| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Vincent Wilmoth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Howard (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Luttrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Hill | 33-35 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Thompson swats the dunk try by Jerry Smith | 33-35 |
| 18:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 18:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins can't tip it in | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark grabs the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-35 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 18:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins misses the easy layup | 33-38 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 17:54 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (SG), William Sinclair (C) Vincent Wellman, Brian Thompson | |
| 17:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 17:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Derrick King steals it from Richard Hill in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-38 |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins connects on the runner from close range and the foul's on William Sinclair - foul #2 on William Sinclair, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Thomas Block (SF), Al Mohammad (PF) Harold Clark, Joseph Stephens, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), Robert Johnson (C) Vincent Wilmoth, Ronald Howard | |
| 16:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Collins picks off the pass by Vincent Wellman | 36-38 |
| 15:53 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sinclair blocks the jumper by Jesse Hill | 36-38 |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Block (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Mohammad (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kevin Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Derrick King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Sinclair (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Nathan Luttrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill is fouled on the floor by Derrick King - foul #3 on Derrick King, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (SG), Charles White (PF) Richard Hill, Kevin Collins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely (SF), Brian Thompson (C) William Sinclair, Nathan Luttrell | |
| 15:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Al Mohammad | 36-38 |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad misses long on a jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Thompson | 36-38 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Derrick King | 36-40 |
| 14:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White misses long on a shot in the lane | 36-40 |
| 14:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad misses the lay-in | 36-40 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Kiely | 36-40 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 14:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Louis Coronel, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill (PG), Harold Clark (SG), Joseph Stephens (SF), Jerry Smith (PF) Louis Coronel, Thomas Block, Charles White, Al Mohammad | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth (PG), Harold Plourde (SG), Ronald Howard (SF), Nathan Luttrell (PF) Derrick King, Vincent Wellman, Allan Kiely, Robert Johnson | |
| 13:49 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Clark picks off the pass by Nathan Luttrell | 36-43 |
| 13:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Vincent Wilmoth, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins (C) Jesse Hill | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Sinclair (C) Brian Thompson | |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hill | 39-43 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Luttrell | 39-45 |
| 12:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Plourde - foul #2 on Harold Plourde, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (SG) Harold Plourde | |
| 12:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:08 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 11:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 41-48 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Derrick King | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Vincent Wilmoth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick King (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Howard (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Luttrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sinclair (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:48 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), Robert Johnson (C) Derrick King, Ronald Howard | |
| 11:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Sinclair - foul #3 on William Sinclair, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Al Mohammad (PF) Harold Clark, Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-48 |
| 11:13 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Collins - foul #1 on Kevin Collins, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (SG), Thomas Block (C) Joseph Stephens, Kevin Collins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (PG), Allan Kiely (SF), Brian Thompson (C) Vincent Wilmoth, William Sinclair, Robert Johnson | |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Derrick King is called for the reach on Richard Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Derrick King, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde (PG) Derrick King | |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Luttrell denies the turnaround by Jesse Hill | 43-50 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Thompson | 43-50 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell loses the ball out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (SG), Jerry Smith (PF) Richard Hill, Louis Coronel | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Harris (SG), Ronald Howard (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Vincent Wellman, Allan Kiely, Nathan Luttrell | |
| 10:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jesse Hill | 45-50 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 09:52 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Harold Clark | 45-50 |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Smith | 48-50 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-50 |
| 09:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Block | 50-50 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde is hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill (PG), Joseph Stephens (SF), Charles White (PF), Kevin Collins (C) Jesse Hill, Thomas Block, Jerry Smith, Al Mohammad | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth (PG), Vincent Wellman (SG), Nathan Luttrell (PF), William Sinclair (C) Harold Plourde, John Harris, Robert Johnson, Brian Thompson | |
| 08:31 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-50 |
| 08:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | William Sinclair grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Collins - foul #2 on Kevin Collins, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (SG) Harold Clark | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson (C) Ronald Howard | |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles White | 50-50 |
| 08:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White is called for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG) Louis Coronel | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:32 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Collins steps in front of the William Sinclair pass | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles White (fresh) C - Kevin Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Vincent Wilmoth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Sinclair (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Luttrell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | William Sinclair snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-50 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell tips it in | 50-52 |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson is whistled for a carry | 53-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (SG), Jerry Smith (PF) Jesse Hill, Charles White | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (SG), Ronald Howard (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (C) Vincent Wellman, William Sinclair, Robert Johnson | |
| 06:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Derrick King | 53-54 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 05:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses the floater from the left side | 53-54 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens comes up short on the runner from close range | 53-54 |
| 04:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith tips it in | 55-54 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King loses the ball out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 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 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde (PG), Vincent Wellman (SG), William Sinclair (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Brian Thompson (C) Vincent Wilmoth, Derrick King, Ronald Howard, Nathan Luttrell, Dobromil Dominowski | |
| 03:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Al Mohammad misses short on a floater in the lane | 55-54 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Coronel (fresh) SF - Thomas Block (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles White (fresh) C - Al Mohammad (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Harold Plourde (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Sinclair (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson is hacked by Charles White - foul #1 on Charles White, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill (PG), Harold Clark (SG), Joseph Stephens (SF), Jerry Smith (PF), Kevin Collins (C) Jesse Hill, Louis Coronel, Thomas Block, Charles White, Al Mohammad | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth (PG), Ronald Howard (SF), Nathan Luttrell (PF) Harold Plourde, William Sinclair, Robert Johnson | |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Stephens denies the turnaround by Nathan Luttrell | 55-54 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith connects on the jump hook in the lane | 57-54 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 01:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 01:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 00:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Vincent Wilmoth - foul #2 on Vincent Wilmoth, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 00:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Harold Clark - foul #2 on Harold Clark, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stephens scores on a shot from close range set up by Harold Clark | 61-58 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins grabs the board | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Collins runs out the clock | 61-58 |