| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Horning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Canton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cordova (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Armitage (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville | Calvin Foster inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Jacksonville | Richard Armitage is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Armitage, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 19:03 | Jacksonville | Gilberto Mancini clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Calvin Foster - foul #2 on Calvin Foster, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:39 | Jacksonville | George Smith misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Edmund Jackson - foul #1 on Edmund Jackson, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:39 | Jacksonville | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:39 | Jacksonville | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Canton | 37-34 |
| 18:11 | Jacksonville | A charge is called on George Smith - foul #3 on George Smith, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Gary Jackson (PF) George Smith | |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Henry Ressler | 39-34 |
| 17:08 | Jacksonville | Gilberto Mancini buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-37 |
| 16:41 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton is whistled for a carry | 39-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Jeffery Griffin (SG), Nathan Moore (SF), Louis Cumberland (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Henry Ressler, Thomas Thomas, Scott Horning, Edmund Jackson, David Canton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Stephen Thomas (PG), Alan Sonntag (SG), Norris Fitch (SF), Ronald Locascio (C) Gilberto Mancini, Michael Cordova, Calvin Foster, Richard Armitage | |
| 16:29 | Jacksonville | Ronald Locascio misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Laurence Jennings - foul #1 on Laurence Jennings, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 16:29 | Jacksonville | Ronald Locascio misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:29 | Jacksonville | Ronald Locascio misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffery Griffin | 41-37 |
| 15:58 | Jacksonville | Norris Fitch misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 15:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Moore (fresh) PF - Louis Cumberland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) SG - Alan Sonntag (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norris Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Jackson (fresh) C - Ronald Locascio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki clanks a shot in the lane | 41-37 |
| 15:32 | Jacksonville | Gary Jackson pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:13 | Jacksonville | Stephen Thomas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Michael Cordova (SG), Calvin Foster (SF), George Smith (PF) Stephen Thomas, Norris Fitch, Gary Jackson | |
| 14:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 14:54 | Jacksonville | Alan Sonntag gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:37 | Jacksonville | Ronald Locascio misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 14:36 | Jacksonville | Michael Cordova hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 14:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Scott Horning (SF), Edmund Jackson (PF), David Canton (C) Dikembe Araki, Jeffery Griffin, Nathan Moore, Louis Cumberland, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Gilberto Mancini (PG), Richard Armitage (C) Alan Sonntag, Ronald Locascio | |
| 13:47 | Jacksonville | Richard Armitage can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-39 |
| 13:46 | Jacksonville | Gilberto Mancini tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 13:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Calvin Foster is called for the reach on Scott Horning - foul #3 on Calvin Foster, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Calvin Foster - foul #4 on Calvin Foster, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Alan Sonntag (SF) Calvin Foster | |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | Jacksonville | Thomas Thomas is called for the reach on Michael Cordova - foul #2 on Thomas Thomas, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore (SF) Scott Horning | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Gary Jackson (PF) George Smith | |
| 12:34 | Jacksonville | Richard Armitage's layup is rejected by Edmund Jackson | 42-41 |
| 12:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 12:09 | Jacksonville | The rebound goes to Alan Sonntag | 42-41 |
| 12:00 | Jacksonville | Gilberto Mancini makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Alan Sonntag and the foul's on David Canton - foul #3 on David Canton, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Jeffery Griffin (SG), Louis Cumberland (PF) Henry Ressler, Thomas Thomas, Edmund Jackson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Norris Fitch (SF) Michael Cordova | |
| 12:00 | Jacksonville | Gilberto Mancini misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to David Canton | 42-43 |
| 11:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Armitage | 42-43 |
| 11:46 | Jacksonville | Norris Fitch snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Moore (fresh) PF - Louis Cumberland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Canton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Gilberto Mancini (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Sonntag (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Jackson (fresh) C - Richard Armitage (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Jacksonville | Norris Fitch clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 11:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 11:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 10:36 | Jacksonville | Gary Jackson can't finish the layup | 45-43 |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffery Griffin | 47-43 |
| 09:57 | Jacksonville | Alan Sonntag connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-45 |
| 09:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland is hacked by Gary Jackson - foul #3 on Gary Jackson, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Scott Horning (SF), Edmund Jackson (PF) Dikembe Araki, Jeffery Griffin, Nathan Moore, David Canton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Stephen Thomas (PG), Michael Cordova (SG), George Smith (PF), Ronald Locascio (C) Gilberto Mancini, Alan Sonntag, Gary Jackson, Richard Armitage | |
