| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lamont Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Fanning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Whitty (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Lawrence Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Weston Pipkin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Beveridge (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hamm (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Charleston Southern | Carl Beveridge inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Charleston Southern | Samuel Whitty picks off the pass by Weston Pipkin | 22-33 |
| 19:36 | Murray State | Henry Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Russell Williams | 25-33 |
| 19:34 | Charleston Southern | Weston Pipkin's pass is intercepted by Lamont Green in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| 19:17 | Murray State | Lamont Green is hacked by Robert Lewis - foul #1 on Robert Lewis, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Zeis (SG) Lamont Green | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 19:03 | Murray State | Henry Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 19:02 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Finley snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 18:56 | Charleston Southern | Samuel Whitty is called for the reach on John Hamm - foul #2 on Samuel Whitty, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 18:43 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Finley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 18:24 | Murray State | Russell Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Henry Thompson | 27-33 |
| 18:17 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 18:16 | Charleston Southern | Carl Beveridge can't tip it in | 27-33 |
| 18:14 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:02 | Charleston Southern | Weston Pipkin hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Carl Beveridge | 27-36 |
| 17:45 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty misses long on a floater near the basket | 27-36 |
| 17:43 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Carl Beveridge | 27-36 |
| 17:40 | Charleston Southern | Weston Pipkin travels in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lamont Green (SG) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Vaughn Drake (PG), Roger Wetzstein (SG), William Lebel (SF), Frank Clark (PF), Victor McCarrell (C) Lawrence Finley, Weston Pipkin, Carl Beveridge, Robert Lewis, John Hamm | |
| 17:30 | Murray State | Frank Clark picks off the pass by Russell Zeis | 27-36 |
| 17:07 | Charleston Southern | Samuel Whitty swats the short shot by Victor McCarrell | 27-36 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | Richard Fanning grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:53 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-36 |
| 16:51 | Charleston Southern | William Lebel pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:48 | Charleston Southern | Lamont Green is called for the reach on Vaughn Drake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lamont Green, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Williams (PG) Henry Thompson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Weston Pipkin (SG) Victor McCarrell | |
| 16:34 | Charleston Southern | Weston Pipkin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:28 | Murray State | Russell Williams hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Whitty | 30-36 |
| 16:17 | Charleston Southern | Roger Wetzstein misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Russell Williams - foul #2 on Russell Williams, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Henry Thompson (SF) Russell Zeis | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Carl Beveridge (SF), Robert Lewis (PF), John Hamm (C) Vaughn Drake, Frank Clark, William Lebel | |
| 16:17 | Charleston Southern | Roger Wetzstein makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:17 | Charleston Southern | Roger Wetzstein misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:17 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lewis grabs the offensive board | 30-37 |
| 15:58 | Charleston Southern | Carl Beveridge comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 30-37 |
| 15:57 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamont Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Fanning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Whitty (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Roger Wetzstein (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Weston Pipkin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Carl Beveridge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hamm (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Murray State | Russell Williams buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lamont Green | 32-37 |
| 15:20 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-37 |
| 15:18 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:51 | Murray State | Lamont Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 14:49 | Murray State | Richard Fanning hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 14:32 | Charleston Southern | Carl Beveridge drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 14:12 | Murray State | John Hamm picks off the pass by Samuel Whitty | 34-39 |
| 13:45 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lewis is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Weston Pipkin | 34-42 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Henry Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 13:25 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:04 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty lays it in and he's fouled by Weston Pipkin - foul #2 on Weston Pipkin, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Zeis (SG), Donald Markus (C) Henry Thompson, Richard Fanning | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Finley (PG), Vaughn Drake (SG), William Lebel (SF), Frank Clark (PF), Victor McCarrell (C) Roger Wetzstein, Weston Pipkin, Carl Beveridge, Robert Lewis, John Hamm | |
| 13:04 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:49 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Finley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Lebel | 37-45 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Russell Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-45 |
