| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) SF - John Battles (fresh) PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) C - Tom Slocum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Mark Ogden (fresh) SG - Ben Brown (fresh) SF - Bobby McAferty (fresh) PF - Robert Steiger (fresh) C - Andrew Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Island | Andrew Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Long Island | Bobby McAferty is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses short on a runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Long Island | Mark Ogden snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Long Island | Robert Steiger buries a jumper near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Battles | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Long Island | Tom Slocum steals the ball from Mark Ogden | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ben Brown - foul #1 on Ben Brown, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Long Island | Andrew Phillips grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Long Island | Tom Slocum steals the ball from Ben Brown | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Long Island | Robert Steiger gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Long Island | Mark Ogden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jonathan Popovich (SG) Ben Brown | |
| 17:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum loses the dribble to Andrew Phillips | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Long Island | Robert Steiger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jonathan Popovich - foul #1 on Jonathan Popovich, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), Archie Patterson (C) John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Long Island | Joshua Lawson (PG), Christopher Pringle (SF), Kevin Morris (PF), Bruce Davis (C) Mark Ogden, Bobby McAferty, Robert Steiger, Andrew Phillips | |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:42 | Long Island | Kevin Morris snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | Long Island | Bruce Davis is hacked by Archie Patterson - foul #1 on Archie Patterson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Arthur Atkinson (SF) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland | |
| Subs | Long Island | Ben Brown (SG) Kevin Morris | |
| 16:14 | Long Island | The short jumper by Bruce Davis is denied by Archie Patterson | 3-2 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:57 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 15:56 | Long Island | Christopher Pringle pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) SG - Timothy Guglielmo (fresh) SF - Arthur Atkinson (fresh) PF - Sammy Nance (fresh) C - Archie Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Joshua Lawson (fresh) SG - Ben Brown (fresh) SF - Jonathan Popovich (fresh) PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) C - Christopher Pringle (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Long Island | Bruce Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 3-2 |
| 15:35 | Long Island | Jonathan Popovich tips it home | 3-4 |
| 15:17 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Atkinson | 6-4 |
| 15:01 | Long Island | Joshua Lawson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-4 |
| 15:00 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 14:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joshua Lawson - foul #1 on Joshua Lawson, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF), Tom Slocum (C) James Ledbetter, Timothy Guglielmo, Arthur Atkinson, Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Long Island | Mark Ogden (PG), Bobby McAferty (SF), Robert Steiger (PF), Andrew Phillips (C) Ben Brown, Jonathan Popovich, Bruce Davis, Christopher Pringle | |
| 14:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:48 | Long Island | Andrew Phillips snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 14:27 | Long Island | Joshua Lawson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 14:25 | Long Island | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Steiger | 6-4 |
| 14:15 | Long Island | Bobby McAferty drills a runner in the lane set up by Joshua Lawson | 6-6 |
| 13:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson is called for 5 seconds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri (PF) Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jonathan Popovich (SG) Joshua Lawson | |
| 13:36 | Long Island | Bobby McAferty misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Tom Slocum - foul #1 on Tom Slocum, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 13:36 | Long Island | Bobby McAferty makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:36 | Long Island | Bobby McAferty makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Howland | 8-8 |
| 12:53 | Long Island | Tom Slocum is called for the reach on Robert Steiger - foul #2 on Tom Slocum, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance (C) Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Long Island | Ben Brown (SG) Bobby McAferty | |
| 12:38 | Long Island | