| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Danny Raymond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James McClaugherty (fresh) C - Allan Hammer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Schreiber (fresh) SG - Curtis Bad (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - George Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi | Ralph Schreiber is called for the reach on Danny Raymond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Schreiber, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 19:42 | Murray State | The rebound goes to George Rivers | 33-30 |
| 19:33 | Murray State | Ben Green clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 19:32 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to George Chambers | 33-30 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi | Curtis Bad takes the ball from James McClaugherty in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 19:26 | Murray State | Curtis Bad lays it up and in | 33-32 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | Curtis Bad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | George Chambers tips it home | 35-32 |
| 18:04 | Murray State | John Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | George Chambers gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 17:36 | Murray State | John Smith gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:32 | Murray State | Allan Hammer is called for the reach on Ben Green - foul #1 on Allan Hammer, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Ronald Reeves (SG), Oscar Wade (SF), Hans Dembowski (PF), Stanley Jewell (C) Danny Raymond, George Chambers, John Boyd, James McClaugherty, Allan Hammer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski (PG), Mike Tafoya (SG), John Burton (SF), Jerome Nelson (PF), Darren Arrieta (C) Ralph Schreiber, Curtis Bad, George Rivers, John Smith, Ben Green | |
| 17:18 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Boryslaw Dombrowski and he's hacked by Oscar Wade - foul #2 on Oscar Wade, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 17:18 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Mike Tafoya - foul #2 on Mike Tafoya, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Damian Coley makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:04 | Murray State | Jerome Nelson grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 16:48 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta tips it in | 36-37 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Mike Tafoya is called for the reach on Ronald Reeves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mike Tafoya, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Murphy (PG) Mike Tafoya | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski is called for 5 seconds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Chambers (SG), Todd Prunty (SF), James McClaugherty (PF) Damian Coley, Oscar Wade, Stanley Jewell | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mike Tafoya (SG), Gerald Lucas (SF), John Smith (PF) Jeffrey Murphy, John Burton, Darren Arrieta | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ronald Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Chambers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Todd Prunty (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - James McClaugherty (fresh) C - Hans Dembowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Boryslaw Dombrowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Tafoya (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gerald Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Murray State | Gerald Lucas misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James McClaugherty - foul #3 on James McClaugherty, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Danny Raymond (PG), Allan Hammer (C) Ronald Reeves, Hans Dembowski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber (PG), Curtis Bad (SG), Ben Green (C) Boryslaw Dombrowski, Mike Tafoya, Jerome Nelson | |
| 15:34 | Murray State | Gerald Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:34 | Murray State | Gerald Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:34 | Murray State | Ben Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:15 | Murray State | Curtis Bad hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | James McClaugherty grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Ben Green is called for the reach on Allan Hammer - foul #1 on Ben Green, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Murray State | George Rivers (SF), John Burton (PF) Gerald Lucas, John Smith | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | George Chambers is fouled on the floor by Curtis Bad - foul #2 on Curtis Bad, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Boyd (SF) Todd Prunty | |
| Subs | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski (PG) Ralph Schreiber | |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | George Chambers knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Raymond | 39-38 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski buries a floater from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer misses the wide open runner from the right block | 39-40 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 13:20 | Murray State | Curtis Bad misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 13:18 | Murray State | Ben Green tips it in | 41-42 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 12:53 | Murray State | George Rivers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:34 | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski blows the layup | 41-42 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | John Boyd grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Curtis Bad steps in front of the Danny Raymond pass in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 12:25 | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski is hacked by John Boyd - foul #2 on John Boyd, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Todd Prunty (PG), Ronald Reeves (SG), Oscar Wade (SF), Hans Dembowski (PF), Stanley Jewell (C) Danny Raymond, George Chambers, John Boyd, James McClaugherty, Allan Hammer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber (PG), Mike Tafoya (SG), Jerome Nelson (SF), John Smith (PF), Darren Arrieta (C) Boryslaw Dombrowski, Curtis Bad, George Rivers, John Burton, Ben Green | |
| 12:20 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Ronald Reeves snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 11:53 | Murray State | John Smith snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Todd Prunty (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Dembowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Jewell (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Schreiber (fresh) SG - Mike Tafoya (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jerome Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Darren Arrieta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Murray State | Mike Tafoya can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 11:23 | Murray State | Mike Tafoya grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Jerome Nelson is hacked by Todd Prunty - foul #4 on Todd Prunty, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG) Todd Prunty | |
| Subs | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski (SG), Gerald Lucas (SF) Mike Tafoya, Darren Arrieta | |
| 10:42 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (C) Hans Dembowski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Murphy (PG) Ralph Schreiber | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Murphy picks off the pass by James Burgess in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 10:18 | Murray State | Jeffrey Murphy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Stanley Jewell snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Ronald Reeves is fouled on the floor by Gerald Lucas - foul #1 on Gerald Lucas, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Chambers (SG), John Boyd (SF), James McClaugherty (PF) Ronald Reeves, Oscar Wade, Stanley Jewell | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mike Tafoya (SG), George Rivers (SF), Ben Green (C) Jeffrey Murphy, Gerald Lucas, Jerome Nelson | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | James Burgess loses the ball out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Murphy (PG) Boryslaw Dombrowski | |
