| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Edgar Donner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Mika (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathan Stroud (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bennie Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Halpin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wiley Mazzola (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Whitely (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Placencia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Brick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Jonathan Stroud inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | South Alabama | Jonathan Stroud buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Edgar Donner | 43-37 |
| 19:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia is whistled for a carry | 43-37 |
| 19:12 | South Alabama | Jonathan Stroud banks in the layup on a great pass from Lee Mika and he's hacked by Ben Whitely - foul #2 on Ben Whitely, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| 19:12 | South Alabama | Jonathan Stroud makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block but he's fouled by Lee Mika - foul #3 on Lee Mika, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ross Garnett (SG) Lee Mika | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 18:45 | South Alabama | Edgar Donner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 18:44 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Ross Garnett | 46-39 |
| 18:30 | South Alabama | Bryan Halpin lays it in on a nice dish by Jonathan Stroud and he's hacked by Richard Placencia - foul #1 on Richard Placencia, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Carmelo Burleson (SG), Chauncey McCullogh (PF) Edgar Donner, Bennie Davis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova (SG), Michael Deleon (SF), Troy Ballenger (PF), John Thompson (C) Ben Whitely, Roger Gray, Richard Placencia, Lawrence Brick | |
| 18:30 | South Alabama | Bryan Halpin makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 18:15 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 49-39 |
| 18:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 17:49 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Carmelo Burleson | 49-39 |
| 17:42 | South Alabama | Troy Ballenger swats the layup by Chauncey McCullogh | 49-39 |
| 17:41 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 49-39 |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-39 |
| 17:24 | South Alabama | Bryan Halpin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:19 | South Alabama | Bryan Halpin's pass is intercepted by John Cordova | 49-39 |
| 17:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon lays it in on a nice dish by John Cordova | 49-41 |
| 17:01 | South Alabama | Carmelo Burleson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chauncey McCullogh | 52-41 |
| 16:37 | Middle Tenn. State | John Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 16:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cordova | 52-44 |
| 15:56 | South Alabama | Jonathan Stroud hits the finger roll | 54-44 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Ross Garnett (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Carmelo Burleson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Stroud (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Chauncey McCullogh (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bryan Halpin (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wiley Mazzola (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cordova (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Deleon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Ballenger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Deleon | 54-47 |
| 15:09 | South Alabama | Bryan Halpin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Edgar Donner (PG), Lee Mika (SG), Sherman Robinson (SF), Bennie Davis (PF), Don Hurlburt (C) Ross Garnett, Carmelo Burleson, Jonathan Stroud, Chauncey McCullogh, Bryan Halpin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty (PG), Ben Whitely (SG), Roger Gray (SF), Richard Placencia (PF), Lawrence Brick (C) Wiley Mazzola, John Cordova, Michael Deleon, Troy Ballenger, John Thompson | |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 54-47 |
| 14:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely tips it but misses | 54-47 |
| 14:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick hits the follow up shot | 54-49 |
| 14:34 | South Alabama | Lee Mika comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ben Whitely - foul #3 on Ben Whitely, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| 14:34 | South Alabama | Lee Mika misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 14:34 | South Alabama | Lee Mika makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 14:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 14:17 | South Alabama | Don Hurlburt gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 14:12 | South Alabama | Edgar Donner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 14:11 | South Alabama | Lee Mika pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 14:01 | South Alabama | Edgar Donner is hacked by Devin Petty - foul #2 on Devin Petty, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronnie Davis (PG), Jonathan Stroud (SF) Edgar Donner, Sherman Robinson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:48 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Brick - foul #1 on Lawrence Brick, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Chauncey McCullogh (C) Don Hurlburt | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy (PF) Richard Placencia | |
| 13:48 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 13:48 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 13:30 | South Alabama | Chauncey McCullogh grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 13:22 | South Alabama | Lee Mika makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bennie Davis | 60-49 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty is hacked by Ronnie Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronnie Davis, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola (PG), Richard Placencia (PF) Devin Petty, Roger Gray | |
| 12:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-49 |
| 12:56 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Bennie Davis | 60-49 |
| 12:37 | South Alabama | Chauncey McCullogh loses the dribble to Lawrence Brick | 60-49 |
| 12:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 60-49 |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely snags the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 12:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Richard Placencia and he's hacked by Ronnie Davis - foul #4 on Ronnie Davis, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Edgar Donner (PG), Sherman Robinson (SF), Carmelo Burleson (PF), Don Hurlburt (C) Ronnie Davis, Jonathan Stroud, Bennie Davis, Chauncey McCullogh | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova (SG), Michael Deleon (SF), Troy Ballenger (C) Ben Whitely, Kevin Lovejoy, Lawrence Brick | |
