides (fresh) PF - Max Peterson (fresh) C - Philip Andrew (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Philip Andrew wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Murray State | Max Peterson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Andrew | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee State | Max Peterson is called for the reach on John Pagano - foul #1 on Max Peterson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Harold Black is denied by Philip Andrew | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | Max Peterson grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Mark Howard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Max Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Murray State | Max Peterson misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Murray State | Max Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Murray State | Max Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee State | Harold Black hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Raymond Chamlee | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | Murray State | Philip Andrew comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee State | Harold Black hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Philip Andrew - foul #1 on Philip Andrew, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee State | Harold Black makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee State | Harold Black misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | Murray State | Max Peterson pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-7 |
| 16:33 | Murray State | Brandon Roe grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:14 | Murray State | Thomas Brown is called for the reach on Brandon Roe - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (SG) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (PG), Fred Triana (SG), Herman Folmar (SF), Trey Weaver (PF), Patrick Verdin (C) Brandon Roe, Mark Howard, Kenneth Benevides, Max Peterson, Philip Andrew | |
| 16:07 | Murray State | Fred Triana hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Herman Folmar | 3-10 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-10 |
| 15:49 | Murray State | The short jumper by Trey Weaver is denied by Harold Black | 3-10 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) SG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) SF - Raymond Chamlee (fresh) PF - Harold Black (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Eric Kanagy (fresh) SG - Fred Triana (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herman Folmar (fresh) PF - Trey Weaver (fresh) C - Patrick Verdin (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee State | John Pagano is hacked by Herman Folmar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Folmar, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Smith (PF) Harold Black | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell can't finish the uncontested layup | 3-10 |
| 15:29 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Patrick Verdin | 3-10 |
| 15:24 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Triana | 3-12 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (SF), John Mitchell (C) Raymond Chamlee, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brandon Roe (PG), Kenneth Benevides (SF) Eric Kanagy, Herman Folmar | |
| 14:59 | Murray State | Patrick Verdin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brandon Roe | 3-15 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 3-15 |
| 14:49 | Murray State | Trey Weaver snags the defensive board | 3-15 |
| 14:43 | Murray State | John Mitchell picks off the pass by Brandon Roe | 3-15 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-15 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins snags the offensive board | 3-15 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell lays it in uncontested on a great pass from John Pagano | 5-15 |
| 13:58 | Murray State | Fred Triana makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Benevides | 5-18 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 5-18 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Trey Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 5-18 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Trey Weaver can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-18 |
| 13:00 | Murray State | Fred Triana grabs the offensive board | 5-18 |
| 12:55 | Murray State | Fred Triana is hacked by Darrin Luttrell - foul #1 on Darrin Luttrell, team foul #3 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb (PG), Raymond Chamlee (SF), Harold Black (PF), Harry Corrales (C) John Pagano, Buck Diggins, Donald Smith, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (PG), Mark Howard (SG), Herman Folmar (SF), Max Peterson (PF), Philip Andrew (C) Brandon Roe, Fred Triana, Kenneth Benevides, Trey Weaver, Patrick Verdin | |
| 12:37 | Murray State | Mark Howard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-18 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee State | Harold Black grabs the board | 5-18 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb buries a shot from the right side | 7-18 |
| 11:56 | Murray State | Philip Andrew scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Max Peterson | 7-20 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell is fouled on the floor by Herman Folmar - foul #2 on Herman Folmar, team foul #4 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Hamdan (SF) Herman Folmar | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jeffrey Webb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darrin Luttrell (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Chamlee (fresh) PF - Harold Black (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Eric Kanagy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Howard (fresh) SF - Richard Hamdan (fresh) PF - Max Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Andrew (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-20 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee State | Harold Black tips it but misses | 7-20 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Webb | 7-20 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-20 |
| 10:57 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy snags the defensive board | 7-20 |
| 10:43 | Murray State | Max Peterson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 7-20 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales grabs the board | 7-20 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee State | Mark Howard picks off the pass by Darrin Luttrell in the backcourt | 7-20 |
| 10:35 | Murray State | Mark Howard lays it in | 7-22 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb's 3 pointer is rejected by Philip Andrew | 7-22 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales can't tip it in | 7-22 |
| 10:15 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Max Peterson | 7-22 |
| 10:06 | Murray State | Philip Andrew misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-22 |
| 10:05 | Murray State | Mark Howard snags the offensive board | 7-22 |
| 09:50 | Murray State | Mark Howard's floater is tipped away by Harry Corrales | 7-22 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee State | Harold Black grabs the defensive rebound | 7-22 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell is hacked by Mark Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Howard, team foul #5 | 7-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Buck Diggins (SG), Donald Smith (SF), John Mitchell (PF), Edward Slaughter (C) Jeffrey Webb, Darrin Luttrell, Raymond Chamlee, Harold Black, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brandon Roe (PG), Fred Triana (SG), Kenneth Benevides (SF) Eric Kanagy, Mark Howard, Richard Hamdan | |
