| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Grand (fresh) SG - Donald Griffith (fresh) SF - Donald Finlay (fresh) PF - Roger Dziewanowski (fresh) C - Tim Cuellar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jason Clifton (fresh) SG - Michael Lower (fresh) SF - Richard Brown (fresh) PF - Alan Sheffield (fresh) C - Walter Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Murray State | Donald Griffith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Washington | Walter Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Washington | Walter Johnson scores on a floater from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Washington | Walter Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tim Cuellar - foul #1 on Tim Cuellar, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Washington | Walter Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Washington | Walter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | Murray State | Tim Cuellar grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | Washington | Tim Cuellar is called for the reach on Alan Sheffield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Cuellar, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robin Kogut (C) Tim Cuellar | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 18:06 | Washington | Alan Sheffield's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Dziewanowski | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | Murray State | Donald Finlay grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Murray State | Donald Griffith makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Grand | 6-3 |
| 17:48 | Washington | David Grand picks off the pass by Alan Sheffield in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | Murray State | David Grand misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:39 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski tips it in | 8-3 |
| 17:17 | Washington | Jason Clifton is fouled on the floor by Donald Griffith - foul #1 on Donald Griffith, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tommy Despres (PG), Frank Lockhart (SG), Jason Rhoades (SF), Paul Brennan (C) David Grand, Donald Griffith, Donald Finlay, Roger Dziewanowski | |
| Subs | Washington | Charles McCaffrey (PG), Joseph Riendeau (SG), John Murphy (SF), Philip Dowd (PF), Roger Grant (C) Jason Clifton, Michael Lower, Richard Brown, Alan Sheffield, Walter Johnson | |
| 16:49 | Washington | Jason Rhoades takes the ball from John Murphy | 8-3 |
| 16:45 | Murray State | Jason Rhoades lays it in | 10-3 |
| 16:29 | Washington | Roger Grant lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Charles McCaffrey | 10-5 |
| 16:12 | Murray State | Paul Brennan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Grant - foul #1 on Roger Grant, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Murray State | Dalton Wiggins (SF) Robin Kogut | |
| Subs | Washington | Jason Clifton (PG), Alan Sheffield (PF) Charles McCaffrey, Philip Dowd | |
| 16:12 | Murray State | Paul Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:12 | Murray State | Paul Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:58 | Washington | Alan Sheffield misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Lockhart - foul #1 on Frank Lockhart, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Hulsey (PG), Robin Kogut (C) Tommy Despres, Paul Brennan | |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Lower (SG) Joseph Riendeau | |
| 15:58 | Washington | Alan Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:58 | Washington | Alan Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Richard Hulsey (fresh) SG - Jason Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dalton Wiggins (fresh) PF - Frank Lockhart (fresh) C - Robin Kogut (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jason Clifton (fresh) SG - Michael Lower (fresh) SF - John Murphy (fresh) PF - Alan Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Grant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Murray State | Dalton Wiggins misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-7 |
| 15:40 | Washington | The rebound goes to Roger Grant | 12-7 |
| 15:30 | Washington | Roger Grant misses badly on a shot in the lane | 12-7 |
| 15:28 | Washington | Roger Grant tips it home | 12-9 |
| 15:06 | Murray State | Richard Hulsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Grand (PG), Donald Griffith (SG), Donald Finlay (SF), Roger Dziewanowski (PF), Paul Brennan (C) Richard Hulsey, Jason Rhoades, Dalton Wiggins, Frank Lockhart, Robin Kogut | |
| Subs | Washington | Charles McCaffrey (PG), Joseph Riendeau (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Walter Johnson (C) Jason Clifton, Michael Lower, John Murphy, Roger Grant | |
| 14:43 | Washington | Alan Sheffield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles McCaffrey | 12-11 |
| 14:29 | Murray State | Donald Finlay misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 14:28 | Washington | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 12-11 |
| 14:23 | Washington | Donald Griffith is called for the reach on Joseph Riendeau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Griffith, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tommy Despres (SG) Donald Griffith | |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Dowd (PF) Alan Sheffield | |
| 13:57 | Washington | Richard Brown is fouled on the floor by Tommy Despres - foul #1 on Tommy Despres, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robin Kogut (C) Paul Brennan | |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Lower (SG), Christopher Philpott (C) Joseph Riendeau, Walter Johnson | |
| 13:43 | Washington | Michael Lower travels with the ball | 12-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Jason Clifton (PG), John Murphy (SF) Charles McCaffrey, Richard Brown | |
| 13:14 | Murray State | Robin Kogut misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:12 | Washington | Jason Clifton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:58 | Washington | Philip Dowd misses long on a shot in the paint | 12-11 |
| 12:56 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:35 | Murray State | David Grand misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 12:34 | Murray State | Robin Kogut misses the tip | 12-11 |
| 12:32 | Washington | Christopher Philpott grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 12:13 | Washington | Philip Dowd misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-11 |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:47 | Murray State | Donald Finlay knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Grand | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Grand (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Despres (tiring) SF - Donald Finlay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Dziewanowski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Kogut (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jason Clifton (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Lower (fairly fresh) SF - John Murphy (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Dowd (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Philpott (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Washington | Michael Lower clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 11:25 | Murray State | The rebound goes to David Grand | 14-11 |
