| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Whitely (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Placencia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Brick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Antone Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Grube (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Pilon (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Hage (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Jeremiah Barnes inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Arkansas State | Jeremiah Barnes misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 19:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 19:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 18:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-37 |
| 18:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick tips it in | 36-37 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas State | John Pilon makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Antone Vaughn | 36-39 |
| 18:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 18:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Placencia | 38-39 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas State | The pull-up jumper by Antone Vaughn is blocked by Richard Placencia | 38-39 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 17:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Gray | 41-39 |
| 17:11 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Placencia - foul #1 on Richard Placencia, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova (SG), Kevin Lovejoy (SF), Troy Ballenger (PF), John Thompson (C) Ben Whitely, Roger Gray, Richard Placencia, Lawrence Brick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Phillips (PG), Steven Wright (SG), Jonathan Ward (SF) Antone Vaughn, Ronald Grube, Jeremiah Barnes | |
| 17:11 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:11 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Ballenger is hacked by Milton Phillips - foul #1 on Milton Phillips, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty (PG) Michael Deleon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Herman Shapiro (PF), Edward Bergen (C) John Pilon, Anthony Hage | |
| 16:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Ballenger and he's fouled by Herman Shapiro - foul #1 on Herman Shapiro, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| 16:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas State | Herman Shapiro comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-41 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas State | Edward Bergen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #3 on John Thompson, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely (SG) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn (PG) Milton Phillips | |
| 16:10 | Arkansas State | Edward Bergen makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas State | Edward Bergen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Antone Vaughn | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Devin Petty (fresh) SG - Ben Whitely (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Cordova (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Lovejoy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Troy Ballenger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Antone Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Wright (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jonathan Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herman Shapiro (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Bergen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Wright | 44-45 |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 15:33 | Arkansas State | Edward Bergen snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola (PG), Roger Gray (SF), Richard Placencia (PF), Lawrence Brick (C) Devin Petty, John Cordova, Kevin Lovejoy, Troy Ballenger | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube (SG), Jeremiah Barnes (SF), John Pilon (PF), John Gibbs (C) Steven Wright, Jonathan Ward, Herman Shapiro, Edward Bergen | |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia makes the 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn misses the shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray blows the layup but the foul's on Jeremiah Barnes - foul #1 on Jeremiah Barnes, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:39 | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube's pass is intercepted by Richard Placencia | 49-45 |
| 14:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Barnes - foul #2 on Jeremiah Barnes, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova (SG), Troy Ballenger (PF) Ben Whitely, Richard Placencia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage (PG) Antone Vaughn | |
| 14:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas State | Wiley Mazzola is called for the reach on Anthony Hage in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wiley Mazzola, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon (PG), John Thompson (C) Wiley Mazzola, Lawrence Brick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jonathan Ward (SF) Jeremiah Barnes | |
| 13:55 | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 13:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Thompson grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathan Ward - foul #1 on Jonathan Ward, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Wright (SG) Ronald Grube | |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to John Gibbs | 50-45 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas State | John Gibbs hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Hage | 50-47 |
| 12:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Ballenger loses the ball out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely (SG), Richard Placencia (PF), Lawrence Brick (C) Roger Gray, Troy Ballenger, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn (PG), Jeremiah Barnes (SF), Edward Bergen (PF) Steven Wright, John Pilon, John Gibbs | |
| 12:27 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Ward clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Brick - foul #2 on Lawrence Brick, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Ward makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Deleon and the foul's on Edward Bergen - foul #1 on Edward Bergen, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube (SG) Jonathan Ward | |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Hage | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Whitely (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Cordova (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Placencia (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Brick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Antone Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Grube (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Bergen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Hage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Antone Vaughn is called for the reach on Michael Deleon - foul #2 on Antone Vaughn, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy (SF), Troy Ballenger (C) John Cordova, Lawrence Brick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Pilon (PF), John Gibbs (C) Edward Bergen, Anthony Hage | |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:25 | Arkansas State | John Gibbs grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas State | The pull-up jumper by Antone Vaughn is blocked by Richard Placencia | 54-52 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas State | John Pilon tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Pilon is called for the reach on Richard Placencia - foul #1 on John Pilon, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty (PG) Michael Deleon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Wright (SF) Jeremiah Barnes | |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:11 | Arkansas State | John Pilon pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas State | Richard Placencia picks off the pass by Ronald Grube | 55-54 |
| 10:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas State | John Gibbs snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas State | John Gibbs hits the finger roll | 55-56 |
