| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Doug Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hagans (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omer Wichrowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Lee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Digirolamo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Snoddy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Ed Sharp inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Ed Sharp misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 19:30 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 19:10 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Doug Oliver | 40-28 |
| 18:42 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ed Sharp | 40-31 |
| 18:22 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 18:20 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 17:59 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Digirolamo | 40-34 |
| 17:50 | C. Connecticut State | William Hagans clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 17:49 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 17:31 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lance Carpenter | 40-37 |
| 17:10 | C. Connecticut State | William Hagans is denied on a layup by Lance Carpenter | 40-37 |
| 17:09 | C. Connecticut State | Keith Lee tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 17:07 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:54 | C. Connecticut State | William Hagans comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 40-37 |
| 16:53 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:30 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 16:28 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Andrew Digirolamo | 40-37 |
| 15:59 | Murray State | Ed Sharp clanks a floater in the paint | 40-37 |
| 15:58 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Doug Oliver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hagans (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omer Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Morin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Digirolamo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sean Snoddy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Sharp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Trent Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Carpenter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | C. Connecticut State | Lance Carpenter steals the ball from Kenneth Morin | 40-37 |
| 15:31 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 15:30 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 15:08 | C. Connecticut State | William Hagans buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Doug Oliver | 42-37 |
| 14:44 | Murray State | Keith Lee is called for the reach on Ed Sharp - foul #2 on Keith Lee, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Arthur Gordon (PG), Fred Etter (SG), Garrett Day (SF), Howard Barker (PF), Kenneth Markley (C) Doug Oliver, William Hagans, Omer Wichrowski, Kenneth Morin, Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Shaner (PG), Luis Bradley (SG), Steven Outten (SF), Ralph Sparks (PF), Henry Earnhardt (C) Andrew Digirolamo, Sean Snoddy, Ed Sharp, Trent Harrison, Lance Carpenter | |
| 14:27 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Garrett Day - foul #1 on Garrett Day, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 14:27 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:27 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:27 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner makes the 3rd free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:01 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Etter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Outten - foul #2 on Steven Outten, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 14:01 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Etter makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:01 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Etter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:01 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:47 | Murray State | Steven Outten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 13:46 | Murray State | Steven Outten gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:24 | Murray State | Kenneth Markley swats the dunk try by Ralph Sparks | 43-39 |
| 13:22 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:16 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Etter is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Fred Etter, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| 12:47 | Murray State | Luis Bradley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 12:46 | C. Connecticut State | Garrett Day grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:41 | C. Connecticut State | Garrett Day throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin (PF) Kenneth Markley | |
| Subs | Murray State | Trent Harrison (PF), Lance Carpenter (C) Ralph Sparks, Henry Earnhardt | |
| 12:16 | Murray State | Trent Harrison misses the lay-in | 43-39 |
| 12:15 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Barker pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:01 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin can't finish the layup | 43-39 |
| 12:00 | Murray State | Trent Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Arthur Gordon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Etter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Garrett Day (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Christopher Shaner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Bradley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Outten (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Murray State | Trent Harrison drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Luis Bradley | 43-41 |
| 11:14 | C. Connecticut State | Arthur Gordon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:13 | Murray State | Trent Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:56 | Murray State | Trent Harrison can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 10:54 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:48 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin lays it in | 45-41 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Howard Barker blocks the short jumper by Lance Carpenter | 45-41 |
| 10:17 | C. Connecticut State | Arthur Gordon snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 10:12 | C. Connecticut State | Luis Bradley picks off the pass by Fred Etter | 45-41 |
| 09:50 | Murray State | Fred Etter is called for the reach on Steven Outten - foul #2 on Fred Etter, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Doug Oliver (PG), William Hagans (SG), Omer Wichrowski (SF), Kenneth Markley (PF), Keith Lee (C) Arthur Gordon, Fred Etter, Garrett Day, Kenneth Morin, Howard Barker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (PG), Sean Snoddy (SG), Ed Sharp (SF), Ralph Sparks (PF), Henry Earnhardt (C) Christopher Shaner, Luis Bradley, Steven Outten, Trent Harrison, Lance Carpenter | |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy buries a jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 08:59 | C. Connecticut State | William Hagans hits a shot from close range | 47-43 |
| 08:30 | Murray State | Ed Sharp makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sean Snoddy | 47-46 |
| 08:10 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Markley is called for 5 seconds | 47-46 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin (PF) Kenneth Markley | |
