| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kent Tafelski (fresh) SG - Paul Kastein (fresh) SF - Sandy Goodstein (fresh) PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) C - Bennie Pugsley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) SG - Robert Brown (fresh) SF - James Richie (fresh) PF - Kevin Silvia (fresh) C - John Choate (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Bennie Pugsley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Murray State | Robert Wilson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Murray State | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Murray State | Sandy Goodstein is fouled on the floor by Martin Whitlow - foul #1 on Martin Whitlow, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Murray State | Paul Kastein connects on the jump hook from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee State | Sandy Goodstein steps in front of the Martin Whitlow pass in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Murray State | Bennie Pugsley clanks a runner from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Murray State | Kent Tafelski tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee State | Bennie Pugsley swats the layup by Kevin Silvia | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Sandy Goodstein grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Murray State | Robert Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Murray State | Paul Kastein tips it home | 6-0 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-0 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown grabs the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee State | James Richie is fouled on the floor by Kent Tafelski - foul #1 on Kent Tafelski, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Choate | 6-3 |
| 16:57 | Murray State | Kent Tafelski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas (PF), Robert Antonelli (C) Robert Wilson, Bennie Pugsley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 16:45 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 16:43 | Murray State | Kent Tafelski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:33 | Murray State | Paul Kastein travels with the ball | 6-3 |
| Subs | Murray State | Craig Fordham (PG), Mark Barton (SG), Steven Anderson (SF) Kent Tafelski, Paul Kastein, Sandy Goodstein | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 16:31 | Tennessee State | Robert Antonelli is called for the reach on Martin Whitlow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Antonelli, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee State | Kevin Silvia comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 6-3 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee State | John Choate grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Silvia | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Craig Fordham (fresh) SG - Mark Barton (fresh) SF - Steven Anderson (fresh) PF - Kevin Nicklas (fresh) C - Robert Antonelli (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) SF - James Richie (fresh) PF - Kevin Silvia (fairly fresh) C - John Choate (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Murray State | Robert Antonelli banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Fordham | 8-6 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee State | James Richie misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:22 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:09 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas connects on the floater from close range set up by Craig Fordham | 10-6 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Anderson - foul #1 on Steven Anderson, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kent Tafelski (PG), Paul Kastein (SG), Sandy Goodstein (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Bennie Pugsley (C) Craig Fordham, Mark Barton, Steven Anderson, Kevin Nicklas, Robert Antonelli | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Schuster (PG), Michael Dam (SG), Harold Young (SF), Edwin Pham (PF), Brian Goldberg (C) Martin Whitlow, Robert Brown, James Richie, Kevin Silvia, John Choate | |
| 14:47 | Tennessee State | Harold Young can't finish the layup | 10-6 |
| 14:45 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Bennie Pugsley | 10-6 |
| 14:38 | Murray State | Kent Tafelski drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Sandy Goodstein | 13-6 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee State | Harold Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow (PG) Michael Dam | |
| 13:47 | Murray State | Sandy Goodstein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee State | Harold Young grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee State | Harold Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Whitlow | 13-6 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg is fouled on the floor by Bennie Pugsley - foul #1 on Bennie Pugsley, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Mark Barton (SG), Steven Anderson (SF), Kevin Nicklas (C) Paul Kastein, Sandy Goodstein, Bennie Pugsley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Brown (SG), James Richie (SF), John Choate (C) Harold Young, James Schuster, Brian Goldberg | |
| 13:09 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 13:08 | Murray State | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 12:45 | Murray State | Steven Anderson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-6 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee State | John Choate is open but can't throw it down | 15-6 |
| 12:32 | Murray State | Mark Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 12:19 | Murray State | Robert Wilson comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 15-6 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Edwin Pham | 15-6 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee State | John Choate connects on the floater from the baseline | 15-8 |
| 11:45 | Murray State | Kent Tafelski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-8 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee State | John Choate grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kent Tafelski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Barton (fresh) SF - Steven Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Nicklas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) SF - James Richie (fresh) PF - Edwin Pham (fairly fresh) C - John Choate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee State | John Choate knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Martin Whitlow and he's fouled by Kevin Nicklas - foul #1 on Kevin Nicklas, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Craig Fordham (PG), Paul Kastein (SG), Sandy Goodstein (SF), Robert Antonelli (PF), Bennie Pugsley (C) Kent Tafelski, Mark Barton, Steven Anderson, Robert Wilson, Kevin Nicklas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Schuster (PG), Michael Dam (SG), Harold Young (SF), Kevin Silvia (PF) Martin Whitlow, Robert Brown, James Richie, Edwin Pham | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee State | John Choate makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:07 | Murray State | Michael Dam is called for the reach on Robert Antonelli - foul #1 on Michael Dam, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg (C) John Choate | |
| 10:57 | Murray State | Paul Kastein is hacked by Michael Dam - foul #2 on Michael Dam, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan (PG) Michael Dam | |
| 10:42 | Murray State | Sandy Goodstein can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Silvia - foul #1 on Kevin Silvia, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | Sandy Goodstein makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | Sandy Goodstein misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee State | Harold Young gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | James Schuster blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Antonelli - foul #2 on Robert Antonelli, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wilson (PF) Robert Antonelli | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Richie (SF) Rodney Dolan | |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | James Schuster misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | James Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | Murray State | Sandy Goodstein drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-12 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee State | James Richie misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 09:35 | Murray State | Paul Kastein gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 09:16 | Murray State | Sandy Goodstein scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bennie Pugsley | 21-12 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee State | James Schuster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kent Tafelski (PG), Mark Barton (SG), Steven Anderson (SF), Kevin Nicklas (PF) Craig Fordham, Paul Kastein, Sandy Goodstein, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow (PG), Robert Brown (SG), John Choate (C) James Schuster, Harold Young, Brian Goldberg | |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Mark Barton scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Bennie Pugsley | 24-12 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee State | James Richie comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-12 |
