| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Leroy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Owens (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jon Graham (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Andre Hennis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Forshee (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block drills a shot from the right wing set up by Jesse Hill | 42-26 |
| 19:30 | BYU | Alfred Roberts steals the ball from Harold Owens | 42-26 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Leroy - foul #3 on Robert Leroy, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| Subs | BYU | Douglas Crocker (PG) Robert Leroy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 19:12 | BYU | Andre Hennis loses the dribble to Jesse Hill | 42-28 |
| 19:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jesse Hill | 42-30 |
| 18:59 | BYU | Richard Forshee is fouled on the floor by George Debnam - foul #1 on George Debnam, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 18:43 | BYU | Douglas Crocker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 18:41 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Owens steps in front of the George Debnam pass | 42-30 |
| 18:19 | BYU | Harold Owens misses the lay-in | 42-30 |
| 18:18 | BYU | Jon Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:04 | BYU | Andre Hennis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 18:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Coronel and the foul's on Andre Hennis - foul #3 on Andre Hennis, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Freeman (PF) Andre Hennis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:22 | BYU | Harold Owens blows the layup but the foul's on Jesse Hill - foul #2 on Jesse Hill, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Thomas Block, George Debnam | |
| 17:22 | BYU | Harold Owens makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:22 | BYU | Harold Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Harold Owens - foul #1 on Harold Owens, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Langford (PG) Jon Graham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:54 | BYU | Aaron Langford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 16:27 | BYU | Eric Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:02 | BYU | Richard Forshee misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Hanning - foul #3 on David Hanning, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | BYU | Antonio Pena (SG), Jon Graham (SF) Harold Owens, Douglas Crocker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Charles White (SF), Thomas Block (PF), George Debnam (C) Louis Coronel, Alfred Roberts, Gerard Cordeiro, David Hanning | |
| 16:02 | BYU | Richard Forshee misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:02 | BYU | Richard Forshee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Aaron Langford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Antonio Pena (fresh) SF - Jon Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Forshee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Clark (fresh) SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Forshee swats the layup by Charles White | 44-36 |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Forshee denies the turnaround by Harold Clark | 44-36 |
| 15:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 15:26 | BYU | Aaron Langford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Leroy (PG), Andre Hennis (PF), Rodney Schermerhorn (C) Antonio Pena, Eric Freeman, Richard Forshee | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (SG) Jesse Hill | |
| 15:14 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Clark | 44-40 |
| 15:09 | BYU | Robert Leroy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles White - foul #3 on Charles White, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts (SF) Charles White | |
| 15:09 | BYU | Robert Leroy makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:09 | BYU | Robert Leroy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the turnaround in the paint | 46-42 |
| 14:26 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | BYU | Harold Owens (SG) Aaron Langford | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG), Jesse Hill (SG), Gerard Cordeiro (C) Harold Clark, Arthur Kayser, George Debnam | |
| 14:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Louis Coronel and he's hacked by Rodney Schermerhorn - foul #1 on Rodney Schermerhorn, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | BYU | Douglas Crocker (SF) Jon Graham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning (C) Thomas Block | |
| 14:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:38 | BYU | Harold Owens loses the dribble to Alfred Roberts | 46-45 |
| 13:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts banks in the layup | 46-47 |
| 13:28 | BYU | Andre Hennis makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Leroy | 48-47 |
| 13:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jesse Hill | 48-49 |
| 13:00 | BYU | Harold Owens makes the shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses long on a floater from the left side | 50-49 |
| 12:45 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning tips it in | 50-51 |
| 12:26 | BYU | Andre Hennis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Gerard Cordeiro | 50-51 |
| 12:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts clanks a jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 12:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts tips it in | 50-53 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Leroy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Owens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Crocker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Hennis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Schermerhorn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Roberts (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Cordeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hanning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | BYU | Andre Hennis comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 11:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 11:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses badly on a floater in the paint | 50-53 |
| 11:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro hits the follow up shot | 50-55 |
| 11:22 | BYU | Douglas Crocker drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Leroy | 52-55 |