| Subs | Murray State | Trent Harrison (PF), Lance Carpenter (C) Ralph Sparks, Henry Earnhardt | |
| 07:46 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ed Sharp | 47-49 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Doug Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hagans (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omer Wichrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Digirolamo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sean Snoddy (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ed Sharp (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | C. Connecticut State | William Hagans's pass is intercepted by Lance Carpenter | 47-49 |
| 07:08 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-49 |
| 07:07 | C. Connecticut State | Keith Lee snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 07:00 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| 06:33 | Murray State | Ed Sharp connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Sean Snoddy | 47-51 |
| 06:13 | C. Connecticut State | Sean Snoddy steals the ball from Keith Lee | 47-51 |
| 05:53 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo is hacked by Doug Oliver - foul #2 on Doug Oliver, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Arthur Gordon (PG), Fred Etter (SG), Garrett Day (SF), Howard Barker (C) Doug Oliver, William Hagans, Omer Wichrowski, Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Shaner (PG), Luis Bradley (SG), Steven Outten (SF) Andrew Digirolamo, Sean Snoddy, Ed Sharp | |
| 05:31 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter lays it up and in | 47-53 |
| 05:18 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Barker misses the floater from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 05:17 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Etter tips it home | 49-53 |
| 04:48 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Markley (C) Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Sparks (PF), Henry Earnhardt (C) Trent Harrison, Lance Carpenter | |
| 04:30 | C. Connecticut State | Arthur Gordon is called for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Doug Oliver (PG), William Hagans (SG) Arthur Gordon, Garrett Day | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 04:10 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-53 |
| 04:08 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 03:53 | Murray State | Kenneth Markley denies the turnaround by Ralph Sparks | 49-53 |
| 03:51 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Etter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Doug Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hagans (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Etter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Markley (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Christopher Shaner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Bradley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Outten (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ralph Sparks (fresh) 5 reb. C - Henry Earnhardt (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | C. Connecticut State | William Hagans misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-53 |
| 03:26 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Henry Earnhardt | 49-53 |
| 03:26 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski (SF), Kenneth Morin (PF), Keith Lee (C) Fred Etter, Howard Barker, Kenneth Markley | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (PG), Sean Snoddy (SG), Ed Sharp (SF), Trent Harrison (PF), Lance Carpenter (C) Christopher Shaner, Luis Bradley, Steven Outten, Ralph Sparks, Henry Earnhardt | |
| 03:04 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Keith Lee - foul #3 on Keith Lee, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 03:04 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:04 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 02:42 | C. Connecticut State | William Hagans is hacked by Ed Sharp - foul #2 on Ed Sharp, team foul #2 | 49-55 |
| 02:37 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sean Snoddy - foul #3 on Sean Snoddy, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| 02:37 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 02:37 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Doug Oliver is called for the reach on Andrew Digirolamo - foul #3 on Doug Oliver, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:04 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 02:03 | C. Connecticut State | Keith Lee gets the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 01:46 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin's layup is rejected by Trent Harrison | 50-57 |
| 01:45 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | Ed Sharp is fouled on the floor by Omer Wichrowski - foul #1 on Omer Wichrowski, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | Ed Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | Ed Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Trent Harrison - foul #1 on Trent Harrison, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| 01:09 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:09 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | Trent Harrison snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Ed Sharp is hacked by Keith Lee - foul #4 on Keith Lee, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Ed Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:45 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Carpenter | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Murray State | Kenneth Morin is called for the reach on Lance Carpenter - foul #3 on Kenneth Morin, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Shaner (SG) Sean Snoddy | |
| 00:44 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:44 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:44 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin grabs the board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | C. Connecticut State | Doug Oliver misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 00:37 | C. Connecticut State | Keith Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:35 | C. Connecticut State | William Hagans misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 00:34 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski gets the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:30 | C. Connecticut State | William Hagans connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Morin | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner is fouled in the backcourt by Doug Oliver - foul #4 on Doug Oliver, team foul #11 | 54-59 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (SG) Trent Harrison | |
| 00:27 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:27 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 00:18 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Morin snags the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 00:16 | C. Connecticut State | Omer Wichrowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Trent Harrison (PF) Sean Snoddy | |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner is hacked by William Hagans in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hagans, team foul #12 | 54-61 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Christopher Shaner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Shaner picks off the pass by William Hagans | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo runs out the clock | 54-62 |