| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joseph Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Loeffler (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gregg Varghese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Reginald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vasily Kosakowski (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Thomas Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Doug Durkin (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - August Egerton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant is fouled on the floor by Doug Durkin - foul #2 on Doug Durkin, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Myron Watkins (PG), Frank Cunningham (SG), Thurman Hatley (SF), Julian Elms (C) Reginald Jones, Vasily Kosakowski, Thomas Goodman, August Egerton | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Joseph Duncan | 33-36 |
| 19:28 | Murray State | Doug Durkin misses the lay-in | 33-36 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregg Varghese and he's fouled by Myron Watkins - foul #2 on Myron Watkins, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Jones (PG), Vasily Kosakowski (SG), Thomas Goodman (SF), August Egerton (C) Myron Watkins, Frank Cunningham, Thurman Hatley, Doug Durkin | |
| 19:10 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:56 | Murray State | Jerry Bennett is called for the reach on Reginald Jones - foul #1 on Jerry Bennett, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Myron Watkins (SF), Doug Durkin (PF) Thomas Goodman, Julian Elms | |
| 18:48 | Murray State | Vasily Kosakowski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:46 | Murray State | Doug Durkin hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | August Egerton is called for the reach on Joseph Duncan - foul #3 on August Egerton, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Cunningham (SG), Thomas Goodman (SF), Julian Elms (C) Vasily Kosakowski, Myron Watkins, August Egerton | |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant is fouled on the floor by Reginald Jones - foul #1 on Reginald Jones, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Myron Watkins (PG) Reginald Jones | |
| 17:42 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 17:40 | Murray State | Thomas Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:34 | Murray State | Thomas Goodman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Donald Loeffler - foul #4 on Donald Loeffler, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett (SF), Martin Morris (PF) Donald Loeffler, Johnny Laplant | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Jones (PG), Vasily Kosakowski (SG) Myron Watkins, Frank Cunningham | |
| 17:34 | Murray State | Thomas Goodman makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris banks in the layup | 38-41 |
| 17:01 | Murray State | Thomas Goodman drills a jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 16:24 | Murray State | Doug Durkin misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 16:22 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:58 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris comes up short on the floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 15:57 | Murray State | Doug Durkin gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joseph Duncan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Varghese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Quinton Lovett (fresh) PF - Martin Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Reginald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vasily Kosakowski (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Thomas Goodman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doug Durkin (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Julian Elms (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Murray State | Reginald Jones's pass is intercepted by Jerry Bennett | 40-43 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Doug Durkin - foul #3 on Doug Durkin, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown (SG), Johnny Laplant (PF) Joseph Duncan, Jerry Bennett | |
| Subs | Murray State | Myron Watkins (PG), Frank Cunningham (SG), Horace Lee (SF), August Egerton (C) Reginald Jones, Vasily Kosakowski, Thomas Goodman, Doug Durkin | |
| 15:47 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:37 | Murray State | Frank Cunningham makes the shot from the left side | 42-45 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Laplant out of the doubleteam | 44-45 |
| 15:17 | Murray State | Myron Watkins makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Horace Lee | 44-48 |
| 14:56 | Louisiana State | Myron Watkins steals the ball from Johnny Laplant | 44-48 |
| 14:53 | Murray State | Horace Lee lays it up and in set up by Myron Watkins | 44-50 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 44-50 |
| 14:34 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | Julian Elms steals it from Vincent Brown | 44-50 |
| 14:00 | Murray State | Frank Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Martin Morris | 44-50 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana State | August Egerton picks off the pass by Gregg Varghese | 44-50 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Myron Watkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Martin Morris - foul #1 on Martin Morris, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (PG), Fred Silver (SF), Randy Leitch (PF), Jerry Bennett (C) Gregg Varghese, Quinton Lovett, Johnny Laplant, Martin Morris | |
| Subs | Murray State | Vasily Kosakowski (SG), Thomas Goodman (SF), Doug Durkin (PF) Frank Cunningham, Horace Lee, Julian Elms | |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Myron Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Myron Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jerry Bennett | 44-50 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana State | Fred Silver scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Duncan | 46-50 |