| 11:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 11:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 10:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 10:47 | BYU | Andre Hennis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:25 | BYU | Harold Owens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 10:24 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to David Hanning | 52-55 |
| 10:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Owens takes the ball from Louis Coronel | 52-55 |
| 09:59 | BYU | Harold Owens misses the lay-in | 52-55 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 09:39 | BYU | Harold Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:35 | BYU | Alfred Roberts steals it from Harold Owens | 52-55 |
| 09:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Coronel | 52-57 |
| 09:12 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn makes the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Jesse Hill - foul #3 on Jesse Hill, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Langford (PG), Antonio Pena (SG), Jon Graham (SF), Richard Forshee (C) Robert Leroy, Harold Owens, Douglas Crocker, Andre Hennis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Arthur Kayser (SG), Charles White (SF), Thomas Block (PF), George Debnam (C) Louis Coronel, Jesse Hill, Alfred Roberts, Gerard Cordeiro, David Hanning | |
| 09:12 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn misses the free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Thomas Block | 54-57 |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block is hacked by Richard Forshee - foul #2 on Richard Forshee, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Freeman (PF) Rodney Schermerhorn | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 08:44 | BYU | The rebound goes to Richard Forshee | 54-57 |
| 08:39 | BYU | Aaron Langford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| 08:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White is fouled on the floor by Aaron Langford - foul #1 on Aaron Langford, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| 08:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by George Debnam is denied by Richard Forshee | 54-57 |
| 08:23 | BYU | The rebound goes to Eric Freeman | 54-57 |
| 08:17 | BYU | George Debnam steals the ball from Aaron Langford | 54-57 |
| 07:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 07:48 | BYU | Richard Forshee snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Aaron Langford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Antonio Pena (fresh) SF - Jon Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Forshee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Kayser (fresh) SF - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:46 | BYU | Aaron Langford's pass is intercepted by Harold Clark in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White blows the layup | 54-57 |
| 07:44 | BYU | The rebound goes to Richard Forshee | 54-57 |
| 07:39 | BYU | Aaron Langford scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Freeman | 57-57 |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam is whistled for traveling | 57-57 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG) Arthur Kayser | |
| 07:16 | BYU | Jon Graham is hacked by Charles White - foul #4 on Charles White, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| 07:03 | BYU | Eric Freeman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 06:55 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Block | 57-59 |
| 06:36 | BYU | Aaron Langford comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles White - foul #5 on Charles White, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Leroy (PG), Douglas Crocker (SF), Andre Hennis (PF) Antonio Pena, Jon Graham, Eric Freeman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG), Alfred Roberts (SF), Frank Holder (PF), Jack Hall (C) Harold Clark, Charles White, Thomas Block, George Debnam | |
| 06:36 | BYU | Aaron Langford misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:36 | BYU | Aaron Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Andre Hennis | 58-59 |
| 06:16 | BYU | Richard Forshee gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:56 | BYU | Andre Hennis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 05:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 58-59 |
| 05:30 | BYU | Andre Hennis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:26 | BYU | Robert Leroy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 05:25 | BYU | Andre Hennis grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:08 | BYU | Robert Leroy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-59 |
| 05:06 | BYU | Andre Hennis tips it back up and in | 60-59 |
| 04:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall is fouled on the floor by Richard Forshee - foul #3 on Richard Forshee, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | BYU | Harold Owens (SG), Jon Graham (SF), Ronald Harper (C) Aaron Langford, Douglas Crocker, Richard Forshee | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Thomas Block (PF) Louis Coronel, Frank Holder | |
| 04:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:42 | BYU | Ronald Harper scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Owens | 62-61 |
| 04:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-61 |
| 04:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Graham takes the ball from Thomas Block | 62-61 |
| 03:45 | BYU | Jon Graham is hacked by Jesse Hill - foul #4 on Jesse Hill, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn (C) Ronald Harper | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG), Arthur Kayser (SG), George Debnam (C) Jesse Hill, Alfred Roberts, Jack Hall | |
| 03:45 | BYU | Jon Graham misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Leroy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Owens (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jon Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Hennis (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Rodney Schermerhorn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arthur Kayser (fresh) SF - Harold Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 03:30 | BYU | Andre Hennis snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 03:26 | BYU | Harold Owens comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Kayser - foul #1 on Arthur Kayser, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | BYU | Douglas Crocker (PG), Eric Freeman (PF) Robert Leroy, Andre Hennis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:26 | BYU | Harold Owens makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:26 | BYU | Harold Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Forshee (C) Rodney Schermerhorn | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:51 | BYU | Jon Graham misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Thomas Block | 64-61 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Leroy (PG), Andre Hennis (PF) Douglas Crocker, Eric Freeman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF) Arthur Kayser, Harold Clark | |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 02:28 | BYU | Richard Forshee gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:23 | BYU | Alfred Roberts swats the shot by Harold Owens | 64-61 |
