| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Vernon Croskey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Crompton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Cook (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffery Shew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raphael Martinez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Randy Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stuart Greenlee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Newkirk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-28 |
| 19:38 | Murray State | Brian Kenny gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:20 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-28 |
| 19:19 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Newkirk | 36-28 |
| 19:02 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez loses the ball out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Perkins (PG), William White (SG), Randy Roberts (PF), Robert Lockett (C) Brian Kenny, Randy Ballard, Stuart Greenlee, Jeffery Newkirk | |
| 18:40 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Croskey | 39-28 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William White | 39-31 |
| 18:14 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ray Crompton | 41-31 |
| 18:03 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 18:01 | Murray State | Robert Lockett gets the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:39 | Murray State | Peter Perkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 17:37 | Murray State | Peter Perkins snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 17:15 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 16:51 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eugene Cook | 44-34 |
| 16:38 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from William White | 44-36 |
| 16:14 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 44-36 |
| 16:13 | Murray State | Robert Lockett pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:49 | Murray State | Peter Perkins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 15:47 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Vernon Croskey | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Vernon Croskey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Crompton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffery Shew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Peter Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - William White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raphael Martinez (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Randy Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lockett (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Cook | 46-36 |
| 15:16 | Murray State | Peter Perkins misses badly on a floater from the right side | 46-36 |
| 15:15 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 15:10 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook misses short on a floater from the left side | 46-36 |
| 15:09 | Murray State | William White snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 14:45 | Murray State | Ray Crompton is called for the reach on William White - foul #3 on Ray Crompton, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner (PG), Ruben Wallis (SG), Reginald Lee (SF), Thomas Mullins (PF), William Reeves (C) Vernon Croskey, Ray Crompton, Eugene Cook, Jeffery Shew, Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG), Randy Ballard (SF), Stuart Greenlee (PF), Cliff Izzo (C) Peter Perkins, William White, Randy Roberts, Robert Lockett | |
| 14:31 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee's fadeaway is rejected by William Reeves | 46-36 |
| 14:29 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Reginald Lee | 46-36 |
| 14:24 | Fresno State | Raphael Martinez is called for the reach on Ruben Wallis - foul #1 on Raphael Martinez, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| 14:19 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 14:00 | Murray State | Ruben Wallis takes the ball from Randy Ballard | 49-36 |
| 13:56 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee banks in the layup set up by Ruben Wallis | 51-36 |
| 13:37 | Murray State | Randy Ballard is fouled on the floor by Reginald Lee - foul #3 on Reginald Lee, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (SG) Raphael Martinez | |
| 13:22 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stuart Greenlee | 51-38 |
| 13:16 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner hits a shot from the left side | 53-38 |
| 12:47 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Reginald Lee - foul #4 on Reginald Lee, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (PG), Ray Crompton (SG), Andrew Lewis (SF) Rodney Brunner, Ruben Wallis, Reginald Lee | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (SG), Jeffery Newkirk (C) William White, Cliff Izzo | |
| 12:47 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:29 | Fresno State | Andrew Lewis hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Vernon Croskey | 55-41 |
| 12:00 | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk blows the layup but he's hacked by William Reeves - foul #2 on William Reeves, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eugene Cook (SF), Jeffery Shew (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Andrew Lewis, Thomas Mullins, William Reeves | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cliff Izzo (C) Raphael Martinez | |
| 12:00 | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:00 | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:44 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Eugene Cook and he's fouled by Stuart Greenlee - foul #2 on Stuart Greenlee, team foul #2 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Perkins (SG) Jeffery Newkirk | |
| 11:44 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Vernon Croskey (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Crompton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Cook (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffery Shew (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randy Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stuart Greenlee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Cliff Izzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Borders - foul #1 on Ronald Borders, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk (C) Peter Perkins | |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 10:52 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Crompton | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:32 | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 10:31 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Newkirk | 61-44 |
| 10:13 | Murray State | Randy Ballard comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 61-44 |
| 10:11 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo grabs the offensive board | 61-44 |
| 09:59 | Murray State | Randy Ballard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 09:57 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 09:40 | Fresno State | A charge is called on Ronald Borders - foul #2 on Ronald Borders, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner (PG), Ruben Wallis (SG), Thomas Mullins (SF) Vernon Croskey, Ray Crompton, Eugene Cook | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (SG), Randy Roberts (PF) Stuart Greenlee, Jeffery Newkirk | |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 09:28 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 09:22 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew is hacked by Cliff Izzo - foul #2 on Cliff Izzo, team foul #3 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (SG) Raphael Martinez | |
| 09:13 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner double dribbles | 61-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (SG), Stuart Greenlee (PF) William White, Randy Roberts | |
| 08:58 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 08:56 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 08:51 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 08:49 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 08:29 | Fresno State | Raphael Martinez is called for the reach on Ruben Wallis - foul #2 on Raphael Martinez, team foul #4 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ray Crompton (SG), Eugene Cook (SF), William Reeves (C) Rodney Brunner, Jeffery Shew, Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (SG), Randy Roberts (PF), Jeffery Newkirk (C) Raphael Martinez, Stuart Greenlee, Cliff Izzo | |
| 08:19 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 08:17 | Fresno State | William Reeves grabs the offensive board | 61-44 |
| 08:05 | Fresno State | William White steps in front of the Thomas Mullins pass | 61-44 |
