| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Chaffee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Lozier (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Staton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Young (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee inbounds the ball | 24-50 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee is hacked by Dennis Young - foul #2 on Dennis Young, team foul #1 | 24-50 |
| 19:38 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-50 |
| 19:37 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton gets the rebound | 24-50 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | David Chaffee knocks away the 3 by Curtis Jones | 24-50 |
| 19:31 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey hits the follow up shot | 24-52 |
| 19:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan misses the easy layup | 24-52 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton grabs the board | 24-52 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Smith is called for the reach on Dennis Young - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 24-52 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-52 |
| 19:00 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee pulls down the rebound | 24-52 |
| 18:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Smith | 26-52 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray is fouled on the floor by Donald Blevins - foul #2 on Donald Blevins, team foul #2 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (SG), Bryan Corbin (SF), Sammy Buchanan (PF), Stevie Quattlebaum (C) Alfred Gray, Robert Bailey, Michael Staton, Dennis Young | |
| 18:34 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Fred Vaughan - foul #2 on Fred Vaughan, team foul #3 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG) Fred Vaughan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:34 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin misses the 1st free throw | 26-52 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-53 |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings's pass is intercepted by Bryan Corbin in the backcourt | 26-53 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana Tech | David Chaffee steps in front of the Steven McDonald pass | 26-53 |
| 18:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington (SF), John Rish (PF) David Chaffee, Donald Blevins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (PG) Curtis Jones | |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum is hacked by Steve Hulings - foul #2 on Steve Hulings, team foul #4 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones (C) Thomas Lozier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan hits a runner from the left block set up by Steven McDonald | 26-55 |
| 17:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Buchanan steals the ball from Ellis Jones | 26-55 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 26-55 |
| 17:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington pulls down the rebound | 26-55 |
| 17:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings is fouled in the backcourt by Steven McDonald - foul #2 on Steven McDonald, team foul #2 | 26-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), James Smith (SG), Thomas Lozier (C) Steve Hulings, Nathan Perry, Ellis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Michael Staton (PF), Dennis Young (C) Steven McDonald, Bryan Corbin, Sammy Buchanan, Stevie Quattlebaum | |
| 16:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington hits a jump hook in the paint | 28-55 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young can't finish the layup but the foul's on Fred Vaughan - foul #3 on Fred Vaughan, team foul #5 | 28-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), David Chaffee (SF), Donald Blevins (PF) Fred Vaughan, Quincy Brewington, John Rish | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG) Brandon Underwood | |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the 1st free throw | 28-56 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses the 2nd free throw | 28-56 |
| 16:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins snags the defensive board | 28-56 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-56 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-56 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Hulings steals the ball from Alfred Gray | 28-56 |
| 16:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings banks in the layup | 30-56 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Chaffee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Lozier (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Staton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Curtis Jones and the foul's on Donald Blevins - foul #3 on Donald Blevins, team foul #6 | 30-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), Nathan Perry (SG), Ellis Jones (C) Steve Hulings, James Smith, Thomas Lozier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SF), Sammy Buchanan (PF), Stevie Quattlebaum (C) Robert Bailey, Michael Staton, Dennis Young | |
| 15:43 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray makes the free throw | 30-59 |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Sammy Buchanan - foul #1 on Sammy Buchanan, team foul #3 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington (PF) Donald Blevins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (SG) Alfred Gray | |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan makes the free throw | 33-59 |
| 15:06 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-59 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones gets the rebound | 33-59 |
| 14:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Chaffee | 35-59 |
| 14:53 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Sammy Buchanan, team foul #4 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish (PF), Thomas Lozier (C) David Chaffee, Ellis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (PG), Michael Staton (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Curtis Jones, Sammy Buchanan, Stevie Quattlebaum | |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-59 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish snags the offensive board | 35-59 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Staton - foul #2 on Michael Staton, team foul #5 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Charles Reavis (SG), James Meyer (SF) Fred Vaughan, Nathan Perry, Quincy Brewington | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Young (C) Bryan Corbin, Michael Staton | |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-59 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young can't tip it in | 37-59 |
