| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Landis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Sumrall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Engstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Nix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Birmingham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Igor Zegar (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Roger Thomas inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Murray State | George Nix hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Cinkosky | 31-36 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall's floater is tipped away by Igor Zegar | 31-36 |
| 19:15 | Murray State | Igor Zegar snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 18:47 | Murray State | Michael Thomas steals it from George Nix | 31-36 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall misses the tip | 31-36 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 31-36 |
| 18:20 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 18:05 | Murray State | Gary Sumrall steals it from Roger Thomas | 31-36 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Birmingham steals the ball from William Landis | 31-36 |
| 17:38 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Thomas - foul #1 on Michael Thomas, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm (PG), Michael Clay (PF) William Landis, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| 17:38 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:38 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 17:23 | Murray State | Igor Zegar pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:15 | Murray State | Igor Zegar can't connect on a floater from the right side | 31-37 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Clay | 34-37 |
| 16:58 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by George Nix | 34-39 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Birmingham steps in front of the Michael Clay pass | 34-39 |
| 16:21 | Murray State | David Hughes lays it in on a great pass from George Nix | 34-41 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm is fouled on the floor by Shawn Cinkosky - foul #2 on Shawn Cinkosky, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Landis (PG), Gene Moxley (SG), Michael Thomas (PF) Gary Sumrall, Chad Pierce, Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis is fouled on the floor by David Hughes - foul #2 on David Hughes, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) David Hughes | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Landis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Moxley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Chisolm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Clay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Birmingham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Igor Zegar (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay misses badly on a runner in the paint | 34-41 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 15:17 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 15:16 | Murray State | Igor Zegar pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:03 | Murray State | Igor Zegar is fouled on the floor by William Landis - foul #3 on William Landis, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Ferris (SF), Christopher Constantino (C) Patrick Chisolm, Michael Clay | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:51 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 14:49 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:34 | Murray State | George Nix misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 14:33 | Murray State | Igor Zegar tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee Tech | Igor Zegar is called for the reach on Gene Moxley - foul #2 on Igor Zegar, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall (SG), Chad Pierce (SF) William Landis, Michael Ferris | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| 13:57 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Constantino knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Gene Moxley | 38-43 |
| 13:41 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Nix - foul #3 on George Nix, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm (PG), Michael Clay (PF), Paul Engstrom (C) Gene Moxley, Michael Thomas, Christopher Constantino | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:23 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:08 | Murray State | Igor Zegar is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Igor Zegar, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Cinkosky - foul #3 on Shawn Cinkosky, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:38 | Murray State | Paul Engstrom is called for the reach on George Nix - foul #2 on Paul Engstrom, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) David Hughes | |
| 12:13 | Murray State | Igor Zegar is fouled on the floor by Gary Sumrall - foul #2 on Gary Sumrall, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Landis (PG) Patrick Chisolm | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:04 | Murray State | Roger Thomas makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Cinkosky | 42-48 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by George Nix - foul #4 on George Nix, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas (PF) Michael Clay | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG) George Nix | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall misses the 3rd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Igor Zegar pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:36 | Murray State | Igor Zegar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Landis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Sumrall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Engstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrence Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 44-48 |
| 11:28 | Murray State | Igor Zegar gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Igor Zegar connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Birmingham | 44-50 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas buries a jumper from the right block set up by William Landis | 46-50 |
| 10:55 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is hacked by Gary Sumrall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Sumrall, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley (SG), Patrick Chisolm (SF), Michael Clay (C) Gary Sumrall, Chad Pierce, Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| 10:44 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Terrence Henderson | 46-52 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Marc Birmingham - foul #3 on Marc Birmingham, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Ferris (SF) William Landis | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 10:17 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:57 | Murray State | Michael Thomas denies the turnaround by Terrence Henderson | 48-52 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas is whistled for a carry | 48-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce (SF), Christopher Constantino (C) Michael Ferris, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:30 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Igor Zegar pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:09 | Murray State | David Hughes misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Constantino - foul #2 on Christopher Constantino, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall (SG), Paul Engstrom (C) Gene Moxley, Michael Clay | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) Terrence Henderson | |
