| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gouge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Crespo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darwin Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Bernard Ferrante (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gula (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Selfridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Moffett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Strickland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | Donald Selfridge inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Quinnipiac | James Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 19:33 | Murray State | William Gouge's fadeaway is rejected by James Strickland | 36-37 |
| 19:32 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Billy Moffett | 36-37 |
| 19:19 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett's pass is intercepted by John Richards | 36-37 |
| 19:15 | Murray State | John Richards jams it | 38-37 |
| 18:56 | Quinnipiac | James Strickland hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Darwin Brooks - foul #2 on Darwin Brooks, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 18:56 | Quinnipiac | James Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:56 | Quinnipiac | James Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:39 | Murray State | Thomas Russell misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 18:38 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:16 | Quinnipiac | Donald Selfridge buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 18:02 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks scores on a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 17:39 | Quinnipiac | James Strickland misses the jump hook from the right block | 41-42 |
| 17:38 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:21 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 17:20 | Murray State | William Gouge misses the tip | 41-42 |
| 17:19 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Bernard Ferrante | 41-42 |
| 16:55 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Crespo - foul #2 on Kevin Crespo, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Hodnett (PG), David Maclean (SG), Marco Rossi (SF), Antonio Pierce (PF), Robert Davidson (C) William Gouge, John Richards, Thomas Russell, Kevin Crespo, Darwin Brooks | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Terry Hubbard (PG), William Kaplan (SG), Walter Farmer (SF), Russell Groves (C) Bernard Ferrante, Scott Gula, Donald Selfridge, James Strickland | |
| 16:55 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:55 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:41 | Murray State | Robert Davidson drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Hodnett and he's hacked by William Kaplan - foul #3 on William Kaplan, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Gula (SG), Sylvester Willits (C) William Kaplan, Billy Moffett | |
| 16:41 | Murray State | Robert Davidson makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:23 | Quinnipiac | Walter Farmer is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| 16:07 | Murray State | David Maclean misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:05 | Murray State | Marco Rossi tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - John Hodnett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Maclean (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marco Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Terry Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gula (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Groves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sylvester Willits (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Quinnipiac | Walter Farmer makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Terry Hubbard | 46-46 |
| 15:26 | Murray State | John Hodnett scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Marco Rossi and he's fouled by Russell Groves - foul #1 on Russell Groves, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Seymour (SF), Kevin Crespo (PF), Adrian Williams (C) Marco Rossi, Antonio Pierce, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Bernard Ferrante (PG), William Kaplan (SG), Jack Leet (SF), Mathew Leland (PF), James Strickland (C) Terry Hubbard, Scott Gula, Walter Farmer, Russell Groves, Sylvester Willits | |
| 15:26 | Murray State | John Hodnett makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:07 | Quinnipiac | Mathew Leland misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 15:06 | Murray State | Adrian Williams gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 14:59 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo connects on the open floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Hodnett | 51-46 |
| 14:38 | Quinnipiac | William Kaplan connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bernard Ferrante | 51-49 |
| 14:29 | Murray State | Adrian Williams blows the layup | 51-49 |
| 14:27 | Quinnipiac | Bernard Ferrante grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 14:11 | Quinnipiac | James Strickland scores on a floater from the left block | 51-51 |
| 13:47 | Murray State | John Hodnett loses the ball out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gouge (PG), John Richards (SG), Thomas Russell (SF), Antonio Pierce (PF), Robert Davidson (C) John Hodnett, David Maclean, Jeffrey Seymour, Kevin Crespo, Adrian Williams | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Terry Hubbard (PG), Donald Selfridge (SG), Walter Farmer (SF), Russell Groves (PF), Sylvester Willits (C) Bernard Ferrante, William Kaplan, Jack Leet, Mathew Leland, James Strickland | |
| 13:29 | Quinnipiac | Sylvester Willits misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Gouge - foul #1 on William Gouge, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| 13:29 | Quinnipiac | Sylvester Willits makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:29 | Quinnipiac | Sylvester Willits makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 13:14 | Murray State | Robert Davidson misses the dunk | 51-53 |
| 13:13 | Quinnipiac | Walter Farmer snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 13:00 | Quinnipiac | Walter Farmer scores on a 3 from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 12:48 | Murray State | John Richards makes the floater from the right side set up by Robert Davidson | 53-56 |