| 10:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ben Whitely - foul #3 on Ben Whitely, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon (PG), John Cordova (SG), Roger Gray (SF), Lawrence Brick (C) Devin Petty, Ben Whitely, Kevin Lovejoy, Richard Placencia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage (PG), Jonathan Ward (SF) Antone Vaughn, Steven Wright | |
| 10:12 | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick is hacked by John Gibbs - foul #4 on John Gibbs, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Wright (SG), Jeremiah Barnes (SF) Ronald Grube, John Gibbs | |
| 09:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Ward misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Brick - foul #3 on Lawrence Brick, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Ward makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray jams it on a great pass from Troy Ballenger | 59-60 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-60 |
| 09:17 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Roger Gray | 59-60 |
| 09:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Troy Ballenger | 61-60 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright is hacked by Michael Deleon - foul #1 on Michael Deleon, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Devin Petty (SG), Kevin Lovejoy (PF), John Thompson (C) John Cordova, Troy Ballenger, Lawrence Brick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn (PG), Edward Bergen (PF) John Pilon, Jonathan Ward | |
| 08:48 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Thompson | 63-62 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas State | Michael Deleon steals the ball from Jeremiah Barnes | 63-62 |
| 07:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Edward Bergen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Deleon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devin Petty (fresh) SF - Roger Gray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Kevin Lovejoy (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Antone Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Bergen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Hage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 07:39 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 07:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 07:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy misses badly on a shot in the paint | 63-62 |
| 07:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Bergen - foul #2 on Edward Bergen, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola (PG), Ben Whitely (SG), Richard Placencia (PF), Lawrence Brick (C) Michael Deleon, Devin Petty, Roger Gray, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube (SG), Jonathan Ward (SF), John Pilon (PF), John Gibbs (C) Steven Wright, Jeremiah Barnes, Edward Bergen, Anthony Hage | |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Lovejoy misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas State | John Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube's floater is tipped away by Kevin Lovejoy | 64-62 |
| 06:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 06:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia is fouled on the floor by John Gibbs - foul #5 on John Gibbs, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova (SF) Kevin Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Phillips (PG), Edward Bergen (C) Antone Vaughn, John Gibbs | |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube hits the finger roll on a great pass from Milton Phillips | 66-64 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 66-64 |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick grabs the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 05:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick loses the ball out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Ballenger (C) Lawrence Brick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage (C) Edward Bergen | |
| 05:03 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage is fouled on the floor by Troy Ballenger - foul #1 on Troy Ballenger, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray (SF) John Cordova | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn (PG) Milton Phillips | |
| 05:03 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 04:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray loses the dribble to John Pilon | 66-64 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas State | John Pilon double dribbles | 66-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cordova (SG), John Thompson (C) Ben Whitely, Richard Placencia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Wright (SG), Jeremiah Barnes (SF) Ronald Grube, Jonathan Ward | |
| 04:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antone Vaughn - foul #3 on Antone Vaughn, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick (C) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Edward Bergen (PF) John Pilon | |
| 04:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 03:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 03:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Troy Ballenger | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wiley Mazzola (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Cordova (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roger Gray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Troy Ballenger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Brick (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Antone Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Bergen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Hage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Cordova - foul #2 on John Cordova, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon (PG), Ben Whitely (SG), Richard Placencia (PF), John Thompson (C) Wiley Mazzola, Roger Gray, Troy Ballenger, Lawrence Brick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube (SG), Jonathan Ward (SF), John Pilon (PF) Antone Vaughn, Jeremiah Barnes, Edward Bergen | |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Steven Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wiley Mazzola (PG), Lawrence Brick (C) Michael Deleon, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn (PG), Jeremiah Barnes (SF) Steven Wright, Jonathan Ward | |
| 02:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Whitely misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas State | John Pilon grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wiley Mazzola - foul #5 on Wiley Mazzola, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon (PG), Roger Gray (SF) Wiley Mazzola, John Cordova | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:45 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Placencia | 73-66 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-66 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas State | John Pilon hits the follow up shot | 73-68 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon is fouled on the floor by Antone Vaughn - foul #4 on Antone Vaughn, team foul #13 | 73-68 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Deleon misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 01:45 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Hage | 74-71 |
| 01:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 01:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia tips it but misses | 74-71 |
| 01:12 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Barnes | 74-71 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas State | Ben Whitely steals the ball from Jeremiah Barnes | 74-71 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Gray blows the layup | 74-71 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | Ronald Grube hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Pilon | 74-74 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Ben Whitely | 76-74 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn is hacked by Richard Placencia - foul #2 on Richard Placencia, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Antone Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Grube - foul #2 on Ronald Grube, team foul #14 | 76-74 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Brick makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Brick - foul #4 on Lawrence Brick, team foul #12 | 78-74 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Anthony Hage misses the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Placencia runs out the clock | 78-75 |