| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Boris Zorc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Freddie Perry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lou Ashford (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Beecher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss inbounds the ball | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses short on a floater from close range | 34-42 |
| 19:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould can't tip it in | 34-42 |
| 19:48 | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Lewis snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 19:40 | Western Carolina | Larry Beecher misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Lynch - foul #1 on James Lynch, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 19:40 | Western Carolina | Larry Beecher makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:40 | Western Carolina | Larry Beecher makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 19:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry Beecher picks off the pass by Dean Lindsey | 36-42 |
| 18:56 | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Lewis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 18:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lewis - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lewis, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch is hacked by Jeffrey Lewis - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lewis, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Pickard (C) Jeffrey Lewis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 18:13 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Goss | 36-45 |
| 17:49 | Western Carolina | James Lynch steps in front of the Larry Beecher pass | 36-45 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry Beecher swats the short shot by Henry Gould | 36-45 |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to James Lynch | 36-45 |
| 17:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey double dribbles | 36-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Antony Minton (PG), Keith Sims (SG), Louis Negron (C) Boris Zorc, Freddie Perry, Larry Beecher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Sallu Agbayani (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Patrick Nielson, Dean Lindsey, John Goss, Henry Gould, James Lynch | |
| 16:56 | Western Carolina | Dema Kukowski steps in front of the Louis Negron pass | 36-45 |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama banks in the layup on a great pass from Dema Kukowski | 36-47 |
| 16:28 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 16:26 | Western Carolina | Louis Negron tips it home | 38-47 |
| 16:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama is hacked by Louis Negron - foul #1 on Louis Negron, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Lou Ashford - foul #3 on Lou Ashford, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Lewis (PF), Tyler Elliott (C) Lou Ashford, Louis Negron | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), John Goss (SF) Tano Akiyama, Dema Kukowski | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Antony Minton (fresh) SG - Keith Sims (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Pickard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Goss, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Boris Zorc (PG), Lou Ashford (SF) Antony Minton, James Pickard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould (PF) Lloyd Caraway | |
| 15:17 | Western Carolina | Keith Sims clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 15:15 | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 14:52 | Western Carolina | Geoffrey Folmar is called for the reach on Lou Ashford - foul #1 on Geoffrey Folmar, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Freddie Perry (SG), Larry Beecher (SF) Keith Sims, Lou Ashford | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Lloyd Caraway (C) Sallu Agbayani, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| 14:33 | Western Carolina | Freddie Perry is fouled on the floor by Henry Gould - foul #3 on Henry Gould, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski (SF) John Goss | |
| 14:20 | Western Carolina | Freddie Perry is called for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), James Lynch (C) Patrick Nielson, Henry Gould | |
| 14:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 14:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 13:49 | Western Carolina | Tyler Elliott snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 13:28 | Western Carolina | Freddie Perry can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-47 |
| 13:26 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Zorc | 38-47 |
| 13:07 | Western Carolina | Tyler Elliott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 13:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 13:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Antony Minton (PG), Keith Sims (SG), James Pickard (C) Boris Zorc, Freddie Perry, Tyler Elliott | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF), Geoffrey Folmar (C) Dean Lindsey, Dema Kukowski, Lloyd Caraway, James Lynch | |
| 12:46 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski (SG) Sallu Agbayani | |
| 12:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski is whistled for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Louis Negron (C) Jeffrey Lewis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:18 | Western Carolina | Louis Negron comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 12:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Larry Beecher - foul #1 on Larry Beecher, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lou Ashford (SF), Tyler Elliott (C) Larry Beecher, Louis Negron | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Antony Minton (fresh) SG - Keith Sims (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lou Ashford (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Pickard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dema Kukowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Western Carolina | James Pickard is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Lewis (PF) James Pickard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG) Dema Kukowski | |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 11:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 11:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by John Goss | 38-51 |
| 11:02 | Western Carolina | Keith Sims knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 40-51 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani makes the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Jeffrey Lewis - foul #4 on Jeffrey Lewis, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Boris Zorc (PG), Freddie Perry (SG), James Pickard (PF) Antony Minton, Keith Sims, Jeffrey Lewis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Lloyd Caraway (PF), James Lynch (C) Patrick Nielson, Henry Gould, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 10:34 | Western Carolina | Tyler Elliott buries a runner from the baseline | 42-54 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Lloyd Caraway | 42-56 |
