| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) C - James Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Charles Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricardo Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Ricardo Ruiz inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on James Lynch - foul #1 on James Lynch, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 19:42 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:42 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:42 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 19:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Perry - foul #1 on Charles Perry, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 19:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 19:02 | South Alabama | Ricardo Ruiz connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 18:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-37 |
| 18:43 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Perry - foul #2 on Charles Perry, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG), Geoffrey Folmar (C) Dean Lindsey, James Lynch | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Billy Stevens (PG), Keith Scoles (SG), Larry Boyle (PF), Damek Pokorny (C) Charles Perry, Kenneth Cooper, Gregory Chandler, Donald Oliver | |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:24 | South Alabama | John Goss takes the ball from Keith Scoles | 44-37 |
| 18:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Goss | 46-37 |
| 18:02 | South Alabama | Billy Stevens misses the lay-in | 46-37 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 17:55 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 17:54 | South Alabama | Larry Boyle grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 17:49 | South Alabama | Keith Scoles comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Folmar | 46-37 |
| 17:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 46-37 |
| 17:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar tips it home | 48-37 |
| 17:30 | South Alabama | Keith Scoles blows the layup | 48-37 |
| 17:29 | South Alabama | Larry Boyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:24 | South Alabama | Geoffrey Folmar swats the short shot by Keith Scoles | 48-37 |
| 17:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ricardo Ruiz - foul #2 on Ricardo Ruiz, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Lloyd Caraway (PF), James Lynch (C) Patrick Nielson, Henry Gould, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Roger Pope (PG), Kenneth Cooper (SG), Gregory Chandler (PF), Donald Oliver (C) Billy Stevens, Keith Scoles, Larry Boyle, Damek Pokorny | |
| 17:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 17:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 16:43 | South Alabama | Donald Oliver buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Chandler and he's fouled by James Lynch - foul #2 on James Lynch, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Dema Kukowski (SF) Sallu Agbayani, John Goss | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Perry (PG) Roger Pope | |
| 16:43 | South Alabama | Donald Oliver makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 16:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Cooper in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| 16:33 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler lays it in | 49-42 |
| 16:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama misses the 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 16:08 | South Alabama | Donald Oliver snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 16:04 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray (SF), Manuel Gerace (C) Dean Lindsey, James Lynch | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brendon Hunt (PF), Roger Pope (C) Gregory Chandler, Donald Oliver | |
| 16:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Perry is called for the reach on Lloyd Caraway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Perry, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Oliver (C) Charles Perry | |
| 15:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski misses badly on a floater in the lane | 49-42 |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski tips it but misses | 49-42 |
| 15:50 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Brendon Hunt | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Tano Akiyama (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dema Kukowski (fresh) 5 reb. SF - William Bray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Gerace (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Roger Pope (fresh) SG - Kenneth Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ricardo Ruiz (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brendon Hunt (fresh) C - Donald Oliver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | South Alabama | Ricardo Ruiz hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Cooper | 49-44 |
| 15:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 15:32 | South Alabama | Kenneth Cooper pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 15:28 | South Alabama | Kenneth Cooper connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brendon Hunt | 49-46 |
| 15:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), Geoffrey Folmar (PF) Tano Akiyama, Dema Kukowski, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Jackson (SG), Keith Scoles (SF), Larry Boyle (PF), Damek Pokorny (C) Kenneth Cooper, Ricardo Ruiz, Brendon Hunt, Donald Oliver | |
| 14:56 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 14:54 | South Alabama | Roger Pope tips it home | 49-48 |
| 14:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Pope steps in front of the Sallu Agbayani pass in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 14:29 | South Alabama | Damek Pokorny is fouled on the floor by Manuel Gerace - foul #2 on Manuel Gerace, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF) Dean Lindsey, William Bray, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Perry (PG), Billy Stevens (SF) Roger Pope, Keith Scoles | |
