| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ebbert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Force (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Estep (fresh) 5 pts. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Herbert Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Reed (fresh) SF - Charlie Pasternak (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Newman (fresh) C - Randall Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Ohio | Tom Reed misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-36 |
| 19:48 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 19:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings is hacked by Randall Hall - foul #1 on Randall Hall, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Charlie Pasternak steals the ball from Scott Force | 38-36 |
| 19:07 | Ohio | Tom Reed misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert travels in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 18:51 | Ohio | Randall Hall misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by George Estep - foul #2 on George Estep, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:51 | Ohio | Randall Hall makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:51 | Ohio | Randall Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 18:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Edmund Jackson (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) James Ebbert, Scott Force, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Motyka (PG), Joshua Burke (SG), Richard Landin (SF), Charles Reed (PF), Victor Holman (C) Herbert Murray, Tom Reed, Charlie Pasternak, Andrew Newman, Randall Hall | |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Dikembe Araki takes the ball from Harry Motyka in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 18:22 | Ohio | Richard Landin snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 18:02 | Ohio | Charles Reed can't finish the layup | 38-37 |
| 18:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki travels in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG) Reginald Jacobs | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:45 | Ohio | Richard Landin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi lays it in on a great pass from Brian Reed and he's hacked by Charles Reed - foul #2 on Charles Reed, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF) Edmund Jackson, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tom Reed (SG), Charlie Pasternak (SF), Randall Hall (C) Joshua Burke, Richard Landin, Victor Holman | |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:11 | Ohio | Harry Motyka misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Giovanni Rossi | 41-37 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is hacked by Harry Motyka in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Motyka, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Laurence Jennings (C) Brian Reed, Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Murray (PG), Andrew Newman (PF) Harry Motyka, Charles Reed | |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Laurence Jennings | 44-37 |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Reginald Jacobs steals it from Charlie Pasternak | 44-37 |
| 16:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Reginald Jacobs | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Force (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Estep (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Laurence Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Herbert Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Reed (fairly fresh) SF - Charlie Pasternak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Newman (fairly fresh) C - Randall Hall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio | Scott Force steals it from Randall Hall | 47-37 |
| 15:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings is fouled on the floor by Randall Hall - foul #2 on Randall Hall, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Edmund Jackson (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) Reginald Jacobs, Dikembe Araki, Scott Force, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Motyka (PG), Joshua Burke (SG), Richard Landin (SF), Victor Holman (PF) Herbert Murray, Tom Reed, Charlie Pasternak, Andrew Newman | |
| 15:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Reed | 50-37 |
| 15:02 | Ohio | Harry Motyka scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joshua Burke | 50-40 |
| 14:55 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Burke - foul #2 on Joshua Burke, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Kahle (PG), Charles Reed (PF) Harry Motyka, Randall Hall | |
| 14:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Ebbert | 52-40 |
| 14:18 | Ohio | Victor Holman's pass is intercepted by Giovanni Rossi | 52-40 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range but he's hacked by Jason Kahle - foul #2 on Jason Kahle, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Victor Schacher (SF), George Estep (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) James Ebbert, Edmund Jackson, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tom Reed (SG), Richard Parker (SF), Andrew Newman (PF), Randall Hall (C) Joshua Burke, Richard Landin, Charles Reed, Victor Holman | |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:29 | Ohio | George Estep swats the layup by Tom Reed | 54-40 |
| 13:27 | Ohio | Richard Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 13:16 | Ohio | Richard Parker is hacked by Laurence Jennings - foul #1 on Laurence Jennings, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG) Brian Reed | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Motyka (PG), Charlie Pasternak (SF) Jason Kahle, Tom Reed | |
| 13:02 | Ohio | Laurence Jennings steps in front of the Randall Hall pass | 54-40 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-40 |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 12:33 | Ohio | Richard Parker scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Newman | 54-43 |
| 12:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Charlie Pasternak steals the ball from Dikembe Araki in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| 12:30 | Ohio | Harry Motyka banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charlie Pasternak | 54-45 |
| 12:16 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep banks in the layup on a great pass from Reginald Jacobs | 56-45 |
| 11:51 | Ohio | Victor Schacher steals it from Richard Parker | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Schacher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Estep (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Laurence Jennings (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Harry Motyka (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charlie Pasternak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Newman (tiring) C - Randall Hall (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 56-45 |