| 12:55 | Murray State | August Egerton is whistled for a carry | 46-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler (SG) Vincent Brown | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Jones (PG) Myron Watkins | |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Fred Silver can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Vasily Kosakowski - foul #1 on Vasily Kosakowski, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Julian Elms (C) August Egerton | |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Fred Silver makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Fred Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Doug Durkin drills a 3 from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 12:15 | Louisiana State | Randy Leitch is whistled for a carry | 48-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | August Egerton (C) Julian Elms | |
| 11:49 | Murray State | Reginald Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana State | Randy Leitch snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joseph Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Loeffler (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Fred Silver (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Leitch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Reginald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vasily Kosakowski (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Thomas Goodman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doug Durkin (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - August Egerton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Louisiana State | Reginald Jones takes the ball from Donald Loeffler | 48-53 |
| 11:12 | Murray State | Thomas Goodman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown (SG), Johnny Laplant (PF) Joseph Duncan, Randy Leitch | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Cunningham (SG), Thurman Hatley (SF), Julian Elms (C) Vasily Kosakowski, Thomas Goodman, August Egerton | |
| 11:00 | Louisiana State | Fred Silver misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 10:59 | Murray State | Doug Durkin snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:54 | Murray State | Reginald Jones hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett (SF) Fred Silver | |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Braden (PG), Vasily Kosakowski (SG), Horace Lee (SF), August Egerton (C) Reginald Jones, Frank Cunningham, Thurman Hatley, Doug Durkin | |
| 10:37 | Murray State | Julian Elms hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant hits the finger roll against a doubleteam and he's fouled by Julian Elms - foul #3 on Julian Elms, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (PG), Martin Morris (C) Donald Loeffler, Jerry Bennett | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Jones (PG), Frank Cunningham (SG), Thomas Goodman (SF), Doug Durkin (PF) Robert Braden, Vasily Kosakowski, Horace Lee, August Egerton | |
| 10:15 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 10:06 | Murray State | Johnny Laplant steps in front of the Doug Durkin pass | 51-55 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-55 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 09:18 | Murray State | Doug Durkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-55 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 09:01 | Murray State | Julian Elms snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:46 | Murray State | Reginald Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler (SG), Gregg Varghese (SF), Jerry Bennett (C) Vincent Brown, Quinton Lovett, Johnny Laplant | |
| Subs | Murray State | Myron Watkins (PG), Vasily Kosakowski (SG), Horace Lee (SF), August Egerton (C) Reginald Jones, Frank Cunningham, Thomas Goodman, Doug Durkin | |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Vasily Kosakowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Julian Elms pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:50 | Murray State | Jerry Bennett blocks the short jumper by Julian Elms | 53-55 |
| 07:49 | Murray State | Myron Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:44 | Murray State | Julian Elms connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joseph Duncan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Loeffler (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Gregg Varghese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Martin Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Myron Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vasily Kosakowski (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Horace Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julian Elms (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - August Egerton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese is fouled on the floor by Horace Lee - foul #1 on Horace Lee, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Randy Leitch (PF) Martin Morris | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Jones (PG), Thomas Goodman (SF), Doug Durkin (PF) Myron Watkins, Horace Lee, August Egerton | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:29 | Murray State | Doug Durkin grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 07:12 | Murray State | Gregg Varghese takes the ball from Julian Elms | 53-58 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Bennett and the foul's on Reginald Jones - foul #2 on Reginald Jones, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett (SF) Donald Loeffler | |
| Subs | Murray State | Myron Watkins (PG), Frank Cunningham (SG), August Egerton (C) Reginald Jones, Vasily Kosakowski, Julian Elms | |
| 06:57 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:41 | Murray State | August Egerton's dunk attempt is rejected by Randy Leitch | 56-58 |
| 06:40 | Murray State | Thomas Goodman pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:33 | Murray State | August Egerton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana State | Frank Cunningham is called for the reach on Gregg Varghese - foul #1 on Frank Cunningham, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown (SG) Joseph Duncan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Jones (PG), Vasily Kosakowski (SG), Thurman Hatley (SF) Myron Watkins, Frank Cunningham, Thomas Goodman | |