| 12:29 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty grabs the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:13 | Murray State | Russell Zeis buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 12:06 | Charleston Southern | Frank Clark clanks a floater from the left side | 39-45 |
| 12:05 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Finley tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Lawrence Finley is called for the reach on Samuel Whitty - foul #1 on Lawrence Finley, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Henry Thompson (SF), Richard Fanning (PF) Lamont Green, Samuel Whitty | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Zeis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry Thompson (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Richard Fanning (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Markus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Lawrence Finley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vaughn Drake (fresh) 5 ast. SF - William Lebel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor McCarrell (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Murray State | Russell Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 11:25 | Murray State | Henry Thompson grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 11:06 | Murray State | Frank Clark steals the ball from Russell Williams | 39-47 |
| 10:40 | Charleston Southern | Donald Markus blocks the short jumper by Victor McCarrell | 39-47 |
| 10:38 | Murray State | Donald Markus grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 10:20 | Murray State | Russell Zeis buries a jump hook from close range set up by Russell Williams | 41-47 |
| 10:05 | Charleston Southern | Frank Clark misses the lay-in | 41-47 |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Henry Thompson grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 09:52 | Murray State | Richard Fanning clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 41-47 |
| 09:50 | Charleston Southern | Victor McCarrell snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 09:31 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Finley is fouled on the floor by Russell Williams - foul #3 on Russell Williams, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lamont Green (SG) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Raymond Fox (PG), Weston Pipkin (SG), Carl Beveridge (SF), Robert Lewis (PF), John Hamm (C) Lawrence Finley, Vaughn Drake, William Lebel, Frank Clark, Victor McCarrell | |
| 09:17 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lewis knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Carl Beveridge and the foul's on Donald Markus - foul #4 on Donald Markus, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Samuel Whitty (C) Donald Markus | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 09:17 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lewis makes the free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:03 | Murray State | Richard Fanning slams it home set up by Russell Zeis | 43-50 |
| 09:01 | Charleston Southern | Lamont Green is called for the reach on Carl Beveridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lamont Green, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Williams (PG) Henry Thompson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 08:52 | Charleston Southern | Raymond Fox can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 08:51 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lewis snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 08:24 | Charleston Southern | Weston Pipkin buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Fox and he's fouled by Richard Fanning - foul #1 on Richard Fanning, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Henry Thompson (SF) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Roger Wetzstein (PG) Raymond Fox | |
| 08:24 | Charleston Southern | Weston Pipkin makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:06 | Murray State | Russell Zeis makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Fanning | 45-53 |
| 08:03 | Charleston Southern | Carl Beveridge's pass is intercepted by Richard Fanning in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 07:51 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty blows the layup | 45-53 |
| 07:49 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 07:45 | Charleston Southern | Henry Thompson steps in front of the Weston Pipkin pass in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 07:44 | Murray State | Russell Zeis banks in the layup set up by Henry Thompson | 49-53 |
| 07:41 | Charleston Southern | Lamont Green is called for the reach on Roger Wetzstein in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lamont Green, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Williams (PG), Donald Markus (C) Henry Thompson, Samuel Whitty | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Gary Painter (SF), Frank Clark (PF) Carl Beveridge, Robert Lewis | |
| 07:41 | Charleston Southern | Roger Wetzstein misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:41 | Murray State | Donald Markus snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Zeis (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lamont Green (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Fanning (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Markus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Roger Wetzstein (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Weston Pipkin (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Painter (fresh) PF - Frank Clark (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Hamm (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Murray State | Donald Markus misses long on a jumper from the right side | 49-53 |
| 07:11 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Frank Clark | 49-53 |
| 06:59 | Charleston Southern | A charge is called on Weston Pipkin - foul #3 on Weston Pipkin, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Henry Thompson (SF) Lamont Green | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Finley (PG), William Lebel (C) Weston Pipkin, John Hamm | |
