| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Laine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Graff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Herbert Strock (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Steven Claypoole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Herring (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Luis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kelsch (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Andrew Graff inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Murray State | Herbert Strock is hacked by Gregory Herring - foul #2 on Gregory Herring, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:30 | Murray State | Gregory Herring swats the layup by Alex Wiley | 30-32 |
| 19:29 | Penn | David Kelsch pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:10 | Penn | David Kelsch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 30-32 |
| 19:09 | Penn | David Kelsch pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:48 | Penn | Robert Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 18:46 | Murray State | Herbert Strock grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:40 | Murray State | Andrew Graff misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 18:39 | Murray State | Herbert Strock tips it home | 32-32 |
| 18:12 | Penn | David Kelsch banks in the layup | 32-34 |
| 17:54 | Murray State | Elmer Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 17:52 | Murray State | Alex Wiley grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:37 | Murray State | Alex Wiley is denied on a layup by David Kelsch | 32-34 |
| 17:36 | Penn | Steven Luis snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:22 | Penn | Robert Foster shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 17:20 | Penn | Gregory Herring pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:00 | Penn | Gregory Herring misses long on a floater from the right side | 32-34 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | Herbert Strock grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 16:44 | Murray State | Alex Wiley knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 34-34 |
| 16:23 | Penn | Robert Foster drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gregory Herring | 34-37 |
| 16:08 | Murray State | Herbert Strock travels with the ball | 34-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Prue (SF) Andrew Graff | |
| Subs | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall (PG), Denny Taff (SG), Thomas Blewett (SF), Christopher Strouse (PF) Steven Claypoole, Robert Foster, Gregory Herring, Steven Luis | |
| 15:47 | Penn | Elmer Johnson steals it from David Kelsch | 34-37 |
| 15:44 | Murray State | Elmer Johnson hits the finger roll | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Laine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Prue (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alex Wiley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Herbert Strock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Gerald Kuykendall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Denny Taff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blewett (fresh) PF - Christopher Strouse (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kelsch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:21 | Penn | Herbert Strock blocks the short jumper by Christopher Strouse | 36-37 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | James Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:09 | Murray State | James Prue drills a shot from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 14:46 | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 14:44 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Denny Taff | 38-37 |
| 14:30 | Penn | Christopher Strouse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), Andrew Graff (SF), Dikembe Abdi (C) William Laine, James Prue, Herbert Strock | |
| Subs | Penn | Steven Claypoole (PG), Robert Foster (SG), Gregory Herring (SF), Steven Luis (PF) Gerald Kuykendall, Denny Taff, Thomas Blewett, David Kelsch | |
| 14:17 | Murray State | Andrew Graff is fouled on the floor by Steven Luis - foul #1 on Steven Luis, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Alex Wiley comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 14:08 | Murray State | Alex Wiley hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 13:45 | Penn | Steven Luis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 40-37 |
| 13:44 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:39 | Murray State | Alex Wiley misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Strouse - foul #3 on Christopher Strouse, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| 13:39 | Murray State | Alex Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:39 | Murray State | Alex Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:39 | Penn | Christopher Strouse grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 13:22 | Penn | Christopher Strouse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 13:21 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 13:10 | Murray State | Elmer Johnson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Evans | 44-37 |
| 12:42 | Penn | Gregory Herring can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Alex Wiley - foul #1 on Alex Wiley, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Laine (PG) Thomas Evans | |
| Subs | Penn | David Kelsch (C) Christopher Strouse | |
| 12:42 | Penn | Gregory Herring makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:42 | Penn | Gregory Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:42 | Murray State | Alex Wiley grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:34 | Murray State | Andrew Graff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| 12:09 | Penn | Steven Luis makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block set up by David Kelsch | 44-40 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Andrew Graff hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Elmer Johnson | 46-40 |
| 11:26 | Penn | Steven Claypoole is hacked by Elmer Johnson - foul #3 on Elmer Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall (PG), Denny Taff (SG), Thomas Blewett (SF) Steven Claypoole, Robert Foster, Gregory Herring | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Laine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Graff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Wiley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Gerald Kuykendall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Denny Taff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blewett (fresh) PF - Steven Luis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kelsch (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Penn | Denny Taff is hacked by Elmer Johnson - foul #4 on Elmer Johnson, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (SG) Elmer Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Strouse (PF) Steven Luis | |
