| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Mansell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bryan Hering (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Kearse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Victorino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Gordon Webb inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | American U. | Bryan Hering makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Kearse | 36-42 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Howard Mansell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Gordon Webb - foul #1 on Gordon Webb, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Ben Johnson (PF) Thomas Nelson, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 19:10 | American U. | Bryan Hering connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Steven Harland - foul #2 on Steven Harland, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Hans Zuvich (PF) Steven Harland, Ben Johnson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 19:10 | American U. | Bryan Hering makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 18:53 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 18:51 | American U. | Gordon Webb grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 18:35 | American U. | The jump hook by Harrison Johnson is blocked by Jess Sherwood | 38-45 |
| 18:34 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Hans Zuvich | 38-45 |
| 18:29 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Victorino - foul #3 on Andrew Victorino, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Ben Johnson (SF) Shawn Kilgore, Howard Mansell | |
| Subs | American U. | John Graham (PF) Andrew Victorino | |
| 18:29 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 18:29 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 18:07 | American U. | Harrison Johnson connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Gordon Webb | 40-47 |
| 17:49 | Murray State | Ben Johnson is called for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF) Steven Harland, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | American U. | Henry Galvin (SG), Christopher Anderson (C) Billy Kearse, Harrison Johnson | |
| 17:39 | American U. | John Graham drills a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Ben Johnson - foul #1 on Ben Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Benjamin Barnes (PF) Thomas Nelson, Ben Johnson | |
| Subs | American U. | George Clark (PG) Gordon Webb | |
| 17:39 | American U. | John Graham makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 17:28 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by George Clark - foul #1 on George Clark, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Ben Johnson (PF) Shawn Kilgore, Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 17:28 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 17:28 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 17:06 | American U. | John Graham double dribbles | 42-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Hans Zuvich (PF) Thomas Nelson, Ben Johnson | |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (SF) Bryan Hering | |
| 16:56 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Ford - foul #1 on John Ford, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Billy Kearse (SG) John Ford | |
| 16:56 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 16:56 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 16:56 | American U. | Christopher Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 16:44 | American U. | Billy Kearse knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Galvin | 42-52 |
| 16:23 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Kilgore | 45-52 |
| 16:14 | American U. | John Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Ben Johnson (SF), Benjamin Barnes (PF) Shawn Kilgore, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Gordon Webb (SF), Harrison Johnson (PF) George Clark, John Graham, Christopher Anderson | |
| 15:58 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Hering - foul #3 on Bryan Hering, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Scot Wolf (SF) Thomas Nelson, Ben Johnson | |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Andrew Victorino (PF), James Sorensen (C) Bryan Hering, Harrison Johnson, Henry Galvin | |
| 15:58 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 15:58 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steven Harland (fresh) SG - Carl Tuttle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scot Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Gurley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Kearse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gordon Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Victorino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | American U. | Billy Kearse buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Gurley | 46-55 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Gordon Webb - foul #2 on Gordon Webb, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Ben Johnson (PF) Steven Harland, Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (SG) Billy Kearse | |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Scot Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Scot Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 15:04 | American U. | John Gurley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Nelson - foul #2 on Thomas Nelson, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Hans Zuvich (PF) Ben Johnson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 15:04 | American U. | John Gurley makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 15:04 | American U. | John Gurley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 15:04 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 14:39 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-56 |
| 14:37 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood tips it home | 50-56 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Gordon Webb makes the shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Victorino | 50-58 |
| 13:59 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 13:41 | American U. | Andrew Victorino knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Gordon Webb and he's fouled by Hans Zuvich - foul #1 on Hans Zuvich, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Ben Johnson (PF) Thomas Nelson, Scot Wolf, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | American U. | Billy Kearse (SG), Henry Galvin (SF), Harrison Johnson (C) John Gurley, Gordon Webb, James Sorensen | |
| 13:41 | American U. | Andrew Victorino makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 13:26 | Murray State | Howard Mansell clanks a shot in the paint | 53-61 |
