| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Joe Palomo (fresh) SG - Robert Allen (fresh) SF - Stewart Jones (fresh) PF - William Johnston (fresh) C - Alec Vaillancourt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) SG - Edwin Lankford (fresh) SF - Warren Guardado (fresh) PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) C - David Osborne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northeastern | William Johnston drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stewart Jones | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to David Osborne | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to William Johnston | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Allen | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Northeastern | William Johnston lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stewart Jones | 7-2 |
| 17:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Hartley | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | Northeastern | William Johnston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | Northeastern | William Johnston grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:57 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin (SG), Keith Shelley (SF), James Gurley (PF) Robert Allen, Stewart Jones, William Johnston | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum (PF) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| 16:40 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne is hacked by Keith Shelley - foul #1 on Keith Shelley, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin (SF) Warren Guardado | |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin double dribbles | 7-4 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett (PG) Joe Palomo | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SF) Edwin Lankford | |
| 16:12 | Northeastern | James Gurley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Hartley - foul #1 on James Hartley, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 16:12 | Northeastern | James Gurley makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | Northeastern | James Gurley makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hartley | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Stephen Moffett (fresh) SG - Grant Gatlin (fresh) SF - James Gurley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Shelley (fresh) C - Alec Vaillancourt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ross Lewin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Howland (fresh) PF - Tom Slocum (fresh) C - David Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Northeastern | James Gurley clanks a shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Hartley | 9-9 |
| 15:00 | Northeastern | Keith Shelley hits the finger roll | 11-9 |
| 14:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ross Lewin | 11-12 |
| 14:20 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett is denied on a layup by Jonathan Howland | 11-12 |
| 14:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 14:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Moffett - foul #1 on Stephen Moffett, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joe Palomo (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Stewart Jones (SF), William Johnston (PF) Stephen Moffett, Grant Gatlin, James Gurley, Alec Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford (SG), Warren Guardado (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) Ross Lewin, Jonathan Howland, David Osborne | |
| 14:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:51 | Northeastern | Edwin Lankford is called for the reach on Stewart Jones - foul #1 on Edwin Lankford, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Sammy Nance (C) James Hartley, Tom Slocum | |
| 13:43 | Northeastern | Keith Shelley misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 13:41 | Northeastern | William Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:34 | Northeastern | Edwin Lankford steals it from Stewart Jones | 11-14 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford lays it up and in | 11-16 |
| 13:24 | Northeastern | Edwin Lankford steals it from William Johnston | 11-16 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford drills a runner from close range | 11-18 |
| 12:52 | Northeastern | William Johnston misses long on a shot in the lane | 11-18 |
| 12:51 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Warren Guardado | 11-18 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 12:38 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:12 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edwin Lankford | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Joe Palomo (fresh) SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stewart Jones (fresh) PF - William Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Shelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edwin Lankford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Warren Guardado (fresh) PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fairly fresh) C - Sammy Nance (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Northeastern | Robert Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 11:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado's pass is intercepted by Stewart Jones | 11-20 |
| 11:06 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones hits the finger roll | 13-20 |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado is hacked by Joe Palomo - foul #1 on Joe Palomo, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin (SG), James Gurley (SF), Chris Knudsen (PF), Alec Vaillancourt (C) Robert Allen, Stewart Jones, William Johnston, Keith Shelley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Ross Lewin (SG), Jonathan Howland (SF), Tom Slocum (PF), David Osborne (C) James Ledbetter, Edwin Lankford, Warren Guardado, Clarence Ulibarri, Sammy Nance | |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-20 |
| 10:39 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Slocum | 13-20 |
| 10:28 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Howland | 13-23 |
| 10:19 | Northeastern | David Osborne steals it from James Gurley | 13-23 |
| 10:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum makes the turnaround from close range | 13-25 |
| 09:44 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne gets the rebound | 13-25 |
| 09:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Chris Knudsen is called for the reach on James Hartley - foul #1 on Chris Knudsen, team foul #4 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett (PG), Stewart Jones (SF) Joe Palomo, Chris Knudsen | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Gurley - foul #1 on James Gurley, team foul #5 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Keith Shelley (SG), William Johnston (PF) Stephen Moffett, James Gurley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford (SG), Warren Guardado (SF) Ross Lewin, Jonathan Howland | |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to David Osborne | 13-26 |
| 09:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-26 |