| 08:25 | Murray State | Mark Barton pulls down the rebound | 24-12 |
| 08:20 | Murray State | Kent Tafelski travels with the ball | 24-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham (PF) Kevin Silvia | |
| 08:14 | Tennessee State | Kevin Nicklas takes the ball from Edwin Pham in the backcourt | 24-12 |
| 07:59 | Murray State | Kent Tafelski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-12 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Edwin Pham | 24-12 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-12 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee State | John Choate tips it back up and in | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kent Tafelski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Barton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Nicklas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bennie Pugsley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) SF - James Richie (fairly fresh) PF - Edwin Pham (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Choate (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Murray State | Martin Whitlow steals the ball from Kevin Nicklas | 24-14 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee State | John Choate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Craig Fordham (PG), Paul Kastein (SG), Sandy Goodstein (SF), Robert Wilson (PF) Kent Tafelski, Mark Barton, Steven Anderson, Bennie Pugsley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Schuster (SF), Harold Young (PF), Brian Goldberg (C) James Richie, Edwin Pham, John Choate | |
| 07:09 | Murray State | Craig Fordham is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kevin Silvia (PF) Robert Brown | |
| 06:58 | Murray State | Paul Kastein clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Schuster - foul #1 on James Schuster, team foul #6 | 24-14 |
| 06:58 | Murray State | Paul Kastein makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:58 | Murray State | Paul Kastein misses the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee State | Kevin Silvia snags the defensive board | 25-14 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee State | Kevin Silvia connects on the open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Goldberg | 25-16 |
| 06:28 | Murray State | Paul Kastein lays it in on a nice dish by Craig Fordham | 27-16 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee State | James Schuster misses the wide open floater near the basket | 27-16 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Young | 27-16 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg is fouled on the floor by Kevin Nicklas - foul #2 on Kevin Nicklas, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kent Tafelski (PG), Steven Anderson (C) Craig Fordham, Kevin Nicklas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan (PG), Robert Brown (SG), John Choate (C) Martin Whitlow, James Schuster, Kevin Silvia | |
| 05:42 | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:42 | Murray State | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 05:32 | Murray State | Steven Anderson is whistled for a carry | 27-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham (PF) Brian Goldberg | |
| 05:16 | Tennessee State | John Choate misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Kent Tafelski grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 04:55 | Murray State | Edwin Pham is called for the reach on Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Edwin Pham, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Mark Barton (SG), Bennie Pugsley (C) Paul Kastein, Sandy Goodstein | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Richie (SF) Harold Young | |
| 04:55 | Murray State | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 04:55 | Murray State | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee State | James Richie is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Anderson - foul #2 on Steven Anderson, team foul #8 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul Taylor (SF) Steven Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 04:53 | Tennessee State | James Richie misses the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:53 | Murray State | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Robert Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #9 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow (PG), Brian Goldberg (PF) Rodney Dolan, Edwin Pham | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee State | Bennie Pugsley swats the layup by Brian Goldberg | 29-17 |
| 04:00 | Murray State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 29-17 |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Robert Wilson misses the jumper near the basket | 29-17 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee State | John Choate grabs the defensive rebound | 29-17 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kent Tafelski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Barton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Taylor (fresh) PF - Robert Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bennie Pugsley (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) SF - James Richie (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Goldberg (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Choate (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee State | John Choate comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 03:14 | Murray State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 29-17 |
| 02:58 | Murray State | Paul Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kent Tafelski | 32-17 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | James Richie is hacked by Paul Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #10 | 32-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Craig Fordham (PG), Paul Kastein (SG), Sandy Goodstein (SF), Robert Antonelli (PF), Steven Anderson (C) Kent Tafelski, Mark Barton, Paul Taylor, Robert Wilson, Bennie Pugsley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Schuster (PG), Harold Young (SG), Kevin Silvia (PF), Edwin Pham (C) Martin Whitlow, Robert Brown, Brian Goldberg, John Choate | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | James Richie makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | James Richie misses the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 02:52 | Murray State | Robert Antonelli grabs the board | 32-18 |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Paul Kastein is hacked by Kevin Silvia - foul #2 on Kevin Silvia, team foul #8 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Dam (SG) James Richie | |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Paul Kastein makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Paul Kastein makes the 2nd free throw | 34-18 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham misses the jumper from the right side | 34-18 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee State | Harold Young grabs the offensive board | 34-18 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee State | Steven Anderson picks off the pass by James Schuster | 34-18 |
| 01:59 | Murray State | Robert Antonelli hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Craig Fordham | 36-18 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee State | Harold Young can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-18 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Young | 36-18 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket | 36-20 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Steven Anderson drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Antonelli | 38-20 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee State | James Schuster drills a turnaround in the paint | 38-22 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Steven Anderson is fouled on the floor by Edwin Pham - foul #2 on Edwin Pham, team foul #9 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kent Tafelski (PG), Mark Barton (SF), Kevin Nicklas (PF), Bennie Pugsley (C) Craig Fordham, Paul Kastein, Sandy Goodstein, Robert Antonelli | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow (PG), Robert Brown (SG), James Richie (SF), Brian Goldberg (PF), John Choate (C) James Schuster, Michael Dam, Harold Young, Kevin Silvia, Edwin Pham | |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Steven Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Steven Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | John Choate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul Taylor (SF) Steven Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Paul Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-22 |