| 14:12 | South Alabama | Billy Stevens buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 14:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 13:52 | South Alabama | Charles Perry is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Folmar - foul #1 on Geoffrey Folmar, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch (C) Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler (PF), Donald Oliver (C) Larry Boyle, Damek Pokorny | |
| 13:38 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 13:36 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF) Sallu Agbayani, John Goss | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Cooper (PG), Keith Scoles (SF) Charles Perry, Billy Stevens | |
| 13:08 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Cooper and the foul's on Henry Gould - foul #2 on Henry Gould, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Manuel Gerace (C) Patrick Nielson, James Lynch | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 13:08 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 12:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-55 |
| 12:46 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Donald Jackson | 51-55 |
| 12:41 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Scoles | 51-55 |
| 12:18 | South Alabama | Kenneth Cooper gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 12:14 | South Alabama | Dean Lindsey steals it from Donald Jackson | 51-55 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 51-55 |
| 11:55 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 11:50 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 51-55 |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace grabs the board | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Tano Akiyama (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dema Kukowski (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Manuel Gerace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Kenneth Cooper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Scoles (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Chandler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Oliver (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the shot near the basket set up by Tano Akiyama and he's hacked by Kenneth Cooper - foul #2 on Kenneth Cooper, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), John Goss (SF), Geoffrey Folmar (PF), James Lynch (C) Tano Akiyama, Dema Kukowski, Henry Gould, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Perry (PG), Billy Stevens (SF), Larry Boyle (PF), Damek Pokorny (C) Kenneth Cooper, Keith Scoles, Gregory Chandler, Donald Oliver | |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:30 | South Alabama | Larry Boyle grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 11:16 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson is fouled on the floor by Dean Lindsey - foul #2 on Dean Lindsey, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG) Dean Lindsey | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 11:04 | South Alabama | Damek Pokorny's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Folmar | 53-55 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Perry steals it from Geoffrey Folmar in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 10:58 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson can't finish the layup | 53-55 |
| 10:56 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson tips it in | 53-57 |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani is hacked by Charles Perry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Perry, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Roger Pope (PG), Ricardo Ruiz (SF) Charles Perry, Donald Jackson | |
| 10:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Billy Stevens - foul #1 on Billy Stevens, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway (C) James Lynch | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 10:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:31 | South Alabama | Roger Pope misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Damek Pokorny picks off the pass by Lloyd Caraway | 55-57 |
| 09:52 | South Alabama | Geoffrey Folmar is called for the reach on Larry Boyle - foul #2 on Geoffrey Folmar, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray (SF), James Lynch (C) John Goss, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Jackson (SG), Brendon Hunt (PF) Billy Stevens, Damek Pokorny | |
| 09:52 | South Alabama | Larry Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:52 | South Alabama | Larry Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson's pass is intercepted by Donald Jackson | 55-59 |
| 09:09 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-62 |
| 08:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sallu Agbayani | 58-62 |
| 08:34 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson is fouled on the floor by Sallu Agbayani - foul #1 on Sallu Agbayani, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Dema Kukowski (SG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF), Manuel Gerace (C) Patrick Nielson, Sallu Agbayani, William Bray, Lloyd Caraway, James Lynch | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Cooper (PG), Keith Scoles (SF), Gregory Chandler (PF), Donald Oliver (C) Roger Pope, Ricardo Ruiz, Brendon Hunt, Larry Boyle | |
| 08:34 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:34 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 08:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-64 |
| 08:18 | South Alabama | Keith Scoles misses short on a floater from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 08:17 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler misses the tip | 58-64 |
| 08:15 | South Alabama | Donald Oliver misses the tip | 58-64 |
| 08:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould hits the finger roll | 60-64 |
| 07:48 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Geoffrey Folmar (C) Dema Kukowski, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Perry (PG), Damek Pokorny (C) Donald Jackson, Donald Oliver | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Tano Akiyama (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Charles Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Scoles (fresh) PF - Gregory Chandler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Damek Pokorny (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 60-64 |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Damek Pokorny | 60-64 |