| 13:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings snags the defensive board | 37-59 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Steve Hulings | 39-59 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald misses the shot from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown gets the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey is fouled on the floor by Steve Hulings - foul #3 on Steve Hulings, team foul #7 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith (SG), David Chaffee (SF), Donald Blevins (PF), Ellis Jones (C) Steve Hulings, James Meyer, John Rish, Thomas Lozier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Alfred Gray (SG), Sammy Buchanan (PF), Stevie Quattlebaum (C) Brandon Underwood, Steven McDonald, Dennis Brown, Dennis Young | |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-61 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| 12:51 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Bailey | 39-64 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-64 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-64 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-64 |
| 12:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins snags the defensive board | 39-64 |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Alfred Gray - foul #1 on Alfred Gray, team foul #6 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington (SF), Thomas Lozier (C) David Chaffee, Ellis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SF), Michael Staton (PF) Robert Bailey, Sammy Buchanan | |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray double dribbles | 41-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG) Charles Reavis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young (C) Stevie Quattlebaum | |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Fred Vaughan | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Quincy Brewington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Lozier (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alfred Gray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Bryan Corbin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Staton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Smith steps in front of the Curtis Jones pass | 44-64 |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan banks in the layup on a great pass from James Smith | 46-64 |
| 11:29 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-64 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton hits the follow up shot | 46-66 |
| 11:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins makes the jump hook from the left block set up by James Smith | 48-66 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Jones | 48-69 |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Young - foul #3 on Dennis Young, team foul #7 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry (SG), David Chaffee (SF) James Smith, Quincy Brewington | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (PG), Steven McDonald (SG), Erick Hanson (SF), Sammy Buchanan (PF), Stevie Quattlebaum (C) Curtis Jones, Alfred Gray, Bryan Corbin, Michael Staton, Dennis Young | |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven McDonald | 50-72 |
| 10:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan scores on a floater from the left side | 52-72 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-72 |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Brandon Underwood steals the ball from Fred Vaughan in the backcourt | 52-72 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood banks in the layup | 52-74 |
| 09:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Buchanan denies the turnaround by David Chaffee | 52-74 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-77 |
| 09:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Brandon Underwood picks off the pass by Fred Vaughan in the backcourt | 52-77 |
| 09:26 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Nathan Perry - foul #3 on Nathan Perry, team foul #8 | 52-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Charles Reavis (SG), Quincy Brewington (SF), John Rish (PF), Ellis Jones (C) Fred Vaughan, Nathan Perry, David Chaffee, Donald Blevins, Thomas Lozier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Alfred Gray (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Michael Staton (PF) Brandon Underwood, Steven McDonald, Erick Hanson, Stevie Quattlebaum | |
| 09:26 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 52-77 |
| 09:26 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| 09:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-78 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Bailey | 52-78 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-78 |
| 08:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish gets the rebound | 52-78 |
| 08:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Staton - foul #3 on Michael Staton, team foul #8 | 52-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown (C) Sammy Buchanan | |
| 08:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 08:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Staton | 52-78 |
| 08:27 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 52-81 |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-81 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry (SG), David Chaffee (SF) Charles Reavis, John Rish | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (PG), Steven McDonald (SG), Bryan Corbin (SF), Dennis Young (C) Curtis Jones, Alfred Gray, Robert Bailey, Michael Staton | |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-81 |
| 07:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 52-81 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Perry (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Chaffee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Quincy Brewington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven McDonald (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Corbin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-81 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry can't tip it in | 52-81 |
| 07:42 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee snags the offensive board | 52-81 |
| 07:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-81 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), James Smith (SG), James Meyer (SF), John Rish (PF), Thomas Lozier (C) Steve Hulings, Nathan Perry, David Chaffee, Quincy Brewington, Ellis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton (PF), Stevie Quattlebaum (C) Dennis Brown, Dennis Young | |
| 07:10 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-83 |
| 06:50 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-83 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (PG) Fred Vaughan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Erick Hanson (SG), Robert Bailey (SF) Brandon Underwood, Steven McDonald, Bryan Corbin | |
