| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Navarre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Coffey (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Zickuhr (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Frank Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damien Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Norris (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lloyd Esqueda (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | William Buchanan inbounds the ball | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Gary Zickuhr connects on the jump hook from close range | 49-32 |
| 19:35 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Damien Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-32 |
| 19:12 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 52-32 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith's pass is intercepted by Joseph Coffey in the backcourt | 52-32 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | Brian Navarre lays it in set up by Joseph Coffey | 54-32 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 18:44 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Damien Johnson | 54-34 |
| 18:38 | Murray State | Raymond Dunn takes the ball from Joseph Coffey in the backcourt | 54-34 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn banks in the layup | 54-36 |
| 18:25 | Murray State | Brian Navarre comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-36 |
| 18:24 | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo tips it back up and in | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 18:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Brian Navarre picks off the pass by Terry Norris | 56-36 |
| 18:07 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey banks in the layup set up by Brian Navarre | 58-36 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn blows the layup but the foul's on Brian Navarre - foul #2 on Brian Navarre, team foul #1 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Lin (PG), Jamie Seagraves (SG), Daryl McCullar (SF), Larry Albertson (PF), Robert Helmer (C) Brian Navarre, Joseph Coffey, William Buchanan, Alfredo Rizzo, Gary Zickuhr | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (PG), Larry Nivens (SG), Heriberto Gallo (PF), Glenn Worm (C) Frank Smith, Damien Johnson, Terry Norris, Lloyd Esqueda | |
| 17:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | Daryl McCullar misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-38 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Heriberto Gallo | 58-38 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Larry Nivens hits a floater from the right side set up by Donnie Kiely | 58-40 |
| 17:23 | Murray State | Scott Lin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand (SF) Raymond Dunn | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:15 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Donnie Kiely | 58-42 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | Scott Lin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Coffey (SG), David Sala (SF), Harold Savino (C) Jamie Seagraves, Daryl McCullar, Robert Helmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Vickery (SG), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Larry Nivens, Glenn Worm | |
| 17:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Harold Savino - foul #1 on Harold Savino, team foul #2 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (PG), Alfredo Rizzo (PF) Scott Lin, Larry Albertson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG) Donnie Kiely | |
| 17:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves is hacked by Frank Smith - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #1 | 58-44 |
| 16:41 | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Sala | 60-44 |
| 16:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand buries a shot near the basket | 60-46 |
| 16:17 | Murray State | David Sala misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-46 |
| 16:15 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Lin (PG), William Buchanan (SF), Larry Albertson (PF), Robert Helmer (C) Jamie Seagraves, David Sala, Alfredo Rizzo, Harold Savino | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (PG), Damien Johnson (SG), Glenn Worm (SF), Terry Norris (PF) Frank Smith, Robert Vickery, David Wiegand, Heriberto Gallo | |
| 15:59 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Scott Lin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Coffey (tiring) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Buchanan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Albertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Helmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Donnie Kiely (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Damien Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Worm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Norris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Lloyd Esqueda (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely misses badly on a floater from the left side | 60-46 |
| 15:47 | Murray State | Larry Albertson snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 15:43 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey is fouled in the backcourt by Damien Johnson - foul #2 on Damien Johnson, team foul #2 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Navarre (PG), Daryl McCullar (SF), Gary Zickuhr (C) Scott Lin, William Buchanan, Robert Helmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Larry Nivens (PG), David Wiegand (SF) Donnie Kiely, Glenn Worm | |
| 15:32 | Murray State | Larry Albertson drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Navarre | 62-46 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Zickuhr - foul #2 on Gary Zickuhr, team foul #3 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo (PF) Larry Albertson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Donnie Kiely (SG), Heriberto Gallo (C) Larry Nivens, Damien Johnson, Lloyd Esqueda | |
| 15:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Donnie Kiely picks off the pass by Joseph Coffey in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand misses the lay-in | 62-48 |
| 15:09 | Murray State | Gary Zickuhr gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 14:40 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 14:39 | Murray State | Brian Navarre gets the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 14:24 | Murray State | Daryl McCullar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 14:22 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Rizzo | 62-48 |
| 14:03 | Murray State | Gary Zickuhr is fouled on the floor by David Wiegand - foul #2 on David Wiegand, team foul #3 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Lin (PG), David Sala (SG), William Buchanan (SF), Robert Helmer (PF), Harold Savino (C) Brian Navarre, Joseph Coffey, Daryl McCullar, Alfredo Rizzo, Gary Zickuhr | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Larry Nivens (PG), Robert Vickery (SG), Raymond Dunn (SF), Glenn Worm (C) Frank Smith, Donnie Kiely, David Wiegand, Terry Norris | |
| 13:49 | Murray State | David Sala misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | William Buchanan takes the ball from Heriberto Gallo | 62-48 |
| 13:18 | Murray State | William Buchanan comes up short on the floater from the right block | 62-48 |
| 13:16 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Glenn Worm misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Sala - foul #1 on David Sala, team foul #4 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (SG), Alfredo Rizzo (PF), Larry Albertson (C) David Sala, Robert Helmer, Harold Savino | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Damien Johnson (SG), Terry Norris (PF), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Larry Nivens, Robert Vickery, Raymond Dunn, Heriberto Gallo | |