| 07:16 | South Alabama | Damek Pokorny misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 60-64 |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 07:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski (SF), Manuel Gerace (C) John Goss, Henry Gould | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ricardo Ruiz (SF) Keith Scoles | |
| 06:55 | South Alabama | Kenneth Cooper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 06:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey banks in the layup set up by Tano Akiyama | 62-64 |
| 06:32 | South Alabama | Kenneth Cooper misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-64 |
| 06:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Cooper - foul #3 on Kenneth Cooper, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG), Henry Gould (PF) Dean Lindsey, Geoffrey Folmar | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Jackson (SG), Billy Stevens (SF), Brendon Hunt (PF), Donald Oliver (C) Kenneth Cooper, Ricardo Ruiz, Gregory Chandler, Damek Pokorny | |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:16 | South Alabama | Brendon Hunt hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Charles Perry | 64-66 |
| 05:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Sallu Agbayani | 66-66 |
| 05:41 | South Alabama | Charles Perry misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-66 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 05:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 04:54 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Brendon Hunt | 69-68 |
| 04:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), James Lynch (C) Tano Akiyama, Sallu Agbayani, Dema Kukowski, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Cooper (PG), Keith Scoles (SG), Ricardo Ruiz (SF), Larry Boyle (PF), Damek Pokorny (C) Charles Perry, Donald Jackson, Billy Stevens, Brendon Hunt, Donald Oliver | |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Nielson and the foul's on Kenneth Cooper - foul #4 on Kenneth Cooper, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Geoffrey Folmar (PF) Henry Gould | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:24 | South Alabama | Keith Scoles lays it up and in on a great pass from Ricardo Ruiz and the foul's on James Lynch - foul #3 on James Lynch, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| 04:24 | South Alabama | Keith Scoles makes the free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Cooper is called for the reach on Patrick Nielson - foul #5 on Kenneth Cooper, team foul #10 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Roger Pope (PG) Kenneth Cooper | |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:51 | South Alabama | Larry Boyle hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ricardo Ruiz and the foul's on John Goss - foul #1 on John Goss, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler (PF) Damek Pokorny | |
| 03:51 | South Alabama | Larry Boyle misses the free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:51 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch grabs the board | 74-73 |
| 03:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson is hacked by Roger Pope in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Pope, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway (C) James Lynch | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Jackson (SG), Billy Stevens (SF) Keith Scoles, Ricardo Ruiz | |
| 03:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 03:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Geoffrey Folmar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Roger Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Jackson (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Boyle (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler's layup is rejected by Lloyd Caraway | 76-73 |
| 03:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| 03:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss's pass is intercepted by Donald Jackson in the backcourt | 76-73 |
| 03:11 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Larry Boyle | 76-75 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-75 |
| 02:48 | South Alabama | Larry Boyle pulls down the rebound | 76-75 |
| 02:48 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG), Henry Gould (PF), James Lynch (C) Dean Lindsey, Geoffrey Folmar, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ricardo Ruiz (SF), Damek Pokorny (PF) Gregory Chandler, Larry Boyle | |
| 02:25 | South Alabama | Donald Jackson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 76-75 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-75 |
| 01:59 | South Alabama | Roger Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:59 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG) Sallu Agbayani | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Perry (PG), Gregory Chandler (PF), Donald Oliver (C) Billy Stevens, Damek Pokorny, Roger Pope | |
| 01:44 | South Alabama | Charles Perry buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricardo Ruiz | 76-77 |
| 01:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould loses the dribble to Ricardo Ruiz | 76-77 |
| 01:07 | South Alabama | James Lynch picks off the pass by Gregory Chandler | 76-77 |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the easy layup | 76-77 |
| 00:45 | South Alabama | Donald Oliver gets the rebound | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Henry Gould - foul #3 on Henry Gould, team foul #11 | 76-77 |
| 00:16 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:16 | South Alabama | Gregory Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss is hacked by Charles Perry - foul #5 on Charles Perry, team foul #12 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Billy Stevens (PG) Charles Perry | |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:08 | South Alabama | Billy Stevens is hacked by Patrick Nielson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #12 | 77-79 |
| 00:08 | South Alabama | Billy Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:08 | South Alabama | Billy Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Henry Gould | 77-80 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-80 |
| 00:02 | South Alabama | Donald Oliver gets the rebound | 77-80 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Donald Oliver runs out the clock | 77-80 |