| 12:29 | Quinnipiac | Donald Selfridge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 12:27 | Murray State | Robert Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 12:03 | Murray State | Robert Davidson misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 53-56 |
| 12:02 | Quinnipiac | Russell Groves grabs the board | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Richards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Russell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Terry Hubbard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Selfridge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Farmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sylvester Willits (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Groves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Quinnipiac | Russell Groves misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Davidson - foul #2 on Robert Davidson, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marco Rossi (SF), Adrian Williams (PF), Darwin Brooks (C) Thomas Russell, Antonio Pierce, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | William Kaplan (PG), Scott Gula (SG), Jack Leet (SF), Billy Moffett (PF) Terry Hubbard, Donald Selfridge, Walter Farmer, Sylvester Willits | |
| 11:50 | Quinnipiac | Russell Groves makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:50 | Quinnipiac | Russell Groves misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:50 | Murray State | Adrian Williams snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 11:34 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks blows the layup but the foul's on Scott Gula - foul #3 on Scott Gula, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Maclean (SG) John Richards | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Strickland (C) Russell Groves | |
| 11:34 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 11:34 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 11:34 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:23 | Murray State | William Gouge misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 11:21 | Murray State | David Maclean gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:14 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks makes the shot from close range on a great pass from William Gouge | 56-57 |
| 10:45 | Quinnipiac | Jack Leet is hacked by Marco Rossi - foul #3 on Marco Rossi, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Crespo (PF) Adrian Williams | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Mathew Leland (PF) Billy Moffett | |
| 10:34 | Quinnipiac | Mathew Leland banks in the layup | 56-59 |
| 10:23 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks jams it | 58-59 |
| 10:04 | Quinnipiac | Scott Gula knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Marco Rossi - foul #4 on Marco Rossi, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Hodnett (PG), John Richards (SG), Thomas Russell (SF), Antonio Pierce (PF) William Gouge, David Maclean, Marco Rossi, Kevin Crespo | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Donald Selfridge (PG), Russell Groves (C) William Kaplan, James Strickland | |
| 10:04 | Quinnipiac | Scott Gula makes the free throw | 58-62 |
| 10:00 | Murray State | Russell Groves is called for the reach on Darwin Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Groves, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Bernard Ferrante (PG) Scott Gula | |
| 09:55 | Murray State | Thomas Russell makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Hodnett | 60-62 |
| 09:44 | Quinnipiac | Mathew Leland knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Selfridge | 60-64 |
| 09:23 | Murray State | John Richards makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Hodnett | 63-64 |
| 09:11 | Quinnipiac | Donald Selfridge is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Selfridge, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Davidson (C) Darwin Brooks | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Terry Hubbard (PG), Scott Gula (SG), Billy Moffett (PF) Bernard Ferrante, Donald Selfridge, Mathew Leland | |
| 08:56 | Murray State | John Hodnett misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 08:55 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Russell | 63-64 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Robert Davidson lays it in uncontested set up by Antonio Pierce and he's hacked by Russell Groves - foul #3 on Russell Groves, team foul #6 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gouge (PG), David Maclean (SG), Kevin Crespo (PF) John Hodnett, John Richards, Antonio Pierce | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | William Kaplan (SF), James Strickland (C) Jack Leet, Russell Groves | |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Robert Davidson makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 08:29 | Quinnipiac | Scott Gula misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 08:28 | Quinnipiac | Terry Hubbard snags the offensive board | 66-64 |
| 08:15 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett hits the finger roll | 66-66 |
| 07:51 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo blows the layup but he's hacked by William Kaplan - foul #4 on William Kaplan, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marco Rossi (SF), Adrian Williams (C) Thomas Russell, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Bernard Ferrante (PG), Donald Selfridge (SG), Walter Farmer (SF), Sylvester Willits (C) Terry Hubbard, Scott Gula, William Kaplan, James Strickland | |
| 07:51 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 07:51 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Maclean (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marco Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Crespo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Bernard Ferrante (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Selfridge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Farmer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Billy Moffett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Sylvester Willits (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-66 |
| 07:31 | Murray State | David Maclean snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 07:11 | Murray State | Marco Rossi hits a shot near the basket | 69-66 |
| 07:04 | Quinnipiac | Walter Farmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Marco Rossi - foul #5 on Marco Rossi, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Hodnett (PG), John Richards (SG), Jeffrey Seymour (SF), Antonio Pierce (PF) William Gouge, David Maclean, Marco Rossi, Kevin Crespo | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jack Leet (SF) Bernard Ferrante | |