| 09:15 | Murray State | Mike Tafoya double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Danny Raymond (PG), Hans Dembowski (SF), Allan Hammer (C) Damian Coley, John Boyd, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber (PG), Curtis Bad (SG), Darren Arrieta (PF), John Burton (C) Jeffrey Murphy, Mike Tafoya, John Smith, Ben Green | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph Schreiber - foul #3 on Ralph Schreiber, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:02 | Murray State | George Rivers grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | John Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-42 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | James McClaugherty grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond buries a jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 08:17 | Murray State | John Burton buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Schreiber and he's fouled by Allan Hammer - foul #2 on Allan Hammer, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Reeves (SG), Oscar Wade (SF) George Chambers, James McClaugherty | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Smith (PF), Jerome Nelson (C) George Rivers, Darren Arrieta | |
| 08:17 | Murray State | John Burton makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond is hacked by John Burton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Burton, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:07 | Murray State | Jerome Nelson drills a shot from close range on a great pass from John Burton | 46-47 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-47 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Ronald Reeves is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Danny Raymond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Dembowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Hammer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Schreiber (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Bad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. SF - John Burton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerome Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Murray State | Allan Hammer takes the ball from Curtis Bad | 48-47 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Ronald Reeves is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Reeves, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Todd Prunty (PG), John Boyd (SF), Stanley Jewell (PF), James Burgess (C) Danny Raymond, Oscar Wade, Hans Dembowski, Allan Hammer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski (PG), Mike Tafoya (SG), Gerald Lucas (SF), Ben Green (C) Ralph Schreiber, Curtis Bad, John Burton, John Smith | |
| 07:13 | Murray State | Ben Green loses the dribble to Todd Prunty | 48-47 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | John Boyd is hacked by Gerald Lucas - foul #2 on Gerald Lucas, team foul #9 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Chambers (SG), James McClaugherty (PF) Ronald Reeves, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Smith (PF) Jerome Nelson | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:55 | Murray State | Mike Tafoya grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:44 | Murray State | Stanley Jewell picks off the pass by Gerald Lucas | 49-47 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | John Boyd buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Chambers | 52-47 |
| 06:07 | Murray State | Ben Green comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Stanley Jewell - foul #1 on Stanley Jewell, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Oscar Wade (SF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Murray State | George Rivers (SF), Darren Arrieta (PF) Gerald Lucas, John Smith | |
| 06:07 | Murray State | Ben Green makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:07 | Murray State | Ben Green makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | George Rivers steals it from James McClaugherty in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 06:02 | Murray State | George Rivers dunks the ball | 52-51 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty is fouled in the backcourt by Boryslaw Dombrowski - foul #3 on Boryslaw Dombrowski, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Curtis Bad (SG), Jerome Nelson (PF) Mike Tafoya, Ben Green | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:32 | Murray State | George Rivers misses the easy layup | 54-51 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | James McClaugherty's pass is intercepted by Jerome Nelson | 54-51 |
| 04:57 | Murray State | George Rivers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 04:55 | Murray State | George Rivers gets the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:36 | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Danny Raymond (PG), John Boyd (SF), Allan Hammer (C) Todd Prunty, Oscar Wade, Stanley Jewell | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber (PG), John Smith (PF) Boryslaw Dombrowski, Darren Arrieta | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond is fouled on the floor by Ralph Schreiber - foul #4 on Ralph Schreiber, team foul #11 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski (PF) James McClaugherty | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ben Green (C) Jerome Nelson | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Ben Green grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 04:04 | Murray State | George Rivers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | George Chambers misses the easy layup | 55-54 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | George Chambers tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ben Green and he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #3 on John Boyd, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Todd Prunty (SG) George Chambers | |
| Subs | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski (SG), Jerome Nelson (SF) Curtis Bad, George Rivers | |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Danny Raymond (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Prunty (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hans Dembowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Hammer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Schreiber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Boryslaw Dombrowski (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Green (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | John Boyd misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 03:20 | Murray State | Jerome Nelson gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Jerome Nelson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #4 on John Boyd, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James McClaugherty (PF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Burton (SF), Darren Arrieta (C) John Smith, Ben Green | |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Jerome Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Jerome Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 02:49 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:49 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Chambers (SG), John Boyd (SF) Todd Prunty, Hans Dembowski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Curtis Bad (SG), George Rivers (SF), John Smith (PF), Ben Green (C) Boryslaw Dombrowski, John Burton, Jerome Nelson, Darren Arrieta | |
| 02:34 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | John Boyd hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Danny Raymond | 60-61 |
| 02:05 | Murray State | Curtis Bad is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Curtis Bad, team foul #12 | 60-61 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-61 |
