| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jason Hayes (fresh) SG - Manuel Little (fresh) SF - Terry Smith (fresh) PF - Randall Ayers (fresh) C - Neal Looney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jason Warren (fresh) SG - Glenn Ruddy (fresh) SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - David Gibson (fresh) C - Gene Neel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Gene Neel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Murray State | David Gibson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Coppin State | Neal Looney grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Warren - foul #1 on Jason Warren, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Murray State | Jason Warren misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | Paul Thompson tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Coppin State | Neal Looney buries a runner from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Murray State | Paul Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Coppin State | Neal Looney grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Coppin State | Manuel Little is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Ruddy - foul #1 on Glenn Ruddy, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Manuel Little | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Murray State | Paul Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gene Neel | 4-5 |
| 17:39 | Coppin State | Terry Smith is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Little | 7-5 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | Manuel Little is called for the reach on David Gibson - foul #1 on Manuel Little, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Martin Howard (PG), Joseph Raff (SG), James Powell (SF), Dale Whitman (PF), Arnold Cook (C) Jason Hayes, Manuel Little, Terry Smith, Randall Ayers, Neal Looney | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Adams (PG), William Gerhard (SG), John Napper (SF), Bobby Addy (PF), Ernest Kopecky (C) Jason Warren, Glenn Ruddy, Paul Thompson, David Gibson, Gene Neel | |
| 17:02 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Napper | 7-7 |
| 16:43 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 16:39 | Murray State | James Adams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Gerhard | 9-10 |
| 16:35 | Coppin State | Martin Howard's pass is intercepted by James Adams in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 16:21 | Murray State | William Gerhard loses the dribble to James Powell | 9-10 |
| 16:18 | Coppin State | James Powell hits the finger roll | 11-10 |
| 15:57 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Arnold Cook - foul #1 on Arnold Cook, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jason Hayes (PG), Manuel Little (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Randall Ayers (PF), Neal Looney (C) Martin Howard, Joseph Raff, James Powell, Dale Whitman, Arnold Cook | |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (SG) James Adams | |
| 15:57 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:57 | Coppin State | Neal Looney pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jason Hayes (fresh) SG - Manuel Little (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neal Looney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gerhard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Waylon Talley (fresh) SF - John Napper (fresh) PF - Bobby Addy (fresh) C - Ernest Kopecky (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 15:49 | Murray State | Bobby Addy grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 15:27 | Murray State | William Gerhard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-12 |
| 15:25 | Coppin State | Neal Looney grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 15:20 | Coppin State | Manuel Little misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 15:18 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes tips it home | 13-12 |
| 15:04 | Murray State | William Gerhard misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 15:02 | Coppin State | Manuel Little grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 14:56 | Coppin State | Manuel Little scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Hayes | 16-12 |
| 14:31 | Murray State | Waylon Talley misses badly on a floater from the right side | 16-12 |
| 14:29 | Coppin State | Neal Looney grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 14:22 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Hayes | 18-12 |
| 14:08 | Murray State | Terry Smith is called for the reach on John Napper - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Martin Howard (PG), Joseph Raff (SG), James Powell (SF), Dale Whitman (PF), Arnold Cook (C) Jason Hayes, Manuel Little, Terry Smith, Randall Ayers, Neal Looney | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), Glenn Ruddy (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), David Gibson (PF), Gene Neel (C) William Gerhard, Waylon Talley, John Napper, Bobby Addy, Ernest Kopecky | |
| 13:53 | Murray State | Jason Warren buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Ruddy and he's hacked by Martin Howard - foul #1 on Martin Howard, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| 13:53 | Murray State | Jason Warren makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 13:24 | Coppin State | Joseph Raff can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 18-15 |
| 13:23 | Murray State | Jason Warren pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 13:07 | Murray State | Jason Warren comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 13:06 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 13:04 | Coppin State | Gene Neel picks off the pass by Martin Howard in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 12:49 | Murray State | Jason Warren buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Glenn Ruddy | 18-18 |
| 12:40 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Raff and the foul's on Glenn Ruddy - foul #2 on Glenn Ruddy, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kyle Miesner (PG), Manuel Little (SG), Randall Ayers (PF) Martin Howard, Joseph Raff, James Powell | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Adams (SG), Jack Odom (PF) Glenn Ruddy, David Gibson | |