| 13:03 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Glenn Worm makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Glenn Worm misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 13:03 | Murray State | William Buchanan snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 12:40 | Murray State | Larry Albertson misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 62-49 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Damien Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Smith | 62-52 |
| 12:28 | Murray State | Scott Lin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Damien Johnson grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Damien Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 12:20 | Murray State | Scott Lin grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 12:08 | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Buchanan | 64-52 |
| 11:51 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Damien Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Smith | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Scott Lin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Seagraves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Buchanan (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Rizzo (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Albertson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Frank Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damien Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Worm (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Norris (tired) 1 pts. C - Lloyd Esqueda (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Murray State | William Buchanan connects on the open shot from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Damien Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 11:16 | Murray State | Larry Albertson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Scott Lin is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Esqueda - foul #1 on Lloyd Esqueda, team foul #4 | 66-55 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Sala (PG), Joseph Coffey (SG), Daryl McCullar (SF), Robert Helmer (PF), Harold Savino (C) Scott Lin, Jamie Seagraves, William Buchanan, Alfredo Rizzo, Larry Albertson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (PG), Larry Nivens (SG), Robert Vickery (SF), Heriberto Gallo (PF) Frank Smith, Damien Johnson, Glenn Worm, Terry Norris | |
| 10:43 | Murray State | Robert Helmer misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-55 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl McCullar | 66-55 |
| 10:22 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey makes the 3 from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Vickery is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Larry Nivens | 69-58 |
| 09:48 | Murray State | Robert Helmer misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 09:46 | Murray State | Robert Helmer misses the tip | 69-58 |
| 09:44 | Murray State | Robert Helmer misses the tip | 69-58 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Larry Nivens misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo snags the offensive board | 69-58 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely steps out of bounds on the baseline | 69-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Navarre (PG), Larry Albertson (PF), Gary Zickuhr (C) David Sala, Robert Helmer, Harold Savino | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Damien Johnson (SG), Raymond Dunn (SF), David Wiegand (PF) Donnie Kiely, Larry Nivens, Robert Vickery, Lloyd Esqueda | |
| 09:09 | Murray State | Larry Albertson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on David Wiegand - foul #3 on David Wiegand, team foul #5 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Buchanan (SF) Daryl McCullar | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 09:09 | Murray State | Larry Albertson makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 09:09 | Murray State | Larry Albertson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 09:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Heriberto Gallo | 70-58 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 70-58 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn snags the offensive board | 70-58 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Smith | 70-60 |
| 08:41 | Murray State | Frank Smith is called for the reach on Brian Navarre in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Smith, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (SG), Alfredo Rizzo (PF) Joseph Coffey, Larry Albertson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (SG), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Damien Johnson, Heriberto Gallo | |
| 08:31 | Murray State | Brian Navarre misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 08:07 | Murray State | Gary Zickuhr snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 07:44 | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 70-60 |
| 07:43 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Navarre (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Seagraves (tiring) 5 pts. SF - William Buchanan (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Rizzo (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Zickuhr (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Frank Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donnie Kiely (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Dunn (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Wiegand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Esqueda (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 70-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Lin (PG), Joseph Coffey (SG), Daryl McCullar (SF), Larry Albertson (PF) Brian Navarre, Jamie Seagraves, William Buchanan, Alfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Damien Johnson (SG), Terry Norris (PF), Glenn Worm (C) Donnie Kiely, David Wiegand, Lloyd Esqueda | |
| 07:26 | Murray State | Gary Zickuhr misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Glenn Worm pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gary Zickuhr is called for the reach on Glenn Worm - foul #3 on Gary Zickuhr, team foul #5 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Helmer (C) Gary Zickuhr | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 06:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Helmer is called for the reach on Damien Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Helmer, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (PG), Alfredo Rizzo (PF) Scott Lin, Larry Albertson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Larry Nivens (PG), David Wiegand (SF), Heriberto Gallo (C) Frank Smith, Raymond Dunn, Glenn Worm | |
| 06:38 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Damien Johnson | 70-62 |
| 06:20 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey is called for traveling | 70-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Navarre (PG), David Sala (SF), Gary Zickuhr (C) Jamie Seagraves, Daryl McCullar, Robert Helmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Donnie Kiely (SG), Raymond Dunn (SF) Larry Nivens, Damien Johnson, Terry Norris | |
| 05:59 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Frank Smith | 70-64 |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donnie Kiely - foul #2 on Donnie Kiely, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Lin (PG), Larry Albertson (PF) Brian Navarre, Alfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Vickery (PG), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Frank Smith, Heriberto Gallo | |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn is hacked by David Sala - foul #2 on David Sala, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (SG), William Buchanan (SF), Harold Savino (C) Joseph Coffey, David Sala, Gary Zickuhr | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Damien Johnson (SG), Terry Norris (PF) Donnie Kiely, David Wiegand | |
| 05:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:28 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Larry Albertson | 72-64 |