| 09:48 | Western Carolina | Freddie Perry comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 09:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 09:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the lay-in | 42-56 |
| 09:25 | Western Carolina | James Pickard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 09:20 | Western Carolina | Boris Zorc knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Elliott and he's hacked by Dean Lindsey - foul #1 on Dean Lindsey, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Beecher (SF), Louis Negron (C) Lou Ashford, Tyler Elliott | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Henry Gould (PF) Sallu Agbayani, John Goss, Lloyd Caraway | |
| 09:20 | Western Carolina | Boris Zorc misses the free throw | 44-56 |
| 09:20 | Western Carolina | Louis Negron grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:10 | Western Carolina | Louis Negron scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-56 |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould connects on the jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | Freddie Perry misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Patrick Nielson - foul #2 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (C) Dean Lindsey, James Lynch | |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | Freddie Perry makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | Freddie Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould scores on a shot in the paint set up by Dema Kukowski | 47-60 |
| 08:03 | Western Carolina | James Pickard hits the finger roll set up by Boris Zorc | 49-60 |
| 07:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Boris Zorc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Freddie Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Beecher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pickard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Negron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dema Kukowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Bray (fresh) PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Western Carolina | Freddie Perry scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-63 |
| 07:09 | Western Carolina | Boris Zorc grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:49 | Western Carolina | The jumper by Freddie Perry is denied by Geoffrey Folmar | 52-63 |
| 06:47 | Western Carolina | Freddie Perry tips it back up and in | 54-63 |
| 06:24 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray misses the floater from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 06:23 | Western Carolina | Larry Beecher snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 06:01 | Western Carolina | Boris Zorc misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Antony Minton (PG), Keith Sims (SG), Lou Ashford (SF), Jeffrey Lewis (PF), Tyler Elliott (C) Boris Zorc, Freddie Perry, Larry Beecher, James Pickard, Louis Negron | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), James Lynch (C) Dema Kukowski, William Bray, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| 05:38 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch misses long on a shot from close range | 54-63 |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Antony Minton | 54-63 |
| 05:13 | Western Carolina | Lou Ashford scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Keith Sims | 57-63 |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch misses the easy layup | 57-63 |
| 04:57 | Western Carolina | Tyler Elliott snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-63 |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey slams it home set up by Patrick Nielson and the foul's on Lou Ashford - foul #4 on Lou Ashford, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Boris Zorc (PG) Antony Minton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), Geoffrey Folmar (PF) Patrick Nielson, Henry Gould | |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:25 | Western Carolina | A charge is called on Boris Zorc - foul #2 on Boris Zorc, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| 04:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Boris Zorc picks off the pass by Dean Lindsey | 57-66 |
| 04:01 | Western Carolina | Keith Sims lays it up and in on a great pass from Boris Zorc | 59-66 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss hits a 3 from the left corner | 59-69 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Boris Zorc (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lou Ashford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Tyler Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Lynch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Western Carolina | Boris Zorc misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-69 |
| 03:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Tyler Elliott - foul #4 on Tyler Elliott, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Antony Minton (PG), Carlos Keller (SG), Larry Beecher (SF), James Pickard (C) Boris Zorc, Keith Sims, Lou Ashford, Tyler Elliott | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Lloyd Caraway (C) Dean Lindsey, James Lynch | |
| 03:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:56 | Western Carolina | Larry Beecher misses badly on a shot in the paint | 59-71 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | James Pickard tips it in | 61-71 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Boris Zorc (PG), Freddie Perry (SG), Lou Ashford (SF), Tyler Elliott (C) Antony Minton, Carlos Keller, Larry Beecher, James Pickard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould (PF) Lloyd Caraway | |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses the lay-in | 61-71 |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss is hacked by Freddie Perry - foul #2 on Freddie Perry, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG) Sallu Agbayani | |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Lewis grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 02:00 | Western Carolina | Tyler Elliott is whistled for a carry | 61-72 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Antony Minton (PG), Keith Sims (SG), Larry Beecher (SF), James Pickard (PF), Louis Negron (C) Boris Zorc, Freddie Perry, Lou Ashford, Jeffrey Lewis, Tyler Elliott | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Sallu Agbayani (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Patrick Nielson, Dean Lindsey, John Goss, Henry Gould | |
| 01:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dema Kukowski | 61-75 |
| 01:20 | Western Carolina | Larry Beecher clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 61-75 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Western Carolina | Louis Negron misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-77 |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Tano Akiyama | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-77 |
| 00:22 | Western Carolina | Lloyd Caraway takes the ball from Antony Minton | 61-77 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama runs out the clock | 61-77 |