| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Schantz (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - George Sprouse (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Woolbright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Landgraf (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Murray State | Cory Schantz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 19:47 | TCU | Eric Landgraf grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 19:23 | TCU | Martin Anderson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-26 |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Cory Schantz is fouled on the floor by Eric Landgraf - foul #1 on Eric Landgraf, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 19:01 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-26 |
| 18:59 | TCU | Lawrence Weber snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 18:54 | TCU | David Woolbright evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left wing set up by George Sprouse | 37-28 |
| 18:33 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cory Schantz and he's hacked by Martin Anderson - foul #3 on Martin Anderson, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Porter (C) Martin Anderson | |
| 18:33 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz misses the free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:33 | TCU | Lawrence Weber gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:04 | TCU | Steven Porter hits the easy wide open finger roll | 39-30 |
| 17:46 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett double dribbles | 39-30 |
| 17:43 | TCU | George Sprouse is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Schantz - foul #1 on Cory Schantz, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 17:24 | TCU | Steven Porter can't finish the layup | 39-30 |
| 17:22 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Trent Harrison | 39-30 |
| 17:16 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Cory Schantz | 41-30 |
| 16:52 | TCU | Steven Porter misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 41-30 |
| 16:50 | TCU | Eric Landgraf pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:25 | TCU | Steven Porter can't connect on a shot from the right side | 41-30 |
| 16:23 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:15 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 16:14 | TCU | David Woolbright gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 15:45 | TCU | Eric Landgraf connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from David Woolbright out of a doubleteam | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Schantz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hardnett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trent Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - George Sprouse (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Woolbright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Landgraf (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Porter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 15:24 | TCU | Eric Landgraf grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:07 | TCU | Lawrence Weber knocks in the jumper in the paint | 41-34 |
| 14:47 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the turnaround from close range | 41-34 |
| 14:45 | TCU | Eric Landgraf grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 14:19 | TCU | David Woolbright shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-34 |
| 14:17 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Trent Harrison | 41-34 |
| 14:00 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Donald Schwartz | 43-34 |
| 13:43 | TCU | Lawrence Weber hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by George Sprouse | 43-36 |
| 13:33 | Murray State | Cory Schantz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 13:31 | Murray State | Trent Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:20 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 13:18 | TCU | The rebound goes to Steven Porter | 43-36 |
| 13:01 | TCU | Steven Porter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-36 |
| 12:59 | TCU | David Woolbright tips it in | 43-38 |
| 12:39 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Weber - foul #2 on Lawrence Weber, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG), James Griggs (PF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Donald Schwartz, Cory Schantz, Trent Harrison, Lance Carpenter | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Watts (PG), Richard Hole (SG), William Newman (SF), Martin Anderson (PF) George Sprouse, David Woolbright, Lawrence Weber, Eric Landgraf | |
| 12:39 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:39 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:39 | TCU | The rebound goes to Steven Porter | 44-38 |
| 12:16 | TCU | Richard Hole shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 12:15 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:08 | Murray State | Martin Anderson picks off the pass by Harold Quill | 44-38 |
| 11:45 | TCU | Steven Porter knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Watts | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hardnett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Griggs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hole (fresh) SF - William Newman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Steven Porter (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 11:26 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt tips it home | 46-40 |
| 10:57 | TCU | Martin Anderson is whistled for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Schantz (SG), Richard Guiterrez (SF), Trent Harrison (PF) Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett, James Griggs | |
| Subs | TCU | Eric Landgraf (PF) Steven Porter | |
| 10:32 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 10:31 | TCU | The rebound goes to Martin Anderson | 46-40 |
| 10:10 | TCU | Eric Landgraf hits the finger roll on a great pass from Martin Anderson | 46-42 |
| 09:55 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 09:54 | TCU | Samuel Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:50 | TCU | Richard Hole shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 09:49 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hole | 46-42 |
| 09:24 | TCU | Martin Anderson drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Hole and the foul's on Jeremy Townsend - foul #2 on Jeremy Townsend, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG), Dudley Gilbert (C) Harold Quill, Jeremy Townsend | |
| Subs | TCU | George Sprouse (PG), David Woolbright (SG), Lawrence Weber (SF) Samuel Watts, Richard Hole, William Newman | |
| 09:24 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:01 | Murray State | Lawrence Weber picks off the pass by Richard Guiterrez | 46-45 |
| 08:45 | TCU | Lawrence Weber comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Schwartz - foul #1 on Donald Schwartz, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wyatt (SG), Lance Carpenter (C) Cory Schantz, Dudley Gilbert | |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Porter (C) Martin Anderson | |
| 08:45 | TCU | Lawrence Weber makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:45 | TCU | Lawrence Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:36 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-47 |
| 08:22 | TCU | Lawrence Weber hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Sprouse | 48-49 |
| 08:05 | Murray State | George Sprouse is called for the reach on Trent Harrison - foul #1 on George Sprouse, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Schantz (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF) Robert Wyatt, Richard Guiterrez | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 08:00 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter's pass is intercepted by George Sprouse | 48-49 |