| 01:38 | Murray State | John Smith can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 62-61 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | John Boyd grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Allan Hammer misses the floater from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | John Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | George Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| 00:47 | Murray State | George Rivers can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 62-61 |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber grabs the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber is called for 3 seconds | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Curtis Bad is called for the reach on John Boyd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Bad, team foul #13 | 62-61 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Green | 64-61 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Curtis Bad buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Rivers | 64-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond misses long on a shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Danny Raymond (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Chambers (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - James McClaugherty (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Allan Hammer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Schreiber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Curtis Bad (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. 4 pf. SF - George Rivers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Green (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Murray State | Ben Green wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:51 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber hits a 3 from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Ben Green is called for the reach on John Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Green, team foul #14 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jerome Nelson (C) Ben Green | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Curtis Bad hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-70 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | John Boyd comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 66-70 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | George Chambers can't tip it in | 66-70 |
| 04:14 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber grabs the board | 66-70 |
| 04:05 | Murray State | John Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Bad | 66-73 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-73 |
| 03:25 | Murray State | George Rivers buries a floater from the right block | 69-75 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | John Boyd misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #15 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Todd Prunty (PG), Hans Dembowski (C) Danny Raymond, Allan Hammer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski (PG), Mike Tafoya (SG), Darren Arrieta (PF), Ben Green (C) Ralph Schreiber, Curtis Bad, George Rivers, John Smith | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:52 | Murray State | Ben Green connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-77 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Reeves (PG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Murray State | Curtis Bad (SG), John Smith (PF) Mike Tafoya, Darren Arrieta | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | John Smith denies the turnaround by George Chambers | 71-77 |
| 02:36 | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski gets the rebound | 71-77 |
| 02:36 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Danny Raymond (PG), Allan Hammer (C) Ronald Reeves, Hans Dembowski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber (PG), George Rivers (SF) Boryslaw Dombrowski, Jerome Nelson | |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-77 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Allan Hammer | 71-77 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | James McClaugherty can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 71-77 |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber grabs the board | 71-77 |
| 01:55 | Murray State | Curtis Bad buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | George Chambers drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Raymond | 73-80 |
| 01:23 | Murray State | Ben Green misses long on a jumper in the lane | 73-80 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | George Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty misses long on a shot from the right wing | 73-80 |
| 01:00 | Murray State | The rebound goes to George Rivers | 73-80 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Danny Raymond (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Chambers (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Prunty (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - James McClaugherty (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Allan Hammer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Schreiber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Curtis Bad (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 6 stl. 4 pf. SF - George Rivers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Murray State | George Rivers is hacked by Danny Raymond in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Raymond, team foul #11 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Boyd (SF) Todd Prunty | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Burton (PF) John Smith | |
| 00:58 | Murray State | George Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:58 | Murray State | George Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Danny Raymond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-82 |
| 00:52 | Murray State | John Burton pulls down the rebound | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Murray State | John Burton is fouled in the backcourt by George Chambers - foul #2 on George Chambers, team foul #12 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Smith (PF) George Rivers | |
| 00:51 | Murray State | John Burton misses the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:51 | Murray State | John Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | George Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Todd Prunty (PG), Ronald Reeves (SG), Oscar Wade (SF), Hans Dembowski (PF), Stanley Jewell (C) Danny Raymond, George Chambers, John Boyd, James McClaugherty, Allan Hammer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Murphy (PG), Boryslaw Dombrowski (SG), Jerome Nelson (PF), Darren Arrieta (C) Ralph Schreiber, Curtis Bad, John Smith, Ben Green | |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Todd Prunty is called for the reach on Jeffrey Murphy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Todd Prunty, team foul #13 | 73-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG) Todd Prunty | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Jeffrey Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Jeffrey Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-85 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Ronald Reeves buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-85 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Jeffrey Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Hans Dembowski - foul #1 on Hans Dembowski, team foul #14 | 75-85 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Jeffrey Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Jeffrey Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-87 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Oscar Wade buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Damian Coley | 78-87 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Danny Raymond (PG), George Chambers (SG), John Boyd (SF), James McClaugherty (PF), Allan Hammer (C) Damian Coley, Ronald Reeves, Oscar Wade, Hans Dembowski, Stanley Jewell | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber (PG), Curtis Bad (SG), George Rivers (SF), John Smith (PF), Ben Green (C) Jeffrey Murphy, Boryslaw Dombrowski, John Burton, Jerome Nelson, Darren Arrieta | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber runs out the clock | 78-87 |