| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Kayser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse McDonald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hanning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Harold Crivello (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Eggers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Laurel | 30-46 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald travels with the ball | 30-46 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 19:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-46 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers banks in the layup | 30-48 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Vincent Wellman - foul #1 on Vincent Wellman, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers grabs the board | 31-48 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana Tech | Jesse McDonald steals the ball from Harold Crivello | 31-48 |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 31-48 |
| 17:48 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman pulls down the rebound | 31-48 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson misses the dunk but he's hacked by Alfred Roberts - foul #3 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan (PG), Martin Cheney (SF), Jack Hall (PF), Frank Holder (C) Arthur Kayser, Alfred Roberts, Charles White, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Harris (PG), Hubert Earnest (SF) Harold Crivello, John Laurel | |
| 17:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-49 |
| 17:19 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-49 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| 16:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-49 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers grabs the offensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jack Hall steals the ball from Todd Eggers | 34-49 |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-49 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Vincent Wellman | 34-49 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Harris | 34-51 |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 34-51 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Harris | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Paul Santillan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jesse McDonald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Cheney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Hall (fresh) C - Frank Holder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Earnest (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Eggers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Harris | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Martin Cheney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG), Charles White (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF), Thomas Block (PF), David Hanning (C) Paul Santillan, Jesse McDonald, Martin Cheney, Jack Hall, Frank Holder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello (PG), John Laurel (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (PF), Brian Thompson (C) Vincent Wellman, Hubert Earnest, Todd Eggers, Robert Johnson | |
| 15:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris is hacked by Charles White - foul #2 on Charles White, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith (SG) John Harris | |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski's layup is rejected by Thomas Block | 34-53 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:34 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to David Hanning | 34-53 |
| 14:25 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Block | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | David Hanning steps in front of the Brian Thompson pass | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harold Crivello - foul #2 on Harold Crivello, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall (C) David Hanning | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Harris (SG), Hubert Earnest (C) Duane Smith, Brian Thompson | |
| 13:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 13:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 13:51 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jack Hall - foul #2 on Jack Hall, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald (SG) Charles White | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), Todd Eggers (PF), Robert Johnson (C) John Harris, John Laurel, Dobromil Dominowski | |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alfred Roberts | 40-54 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest's pass is intercepted by Alfred Roberts | 40-54 |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts lays it in | 42-54 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers misses the easy layup | 42-54 |
| 12:35 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Arthur Kayser | 42-54 |
| 12:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser buries a floater in the paint | 44-54 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan (PG), Charles White (SF), David Hanning (C) Arthur Kayser, Alfred Roberts, Thomas Block | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Harris (PG), John Laurel (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (C) Harold Crivello, Hubert Earnest, Robert Johnson | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Paul Santillan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jesse McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles White (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hanning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Eggers (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Dobromil Dominowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 11:36 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | David Hanning steals it from Dobromil Dominowski | 44-54 |
| 11:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan is fouled on the floor by Dobromil Dominowski - foul #3 on Dobromil Dominowski, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Martin Cheney (SF), Frank Holder (PF) Jesse McDonald, Jack Hall | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith (SG), Brian Thompson (C) Vincent Wellman, Todd Eggers | |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 44-54 |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan is called for 3 seconds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts (SF) Martin Cheney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson (C) Brian Thompson | |
| 10:08 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 09:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Smith is called for the reach on David Hanning - foul #1 on Duane Smith, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG), Jesse McDonald (SG), Thomas Block (PF) Paul Santillan, Charles White, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello (PG), Vincent Wellman (SG), Todd Eggers (PF) John Harris, Duane Smith, Dobromil Dominowski | |
| 09:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Jesse McDonald | 44-54 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Harold Crivello, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall (C) Frank Holder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest (SF) John Laurel | |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-54 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 08:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jesse McDonald is called for the reach on Vincent Wellman - foul #3 on Jesse McDonald, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning (C) Jack Hall | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Harris (SF) Hubert Earnest | |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-54 |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 07:43 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers hits the follow up shot | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Kayser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Block (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Hanning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Harold Crivello (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Wellman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Todd Eggers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Arthur Kayser - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| 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 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Evans (PG), Duane Smith (SG), John Laurel (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (PF), Hubert Earnest (C) Harold Crivello, Vincent Wellman, John Harris, Todd Eggers, Robert Johnson | |
| 07:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-56 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jack Hall is called for the reach on Duane Smith - foul #3 on Jack Hall, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Martin Cheney (SF) Alfred Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:30 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest is fouled on the floor by Frank Holder - foul #2 on Frank Holder, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Cheney steals it from Dobromil Dominowski | 47-56 |
| 06:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White banks in the layup set up by Martin Cheney | 49-56 |
| 06:01 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Martin Cheney - foul #1 on Martin Cheney, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald (SG) Martin Cheney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello (PG), John Harris (SG), Todd Eggers (PF) Christopher Evans, Duane Smith, Hubert Earnest | |
| 06:01 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan makes the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Harold Crivello - foul #4 on Harold Crivello, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts (SF), Thomas Block (PF), David Hanning (C) Charles White, Jack Hall, Frank Holder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), Robert Johnson (C) John Harris, Dobromil Dominowski | |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan misses the free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel is called for traveling | 51-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG) Paul Santillan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Eggers denies the turnaround by Arthur Kayser | 51-59 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roberts steps in front of the John Laurel pass | 51-59 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser lays it in on a nice dish by Alfred Roberts | 53-59 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser is fouled on the floor by Harold Crivello - foul #5 on Harold Crivello, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan (SG), Charles White (PF), Jack Hall (C) Jesse McDonald, Thomas Block, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Harris (PG), Hubert Earnest (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (PF) Harold Crivello, John Laurel, Todd Eggers | |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-62 |
| 03:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Kayser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Santillan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles White (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Earnest (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dobromil Dominowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Santillan and he's hacked by Vincent Wellman - foul #2 on Vincent Wellman, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder (C) Alfred Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith (SG), Brian Thompson (C) Vincent Wellman, Robert Johnson | |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Hubert Earnest | 57-65 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF), Thomas Block (PF), David Hanning (C) Charles White, Paul Santillan, Jack Hall, Frank Holder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), John Laurel (SF), Todd Eggers (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Duane Smith, Hubert Earnest, Dobromil Dominowski, Brian Thompson | |
| 02:46 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 57-65 |
| 02:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block gets the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse McDonald can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Todd Eggers | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Block - foul #4 on Thomas Block, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Eggers steps in front of the Alfred Roberts pass | 57-67 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Block - foul #5 on Thomas Block, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan (PG), Charles White (SG), Martin Cheney (SF), Jack Hall (PF), Frank Holder (C) Arthur Kayser, Jesse McDonald, Alfred Roberts, Thomas Block, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith (PG), Dobromil Dominowski (PF), Hubert Earnest (C) John Laurel, Todd Eggers, Robert Johnson | |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Martin Cheney loses the ball out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson (C) Vincent Wellman | |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris is hacked by Frank Holder - foul #3 on Frank Holder, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Hubert Earnest | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski blows the layup | 57-71 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Smith is called for the reach on Paul Santillan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Duane Smith, team foul #10 | 57-71 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Santillan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest runs out the clock | 58-71 |