| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Charles Henline (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Basil Sheen (fresh) PF - Glenn Echavarria (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Harden (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ryan Abbey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. C - George Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 43-29 |
| 19:38 | Appalachian State | Bill Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 19:26 | Appalachian State | Charles Henline misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-29 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan drills a runner in the paint set up by Victor Schacher | 43-31 |
| 18:55 | Appalachian State | Brian Reed is called for the reach on Charles Smith - foul #3 on Brian Reed, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (SG) Brian Reed | |
| 18:43 | Appalachian State | Basil Sheen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Henline | 46-31 |
| 18:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 18:31 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 18:20 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria misses the dunk attempt | 46-31 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 18:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Basil Sheen takes the ball from Frank Marshall | 46-31 |
| 17:59 | Appalachian State | Charles Smith misses the lay-in | 46-31 |
| 17:58 | Appalachian State | Charles Henline snags the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 17:48 | Appalachian State | The 3pt attempt by Glenn Echavarria is denied by Frank Marshall | 46-31 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Ryan Abbey | 46-31 |
| 17:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-31 |
| 17:32 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 17:15 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 17:14 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi is hacked by Bill Harden - foul #2 on Bill Harden, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis (SF), James John (C) Basil Sheen, Bill Harden | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott (PF), Fred Taylor (C) Giovanni Rossi, George Morgan | |
| 16:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 16:44 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:40 | Appalachian State | Charles Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Buford Eberle (SG), Adam Arviso (SF) Charles Smith, Glenn Echavarria | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 16:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 16:14 | Appalachian State | James John grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 15:59 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 15:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Taylor snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Charles Henline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Buford Eberle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ike Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James John (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ryan Abbey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Schacher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 15:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott can't tip it in | 46-31 |
| 15:33 | Appalachian State | Buford Eberle pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 15:16 | Appalachian State | Adam Arviso hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 15:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Taylor grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 15:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey is whistled for traveling | 46-31 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kent Brown (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Basil Sheen (SF), Glenn Echavarria (PF), Bill Harden (C) Charles Henline, Buford Eberle, Adam Arviso, Ike Curtis, James John | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch (PG), Brian Reed (SG), George Morgan (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Michael Glass (C) Ryan Abbey, Frank Marshall, Victor Schacher, Lee Elliott, Fred Taylor | |
| 14:52 | Appalachian State | Bill Harden misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 46-31 |
| 14:50 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria tips it home | 48-31 |
| 14:31 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan clanks a floater in the paint | 48-31 |
| 14:30 | Appalachian State | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 14:10 | Appalachian State | Basil Sheen lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 14:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi tips it but misses | 50-31 |
| 14:00 | Appalachian State | Bill Harden snags the defensive board | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:38 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Reed - foul #4 on Brian Reed, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Charles Henline (PG), Ike Curtis (SF), James John (C) Kent Brown, Basil Sheen, Bill Harden | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey (PG), Frank Marshall (SG), Victor Schacher (SF) John Balch, Brian Reed, George Morgan | |
| 13:38 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 13:38 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria makes the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 13:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Ike Curtis denies the turnaround by Victor Schacher | 52-31 |
| 13:18 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 52-31 |
| 12:56 | Appalachian State | Charles Henline comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-31 |
| 12:54 | Appalachian State | James John gets the offensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 12:31 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Charles Smith | 54-31 |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 12:18 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| 12:09 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Charles Henline | 56-31 |
| 11:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-31 |
| 11:50 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis gets the rebound | 56-31 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Charles Henline (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ike Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Echavarria (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - James John (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ryan Abbey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Giovanni Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Glass (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Appalachian State | James John clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-31 |
| 11:33 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-31 |
| 11:17 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Victor Schacher - foul #1 on Victor Schacher, team foul #3 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kent Brown (PG), Buford Eberle (SG), Basil Sheen (SF), Bill Harden (C) Charles Henline, Charles Smith, Glenn Echavarria, James John | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch (PG), James Brown (SG), George Morgan (PF), Lee Elliott (C) Ryan Abbey, Frank Marshall, Giovanni Rossi, Michael Glass | |
| 11:17 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 57-31 |
| 11:17 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-31 |
| 10:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher's floater is tipped away by Bill Harden | 58-31 |
| 10:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott hits the follow up shot | 58-33 |
| 10:32 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Elliott | 58-33 |