| 12:40 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Jason Warren misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 12:16 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 12:01 | Coppin State | Gene Neel steals the ball from Kyle Miesner | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Kyle Miesner (fresh) SG - Manuel Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Cook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Ayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Whitman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jason Warren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jack Odom (fresh) C - Gene Neel (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:43 | Murray State | Jason Warren knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Adams | 21-21 |
| 11:33 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 11:31 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Paul Thompson | 21-21 |
| 11:12 | Murray State | Paul Thompson double dribbles | 21-21 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jason Hayes (PG), Martin Howard (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Neal Looney (C) Kyle Miesner, Manuel Little, Arnold Cook, Dale Whitman | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gerhard (SG), Waylon Talley (SF), David Gibson (PF) James Adams, Paul Thompson, Jack Odom | |
| 11:00 | Coppin State | Martin Howard drills a shot from the right side | 23-21 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | William Gerhard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Gerhard, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joseph Raff (PF) Randall Ayers | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Napper (SF) Jason Warren | |
| 10:23 | Coppin State | Neal Looney hits the finger roll set up by Jason Hayes | 25-21 |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Waylon Talley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Howard - foul #2 on Martin Howard, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Powell (PG), Randall Ayers (PF) Jason Hayes, Martin Howard | |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Addy (C) Gene Neel | |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Waylon Talley makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Waylon Talley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 10:14 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Neal Looney | 25-22 |
| 09:52 | Coppin State | Neal Looney is hacked by David Gibson - foul #1 on David Gibson, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), James Adams (SG) Waylon Talley, William Gerhard | |
| 09:35 | Coppin State | Terry Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 25-22 |
| 09:33 | Coppin State | Neal Looney tips it but misses | 25-22 |
| 09:31 | Murray State | David Gibson snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 09:05 | Murray State | James Adams hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Warren | 25-25 |
| 09:02 | Coppin State | John Napper steals it from Randall Ayers in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 08:56 | Murray State | David Gibson connects on the floater in the lane set up by Bobby Addy | 25-27 |
| 08:54 | Coppin State | James Adams steps in front of the Joseph Raff pass in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 08:53 | Murray State | James Adams lays it in | 25-29 |
| 08:43 | Coppin State | Joseph Raff comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Bobby Addy - foul #1 on Bobby Addy, team foul #6 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jason Hayes (PG), Manuel Little (SG), Dale Whitman (PF) James Powell, Terry Smith, Randall Ayers | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gerhard (PG), Ernest Kopecky (SF), Jack Odom (PF), Gene Neel (C) Jason Warren, John Napper, David Gibson, Bobby Addy | |
| 08:43 | Coppin State | Joseph Raff misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 08:43 | Coppin State | Joseph Raff misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 08:43 | Murray State | Jack Odom pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 08:21 | Murray State | Jack Odom misses long on a jumper from close range | 25-29 |
| 08:20 | Coppin State | Neal Looney pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 08:16 | Coppin State | Joseph Raff misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-29 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | William Gerhard gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Gene Neel misses the jumper from the right side | 25-29 |
| 07:51 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Odom | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jason Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Raff (tiring) PF - Dale Whitman (fresh) C - Neal Looney (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gerhard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Adams (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Kopecky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Odom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Neel (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Murray State | William Gerhard scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Kopecky | 25-32 |
| 07:35 | Coppin State | Jack Odom is called for the reach on Jason Hayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Odom, team foul #7 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Powell (SF), Randall Ayers (PF) Joseph Raff, Neal Looney | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), Waylon Talley (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), David Gibson (PF) William Gerhard, James Adams, Ernest Kopecky, Jack Odom | |
| 07:35 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 07:35 | Murray State | David Gibson pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 07:19 | Murray State | Waylon Talley scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Thompson | 25-34 |
| 07:14 | Coppin State | Manuel Little comes up short on the shot from the left block | 25-34 |
| 07:12 | Murray State | Gene Neel grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 07:06 | Murray State | Jason Warren connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Gibson | 25-36 |
| 06:41 | Coppin State | James Powell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-36 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kyle Miesner (PG), Terry Smith (SF), Neal Looney (C) Jason Hayes, James Powell, Dale Whitman | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gerhard (SG), Jack Odom (PF), Bobby Addy (C) Waylon Talley, David Gibson, Gene Neel | |
