| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Jeffrey Mosley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Breedlove (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carroll Boles (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Orlando (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Courville (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Weidman (fresh) PF - Robert Bogan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Carroll Boles inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Northeastern | The jump hook by Virgil Orlando is blocked by Robert Bogan | 35-27 |
| 19:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 19:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-27 |
| 19:09 | Northeastern | Willie Bruton takes the ball from Virgil Orlando | 35-27 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan slams it home on a nice dish by Willie Bruton | 35-29 |
| 18:44 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 35-29 |
| 18:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 18:09 | Northeastern | Anthony Breedlove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 17:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Courville | 35-31 |
| 17:38 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Mosley | 37-31 |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Breedlove - foul #2 on Anthony Breedlove, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid (SG), Michael Cayer (SF), Omar Garon (PF), Micheal Evans (C) Anthony Breedlove, Carroll Boles, Virgil Orlando, Barry Douglas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (SF), Benjamin Jones (PF), Amos Meadows (C) Melvin Weidman, Robert Bogan, John Peterson | |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Amos Meadows | 37-32 |
| 17:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Evans is called for the reach on Amos Meadows - foul #1 on Micheal Evans, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (SG) Willie Bruton | |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas McDiarmid takes the ball from Amos Meadows | 37-32 |
| 16:58 | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid hits the finger roll | 39-32 |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Mosley - foul #3 on Jeffrey Mosley, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando (PF) Jeffrey Mosley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:20 | Northeastern | Omar Garon hits a floater from the left block | 41-34 |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville is hacked by Micheal Evans - foul #2 on Micheal Evans, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Anthony Breedlove (SG), Carroll Boles (SF), Barry Douglas (C) Michael Cayer, Omar Garon, Micheal Evans | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG), Robert Bogan (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Michael Courville, Thurman Levis, Benjamin Jones | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Thomas McDiarmid (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SG - Anthony Breedlove (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carroll Boles (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Orlando (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Amos Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bogan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan makes the shot from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 15:21 | Northeastern | Carroll Boles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 15:04 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Barry Douglas | 41-36 |
| 15:00 | Northeastern | Carroll Boles is hacked by Amos Meadows - foul #2 on Amos Meadows, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley (PG), Omar Garon (PF) Thomas McDiarmid, Virgil Orlando | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman (SF) Amos Meadows | |
| 14:39 | Northeastern | Carroll Boles's floater is tipped away by Melvin Weidman | 41-36 |
| 14:37 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Melvin Weidman | 41-36 |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-36 |
| 14:22 | Northeastern | Omar Garon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:13 | Northeastern | Omar Garon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 14:12 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Douglas | 41-36 |
| 13:59 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley can't connect on a shot from the right block | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Carroll Boles - foul #1 on Carroll Boles, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid (SG), Virgil Orlando (PF), Micheal Evans (C) Anthony Breedlove, Carroll Boles, Barry Douglas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Thurman Levis (SG) Mitchell Turner, Willie Bruton | |
| 13:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:18 | Northeastern | Micheal Evans loses the dribble to Robert Bogan | 41-38 |
| 13:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 13:04 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:51 | Northeastern | Omar Garon is fouled on the floor by Melvin Weidman - foul #1 on Melvin Weidman, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows (SF), Benjamin Jones (PF), John Peterson (C) Melvin Weidman, Robert Bogan, Richard Skinner | |
| 12:33 | Northeastern | Omar Garon misses long on a runner from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 12:31 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 11:53 | Northeastern | Omar Garon misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Thurman Levis - foul #2 on Thurman Levis, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Anthony Breedlove (SG), Carroll Boles (SF), Barry Douglas (C) Thomas McDiarmid, Virgil Orlando, Micheal Evans | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG), Mitchell Turner (SF) Thurman Levis, Benjamin Jones | |
| 11:53 | Northeastern | Omar Garon makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:53 | Northeastern | Omar Garon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Jeffrey Mosley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Breedlove (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carroll Boles (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Omar Garon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Douglas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Courville (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Amos Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 11:35 | Northeastern | Barry Douglas pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:14 | Northeastern | Carroll Boles makes the jumper from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 10:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson misses the easy layup | 45-40 |
| 10:48 | Northeastern | Barry Douglas pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:35 | Northeastern | Omar Garon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Courville | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | Northeastern | Omar Garon's floater is tipped away by John Peterson | 48-42 |
