| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Roy Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Albert Leeper (fresh) PF - David Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Levi Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jeffery Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clay Munsell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Fowlkes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dewberry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on George Fowlkes - foul #1 on George Fowlkes, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:46 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:46 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:46 | Murray State | Clay Munsell gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:23 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry misses long on a jumper from the left side | 29-35 |
| 19:22 | Lafayette | Roy Harrison snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 19:20 | Lafayette | Roy Harrison is hacked by Jeffery Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Hawkins, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Taylor (PG) Jeffery Hawkins | |
| 19:03 | Lafayette | Joe Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 19:01 | Murray State | George Fowlkes grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry makes the wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Clay Munsell | 29-37 |
| 18:14 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal (PG), Jeremiah Schrock (SF), Edward Esquer (PF), Alfred Collins (C) Roy Harrison, Albert Leeper, David Hill, Levi Robinson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mike Dunlap (PG), Clarence Hansen (SF), Jessie Gunter (PF), Darrell Kwaterski (C) Gregory Taylor, Ronald Thomas, George Fowlkes, Robert Dewberry | |
| 17:59 | Murray State | Mike Dunlap loses the dribble to Jeremiah Schrock | 29-37 |
| 17:43 | Lafayette | Jeremiah Schrock misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-37 |
| 17:41 | Lafayette | Edward Esquer hits the follow up shot | 31-37 |
| 17:39 | Murray State | Jeremiah Schrock picks off the pass by Jessie Gunter in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| 17:21 | Lafayette | Joe Anderson makes the shot from the left side set up by Jeremiah Schrock | 33-37 |
| 17:04 | Murray State | Clay Munsell is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 16:42 | Lafayette | Edward Esquer double dribbles | 33-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Moore (PG), Albert Leeper (SF), David Hill (PF), Levi Robinson (C) Dewayne Neal, Joe Anderson, Jeremiah Schrock, Alfred Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Taylor (PG), Ronald Thomas (SF), George Fowlkes (PF), Robert Dewberry (C) Mike Dunlap, Clay Munsell, Jessie Gunter, Darrell Kwaterski | |
| 16:30 | Murray State | George Fowlkes is denied on a layup by Levi Robinson | 33-39 |
| 16:28 | Lafayette | Levi Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:08 | Lafayette | Levi Robinson lays it in | 35-39 |
| 15:52 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 15:50 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry can't tip it in | 35-39 |
| 15:48 | Lafayette | Ronald Moore gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Ronald Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Esquer (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Albert Leeper (tiring) 1 pts. PF - David Hill (tiring) 2 reb. C - Levi Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gregory Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clarence Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Fowlkes (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dewberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper is fouled in the backcourt by George Fowlkes - foul #2 on George Fowlkes, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Irvin Mestas (PG), David Bowman (SG) Ronald Moore, Edward Esquer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins (PG), Clay Munsell (SG) Gregory Taylor, Clarence Hansen | |
| 15:31 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-39 |
| 15:29 | Lafayette | Levi Robinson grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 15:13 | Lafayette | David Bowman is hacked by George Fowlkes - foul #3 on George Fowlkes, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jessie Gunter (PF) George Fowlkes | |
| 14:59 | Lafayette | David Bowman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 14:57 | Lafayette | Levi Robinson tips it but misses | 35-39 |
| 14:56 | Lafayette | David Bowman tips it in | 37-39 |
| 14:38 | Murray State | Jessie Gunter steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Roy Harrison (PG), Edward Esquer (SF), Alfred Collins (C) Irvin Mestas, Albert Leeper, Levi Robinson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Taylor (SG), Clarence Hansen (SF) Clay Munsell, Ronald Thomas | |
| 14:16 | Lafayette | Edward Esquer banks in the layup | 39-39 |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Albert Leeper (SF) David Hill | |
| Subs | Murray State | George Fowlkes (PF), Darrell Kwaterski (C) Jessie Gunter, Robert Dewberry | |
| 13:50 | Lafayette | Edward Esquer is hacked by George Fowlkes - foul #4 on George Fowlkes, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mike Dunlap (SG), Jessie Gunter (PF) Gregory Taylor, George Fowlkes | |
| 13:26 | Lafayette | Mike Dunlap steps in front of the Roy Harrison pass | 39-39 |
| 13:23 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen hits the finger roll set up by Mike Dunlap | 39-41 |
| 13:08 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Bowman | 42-41 |
| 12:50 | Murray State | Mike Dunlap is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Clarence Hansen | 42-43 |