| 06:21 | Murray State | William Gerhard scores on a jumper from the left block | 25-38 |
| 06:16 | Coppin State | Kyle Miesner misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Warren - foul #2 on Jason Warren, team foul #8 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Adams (SG), John Napper (SF) Jason Warren, Paul Thompson | |
| 06:16 | Coppin State | Kyle Miesner makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 06:16 | Coppin State | Kyle Miesner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 05:51 | Murray State | John Napper misses the floater from the left side | 27-38 |
| 05:50 | Murray State | Jack Odom tips it but misses | 27-38 |
| 05:48 | Murray State | Jack Odom grabs the offensive board | 27-38 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | William Gerhard loses the ball out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Powell (SG), Dale Whitman (PF), Arnold Cook (C) Manuel Little, Randall Ayers, Neal Looney | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Gibson (PF), Ernest Kopecky (C) Jack Odom, Bobby Addy | |
| 05:16 | Coppin State | James Powell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | John Napper gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 05:00 | Murray State | John Napper drills a shot near the basket set up by James Adams | 27-40 |
| 04:58 | Coppin State | William Gerhard picks off the pass by Dale Whitman in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| 04:44 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky is fouled on the floor by Arnold Cook - foul #2 on Arnold Cook, team foul #6 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jason Hayes (PG), Manuel Little (SG), Neal Looney (C) Kyle Miesner, James Powell, Arnold Cook | |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (PG), Gene Neel (C) James Adams, John Napper | |
| 04:30 | Murray State | William Gerhard is hacked by Terry Smith - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #7 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joseph Raff (SF) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul Thompson (SF) Ernest Kopecky | |
| 04:30 | Murray State | William Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | William Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 04:12 | Coppin State | Manuel Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 04:10 | Coppin State | Joseph Raff grabs the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 03:49 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-42 |
| 03:47 | Coppin State | Neal Looney misses the tip | 27-42 |
| 03:46 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes tips it but misses | 27-42 |
| 03:45 | Murray State | Gene Neel pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jason Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Little (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Raff (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Whitman (fairly fresh) C - Neal Looney (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gerhard (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Waylon Talley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gibson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Neel (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:41 | Murray State | Jason Hayes steps in front of the Paul Thompson pass | 27-42 |
| 03:25 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-42 |
| 03:24 | Coppin State | Neal Looney snags the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 03:05 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 03:03 | Coppin State | Joseph Raff grabs the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 02:51 | Coppin State | Waylon Talley steals the ball from Neal Looney | 27-42 |
| 02:34 | Murray State | Manuel Little steals the ball from William Gerhard | 27-42 |
| 02:15 | Coppin State | Neal Looney is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 02:13 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman misses the tip | 27-42 |
| 02:12 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Waylon Talley | 27-42 |
| 01:56 | Murray State | Gene Neel can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Neal Looney - foul #1 on Neal Looney, team foul #8 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Martin Howard (PG), James Powell (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Randall Ayers (PF), Arnold Cook (C) Jason Hayes, Manuel Little, Joseph Raff, Dale Whitman, Neal Looney | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), Glenn Ruddy (SG), Ernest Kopecky (SF), Bobby Addy (PF) William Gerhard, Waylon Talley, Paul Thompson, David Gibson | |
| 01:56 | Murray State | Gene Neel makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 01:56 | Murray State | Gene Neel makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 01:49 | Coppin State | Glenn Ruddy takes the ball from Arnold Cook in the backcourt | 27-44 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Glenn Ruddy is hacked by James Powell - foul #1 on James Powell, team foul #9 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Napper (SF) Gene Neel | |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Glenn Ruddy makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Glenn Ruddy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 01:34 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Martin Howard | 29-46 |
| 01:12 | Murray State | Bobby Addy clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-46 |
| 01:10 | Murray State | Bobby Addy tips it home | 29-48 |
| 00:49 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook misses the fadeaway from the right block | 29-48 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Bobby Addy grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 00:32 | Murray State | Glenn Ruddy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-48 |
| 00:31 | Murray State | Bobby Addy tips it but misses | 29-48 |
| 00:30 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 00:26 | Coppin State | Glenn Ruddy steps in front of the Terry Smith pass | 29-48 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Terry Smith blocks the jumper by Jason Warren | 29-48 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | John Napper grabs the offensive rebound | 29-48 |