| 05:16 | Murray State | William Buchanan double dribbles | 72-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Glenn Worm (C) Lloyd Esqueda | |
| 04:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 04:55 | Murray State | Harold Savino grabs the board | 72-64 |
| 04:41 | Murray State | William Buchanan knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jamie Seagraves | 74-64 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | William Buchanan is called for the reach on Raymond Dunn - foul #2 on William Buchanan, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Navarre (PG), Joseph Coffey (SG), Daryl McCullar (SF), Alfredo Rizzo (PF), Robert Helmer (C) Scott Lin, Jamie Seagraves, William Buchanan, Larry Albertson, Harold Savino | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Larry Nivens (SG), Heriberto Gallo (PF), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Robert Vickery, Damien Johnson, Terry Norris, Glenn Worm | |
| 04:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 04:14 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Navarre | 77-66 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl McCullar - foul #2 on Daryl McCullar, team foul #9 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Sala (SF) Daryl McCullar | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand (SF) Raymond Dunn | |
| 04:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith misses the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo grabs the offensive board | 77-66 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith is hacked by Alfredo Rizzo - foul #2 on Alfredo Rizzo, team foul #10 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Lin (PG) Brian Navarre | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (SG) Larry Nivens | |
| 03:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-66 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith misses the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Murray State | Scott Lin is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Smith - foul #4 on Frank Smith, team foul #8 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gary Zickuhr (C) Robert Helmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Vickery (PG) Frank Smith | |
| 03:50 | Murray State | Scott Lin makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 03:50 | Murray State | Scott Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Robert Vickery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-67 |
| 03:34 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 79-67 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda grabs the board | 79-67 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Scott Lin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Coffey (tiring) 30 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Sala (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alfredo Rizzo (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Zickuhr (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Robert Vickery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Kiely (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Wiegand (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Heriberto Gallo (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Lloyd Esqueda (tired) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely is fouled on the floor by Gary Zickuhr - foul #4 on Gary Zickuhr, team foul #11 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (PG), Daryl McCullar (SF), Larry Albertson (PF), Harold Savino (C) Scott Lin, David Sala, Alfredo Rizzo, Gary Zickuhr | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Terry Norris (PF), Glenn Worm (C) Robert Vickery, Heriberto Gallo, Lloyd Esqueda | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely misses the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Donnie Kiely takes the ball from Jamie Seagraves in the backcourt | 79-68 |
| 03:02 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Glenn Worm comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 79-68 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand can't tip it in | 79-68 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith grabs the offensive board | 79-68 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Glenn Worm makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Smith | 79-70 |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Harold Savino | 81-70 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Coffey - foul #1 on Joseph Coffey, team foul #12 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Navarre (PG), William Buchanan (SF), Robert Helmer (C) Joseph Coffey, Daryl McCullar, Harold Savino | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Larry Nivens (PG), Damien Johnson (SG) Frank Smith, Donnie Kiely | |
| 02:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 02:04 | Murray State | William Buchanan misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-72 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Terry Norris | 81-72 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Coffey (SG), Alfredo Rizzo (PF), Gary Zickuhr (C) Jamie Seagraves, Larry Albertson, Robert Helmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Raymond Dunn (SF), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Larry Nivens, David Wiegand, Glenn Worm | |
| 01:44 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris makes the shot from the left wing set up by Lloyd Esqueda | 81-74 |
| 01:44 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 81-74 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn grabs the board | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Smith | 81-77 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-77 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Gary Zickuhr is hacked by Raymond Dunn - foul #1 on Raymond Dunn, team foul #9 | 81-77 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Gary Zickuhr misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Damien Johnson grabs the board | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 81-77 |
| 00:37 | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| 00:37 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey is fouled in the backcourt by Damien Johnson - foul #3 on Damien Johnson, team foul #10 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (PG), Daryl McCullar (SF) Brian Navarre, William Buchanan | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 00:35 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:35 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-80 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey is hacked by Damien Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Damien Johnson, team foul #11 | 83-80 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey misses the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Lloyd Esqueda | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Frank Smith | 83-82 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Frank Smith is called for the reach on Daryl McCullar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank Smith, team foul #12 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Navarre (PG) Jamie Seagraves | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (PG) Frank Smith | |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Daryl McCullar makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Daryl McCullar makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Daryl McCullar is called for the reach on Donnie Kiely - foul #3 on Daryl McCullar, team foul #13 | 85-82 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely misses the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris gets the offensive rebound | 85-83 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Daryl McCullar steals the ball from Lloyd Esqueda | 85-83 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Daryl McCullar runs out the clock | 85-83 |