| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Arehart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Deaton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart inbounds the ball | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 19:45 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 19:40 | Murray State | Herman Menard is called for the reach on Robert Wyatt - foul #2 on Herman Menard, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| 19:32 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Bernard Arehart - foul #3 on Bernard Arehart, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal (SF) Bernard Arehart | |
| 19:32 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina State | John Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-40 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard grabs the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 18:42 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Wyatt | 51-42 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina State | John Underwood clanks a jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| 18:32 | Murray State | Trent Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 18:12 | Murray State | Harold Quill is fouled on the floor by Douglas O'Neal - foul #2 on Douglas O'Neal, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| 18:00 | Murray State | Douglas O'Neal picks off the pass by Robert Wyatt | 51-42 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Bynum | 51-44 |
| 17:40 | Murray State | Trent Harrison clanks a shot from the left side | 51-44 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Harold Quill - foul #2 on Harold Quill, team foul #1 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG), Andrew Digirolamo (SG), Ed Sharp (SF) Harold Quill, Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Lloyd Ahmad (SF), Stephen Harris (PF) John Bynum, Herman Menard, Douglas O'Neal, John Underwood | |
| 17:20 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 51-48 |
| 16:33 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton's fadeaway is rejected by Lance Carpenter | 51-48 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad tips it in | 51-50 |
| 16:10 | Murray State | Ed Sharp misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Casey Westbrooks | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Sean Snoddy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Digirolamo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Trent Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Casey Westbrooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Ahmad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Deaton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ed Sharp | 53-52 |
| 15:34 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 15:33 | Murray State | Trent Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 15:21 | Murray State | Trent Harrison misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-52 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina State | Andrew Digirolamo takes the ball from Joseph Deaton | 53-52 |
| 14:58 | Murray State | Trent Harrison knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Digirolamo | 55-52 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad misses long on a shot from close range | 55-52 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris is hacked by Andrew Digirolamo - foul #3 on Andrew Digirolamo, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF) Sean Snoddy, Andrew Digirolamo, Ed Sharp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SG), Bernard Arehart (SF), John Underwood (PF), Clayton Alston (C) Casey Westbrooks, Carl Johnson, Lloyd Ahmad, Stephen Harris, Joseph Deaton | |
| 14:28 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-52 |
| 14:27 | Murray State | Trent Harrison pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 14:15 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter travels with the ball | 55-52 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina State | John Bynum is whistled for traveling | 55-52 |
| 13:43 | Murray State | Trent Harrison is hacked by Clayton Alston - foul #3 on Clayton Alston, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| 13:31 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Quill | 57-52 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Underwood | 57-54 |
| 13:04 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter tips it in | 59-54 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard is fouled on the floor by Robert Wyatt - foul #3 on Robert Wyatt, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal (SF), Jerry Raby (C) Bernard Arehart, Clayton Alston | |
| 12:39 | South Carolina State | John Underwood misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 12:37 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Robert Wyatt | 59-54 |
| 12:31 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard buries a 3 from the right wing set up by John Bynum | 59-57 |
| 12:08 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 12:06 | Murray State | Trent Harrison hits the follow up shot | 61-57 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina State | John Bynum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina State | Jerry Raby tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wyatt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hardnett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Trent Harrison (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Menard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Underwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Raby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Quill | 64-59 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard buries a floater from the right wing set up by John Bynum | 64-61 |
| 10:54 | Murray State | Harold Quill knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Wyatt | 66-61 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina State | John Bynum double dribbles | 66-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG), Andrew Digirolamo (SG), Ed Sharp (SF) Harold Quill, Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Bernard Arehart (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) John Bynum, Herman Menard, Douglas O'Neal, John Underwood, Jerry Raby | |
| 10:26 | Murray State | Trent Harrison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-61 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Joseph Deaton | 66-61 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 10:00 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 09:44 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-61 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Stephen Harris and the foul's on Lance Carpenter - foul #1 on Lance Carpenter, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 09:07 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo is hacked by Carl Johnson - foul #3 on Carl Johnson, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Hardnett (SF) Ed Sharp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Underwood (PF), Clayton Alston (C) Stephen Harris, Joseph Deaton | |
| 08:56 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bernard Arehart - foul #4 on Bernard Arehart, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wyatt (SG) Andrew Digirolamo | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Douglas O'Neal (SF) Casey Westbrooks, Bernard Arehart | |
