| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Battles (fresh) PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Jonathon Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Pemberton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Titsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Walter Merz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Walter Merz - foul #1 on Walter Merz, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:40 | Kansas State | Richard Waters gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 19:11 | Kansas State | John Titsworth travels with the ball | 25-35 |
| 19:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 18:58 | Kansas State | Richard Waters grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 18:44 | Kansas State | Walter Merz clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Clarence Ulibarri - foul #2 on Clarence Ulibarri, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 18:44 | Kansas State | Walter Merz misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:44 | Kansas State | Walter Merz makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 18:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 18:25 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 17:58 | Kansas State | Richard Waters misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Tom Slocum - foul #1 on Tom Slocum, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| 17:58 | Kansas State | Richard Waters makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:58 | Kansas State | Richard Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 17:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Pemberton takes the ball from Tom Slocum | 25-38 |
| 17:21 | Kansas State | John Titsworth hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jonathon Kennedy | 25-40 |
| 17:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles drills a turnaround from close range set up by James Hartley | 27-40 |
| 16:53 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton drills a 3 from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 16:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Kennedy steals it from Jonathan Howland | 27-43 |
| 16:29 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy blows the layup | 27-43 |
| 16:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Merz | 27-43 |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri snags the offensive board | 27-43 |
| 15:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles double dribbles | 27-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SG), Arthur Atkinson (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), Archie Patterson (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Hunter (PG), Bruce Williams (SG), Charlie Dalke (SF), John Payne (PF), Ben Hardrick (C) Jonathon Kennedy, Jeffery Pemberton, John Titsworth, Walter Merz, Richard Waters | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Guglielmo (fresh) SF - Arthur Atkinson (fresh) PF - Sammy Nance (fresh) 3 pts. C - Archie Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Robert Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charlie Dalke (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Payne (fresh) C - Ben Hardrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-43 |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-43 |
| 14:59 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 14:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson lays it in | 29-43 |
| 14:14 | Kansas State | Archie Patterson blocks the short jumper by Ben Hardrick | 29-43 |
| 14:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Sammy Nance | 29-43 |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson loses the dribble to Bruce Williams | 29-43 |
| 13:33 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick clanks a shot from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 13:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 12:55 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 12:53 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 12:36 | Kansas State | Archie Patterson steals it from Bruce Williams | 31-43 |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Ledbetter | 34-43 |
| 12:11 | Kansas State | John Payne is called for 3 seconds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) James Ledbetter, Timothy Guglielmo, Arthur Atkinson, Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy (PG), Jeffery Pemberton (SG), John Titsworth (SF), Walter Merz (PF), Richard Waters (C) Robert Hunter, Bruce Williams, Charlie Dalke, John Payne, Ben Hardrick | |
| 11:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland is hacked by Richard Waters - foul #1 on Richard Waters, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Battles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Jonathon Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Pemberton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Titsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Walter Merz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum tips it but misses | 34-43 |
| 11:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles tips it in | 36-43 |
| 11:02 | Kansas State | Clarence Ulibarri steals it from Richard Waters | 36-43 |
| 10:55 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 10:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 10:52 | Kansas State | Walter Merz gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:23 | Kansas State | Richard Waters makes the runner from close range on a great pass from John Titsworth | 36-45 |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Battles, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| 09:45 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Pemberton | 36-48 |
| 09:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland connects on the open 3 from straight away | 39-48 |
| 09:04 | Kansas State | Richard Waters hits a jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 08:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-50 |
| 08:40 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles snags the offensive board | 39-50 |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 08:20 | Kansas State | Richard Waters gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 08:07 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by John Battles - foul #2 on John Battles, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SG), Arthur Atkinson (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), Archie Patterson (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Williams (SG), Charlie Dalke (SF), John Payne (PF), Ben Hardrick (C) Jeffery Pemberton, John Titsworth, Walter Merz, Richard Waters | |