| 07:04 | Quinnipiac | Walter Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 07:04 | Quinnipiac | Walter Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 06:52 | Murray State | John Richards lays it up and in | 71-68 |
| 06:46 | Quinnipiac | Jack Leet loses the ball out of bounds | 71-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Davidson (C) Adrian Williams | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | William Kaplan (SG), Russell Groves (C) Walter Farmer, Sylvester Willits | |
| 06:37 | Murray State | John Hodnett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 06:35 | Quinnipiac | Russell Groves snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 06:13 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jack Leet | 71-71 |
| 06:09 | Murray State | Jeffrey Seymour's pass is intercepted by Jack Leet in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| 05:53 | Quinnipiac | William Kaplan buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | John Richards hits a wide open shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Davidson | 73-73 |
| 05:19 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 73-73 |
| 05:17 | Quinnipiac | Jack Leet grabs the offensive board | 73-73 |
| 04:59 | Quinnipiac | William Kaplan hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Moffett | 73-75 |
| 04:59 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Maclean (PG), Thomas Russell (SF), Kevin Crespo (PF), Darwin Brooks (C) John Hodnett, Jeffrey Seymour, Antonio Pierce, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Bernard Ferrante (PG), Scott Gula (SG), Mathew Leland (PF), Sylvester Willits (C) Donald Selfridge, Jack Leet, Billy Moffett, Russell Groves | |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks is open and buries a jumper from the left block set up by David Maclean | 75-75 |
| 04:32 | Quinnipiac | Bernard Ferrante drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-77 |
| 04:28 | Murray State | Thomas Russell is hacked by Bernard Ferrante in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Ferrante, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gouge (PG) John Richards | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Walter Farmer (SF) William Kaplan | |
| 04:28 | Murray State | Thomas Russell misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 04:28 | Quinnipiac | Sylvester Willits gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| 04:09 | Quinnipiac | Scott Gula misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 75-77 |
| 04:07 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Thomas Russell | 75-77 |
| 03:52 | Murray State | Thomas Russell is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 75-77 |
| 03:50 | Murray State | William Gouge tips it home | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gouge (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Maclean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Crespo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Darwin Brooks (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Bernard Ferrante (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gula (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Farmer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mathew Leland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Sylvester Willits (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Quinnipiac | Scott Gula misses the easy layup | 77-77 |
| 03:21 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 03:09 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo can't finish the layup | 77-77 |
| 03:07 | Murray State | David Maclean snags the offensive board | 77-77 |
| 02:54 | Murray State | Thomas Russell is fouled on the floor by Scott Gula - foul #4 on Scott Gula, team foul #9 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Hodnett (PG), John Richards (SG), Antonio Pierce (PF), Robert Davidson (C) William Gouge, David Maclean, Kevin Crespo, Darwin Brooks | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Donald Selfridge (PG), William Kaplan (SG), Jack Leet (SF), Billy Moffett (PF), James Strickland (C) Bernard Ferrante, Scott Gula, Walter Farmer, Mathew Leland, Sylvester Willits | |
| 02:54 | Murray State | Thomas Russell makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:54 | Murray State | Thomas Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 02:51 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| 02:43 | Quinnipiac | Jack Leet drills a 3 from the left corner | 79-80 |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gouge (PG), Kevin Crespo (PF), Darwin Brooks (C) John Hodnett, Antonio Pierce, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Bernard Ferrante (PG), Scott Gula (SG), Russell Groves (PF) Donald Selfridge, William Kaplan, Billy Moffett | |
| 02:21 | Murray State | Thomas Russell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Jack Leet - foul #4 on Jack Leet, team foul #10 | 79-80 |
| 02:21 | Murray State | Thomas Russell makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 02:21 | Murray State | Thomas Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 02:01 | Quinnipiac | Jack Leet hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-83 |
| 01:59 | Murray State | Russell Groves steps in front of the Thomas Russell pass in the backcourt | 81-83 |
| 01:48 | Quinnipiac | William Gouge steps in front of the James Strickland pass | 81-83 |
| 01:45 | Murray State | William Gouge lays it in | 83-83 |
| 01:33 | Quinnipiac | Jack Leet misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 83-83 |
| 01:31 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks snags the defensive board | 83-83 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | William Gouge misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-83 |
| 01:24 | Quinnipiac | James Strickland gets the rebound | 83-83 |
| 01:05 | Quinnipiac | Bernard Ferrante's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-83 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett (PF) Russell Groves | |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks comes up short on the floater in the lane | 83-83 |
| 00:44 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Billy Moffett | 83-83 |
| 00:26 | Quinnipiac | James Strickland can't connect on a floater from close range | 83-83 |
| 00:25 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett gets the offensive rebound | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | Billy Moffett buries a turnaround from the left block | 83-85 |