| 09:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid (PG), Michael Cayer (SG), Virgil Orlando (PF), Micheal Evans (C) Jeffrey Mosley, Anthony Breedlove, Omar Garon, Barry Douglas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Melvin Weidman (SF), Robert Bogan (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Michael Courville, Mitchell Turner, John Peterson, Amos Meadows | |
| 09:24 | Northeastern | Michael Cayer scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Micheal Evans | 51-42 |
| 09:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is hacked by Michael Cayer - foul #2 on Michael Cayer, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Hand (SG) Willie Bruton | |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-42 |
| 08:52 | Northeastern | Micheal Evans pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:29 | Northeastern | Carroll Boles misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Melvin Weidman - foul #2 on Melvin Weidman, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG) Ray Hand | |
| 08:29 | Northeastern | Carroll Boles makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:29 | Northeastern | Carroll Boles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thurman Levis | 53-45 |
| 07:47 | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Micheal Evans | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Thomas McDiarmid (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - Michael Cayer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carroll Boles (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Orlando (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thurman Levis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Weidman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bogan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner misses short on a jumper near the basket | 55-45 |
| 07:32 | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:06 | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid comes up short on the floater from the left side | 55-45 |
| 07:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Mitchell Turner | 55-47 |
| 06:41 | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-47 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Thurman Levis | 55-49 |
| 06:05 | Northeastern | Michael Cayer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 06:04 | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 05:52 | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid steps out of bounds on the baseline | 55-49 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley (PG), Anthony Breedlove (SG), Omar Garon (SF), Barry Douglas (C) Thomas McDiarmid, Michael Cayer, Carroll Boles, Micheal Evans | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Amos Meadows (SF), Benjamin Jones (PF), John Peterson (C) Mitchell Turner, Thurman Levis, Melvin Weidman, Robert Bogan, Richard Skinner | |
| 05:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-49 |
| 05:39 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 05:25 | Northeastern | Omar Garon is called for traveling | 55-49 |
| 05:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-51 |
| 04:57 | Northeastern | Omar Garon buries a floater from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 04:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 04:30 | Northeastern | Barry Douglas gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:18 | Northeastern | Omar Garon can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Amos Meadows - foul #3 on Amos Meadows, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| 04:18 | Northeastern | Omar Garon makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:18 | Northeastern | Omar Garon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson's floater is tipped away by Omar Garon | 59-51 |
| 03:51 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Northeastern | Omar Garon misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-51 |
| 03:21 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando can't tip it in | 59-51 |
| 03:20 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Breedlove | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Jeffrey Mosley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Breedlove (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Omar Garon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Orlando (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Douglas (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Courville (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Amos Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) C - John Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Northeastern | Omar Garon's fadeaway is rejected by John Peterson | 59-51 |
| 03:13 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando hits the follow up shot | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows's fadeaway is rejected by Virgil Orlando | 61-51 |
| 02:55 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 02:28 | Northeastern | Omar Garon is hacked by Michael Courville - foul #2 on Michael Courville, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid (SG), Carroll Boles (SF), Micheal Evans (PF), Michael Cayer (C) Anthony Breedlove, Omar Garon, Virgil Orlando, Barry Douglas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Thurman Levis (SG), Melvin Weidman (SF), Robert Bogan (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Michael Courville, Willie Bruton, Amos Meadows, Benjamin Jones, John Peterson | |
| 02:12 | Northeastern | Micheal Evans makes the fadeaway near the basket | 63-51 |
| 02:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bogan | 63-51 |
| 01:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 01:51 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Anthony Breedlove (SG), Virgil Orlando (PF), Barry Douglas (C) Thomas McDiarmid, Micheal Evans, Michael Cayer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Willie Bruton (SG) Mitchell Turner, Thurman Levis | |
| 01:37 | Northeastern | Anthony Breedlove hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville is fouled on the floor by Anthony Breedlove - foul #3 on Anthony Breedlove, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:19 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 00:52 | Northeastern | Barry Douglas misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Melvin Weidman - foul #3 on Melvin Weidman, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 00:52 | Northeastern | Barry Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:52 | Northeastern | Barry Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid (PG), Michael Cayer (SG), Omar Garon (SF), Micheal Evans (C) Jeffrey Mosley, Anthony Breedlove, Carroll Boles, Barry Douglas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Thurman Levis (SG), Amos Meadows (SF), Benjamin Jones (PF), John Peterson (C) Michael Courville, Willie Bruton, Melvin Weidman, Robert Bogan, Richard Skinner | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Northeastern | Omar Garon scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas McDiarmid | 67-54 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Jones and he's hacked by Micheal Evans - foul #3 on Micheal Evans, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson misses the free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Micheal Evans pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Thomas McDiarmid runs out the clock | 67-56 |