| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) SG - Harold Clark (fresh) SF - Joseph Stephens (fresh) PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) C - Kevin Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Sanders (fresh) SG - Leroy Coleman (fresh) SF - Alonzo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Leonard Cook (fresh) C - Jeremy Fitzgerald (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alonzo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Alonzo Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Cook connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Sanders | 1-2 |
| 19:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 19:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens misses the tip | 1-2 |
| 19:08 | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Coleman pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Clark steals it from Leroy Coleman | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Cook is called for the reach on Harold Clark - foul #1 on Leonard Cook, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:33 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Alonzo Rodriguez | 1-2 |
| 18:16 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Collins steals it from Jeremy Fitzgerald | 1-2 |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:35 | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Coleman is hacked by Harold Clark - foul #1 on Harold Clark, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:56 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders scores on a jump hook in the paint | 3-4 |
| 16:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 16:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:16 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:04 | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Coleman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Clark (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Collins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alonzo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) PF - Leonard Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 15:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 15:48 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Cook snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:34 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Cook buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Leroy Coleman and he's hacked by Joseph Stephens - foul #1 on Joseph Stephens, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (PG), Louis Coronel (SG), Thomas Block (SF), Charles White (PF), Al Mohammad (C) Richard Hill, Harold Clark, Joseph Stephens, Jerry Smith, Kevin Collins | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye (PG), Thomas Kyzer (SG), James Davidson (SF), Donald Pappas (C) John Sanders, Leroy Coleman, Alonzo Rodriguez, Jeremy Fitzgerald | |
| 15:34 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Cook misses the free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Cook - foul #2 on Leonard Cook, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields (C) Leonard Cook | |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:57 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson is hacked by Al Mohammad - foul #1 on Al Mohammad, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| 14:39 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Block denies the turnaround by Eugene Shields | 5-8 |
| 14:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 14:22 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Pappas gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:18 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill (PG) Charles White | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Coleman (SG) Thomas Kyzer | |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy Coleman is called for the reach on Louis Coronel - foul #1 on Leroy Coleman, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Fitzgerald (C) Eugene Shields | |
| 13:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Pappas - foul #1 on Donald Pappas, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez (SF) James Davidson | |
| 13:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:20 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Leroy Coleman and the foul's on Jesse Hill - foul #1 on Jesse Hill, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (SG), Joseph Stephens (SF), Kevin Collins (C) Louis Coronel, Jesse Hill, Thomas Block | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields (PF) Donald Pappas | |
| 13:20 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 12:55 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:50 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Hill - foul #1 on Richard Hill, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith (PF) Al Mohammad | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 12:50 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:50 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Kevin Collins | 7-11 |
| 12:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 7-11 |
| 12:25 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:06 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez is whistled for traveling | 7-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders (PG), Thomas Kyzer (SG), James Davidson (SF), Donald Pappas (PF) Harold Dye, Leroy Coleman, Alonzo Rodriguez, Jeremy Fitzgerald | |
| 11:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 11:46 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Clark (fresh) SF - Joseph Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) C - Kevin Collins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kyzer (fresh) SF - James Davidson (fresh) PF - Donald Pappas (fresh) C - Eugene Shields (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Stephens picks off the pass by Thomas Kyzer | 7-11 |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill lays it in set up by Joseph Stephens | 9-11 |
| 11:20 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Stephens - foul #2 on Joseph Stephens, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Thomas Block (SF), Al Mohammad (C) Harold Clark, Joseph Stephens, Kevin Collins | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy (C) Eugene Shields | |
| 11:20 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:20 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Mohammad | 11-13 |
| 10:48 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders is hacked by Richard Hill - foul #2 on Richard Hill, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (SG), Charles White (PF) Richard Hill, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Coleman (SG), Alonzo Rodriguez (SF), Jeremy Fitzgerald (C) Thomas Kyzer, James Davidson, Donald Pappas | |
| 10:48 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 10:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jeremy Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Jeremy Fitzgerald, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| 10:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:27 | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy's fadeaway is rejected by Charles White | 13-13 |
| 10:26 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez gets the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:07 | St. Bonaventure | Al Mohammad picks off the pass by Dean Bucy | 13-13 |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy Coleman steals it from Jesse Hill | 13-13 |
| 09:25 | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 13-13 |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 09:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 08:45 | St. Bonaventure | Dean Bucy buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Sanders | 16-15 |
