| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Donald Tester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Casimir Pietrzykowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Hirsh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Dandrea (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Alva Seferovic - foul #3 on Alva Seferovic, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Huggins (C) Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 19:40 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:40 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:14 | Murray State | William Huggins is hacked by Thomas Dandrea - foul #2 on Thomas Dandrea, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | David Tibbs is hacked by Casimir Pietrzykowski - foul #2 on Casimir Pietrzykowski, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| 18:44 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-41 |
| 18:43 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 18:20 | UL-Monroe | William Huggins swats the layup by George Hirsh | 33-41 |
| 18:19 | Murray State | William Huggins snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 18:05 | Murray State | George Hirsh is called for the reach on David Tibbs - foul #1 on George Hirsh, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| 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, William Huggins | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui (SG), John Winters (SF), John Merrill (PF), Thomas Hines (C) Casimir Pietrzykowski, George Hirsh, Larry Nelson, Thomas Dandrea | |
| 17:39 | Murray State | Thomas Hines steals the ball from Alva Leski | 33-41 |
| 17:13 | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Tester | 33-43 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | Donald Tester steals it from Michael Jones | 33-43 |
| 17:03 | UL-Monroe | John Merrill dunks the ball on a nice dish by Donald Tester | 33-45 |
| 16:42 | Murray State | Michael Jones scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-45 |
| 16:23 | UL-Monroe | John Merrill is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Winters | 35-47 |
| 16:01 | Murray State | Roy Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 16:00 | Murray State | Andrew Rook tips it home | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Rook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alva Leski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Bragdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Donald Tester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Hui (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Winters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Merrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:58 | UL-Monroe | John Winters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Michael Jones, Roy Harvey, Alva Leski, Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Mark Langley (PG), Casimir Pietrzykowski (SG), George Hirsh (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Thomas Dandrea (C) Donald Tester, Scott Hui, John Winters, John Merrill, Thomas Hines | |
| 15:43 | Murray State | David Tibbs makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Salvador Gomez | 39-47 |
| 15:28 | UL-Monroe | Casimir Pietrzykowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 15:27 | UL-Monroe | Mark Langley snags the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 15:05 | UL-Monroe | Thomas Dandrea misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Gaskin - foul #2 on James Gaskin, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui (PG) Mark Langley | |
| 15:05 | UL-Monroe | Thomas Dandrea makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 15:05 | UL-Monroe | Thomas Dandrea makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:50 | Murray State | David Tibbs connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Salvador Gomez | 41-49 |
| 14:48 | UL-Monroe | Emmett Baeza is called for the reach on George Hirsh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Emmett Baeza, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG) Salvador Gomez | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 14:36 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh connects on the open driving attempt from the right block set up by Larry Nelson | 41-51 |
| 14:11 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 14:10 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 14:00 | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 13:59 | UL-Monroe | Thomas Dandrea can't tip it in | 41-51 |
| 13:57 | Murray State | James Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:35 | Murray State | Michael Jones misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 13:34 | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:22 | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Scott Hui and the foul's on James Gaskin - foul #3 on James Gaskin, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), William Huggins (PF), Alva Leski (C) David Tibbs, Michael Jones, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Donald Tester (PG), Mark Langley (SG), John Winters (SF), John Merrill (C) Scott Hui, Casimir Pietrzykowski, George Hirsh, Thomas Dandrea | |
| 13:22 | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson misses the free throw | 41-53 |
| 13:22 | Murray State | William Huggins gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 12:56 | Murray State | Alva Leski can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 41-53 |
| 12:55 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez gets the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 12:36 | Murray State | Alva Leski misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Merrill - foul #1 on John Merrill, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Thomas Hines (C) Larry Nelson | |
| 12:36 | Murray State | Alva Leski misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:36 | Murray State | Alva Leski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:33 | UL-Monroe | Thomas Hines is hacked by William Huggins in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Huggins, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| 12:21 | UL-Monroe | Donald Tester hits a driving attempt from close range | 42-55 |
| 12:05 | Murray State | Roy Harvey's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by John Merrill | 42-55 |
| 12:04 | Murray State | Andrew Rook pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 11:47 | Murray State | Alva Leski's floater is tipped away by Thomas Hines | 42-55 |
| 11:45 | Murray State | Alva Leski tips it home | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Rook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Salvador Gomez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Huggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alva Leski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Donald Tester (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Langley (fresh) SF - John Winters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | UL-Monroe | Donald Tester banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Langley | 44-57 |
| 11:12 | Murray State | Donald Tester steps in front of the Andrew Rook pass | 44-57 |
| 11:08 | UL-Monroe | John Winters misses the easy layup | 44-57 |
| 11:07 | UL-Monroe | Thomas Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:48 | UL-Monroe | John Merrill drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Tester | 44-59 |
| 10:43 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 10:42 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Thomas Hines | 44-59 |
| 10:28 | UL-Monroe | John Winters is hacked by Alva Leski - foul #3 on Alva Leski, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Salvador Gomez, Roy Harvey, William Huggins, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui (PG), Casimir Pietrzykowski (SG), George Hirsh (SF), Douglas Cartwright (PF), Thomas Dandrea (C) Donald Tester, Mark Langley, John Winters, John Merrill, Thomas Hines | |
| 10:15 | UL-Monroe | Douglas Cartwright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-59 |
| 10:13 | Murray State | The rebound goes to David Tibbs | 44-59 |
| 09:53 | Murray State | Michael Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Casimir Pietrzykowski - foul #3 on Casimir Pietrzykowski, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson (PF) Douglas Cartwright | |
