| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Wilkerson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Henault (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Comes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | John Alter inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joel Johnson | 33-23 |
| 19:37 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 33-23 |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 19:22 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Newman | 33-25 |
| 18:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Alter | 33-28 |
| 18:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Wilkerson | 36-28 |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | Charles Mack blocks the short jumper by Joe Newman | 36-28 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Wilkerson, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 17:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes is fouled on the floor by Kenny Lund - foul #3 on Kenny Lund, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathanael Jacobs (C) Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Charles Peters (C) John Alter, Kenny Lund, Joel Johnson | |
| 17:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathanael Jacobs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 17:03 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 16:43 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:31 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters drills a jump hook from close range set up by Jake Fischer | 36-30 |
| 16:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-30 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Knox swats the layup by Charles Mack | 36-30 |
| 16:01 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Henault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Comes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Mack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Nathanael Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Knox | 36-33 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Wilkerson | 38-33 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 38-33 |
| 14:38 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes tips it in | 40-33 |
| 14:12 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer is hacked by Charles Mack - foul #2 on Charles Mack, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), James Quinn (SF), Frederick Fenster (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) James Wilkerson, Dustin Henault, Dean Comes, Charles Mack, Nathanael Jacobs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), John Alter (SF), Kenny Lund (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, Rafael Willison, Charles Peters | |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 13:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 43-33 |
| 13:00 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SG) James Knox | |
| 12:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn lays it up and in set up by Patrick Smith and the foul's on Kenny Lund - foul #4 on Kenny Lund, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison (PF) Kenny Lund | |
| 12:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 12:31 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Frederick Fenster - foul #3 on Frederick Fenster, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes (SF) James Quinn | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:31 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:31 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Alter - foul #2 on John Alter, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:06 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-35 |
| 12:05 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-37 |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | John Alter snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dean Comes (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederick Fenster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) SF - John Alter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 47-37 |
| 11:21 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison tips it in | 47-39 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson (PG), Dustin Henault (SG), Charles Mack (PF), Nathanael Jacobs (C) Patrick Smith, Christopher Jackson, Frederick Fenster, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joe Newman (SG), James Knox (SF), Charles Peters (C) Sean Donnellan, Darrell Dawkins, John Alter, Joel Johnson | |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 10:33 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | James Knox clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dustin Henault - foul #1 on Dustin Henault, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn (SF) Dean Comes | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Smith (C) Rafael Willison | |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Quinn | 53-40 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | James Smith misses the lay-in | 53-40 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | James Knox tips it back up and in | 53-42 |
| 09:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Wilkerson | 55-42 |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-42 |
| 09:19 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman tips it home | 55-44 |
| 09:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Joe Newman takes the ball from Dustin Henault | 55-44 |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | James Knox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joe Newman | 55-46 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault is hacked by Jake Fischer - foul #2 on Jake Fischer, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson (SG), Dean Comes (SF), Jonathan Harris (C) Dustin Henault, James Quinn, Nathanael Jacobs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (SG), John Alter (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Joe Newman, James Knox, Charles Peters, James Smith | |
| 08:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dean Comes | 58-46 |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer scores on a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Jonathan Harris - foul #1 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by James Wilkerson | 60-49 |
| 07:42 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer loses the ball out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster (PF) Charles Mack | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SG), Kenny Lund (PF) Jake Fischer, Rafael Willison | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Wilkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dean Comes (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederick Fenster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Knox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 60-49 |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| 07:05 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Alter | 62-52 |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | John Alter snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 06:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:17 | Middle Tenn. State | James Knox takes the ball from Dean Comes | 62-52 |
| 06:14 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Knox | 62-54 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Alter | 62-54 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack (PF) Frederick Fenster | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joe Newman (SG) Sean Donnellan, James Knox | |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson connects on the runner from close range and he's hacked by Jonathan Harris - foul #2 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack can't finish the layup | 62-56 |
| 05:28 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Christopher Jackson - foul #4 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault (PG) James Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Henault | 64-59 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 04:24 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund tips it in | 64-61 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 04:09 | Western Kentucky | John Alter snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 04:05 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dustin Henault (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dean Comes (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Mack (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Alter (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 03:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Joel Johnson - foul #2 on Joel Johnson, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson (PG) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (SG), James Knox (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Charles Peters (C) Joe Newman, John Alter, Kenny Lund, Joel Johnson | |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:13 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Henault is called for the reach on Sean Donnellan - foul #2 on Dustin Henault, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster (PF), Nathanael Jacobs (C) Charles Mack, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SF) Jake Fischer | |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:45 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Dean Comes | 64-62 |
| 02:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 02:43 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson loses the dribble to Sean Donnellan in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 02:43 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson (SG), Charles Mack (PF) Dustin Henault, Frederick Fenster | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joe Newman (SG), John Alter (SF), Kenny Lund (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Sean Donnellan, James Knox, Darrell Dawkins, Rafael Willison, Charles Peters | |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Nathanael Jacobs blocks the jumper by Joe Newman | 64-62 |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 02:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Wilkerson | 66-62 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | John Alter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jake Fischer | 66-65 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 68-65 |
| 01:18 | Western Kentucky | James Wilkerson steps in front of the Kenny Lund pass | 68-65 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathanael Jacobs's pass is intercepted by John Alter | 68-65 |
| 01:04 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman lays it up and in set up by John Alter | 68-67 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris (C) Nathanael Jacobs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Dean Comes steps in front of the Jake Fischer pass | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jake Fischer is called for the reach on James Wilkerson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jake Fischer, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Johnson is called for the reach on James Wilkerson - foul #3 on Joel Johnson, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund is fouled on the floor by Charles Mack - foul #3 on Charles Mack, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris is hacked by Jake Fischer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jake Fischer, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 00:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-67 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris runs out the clock | 68-67 |