| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Frank Marshall (fresh) SG - James Ebbert (fresh) SF - Scott Force (fresh) PF - Robert Gray (fresh) C - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi 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 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Mwamba Alghamdi - foul #1 on Mwamba Alghamdi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Cole | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Cole is called for the reach on Frank Marshall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Cole, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ray McPhaul | 4-6 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi misses the runner from the left block | 4-6 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole is called for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG) Walter Cole | |
| 17:16 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses the shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mwamba Alghamdi | 4-6 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kennedy picks off the pass by Frank Marshall | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Frank Marshall is called for the reach on Brandon Ludwig - foul #1 on Frank Marshall, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (PG), Victor Schacher (SG), George Morgan (PF), Lee Elliott (C) Frank Marshall, James Ebbert, Robert Gray, Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF), William Dipalma (C) Brandon Ludwig, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force grabs the board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) SG - Victor Schacher (fresh) SF - Scott Force (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Morgan (fresh) C - Lee Elliott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Bousquet (fresh) SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) C - William Dipalma (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force clanks a shot from close range | 4-6 |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Scott Force is denied by William Dipalma | 4-6 |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher is fouled on the floor by George Bousquet - foul #1 on George Bousquet, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey (PG) Scott Force | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy (C) William Dipalma | |
| 15:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Victor Schacher and the foul's on Richard Kennedy - foul #1 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi (C) George Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro drills a jump hook in the paint | 7-8 |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher hits the finger roll | 9-8 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Abbey - foul #1 on Ryan Abbey, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Robert Gray (PF) Ryan Abbey, Victor Schacher, Lee Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) George Bousquet, Walter Shapiro | |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray is fouled on the floor by Mwamba Alghamdi - foul #2 on Mwamba Alghamdi, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF) Walter Cole, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 14:06 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro (PF) Makary Zegar | |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Brian Reed is called for the reach on Ray McPhaul - foul #1 on Brian Reed, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force (SF) Brian Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig travels with the ball | 9-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott (C) Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scott Force - foul #1 on Scott Force, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), George Morgan (PF) James Ebbert, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Makary Zegar (C) James Ernst, Richard Kennedy | |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-12 |
| 12:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed loses the dribble to Brandon Ludwig | 9-12 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig hits the finger roll | 9-14 |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Cole - foul #2 on Walter Cole, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi (C) Lee Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), William Dipalma (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) Walter Cole, Brandon Ludwig, Ray McPhaul, Walter Shapiro | |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma buries a jump hook from the right block | 10-16 |
| 11:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force's pass is intercepted by George Bousquet | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Frank Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Reed (fresh) SF - Scott Force (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Morgan (fresh) C - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - George Bousquet (fresh) SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) PF - William Dipalma (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy hits a jumper from the left side set up by William Dipalma and he's hacked by Giovanni Rossi - foul #1 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey (PG), Victor Schacher (SF) Frank Marshall, Scott Force | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy makes the free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan misses the dunk | 10-19 |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar misses the tip | 10-19 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet grabs the offensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Giovanni Rossi - foul #2 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), Robert Gray (PF), Lee Elliott (C) Ryan Abbey, Victor Schacher, George Morgan, Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Walter Shapiro (C) Stephen Hanneman, Makary Zegar, Richard Kennedy | |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Gray | 12-21 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet is whistled for traveling | 12-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG) Brian Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 09:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert loses the dribble to George Bousquet | 12-21 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet can't throw it down | 12-21 |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:03 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Frank Marshall is blocked by Walter Shapiro | 12-21 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Dipalma | 12-21 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet can't connect on a shot from the left side | 12-21 |
| 08:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ray McPhaul - foul #1 on Ray McPhaul, team foul #7 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), George Morgan (PF), Fred Taylor (C) James Ebbert, Robert Gray, Lee Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Makary Zegar (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) George Bousquet, Brandon Ludwig, Walter Shapiro, William Dipalma | |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-21 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar gets the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Frank Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Reed (fresh) SF - Scott Force (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Morgan (fresh) C - Fred Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - James Ernst (fresh) SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) SF - Ray McPhaul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Makary Zegar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul's pass is intercepted by Scott Force | 12-21 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kennedy denies the turnaround by George Morgan | 12-21 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Kennedy | 12-21 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Scott Force steals it from Stephen Hanneman | 12-21 |
| 06:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force blows the layup | 12-21 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Taylor pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force is fouled on the floor by Ray McPhaul - foul #2 on Ray McPhaul, team foul #8 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Robert Gray (PF), Lee Elliott (C) Frank Marshall, George Morgan, Fred Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG), Brandon Ludwig (SG), Walter Shapiro (PF) James Ernst, Stephen Hanneman, Ray McPhaul | |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-21 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet misses the tip | 12-21 |
| 05:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 05:29 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-21 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 12-23 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Brandon Ludwig is called for the reach on James Ebbert - foul #1 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #9 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey (PG), Victor Schacher (SF) Brian Reed, Scott Force | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman (SF), William Dipalma (C) Makary Zegar, Richard Kennedy | |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet is hacked by Robert Gray - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Shapiro - foul #1 on Walter Shapiro, team foul #10 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG) George Bousquet | |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Ernst | 16-27 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ryan Abbey (fresh) SG - James Ebbert (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Gray (fresh) 6 reb. C - Lee Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - James Ernst (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Dipalma (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Abbey | 18-27 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 18-27 |
| 03:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 02:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey is called for traveling | 18-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG), Brian Reed (SG), George Morgan (PF), Giovanni Rossi (C) Ryan Abbey, James Ebbert, Robert Gray, Lee Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), George Bousquet (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) James Ernst, Brandon Ludwig, Stephen Hanneman, Walter Shapiro, William Dipalma | |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-27 |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed drills a jumper in the paint | 20-27 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 20-27 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 01:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kennedy steps in front of the Victor Schacher pass | 20-27 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by George Bousquet | 20-29 |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by George Morgan - foul #1 on George Morgan, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF) Brian Reed, Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG), Makary Zegar (SF) George Bousquet, Ray McPhaul | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kennedy swats the short shot by Frank Marshall | 22-30 |
| 00:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi grabs the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert is hacked by Walter Cole - foul #3 on Walter Cole, team foul #11 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (PG), Robert Gray (PF) Frank Marshall, George Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG) Walter Cole | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-30 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi knocks in the halfcourt shot | 27-30 |