| 13:25 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Jess Sherwood | 53-61 |
| 13:19 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-61 |
| 13:17 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore snags the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 13:04 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-61 |
| 13:03 | American U. | Henry Galvin grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 12:42 | American U. | Bryan Hering makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Victorino | 53-63 |
| 12:29 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Kilgore | 55-63 |
| 12:10 | American U. | Billy Kearse misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 12:09 | Murray State | Howard Mansell grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 12:05 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Kilgore | 58-63 |
| 11:43 | American U. | Bryan Hering is fouled on the floor by Shawn Kilgore - foul #3 on Shawn Kilgore, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Scot Wolf (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF), Murray Rogers (C) Shawn Kilgore, Howard Mansell, Ben Johnson, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Gordon Webb (SF), John Graham (PF), Christopher Anderson (C) Bryan Hering, Billy Kearse, Andrew Victorino, Harrison Johnson | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steven Harland (fresh) SG - Carl Tuttle (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scot Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Murray Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Gurley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Galvin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | American U. | Christopher Anderson is fouled on the floor by Scot Wolf - foul #4 on Scot Wolf, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF) Steven Harland, Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | American U. | George Clark (SG) Henry Galvin | |
| 10:59 | American U. | George Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 10:57 | American U. | George Clark gets the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 10:42 | American U. | Gordon Webb misses the dunk | 58-63 |
| 10:41 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 10:12 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle's pass is intercepted by John Graham | 58-63 |
| 09:56 | American U. | George Clark makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Gurley | 58-66 |
| 09:35 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle loses the dribble to George Clark | 58-66 |
| 09:29 | American U. | John Gurley misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Nelson - foul #3 on Thomas Nelson, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Ben Johnson (SF), Benjamin Barnes (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Thomas Nelson, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich, Murray Rogers | |
| Subs | American U. | Billy Kearse (SG), Harrison Johnson (PF), James Sorensen (C) George Clark, John Graham, Christopher Anderson | |
| 09:29 | American U. | John Gurley makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 09:29 | American U. | John Gurley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 09:00 | Murray State | Ben Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 08:59 | American U. | Gordon Webb gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 08:53 | American U. | Gordon Webb drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Harrison Johnson | 58-70 |
| 08:40 | Murray State | Steven Harland is fouled on the floor by James Sorensen - foul #4 on James Sorensen, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF) Ben Johnson, Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Henry Galvin (SF), Andrew Victorino (PF) John Gurley, Gordon Webb, James Sorensen | |
| 08:40 | Murray State | Steven Harland makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 08:40 | Murray State | Steven Harland misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 08:40 | American U. | Henry Galvin gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 08:14 | American U. | Henry Galvin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 08:12 | American U. | Harrison Johnson hits the follow up shot | 59-72 |
| 07:55 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 07:54 | American U. | Henry Galvin pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| 07:49 | American U. | Bryan Hering hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-72 |
| 07:47 | Murray State | Steven Harland gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| 07:42 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-72 |
| 07:41 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle tips it home | 61-72 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steven Harland (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carl Tuttle (tired) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Mansell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bryan Hering (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Kearse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Galvin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Victorino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | American U. | Bryan Hering misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 07:23 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Victorino | 61-72 |
| 07:06 | American U. | Steven Harland steps in front of the Andrew Victorino pass | 61-72 |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-72 |
| 06:58 | Murray State | Steven Harland grabs the offensive board | 61-72 |
| 06:44 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| 06:43 | American U. | Henry Galvin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 06:38 | American U. | Billy Kearse is called for traveling | 61-72 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Shawn Kilgore (SG), Scot Wolf (SF), Ben Johnson (PF) Steven Harland, Carl Tuttle, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Gordon Webb (SF), James Sorensen (C) Billy Kearse, Henry Galvin, Harrison Johnson | |
| 06:28 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood loses the ball out of bounds | 61-72 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Graham (PF) Andrew Victorino | |
| 06:19 | American U. | James Sorensen is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on James Sorensen, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Anderson (C) James Sorensen | |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood loses the dribble to Gordon Webb | 61-72 |