| 09:53 | Murray State | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:53 | Murray State | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:53 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic snags the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 09:43 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic misses the easy layup | 45-59 |
| 09:41 | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 09:37 | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui is hacked by David Tibbs - foul #3 on David Tibbs, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| 09:37 | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:37 | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:15 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-61 |
| 09:14 | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:46 | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 08:44 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh hits the follow up shot | 45-63 |
| 08:38 | Murray State | David Tibbs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 08:37 | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 08:18 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 45-63 |
| 08:17 | UL-Monroe | Casimir Pietrzykowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 07:53 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh's fadeaway is rejected by Emmett Baeza | 45-63 |
| 07:51 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 07:45 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Jones and the foul's on Scott Hui - foul #1 on Scott Hui, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Louis Bragdon (SF), William Huggins (PF) David Tibbs, Michael Jones, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Donald Tester (PG), Mark Langley (SG), John Winters (SF), John Merrill (PF), Thomas Hines (C) Scott Hui, Casimir Pietrzykowski, George Hirsh, Larry Nelson, Thomas Dandrea | |
| 07:45 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic makes the free throw | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Rook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Bragdon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Huggins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Donald Tester (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Langley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Winters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Merrill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | UL-Monroe | John Merrill misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Salvador Gomez - foul #2 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Alva Leski (C) Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 07:16 | UL-Monroe | John Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:16 | UL-Monroe | John Merrill misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:16 | Murray State | William Huggins grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 07:01 | Murray State | Alva Leski misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Hines - foul #1 on Thomas Hines, team foul #7 | 48-64 |
| 07:01 | Murray State | Alva Leski makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:01 | Murray State | Alva Leski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 06:42 | UL-Monroe | Thomas Hines scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by John Merrill | 50-67 |
| 06:29 | Murray State | William Huggins misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Merrill - foul #2 on John Merrill, team foul #8 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SF) Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui (SG), Douglas Cartwright (PF) Mark Langley, John Winters | |
| 06:29 | Murray State | William Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:29 | Murray State | William Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:29 | UL-Monroe | Thomas Hines snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 06:06 | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-67 |
| 06:05 | Murray State | William Huggins snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 05:48 | Murray State | William Huggins buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Roy Harvey | 53-67 |
| 05:31 | UL-Monroe | Douglas Cartwright drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Tester | 53-69 |
| 05:31 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Emmett Baeza (SF), James Gaskin (PF) Salvador Gomez, Roy Harvey, William Huggins | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Casimir Pietrzykowski (SG), George Hirsh (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Thomas Dandrea (C) Scott Hui, John Merrill, Douglas Cartwright, Thomas Hines | |
| 05:08 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Andrew Rook | 55-69 |
| 04:45 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on James Gaskin - foul #4 on James Gaskin, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 04:45 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 04:45 | UL-Monroe | George Hirsh misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | James Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| 04:29 | Murray State | Michael Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-70 |
| 04:27 | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 04:22 | UL-Monroe | Donald Tester blows the layup but he's fouled by Alva Seferovic - foul #4 on Alva Seferovic, team foul #10 | 55-70 |
| 04:22 | UL-Monroe | Donald Tester makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:22 | UL-Monroe | Donald Tester misses the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 04:07 | Murray State | David Tibbs is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Tibbs, team foul #11 | 55-71 |
| 03:39 | UL-Monroe | Casimir Pietrzykowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Donald Tester (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Casimir Pietrzykowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Hirsh (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Dandrea (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-73 |
| 03:25 | UL-Monroe | Larry Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | UL-Monroe | Emmett Baeza blocks the jumper by Casimir Pietrzykowski | 55-73 |
| 03:18 | Murray State | James Gaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 02:58 | Murray State | Michael Jones knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-73 |
| 02:54 | UL-Monroe | Emmett Baeza takes the ball from Casimir Pietrzykowski in the backcourt | 57-73 |
| 02:42 | Murray State | James Gaskin travels with the ball | 57-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Roy Harvey (SG), Louis Bragdon (SF), William Huggins (PF), Alva Leski (C) David Tibbs, Michael Jones, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Mark Langley (PG), Scott Hui (SG), John Winters (SF), John Merrill (PF), Thomas Hines (C) Donald Tester, Casimir Pietrzykowski, George Hirsh, Larry Nelson, Thomas Dandrea | |
| 02:16 | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Langley | 57-76 |
| 01:58 | Murray State | Alva Leski buries a shot from the right side set up by Andrew Rook | 59-76 |
| 01:30 | UL-Monroe | John Merrill comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Rook - foul #3 on Andrew Rook, team foul #12 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG) Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 01:30 | UL-Monroe | John Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:30 | UL-Monroe | John Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | William Huggins misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Hines - foul #2 on Thomas Hines, team foul #9 | 59-78 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | William Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | William Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 01:21 | UL-Monroe | Thomas Hines gets the rebound | 60-78 |
| 00:59 | UL-Monroe | Scott Hui makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Langley | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Murray State | Scott Hui picks off the pass by William Huggins | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | UL-Monroe | Thomas Hines hits the finger roll | 60-82 |
| 00:27 | Murray State | William Huggins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-82 |
| 00:26 | UL-Monroe | John Winters snags the defensive board | 60-82 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | Mark Langley runs out the clock | 60-82 |