| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Goss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lynch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dallas Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Hartman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey is hacked by Jimmy Dearing - foul #1 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey is hacked by Dallas Matthews - foul #2 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 19:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Schiffer swats the shot by Patrick Nielson | 33-32 |
| 19:07 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dallas Matthews | 33-32 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman misses short on a shot from close range | 33-32 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Jimmy Dearing is blocked by James Lynch | 33-32 |
| 18:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss is fouled on the floor by Lee Schiffer - foul #2 on Lee Schiffer, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-32 |
| 17:58 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to James Lynch | 33-32 |
| 17:52 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dean Lindsey and the foul's on Dallas Matthews - foul #3 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder (PF) Dallas Matthews | |
| 17:52 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 17:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Marlon Wunder denies the turnaround by John Goss | 36-32 |
| 17:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana Tech | John Goss steals the ball from James Hartman | 38-32 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dean Lindsey | 41-32 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing connects on the 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 16:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall Smith picks off the pass by Patrick Nielson in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Gould is called for the reach on Marlon Wunder - foul #3 on Henry Gould, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Dustin Walker (SF), Dallas Matthews (PF) Randall Smith, Jimmy Dearing, Lee Schiffer, James Hartman | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Tano Akiyama (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dema Kukowski (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dallas Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marlon Wunder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Walker | 41-38 |
| 15:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Walker is called for the reach on Dema Kukowski - foul #2 on Dustin Walker, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| 15:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marlon Wunder - foul #1 on Marlon Wunder, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| 15:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:01 | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Caraway is called for the reach on Dallas Matthews - foul #1 on Lloyd Caraway, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Dennis Baylis (C) Gary Brown, Dustin Walker, Marlon Wunder | |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer is hacked by Dema Kukowski - foul #3 on Dema Kukowski, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss (SF) Tano Akiyama | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:37 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Dallas Matthews steals the ball from Lloyd Caraway | 42-38 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Geoffrey Folmar is called for the reach on Randall Smith - foul #2 on Geoffrey Folmar, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Henry Gould (PF) Dema Kukowski, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman (C) Dennis Baylis | |
| 14:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman clanks a floater from the right side | 42-38 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman hits a shot in the lane set up by Lee Schiffer | 42-40 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 13:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | A charge is called on Geoffrey Folmar - foul #3 on Geoffrey Folmar, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), James Lynch (C) John Goss, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SF), Marlon Wunder (PF) Lee Schiffer, Dallas Matthews | |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson buries a 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss (SF) Sallu Agbayani | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Dennis Baylis (C) Randall Smith, Casimir Cholewinski, James Hartman | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Lynch (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marlon Wunder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Baylis (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Baylis - foul #2 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar (C) James Lynch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:30 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Gary Brown and he's hacked by Geoffrey Folmar - foul #4 on Geoffrey Folmar, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Lloyd Caraway (PF), Manuel Gerace (C) Patrick Nielson, Henry Gould, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews (PF) Marlon Wunder | |
| 11:30 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses the jumper from close range | 49-46 |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-46 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway double dribbles | 49-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Sallu Agbayani (SG), Henry Gould (PF), James Lynch (C) Tano Akiyama, Dean Lindsey, Lloyd Caraway, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), James Hartman (C) Gary Brown, Jimmy Dearing, Dennis Baylis | |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | A charge is called on Patrick Nielson - foul #3 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski (SF) John Goss | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (SF), Marlon Wunder (PF) Lee Schiffer, Dallas Matthews | |
| 09:09 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman lays it in set up by Randall Smith | 49-51 |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marlon Wunder - foul #2 on Marlon Wunder, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SF) Gary Brown | |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Gould is called for the reach on Casimir Cholewinski - foul #4 on Henry Gould, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Lloyd Caraway (PF), Manuel Gerace (C) Dema Kukowski, Henry Gould, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 08:44 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Caraway | 51-51 |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss (SF) Sallu Agbayani | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Smith | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Gerace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marlon Wunder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hartman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Manuel Gerace and he's fouled by Randall Smith - foul #3 on Randall Smith, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), Henry Gould (PF), Geoffrey Folmar (C) Patrick Nielson, Lloyd Caraway, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews (PF) Marlon Wunder | |
| 07:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:33 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer comes up short on the floater near the basket | 54-54 |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould travels with the ball | 54-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski (SG), James Lynch (C) Dean Lindsey, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder (C) James Hartman | |
| 06:51 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith misses badly on a runner near the basket | 54-56 |
