| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Horning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Louis Cumberland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Canton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - William Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Register (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Power (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jonathan Thelen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 19:38 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thelen | 30-39 |
| 19:26 | Lamar | Scott Horning takes the ball from Derrick Power | 30-39 |
| 19:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Horning | 32-39 |
| 19:07 | Lamar | William Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 19:05 | Lamar | Jonathan Thelen tips it home | 32-41 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland lays it in and the foul's on William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland misses the free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:49 | Lamar | Derrick Power pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:23 | Lamar | Gary Register misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Henry Ressler - foul #2 on Henry Ressler, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 18:23 | Lamar | Gary Register makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:23 | Lamar | Gary Register misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to David Canton | 34-42 |
| 18:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Gary Register - foul #2 on Gary Register, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| 18:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:55 | Lamar | William Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-42 |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 17:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland makes the driving attempt from close range | 38-42 |
| 17:18 | Lamar | Gary Register comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Louis Cumberland | 38-42 |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 38-42 |
| 16:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas blows the layup but he's hacked by William Jones - foul #3 on William Jones, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Nathan Moore (SF), Laurence Jennings (PF), Juan Velez (C) Henry Ressler, Scott Horning, Louis Cumberland, David Canton | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Edward Vaughn (SG), Wayne Brown (SF), Arthur Chase (PF), Erwin Lyons (C) William Jones, Gary Register, Derrick Power, Jonathan Thelen, John Jackson | |
| 16:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:39 | Lamar | Arthur Chase hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 40-42 |
| 16:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 40-42 |
| 16:27 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Araki | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Edward Vaughn - foul #1 on Edward Vaughn, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas makes the 3rd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:45 | Lamar | Wayne Brown buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Vaughn | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Nathan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Jennings (fresh) C - Juan Velez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edward Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Chase (fresh) 4 pts. C - Erwin Lyons (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore loses the dribble to Erwin Lyons | 42-44 |
| 15:10 | Lamar | Jeffrey Peterson knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Wayne Brown | 42-46 |
| 15:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Peterson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Peterson, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin (SG), Edmund Jackson (PF), David Canton (C) Thomas Thomas, Laurence Jennings, Juan Velez | |
| Subs | Lamar | William Jones (PG), Edward Human (SF), Jonathan Thelen (PF), John Jackson (C) Edward Vaughn, Wayne Brown, Arthur Chase, Erwin Lyons | |
| 14:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki connects on the shot in the lane set up by Jeffery Griffin | 44-46 |
| 14:24 | Lamar | Jonathan Thelen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-46 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 44-46 |
| 14:03 | Lamar | William Jones gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:40 | Lamar | John Jackson misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 44-46 |
| 13:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Edmund Jackson | 46-46 |
| 13:21 | Lamar | Jeffrey Peterson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Jones | 46-49 |
| 13:05 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton jams it | 48-49 |
| 12:43 | Lamar | Edward Human misses the turnaround in the lane | 48-49 |
| 12:41 | Lamar | Jonathan Thelen grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 12:27 | Lamar | John Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Human | 48-52 |
| 12:09 | Middle Tenn. State | John Jackson takes the ball from Dikembe Araki | 48-52 |
| 11:46 | Lamar | Jeffrey Peterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edmund Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Canton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - William Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Human (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Thelen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jones picks off the pass by Dikembe Araki in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 11:20 | Lamar | William Jones misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Araki - foul #2 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Scott Horning (SF), Louis Cumberland (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Dikembe Araki, Jeffery Griffin, Nathan Moore, Edmund Jackson, David Canton | |
| Subs | Lamar | Gary Register (SG), Derrick Power (SF), Arthur Chase (PF), Wayne Brown (C) Jeffrey Peterson, Edward Human, Jonathan Thelen, John Jackson | |
| 11:20 | Lamar | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:20 | Lamar | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Thomas | 50-54 |
| 10:39 | Lamar | Wayne Brown's pass is intercepted by Henry Ressler | 50-54 |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Henry Ressler | 52-54 |
| 10:09 | Lamar | Louis Cumberland denies the turnaround by Derrick Power | 52-54 |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 10:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland tips it in | 54-54 |
