 In the semi @-@ finals , now best @-@ of @-@ 11 , Higgins took 73 minutes to whitewash Murphy 6 – 0 , scoring breaks of 58 , 114 , 57 , 89 , and completing the victory with a total clearance of 144 , the highest break so far . The time of 73 minutes was only two minutes slower than the quickest best @-@ of @-@ 11 match — the semi @-@ finals of the 1993 International Open between Hendry and Dave Harold — and Higgins outscored Murphy 566 – 72 . In the first three frames , Murphy managed to score a total of 10 points . In the fourth , Murphy broke down on a break of 50 before Higgins fluked a yellow , enabling him to make a 57 break . He then fortuitously <unk> Murphy on the pink , which Higgins potted to make it 4 – 0 . An 89 break extended Higgins ' lead , before he finished the match with a 144 break . Higgins attributed his performance to a shortening of his cue . 
