| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ebbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Force (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Moylan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ed Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Dodge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 19:19 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 19:17 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 19:03 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Reginald Jacobs and he's hacked by Gary Dodge - foul #2 on Gary Dodge, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:03 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:42 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick is fouled on the floor by Reginald Jacobs - foul #1 on Reginald Jacobs, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton (PF) Gary Dodge | |
| 18:19 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmie Hardwick | 36-31 |
| 18:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force travels in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 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 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (PG), Sam Coy (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Keith Hamilton (C) Jimmie Hardwick, Lorenzo Moylan, Ed Reed, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 17:49 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 17:48 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton tips it home | 36-33 |
| 17:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Derek Folden - foul #3 on Derek Folden, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG) Reginald Jacobs | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (SG) Derek Folden | |
| 17:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Araki | 38-33 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Damian Baldwin | 38-36 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson's pass is intercepted by Damian Baldwin in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 16:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Damian Baldwin - foul #2 on Damian Baldwin, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Dikembe Araki, Edmund Jackson, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG), Lorenzo Moylan (SG), Ed Reed (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Sam Coy, Damian Baldwin, Donald Brown, Joe Haughton, Keith Hamilton | |
| 16:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan is hacked by Laurence Jennings - foul #2 on Laurence Jennings, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG) Brian Reed | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lorenzo Moylan | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ebbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Force (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Estep (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lorenzo Moylan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Reed (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Dodge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Ebbert | 43-39 |
| 15:28 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 15:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-42 |
| 15:04 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:47 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jimmie Hardwick | 43-44 |
| 14:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Ebbert | 45-44 |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Reginald Jacobs - foul #2 on Reginald Jacobs, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Brian Reed (SG), Edmund Jackson (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) Reginald Jacobs, James Ebbert, Scott Force, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Joe Haughton (PF), Keith Hamilton (C) Lorenzo Moylan, Ed Reed, Gary Dodge, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Hamilton is called for the reach on Dikembe Araki in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy (SG) Jimmie Hardwick | |
| 14:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson double dribbles | 45-45 |
| 13:50 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| 13:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| 13:16 | Sam Houston State | Giovanni Rossi swats the short shot by Keith Hamilton | 45-45 |
| 13:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi blows the layup but he's fouled by Derek Folden - foul #4 on Derek Folden, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Victor Schacher (SF), George Estep (PF) Brian Reed, Edmund Jackson, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (PG), Lorenzo Moylan (SG), Gary Dodge (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Derek Folden, Sam Coy, Joe Haughton, Keith Hamilton | |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez misses the lay-in | 47-45 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Jacobs | 49-45 |
| 11:53 | Sam Houston State | Donald Brown is hacked by Dikembe Araki - foul #1 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), Scott Force (SF), Laurence Jennings (C) Dikembe Araki, Victor Schacher, Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG), Sam Coy (SG), Ed Reed (SF), Joe Haughton (PF), Keith Hamilton (C) Damian Baldwin, Lorenzo Moylan, Donald Brown, Gary Dodge, Heriberto Martinez | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Reed (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Force (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Estep (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sam Coy (fresh) SF - Ed Reed (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joe Haughton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | Scott Force is called for the reach on Keith Hamilton - foul #2 on Scott Force, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson (PF) George Estep | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 11:31 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Reginald Jacobs | 49-45 |
| 11:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Laurence Jennings | 51-45 |
| 10:49 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy drills a 3 from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brian Reed, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Victor Schacher (SF), George Estep (PF), Robert Gray (C) Reginald Jacobs, Brian Reed, Scott Force, Edmund Jackson, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (SG), Tyler Gillett (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Sam Coy, Ed Reed, Joe Haughton, Keith Hamilton | |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jimmie Hardwick | 51-51 |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dikembe Araki | 53-51 |
| 09:43 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Heriberto Martinez | 53-54 |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Ebbert and the foul's on Jimmie Hardwick - foul #2 on Jimmie Hardwick, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi (PF) George Estep | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan (SG), Donald Brown (SF) Jimmie Hardwick, Tyler Gillett | |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Brian Reed (SG), Scott Force (SF) Dikembe Araki, James Ebbert, Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG), Ed Reed (SF) Damian Baldwin, Gary Dodge | |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Brown | 56-54 |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Force | 59-54 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Jacobs steps in front of the Donald Brown pass | 59-54 |
| 08:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Donald Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick is fouled on the floor by Scott Force - foul #3 on Scott Force, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Victor Schacher (SF), George Estep (PF), Edmund Jackson (C) Reginald Jacobs, Brian Reed, Scott Force, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (SG), Tyler Gillett (SF), Joe Haughton (PF), Keith Hamilton (C) Lorenzo Moylan, Ed Reed, Donald Brown, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ebbert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Estep (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Derek Folden (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tyler Gillett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Haughton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Derek Folden steals it from James Ebbert in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 07:18 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Folden | 59-59 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joe Haughton swats the shot by Edmund Jackson | 59-59 |
| 06:58 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton throws it down and he's hacked by Victor Schacher - foul #2 on Victor Schacher, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Laurence Jennings (C) James Ebbert, George Estep | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy (SG) Jimmie Hardwick | |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton misses the free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 06:24 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Hamilton - foul #3 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF) Victor Schacher, Edmund Jackson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (SG), Ed Reed (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Derek Folden, Tyler Gillett, Joe Haughton, Keith Hamilton | |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings grabs the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Reginald Jacobs | 61-61 |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Force - foul #4 on Scott Force, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG) Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed knocks in the floater from the baseline | 63-62 |
| 05:22 | Sam Houston State | Scott Force blocks the short jumper by Gary Dodge | 63-62 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy tips it in | 63-64 |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Force | 65-64 |
| 04:32 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Damian Baldwin | 65-67 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Victor Schacher (SF), Edmund Jackson (PF), Giovanni Rossi (C) Reginald Jacobs, Brian Reed, Scott Force, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (PG), Lorenzo Moylan (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Joe Haughton (PF), Keith Hamilton (C) Sam Coy, Damian Baldwin, Ed Reed, Gary Dodge, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 04:07 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton can't finish the layup | 65-67 |
| 04:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert is hacked by Joe Haughton - foul #1 on Joe Haughton, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray (C) Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:36 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-70 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ebbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Derek Folden (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lorenzo Moylan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Haughton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher (SG) James Ebbert | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden misses the runner from the left block | 67-70 |
| 03:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG) Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:06 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton lays it in | 67-72 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 02:49 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:49 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Dikembe Araki, Edmund Jackson, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed (SF) Donald Brown | |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-72 |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Reginald Jacobs | 69-72 |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG), Gary Dodge (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Derek Folden, Joe Haughton, Keith Hamilton | |
| 02:01 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 01:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Reginald Jacobs | 71-72 |
| 01:28 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-72 |
| 01:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Ebbert | 73-72 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick is fouled on the floor by Reginald Jacobs - foul #3 on Reginald Jacobs, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force drills a 3 from straight away set up by Laurence Jennings | 76-74 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed loses the dribble to Laurence Jennings | 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 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Hardwick - foul #3 on Jimmie Hardwick, team foul #9 | 76-74 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep 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 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-74 |
| 00:20 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmie Hardwick is called for the reach on George Estep in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmie Hardwick, team foul #10 | 78-74 |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Reginald Jacobs - foul #4 on Reginald Jacobs, team foul #11 | 80-74 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 3rd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert is hacked by Lorenzo Moylan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lorenzo Moylan, team foul #11 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi (PF) George Estep | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-79 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs runs out the clock | 82-79 |