| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Derrick King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Eggers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-29 |
| 19:32 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Coronel takes the ball from Derrick King | 30-29 |
| 19:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel misses the easy layup | 30-29 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roberts steps in front of the Vincent Wellman pass | 30-29 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alfred Roberts | 30-31 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski (C) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Louis Coronel - foul #1 on Louis Coronel, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 17:41 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers buries a shot from close range | 35-35 |
| 17:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 16:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jesse Hill takes the ball from John Laurel | 35-35 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts is fouled on the floor by John Laurel - foul #3 on John Laurel, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely (PG), Harold Plourde (SG), John Harris (SF), Brian Thompson (C) Derrick King, Vincent Wellman, John Laurel, Todd Eggers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Charles White (SF), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Louis Coronel, Alfred Roberts, Thomas Block, George Debnam | |
| 16:35 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Harold Clark | 35-37 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 16:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 15:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 15:43 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Harris | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Allan Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Plourde (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Harris (fresh) PF - Dobromil Dominowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerard Cordeiro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hanning (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 15:16 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to David Hanning | 35-37 |
| 15:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris is hacked by David Hanning - foul #1 on David Hanning, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (PG), Vincent Wellman (SG), John Laurel (SF), Todd Eggers (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Allan Kiely, Harold Plourde, John Harris, Dobromil Dominowski, Brian Thompson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG), Alfred Roberts (SF), Thomas Block (PF), George Debnam (C) Jesse Hill, Charles White, Gerard Cordeiro, David Hanning | |
| 14:37 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel is fouled on the floor by Alfred Roberts - foul #1 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel is hacked by Alfred Roberts - foul #2 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-37 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Block swats the short shot by Todd Eggers | 38-37 |
| 13:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to George Debnam | 38-37 |
| 13:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark hits a jump hook in the lane | 38-39 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Harold Clark, Thomas Block, George Debnam | |
| 13:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Vincent Wellman picks off the pass by David Hanning | 38-39 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Derrick King picks off the pass by Louis Coronel in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers lays it up and in set up by Derrick King | 43-39 |
| 12:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jesse Hill | 43-41 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:35 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Laurel - foul #4 on John Laurel, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde (SG), Allan Kiely (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (PF) Vincent Wellman, John Laurel, Todd Eggers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski is whistled for a carry | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson (C) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Thomas Block (PF), George Debnam (C) Louis Coronel, Gerard Cordeiro, David Hanning | |
| 11:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Harold Clark | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Derrick King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Plourde (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dobromil Dominowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Allan Kiely | 46-44 |
| 11:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block blows the layup but he's hacked by Dobromil Dominowski - foul #2 on Dobromil Dominowski, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), John Harris (SF), Todd Eggers (PF) Derrick King, Harold Plourde, Brian Thompson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White (SF) Alfred Roberts | |
| 11:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles White - foul #1 on Charles White, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson (C) Dobromil Dominowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG) Charles White | |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Block | 47-49 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jesse Hill | 47-49 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Louis Coronel - foul #2 on Louis Coronel, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (PG), Harold Plourde (SG), Dobromil Dominowski (PF) Vincent Wellman, John Harris, Todd Eggers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG), Charles White (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Louis Coronel, Jesse Hill, Harold Clark, Thomas Block, George Debnam | |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro scores on a jump hook from the right block | 49-51 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Gerard Cordeiro blocks the short jumper by Robert Johnson | 49-51 |
| 08:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Allan Kiely - foul #1 on Allan Kiely, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Harris (SF), Brian Thompson (C) Allan Kiely, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris is fouled on the floor by David Hanning - foul #2 on David Hanning, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel (SF) Harold Plourde | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG), Jesse Hill (SG) Arthur Kayser, Charles White | |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 07:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Dobromil Dominowski swats the short shot by Gerard Cordeiro | 50-53 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 07:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Derrick King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dobromil Dominowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerard Cordeiro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hanning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), Todd Eggers (PF), Robert Johnson (C) John Harris, Dobromil Dominowski, Brian Thompson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block (PF) David Hanning | |
| 06:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block lays it in set up by Gerard Cordeiro | 50-55 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Wellman | 53-55 |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), George Debnam (C) Louis Coronel, Thomas Block | |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro misses the free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gerard Cordeiro - foul #3 on Gerard Cordeiro, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely (PG) Derrick King | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White (SF), David Hanning (PF) Alfred Roberts, Gerard Cordeiro | |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:41 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Clark, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Harris (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (C) John Laurel, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block (PF) David Hanning | |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 05:08 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 04:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark lays it up and in set up by Thomas Block | 54-59 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 04:32 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 04:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (PG), John Laurel (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Allan Kiely, John Harris, Dobromil Dominowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG), Alfred Roberts (SF) Harold Clark, Charles White | |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-59 |
| 03:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Vincent Wellman steals the ball from Louis Coronel | 54-59 |
| 03:10 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses the lay-in | 54-59 |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block grabs the board | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Derrick King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Todd Eggers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block is denied on a dunk by Robert Johnson | 54-59 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick King | 56-59 |
| 02:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-59 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 56-59 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 58-59 |
| 01:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers misses the floater from the right side | 60-61 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam is hacked by Derrick King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derrick King, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-63 |