| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Ned | 38-30 |
| 19:34 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Peter Anderson - foul #2 on Peter Anderson, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 19:34 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:34 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:34 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Bruce Lumpkin | 38-31 |
| 19:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Greene is called for the reach on John Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Greene, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin lays it in on a nice dish by John Hill | 40-31 |
| 18:58 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski connects on the jumper from close range | 40-33 |
| 18:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin drills a runner near the basket | 42-33 |
| 18:36 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski can't finish the layup | 42-33 |
| 18:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Ronald Gustafson (C) Ronald Ned, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG), Jacob Noe (C) Mark Greene, Allen Blosser, Roy Jewett | |
| 18:19 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is fouled on the floor by John Cottone - foul #1 on John Cottone, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Francisco Sanchez (C) Tim Burgess, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 18:09 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez's pass is intercepted by Ronald Gustafson | 42-33 |
| 18:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 18:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:42 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 17:40 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 17:35 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula is whistled for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG), Christopher Reder (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG) Mark Greene | |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert is called for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin (C) Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Tim Burgess (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Kim Decker, Kapeni Abdula, Jacob Noe, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 17:13 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Jewett | 42-35 |
| 16:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 16:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 16:30 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess lays it up and in set up by Mark Greene | 44-37 |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 16:10 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 15:48 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allen Blosser | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Cottone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Reichert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Gustafson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Reder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Burgess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson is hacked by Tim Burgess - foul #2 on Tim Burgess, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Cottone, Jonathon Reichert, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Larry Woods (SG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Jacob Noe (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Allen Blosser, Tim Burgess, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 15:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Hill | 46-39 |
| 15:14 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Kapeni Abdula | 46-41 |
| 15:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jacob Noe - foul #3 on Jacob Noe, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| 15:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:47 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-41 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is fouled on the floor by Larry Woods - foul #4 on Larry Woods, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), William Chaffins (SF) Kim Decker, Larry Woods | |
| 14:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hill | 50-41 |
| 14:06 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Mark Greene | 50-43 |
| 13:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc (PG), Larry McDougald (SG), Christopher Reder (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Hill, Ronald Ned, Peter Anderson, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Tim Burgess (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Kapeni Abdula, Jacob Noe, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 13:34 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski lays it up and in | 50-45 |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Reder | 52-45 |
| 13:02 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Larry McDougald - foul #1 on Larry McDougald, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SG), Peter Anderson (PF) Leonard Luc, Victor Payne, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (SG), Roy Jewett (C) Allen Blosser, William Chaffins | |
| 13:02 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:02 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 12:45 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 12:39 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-46 |
| 12:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Cottone | 54-46 |
| 12:07 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Greene and he's hacked by Christopher Reder - foul #1 on Christopher Reder, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Victor Payne (SF), Timothy Henton (C) Jonathon Reichert, Larry McDougald, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Kapeni Abdula (SF) Mark Greene, Tim Burgess | |
| 12:07 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Blosser - foul #1 on Allen Blosser, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (PF) Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Cottone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Henton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fairly fresh) SG - Allen Blosser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula is fouled on the floor by Victor Payne - foul #1 on Victor Payne, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SG), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Cottone, Victor Payne | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 11:12 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe misses the lay-in | 56-49 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin misses the floater in the paint | 56-49 |
| 10:48 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 10:41 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 10:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton buries a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Kapeni Abdula - foul #2 on Kapeni Abdula, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SG), Larry McDougald (SF), Peter Anderson (PF) John Hill, Ronald Ned, Ronald Gustafson, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Tim Burgess (SF), William Chaffins (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Kim Decker, Kapeni Abdula, Jacob Noe, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:03 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Larry McDougald - foul #2 on Larry McDougald, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder (C) Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 10:03 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:03 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 09:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder lays it in | 61-50 |