| 12:36 | Lafayette | Edward Esquer can't finish the layup | 42-43 |
| 12:34 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jessie Gunter | 42-43 |
| 12:29 | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mike Dunlap | 42-46 |
| 12:07 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Irvin Mestas (PG), Joe Anderson (SG), Jeremiah Schrock (SF), David Hill (PF), Levi Robinson (C) Roy Harrison, David Bowman, Albert Leeper, Edward Esquer, Alfred Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Taylor (PG), Clay Munsell (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF), Robert Dewberry (C) Jeffery Hawkins, Mike Dunlap, Clarence Hansen, Darrell Kwaterski | |
| 12:05 | Murray State | Irvin Mestas picks off the pass by Clay Munsell in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 12:04 | Lafayette | Irvin Mestas lays it in | 44-46 |
| 11:47 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 44-46 |
| 11:45 | Murray State | Gregory Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Irvin Mestas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeremiah Schrock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Hill (tiring) 2 reb. C - Levi Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gregory Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clay Munsell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Gunter (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dewberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Murray State | Gregory Taylor makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Dewberry and he's hacked by Irvin Mestas - foul #4 on Irvin Mestas, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal (PG) Irvin Mestas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Darrell Kwaterski (PF) Jessie Gunter | |
| 11:31 | Murray State | Gregory Taylor makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:29 | Lafayette | Joe Anderson is hacked by Gregory Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Taylor, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| 11:10 | Lafayette | The short jumper by Levi Robinson is denied by Robert Dewberry | 44-49 |
| 11:09 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Dewayne Neal | 44-49 |
| 10:54 | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 10:52 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 10:41 | Murray State | Gregory Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 10:39 | Lafayette | Joe Anderson pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:21 | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 10:20 | Murray State | Gregory Taylor pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:15 | Murray State | Gregory Taylor misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 10:14 | Lafayette | Levi Robinson pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:11 | Lafayette | Ronald Thomas steals the ball from Dewayne Neal in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 10:11 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Roy Harrison (PG), David Bowman (SG), Edward Esquer (SF) Dewayne Neal, Joe Anderson, Jeremiah Schrock | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Hansen (SF), Jessie Gunter (PF) Ronald Thomas, Darrell Kwaterski | |
| 09:57 | Murray State | Jessie Gunter is denied on a layup by Edward Esquer | 44-49 |
| 09:56 | Lafayette | David Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:50 | Lafayette | Roy Harrison is hacked by Gregory Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Taylor, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alfred Collins (PF) David Hill | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins (PG) Gregory Taylor | |
| 09:50 | Lafayette | Roy Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:50 | Lafayette | Roy Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:48 | Murray State | Alfred Collins steps in front of the Clarence Hansen pass in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 09:31 | Lafayette | Edward Esquer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-49 |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Clay Munsell pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:13 | Murray State | Clay Munsell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-49 |
| 09:11 | Lafayette | Edward Esquer pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:07 | Lafayette | Clay Munsell takes the ball from Edward Esquer in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 09:06 | Murray State | Clay Munsell misses the lay-in | 46-49 |
| 09:05 | Lafayette | Alfred Collins pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:38 | Lafayette | Roy Harrison scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 08:29 | Murray State | Clay Munsell misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Alfred Collins - foul #1 on Alfred Collins, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal (PG), Albert Leeper (SF), David Hill (PF) Roy Harrison, Edward Esquer, Alfred Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mike Dunlap (PG), Darrell Kwaterski (PF) Jeffery Hawkins, Jessie Gunter | |
| 08:29 | Murray State | Clay Munsell misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:29 | Murray State | Clay Munsell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:29 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Levi Robinson | 49-49 |
| 08:08 | Lafayette | David Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 08:07 | Lafayette | Levi Robinson tips it in | 51-49 |
