| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight McMonigle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Goldman (fresh) C - Mark Lemelin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Aaron Gatlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Malkin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddy Goolsby (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Sluss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Fedor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 19:36 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle is hacked by Eddy Goolsby - foul #3 on Eddy Goolsby, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam (SF) Eddy Goolsby | |
| 19:23 | Howard | Joseph Beam is called for the reach on Robert Whitehead - foul #1 on Joseph Beam, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 19:14 | Howard | Orville Aaberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Beam - foul #2 on Joseph Beam, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| 19:14 | Howard | Orville Aaberg makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:14 | Howard | Orville Aaberg makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| 18:32 | Howard | Robert Goldman connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Orville Aaberg | 39-39 |
| 18:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss misses the lay-in | 39-39 |
| 18:20 | Howard | Mark Lemelin grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 18:07 | Howard | Joseph Beam steps in front of the Dwight McMonigle pass | 39-39 |
| 18:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam banks in the layup | 39-41 |
| 17:49 | Howard | Jon Malkin steals the ball from Orville Aaberg | 39-41 |
| 17:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 17:12 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 17:10 | Howard | Mark Lemelin tips it in | 41-44 |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 16:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor tips it home | 41-46 |
| 16:33 | Howard | Jon Malkin takes the ball from Robert Whitehead | 41-46 |
| 16:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss blows the layup | 41-46 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss tips it home | 41-48 |
| 15:47 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle's floater is tipped away by Joseph Beam | 41-48 |
| 15:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Whitehead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight McMonigle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Goldman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Lemelin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Aaron Gatlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Malkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Beam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Sluss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Fedor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Malkin hits a 3 from straight away set up by Aaron Gatlin | 41-51 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Michael Fedor blocks the jumper by Dwight McMonigle | 41-51 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Malkin grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 15:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Orville Aaberg - foul #2 on Orville Aaberg, team foul #1 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Austin (PG), James Flack (SG), David Waring (SF), Bernard Warfel (PF), Jack Simonsen (C) Orville Aaberg, Robert Whitehead, Dwight McMonigle, Robert Goldman, Mark Lemelin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher (SG), Eddy Goolsby (SF), Jason Boyd (PF), Joseph Stanford (C) Jon Malkin, Joseph Beam, Charles Sluss, Michael Fedor | |
| 15:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 15:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 14:51 | Howard | Bernard Warfel scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Flack and he's hacked by Jason Boyd - foul #2 on Jason Boyd, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alec Sharp (PG) Aaron Gatlin | |
| 14:51 | Howard | Bernard Warfel misses the free throw | 43-53 |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 14:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Gallagher | 43-56 |
| 14:12 | Howard | Jeffrey Austin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 14:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 14:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Alec Sharp | 43-59 |
| 13:48 | Howard | David Waring knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Austin | 46-59 |
| 13:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alec Sharp | 46-61 |
| 13:04 | Howard | James Flack misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 13:03 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Joseph Stanford | 46-61 |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 12:51 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Flack | 46-61 |
| 12:41 | Howard | James Flack connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Austin | 49-61 |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Gallagher | 49-63 |
| 11:56 | Howard | Jeffrey Austin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jack Simonsen | 52-63 |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stanford can't finish the layup | 52-63 |
| 11:38 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Flack | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Austin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Flack (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Waring (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Bernard Warfel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Simonsen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Alec Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddy Goolsby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Boyd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Stanford (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Howard | David Waring is whistled for a carry | 52-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Robert Whitehead (SG), Dwight McMonigle (SF), Robert Goldman (PF), Mark Lemelin (C) Jeffrey Austin, James Flack, David Waring, Bernard Warfel, Jack Simonsen | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Jon Malkin (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Charles Sluss (PF), Michael Fedor (C) Alec Sharp, Anthony Gallagher, Eddy Goolsby, Jason Boyd, Joseph Stanford | |
| 11:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Malkin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 11:04 | Howard | Mark Lemelin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 10:53 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 10:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 10:33 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 10:12 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle drills a fadeaway from the right block | 54-63 |
| 10:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin is hacked by Robert Whitehead - foul #3 on Robert Whitehead, team foul #2 | 54-63 |
| 09:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin is called for traveling | 54-63 |
| 09:36 | Howard | Robert Goldman double dribbles | 54-63 |
| 09:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jon Malkin | 54-65 |
| 09:11 | Howard | Orville Aaberg connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dwight McMonigle | 56-65 |