| 09:09 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:09 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee Tech | David Hughes is called for the reach on Gary Sumrall - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG) David Hughes | |
| 08:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:42 | Murray State | Igor Zegar pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 08:21 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson can't tip it in | 49-54 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Pierce | 52-54 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-54 |
| 07:54 | Murray State | Roger Thomas tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Constantino hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Chisolm | 54-56 |
| 07:34 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Landis (PG), Michael Thomas (PF) Patrick Chisolm, Christopher Constantino | |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG) Terrence Henderson | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Landis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Sumrall (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Engstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Nix (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 23 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Murray State | Igor Zegar connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Marc Birmingham | 54-59 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-59 |
| 07:05 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:39 | Murray State | George Nix comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | George Nix grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 05:55 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Landis - foul #4 on William Landis, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF), Darrin Burns (PF) Roger Thomas, Marc Birmingham | |
| 05:55 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:55 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee Tech | Darrin Burns steals it from Chad Pierce | 54-60 |
| 05:20 | Murray State | Gary Sumrall is called for the reach on Shawn Cinkosky - foul #4 on Gary Sumrall, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm (PG), Gene Moxley (SF), Michael Clay (C) William Landis, Chad Pierce, Paul Engstrom | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson (C) Igor Zegar | |
| 05:20 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:20 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Clay loses the dribble to David Hughes | 54-62 |
| 04:52 | Murray State | George Nix is whistled for traveling | 54-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Constantino (C) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (PG) Shawn Cinkosky | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-62 |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Darrin Burns pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | George Nix hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 04:23 | Murray State | George Nix grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 04:12 | Murray State | George Nix drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Terrence Henderson | 54-65 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Moxley | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Nix | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Patrick Chisolm (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Sumrall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gene Moxley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Clay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Constantino (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Terrence Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrin Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Edmonson (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Constantino buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Patrick Chisolm | 59-67 |
| 03:18 | Murray State | David Hughes is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on David Hughes, team foul #10 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Landis (PG), Chad Pierce (SF), Michael Thomas (PF), Paul Engstrom (C) Patrick Chisolm, Gary Sumrall, Michael Clay, Christopher Constantino | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), Roger Thomas (SF), Marc Birmingham (PF), Igor Zegar (C) Terrence Henderson, David Hughes, Darrin Burns, Anthony Edmonson | |
| 02:56 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 02:55 | Murray State | George Nix snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Murray State | George Nix hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Shawn Cinkosky | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gene Moxley, team foul #9 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm (SG) Gene Moxley | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:15 | Murray State | George Nix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-70 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee Tech | William Landis hits a floater from the baseline set up by Chad Pierce | 61-70 |
| 01:39 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Roger Thomas | 61-72 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce lays it in and the foul's on Roger Thomas - foul #2 on Roger Thomas, team foul #11 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gary Sumrall (SG) Patrick Chisolm | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:20 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce makes the free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:51 | Murray State | William Landis steps in front of the Shawn Cinkosky pass | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas is whistled for a carry | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Murray State | Gary Sumrall is called for the reach on George Nix in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Sumrall, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gene Moxley (SG) Gary Sumrall | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:42 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:42 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Engstrom buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gene Moxley | 66-74 |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Igor Zegar is fouled in the backcourt by William Landis - foul #5 on William Landis, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Chisolm (PG) William Landis | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Igor Zegar steals the ball from Michael Thomas | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Murray State | Patrick Chisolm steps in front of the Shawn Cinkosky pass in the backcourt | 66-76 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Pierce misses the lay-in | 66-76 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the defensive rebound | 66-76 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky runs out the clock | 66-76 |