| 07:57 | Murray State | Mike Dunlap comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 07:56 | Lafayette | David Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:56 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Irvin Mestas (PG), Joe Anderson (SG), Jeremiah Schrock (C) Dewayne Neal, David Bowman, Levi Robinson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Taylor (PG), George Fowlkes (PF) Clay Munsell, Darrell Kwaterski | |
| 07:38 | Lafayette | David Hill is open and buries a runner near the basket | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Irvin Mestas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Joe Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Albert Leeper (tired) 4 pts. PF - David Hill (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremiah Schrock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gregory Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mike Dunlap (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Hansen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Fowlkes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Dewberry (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry blows the layup | 53-49 |
| 07:29 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry is fouled on the floor by Irvin Mestas - foul #5 on Irvin Mestas, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal (PG), Roy Harrison (SG), Edward Esquer (PF) Irvin Mestas, Albert Leeper, David Hill | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ronald Thomas (SF) Clarence Hansen | |
| 07:12 | Murray State | George Fowlkes misses the lay-in | 53-49 |
| 07:10 | Lafayette | Joe Anderson pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:50 | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Taylor - foul #5 on Gregory Taylor, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alfred Collins (C) Jeremiah Schrock | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins (PG), Clarence Hansen (SG) Gregory Taylor, Mike Dunlap | |
| 06:50 | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:50 | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:48 | Murray State | Joe Anderson takes the ball from Robert Dewberry in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 06:37 | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 06:22 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Alfred Collins - foul #2 on Alfred Collins, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Moore (PG), David Bowman (SG), Levi Robinson (C) Dewayne Neal, Roy Harrison, Edward Esquer | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 06:22 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:22 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:22 | Lafayette | Levi Robinson pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:06 | Lafayette | Ronald Moore clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 06:04 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 05:58 | Murray State | Joe Anderson is called for the reach on Jeffery Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Anderson, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Albert Leeper (SF), David Hill (PF) Joe Anderson, Alfred Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clay Munsell (SG), Darrell Kwaterski (C) Ronald Thomas, Robert Dewberry | |
| 05:43 | Murray State | David Bowman picks off the pass by Jeffery Hawkins | 57-49 |
| 05:27 | Lafayette | David Hill misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-49 |
| 05:26 | Lafayette | David Bowman tips it in | 59-49 |
| 05:23 | Murray State | George Fowlkes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Roy Harrison (PG), Edward Esquer (PF) Ronald Moore, David Hill | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ronald Thomas (SF) Clarence Hansen | |
| 05:15 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Thomas - foul #2 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alfred Collins (C) Levi Robinson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:15 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:15 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:15 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ronald Thomas | 59-49 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | George Fowlkes lays it in set up by Darrell Kwaterski | 59-51 |
| 04:59 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Harrison | 61-51 |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Roy Harrison in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| 04:34 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper misses the 3 from straight away | 61-51 |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Darrell Kwaterski pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:27 | Murray State | Albert Leeper takes the ball from Ronald Thomas | 61-51 |
| 04:24 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper lays it in | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:58 | Murray State | Clay Munsell buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Lafayette | Alfred Collins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clay Munsell - foul #3 on Clay Munsell, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal (PG), Joe Anderson (SG), Jeremiah Schrock (SF), David Hill (PF) Roy Harrison, David Bowman, Albert Leeper, Edward Esquer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mike Dunlap (PG), Clarence Hansen (SF), Jessie Gunter (PF), Robert Dewberry (C) Jeffery Hawkins, Ronald Thomas, George Fowlkes, Darrell Kwaterski | |