| 06:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski clanks a shot from the right side | 54-56 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana Tech | Dema Kukowski steals it from Dallas Matthews | 54-56 |
| 06:17 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Sallu Agbayani | 56-56 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG) Dema Kukowski, John Goss | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), James Hartman (C) Randall Smith, Casimir Cholewinski, Dallas Matthews | |
| 05:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey can't connect on a floater from the left side | 56-56 |
| 05:38 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Patrick Nielson | 59-56 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 05:15 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by James Lynch is blocked by Lee Schiffer | 59-56 |
| 05:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey tips it in | 61-56 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-56 |
| 04:47 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Hartman | 61-56 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski (SG), John Goss (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Dean Lindsey, Sallu Agbayani, Henry Gould, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Dallas Matthews (PF) Gary Brown, Lee Schiffer, Marlon Wunder | |
| 04:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Nielson - foul #4 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis (C) James Hartman | |
| 04:14 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:14 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Folmar | 61-57 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Dearing | 61-57 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing and the foul's on John Goss - foul #2 on John Goss, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dema Kukowski (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Goss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Dallas Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG) Patrick Nielson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis drills a floater in the paint set up by Jimmy Dearing | 61-62 |
| 02:52 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), Henry Gould (PF), James Lynch (C) Tano Akiyama, Dema Kukowski, Geoffrey Folmar, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF), James Hartman (C) Jimmy Dearing, Dennis Baylis | |
| 02:31 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss drills a turnaround from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Lynch is called for the reach on Randall Smith - foul #3 on James Lynch, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:21 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-67 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer tips it back up and in | 65-69 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Dean Lindsey is denied by James Hartman | 65-69 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-69 |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey grabs the board | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch lays it up and in | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Sallu Agbayani is called for the reach on Randall Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sallu Agbayani, team foul #13 | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall Smith steals it from John Goss | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith can't finish the layup | 67-70 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dallas Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Hartman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:38 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Dallas Matthews is denied by James Lynch | 70-70 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews misses the tip | 70-70 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Dean Lindsey | 70-70 |
| 04:13 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-70 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Schiffer | 70-70 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Casimir Cholewinski | 70-72 |
| 03:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-72 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 70-72 |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss grabs the board | 70-72 |
| 03:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss travels with the ball | 70-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar (C) James Lynch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-75 |
| 02:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch (C) Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:47 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss loses the dribble to Dallas Matthews | 70-75 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Casimir Cholewinski | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dallas Matthews - foul #4 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #11 | 70-78 |
| 02:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 02:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 02:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani misses the 3rd free throw | 72-78 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman grabs the board | 72-78 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-78 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Randall Smith - foul #4 on Randall Smith, team foul #12 | 72-78 |
| 01:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 01:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-78 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith gets the offensive rebound | 74-78 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-78 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Dallas Matthews | 74-78 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dallas Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - James Hartman (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Gould is called for the reach on Dallas Matthews - foul #5 on Henry Gould, team foul #14 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar (PF) Henry Gould | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-80 |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss connects on the jumper from the baseline | 76-80 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Dean Lindsey is called for the reach on Randall Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dean Lindsey, team foul #15 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (PF) Dallas Matthews | |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Casimir Cholewinski steps in front of the James Lynch pass | 76-82 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing is hacked by Sallu Agbayani in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sallu Agbayani, team foul #16 | 76-82 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar snags the defensive board | 76-83 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-83 |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-83 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch grabs the offensive board | 76-83 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Sallu Agbayani | 79-83 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing is hacked by Sallu Agbayani in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sallu Agbayani, team foul #17 | 79-83 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-85 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews (PF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Dallas Matthews is called for the reach on John Goss - foul #5 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #13 | 79-85 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder (PF) Dallas Matthews | |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder snags the defensive board | 80-85 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder is fouled in the backcourt by Sallu Agbayani - foul #4 on Sallu Agbayani, team foul #18 | 80-85 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (PF) James Hartman | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani misses long on a halfcourt shot | 80-87 |