| 09:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:48 | Jacksonville | George Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:27 | Jacksonville | Michael Cordova hits a turnaround from the right block | 47-47 |
| 08:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 08:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 08:55 | Jacksonville | The rebound goes to Norris Fitch | 47-47 |
| 08:36 | Jacksonville | Michael Cordova misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 08:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edmund Jackson | 49-47 |
| 08:01 | Jacksonville | The jumper by Michael Cordova is denied by Edmund Jackson | 49-47 |
| 07:59 | Jacksonville | Norris Fitch hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Thomas | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Horning (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edmund Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Louis Cumberland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) SG - Michael Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Fitch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Locascio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Jacksonville | Stephen Thomas hits the finger roll set up by George Smith and he's fouled by Louis Cumberland - foul #3 on Louis Cumberland, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Jeffery Griffin (SG), Nathan Moore (SF), Laurence Jennings (PF), David Canton (C) Henry Ressler, Thomas Thomas, Scott Horning, Edmund Jackson, Louis Cumberland | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Calvin Foster (SF), Gary Jackson (PF) Norris Fitch, George Smith | |
| 07:23 | Jacksonville | Stephen Thomas makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Jackson picks off the pass by Nathan Moore | 51-52 |
| 06:49 | Jacksonville | Calvin Foster knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Thomas | 51-55 |
| 06:35 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 51-55 |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin tips it but misses | 51-55 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton tips it back up and in | 53-55 |
| 06:11 | Jacksonville | Laurence Jennings swats the layup by Ronald Locascio | 53-55 |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is whistled for a carry | 53-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Scott Horning (SF), Juan Velez (C) Dikembe Araki, Jeffery Griffin, Nathan Moore, David Canton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Gilberto Mancini (PG), Alan Sonntag (SG), George Smith (PF), Richard Armitage (C) Stephen Thomas, Michael Cordova, Gary Jackson, Ronald Locascio | |
| 05:27 | Jacksonville | Scott Horning picks off the pass by George Smith | 53-55 |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Armitage steps in front of the Thomas Thomas pass | 53-55 |
| 05:06 | Jacksonville | George Smith is hacked by Laurence Jennings - foul #2 on Laurence Jennings, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson (PF), Louis Cumberland (C) Laurence Jennings, Juan Velez | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 05:00 | Jacksonville | George Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| 04:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 04:48 | Jacksonville | Richard Armitage grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 04:43 | Jacksonville | Alan Sonntag can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Thomas | 55-55 |
| 04:18 | Jacksonville | George Smith is fouled on the floor by Edmund Jackson - foul #2 on Edmund Jackson, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore (SF), David Canton (C) Scott Horning, Louis Cumberland | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Michael Cordova (SG) Calvin Foster | |
| 04:18 | Jacksonville | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:18 | Jacksonville | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 55-57 |
| 04:00 | Jacksonville | Michael Cordova grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:40 | Jacksonville | Richard Armitage misses the easy layup | 55-57 |
| 03:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Moore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - David Canton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Sonntag (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Armitage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 03:32 | Jacksonville | Michael Cordova pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:12 | Jacksonville | Alan Sonntag misses the floater from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 03:10 | Jacksonville | Richard Armitage tips it home | 55-59 |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 02:58 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Canton | 57-59 |
| 02:22 | Jacksonville | Gilberto Mancini's floater is tipped away by Edmund Jackson | 57-59 |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 02:00 | Jacksonville | Gilberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 01:50 | Jacksonville | Michael Cordova connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gilberto Mancini and the foul's on Edmund Jackson - foul #3 on Edmund Jackson, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning (SF) Nathan Moore | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Calvin Foster (SF) Alan Sonntag | |
| 01:50 | Jacksonville | Michael Cordova makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 01:14 | Jacksonville | George Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 01:12 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Cordova - foul #2 on Michael Cordova, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Jacksonville | Gilberto Mancini misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler misses the shot from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson tips it home | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Jacksonville | Michael Cordova misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Gilberto Mancini - foul #1 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:07 | Jacksonville | Richard Armitage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Armitage, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland (PF) Edmund Jackson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler is fouled in the backcourt by Gilberto Mancini - foul #2 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville | Calvin Foster is fouled on the floor by Scott Horning - foul #2 on Scott Horning, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson (PF) Louis Cumberland | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville | Calvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |