| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andy Willingham (fresh) SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Addison (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Loch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Donald Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Kinnison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Blandford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Blessing (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Siewert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Jessie Brown inbounds the ball | 45-19 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Olin Zaller is fouled on the floor by Donald Collins - foul #2 on Donald Collins, team foul #1 | 45-19 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | Olin Zaller's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Danny Blessing | 45-19 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford pulls down the rebound | 45-19 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jessie Brown - foul #1 on Jessie Brown, team foul #1 | 45-19 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins makes the 1st free throw | 45-20 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 45-20 |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the rebound | 45-20 |
| 18:54 | Murray State | Olin Zaller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-20 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Blandford's floater is tipped away by Larry Addison | 45-20 |
| 18:43 | Murray State | Jessie Brown grabs the board | 45-20 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Danny Blessing steals the ball from Jessie Brown | 45-20 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-23 |
| 18:07 | Murray State | Jessie Brown can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-23 |
| 18:06 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 17:45 | Murray State | Jessie Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Addison | 48-23 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-23 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison hits the follow up shot | 48-25 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | Olin Zaller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-25 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Danny Blessing | 48-25 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing loses the ball out of bounds | 48-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Robinson (SG), Bobby Pereira (PF) Andy Willingham, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman (PG) Donald Collins | |
| 16:35 | Murray State | Olin Zaller makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-25 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-25 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing tips it back up and in | 51-27 |
| 15:50 | Murray State | Jessie Brown scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Robinson | 54-27 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jessie Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Pereira (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - John Loch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jerry Fellman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Kinnison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Blandford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Blessing (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Siewert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | William Siewert can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on John Loch - foul #1 on John Loch, team foul #2 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Melvin Sheffield (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Larry Addison (PF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Olin Zaller, Michael Robinson, Jessie Brown, Bobby Pereira, John Loch | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins (PG), Kenneth Freeman (SF), Jerry Dimartino (PF) Thomas Kinnison, Bruce Blandford, Danny Blessing | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | William Siewert makes the 1st free throw | 54-28 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | William Siewert misses the 2nd free throw | 54-28 |
| 15:35 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Larry Addison | 54-28 |
| 15:12 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-28 |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Larry Addison tips it in | 56-28 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Siewert | 56-30 |
| 14:29 | Murray State | Jerry Dimartino swats the layup by Willy Harris | 56-30 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | William Siewert snags the defensive board | 56-30 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Dimartino connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Siewert | 56-32 |
| 13:58 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-32 |
| 13:57 | Murray State | Larry Addison tips it but misses | 56-32 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-32 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Freeman, team foul #2 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Jessie Brown (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF), John Loch (C) Joseph Ross, Willy Harris, Larry Addison, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison (SG), Bruce Blandford (SF), Danny Blessing (PF) Jerry Fellman, Jerry Dimartino, William Siewert | |
| 13:07 | Murray State | Olin Zaller drills a floater from the right side | 58-32 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman is hacked by John Loch - foul #2 on John Loch, team foul #3 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bergren (PG) Donald Collins | |
| 12:45 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-32 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bergren can't tip it in | 58-32 |
| 12:42 | Murray State | John Loch grabs the board | 58-32 |
| 12:20 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-32 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth Freeman | 58-32 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bergren makes the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Olin Zaller - foul #1 on Olin Zaller, team foul #4 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Dimartino (C) Kenneth Freeman | |
| 12:13 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Bergren makes the free throw | 58-35 |
| 11:48 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-35 |
| 11:47 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira grabs the offensive board | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Pereira (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Loch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Charles Bergren (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Kinnison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Blandford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Blessing (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Dimartino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Murray State | Jessie Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Melvin Sheffield | 60-35 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Dimartino is whistled for a carry | 60-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Larry Addison (PF) Bobby Pereira | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins (PG), William Siewert (C) Charles Bergren, Jerry Dimartino | |
| 10:46 | Murray State | Jessie Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-35 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Kinnison | 60-35 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins hits a floater from the right block | 60-37 |