| 10:45 | Penn | Denny Taff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alex Wiley - foul #2 on Alex Wiley, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| 10:45 | Penn | Denny Taff misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:45 | Penn | Denny Taff makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Strouse - foul #4 on Christopher Strouse, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Prue (SF) Andrew Graff | |
| Subs | Penn | Steven Luis (PF) Christopher Strouse | |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:36 | Penn | David Kelsch gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:10 | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Denny Taff | 47-44 |
| 09:59 | Murray State | James Prue comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 09:58 | Penn | David Kelsch pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:38 | Penn | David Kelsch misses short on a turnaround from close range | 47-44 |
| 09:37 | Penn | David Kelsch tips it in | 47-46 |
| 09:21 | Murray State | William Laine's 3 pointer is rejected by David Kelsch | 47-46 |
| 09:19 | Murray State | Alex Wiley tips it home | 49-46 |
| 08:57 | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 08:48 | Murray State | William Laine hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Prue | 51-49 |
| 08:19 | Penn | Denny Taff loses the dribble to Thomas Evans | 51-49 |
| 08:03 | Murray State | William Laine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 08:02 | Penn | Steven Luis snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 07:38 | Penn | James Prue steals it from Steven Luis | 51-49 |
| 07:32 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jesse Riggs (PG), Elmer Johnson (SG), Andrew Graff (SF), Thomas Couch (PF) William Laine, Thomas Evans, James Prue, Alex Wiley | |
| Subs | Penn | Steven Claypoole (PG), Robert Foster (SG), Gregory Herring (SF), Christopher Strouse (PF) Gerald Kuykendall, Denny Taff, Thomas Blewett, Steven Luis | |
| 07:11 | Penn | David Kelsch clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Thomas Couch - foul #1 on Thomas Couch, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| 07:11 | Penn | David Kelsch makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:11 | Penn | David Kelsch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jesse Riggs (fresh) SG - Elmer Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Graff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Couch (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdi (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Steven Claypoole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Strouse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Kelsch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 06:56 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| 06:28 | Penn | Robert Foster works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Strouse - foul #5 on Christopher Strouse, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Laine (PG) Jesse Riggs | |
| Subs | Penn | Steven Luis (PF) Christopher Strouse | |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:11 | Penn | Steven Luis gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:45 | Penn | David Kelsch buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Foster | 52-56 |
| 05:29 | Murray State | William Laine double dribbles | 52-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Alex Wiley (PF) Thomas Couch | |
| Subs | Penn | Thomas Blewett (PF) Steven Luis | |
| 05:00 | Penn | Thomas Blewett drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Steven Claypoole | 52-58 |
| 04:41 | Murray State | Steven Claypoole steps in front of the William Laine pass | 52-58 |
| 04:36 | Penn | Robert Foster banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Claypoole | 52-60 |
| 04:31 | Murray State | William Laine is hacked by Thomas Blewett - foul #1 on Thomas Blewett, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| 04:19 | Murray State | Robert Foster takes the ball from Dikembe Abdi | 52-60 |
| 04:00 | Penn | Gregory Herring is alone and throws it down | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:46 | Murray State | Andrew Graff knocks in the shot from the left block | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:24 | Penn | Steven Claypoole knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Herring | 54-65 |
| 03:16 | Murray State | William Laine can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 03:14 | Penn | Steven Claypoole grabs the board | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Laine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Graff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Wiley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdi (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Steven Claypoole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Foster (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Herring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Blewett (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Kelsch (tiring) 16 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Penn | Thomas Blewett buries a floater from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Andrew Graff misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 54-67 |
| 02:23 | Penn | Gregory Herring grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 02:01 | Penn | Robert Foster can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Abdi - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdi, team foul #6 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), James Prue (SF), Thomas Couch (PF) William Laine, Andrew Graff, Alex Wiley | |
| Subs | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall (PG), Denny Taff (SG), Steven Luis (PF) Steven Claypoole, Gregory Herring, David Kelsch | |
| 02:01 | Penn | Robert Foster misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:01 | Penn | Robert Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:47 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Evans | 56-68 |
| 01:27 | Penn | Thomas Blewett makes the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by James Prue - foul #1 on James Prue, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Laine (PG), Andrew Graff (SF), Alex Wiley (PF) Thomas Evans, James Prue, Thomas Couch | |
| Subs | Penn | David Kelsch (C) Robert Foster | |
| 01:27 | Penn | Thomas Blewett makes the free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:13 | Murray State | William Laine connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-71 |
| 00:49 | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Denny Taff | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Murray State | Elmer Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 00:40 | Penn | Steven Luis pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Penn | Steven Luis clanks a jumper from the baseline | 59-73 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Andrew Graff drills a floater from close range set up by William Laine | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall runs out the clock | 61-73 |