| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roberto Hernandez (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Louviere (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Cofield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Aaron Gatlin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Malkin (fresh) SF - Eddy Goolsby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Sluss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Fedor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis misses the runner from the baseline | 21-33 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield tips it home | 23-33 |
| 19:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Eddy Goolsby | 23-35 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Roberto Hernandez | 25-35 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddy Goolsby | 25-38 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jon Malkin is called for the reach on Roberto Hernandez - foul #3 on Jon Malkin, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher (SG) Jon Malkin | |
| 18:12 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis tips it home | 27-38 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher loses the dribble to Stephen Louviere | 27-38 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Eddy Goolsby - foul #2 on Eddy Goolsby, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill (SF) Stephen Louviere | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Bevill | 30-38 |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby loses the dribble to Gustavo Romano | 30-38 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 16:04 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Bevill | 30-38 |
| 15:44 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shane Travis | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roberto Hernandez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Bevill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shane Travis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Cofield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Aaron Gatlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Gallagher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddy Goolsby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Sluss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Fedor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Shane Travis - foul #2 on Shane Travis, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Janes (PG), John Kirkpatrick (SG), Stephen Louviere (SF), Charles Huddle (C) Roberto Hernandez, Gustavo Romano, Shane Travis, Richard Cofield | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Malkin (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Joseph Stanford (C) Aaron Gatlin, Eddy Goolsby, Michael Fedor | |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-41 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill gets the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Janes | 35-41 |
| 14:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher's floater is tipped away by Matthew Bevill | 35-41 |
| 14:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Huddle | 35-41 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Janes is hacked by Jon Malkin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Malkin, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Chambers (C) Matthew Bevill | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alec Sharp (PG), Jason Boyd (SG), Tyler Cook (SF) Anthony Gallagher, Jon Malkin, Charles Sluss | |
| 14:25 | Louisiana Tech | James Janes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 14:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jason Boyd | 35-41 |
| 14:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stanford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 14:11 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tyler Cook - foul #1 on Tyler Cook, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez (PG) John Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Stephen Louviere | 36-41 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Robert Chambers is denied by Tyler Cook | 36-41 |
| 13:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Tyler Cook pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Tyler Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano (SG), Matthew Bevill (SF), Shane Travis (PF), Richard Cofield (C) James Janes, Stephen Louviere, Charles Huddle, Robert Chambers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Anthony Gallagher (SG), Michael Fedor (C) Alec Sharp, Tyler Cook, Joseph Stanford | |
| 12:35 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano double dribbles | 36-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby (SF) Jason Boyd | |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher misses the easy layup | 36-41 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Eddy Goolsby - foul #3 on Eddy Goolsby, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss (PF) Joseph Beam | |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roberto Hernandez (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Bevill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Travis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Cofield (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Aaron Gatlin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Gallagher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddy Goolsby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Sluss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Fedor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Bevill - foul #1 on Matthew Bevill, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Janes (PG), Stephen Louviere (SF) Roberto Hernandez, Matthew Bevill | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd (PF), Joseph Stanford (C) Charles Sluss, Michael Fedor | |
| 10:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 10:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere loses the dribble to Eddy Goolsby | 39-43 |
| 10:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher lays it in on a great pass from Eddy Goolsby | 39-45 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Janes | 41-45 |
| 10:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 10:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis misses the floater from the left side | 41-48 |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:58 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stanford grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stanford misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Cofield - foul #2 on Richard Cofield, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez (PG), Robert Chambers (SF), Matthew Bevill (PF), Charles Huddle (C) Gustavo Romano, Stephen Louviere, Shane Travis, Richard Cofield | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alec Sharp (PG), Tyler Cook (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Charles Sluss (PF) Aaron Gatlin, Anthony Gallagher, Eddy Goolsby, Jason Boyd | |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Chambers makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Roberto Hernandez | 43-50 |
| 08:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Alec Sharp misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Chambers clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Beam - foul #3 on Joseph Beam, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Kirkpatrick (SG) James Janes | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Malkin (SG), Michael Fedor (C) Tyler Cook, Joseph Stanford | |
| 07:47 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor double dribbles | 45-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere (SF) Robert Chambers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher (PG) Alec Sharp | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roberto Hernandez (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kirkpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Louviere (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Bevill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Huddle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Malkin (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Sluss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Fedor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Huddle | 47-50 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana Tech | John Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere jams it set up by John Kirkpatrick | 49-50 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Kirkpatrick picks off the pass by Michael Fedor | 49-50 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez banks in the layup set up by John Kirkpatrick | 51-50 |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Huddle picks off the pass by Anthony Gallagher | 51-50 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Kirkpatrick | 53-50 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam buries a fadeaway from the left block | 53-52 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano (SG), Shane Travis (PF), Richard Cofield (C) John Kirkpatrick, Matthew Bevill, Charles Huddle | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Eddy Goolsby (SF) Anthony Gallagher, Joseph Beam | |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | Jon Malkin steals the ball from Gustavo Romano | 53-52 |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Malkin lays it in | 53-54 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Gatlin blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Roberto Hernandez | 53-54 |
| 04:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Louviere - foul #2 on Stephen Louviere, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill (SF) Stephen Louviere | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam (PF) Charles Sluss | |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:18 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 53-56 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 04:02 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield hits the finger roll | 55-56 |
| 03:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddy Goolsby | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roberto Hernandez (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Bevill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Travis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Cofield (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Aaron Gatlin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Malkin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eddy Goolsby (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Fedor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez is hacked by Aaron Gatlin - foul #1 on Aaron Gatlin, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere (SF) Matthew Bevill | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher (SG), Charles Sluss (PF), Joseph Stanford (C) Jon Malkin, Eddy Goolsby, Michael Fedor | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:07 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Joseph Stanford | 55-59 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:30 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Sluss denies the turnaround by Stephen Louviere | 55-59 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere lays it up and in on a great pass from Roberto Hernandez | 57-59 |
| 02:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Malkin (SG), Eddy Goolsby (SF), Michael Fedor (C) Anthony Gallagher, Joseph Beam, Joseph Stanford | |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby is fouled on the floor by Stephen Louviere - foul #3 on Stephen Louviere, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin can't throw it down | 57-59 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis connects on the jumper from the left block | 59-59 |
| 00:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jon Malkin | 59-61 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 59-61 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Romano - foul #2 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Gustavo Romano is called for the reach on Michael Fedor - foul #3 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield loses the dribble to Charles Sluss | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Roberto Hernandez is called for the reach on Aaron Gatlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roberto Hernandez, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-62 |