| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Murray State | Jerry Britton is called for the reach on Emmett Baeza - foul #3 on Jerry Britton, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (C) Jerry Britton | |
| 19:32 | Murray State | Yul Tang steals the ball from Emmett Baeza | 30-43 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett drills a fadeaway near the basket | 30-45 |
| 18:58 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Yul Tang grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-45 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | James Gaskin snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 18:38 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-45 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | James Gaskin is called for the reach on Michael Banas in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Gaskin, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), William Huggins (C) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Michael Banas's floater is tipped away by Emmett Baeza | 30-45 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Yul Tang | 30-45 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses short on a jumper from the right side | 30-45 |
| 18:03 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 17:56 | Murray State | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SF), Alva Leski (C) Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG), James Palmer (SF), Don Palmer (PF), Ronald Joachim (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins, Yul Tang, Bennie Crockett | |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Don Palmer banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Joachim | 30-47 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | Roy Harvey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-47 |
| 17:04 | Murray State | Alva Leski hits the follow up shot | 32-47 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Don Palmer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Rook - foul #1 on Andrew Rook, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Michael Jones, Roy Harvey, William Huggins, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), Bennie Crockett (C) Calvin Kirby, James Palmer, Ronald Joachim | |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Don Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Don Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 16:41 | Murray State | James Gaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 16:20 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza makes the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Don Palmer - foul #1 on Don Palmer, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Yul Tang (PF) Christopher Lewis, Don Palmer | |
| 16:20 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Emmett Baeza - foul #2 on Emmett Baeza, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Britton (C) Bennie Crockett | |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 15:57 | Murray State | James Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Michael Banas buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Alfred Kite and he's fouled by Salvador Gomez - foul #1 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), Alva Leski (PF), Louis Bragdon (C) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (PF) Lloyd Huskins, Yul Tang | |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses the free throw | 38-51 |
| 15:15 | Murray State | Alva Leski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Andrew Rook comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | James Palmer snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Louis Bragdon is called for the reach on Michael Banas - foul #2 on Louis Bragdon, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Huggins (PF) Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas | |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-51 |
| 14:24 | Murray State | Andrew Rook grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Alva Leski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Britton - foul #4 on Jerry Britton, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Louis Bragdon (SF), James Gaskin (PF) Andrew Rook, Roy Harvey, William Huggins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins (SF), Don Palmer (C) James Palmer, Jerry Britton | |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Alva Leski makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Alva Leski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Bragdon - foul #3 on Louis Bragdon, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Salvador Gomez (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), Alva Seferovic (C) Michael Jones, Louis Bragdon, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Yul Tang (PF) Christopher Lewis, Bennie Crockett | |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:32 | Murray State | James Gaskin drills a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Lloyd Huskins - foul #2 on Lloyd Huskins, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| 13:32 | Murray State | James Gaskin makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Yul Tang can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on James Gaskin - foul #2 on James Gaskin, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), William Huggins (PF) David Tibbs, James Gaskin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), James Palmer (SG), Ronald Joachim (C) Calvin Kirby, Michael Banas, Don Palmer | |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Yul Tang makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Yul Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 12:49 | Murray State | William Huggins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-55 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Yul Tang pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SG), Alva Leski (C) Salvador Gomez, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:27 | Murray State | Andrew Rook clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 12:25 | Murray State | Alva Leski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 12:14 | Murray State | Alva Leski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-55 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins lays it in on a great pass from Yul Tang | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Rook (fairly fresh) SG - Roy Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emmett Baeza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Huggins (fresh) 12 pts. C - Alva Leski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Palmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Yul Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Joachim (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Murray State | Andrew Rook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Louis Bragdon (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Roy Harvey, Emmett Baeza, William Huggins, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Michael Banas (SG), Christopher Lewis (SF), Bennie Crockett (PF) Alfred Kite, James Palmer, Lloyd Huskins, Yul Tang | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett hits a shot from the baseline | 43-59 |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez is fouled on the floor by Ronald Joachim - foul #2 on Ronald Joachim, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Palmer (C) Ronald Joachim | |
| 10:45 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Don Palmer throws it down on a great pass from Calvin Kirby | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:20 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon is fouled on the floor by Bennie Crockett - foul #2 on Bennie Crockett, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), William Huggins (C) Salvador Gomez, Louis Bragdon, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Lloyd Huskins (SF) Michael Banas, Christopher Lewis | |
