| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Kayser (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jesse McDonald (fresh) SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hanning (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Satterfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Corona (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Holt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gatewood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Victor Holt inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from David Satterfield | 41-40 |
| 19:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jesse McDonald | 43-40 |
| 19:16 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Victor Holt | 43-42 |
| 18:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block is hacked by David Corona - foul #2 on David Corona, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| 18:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 18:40 | Southern | James Gatewood grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 18:34 | Southern | Arthur Kayser is called for the reach on David Satterfield - foul #2 on Arthur Kayser, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| 18:19 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by David Hanning - foul #1 on David Hanning, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| 18:19 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:19 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 18:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses the easy layup | 43-44 |
| 18:07 | Southern | David Satterfield gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 18:02 | Southern | Victor Holt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alfred Roberts - foul #1 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Troy Bird (SG) David Corona | |
| 18:02 | Southern | Victor Holt makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 18:02 | Southern | Victor Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 43-46 |
| 17:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to David Hanning | 43-46 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Holt steals the ball from Jesse McDonald | 43-46 |
| 17:15 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich misses long on a jumper in the paint | 43-46 |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Alfred Roberts | 43-46 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Troy Bird - foul #2 on Troy Bird, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White (SG), Paul Santillan (SF), Jack Hall (PF), Frank Holder (C) Jesse McDonald, Alfred Roberts, Thomas Block, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (PG), Brian Howell (SF), Chris Cobb (PF), Craig Coleman (C) David Satterfield, Victor Holt, James Gatewood, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 16:27 | Southern | Jack Hall is called for the reach on Chris Cobb - foul #2 on Jack Hall, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Martin Cheney (SF) Arthur Kayser | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SG) Brian Howell | |
| 16:10 | Southern | David Corona knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Fred Eastland | 44-48 |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Troy Bird - foul #3 on Troy Bird, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF) Martin Cheney, Frank Holder | |
| Subs | Southern | Victor Holt (SF), James Gatewood (PF) Troy Bird, Craig Coleman | |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Paul Santillan (fresh) SG - Jesse McDonald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Jack Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Fred Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Corona (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Holt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Gatewood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Southern | Jesse McDonald picks off the pass by Victor Holt | 45-48 |
| 15:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 15:09 | Southern | The rebound goes to David Corona | 45-48 |
| 15:04 | Southern | David Corona clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 15:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-48 |
| 14:43 | Southern | James Gatewood pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:37 | Southern | Fred Eastland can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 14:30 | Middle Tenn. State | David Corona steals it from Charles White | 45-48 |
| 14:25 | Southern | David Corona banks in the layup | 45-50 |
| 14:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG), Martin Cheney (SG), Thomas Block (PF), David Hanning (C) Paul Santillan, Jesse McDonald, Charles White, Jack Hall | |
| Subs | Southern | David Satterfield (PG), Troy Bird (SG), Brian Howell (SF), Craig Coleman (PF), Thomas Gingrich (C) Fred Eastland, David Corona, Victor Holt, James Gatewood, Chris Cobb | |
| 13:45 | Southern | David Satterfield connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Gingrich | 45-53 |
| 13:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Gingrich denies the turnaround by Martin Cheney | 45-53 |
| 13:37 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 13:20 | Southern | David Satterfield's pass is intercepted by Thomas Block | 45-53 |
| 12:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts lays it in set up by Thomas Block | 47-53 |
| 12:40 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich misses the easy layup | 47-53 |
| 12:38 | Southern | Troy Bird tips it home | 47-55 |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block buries a shot from the right block set up by Martin Cheney | 49-55 |
| 12:03 | Southern | Brian Howell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alfred Roberts - foul #2 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald (SG), Charles White (SF), Jack Hall (C) Martin Cheney, Alfred Roberts, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (PG), James Gatewood (PF) David Satterfield, Craig Coleman | |
| 12:03 | Southern | Brian Howell misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:03 | Southern | Brian Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block is fouled on the floor by James Gatewood - foul #3 on James Gatewood, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan (PG), Frank Holder (C) Arthur Kayser, Thomas Block | |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Woolery (SG), Victor Holt (SF), Chris Cobb (C) Troy Bird, Brian Howell, Thomas Gingrich | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Paul Santillan (fresh) SG - Jesse McDonald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Fred Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Woolery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Victor Holt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Gatewood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 11:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall tips it in | 51-56 |
| 11:07 | Southern | James Gatewood connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Fred Eastland and he's fouled by Charles White - foul #1 on Charles White, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SG) Christopher Woolery | |
| 11:07 | Southern | James Gatewood makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-59 |
| 10:30 | Southern | Fred Eastland loses the ball out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts (SF), Thomas Block (PF), David Hanning (C) Charles White, Jack Hall, Frank Holder | |
| Subs | Southern | David Satterfield (PG), Thomas Gingrich (C) Fred Eastland, Chris Cobb | |
| 10:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor Holt - foul #3 on Victor Holt, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG) Paul Santillan | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 10:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 10:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:50 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich buries a shot from the baseline | 55-61 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 55-61 |