| 12:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola misses the free throw | 60-51 |
| 12:01 | South Alabama | Don Hurlburt pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 11:42 | South Alabama | Carmelo Burleson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 11:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Ballenger pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Edgar Donner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Mika (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sherman Robinson (fresh) PF - Carmelo Burleson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Don Hurlburt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wiley Mazzola (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Deleon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Placencia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Ballenger (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Ballenger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wiley Mazzola and he's hacked by Don Hurlburt - foul #1 on Don Hurlburt, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bennie Davis (PF), Bryan Halpin (C) Lee Mika, Don Hurlburt | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray (SF) Wiley Mazzola | |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Ballenger misses the free throw | 60-53 |
| 11:19 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Bennie Davis | 60-53 |
| 11:12 | South Alabama | Richard Placencia swats the shot by Sherman Robinson | 60-53 |
| 11:11 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis tips it home | 62-53 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Davis steps in front of the John Cordova pass | 62-53 |
| 10:31 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Edgar Donner | 64-53 |
| 10:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon is fouled on the floor by Sherman Robinson - foul #3 on Sherman Robinson, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Yoder (PG), Lee Mika (SG), Jonathan Stroud (SF) Edgar Donner, Carmelo Burleson, Sherman Robinson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty (PG), Ben Whitely (SG), Kevin Lovejoy (PF), John Thompson (C) Michael Deleon, John Cordova, Richard Placencia, Troy Ballenger | |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 64-53 |
| 10:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty tips it back up and in | 64-55 |
| 09:59 | South Alabama | Jonathan Stroud clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy hits the finger roll and the foul's on David Yoder - foul #2 on David Yoder, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ross Garnett (SG), Don Hurlburt (C) Lee Mika, Bryan Halpin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola (PG) Ben Whitely | |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 09:11 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett is fouled on the floor by Roger Gray - foul #2 on Roger Gray, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Chauncey McCullogh (PF) Bennie Davis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon (SF), Troy Ballenger (PF), Lawrence Brick (C) Roger Gray, Kevin Lovejoy, John Thompson | |
| 08:57 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Devin Petty - foul #3 on Devin Petty, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Edgar Donner (PG) David Yoder | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray (SF) Wiley Mazzola | |
| 08:57 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 08:57 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 08:37 | South Alabama | Don Hurlburt pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 08:15 | South Alabama | Edgar Donner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 08:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 66-58 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Ballenger tips it but misses | 66-58 |
| 07:42 | South Alabama | Don Hurlburt pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Edgar Donner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ross Garnett (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Stroud (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Chauncey McCullogh (tiring) 5 reb. C - Don Hurlburt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Deleon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Devin Petty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Gray (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Ballenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Brick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | South Alabama | Edgar Donner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronnie Davis (PG), Lee Mika (SG), Sherman Robinson (SF), Carmelo Burleson (PF), Bryan Halpin (C) Edgar Donner, Ross Garnett, Jonathan Stroud, Chauncey McCullogh, Don Hurlburt | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola (PG), Ben Whitely (SG), John Cordova (SF), Kevin Lovejoy (PF), John Thompson (C) Michael Deleon, Devin Petty, Roger Gray, Troy Ballenger, Lawrence Brick | |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Mika is called for the reach on Ben Whitely in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Mika, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 07:35 | South Alabama | Carmelo Burleson grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 07:18 | South Alabama | Carmelo Burleson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Mika | 68-58 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-58 |
| 06:55 | South Alabama | Carmelo Burleson gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| 06:50 | South Alabama | Ronnie Davis buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sherman Robinson | 70-58 |
| 06:24 | Middle Tenn. State | John Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 70-58 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Yoder (PG), Bennie Davis (PF), Chauncey McCullogh (C) Ronnie Davis, Sherman Robinson, Bryan Halpin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon (SF), Richard Placencia (PF), Lawrence Brick (C) Ben Whitely, Kevin Lovejoy, John Thompson | |
| 06:05 | South Alabama | Chauncey McCullogh misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova makes the wide open jumper from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 05:31 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis misses long on a runner from close range | 70-60 |