| 11:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings hits the follow up shot | 58-45 |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Richard Parker is hacked by Laurence Jennings - foul #2 on Laurence Jennings, team foul #3 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), Edmund Jackson (PF), Giovanni Rossi (C) Reginald Jacobs, Dikembe Araki, Victor Schacher, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Murray (PG), Tom Reed (SG), Richard Landin (SF), Charles Reed (PF), Victor Holman (C) Harry Motyka, Richard Parker, Charlie Pasternak, Andrew Newman, Randall Hall | |
| 10:48 | Ohio | Tom Reed comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Ebbert - foul #1 on James Ebbert, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| 10:48 | Ohio | Tom Reed makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:48 | Ohio | Tom Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Herbert Murray is called for the reach on James Ebbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Murray, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 10:29 | Ohio | Richard Landin buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Tom Reed | 60-48 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi's layup is rejected by Victor Holman | 60-48 |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Richard Landin gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 10:01 | Ohio | Charles Reed comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Force - foul #2 on Scott Force, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG) Brian Reed | |
| Subs | Ohio | Randall Hall (C) Victor Holman | |
| 10:01 | Ohio | Charles Reed makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 10:01 | Ohio | Charles Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert is hacked by Tom Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Reed, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joshua Burke (SG) Tom Reed | |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Randall Hall gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 09:40 | Ohio | Charles Reed makes the fadeaway in the paint | 60-52 |
| 09:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 09:32 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi lays it up and in | 62-52 |
| 09:07 | Ohio | Charles Reed hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-52 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Randall Hall misses the tip | 62-52 |
| 09:04 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Richard Landin - foul #2 on Richard Landin, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG), George Estep (PF), Robert Gray (C) Frank Marshall, James Ebbert, Edmund Jackson, Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Kahle (PG), Tom Reed (SG), Charlie Pasternak (SF), Andrew Newman (PF), Victor Holman (C) Herbert Murray, Joshua Burke, Richard Landin, Charles Reed, Randall Hall | |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:34 | Ohio | Victor Holman misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Gray - foul #2 on Robert Gray, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher (SF) Scott Force | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 08:34 | Ohio | Victor Holman makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:34 | Ohio | Victor Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher's floater is tipped away by Victor Holman | 63-54 |
| 08:08 | Ohio | Andrew Newman grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 07:46 | Ohio | Victor Holman misses the shot from the right side | 63-54 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Victor Schacher | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Estep (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jason Kahle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tom Reed (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Pasternak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Newman (tiring) 2 reb. C - Victor Holman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Reed is called for the reach on Dikembe Araki in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tom Reed, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings (C) George Estep | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Motyka (PG), Randall Hall (C) Jason Kahle, Victor Holman | |
| 07:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 07:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:30 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Victor Schacher - foul #1 on Victor Schacher, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| 07:30 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:30 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 07:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Charlie Pasternak steals it from Reginald Jacobs | 65-54 |
| 07:10 | Ohio | Harry Motyka hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charlie Pasternak | 65-56 |
| 06:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Newman - foul #2 on Andrew Newman, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), Scott Force (SF) Dikembe Araki, Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joshua Burke (SG), Richard Parker (SF), Charles Reed (PF) Tom Reed, Charlie Pasternak, Andrew Newman | |
| 06:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:43 | Ohio | Randall Hall scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Joshua Burke | 67-58 |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs is hacked by Harry Motyka - foul #2 on Harry Motyka, team foul #12 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep (PF) Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Kahle (PG) Harry Motyka | |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 06:20 | Ohio | Richard Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 06:08 | Middle Tenn. State | The jumper by Brian Reed is denied by Charles Reed | 69-58 |
| 06:06 | Ohio | Joshua Burke gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 05:44 | Ohio | Richard Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 05:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Reginald Jacobs | 69-58 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Kahle is called for the reach on Reginald Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Kahle, team foul #13 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Edmund Jackson (PF), Giovanni Rossi (C) Brian Reed, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Murray (PG), Tom Reed (SG), Richard Landin (SF), Andrew Newman (PF), Victor Holman (C) Jason Kahle, Joshua Burke, Richard Parker, Charles Reed, Randall Hall | |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:23 | Ohio | Tom Reed hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Victor Holman | 71-60 |