| 08:02 | Murray State | William White hits the finger roll | 61-46 |
| 07:57 | Fresno State | Ruben Wallis scores on a floater from the left side | 63-46 |
| 07:42 | Murray State | Randy Ballard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-46 |
| 07:41 | Fresno State | Ray Crompton pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Ruben Wallis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Crompton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Cook (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Reeves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (tiring) 1 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Newkirk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Fresno State | Ray Crompton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Randy Roberts - foul #2 on Randy Roberts, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (PG) Ruben Wallis | |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Perkins (PG), Raphael Martinez (SG), Stuart Greenlee (PF), Cliff Izzo (C) Brian Kenny, William White, Randy Roberts, Jeffery Newkirk | |
| 07:37 | Fresno State | Ray Crompton makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 07:37 | Fresno State | Ray Crompton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 07:25 | Murray State | Thomas Mullins picks off the pass by Peter Perkins | 65-46 |
| 07:12 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Eugene Cook, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Thomas Mullins, William Reeves | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG) Peter Perkins | |
| 07:01 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez travels with the ball | 65-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Reginald Lee (SF) Eugene Cook | |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (SG), Randy Roberts (PF), Robert Lockett (C) Raphael Martinez, Stuart Greenlee, Cliff Izzo | |
| 06:43 | Fresno State | William White is called for the reach on Ray Crompton - foul #2 on William White, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Perkins (PG), Raphael Martinez (SG), Stuart Greenlee (PF), Jeffery Newkirk (C) Brian Kenny, William White, Randy Roberts, Robert Lockett | |
| 06:22 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Vernon Croskey | 67-46 |
| 06:07 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 67-46 |
| 06:06 | Murray State | Randy Ballard tips it in | 67-48 |
| 05:47 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee travels with the ball | 67-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eugene Cook (SF) Reginald Lee | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG), William White (SG), Randy Roberts (PF), Cliff Izzo (C) Peter Perkins, Raphael Martinez, Stuart Greenlee, Jeffery Newkirk | |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Brian Kenny misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-48 |
| 05:33 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 05:28 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey is hacked by Brian Kenny - foul #3 on Brian Kenny, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ruben Wallis (SG) Ray Crompton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (SF) Randy Ballard | |
| 05:28 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 05:28 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 05:20 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-48 |
| 05:19 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo snags the offensive board | 69-48 |
| 05:05 | Murray State | Randy Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner (PG), Reginald Lee (SF), Thomas Mullins (PF), William Reeves (C) Vernon Croskey, Eugene Cook, Jeffery Shew, Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Perkins (PG), Randy Ballard (SF), Robert Lockett (C) Brian Kenny, Raphael Martinez, Cliff Izzo | |
| 04:46 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-48 |
| 04:44 | Fresno State | William Reeves tips it home | 71-48 |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Randy Ballard misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Reginald Lee - foul #5 on Reginald Lee, team foul #8 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Andrew Lewis (SF) Reginald Lee | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cliff Izzo (C) Robert Lockett | |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Randy Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Randy Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 04:33 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins gets the rebound | 71-49 |
| 04:23 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins makes the shot near the basket set up by Rodney Brunner and he's hacked by Randy Roberts - foul #3 on Randy Roberts, team foul #8 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (SF) Randy Ballard | |
| 04:23 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins makes the free throw | 74-49 |
| 04:09 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-52 |
| 03:50 | Fresno State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Mullins is blocked by Cliff Izzo | 74-52 |
| 03:48 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo grabs the board | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:29 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Lewis - foul #1 on Andrew Lewis, team foul #9 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Lockett (C) Cliff Izzo | |
| 03:29 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 03:29 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 03:29 | Fresno State | William Reeves grabs the board | 74-52 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Rodney Brunner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Wallis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Peter Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raphael Martinez (fresh) 20 pts. PF - Randy Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lockett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 74-52 |
| 03:21 | Murray State | Randy Roberts gets the rebound | 74-52 |
| 03:14 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-52 |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Randy Roberts tips it home | 74-54 |
| 02:55 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner is hacked by Raphael Martinez - foul #3 on Raphael Martinez, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Randy Ballard (SF), Cliff Izzo (C) Raphael Martinez, Robert Lockett | |
| 02:55 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 02:55 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner misses the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 02:55 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo grabs the board | 75-54 |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Randy Ballard connects on the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Andrew Lewis - foul #2 on Andrew Lewis, team foul #10 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Chang (C) William Reeves | |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Lockett (C) Cliff Izzo | |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Randy Ballard makes the free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:13 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Lockett | 75-57 |
| 02:12 | Murray State | William White grabs the board | 75-57 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Robert Lockett can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Chang - foul #1 on William Chang, team foul #11 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cliff Izzo (C) Randy Ballard | |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Robert Lockett misses the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Robert Lockett makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Fresno State | William Chang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 01:48 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins tips it home | 77-58 |
| 01:29 | Murray State | Randy Roberts clanks a runner from close range | 77-58 |
| 01:28 | Fresno State | Ruben Wallis pulls down the rebound | 77-58 |
| 01:07 | Fresno State | William Chang is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Chang, team foul #12 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Reeves (C) William Chang | |
| Subs | Murray State | Randy Ballard (SF) Robert Lockett | |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Randy Ballard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins's layup is rejected by Cliff Izzo | 77-61 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo gets the rebound | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Murray State | Randy Ballard makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner runs out the clock | 77-63 |