| 08:25 | Middle Tenn. State | 3 seconds is called on Louis Coronel | 16-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (SG), Jerry Smith (PF), Kevin Collins (C) Thomas Block, Charles White, Al Mohammad | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye (PG), Thomas Kyzer (SG), James Davidson (SF), Donald Pappas (PF), Eugene Shields (C) John Sanders, Leroy Coleman, Alonzo Rodriguez, Dean Bucy, Jeremy Fitzgerald | |
| 08:14 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Pappas drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Davidson | 16-17 |
| 08:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Casteel (PG), Alfred Roberts (SF) Louis Coronel, Jesse Hill | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 07:53 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Alfred Roberts - foul #1 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| 07:53 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:53 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Collins and he's hacked by Thomas Kyzer - foul #1 on Thomas Kyzer, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith makes the free throw | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Paul Casteel (fresh) SG - Harold Clark (fresh) SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Collins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Harold Dye (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Kyzer (fresh) SF - James Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Pappas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Shields (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson buries a driving attempt from the left block | 19-21 |
| 07:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Harold Clark | 21-21 |
| 06:49 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Kyzer knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Davidson | 21-23 |
| 06:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark is whistled for a carry | 21-23 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (PG), Thomas Block (SF) Paul Casteel, Alfred Roberts | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Coleman (SG), Alonzo Rodriguez (SF), Jeremy Fitzgerald (C) Thomas Kyzer, James Davidson, Eugene Shields | |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Fitzgerald connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Dye | 21-25 |
| 06:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith dunks the ball on a great pass from Jesse Hill | 23-25 |
| 05:40 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (SG), Charles White (PF), Al Mohammad (C) Harold Clark, Jerry Smith, Kevin Collins | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson (PG), Eugene Shields (PF) Harold Dye, Donald Pappas | |
| 05:40 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:40 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugene Shields blocks the short jumper by Thomas Block | 23-26 |
| 05:31 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Alonzo Rodriguez | 23-26 |
| 05:27 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez can't connect on a runner from the left block | 23-26 |
| 05:26 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez misses the tip | 23-26 |
| 05:24 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields misses the tip | 23-26 |
| 05:23 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Fitzgerald snags the offensive board | 23-26 |
| 05:01 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Al Mohammad | 25-26 |
| 04:38 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Shields banks in the layup on a great pass from Leroy Coleman | 25-28 |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Al Mohammad | 28-28 |
| 04:11 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez knocks in the shot from the right side | 28-30 |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eugene Shields - foul #1 on Eugene Shields, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill (PG), Harold Clark (SG), Jerry Smith (PF), Kevin Collins (C) Jesse Hill, Louis Coronel, Charles White, Al Mohammad | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders (PG), Harold Dye (SG), Thomas Belanger (SF), Leonard Cook (PF), Donald Pappas (C) James Davidson, Leroy Coleman, Alonzo Rodriguez, Eugene Shields, Jeremy Fitzgerald | |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill is hacked by John Sanders - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens (SF) Thomas Block | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:42 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Leonard Cook | 29-30 |
| 03:37 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders jams it on a nice dish by Leonard Cook and he's hacked by Richard Hill - foul #3 on Richard Hill, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Casteel (PG) Richard Hill | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 03:37 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Paul Casteel (fresh) SG - Harold Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Collins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Dye (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Belanger (fresh) PF - Leonard Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Pappas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Pappas blocks the short jumper by Jerry Smith | 29-33 |
| 03:12 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Pappas grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:46 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Cook hits a shot from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 02:28 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 02:23 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Stephens is called for the reach on John Sanders - foul #3 on Joseph Stephens, team foul #11 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG), Jesse Hill (SF) Paul Casteel, Joseph Stephens | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Coleman (SG), Eugene Shields (C) Thomas Belanger, Donald Pappas | |
| 02:23 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:23 | St. Bonaventure | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Cook picks off the pass by Jesse Hill | 29-36 |
| 01:29 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye is whistled for a carry | 29-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts (SF), Charles White (PF), Al Mohammad (C) Harold Clark, Jerry Smith, Kevin Collins | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez (SF), Jeremy Fitzgerald (C) John Sanders, Leonard Cook | |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad tips it back up and in | 31-36 |
| 00:59 | St. Bonaventure | Alonzo Rodriguez makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Harold Dye | 31-38 |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 00:40 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Jeremy Fitzgerald | 31-38 |
| 00:28 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Dye scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Leroy Coleman | 31-41 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill is hacked by Jeremy Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Jeremy Fitzgerald, team foul #10 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block (SF), Kevin Collins (C) Alfred Roberts, Charles White | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson (PG), Donald Pappas (PF) Harold Dye, Eugene Shields | |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:24 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Pappas snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 00:03 | St. Bonaventure | James Davidson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-41 |