| 09:47 | Lamar | Gary Register misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 09:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Scott Horning | 54-54 |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Derrick Power - foul #1 on Derrick Power, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Edward Human (SF), John Jackson (C) William Jones, Derrick Power, Wayne Brown | |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:06 | Lamar | Gary Register is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Gary Register, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep (SF), Juan Velez (C) Scott Horning, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Vaughn (SG) Gary Register | |
| 08:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 08:48 | Lamar | Arthur Chase pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:27 | Lamar | Jeffrey Peterson is hacked by Henry Ressler - foul #3 on Henry Ressler, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin (SG), Edmund Jackson (PF), David Canton (C) Thomas Thomas, Louis Cumberland, Juan Velez | |
| Subs | Lamar | Derrick Power (SG), Wayne Brown (PF) Edward Vaughn, Arthur Chase | |
| 08:06 | Lamar | Wayne Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 08:05 | Lamar | Edward Human grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:56 | Lamar | Wayne Brown connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Jeffrey Peterson | 56-56 |
| 07:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Brown steals it from Edmund Jackson | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Estep (fresh) PF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Canton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Power (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Human (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Lamar | Wayne Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Henry Ressler - foul #4 on Henry Ressler, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Scott Horning (SF) Henry Ressler, George Estep | |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Vaughn (PG), Gary Register (SG), Jonathan Thelen (PF), Arthur Chase (C) Jeffrey Peterson, Derrick Power, Edward Human, John Jackson | |
| 07:14 | Lamar | Wayne Brown misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:14 | Lamar | Wayne Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:52 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Horning | 59-57 |
| 06:36 | Lamar | Gary Register hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Vaughn | 59-59 |
| 06:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Chase denies the turnaround by Scott Horning | 59-59 |
| 06:22 | Lamar | Arthur Chase snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 06:02 | Lamar | David Canton denies the turnaround by Wayne Brown | 59-59 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning scores on a jump hook near the basket | 61-59 |
| 05:03 | Lamar | Arthur Chase hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 05:02 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Edmund Jackson | 61-59 |
| 04:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edmund Jackson | 64-59 |
| 04:42 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Louis Cumberland (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Dikembe Araki, Jeffery Griffin, Edmund Jackson, David Canton | |
| Subs | Lamar | William Jones (PG), Edward Human (SF), John Jackson (C) Edward Vaughn, Wayne Brown, Arthur Chase | |
| 04:38 | Lamar | Henry Ressler is called for the reach on William Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Henry Ressler, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Nathan Moore (SF) Henry Ressler, Scott Horning | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 04:26 | Lamar | Jonathan Thelen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| 04:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dikembe Araki | 67-59 |
| 03:55 | Lamar | Laurence Jennings steals the ball from Edward Human | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Louis Cumberland is denied by John Jackson | 67-59 |
| 03:26 | Lamar | Jonathan Thelen gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Cumberland (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - William Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Register (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Human (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Thelen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Lamar | Nathan Moore steals the ball from Jonathan Thelen | 67-59 |
| 02:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Louis Cumberland | 69-59 |
| 02:41 | Lamar | William Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Register | 69-61 |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin (PG), Scott Horning (SF), Edmund Jackson (PF), David Canton (C) Dikembe Araki, Nathan Moore, Louis Cumberland, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffery Griffin | 71-61 |
| 02:02 | Lamar | Edward Human's fadeaway is rejected by David Canton | 71-61 |
| 02:00 | Lamar | John Jackson tips it home | 71-63 |
| 01:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffery Griffin | 73-63 |
| 01:23 | Lamar | Gary Register can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 01:22 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 00:54 | Lamar | William Jones snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Lamar | Scott Horning denies the turnaround by William Jones | 73-63 |
| 00:46 | Lamar | John Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:44 | Lamar | Gary Register makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Jones | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Register - foul #4 on Gary Register, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Nathan Moore (SF) Jeffery Griffin, Scott Horning | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:42 | Lamar | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 00:36 | Lamar | Gary Register misses long on a 3 from straight away | 74-66 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore is hacked by William Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Jones, team foul #9 | 74-66 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:28 | Lamar | John Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by David Canton | 76-66 |
| 00:27 | Lamar | Jonathan Thelen pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 00:23 | Lamar | John Jackson connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Jones | 76-68 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore is fouled in the backcourt by William Jones - foul #5 on William Jones, team foul #10 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Peterson (PG) William Jones | |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:15 | Lamar | Gary Register's pass is intercepted by Edmund Jackson | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki runs out the clock | 78-68 |