| 09:29 | Southern | Victor Holt gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 09:16 | Southern | Victor Holt hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 55-61 |
| 09:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | David Satterfield steps in front of the David Hanning pass | 55-61 |
| 08:52 | Southern | David Satterfield hits the finger roll | 55-63 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block double dribbles | 55-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan (PG), Charles White (SG), Jack Hall (PF), Frank Holder (C) Arthur Kayser, Jesse McDonald, Thomas Block, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (PG), Troy Bird (SG), Brian Howell (SF), Chris Cobb (PF), Craig Coleman (C) David Satterfield, David Corona, Victor Holt, James Gatewood, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 08:06 | Southern | Craig Coleman can't finish the layup | 55-63 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Chris Cobb - foul #3 on Chris Cobb, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Martin Cheney (SF) Alfred Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:29 | Southern | Chris Cobb lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Eastland | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Paul Santillan (fresh) SG - Charles White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Martin Cheney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Fred Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Troy Bird (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Brian Howell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chris Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles White, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Victor Holt (SF) Brian Howell | |
| 07:08 | Southern | Victor Holt scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Eastland | 56-67 |
| 06:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Holt is called for the reach on Charles White - foul #4 on Victor Holt, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG), Alfred Roberts (SF), Thomas Block (PF) Paul Santillan, Martin Cheney, Frank Holder | |
| Subs | Southern | David Satterfield (PG), James Gatewood (PF), Thomas Gingrich (C) Fred Eastland, Chris Cobb, Craig Coleman | |
| 06:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:39 | Southern | Troy Bird comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser misses the lay-in | 58-67 |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts tips it in | 60-67 |
| 05:52 | Southern | David Satterfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 05:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Thomas Block is denied by Victor Holt | 60-67 |
| 05:30 | Southern | David Satterfield pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 05:26 | Southern | Victor Holt buries a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Alfred Roberts - foul #3 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald (SG), Frank Holder (PF), David Hanning (C) Charles White, Thomas Block, Jack Hall | |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (PG), David Corona (SG), Chris Cobb (C) David Satterfield, Troy Bird, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 05:26 | Southern | Victor Holt makes the free throw | 60-70 |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 05:05 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning tips it but misses | 60-70 |
| 05:03 | Southern | The rebound goes to David Corona | 60-70 |
| 04:59 | Southern | Victor Holt misses the jumpshot from the left side | 60-70 |
| 04:58 | Southern | Victor Holt hits the follow up shot | 60-72 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-72 |
| 04:29 | Southern | David Corona hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Eastland | 63-74 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 04:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder grabs the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Southern | Victor Holt is hacked by Alfred Roberts - foul #4 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #9 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan (PG), Charles White (SF), Thomas Block (PF), Jack Hall (C) Arthur Kayser, Alfred Roberts, Frank Holder, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Southern | David Satterfield (PG), Troy Bird (SG), Craig Coleman (PF), Thomas Gingrich (C) Fred Eastland, David Corona, James Gatewood, Chris Cobb | |
| 03:23 | Southern | Victor Holt makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 03:23 | Southern | Victor Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Paul Santillan (fresh) SG - Jesse McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles White (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Satterfield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Bird (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Victor Holt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Craig Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan is fouled in the backcourt by David Satterfield - foul #1 on David Satterfield, team foul #8 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Brian Howell (SF) Victor Holt | |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 03:20 | Southern | Craig Coleman snags the defensive board | 66-76 |
| 03:10 | Southern | Troy Bird hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Satterfield | 66-78 |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Craig Coleman steps in front of the Charles White pass | 66-78 |
| 02:56 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts (SF), David Hanning (C) Charles White, Jack Hall | |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (SG), Chris Cobb (PF) Brian Howell, Craig Coleman | |
| 02:33 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 66-78 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Thomas Block | 66-78 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Gingrich blocks the short jumper by Thomas Block | 66-78 |
| 02:12 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich pulls down the rebound | 66-78 |
| 02:08 | Southern | David Hanning picks off the pass by David Satterfield | 66-78 |
| 01:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-78 |
| 01:50 | Southern | Chris Cobb pulls down the rebound | 66-78 |
| 01:45 | Southern | David Satterfield drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Fred Eastland | 66-80 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-80 |
| 01:21 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich grabs the defensive rebound | 66-80 |
| 01:16 | Southern | Fred Eastland knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Cobb | 66-82 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jesse McDonald | 68-82 |
| 00:50 | Southern | David Satterfield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-82 |
| 00:48 | Southern | Fred Eastland snags the offensive board | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Santillan - foul #1 on Paul Santillan, team foul #10 | 68-82 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White (SG), Martin Cheney (SF), Jack Hall (PF), Frank Holder (C) Jesse McDonald, Alfred Roberts, Thomas Block, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Coleman (PF) David Satterfield | |
| 00:25 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich misses the 1st free throw | 68-82 |
| 00:25 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich makes the 2nd free throw | 68-83 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Troy Bird takes the ball from Paul Santillan in the backcourt | 68-83 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Fred Eastland runs out the clock | 68-83 |