| 08:56 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 08:56 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina State | John Underwood buries a 3 from the left wing set up by John Bynum | 66-67 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Carl Johnson - foul #4 on Carl Johnson, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG) Sean Snoddy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Herman Menard (SG), Jerry Raby (PF) Carl Johnson, John Underwood | |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston's pass is intercepted by Harold Quill | 68-67 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Harold Quill scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Lance Carpenter | 70-67 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard is fouled on the floor by Trent Harrison - foul #4 on Trent Harrison, team foul #5 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Bernard Arehart (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) John Bynum, Douglas O'Neal, Jerry Raby, Clayton Alston | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Trent Harrison (tired) 11 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Casey Westbrooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herman Menard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Arehart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Deaton (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 07:10 | Murray State | Harold Quill comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Casey Westbrooks - foul #3 on Casey Westbrooks, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (SG), Ed Sharp (SF) Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 07:10 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 07:10 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 06:50 | Murray State | Harold Quill grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 06:39 | Murray State | Harold Quill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right block | 71-70 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Digirolamo - foul #4 on Andrew Digirolamo, team foul #6 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG) Harold Quill | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), John Underwood (PF) Casey Westbrooks, Herman Menard, Stephen Harris | |
| 06:32 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 06:14 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ed Sharp | 74-72 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina State | John Underwood is whistled for a carry | 74-72 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF) Andrew Digirolamo, Ed Sharp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal (SF), Clayton Alston (C) Bernard Arehart, Joseph Deaton | |
| 05:50 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 05:48 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter snags the offensive board | 74-72 |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Douglas O'Neal is called for the reach on Sean Snoddy - foul #3 on Douglas O'Neal, team foul #9 | 74-72 |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas O'Neal | 76-75 |
| 05:27 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 76-75 |
| 05:25 | Murray State | Trent Harrison misses the tip | 76-75 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina State | John Underwood gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston is fouled on the floor by Lance Carpenter - foul #2 on Lance Carpenter, team foul #7 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG) Sean Snoddy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Herman Menard (SG) John Bynum, Carl Johnson | |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 04:54 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Casey Westbrooks - foul #4 on Casey Westbrooks, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton (C) Clayton Alston | |
| 04:54 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 04:54 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina State | The jump hook by John Underwood is blocked by Lance Carpenter | 78-77 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton gets the offensive rebound | 78-77 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton travels with the ball | 78-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (SG) Robert Wyatt | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Bernard Arehart (SF), Stephen Harris (PF) Casey Westbrooks, Douglas O'Neal, John Underwood | |
| 04:09 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter slams it home on a nice dish by Sean Snoddy | 80-77 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses the jumper from the left side | 80-77 |
| 04:00 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett pulls down the rebound | 80-77 |
| 03:49 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 80-77 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris grabs the board | 80-77 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lance Carpenter - foul #3 on Lance Carpenter, team foul #8 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (SG), Ed Sharp (SF) Harold Quill, Michael Hardnett | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson (SG) Herman Menard | |
| 03:26 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Sean Snoddy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Digirolamo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ed Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Trent Harrison (very tired) 11 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bernard Arehart (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Deaton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Ed Sharp hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Sean Snoddy | 82-79 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Bynum | 82-81 |
| 02:52 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF) Sean Snoddy, Andrew Digirolamo, Ed Sharp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Herman Menard (SG), John Underwood (PF) Carl Johnson, Stephen Harris | |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-81 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina State | John Underwood pulls down the rebound | 82-81 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Herman Menard | 82-84 |
| 02:14 | Murray State | Harold Quill is hacked by Joseph Deaton - foul #1 on Joseph Deaton, team foul #11 | 82-84 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston (C) Joseph Deaton | |
| 02:14 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 02:14 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-84 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard can't tip it in | 83-84 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses the tip | 83-84 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina State | John Bynum tips it in | 83-86 |
| 01:43 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-86 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to John Underwood | 83-86 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-86 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-86 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 83-86 |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett grabs the defensive rebound | 83-86 |
| 01:08 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses short on a jumper from the left side | 83-86 |
| 01:07 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter snags the offensive board | 83-86 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-86 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina State | John Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-86 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | Clayton Alston blocks the short jumper by Lance Carpenter | 83-86 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina State | John Underwood gets the rebound | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | Robert Wyatt is called for the reach on John Underwood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Wyatt, team foul #9 | 83-86 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson (SG), Joseph Deaton (C) Herman Menard, Clayton Alston | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | John Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | John Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John Bynum | 83-88 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | John Bynum is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Quill - foul #3 on Harold Quill, team foul #10 | 83-88 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | John Bynum misses the 1st free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | John Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 86-89 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | John Bynum runs out the clock | 86-89 |