| 10:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch pulls down the rebound | 58-33 |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kent Brown - foul #1 on Kent Brown, team foul #2 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Charles Henline (PG) Kent Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey (PG), Fred Taylor (SF) James Brown, Victor Schacher | |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch misses the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch makes the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 10:02 | Appalachian State | Lee Elliott takes the ball from Bill Harden | 58-34 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Ike Curtis steps in front of the Fred Taylor pass | 58-34 |
| 09:29 | Appalachian State | Buford Eberle connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Henline | 60-34 |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-34 |
| 09:18 | Appalachian State | Bill Harden gets the rebound | 60-34 |
| 08:49 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis clanks a shot from the right block | 60-34 |
| 08:48 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan pulls down the rebound | 60-34 |
| 08:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Henline steals the ball from John Balch | 60-34 |
| 08:18 | Appalachian State | Bill Harden comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Fred Taylor - foul #1 on Fred Taylor, team foul #4 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kent Brown (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Adam Arviso (SF), Glenn Echavarria (PF) Charles Henline, Buford Eberle, Basil Sheen, Ike Curtis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (SG), Victor Schacher (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Michael Glass (C) John Balch, Fred Taylor, George Morgan, Lee Elliott | |
| 08:18 | Appalachian State | Bill Harden misses the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 08:18 | Appalachian State | Bill Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 61-34 |
| 08:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall drills a runner in the paint | 61-36 |
| 07:43 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-36 |
| 07:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher pulls down the rebound | 61-36 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Kent Brown (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Echavarria (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Bill Harden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ryan Abbey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Glass (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey is hacked by Adam Arviso - foul #1 on Adam Arviso, team foul #3 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Buford Eberle (SG), David Huber (SF), James John (C) Charles Smith, Glenn Echavarria, Bill Harden | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch (SG), James Washington (SF), Fred Taylor (PF), George Morgan (C) Ryan Abbey, Victor Schacher, Giovanni Rossi, Michael Glass | |
| 07:19 | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington can't finish the layup | 61-36 |
| 07:18 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to James Washington | 61-36 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Kent Brown steps in front of the George Morgan pass | 61-36 |
| 06:37 | Appalachian State | Adam Arviso is fouled on the floor by Fred Taylor - foul #2 on Fred Taylor, team foul #5 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis (PF) David Huber | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott (PF) George Morgan | |
| 06:14 | Appalachian State | Buford Eberle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-36 |
| 06:13 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis tips it in | 63-36 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Brown (SG) John Balch | |
| 05:25 | Appalachian State | James John hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 63-36 |
| 05:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to James Washington | 63-36 |
| 05:19 | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington is whistled for traveling | 63-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Huber (SF) Adam Arviso | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan (PF) James Washington | |
| 04:54 | Appalachian State | David Huber is fouled on the floor by Fred Taylor - foul #3 on Fred Taylor, team foul #6 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Forest Forrest (PG) Kent Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch (PG) Frank Marshall | |
| 04:40 | Appalachian State | David Huber misses the dunk attempt | 63-36 |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott grabs the board | 63-36 |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-36 |
| 04:28 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to David Huber | 63-36 |
| 04:04 | Appalachian State | George Morgan takes the ball from Ike Curtis | 63-36 |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | James Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-36 |
| 03:53 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Ike Curtis | 63-36 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Appalachian State | George Morgan takes the ball from David Huber | 63-36 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Forest Forrest (fresh) SG - Buford Eberle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Huber (fresh) PF - Ike Curtis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - James John (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Balch (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Fred Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Balch and the foul's on Forest Forrest - foul #1 on Forest Forrest, team foul #4 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kent Brown (PG), Adam Arviso (PF) Buford Eberle, James John | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG), James Washington (SF) James Brown, Fred Taylor | |
| 03:16 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan makes the free throw | 63-39 |
| 03:01 | Appalachian State | Forest Forrest clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Frank Marshall - foul #1 on Frank Marshall, team foul #7 | 63-39 |
| 03:01 | Appalachian State | Forest Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 64-39 |
| 03:01 | Appalachian State | Forest Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 03:01 | Appalachian State | Forest Forrest makes the 3rd free throw | 66-39 |
| 02:47 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Frank Marshall | 66-42 |
| 02:27 | Appalachian State | Forest Forrest connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kent Brown | 68-42 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-42 |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-42 |
| 01:57 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 68-42 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 68-42 |
| 01:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall is hacked by Kent Brown - foul #2 on Kent Brown, team foul #5 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Buford Eberle (SG), James John (C) Forest Forrest, David Huber | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Taylor (SF) James Washington | |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch loses the ball out of bounds | 68-42 |
| 01:21 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown's pass is intercepted by Frank Marshall in the backcourt | 68-42 |
| 01:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Adam Arviso steals the ball from John Balch | 68-42 |
| 00:53 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Buford Eberle | 70-42 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-42 |
| 00:47 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Ike Curtis | 70-42 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Arviso | 72-42 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-42 |
| 00:14 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to James John | 72-42 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown runs out the clock | 72-42 |