| 09:29 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Buck Diggins | 9-22 |
| 09:01 | Murray State | Max Peterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-22 |
| 08:59 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides gets the offensive rebound | 9-22 |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Fred Triana misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-22 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Edward Slaughter | 9-22 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 11-22 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Philip Andrew connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Max Peterson | 11-24 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee (SF), Harry Corrales (C) John Mitchell, Edward Slaughter | |
| Subs | Murray State | Trey Weaver (PF), Patrick Verdin (C) Max Peterson, Philip Andrew | |
| 08:09 | Murray State | Fred Triana hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-24 |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Patrick Verdin gets the offensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 07:54 | Murray State | Fred Triana comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-24 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee connects on the open shot from the baseline | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chamlee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Harry Corrales (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brandon Roe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Triana (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Benevides (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Trey Weaver (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Verdin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Murray State | Trey Weaver can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 13-24 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Harry Corrales | 13-24 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee buries a jump hook from close range set up by Buck Diggins | 15-24 |
| 06:48 | Murray State | Patrick Verdin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-24 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 06:31 | Murray State | Patrick Verdin snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 06:09 | Murray State | Brandon Roe misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 06:08 | Murray State | Trey Weaver hits the follow up shot | 15-26 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Benevides - foul #1 on Kenneth Benevides, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (SG), Harold Black (PF), John Mitchell (C) Buck Diggins, Donald Smith, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG), Mark Howard (SG), Eric Kanagy (SF), Max Peterson (PF), Richard Hamdan (C) Brandon Roe, Fred Triana, Kenneth Benevides, Trey Weaver, Patrick Verdin | |
| 05:56 | Tennessee State | John Pagano makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee State | John Pagano makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:34 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan loses the dribble to John Pagano | 17-26 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell banks in the layup set up by John Pagano | 19-26 |
| 04:48 | Murray State | Max Peterson dunks the ball on a great pass from James Sieberg | 19-28 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee State | Harold Black drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Darrin Luttrell | 21-28 |
| 04:18 | Murray State | James Sieberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-28 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Max Peterson tips it home | 21-30 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 04:02 | Murray State | Max Peterson gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:38 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 21-30 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee State | John Pagano grabs the board | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrin Luttrell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chamlee (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - James Sieberg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Kanagy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Max Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Hamdan (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Edward Slaughter (PF), Harry Corrales (C) John Pagano, Darrin Luttrell, Raymond Chamlee, Harold Black, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brandon Roe (PG), Fred Triana (SG), Kenneth Benevides (SF), Trey Weaver (PF), Philip Andrew (C) James Sieberg, Mark Howard, Eric Kanagy, Max Peterson, Richard Hamdan | |
| 03:09 | Murray State | Philip Andrew misses the jumper from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 21-30 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales hits a floater from the right side | 23-30 |
| 02:28 | Murray State | Trey Weaver's layup is rejected by Harry Corrales | 23-30 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter is denied on a layup by Philip Andrew | 23-30 |
| 02:20 | Murray State | Trey Weaver snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 01:52 | Murray State | Brandon Roe drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Fred Triana | 23-33 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee State | Trey Weaver is called for the reach on Jeffrey Webb - foul #1 on Trey Weaver, team foul #7 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Mitchell (PF) Edward Slaughter | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mark Howard (SG), Herman Folmar (PF), Patrick Verdin (C) Fred Triana, Trey Weaver, Philip Andrew | |
| 01:38 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Brandon Roe travels with the ball | 25-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Buck Diggins (SF), Harold Black (PF) Jeffrey Webb, Donald Smith, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:02 | Tennessee State | Harold Black's floater is knocked away by Patrick Verdin | 25-33 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee State | Harold Black hits the follow up shot | 27-33 |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Herman Folmar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), John Mitchell (C) Thomas Brown, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (PG), Fred Triana (SG), Richard Hamdan (PF), Philip Andrew (C) Brandon Roe, Mark Howard, Kenneth Benevides, Patrick Verdin | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses badly on a shot from the left side | 27-33 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses the tip | 27-33 |
| 00:20 | Murray State | Philip Andrew grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Harold Black is called for the reach on Richard Hamdan - foul #1 on Harold Black, team foul #4 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown (SG), Donald Smith (PF) Darrin Luttrell, Harold Black | |
| Subs | Murray State | Max Peterson (PF) Richard Hamdan | |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Fred Triana drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | John Pagano clanks a fullcourt shot | 27-36 |