| 10:18 | Murray State | Larry Addison lays it in set up by Melvin Sheffield | 62-37 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-37 |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Jessie Brown gets the rebound | 62-37 |
| 09:46 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-37 |
| 09:45 | Murray State | Jessie Brown snags the offensive board | 62-37 |
| 09:18 | Murray State | Olin Zaller scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Larry Addison | 64-37 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Blandford | 64-40 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-40 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing is fouled on the floor by Larry Addison - foul #1 on Larry Addison, team foul #5 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Willy Harris (SF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Olin Zaller, Jessie Brown, John Loch | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman (SG), Kenneth Freeman (SF), Jerry Dimartino (PF) Thomas Kinnison, Bruce Blandford, Danny Blessing | |
| 08:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman drills a shot from the right block | 64-42 |
| 08:26 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield is called for traveling | 64-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Pereira (PF) Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Allen Church (SG) Donald Collins | |
| 08:05 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman buries a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Melvin Sheffield - foul #4 on Melvin Sheffield, team foul #6 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andy Willingham (SG) Melvin Sheffield | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 08:05 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman makes the free throw | 64-45 |
| 07:45 | Murray State | Andy Willingham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-45 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Dimartino snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Willingham (fresh) SF - Willy Harris (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Pereira (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ming-Hoa Yen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jerry Fellman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Allen Church (fresh) SF - Kenneth Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Dimartino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Siewert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Tennessee Tech | The pull-up jumper by Jerry Fellman is blocked by Ming-Hoa Yen | 64-45 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Church tips it in | 64-47 |
| 07:15 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-47 |
| 07:14 | Murray State | Willy Harris tips it in | 66-47 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Dimartino | 66-49 |
| 06:50 | Murray State | Andy Willingham comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 66-49 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Church gets the rebound | 66-49 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 66-49 |
| 06:43 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ming-Hoa Yen | 66-49 |
| 06:26 | Murray State | Andy Willingham is denied on a layup by William Siewert | 66-49 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee Tech | William Siewert pulls down the rebound | 66-49 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman makes the runner in the lane set up by Jerry Dimartino | 66-51 |
| 05:58 | Murray State | Willy Harris misses the shot from the right side | 66-51 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to William Siewert | 66-51 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Melvin Sheffield (SG), Jessie Brown (SF), Larry Addison (PF), John Loch (C) Joseph Ross, Andy Willingham, Willy Harris, Bobby Pereira, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins (PG), Thomas Kinnison (SG), Bruce Blandford (SF), Danny Blessing (PF) Jerry Fellman, Allen Church, Kenneth Freeman, Jerry Dimartino | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Tech | William Siewert misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Loch - foul #3 on John Loch, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Tech | William Siewert makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Tech | William Siewert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:16 | Murray State | Olin Zaller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Danny Blessing | 66-55 |
| 05:02 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:55 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Collins can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 04:53 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Olin Zaller | 66-55 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | Olin Zaller connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Brown | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Tech | William Siewert is called for traveling | 69-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman (C) William Siewert | |
| 03:53 | Murray State | Olin Zaller is hacked by Donald Collins - foul #3 on Donald Collins, team foul #3 | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Murray State | Olin Zaller can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-55 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee Tech | Danny Blessing snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Addison (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Loch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Donald Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Kinnison (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bruce Blandford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Blessing (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Pereira (PF) Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:59 | Murray State | Jessie Brown hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Melvin Sheffield | 71-55 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Kinnison is called for 10 seconds | 71-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Andy Willingham (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Olin Zaller, Melvin Sheffield, Jessie Brown, John Loch | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman (PG), Allen Church (SG), Charles Bergren (SF), Jerry Dimartino (C) Donald Collins, Thomas Kinnison, Bruce Blandford, Danny Blessing | |
| 02:29 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira loses the ball out of bounds | 71-55 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Ross takes the ball from Jerry Fellman in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| 02:13 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira double dribbles | 71-55 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Dimartino misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 71-55 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Dimartino grabs the offensive board | 71-55 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Ross - foul #1 on Joseph Ross, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:15 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira loses the ball out of bounds | 71-57 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Freeman can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 71-57 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Bobby Pereira | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira comes up short on the runner near the basket | 71-57 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth Freeman | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Fellman hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jerry Dimartino | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Joseph Ross runs out the clock | 71-59 |