| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Taylor McKiddy (fresh) SG - Michael Blanchard (fresh) SF - Anthony Robinson (fresh) PF - John Kemp (fresh) C - Melvin Babcock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) SG - John Nelson (fresh) SF - Andrew Yates (fresh) PF - Anthony Friend (fresh) C - Ilia Zabel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:57 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Taylor McKiddy - foul #1 on Taylor McKiddy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson is hacked by Taylor McKiddy - foul #2 on Taylor McKiddy, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Weeks (PG) Taylor McKiddy | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 19:21 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by John Kemp | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nelson Johnson | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Murray State | John Kemp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Murray State | Michael Blanchard tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee State | John Nelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Friend | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Robinson - foul #1 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Murray State | John Kemp loses the dribble to Ilia Zabel | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by Anthony Friend is blocked by Melvin Babcock | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Murray State | John Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock misses badly on a shot from the right block | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee State | John Kemp steals it from Anthony Friend | 2-4 |
| 16:52 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson lays it up and in set up by Robert Weeks and he's fouled by Nelson Johnson - foul #1 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel loses the dribble to Michael Blanchard | 5-4 |
| 16:17 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Ilia Zabel | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates clanks a shot near the basket | 5-4 |
| 15:52 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Robert Weeks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Kemp (fresh) C - Melvin Babcock (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nelson Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Friend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ilia Zabel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Murray State | Michael Blanchard scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Nelson | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Kemp | 10-6 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-6 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee State | John Nelson snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee State | John Nelson is fouled on the floor by John Kemp - foul #1 on John Kemp, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Sylvia (PG), James Brunetti (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Kyle Holt (C) Robert Weeks, Michael Blanchard, Anthony Robinson, Melvin Babcock | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson (PG), Clayton Meldrum (SG), Martin Dick (SF), Ronald Kelly (PF), Charles Lindsey (C) Nelson Johnson, John Nelson, Andrew Yates, Anthony Friend, Ilia Zabel | |
| 14:10 | Tennessee State | Martin Dick drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clayton Meldrum | 10-9 |
| 13:47 | Murray State | Kyle Holt connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 13:26 | Murray State | David Sylvia grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:22 | Murray State | Shawn Knudtson is called for the reach on David Sylvia - foul #1 on Shawn Knudtson, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Robinson (SF) John Kemp | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-9 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly misses the shot from the right side | 13-9 |
| 12:37 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 13-9 |
| 12:22 | Murray State | Kyle Holt misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee State | Martin Dick gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey misses the dunk attempt | 13-9 |
| 12:04 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Anthony Robinson | 13-9 |
| 11:39 | Murray State | Kyle Holt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kyle Holt, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Weeks (PG), Michael Blanchard (SG), John Kemp (PF), Frank Newton (C) David Sylvia, James Brunetti, Michael Williams, Kyle Holt | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), John Nelson (SG), Andrew Yates (SF), Anthony Friend (PF), Samuel Love (C) Shawn Knudtson, Clayton Meldrum, Martin Dick, Ronald Kelly, Charles Lindsey | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Robert Weeks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Kemp (fresh) C - Frank Newton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Friend (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Love (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on John Kemp - foul #2 on John Kemp, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Williams (PF) John Kemp | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel (C) Samuel Love | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:18 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 13-10 |
| 11:07 | Murray State | Frank Newton is hacked by Ilia Zabel - foul #1 on Ilia Zabel, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Michael Williams comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Friend - foul #1 on Anthony Friend, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Sylvia (SF) Anthony Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 10:39 | Murray State | Robert Weeks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-10 |
| 10:38 | Murray State | Frank Newton tips it home | 16-10 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee State | John Nelson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nelson Johnson | 16-13 |
| 09:56 | Murray State | Frank Newton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ilia Zabel - foul #2 on Ilia Zabel, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Brunetti (SF), Kyle Holt (PF) David Sylvia, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey (C) Ilia Zabel | |
| 09:56 | Murray State | Frank Newton makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:56 | Murray State | Frank Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey misses the turnaround from the baseline | 18-13 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates grabs the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Friend and the foul's on Frank Newton - foul #1 on Frank Newton, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Sylvia (SF), Melvin Babcock (C) Michael Blanchard, Frank Newton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson (PG), Clayton Meldrum (SG), Ronald Kelly (PF) Nelson Johnson, John Nelson, Anthony Friend | |
| 09:23 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:03 | Murray State | Clayton Meldrum takes the ball from James Brunetti | 18-16 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee State | James Brunetti is called for the reach on Ronald Kelly - foul #1 on James Brunetti, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Robinson (SF) Robert Weeks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Dick (SF) Andrew Yates | |