| 11:16 | Murray State | David Grand hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Clifton - foul #1 on Jason Clifton, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Rhoades (SG), Dalton Wiggins (SF), Frank Lockhart (PF), Paul Brennan (C) Tommy Despres, Donald Finlay, Roger Dziewanowski, Robin Kogut | |
| Subs | Washington | Charles McCaffrey (PG), Joseph Riendeau (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Alan Sheffield (PF), Walter Johnson (C) Jason Clifton, Michael Lower, John Murphy, Philip Dowd, Christopher Philpott | |
| 11:16 | Murray State | David Grand makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:16 | Murray State | David Grand makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:03 | Washington | Alan Sheffield lays it up and in set up by Walter Johnson | 16-13 |
| 10:55 | Murray State | David Grand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Hulsey (PG) David Grand | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 10:52 | Washington | Richard Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Dalton Wiggins - foul #1 on Dalton Wiggins, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| 10:52 | Washington | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:52 | Washington | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Paul Brennan blows the layup | 16-15 |
| 10:25 | Washington | Walter Johnson pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:09 | Washington | Walter Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 10:08 | Washington | Richard Brown tips it back up and in | 16-17 |
| 09:51 | Murray State | Richard Hulsey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Riendeau - foul #1 on Joseph Riendeau, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Finlay (SF) Dalton Wiggins | |
| Subs | Washington | Roger Grant (C) Walter Johnson | |
| 09:51 | Murray State | Richard Hulsey makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:51 | Murray State | Richard Hulsey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:35 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-17 |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Jason Rhoades snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:09 | Murray State | Paul Brennan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Brennan, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Grand (PG), Roger Dziewanowski (PF) Richard Hulsey, Jason Rhoades | |
| Subs | Washington | Jason Clifton (PG), Michael Lower (SG), Laurence Whitehead (SF) Charles McCaffrey, Joseph Riendeau, Richard Brown | |
| 09:01 | Washington | Jason Clifton is hacked by Frank Lockhart - foul #2 on Frank Lockhart, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Rhoades (SG) Frank Lockhart | |
| Subs | Washington | John Murphy (SF) Laurence Whitehead | |
| 09:01 | Washington | Jason Clifton misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:01 | Murray State | Paul Brennan snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:45 | Murray State | Alan Sheffield steals it from Jason Rhoades | 18-17 |
| 08:21 | Washington | Michael Lower connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Sheffield | 18-19 |
| 08:11 | Murray State | Jason Clifton is called for the reach on David Grand - foul #2 on Jason Clifton, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Dalton Wiggins (SF), Robin Kogut (C) Donald Finlay, Paul Brennan | |
| Subs | Washington | Laurence Whitehead (PG), Philip Dowd (PF), Walter Johnson (C) Jason Clifton, Alan Sheffield, Roger Grant | |
| 08:06 | Murray State | Robin Kogut misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 08:04 | Washington | Walter Johnson gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:00 | Washington | Michael Lower comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 07:58 | Washington | Walter Johnson hits the follow up shot | 18-21 |
| 07:46 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski's floater is tipped away by Walter Johnson | 18-21 |
| 07:44 | Washington | Walter Johnson gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Grand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Rhoades (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dalton Wiggins (fresh) PF - Roger Dziewanowski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Kogut (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Laurence Whitehead (fresh) SG - Michael Lower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Murphy (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Dowd (fresh) C - Walter Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Washington | Laurence Whitehead is open and buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Lower | 18-24 |
| 07:00 | Murray State | Jason Rhoades hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Lower - foul #1 on Michael Lower, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Finlay (SF), Paul Brennan (C) Dalton Wiggins, Robin Kogut | |
| Subs | Washington | Charles McCaffrey (PG), Joseph Riendeau (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Christopher Philpott (PF) Laurence Whitehead, Michael Lower, John Murphy, Philip Dowd | |
| 07:00 | Murray State | Jason Rhoades misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:00 | Murray State | Jason Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:58 | Washington | Charles McCaffrey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tommy Despres (SG) Jason Rhoades | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 06:37 | Murray State | Donald Finlay's layup is rejected by Christopher Philpott | 19-24 |
| 06:36 | Washington | Christopher Philpott gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:23 | Washington | Walter Johnson blows the layup | 19-24 |
| 06:22 | Washington | Richard Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:09 | Washington | Walter Johnson is alone and drills a jumper in the lane | 19-26 |
| 05:45 | Murray State | Tommy Despres can't connect on a shot from the left side | 19-26 |
| 05:44 | Washington | Walter Johnson snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 05:21 | Washington | Walter Johnson clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Brennan - foul #2 on Paul Brennan, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Hulsey (PG), Jason Rhoades (SG), Robin Kogut (C) David Grand, Tommy Despres, Paul Brennan | |
| Subs | Washington | Laurence Whitehead (PG), Michael Lower (SG), Alan Sheffield (PF) Charles McCaffrey, Joseph Riendeau, Christopher Philpott | |