| 10:08 | Murray State | David Tibbs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite is hacked by David Tibbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Tibbs, team foul #8 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Alva Leski (C) David Tibbs, James Gaskin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), John Harris (PF) Calvin Kirby, Don Palmer | |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite misses the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 10:05 | Murray State | William Huggins grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 09:45 | Murray State | Andrew Rook buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Jones | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 09:28 | Murray State | Andrew Rook gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:10 | Murray State | William Huggins banks in the layup | 48-61 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | A charge is called on John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Salvador Gomez (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Louis Bragdon (C) Andrew Rook, Emmett Baeza, William Huggins, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG), James Palmer (SF), Yul Tang (PF), Ronald Joachim (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins, John Harris, Bennie Crockett | |
| 08:36 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the floater from close range set up by Michael Jones | 50-61 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Salvador Gomez steals it from Calvin Kirby in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| 08:16 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Calvin Kirby | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Salvador Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Bragdon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Joachim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Murray State | Roy Harvey loses the ball out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Alva Seferovic (C) Michael Jones, Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Don Palmer (SF), Jerry Britton (C) Calvin Kirby, Christopher Lewis, Ronald Joachim | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | James Palmer is open and buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Alfred Kite | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:03 | Murray State | David Tibbs comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alfred Kite - foul #1 on Alfred Kite, team foul #8 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), William Huggins (PF) Salvador Gomez, Roy Harvey, James Gaskin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Lloyd Huskins (SF) James Palmer, Yul Tang | |
| 07:03 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:03 | Murray State | David Tibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Rook - foul #2 on Andrew Rook, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Bennie Crockett (PF) Alfred Kite, Don Palmer | |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:30 | Murray State | Jerry Britton denies the turnaround by Emmett Baeza | 51-67 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins gets the rebound | 51-67 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton hits a wide open driving attempt from close range | 51-69 |
| 05:48 | Murray State | David Tibbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton gets the rebound | 51-69 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alva Seferovic - foul #3 on Alva Seferovic, team foul #10 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Louis Bragdon (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Alva Leski (C) David Tibbs, Andrew Rook, Emmett Baeza, William Huggins, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG), Don Palmer (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Calvin Kirby, Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins, Bennie Crockett | |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 05:18 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez's layup is rejected by Yul Tang | 51-71 |
| 05:17 | Murray State | Alva Leski snags the offensive board | 51-71 |
| 05:08 | Murray State | Michael Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alva Leski | 54-71 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-73 |
| 04:35 | Murray State | James Gaskin misses the shot in the paint | 54-73 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee | Yul Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #11 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Roy Harvey (SF) Salvador Gomez, Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (C) Don Palmer, Jerry Britton | |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite misses the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 04:31 | Murray State | Alva Leski snags the defensive board | 54-74 |
| 04:14 | Murray State | Yul Tang swats the short shot by Alva Leski | 54-74 |
| 04:12 | Murray State | James Gaskin snags the offensive board | 54-74 |
| 04:02 | Murray State | James Gaskin misses the jumper from the left block | 54-74 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Yul Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | James Palmer scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Alfred Kite | 54-76 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gaskin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Alva Leski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Yul Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Murray State | Roy Harvey clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 54-76 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett snags the defensive board | 54-76 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-76 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett tips it home | 54-78 |
| 02:40 | Murray State | Roy Harvey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-78 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett grabs the board | 54-78 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite is hacked by Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #12 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Louis Bragdon (SF), Russell Henke (PF), William Huggins (C) David Tibbs, Roy Harvey, James Gaskin, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (SG), Don Palmer (SF), John Harris (PF), Ronald Joachim (C) Christopher Lewis, James Palmer, Yul Tang, Bennie Crockett | |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite makes the 1st free throw | 54-79 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite makes the 2nd free throw | 54-80 |
| 02:24 | Murray State | Russell Henke loses the ball out of bounds | 54-80 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SG) Alfred Kite | |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #5 on Michael Jones, team foul #13 | 54-80 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SG), Alva Leski (C) Michael Jones, Russell Henke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (PF) John Harris, Ronald Joachim | |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 54-80 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-81 |
| 01:40 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-81 |
| 01:39 | Murray State | Roy Harvey tips it but misses | 54-81 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Don Palmer snags the defensive board | 54-81 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-81 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Alva Leski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Alva Leski, team foul #14 | 54-81 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Louis Bragdon is called for the reach on James Palmer - foul #4 on Louis Bragdon, team foul #15 | 54-81 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | James Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | James Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-83 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Rook | 57-83 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby runs out the clock | 57-83 |