| 09:45 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Peter Anderson - foul #3 on Peter Anderson, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Victor Payne (SF) Leonard Luc, Larry McDougald | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Roy Jewett | |
| 09:45 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:45 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jaroslav Pogozelski denies the turnaround by Jonathon Reichert | 61-52 |
| 09:28 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 09:21 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski travels with the ball | 61-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG) Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett (C) William Chaffins | |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the wide open jumper from the left block | 63-52 |
| 08:53 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Greene | 63-54 |
| 08:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne knocks in the shot in the lane | 65-54 |
| 08:23 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 08:21 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess tips it in | 65-56 |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Burgess is called for the reach on Victor Payne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tim Burgess, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Hill, John Cottone, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG), Jacob Noe (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Allen Blosser, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 08:18 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 08:00 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez can't finish the layup | 65-56 |
| 07:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 07:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Tim Burgess - foul #4 on Tim Burgess, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (SF) Victor Payne | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (PG), William Chaffins (SF) Kim Decker, Tim Burgess | |
| 07:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 07:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry McDougald (fresh) PF - Peter Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Larry Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Chaffins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Noe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Francisco Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe is fouled on the floor by Peter Anderson - foul #4 on Peter Anderson, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Gustafson (SF), Timothy Henton (PF) Jonathon Reichert, Ronald Ned, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG) Francisco Sanchez | |
| 07:18 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 07:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald lays it up and in set up by Bruce Lumpkin | 69-56 |
| 06:52 | East Tennessee State | The jumper by Larry Woods is denied by Ronald Gustafson | 69-56 |
| 06:50 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula snags the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 06:31 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene loses the dribble to Larry McDougald | 69-56 |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Larry McDougald | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:13 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 06:11 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe gets the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 06:01 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 72-56 |
| 05:29 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula gets the rebound | 72-56 |
| 05:23 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 72-58 |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin is open but misses the lay-in | 72-58 |
| 05:10 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Jacob Noe | 72-58 |
| 05:06 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-58 |
| 05:05 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins grabs the offensive board | 72-58 |
| 04:50 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 72-58 |
| 04:48 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins tips it home | 72-60 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-60 |
| 04:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 04:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) John Hill, Larry McDougald, Ronald Gustafson, Timothy Henton, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Allen Blosser (SG), Tim Burgess (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Mark Greene, Larry Woods, Kapeni Abdula, William Chaffins, Jacob Noe | |
| 04:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Ned | 74-60 |
| 03:58 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser clanks a floater from the free throw line | 74-60 |
| 03:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Payne | 77-60 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Cottone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fairly fresh) SG - Allen Blosser (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jaroslav Pogozelski | 77-63 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Ned | 80-63 |
| 02:53 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski hits a jumper from the right block | 80-65 |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG) John Cottone | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG) Kim Decker, Allen Blosser | |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 80-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SG), Larry McDougald (SF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Ronald Ned, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Francisco Sanchez (PF), Jacob Noe (C) Tim Burgess, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 02:40 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 80-65 |
| 02:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert grabs the defensive rebound | 80-65 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Cottone | 83-65 |
| 02:16 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kim Decker, team foul #9 | 83-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (SF) Larry McDougald | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 01:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder hits a wide open floater in the lane | 85-65 |
| 01:39 | East Tennessee State | John Cottone steals it from Jacob Noe | 85-65 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone lays it up and in | 87-65 |
| 01:26 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is fouled on the floor by John Cottone - foul #2 on John Cottone, team foul #9 | 87-65 |
| 01:26 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 1st free throw | 87-66 |
| 01:26 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 87-67 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton is fouled on the floor by Kapeni Abdula - foul #3 on Kapeni Abdula, team foul #10 | 87-67 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton makes the 1st free throw | 88-67 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 89-67 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | East Tennessee State | Jonathon Reichert is called for the reach on Larry Woods - foul #2 on Jonathon Reichert, team foul #10 | 89-67 |
| 00:53 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods makes the 1st free throw | 89-68 |
| 00:53 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 89-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Kim Decker takes the ball from Timothy Henton | 89-69 |
| 00:25 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 89-69 |
| 00:23 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker gets the offensive rebound | 89-69 |
| 00:20 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods's pass is intercepted by John Cottone | 89-69 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone runs out the clock | 89-69 |