| 06:38 | Murray State | Russell Zeis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 06:37 | Charleston Southern | Frank Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:19 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Finley is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Wetzstein | 49-55 |
| 06:03 | Murray State | Russell Zeis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-55 |
| 06:02 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to William Lebel | 49-55 |
| 05:52 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Finley can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 05:50 | Charleston Southern | William Lebel tips it back up and in | 49-57 |
| 05:50 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lamont Green (SG), Samuel Whitty (C) Russell Williams, Donald Markus | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Weston Pipkin (SG), Carl Beveridge (SF), Robert Lewis (PF), John Hamm (C) Roger Wetzstein, Gary Painter, Frank Clark, William Lebel | |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Henry Thompson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-57 |
| 05:33 | Charleston Southern | John Hamm snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 05:27 | Charleston Southern | John Hamm buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Finley and the foul's on Samuel Whitty - foul #3 on Samuel Whitty, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Williams (PG) Henry Thompson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 05:27 | Charleston Southern | John Hamm makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:12 | Murray State | Russell Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-60 |
| 05:11 | Murray State | Richard Fanning grabs the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:00 | Murray State | Lamont Green makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Carl Beveridge - foul #1 on Carl Beveridge, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Henry Thompson (SF) Richard Fanning | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 05:00 | Murray State | Lamont Green makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:46 | Charleston Southern | Carl Beveridge lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Robert Lewis | 52-62 |
| 04:25 | Murray State | Samuel Whitty is hacked by John Hamm - foul #2 on John Hamm, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Fanning (PF) Henry Thompson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Vaughn Drake (PG) Lawrence Finley | |
| 04:13 | Murray State | Weston Pipkin steps in front of the Lamont Green pass | 52-62 |
| 03:51 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lewis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Weston Pipkin | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Murray State | Weston Pipkin steals the ball from Russell Zeis | 52-65 |
| 03:33 | Charleston Southern | Carl Beveridge hits the finger roll set up by Weston Pipkin | 52-67 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Williams (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Zeis (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lamont Green (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Fanning (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Whitty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Vaughn Drake (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Weston Pipkin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Carl Beveridge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hamm (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Murray State | Russell Williams is whistled for traveling | 52-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Patrick Keith (SG), Thomas Henninger (SF), Richard Frey (PF), Donald Markus (C) Russell Williams, Lamont Green, Richard Fanning, Samuel Whitty | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Roger Wetzstein (SG), William Lebel (SF), Frank Clark (PF), Victor McCarrell (C) Weston Pipkin, Carl Beveridge, Robert Lewis, John Hamm | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Charleston Southern | Roger Wetzstein hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Victor McCarrell | 52-69 |
| 02:39 | Murray State | Donald Markus misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Victor McCarrell - foul #1 on Victor McCarrell, team foul #7 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Samuel Whitty (C) Patrick Keith | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Raymond Fox (SG) Vaughn Drake | |
| 02:39 | Murray State | Donald Markus misses the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:39 | Murray State | Donald Markus misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:39 | Charleston Southern | Frank Clark pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:17 | Charleston Southern | Raymond Fox misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 02:15 | Murray State | Donald Markus gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:04 | Murray State | Russell Zeis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-69 |
| 02:02 | Charleston Southern | William Lebel gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:48 | Charleston Southern | Raymond Fox is called for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Fox, team foul #8 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lamont Green (SG), Henry Thompson (SF), Richard Fanning (PF) Thomas Henninger, Richard Frey, Samuel Whitty | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Vaughn Drake (PG) Raymond Fox | |
| 01:21 | Murray State | Lamont Green misses long on a floater from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 01:19 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn Drake pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:01 | Charleston Southern | Roger Wetzstein misses the easy layup | 52-69 |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Lamont Green snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Frank Clark blocks the short jumper by Henry Thompson | 52-69 |
| 00:55 | Charleston Southern | Roger Wetzstein grabs the board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn Drake can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-69 |
| 00:25 | Charleston Southern | Victor McCarrell tips it home | 52-71 |
| 00:20 | Murray State | Russell Zeis makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 00:00 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn Drake runs out the clock | 55-71 |