| 07:41 | TCU | Eric Landgraf dunks the ball on a great pass from David Woolbright | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Schantz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trent Harrison (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - George Sprouse (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Woolbright (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Landgraf (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Porter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 07:31 | TCU | George Sprouse grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 07:11 | TCU | Cory Schantz takes the ball from George Sprouse | 48-51 |
| 07:08 | Murray State | Cory Schantz banks in the layup | 50-51 |
| 06:43 | TCU | Steven Porter is hacked by Trent Harrison - foul #4 on Trent Harrison, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Griggs (PF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Trent Harrison, Lance Carpenter | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Watts (PG), Richard Hole (SG), Martin Anderson (PF) George Sprouse, David Woolbright, Eric Landgraf | |
| 06:16 | TCU | Lawrence Weber travels with the ball | 50-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | TCU | William Newman (SF) Lawrence Weber | |
| 06:07 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Donald Schwartz | 52-51 |
| 05:39 | TCU | Michael Hardnett is called for the reach on Steven Porter - foul #2 on Michael Hardnett, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG), Lance Carpenter (C) Donald Schwartz, Cory Schantz, Jeremy Townsend | |
| Subs | TCU | Eric Landgraf (PF) Steven Porter | |
| 05:17 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the easy open layup | 52-51 |
| 05:16 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:10 | Murray State | James Griggs is called for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Trent Harrison (PF) James Griggs | |
| Subs | TCU | George Sprouse (PG), David Woolbright (SG), Lawrence Weber (SF) Samuel Watts, Richard Hole, William Newman | |
| 04:46 | TCU | Lance Carpenter swats the short shot by Eric Landgraf | 52-51 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Trent Harrison snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | Harold Quill clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Martin Anderson - foul #4 on Martin Anderson, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Schantz (SG), Richard Guiterrez (SF) Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 04:30 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:30 | TCU | The rebound goes to Eric Landgraf | 53-51 |
| 04:07 | TCU | Martin Anderson drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Landgraf | 53-53 |
| 03:59 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 03:57 | TCU | The rebound goes to David Woolbright | 53-53 |
| 03:37 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the shot from the right block | 53-53 |
| 03:36 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Schantz (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Guiterrez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Trent Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - George Sprouse (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Woolbright (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Landgraf (tiring) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Murray State | George Sprouse picks off the pass by Richard Guiterrez | 53-53 |
| 03:28 | TCU | George Sprouse misses the easy layup | 53-53 |
| 03:26 | TCU | David Woolbright grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:11 | TCU | David Woolbright evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Sprouse | 53-56 |
| 02:55 | Murray State | Cory Schantz evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Quill | 56-56 |
| 02:36 | TCU | Trent Harrison is called for the reach on Lawrence Weber - foul #5 on Trent Harrison, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG), Michael Hardnett (SF), James Griggs (PF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Harold Quill, Richard Guiterrez, Trent Harrison, Lance Carpenter | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Watts (PG), Richard Hole (SG), William Newman (SF), Steven Porter (C) George Sprouse, David Woolbright, Lawrence Weber, Martin Anderson | |
| 02:12 | TCU | Steven Porter scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Hole | 56-58 |
| 02:12 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | TCU | George Sprouse (PG), David Woolbright (SG), Lawrence Weber (SF) Samuel Watts, Richard Hole, William Newman | |
| 02:01 | Murray State | Cory Schantz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 01:59 | TCU | Steven Porter pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:49 | TCU | Eric Landgraf hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 01:40 | Murray State | Steven Porter swats the layup by Michael Hardnett | 56-61 |
| 01:39 | TCU | George Sprouse snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 01:17 | TCU | Eric Landgraf can't connect on a floater from the left side | 56-61 |
| 01:15 | TCU | Eric Landgraf grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 01:04 | TCU | George Sprouse drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 01:04 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lance Carpenter (C) Jeremy Townsend | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Cory Schantz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Cory Schantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett blows the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Weber - foul #3 on Lawrence Weber, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | TCU | George Sprouse is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Schantz - foul #2 on Cory Schantz, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| 00:48 | TCU | George Sprouse makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:48 | TCU | George Sprouse makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Murray State | James Griggs is hacked by Eric Landgraf - foul #2 on Eric Landgraf, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| 00:42 | Murray State | James Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:42 | Murray State | James Griggs misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:42 | TCU | Steven Porter snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 00:39 | TCU | Donald Schwartz is called for the reach on Steven Porter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Schwartz, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| 00:39 | TCU | Steven Porter misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:39 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:32 | Murray State | Cory Schantz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 00:30 | TCU | Lawrence Weber pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:29 | TCU | Donald Schwartz is called for the reach on Lawrence Weber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Schwartz, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| 00:29 | TCU | Lawrence Weber misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:29 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Cory Schantz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 00:23 | TCU | The rebound goes to Steven Porter | 58-65 |
| 00:20 | TCU | Donald Schwartz is called for the reach on Steven Porter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Schwartz, team foul #10 | 58-65 |
| 00:20 | TCU | Steven Porter makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:20 | TCU | Steven Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | TCU | George Sprouse is hacked by Donald Schwartz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Schwartz, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG) Donald Schwartz | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:13 | TCU | George Sprouse makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:13 | TCU | George Sprouse makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 58-69 |
| 00:04 | TCU | Lawrence Weber grabs the board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | TCU | George Sprouse runs out the clock | 58-69 |