| 06:28 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:09 | Murray State | August Egerton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 06:07 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Randy Leitch | 58-58 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Reginald Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Vasily Kosakowski | 61-61 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thurman Hatley - foul #1 on Thurman Hatley, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (PG), Donald Loeffler (SG), Fred Silver (SF), Johnny Laplant (PF) Gregg Varghese, Vincent Brown, Quinton Lovett, Randy Leitch | |
| Subs | Murray State | Myron Watkins (PG), Frank Cunningham (SG), Thomas Goodman (SF), Julian Elms (C) Reginald Jones, Vasily Kosakowski, Thurman Hatley, August Egerton | |
| 05:13 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:04 | Murray State | Julian Elms comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Donald Loeffler | 62-61 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses long on a shot from the baseline | 62-61 |
| 04:39 | Murray State | Doug Durkin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:27 | Murray State | Myron Watkins is called for traveling | 62-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Martin Morris (C) Jerry Bennett | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Jones (PG), Vasily Kosakowski (SG), Horace Lee (SF), August Egerton (C) Myron Watkins, Frank Cunningham, Thomas Goodman, Doug Durkin | |
| 04:08 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 04:06 | Murray State | Julian Elms grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:56 | Murray State | Vasily Kosakowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant is hacked by Julian Elms - foul #4 on Julian Elms, team foul #12 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown (SG), Quinton Lovett (SF) Joseph Duncan, Fred Silver | |
| Subs | Murray State | Myron Watkins (PG), Frank Cunningham (SG), Thomas Goodman (SF), Doug Durkin (PF) Reginald Jones, Vasily Kosakowski, Horace Lee, August Egerton | |
| 03:50 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:48 | Murray State | Myron Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Julian Elms - foul #5 on Julian Elms, team foul #13 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Vasily Kosakowski (SG), August Egerton (C) Frank Cunningham, Julian Elms | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Doug Durkin grabs the board | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vincent Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Loeffler (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Quinton Lovett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Myron Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vasily Kosakowski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Goodman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Doug Durkin (fresh) 11 pts. 16 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - August Egerton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Murray State | Vasily Kosakowski buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Quinton Lovett - foul #1 on Quinton Lovett, team foul #4 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese (PG), Randy Leitch (C) Donald Loeffler, Johnny Laplant | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Jones (PG) Myron Watkins | |
| 03:19 | Murray State | Vasily Kosakowski makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:55 | Louisiana State | Randy Leitch misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 02:54 | Murray State | Thomas Goodman grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Thomas Goodman misses the jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 02:36 | Murray State | Thomas Goodman misses the tip | 64-64 |
| 02:35 | Murray State | August Egerton tips it but misses | 64-64 |
| 02:33 | Murray State | Doug Durkin grabs the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:20 | Murray State | Reginald Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Quinton Lovett | 64-64 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler (PG), Johnny Laplant (PF), Jerry Bennett (C) Vincent Brown, Martin Morris, Randy Leitch | |
| Subs | Murray State | Myron Watkins (PG), Frank Cunningham (SG), Horace Lee (SF), William Labrie (C) Reginald Jones, Vasily Kosakowski, Thomas Goodman, August Egerton | |
| 02:00 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left side | 66-64 |
| 01:53 | Murray State | Jerry Bennett swats the layup by Myron Watkins | 66-64 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | Doug Durkin grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 01:12 | Murray State | William Labrie clanks a jumper in the lane | 66-64 |
| 01:10 | Murray State | Doug Durkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | William Labrie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Frank Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:43 | Murray State | Jerry Bennett swats the shot by Myron Watkins | 66-64 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses long on a floater from the baseline | 66-64 |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Doug Durkin gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Doug Durkin double dribbles | 66-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (PG) Quinton Lovett | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Jones (PG), Vasily Kosakowski (SG), Thomas Goodman (SF), August Egerton (C) Myron Watkins, Frank Cunningham, Horace Lee, William Labrie | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Jones - foul #3 on Reginald Jones, team foul #14 | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Joseph Duncan is called for the reach on Thomas Goodman - foul #2 on Joseph Duncan, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Doug Durkin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Vasily Kosakowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | The clock runs out | 67-64 |