| 05:29 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis hits the follow up shot | 72-60 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola is hacked by David Yoder in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Yoder, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ross Garnett (SG), Jonathan Stroud (SF), Don Hurlburt (C) Lee Mika, Carmelo Burleson, Chauncey McCullogh | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty (SG) John Cordova | |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:10 | South Alabama | Don Hurlburt misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Placencia - foul #2 on Richard Placencia, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Edgar Donner (PG), Sherman Robinson (SG) David Yoder, Ross Garnett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely (SG), Roger Gray (SF) Wiley Mazzola, Michael Deleon | |
| 05:10 | South Alabama | Don Hurlburt makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 05:10 | South Alabama | Don Hurlburt makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Davis steps in front of the Devin Petty pass in the backcourt | 74-62 |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | Edgar Donner connects on the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Devin Petty - foul #4 on Devin Petty, team foul #9 | 76-62 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bryan Halpin (C) Don Hurlburt | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Ballenger (C) Lawrence Brick | |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | Edgar Donner makes the free throw | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Donner - foul #2 on Edgar Donner, team foul #9 | 77-62 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 04:44 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis gets the rebound | 77-63 |
| 04:20 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Placencia - foul #3 on Richard Placencia, team foul #10 | 77-63 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronnie Davis (PG), Ross Garnett (SG) Edgar Donner, Sherman Robinson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola (PG), Kevin Lovejoy (SF), John Thompson (C) Devin Petty, Roger Gray, Richard Placencia | |
| 04:20 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 04:20 | South Alabama | Bennie Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola is hacked by Ronnie Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronnie Davis, team foul #10 | 79-63 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Yoder (PG), Carmelo Burleson (PF) Ronnie Davis, Bennie Davis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon (SG) Ben Whitely | |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola misses the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola misses the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 04:16 | South Alabama | Carmelo Burleson snags the defensive board | 79-63 |
| 04:12 | South Alabama | Wiley Mazzola steals the ball from Bryan Halpin | 79-63 |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-63 |
| 03:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Ballenger tips it in | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | South Alabama | Bryan Halpin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 79-65 |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Ballenger snags the defensive board | 79-65 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - David Yoder (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ross Garnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Stroud (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Carmelo Burleson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Halpin (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wiley Mazzola (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Deleon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Lovejoy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Ballenger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 79-65 |
| 03:15 | South Alabama | Carmelo Burleson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-65 |
| 03:10 | South Alabama | Troy Ballenger steals the ball from David Yoder | 79-65 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Garnett is called for the reach on Kevin Lovejoy - foul #1 on Ross Garnett, team foul #11 | 79-65 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Edgar Donner (PG), Lee Mika (SG), Sherman Robinson (SF), Chauncey McCullogh (PF), Don Hurlburt (C) David Yoder, Ross Garnett, Jonathan Stroud, Carmelo Burleson, Bryan Halpin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty (PG), Ben Whitely (SG), John Cordova (SF), Lawrence Brick (C) Wiley Mazzola, Michael Deleon, Troy Ballenger, John Thompson | |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy misses the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 02:38 | South Alabama | Don Hurlburt makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Edgar Donner | 81-66 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-66 |
| 02:26 | South Alabama | Lee Mika snags the defensive board | 81-66 |
| 02:20 | South Alabama | Edgar Donner knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Sherman Robinson | 83-66 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sherman Robinson - foul #4 on Sherman Robinson, team foul #12 | 83-66 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ross Garnett (PG), Carmelo Burleson (SG) Edgar Donner, Lee Mika | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon (PG), Troy Ballenger (PF), John Thompson (C) Ben Whitely, Kevin Lovejoy, Lawrence Brick | |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 01:55 | South Alabama | John Cordova is called for the reach on Sherman Robinson - foul #1 on John Cordova, team foul #11 | 83-68 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy (SF) Devin Petty | |
| 01:55 | South Alabama | Sherman Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 84-68 |
| 01:55 | South Alabama | Sherman Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 84-68 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | John Thompson grabs the board | 84-68 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Troy Ballenger | 84-71 |
| 01:25 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett is fouled on the floor by Michael Deleon - foul #1 on Michael Deleon, team foul #12 | 84-71 |
| 01:25 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett makes the 1st free throw | 85-71 |
| 01:25 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett makes the 2nd free throw | 86-71 |
| 01:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-71 |
| 01:05 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Lovejoy - foul #1 on Kevin Lovejoy, team foul #13 | 86-71 |
| 01:05 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett makes the 1st free throw | 87-71 |
| 01:05 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett makes the 2nd free throw | 88-71 |
| 00:55 | Middle Tenn. State | John Thompson hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline | 88-73 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | South Alabama | Carmelo Burleson can't finish the layup | 88-73 |
| 00:28 | South Alabama | Don Hurlburt grabs the offensive board | 88-73 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Ross Garnett runs out the clock | 88-73 |