| 08:50 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:36 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee State | James Brunetti picks off the pass by Charles Lindsey in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson drills a fadeaway from the right block | 20-18 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum is fouled on the floor by James Brunetti - foul #2 on James Brunetti, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Weeks (PG), Michael Blanchard (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Paul Reeves (C) David Sylvia, James Brunetti, Kyle Holt, Melvin Babcock | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), John Nelson (SG), Anthony Friend (PF), Samuel Love (C) Shawn Knudtson, Martin Dick, Ronald Kelly, Charles Lindsey | |
| 08:02 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:44 | Murray State | Michael Blanchard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 07:43 | Murray State | Michael Williams grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 07:31 | Murray State | Robert Weeks connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Robinson | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Robert Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Reeves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Meldrum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Friend (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Love (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Tennessee State | Anthony Robinson steals it from Nelson Johnson in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| 07:27 | Murray State | Michael Blanchard blows the layup | 22-20 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 22-20 |
| 07:03 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Anthony Robinson | 22-20 |
| 06:49 | Murray State | Robert Weeks hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Blanchard | 25-20 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee State | Samuel Love connects on the runner from the right block | 25-22 |
| 06:16 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:08 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 25-22 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee State | John Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Sylvia (PG), Kyle Holt (PF), Frank Newton (C) Robert Weeks, Michael Williams, Paul Reeves | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson (PG), Andrew Yates (SF), Ronald Kelly (PF), Charles Lindsey (C) Nelson Johnson, Clayton Meldrum, Anthony Friend, Samuel Love | |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Newton | 28-22 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson hits a jumper from close range set up by Andrew Yates and he's fouled by Frank Newton - foul #2 on Frank Newton, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Melvin Babcock (C) Frank Newton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:07 | Murray State | Andrew Yates takes the ball from Michael Blanchard | 28-25 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee State | John Nelson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Lindsey | 28-27 |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock's pass is intercepted by Charles Lindsey | 28-27 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly tips it home | 28-29 |
| 04:10 | Murray State | Kyle Holt hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Yates - foul #1 on Andrew Yates, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Weeks (PG), Michael Williams (PF) Anthony Robinson, Melvin Babcock | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), Anthony Friend (PF) Shawn Knudtson, John Nelson | |
| 04:10 | Murray State | Kyle Holt misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:10 | Murray State | Kyle Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly blows the layup | 29-29 |
| 03:53 | Murray State | Kyle Holt snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 03:32 | Murray State | Michael Williams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-29 |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Kyle Holt grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Robert Weeks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Blanchard (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sylvia (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Andrew Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Friend (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Lindsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Murray State | Robert Weeks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | Taylor McKiddy (PG), James Brunetti (SG), John Kemp (PF), Frank Newton (C) Robert Weeks, Michael Blanchard, David Sylvia, Kyle Holt | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum (SG), Martin Dick (SF), Ilia Zabel (C) Ronald Kelly, Andrew Yates, Charles Lindsey | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee State | Taylor McKiddy is called for the reach on Nelson Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Taylor McKiddy, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Weeks (PG) Taylor McKiddy | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:01 | Murray State | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | Martin Dick is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 02:30 | Murray State | John Kemp misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee State | Martin Dick snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend drills a turnaround from close range set up by Clayton Meldrum | 29-33 |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Robert Weeks misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 02:05 | Murray State | Frank Newton snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 01:53 | Murray State | James Brunetti is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Brunetti, team foul #12 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Sylvia (PG), Michael Blanchard (SG), Anthony Robinson (SF), Melvin Babcock (C) Robert Weeks, James Brunetti, Michael Williams, Frank Newton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson (PG), Andrew Yates (SF) Nelson Johnson, Anthony Friend | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 29-35 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | The jumper by Melvin Babcock is denied by Martin Dick | 29-35 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee State | Martin Dick snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Michael Blanchard is called for the reach on Clayton Meldrum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Blanchard, team foul #13 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul Reeves (C) Melvin Babcock | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly (PF), Charles Lindsey (C) Martin Dick, Ilia Zabel | |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson is hacked by Andrew Yates - foul #2 on Andrew Yates, team foul #7 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Weeks (PG), Kyle Holt (C) Michael Blanchard, Paul Reeves | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Nelson (SG) Clayton Meldrum | |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Anthony Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Blanchard (SG) Anthony Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:40 | Murray State | John Kemp is hacked by Ronald Kelly - foul #1 on Ronald Kelly, team foul #8 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend (PF) Ronald Kelly | |
| 00:40 | Murray State | John Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:40 | Murray State | John Kemp misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | John Nelson gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee State | John Nelson hits a fadeaway from close range | 31-39 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | David Sylvia drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-39 |