| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Digirolamo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Snoddy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Armwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Ralph Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 19:29 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | David Cheatham is hacked by Ralph Sparks - foul #1 on Ralph Sparks, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Norman Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | David Cheatham grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 18:24 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 18:11 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 18:10 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:01 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Sean Snoddy | 41-37 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Sean Snoddy takes the ball from David Cheatham in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 17:54 | Murray State | Ed Sharp lays it in on a great pass from Sean Snoddy | 43-37 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Norman Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Burkett (PG), Victor Foster (SG), Michael Rochester (SF), Steven Outten (PF), Michael Metheny (C) Andrew Digirolamo, Sean Snoddy, Ed Sharp, Rodney Armwood, Ralph Sparks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Paul Wymore (SG), Darrel Briceno (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Douglas Deckert (C) Christopher Feldmann, David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Norman Smith, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 17:32 | Murray State | Michael Rochester is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Rochester, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Micheal Pesce | 43-39 |
| 16:53 | Murray State | Dee Polk is called for the reach on Michael Metheny - foul #1 on Dee Polk, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 16:43 | Murray State | Steven Outten is hacked by Darrel Briceno - foul #1 on Darrel Briceno, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| 16:28 | Murray State | Paul Wymore is called for the reach on Victor Foster - foul #2 on Paul Wymore, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Cook (PG), Rodney Armwood (PF), Jason Barraza (C) Steven Burkett, Steven Outten, Michael Metheny | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (SG), Norman Smith (PF), Jerry Coco (C) Darrel Briceno, Micheal Pesce, Douglas Deckert | |
| 16:08 | Murray State | Jerry Coco swats the layup by Jason Barraza | 43-39 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Norman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Eric Cook steals it from Kevin Smith in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 15:47 | Murray State | Rodney Armwood misses the floater from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Dee Polk gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Eric Cook (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Victor Foster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Rochester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rodney Armwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jason Barraza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Wymore (fairly fresh) PF - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Coco (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Jason Barraza is called for the reach on Dee Polk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Barraza, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (PG), Sean Snoddy (SG) Victor Foster, Michael Rochester | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Fredrick Pogue (C) Dee Polk, Paul Wymore, Norman Smith | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Jerry Coco pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue connects on the runner in the paint | 43-41 |
| 14:54 | Murray State | Jason Barraza connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Sean Snoddy | 45-41 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Feldmann | 45-43 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jerry Coco | 45-45 |
| 13:42 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy hits a shot from the right wing set up by Eric Cook | 47-45 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Kevin Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 13:20 | Murray State | Eric Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:59 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Digirolamo | 50-45 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-48 |
| 12:26 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Rodney Armwood is called for the reach on Kevin Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Armwood, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Burkett (PG), Victor Foster (SG), Ed Sharp (SF), Steven Outten (PF), Ralph Sparks (C) Andrew Digirolamo, Sean Snoddy, Eric Cook, Rodney Armwood, Jason Barraza | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Norman Smith (PF), Micheal Pesce (C) Christopher Feldmann, Kevin Smith, Johnnie Loman, Jerry Coco, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Ed Sharp is called for the reach on Micheal Pesce - foul #2 on Ed Sharp, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 12:01 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ed Sharp | 50-48 |
| 11:52 | Murray State | Steven Outten hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Steven Burkett | 52-48 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ralph Sparks - foul #2 on Ralph Sparks, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steven Burkett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Victor Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ed Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Outten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Sparks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) PF - Norman Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Murray State | Victor Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-49 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Steven Burkett is called for the reach on Dee Polk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Burkett, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Dee Polk misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:17 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks misses the lay-in | 52-49 |
| 11:02 | Murray State | Steven Outten misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 11:00 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Norman Smith grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Ed Sharp is called for the reach on Dee Polk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ed Sharp, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (PG), Michael Rochester (SF), Michael Metheny (C) Steven Burkett, Ed Sharp, Ralph Sparks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrel Briceno (SF), Douglas Deckert (C) David Cheatham, Micheal Pesce | |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Steven Outten lays it up and in | 54-51 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Darrel Briceno | 54-53 |
| 09:50 | Murray State | Victor Foster is whistled for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (SG), Ed Sharp (SF), Ralph Sparks (C) Victor Foster, Michael Rochester, Steven Outten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), David Cheatham (SG) Dee Polk, Paul Wymore | |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Darrel Briceno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Burkett (PG), Steven Outten (PF) Andrew Digirolamo, Michael Metheny | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:37 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Steven Burkett steals the ball from Douglas Deckert | 54-53 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Steven Burkett dunks the ball | 56-53 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Norman Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Cheatham | 56-55 |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert makes the fadeaway near the basket | 56-57 |