| 06:36 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton is called for 5 seconds | 52-83 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry (SG), Quincy Brewington (C) James Smith, Thomas Lozier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young (C) Stevie Quattlebaum | |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Erick Hanson steps in front of the Nathan Perry pass in the backcourt | 52-83 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson hits the finger roll | 52-85 |
| 06:20 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-85 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-85 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey hits the follow up shot | 54-87 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-87 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-87 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 54-87 |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Reavis | 54-87 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Young steals it from Nathan Perry | 54-87 |
| 05:21 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Bailey | 54-89 |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-89 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones snags the defensive board | 54-89 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones is fouled on the floor by Nathan Perry - foul #4 on Nathan Perry, team foul #9 | 54-89 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Ellis Jones (C) Charles Reavis, James Meyer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray (SG), Bryan Corbin (SF), Sammy Buchanan (PF), Stevie Quattlebaum (C) Erick Hanson, Robert Bailey, Michael Staton, Dennis Young | |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-90 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-91 |
| 04:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Alfred Gray - foul #2 on Alfred Gray, team foul #9 | 54-91 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (PG) Curtis Jones | |
| 04:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington makes the 1st free throw | 55-91 |
| 04:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington makes the 2nd free throw | 56-91 |
| 04:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington makes the 3rd free throw | 57-91 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Sammy Buchanan, team foul #10 | 57-91 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sammy Buchanan - foul #4 on Sammy Buchanan, team foul #11 | 57-91 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings makes the 1st free throw | 58-91 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings makes the 2nd free throw | 59-91 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:38 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ellis Jones - foul #2 on Ellis Jones, team foul #10 | 59-91 |
| 03:38 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum makes the 1st free throw | 59-92 |
| 03:38 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum makes the 2nd free throw | 59-93 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Perry (tiring) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Quincy Brewington (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Rish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ellis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alfred Gray (fresh) 18 pts. 3 stl. SF - Bryan Corbin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sammy Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Gray steals the ball from Steve Hulings in the backcourt | 59-93 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Sammy Buchanan and the foul's on Ellis Jones - foul #3 on Ellis Jones, team foul #11 | 59-95 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Dennis Young (C) Brandon Underwood, Bryan Corbin, Stevie Quattlebaum, Sammy Buchanan | |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray misses the free throw | 59-95 |
| 03:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-95 |
| 03:01 | Middle Tenn. State | 3 seconds is called on Steve Hulings | 59-95 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG) Alfred Gray | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Curtis Jones and he's hacked by Quincy Brewington - foul #3 on Quincy Brewington, team foul #12 | 59-97 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer (SF) John Rish | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald makes the free throw | 59-98 |
| 02:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry is whistled for a carry | 59-98 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Steven McDonald | 59-100 |
| 02:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Jones steps in front of the Steve Hulings pass in the backcourt | 59-100 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-100 |
| 02:01 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses the tip | 59-100 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young tips it but misses | 59-100 |
| 01:57 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer pulls down the rebound | 59-100 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings is hacked by Curtis Jones - foul #1 on Curtis Jones, team foul #12 | 59-100 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish (PF) James Meyer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray (SG), Michael Staton (PF) Steven McDonald, Dennis Brown | |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings makes the 1st free throw | 60-100 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings makes the 2nd free throw | 61-100 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Jones | 61-102 |
| 01:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bailey denies the turnaround by John Rish | 61-102 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish snags the offensive board | 61-102 |
| 01:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 61-102 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Curtis Jones | 61-102 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-102 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton snags the offensive board | 61-102 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ellis Jones - foul #4 on Ellis Jones, team foul #13 | 61-102 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray misses the 1st free throw | 61-102 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 61-103 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones is fouled on the floor by Dennis Young - foul #4 on Dennis Young, team foul #13 | 61-103 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 61-103 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 61-103 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton grabs the board | 61-103 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones runs out the clock | 61-103 |