| 09:08 | Northeastern | William Johnston snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| 08:56 | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stewart Jones | 15-26 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 08:31 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne hits the follow up shot | 15-28 |
| 08:26 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones's floater is tipped away by Tom Slocum | 15-28 |
| 08:24 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones gets the offensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 08:00 | Northeastern | William Johnston can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tom Slocum - foul #1 on Tom Slocum, team foul #3 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joe Palomo (PG), Robert Allen (SG), James Gurley (C) Grant Gatlin, Stewart Jones, Alec Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Ross Lewin (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) James Hartley, Warren Guardado, Tom Slocum | |
| 08:00 | Northeastern | William Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:00 | Northeastern | William Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Lankford | 17-31 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Joe Palomo (fresh) SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Shelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Johnston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gurley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edwin Lankford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo misses short on a shot from the right wing | 17-31 |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | William Johnston is called for the reach on David Osborne - foul #1 on William Johnston, team foul #6 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Chris Knudsen (PF), Alec Vaillancourt (C) Keith Shelley, William Johnston | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SF), Sammy Nance (C) Edwin Lankford, David Osborne | |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Allen - foul #1 on Robert Allen, team foul #7 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stewart Jones (SF) Chris Knudsen | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Warren Guardado (SF) James Ledbetter, Jonathan Howland | |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 06:30 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo connects on the floater from the left side and he's hacked by James Hartley - foul #2 on James Hartley, team foul #4 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Keith Shelley (PF) Alec Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Tom Slocum (C) James Hartley, Sammy Nance | |
| 06:30 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo misses the free throw | 19-33 |
| 06:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri snags the defensive board | 19-33 |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-33 |
| 06:24 | Northeastern | Keith Shelley pulls down the rebound | 19-33 |
| 06:01 | Northeastern | Clarence Ulibarri swats the short shot by Keith Shelley | 19-33 |
| 05:59 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Tom Slocum | 19-33 |
| 05:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado loses the ball out of bounds | 19-33 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin (SG), William Johnston (PF) Robert Allen, James Gurley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford (SG), David Osborne (C) Ross Lewin, Clarence Ulibarri | |
| 05:26 | Northeastern | Edwin Lankford steps in front of the Joe Palomo pass | 19-33 |
| 05:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado misses the lay-in | 19-33 |
| 05:22 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo pulls down the rebound | 19-33 |
| 05:10 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 19-33 |
| 05:08 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford travels with the ball | 19-33 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett (PG), Alec Vaillancourt (C) Joe Palomo, Stewart Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin (SF) Warren Guardado | |
| 04:29 | Northeastern | William Johnston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-33 |
| 04:27 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Alec Vaillancourt | 19-33 |
| 04:14 | Northeastern | Keith Shelley buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 03:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:39 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Osborne | 21-36 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Stephen Moffett (fresh) SG - Grant Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Shelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Johnston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alec Vaillancourt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edwin Lankford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Slocum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northeastern | Keith Shelley misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-36 |
| 03:14 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 02:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 02:49 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to William Johnston | 21-36 |
| 02:31 | Northeastern | Tom Slocum is called for the reach on Alec Vaillancourt - foul #2 on Tom Slocum, team foul #5 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joe Palomo (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Stewart Jones (SF), James Gurley (PF) Stephen Moffett, Grant Gatlin, Keith Shelley, William Johnston | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), Warren Guardado (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) James Ledbetter, Edwin Lankford, Ross Lewin, Tom Slocum | |
| 02:16 | Northeastern | James Hartley is called for the reach on Joe Palomo - foul #3 on James Hartley, team foul #6 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford (SG), Sammy Nance (C) James Hartley, David Osborne | |
| 01:55 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by James Gurley | 23-36 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado makes the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Stewart Jones - foul #1 on Stewart Jones, team foul #8 | 23-38 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado makes the free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:05 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Palomo | 25-39 |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance's fadeaway is rejected by Alec Vaillancourt | 25-39 |
| 00:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado gets the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 00:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-39 |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Howland | 25-39 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses the runner in the paint | 25-39 |
| 00:26 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Stewart Jones | 25-39 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Robert Allen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-39 |