| 04:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Araki and he's hacked by Herbert Murray - foul #2 on Herbert Murray, team foul #14 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Victor Schacher (SF) Dikembe Araki, Scott Force | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Motyka (SG) Tom Reed | |
| 04:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Herbert Murray connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-63 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Landin is called for the reach on James Ebbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Landin, team foul #15 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), George Estep (PF) Reginald Jacobs, Edmund Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tom Reed (SG), Charlie Pasternak (SF) Herbert Murray, Victor Holman | |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:34 | Ohio | Richard Landin grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 04:25 | Ohio | Charlie Pasternak makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Harry Motyka | 75-65 |
| 04:05 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert connects on the open floater near the basket set up by Dikembe Araki | 77-65 |
| 03:55 | Ohio | Harry Motyka is hacked by Dikembe Araki - foul #3 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #8 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray (C) Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Reed (PF), Randall Hall (C) Andrew Newman, Richard Landin | |
| 03:55 | Ohio | Harry Motyka misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray gets the rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 03:24 | Ohio | Randall Hall snags the defensive board | 77-65 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Ebbert (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Schacher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Estep (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Harry Motyka (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charlie Pasternak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charles Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Randall Hall (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Ohio | Randall Hall buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Harry Motyka | 77-67 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Motyka is called for the reach on Dikembe Araki - foul #3 on Harry Motyka, team foul #16 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), Scott Force (SF), Edmund Jackson (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) James Ebbert, Victor Schacher, George Estep, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Murray (PG), Joshua Burke (SG), Richard Parker (SF), Victor Holman (PF) Harry Motyka, Tom Reed, Charlie Pasternak, Charles Reed | |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:48 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Randall Hall | 78-67 |
| 02:29 | Ohio | Richard Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-67 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Giovanni Rossi (C) Brian Reed, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Landin (C) Randall Hall | |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson is fouled on the floor by Richard Parker - foul #2 on Richard Parker, team foul #17 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (PG), Victor Schacher (SG), Robert Gray (C) Reginald Jacobs, Dikembe Araki, Scott Force | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Kahle (PG) Herbert Murray | |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Richard Landin pulls down the rebound | 78-67 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Richard Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 78-67 |
| 01:56 | Ohio | Richard Landin gets the offensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 01:32 | Ohio | Jason Kahle misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-67 |
| 01:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray grabs the board | 78-67 |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Landin is called for the reach on Robert Gray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Landin, team foul #18 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG) Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Motyka (PG), Charles Reed (PF) Jason Kahle, Richard Parker | |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray misses the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:22 | Ohio | Harry Motyka drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Burke | 79-69 |
| 01:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki's pass is intercepted by Richard Landin in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Victor Holman blows the layup | 79-69 |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray gets the rebound | 79-69 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 79-69 |
| 01:00 | Ohio | Richard Landin grabs the board | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Joshua Burke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Reed - foul #1 on Brian Reed, team foul #9 | 79-69 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Joshua Burke misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Joshua Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Motyka - foul #4 on Harry Motyka, team foul #19 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Brian Reed, Edmund Jackson, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Murray (PG), Tom Reed (SG), Charlie Pasternak (SF), Andrew Newman (PF), Randall Hall (C) Harry Motyka, Joshua Burke, Richard Landin, Charles Reed, Victor Holman | |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:42 | Ohio | Herbert Murray can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Ebbert - foul #2 on James Ebbert, team foul #10 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), Edmund Jackson (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) James Ebbert, Scott Force, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Ohio | Joshua Burke (SG), Richard Landin (SF), Charles Reed (PF), Victor Holman (C) Tom Reed, Charlie Pasternak, Andrew Newman, Randall Hall | |
| 00:42 | Ohio | Herbert Murray makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:42 | Ohio | Herbert Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray snags the defensive board | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edmund Jackson | 83-71 |
| 00:16 | Ohio | Charles Reed drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Victor Holman | 83-73 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki runs out the clock | 83-73 |