| 03:46 | Lafayette | Alfred Collins makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:46 | Lafayette | Alfred Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:46 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Dewayne Neal - foul #1 on Dewayne Neal, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Levi Robinson (C) Alfred Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Dewayne Neal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeremiah Schrock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Hill (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Levi Robinson (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mike Dunlap (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clay Munsell (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Hansen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jessie Gunter (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dewberry (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| 03:25 | Murray State | Clay Munsell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 03:23 | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:58 | Lafayette | Joe Anderson misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mike Dunlap - foul #3 on Mike Dunlap, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Moore (PG) Dewayne Neal | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ronald Thomas (SF), George Fowlkes (PF) Clay Munsell, Jessie Gunter | |
| 02:58 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-55 |
| 02:58 | Lafayette | Joe Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:58 | Lafayette | Joe Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:33 | Murray State | Mike Dunlap misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Moore - foul #1 on Ronald Moore, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins (PG) Ronald Thomas | |
| 02:33 | Murray State | Mike Dunlap makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:33 | Murray State | Mike Dunlap makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:16 | Lafayette | Ronald Moore drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Joe Anderson | 67-57 |
| 02:16 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal (PG), Roy Harrison (SG), Edward Esquer (PF) Ronald Moore, Jeremiah Schrock, David Hill | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jessie Gunter (PF) George Fowlkes | |
| 02:01 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry throws it down set up by Mike Dunlap | 67-59 |
| 01:57 | Lafayette | Jeffery Hawkins steals it from Levi Robinson in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| 01:56 | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins jams it | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:39 | Lafayette | Dewayne Neal connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-61 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dewayne Neal - foul #2 on Dewayne Neal, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Bowman (SG), Albert Leeper (SF), David Hill (PF) Dewayne Neal, Joe Anderson, Edward Esquer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clay Munsell (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF), George Fowlkes (PF) Clarence Hansen, Mike Dunlap, Jessie Gunter | |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 69-61 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:25 | Lafayette | Levi Robinson snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 01:25 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Lafayette | Albert Leeper buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 00:58 | Murray State | George Fowlkes lays it in | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Lafayette | David Bowman is fouled in the backcourt by Clay Munsell - foul #4 on Clay Munsell, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edward Esquer (SF), Alfred Collins (C) Albert Leeper, Levi Robinson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:57 | Lafayette | David Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:57 | Lafayette | David Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-63 |
| 00:47 | Murray State | Ronald Thomas snags the offensive board | 72-63 |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 00:43 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to George Fowlkes | 72-63 |
| 00:41 | Murray State | Jeffery Hawkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 00:40 | Lafayette | Alfred Collins pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:38 | Lafayette | Alfred Collins is hacked by Clay Munsell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clay Munsell, team foul #13 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Hansen (SG) Clay Munsell | |
| 00:38 | Lafayette | Alfred Collins makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:38 | Lafayette | Alfred Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen is fouled in the backcourt by David Bowman - foul #4 on David Bowman, team foul #9 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Joe Anderson (SG), Jeremiah Schrock (SF) David Bowman, David Hill | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mike Dunlap (PG), Jessie Gunter (PF), Darrell Kwaterski (C) Jeffery Hawkins, George Fowlkes, Robert Dewberry | |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:34 | Lafayette | Alfred Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Lafayette | Jeremiah Schrock is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Thomas - foul #3 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #14 | 74-64 |
| 00:27 | Lafayette | Jeremiah Schrock misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:27 | Lafayette | Jeremiah Schrock makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Edward Esquer is called for the reach on Ronald Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Esquer, team foul #10 | 75-64 |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Ronald Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Ronald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Roy Harrison runs out the clock | 75-65 |