| 08:07 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 08:07 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Ben Hardrick swats the short shot by Archie Patterson | 39-52 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Guglielmo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Nance (fresh) 3 pts. C - Archie Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Jonathon Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charlie Dalke (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Payne (fresh) C - Ben Hardrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jonathon Kennedy and he's hacked by Timothy Guglielmo - foul #2 on Timothy Guglielmo, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Hunter (PG) Jonathon Kennedy | |
| 07:17 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 07:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter is hacked by Robert Hunter - foul #4 on Robert Hunter, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| 06:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-55 |
| 06:37 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick misses the floater in the lane | 41-55 |
| 06:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 06:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Timothy Guglielmo, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG) James Ledbetter, Arthur Atkinson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 06:07 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 05:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 05:51 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 05:28 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #4 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) Timothy Guglielmo, Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton (SG), John Titsworth (SF), Walter Merz (PF), Richard Waters (C) Bruce Williams, Charlie Dalke, John Payne, Ben Hardrick | |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is hacked by Richard Waters - foul #2 on Richard Waters, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy (PG) Robert Hunter | |
| 04:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-58 |
| 04:53 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Walter Merz | 41-58 |
| 04:26 | Kansas State | Jonathan Howland steps in front of the Walter Merz pass | 41-58 |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland banks in the layup | 43-58 |
| 04:06 | Kansas State | Clarence Ulibarri swats the layup by Richard Waters | 43-58 |
| 04:04 | Kansas State | Richard Waters pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 03:41 | Kansas State | John Titsworth hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Jonathon Kennedy and he's fouled by Tom Slocum - foul #2 on Tom Slocum, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SG), Arthur Atkinson (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), Archie Patterson (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Hunter (PG), Charlie Dalke (SG), John Payne (PF), Ben Hardrick (C) Jonathon Kennedy, Jeffery Pemberton, Walter Merz, Richard Waters | |
| 03:41 | Kansas State | John Titsworth misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Guglielmo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Nance (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Archie Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Robert Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charlie Dalke (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Titsworth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Payne (fresh) C - Ben Hardrick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter comes up short on the shot from the left block | 43-60 |
| 03:25 | Kansas State | John Titsworth snags the defensive board | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:19 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Archie Patterson - foul #2 on Archie Patterson, team foul #8 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Williams (SG) John Titsworth | |
| 03:19 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick misses the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 03:19 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| 03:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 03:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Charlie Dalke - foul #1 on Charlie Dalke, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| 03:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 03:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 02:37 | Kansas State | James Ledbetter steals it from Charlie Dalke | 45-60 |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter lays it up and in | 47-60 |
| 02:10 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke is hacked by Timothy Guglielmo - foul #4 on Timothy Guglielmo, team foul #9 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton (PG) Timothy Guglielmo | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 02:10 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 02:10 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-61 |
| 01:31 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke's fadeaway is rejected by Sammy Nance | 49-61 |
| 01:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Hunter - foul #5 on Robert Hunter, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo (SF) Arthur Atkinson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy (PG) Robert Hunter | |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:54 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 00:53 | Kansas State | John Payne snags the offensive board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Kansas State | John Payne is hacked by Sammy Nance - foul #1 on Sammy Nance, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson (SF) John Morton | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Titsworth (SF) Jonathon Kennedy | |
| 00:50 | Kansas State | John Payne misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:50 | Kansas State | John Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Guglielmo | 53-62 |
| 00:46 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) James Ledbetter, Timothy Guglielmo, Arthur Atkinson, Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy (PG), Walter Merz (PF), Richard Waters (C) Bruce Williams, John Payne, Ben Hardrick | |
| 00:44 | Kansas State | John Titsworth is hacked by James Hartley in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hartley, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| 00:44 | Kansas State | John Titsworth makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:44 | Kansas State | John Titsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 00:38 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Waters | 53-66 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri scores on a floater from close range | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy runs out the clock | 55-66 |