| 02:22 | BYU | Jon Graham can't tip it in | 64-61 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 02:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jesse Hill | 64-63 |
| 01:22 | BYU | Robert Leroy misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by George Debnam - foul #2 on George Debnam, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 01:22 | BYU | Robert Leroy makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:22 | BYU | Robert Leroy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Graham is called for the reach on Alfred Roberts - foul #1 on Jon Graham, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:02 | BYU | The rebound goes to Richard Forshee | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | BYU | Harold Owens hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Leroy | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Alfred Roberts | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | BYU | Jesse Hill is called for the reach on Jon Graham in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jesse Hill, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (SG) Jesse Hill | |
| 00:33 | BYU | Jon Graham makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | BYU | Jon Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 00:14 | BYU | Jon Graham pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:12 | BYU | Jon Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Coronel - foul #3 on Louis Coronel, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| 00:12 | BYU | Jon Graham misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:12 | BYU | Jon Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Debnam | 70-70 |
| 00:04 | BYU | BYU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | BYU | Jon Graham misses the halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Leroy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Owens (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jon Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Hennis (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Forshee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 70-70 |
| 04:29 | BYU | The rebound goes to Andre Hennis | 70-70 |
| 04:25 | BYU | Harold Owens's dunk attempt is rejected by George Debnam | 70-70 |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to George Debnam | 70-70 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Louis Coronel | 70-72 |
| 03:48 | BYU | George Debnam picks off the pass by Harold Owens | 70-72 |
| 03:21 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Alfred Roberts | 70-74 |
| 03:09 | BYU | Robert Leroy knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jon Graham | 72-74 |
| 02:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 72-74 |
| 02:45 | BYU | Andre Hennis pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 02:39 | BYU | Harold Owens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-74 |
| 02:37 | BYU | Richard Forshee tips it back up and in | 74-74 |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts dunks the ball | 74-76 |
| 02:06 | BYU | Harold Owens misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-76 |
| 02:05 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam gets the rebound | 74-76 |
| 01:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 74-76 |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts tips it back up and in | 74-78 |
| 01:18 | BYU | Robert Leroy loses the dribble to Thomas Block | 74-78 |
| 01:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-78 |
| 01:00 | BYU | Andre Hennis gets the rebound | 74-78 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Leroy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Owens (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jon Graham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Hennis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Forshee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Block (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - George Debnam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | BYU | Harold Owens buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jon Graham | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark is hacked by Harold Owens - foul #2 on Harold Owens, team foul #9 | 76-78 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | BYU | Harold Owens misses the jumper from the left wing | 76-80 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts grabs the board | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Owens - foul #3 on Harold Owens, team foul #10 | 76-80 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro (PF) Thomas Block | |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:16 | BYU | Andre Hennis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-82 |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam snags the defensive board | 76-82 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Owens - foul #4 on Harold Owens, team foul #11 | 76-82 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder (PF) Gerard Cordeiro | |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam makes the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | BYU | George Debnam is called for the reach on Robert Leroy - foul #3 on George Debnam, team foul #13 | 76-84 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block (PF) Frank Holder | |
| 00:09 | BYU | Robert Leroy makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:09 | BYU | Robert Leroy makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Owens is called for the reach on Harold Clark in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Owens, team foul #12 | 78-84 |
| Subs | BYU | Douglas Crocker (SG) Harold Owens | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder (PF) Thomas Block | |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 78-86 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Robert Leroy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-86 |