| 08:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Goldman is called for the reach on Joseph Beam - foul #3 on Robert Goldman, team foul #3 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Jack Simonsen (C) Mark Lemelin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tyler Cook (SF), Joseph Stanford (C) Charles Sluss, Michael Fedor | |
| 08:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Malkin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 08:35 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 08:16 | Howard | Robert Goldman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-65 |
| 08:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Whitehead picks off the pass by Jon Malkin | 56-65 |
| 08:05 | Howard | Orville Aaberg drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwight McMonigle | 58-65 |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stanford dunks the ball on a nice dish by Aaron Gatlin | 58-67 |
| 07:48 | Howard | Orville Aaberg is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Gatlin - foul #1 on Aaron Gatlin, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Howard | James Flack (PG), David Waring (SF), Bernard Warfel (PF) Orville Aaberg, Dwight McMonigle, Robert Goldman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alec Sharp (PG), Anthony Gallagher (SG), Eddy Goolsby (SF), Jason Boyd (PF), Michael Fedor (C) Aaron Gatlin, Jon Malkin, Tyler Cook, Joseph Beam, Joseph Stanford | |
| 07:36 | Howard | Anthony Gallagher steps in front of the James Flack pass | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Flack (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Waring (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Bernard Warfel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Simonsen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Alec Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddy Goolsby (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Fedor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 07:19 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Whitehead | 58-67 |
| 07:00 | Howard | David Waring misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 06:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Alec Sharp pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 06:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 06:39 | Howard | Jack Simonsen grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 06:27 | Howard | Bernard Warfel is fouled on the floor by Jason Boyd - foul #3 on Jason Boyd, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Dwight McMonigle (SF), Mark Lemelin (C) Robert Whitehead, David Waring, Jack Simonsen | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Charles Sluss (PF), Joseph Beam (C) Alec Sharp, Jason Boyd, Michael Fedor | |
| 06:12 | Howard | Mark Lemelin is whistled for traveling | 58-67 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Goldman (PF) Bernard Warfel | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Malkin (SG) Anthony Gallagher | |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Malkin buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Sluss | 58-70 |
| 05:37 | Howard | Orville Aaberg misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Robert Goldman tips it in | 60-70 |
| 05:21 | Middle Tenn. State | The jumper by Charles Sluss is denied by Robert Goldman | 60-70 |
| 05:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam tips it back up and in | 60-72 |
| 04:56 | Howard | Mark Lemelin clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-72 |
| 04:54 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Joseph Beam | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Aaron Gatlin | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:15 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Beam - foul #3 on Joseph Beam, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Austin (PG), Robert Whitehead (SG), Bernard Warfel (PF), Jack Simonsen (C) Orville Aaberg, James Flack, Robert Goldman, Mark Lemelin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alec Sharp (PG), Anthony Gallagher (SG), Jason Boyd (SF), Michael Fedor (C) Aaron Gatlin, Jon Malkin, Eddy Goolsby, Joseph Beam | |
| 04:15 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 04:15 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Simonsen | 62-74 |
| 03:47 | Howard | Bernard Warfel gets the rebound | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Howard | Robert Whitehead lays it up and in on a great pass from Dwight McMonigle | 64-74 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dwight McMonigle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Warfel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Simonsen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Alec Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Sluss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Fedor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Simonsen steals it from Anthony Gallagher | 64-74 |
| 03:00 | Howard | Robert Whitehead misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-74 |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-74 |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Robert Goldman (PF), Mark Lemelin (C) Jeffrey Austin, Bernard Warfel, Jack Simonsen | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Jon Malkin (SG), Eddy Goolsby (SF) Alec Sharp, Anthony Gallagher, Jason Boyd | |
| 02:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-74 |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor tips it in | 64-76 |
| 02:26 | Howard | Orville Aaberg's floater is tipped away by Charles Sluss | 64-76 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor grabs the defensive rebound | 64-76 |
| 02:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby misses the easy layup | 64-76 |
| 02:04 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle gets the rebound | 64-76 |
| 01:59 | Howard | Robert Whitehead comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-76 |
| 01:58 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Eddy Goolsby | 64-76 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-76 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Austin (PG), James Flack (SG), David Waring (SF), Bernard Warfel (PF), Jack Simonsen (C) Orville Aaberg, Robert Whitehead, Dwight McMonigle, Robert Goldman, Mark Lemelin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alec Sharp (PG), Anthony Gallagher (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Jason Boyd (PF), Joseph Stanford (C) Aaron Gatlin, Jon Malkin, Eddy Goolsby, Charles Sluss, Michael Fedor | |
| 01:45 | Howard | Bernard Warfel travels with the ball | 64-76 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Jack Simonsen - foul #3 on Jack Simonsen, team foul #4 | 64-76 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam misses the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:02 | Howard | Bernard Warfel lays it in on a nice dish by David Waring | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher is hacked by Jack Simonsen - foul #4 on Jack Simonsen, team foul #5 | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Howard | James Flack is denied on a layup by Joseph Stanford | 66-77 |
| 00:23 | Howard | Bernard Warfel misses the tip | 66-77 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Alec Sharp gets the rebound | 66-77 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Alec Sharp runs out the clock | 66-77 |