| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Nix (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Birmingham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Igor Zegar (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Forth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cowen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | David Hughes inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Murray State | George Nix scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hughes | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea misses the easy open layup | 33-30 |
| 19:21 | Murray State | David Hughes grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:54 | Murray State | George Nix drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marc Birmingham | 35-30 |
| 18:29 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 18:06 | Murray State | David Hughes comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Oscar Shea - foul #1 on Oscar Shea, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:06 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:06 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | John Hart grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 17:47 | Virginia Tech | John Hart misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Igor Zegar - foul #3 on Igor Zegar, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | Darrin Burns (C) Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:47 | Virginia Tech | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:47 | Virginia Tech | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:33 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-32 |
| 17:32 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:17 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the jumpshot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 17:15 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky can't tip it in | 36-32 |
| 17:14 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:08 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Forth | 36-34 |
| 16:51 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the floater from the left block and the foul's on Kevin Forth - foul #1 on Kevin Forth, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (PG), Max Melancon (SG), Jeremy Crose (SF), Bruce Justice (PF), John Fairchild (C) Steven Scott, Kevin Forth, Oscar Shea, David Cowen, John Hart | |
| 16:51 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:38 | Virginia Tech | Darrin Burns swats the short shot by Bruce Justice | 39-34 |
| 16:36 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 16:20 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:52 | Virginia Tech | Max Melancon comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild tips it in | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marc Birmingham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Darrin Burns (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Felipe Salinas (fresh) SG - Max Melancon (fresh) SF - Jeremy Crose (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bruce Justice (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Murray State | David Hughes hits the finger roll | 41-36 |
| 15:26 | Virginia Tech | David Hughes steals it from Max Melancon | 41-36 |
| 14:57 | Murray State | Bruce Justice denies the turnaround by David Hughes | 41-36 |
| 14:56 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:44 | Murray State | David Hughes scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from George Nix | 43-36 |
| 14:21 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF), Igor Zegar (C) David Hughes, Darrin Burns | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), Kevin Forth (SG), Oscar Shea (SF), David Cowen (PF), John Hart (C) Felipe Salinas, Max Melancon, Jeremy Crose, Bruce Justice, John Fairchild | |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Igor Zegar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 14:07 | Virginia Tech | John Hart grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 14:02 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Forth | 43-39 |
| 13:50 | Murray State | George Nix misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 13:48 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 13:44 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Oscar Shea, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| 13:16 | Murray State | George Nix hits a 3 from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 12:39 | Murray State | Igor Zegar connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Cinkosky | 48-42 |
| 12:17 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth can't finish the layup | 48-42 |
| 12:15 | Virginia Tech | John Hart tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 11:54 | Murray State | George Nix can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 11:53 | Virginia Tech | John Hart snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Nix (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Igor Zegar (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Forth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oscar Shea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Cowen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Shea | 48-46 |
| 11:28 | Murray State | George Nix knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Shawn Cinkosky | 51-46 |
| 11:09 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Scott | 51-49 |
| 10:48 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 10:46 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 10:41 | Murray State | George Nix grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 10:26 | Murray State | George Nix comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 10:25 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 10:11 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Roger Thomas | 53-49 |
| 09:50 | Virginia Tech | John Hart double dribbles | 53-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG), David Hughes (SF), Darrin Burns (PF) George Nix, Roger Thomas, Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (PG), Felipe Salinas (SG), Jeremy Crose (SF), Bruce Justice (PF), John Fairchild (C) Steven Scott, Kevin Forth, Oscar Shea, David Cowen, John Hart | |
| 09:35 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson clanks a turnaround near the basket | 53-49 |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Igor Zegar tips it home | 55-49 |
| 09:18 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| 08:57 | Murray State | Darrin Burns is hacked by Bruce Justice - foul #1 on Bruce Justice, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG) Shawn Cinkosky | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 08:36 | Murray State | Igor Zegar knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Al McColpin | 57-49 |
| 08:27 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Al McColpin - foul #1 on Al McColpin, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Birmingham (PF) Darrin Burns | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cowen (PF) John Fairchild | |
| 08:27 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:27 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:02 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham is denied on a layup by Jeremy Crose | 57-51 |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 07:56 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 07:55 | Murray State | The rebound goes to David Hughes | 57-51 |
| 07:36 | Murray State | Igor Zegar clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Bruce Justice - foul #2 on Bruce Justice, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), George Nix (SG) Al McColpin, Terrence Henderson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), John Hart (C) Felipe Salinas, Bruce Justice | |
| 07:36 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:36 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Nix (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Deford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Crose (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Cowen (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 07:15 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (SG), Oscar Shea (SF) Steven Deford, Jeremy Crose | |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Forth | 59-54 |
| 06:30 | Murray State | George Nix misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 06:28 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-54 |
| 06:20 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| 06:08 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Cinkosky | 62-56 |
| 06:05 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG), Darrin Burns (PF) George Nix, Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice (PF) David Cowen | |
| 05:58 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-56 |
| 05:57 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Bruce Justice | 62-56 |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth misses the wide open jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Darrin Burns - foul #1 on Darrin Burns, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (SF) Oscar Shea | |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:41 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is hacked by Steven Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Scott, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | Darrin Burns connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Terrence Henderson and he's hacked by Bruce Justice - foul #3 on Bruce Justice, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG) Shawn Cinkosky | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose (SF) Steven Deford | |
| 05:26 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses the free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:26 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Hart | 64-58 |
| 05:13 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott is fouled on the floor by Igor Zegar - foul #4 on Igor Zegar, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (SF) John Hart | |
| 04:58 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose is hacked by Terrence Henderson - foul #1 on Terrence Henderson, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG), Roger Thomas (SF) Al McColpin, David Hughes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cowen (PF) Steven Scott | |
| 04:45 | Virginia Tech | Darrin Burns is called for the reach on Kevin Forth - foul #2 on Darrin Burns, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (SG), Oscar Shea (SF) Kevin Forth, Bruce Justice | |
| 04:29 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Oscar Shea | 64-60 |
| 04:05 | Murray State | Darrin Burns scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Terrence Henderson | 66-60 |
| 03:51 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 03:34 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson is hacked by Steven Deford - foul #4 on Steven Deford, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), David Hughes (SF), Marc Birmingham (PF) George Nix, Roger Thomas, Darrin Burns | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), Kevin Forth (SG), John Hart (C) Steven Deford, Felipe Salinas, Jeremy Crose | |
| 03:34 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:34 | Virginia Tech | John Hart grabs the board | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrence Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Forth (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Cowen (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Scott | 66-66 |
| 03:00 | Murray State | David Hughes misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Oscar Shea - foul #3 on Oscar Shea, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice (PF) David Cowen | |
| 03:00 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:00 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:39 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG), Roger Thomas (SF) Terrence Henderson, David Hughes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cowen (PF) Bruce Justice | |
| 02:21 | Murray State | George Nix misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 02:20 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:16 | Virginia Tech | Marc Birmingham picks off the pass by Steven Scott | 67-66 |
| 01:55 | Murray State | Igor Zegar clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 01:54 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 01:49 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Forth | 67-68 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | George Nix can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Hart - foul #3 on John Hart, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | George Nix misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:35 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Hart | 68-68 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Marc Birmingham steals it from Kevin Forth | 68-68 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | George Nix misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 01:16 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:10 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 00:53 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is hacked by Kevin Forth - foul #2 on Kevin Forth, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| 00:53 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:53 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:35 | Virginia Tech | John Hart is open and buries a shot from close range | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Murray State | George Nix misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Virginia Tech | John Hart pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 70-72 |