| 06:08 | American U. | Bryan Hering hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gordon Webb | 61-74 |
| 05:59 | Murray State | Christopher Anderson is called for the reach on Jess Sherwood - foul #1 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG) Thomas Nelson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 05:59 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 05:59 | American U. | John Graham pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:39 | American U. | Christopher Anderson hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Gurley | 61-76 |
| 05:24 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood hits a fadeaway from the right block | 63-76 |
| 05:06 | American U. | Ben Johnson picks off the pass by Christopher Anderson | 63-76 |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Gurley - foul #4 on John Gurley, team foul #10 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Hans Zuvich (PF), Murray Rogers (C) Carl Tuttle, Ben Johnson, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | American U. | Billy Kearse (SG), Andrew Victorino (PF), Henry Galvin (C) Bryan Hering, John Graham, Christopher Anderson | |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:38 | American U. | Shawn Kilgore picks off the pass by John Gurley | 65-76 |
| 04:28 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Murray Rogers and the foul's on Andrew Victorino - foul #4 on Andrew Victorino, team foul #11 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG) Shawn Kilgore | |
| Subs | American U. | Harrison Johnson (C) Henry Galvin | |
| 04:28 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the free throw | 68-76 |
| 04:13 | American U. | The jump hook by Andrew Victorino is blocked by Hans Zuvich | 68-76 |
| 04:12 | American U. | John Gurley tips it but misses | 68-76 |
| 04:11 | Murray State | Murray Rogers gets the rebound | 68-76 |
| 04:05 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Nelson | 70-76 |
| 03:44 | American U. | Harrison Johnson misses the lay-in | 70-76 |
| 03:43 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich gets the rebound | 70-76 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Tuttle (tired) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scot Wolf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Hans Zuvich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Murray Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Gurley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Kearse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gordon Webb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Victorino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle can't connect on a floater from the right side | 70-76 |
| 03:33 | American U. | John Gurley snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 03:25 | American U. | Harrison Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 70-76 |
| 03:23 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Scot Wolf | 70-76 |
| 03:17 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich hits a fadeaway in the paint | 72-76 |
| 03:06 | American U. | John Gurley loses the dribble to Hans Zuvich | 72-76 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses long on a turnaround from close range | 72-76 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the offensive rebound | 72-76 |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by John Gurley - foul #5 on John Gurley, team foul #12 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Thomas Nelson, Carl Tuttle, Murray Rogers | |
| Subs | American U. | George Clark (PG), Bryan Hering (SG), Henry Galvin (SF), John Graham (PF), Christopher Anderson (C) John Gurley, Billy Kearse, Gordon Webb, Andrew Victorino, Harrison Johnson | |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:20 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ben Johnson (PF) Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | American U. | Andrew Victorino (PF) John Graham | |
| 02:02 | American U. | Bryan Hering hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Clark | 74-79 |
| 01:47 | Murray State | Howard Mansell is hacked by Andrew Victorino - foul #5 on Andrew Victorino, team foul #13 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Hans Zuvich (PF) Shawn Kilgore, Scot Wolf, Ben Johnson | |
| Subs | American U. | Billy Kearse (SG), Gordon Webb (SF), John Graham (PF), Harrison Johnson (C) George Clark, Henry Galvin, Andrew Victorino, Christopher Anderson | |
| 01:47 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 01:47 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 01:45 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| 01:31 | American U. | John Graham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-79 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Howard Mansell snags the defensive board | 76-79 |
| 01:17 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood clanks a shot from close range | 76-79 |
| 01:16 | American U. | John Graham grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 01:14 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| 01:08 | American U. | Gordon Webb is hacked by Carl Tuttle - foul #3 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #8 | 76-79 |
| 01:08 | American U. | Gordon Webb makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 01:08 | American U. | Gordon Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood buries a floater from the right side | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | American U. | Jess Sherwood denies the turnaround by Harrison Johnson | 78-81 |
| 00:24 | Murray State | Howard Mansell grabs the board | 78-81 |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses the 3 from the right corner | 78-81 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Harrison Johnson snags the defensive board | 78-81 |
| 00:16 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | American U. | Gordon Webb is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Tuttle - foul #4 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #9 | 78-81 |
| 00:13 | American U. | Gordon Webb makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:13 | American U. | Gordon Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Howard Mansell double dribbles | 78-83 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Billy Kearse is hacked by Carl Tuttle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #10 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:04 | American U. | Billy Kearse makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Billy Kearse misses the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood snags the defensive board | 78-84 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood clanks a halfcourt shot | 78-84 |