| 08:13 | Murray State | Steven Burkett is fouled on the floor by Darrel Briceno - foul #2 on Darrel Briceno, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (PG), Michael Rochester (SF), Michael Metheny (PF) Steven Burkett, Ed Sharp, Steven Outten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Fredrick Pogue (C) Christopher Feldmann, Darrel Briceno, Norman Smith, Douglas Deckert | |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Michael Rochester comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Victor Foster (SG) Sean Snoddy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Michael Rochester makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Michael Rochester misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 07:55 | Murray State | Michael Metheny gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:38 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Digirolamo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Rochester (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Metheny (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Sparks (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Pogue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | David Cheatham hits a 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 06:55 | Murray State | Michael Rochester scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Digirolamo | 62-60 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (SG), Ed Sharp (SF), Rodney Armwood (PF) Victor Foster, Michael Rochester, Ralph Sparks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Paul Wymore (SG) Kevin Smith, David Cheatham | |
| 06:34 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ed Sharp | 64-60 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Dee Polk is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Metheny - foul #2 on Michael Metheny, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Smith (PF) Micheal Pesce | |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Dee Polk misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue grabs the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 64-62 |
| 06:10 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Burkett (PG), Ralph Sparks (C) Andrew Digirolamo, Michael Metheny | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Norman Smith blows the dunk but the foul's on Rodney Armwood - foul #2 on Rodney Armwood, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG) Johnnie Loman | |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Norman Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:41 | Murray State | Ed Sharp scores on a 3 from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Norman Smith misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-63 |
| 05:20 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 05:08 | Murray State | Ed Sharp buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Sean Snoddy | 70-63 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Dee Polk is hacked by Sean Snoddy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Snoddy, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (PG), Victor Foster (SG), Michael Rochester (SF), Steven Outten (PF), Jason Barraza (C) Steven Burkett, Sean Snoddy, Ed Sharp, Rodney Armwood, Ralph Sparks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Jerry Coco (PF), Micheal Pesce (C) Christopher Feldmann, Paul Wymore, Norman Smith, Fredrick Pogue | |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Dee Polk misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Steven Outten grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 04:47 | Murray State | Victor Foster scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Outten | 72-64 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Dee Polk is hacked by Michael Rochester - foul #3 on Michael Rochester, team foul #12 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Cook (PG) Andrew Digirolamo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrel Briceno (SF), Douglas Deckert (PF) Johnnie Loman, Micheal Pesce | |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:08 | Murray State | Victor Foster's pass is intercepted by Douglas Deckert | 72-66 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Darrel Briceno is open and buries a jumper from the right side set up by Dee Polk | 72-68 |
| 03:41 | Murray State | Eric Cook knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Foster | 75-68 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Darrel Briceno knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Coco | 75-71 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Eric Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Rochester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Outten (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Barraza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrel Briceno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Deckert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Coco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Murray State | Victor Foster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-71 |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Jason Barraza grabs the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Burkett (PG), Ed Sharp (SF), Rodney Armwood (PF), Michael Metheny (C) Eric Cook, Michael Rochester, Steven Outten, Jason Barraza | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF) Dee Polk, Kevin Smith, Darrel Briceno, Jerry Coco | |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Ed Sharp clanks a 3 from the left corner | 75-71 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Johnnie Loman | 75-71 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (PG), Sean Snoddy (SG) Steven Burkett, Victor Foster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Smith (PF) Douglas Deckert | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Sean Snoddy steps in front of the David Cheatham pass in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| 02:36 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo can't finish the layup | 75-71 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 75-71 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 02:17 | Murray State | Ed Sharp gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:10 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Digirolamo | 77-71 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-71 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Norman Smith gets the offensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman scores on a floater from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | Christopher Feldmann is called for the reach on Andrew Digirolamo - foul #2 on Christopher Feldmann, team foul #6 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Sparks (C) Michael Metheny | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue (C) Micheal Pesce | |
| 00:42 | Murray State | Johnnie Loman steps in front of the Rodney Armwood pass | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Murray State | Johnnie Loman is called for the reach on Andrew Digirolamo - foul #2 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #7 | 77-73 |
| 00:38 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:38 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-73 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Norman Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | David Cheatham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Smith | 79-76 |
| 00:27 | Murray State | David Cheatham is called for the reach on Andrew Digirolamo in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Cheatham, team foul #8 | 79-76 |
| 00:27 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Norman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is hacked by Rodney Armwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Armwood, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:24 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo is hacked by Christopher Feldmann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Feldmann, team foul #9 | 79-78 |
| 00:24 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman pulls down the rebound | 79-78 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Norman Smith buries a shot in the paint | 79-80 |
| 00:09 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 79-80 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Rodney Armwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-80 |