| 05:21 | Washington | Walter Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:21 | Washington | Walter Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Robin Kogut gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Jason Rhoades scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Hulsey | 22-26 |
| 04:58 | Washington | Michael Lower is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Laurence Whitehead | 22-29 |
| 04:42 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski's floater is tipped away by Alan Sheffield | 22-29 |
| 04:41 | Washington | Alan Sheffield gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:23 | Washington | Walter Johnson scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Alan Sheffield | 22-31 |
| 04:04 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski is hacked by Alan Sheffield - foul #1 on Alan Sheffield, team foul #6 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Grand (PG), Dalton Wiggins (SF) Richard Hulsey, Donald Finlay | |
| Subs | Washington | John Murphy (SF), Roger Grant (C) Richard Brown, Walter Johnson | |
| 03:46 | Murray State | Michael Lower is called for the reach on Jason Rhoades - foul #2 on Michael Lower, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Griffith (SG), Frank Lockhart (PF), Tim Cuellar (C) Dalton Wiggins, Roger Dziewanowski, Robin Kogut | |
| Subs | Washington | Jason Clifton (PG), Joseph Riendeau (SG) Laurence Whitehead, Michael Lower | |
| 03:46 | Murray State | Jason Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:46 | Murray State | Jason Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:43 | Washington | Donald Griffith is called for the reach on Joseph Riendeau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Griffith, team foul #11 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Dalton Wiggins (SF) Donald Griffith | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 03:43 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:43 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Grand (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Rhoades (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Dalton Wiggins (fresh) PF - Frank Lockhart (fresh) C - Tim Cuellar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jason Clifton (fresh) SG - Joseph Riendeau (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Murphy (fresh) PF - Alan Sheffield (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roger Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Jason Rhoades is whistled for traveling | 24-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Dowd (PF) Alan Sheffield | |
| 03:13 | Washington | Roger Grant scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Clifton and he's fouled by Dalton Wiggins - foul #2 on Dalton Wiggins, team foul #12 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tommy Despres (SG) Jason Rhoades | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 03:13 | Washington | Roger Grant makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:55 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart comes up short on the shot from the right side | 24-35 |
| 02:53 | Washington | Roger Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 02:48 | Washington | Jason Clifton makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Grant | 24-38 |
| 02:31 | Murray State | Tommy Despres misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 02:29 | Washington | Philip Dowd snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 02:27 | Washington | Tommy Despres is called for the reach on Joseph Riendeau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Despres, team foul #13 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Hulsey (PG), Donald Finlay (SF) David Grand, Dalton Wiggins | |
| Subs | Washington | Alan Sheffield (PF), Christopher Philpott (C) Philip Dowd, Roger Grant | |
| 02:27 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:27 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tim Cuellar | 27-40 |
| 01:51 | Washington | John Murphy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-40 |
| 01:50 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau grabs the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 01:45 | Washington | Jason Clifton misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tommy Despres - foul #3 on Tommy Despres, team foul #14 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Grand (PG), Jason Rhoades (SG) Richard Hulsey, Tommy Despres | |
| Subs | Washington | Laurence Whitehead (SG), Richard Brown (SF) Joseph Riendeau, John Murphy | |
| 01:45 | Washington | Jason Clifton makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 01:45 | Washington | Jason Clifton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 01:32 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Grand | 30-42 |
| 01:30 | Washington | Laurence Whitehead is fouled in the backcourt by David Grand - foul #1 on David Grand, team foul #15 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Charles McCaffrey (PG) Jason Clifton | |
| 01:30 | Washington | Laurence Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 01:30 | Washington | Laurence Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:26 | Murray State | Charles McCaffrey steps in front of the David Grand pass in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| 01:14 | Washington | Alan Sheffield is open and lays it up and in | 30-46 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart is hacked by Alan Sheffield - foul #2 on Alan Sheffield, team foul #8 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Lower (SG), Philip Dowd (PF), Roger Grant (C) Richard Brown, Alan Sheffield, Christopher Philpott | |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:59 | Washington | Roger Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 00:46 | Washington | Roger Grant knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Charles McCaffrey | 31-48 |
| 00:32 | Murray State | Donald Finlay is hacked by Laurence Whitehead - foul #1 on Laurence Whitehead, team foul #9 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Hulsey (PG), Paul Brennan (PF) David Grand, Jason Rhoades | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 00:32 | Murray State | Donald Finlay makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 00:32 | Murray State | Donald Finlay makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 00:29 | Washington | Charles McCaffrey is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hulsey - foul #1 on Richard Hulsey, team foul #16 | 33-48 |
| 00:29 | Washington | Charles McCaffrey makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 00:29 | Washington | Charles McCaffrey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Donald Finlay travels with the ball | 33-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski (PF) Paul Brennan | |
| Subs | Washington | Jason Clifton (PG), John Murphy (SF), Walter Johnson (C) Charles McCaffrey, Laurence Whitehead, Roger Grant | |
| 00:00 | Washington | Jason Clifton misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-50 |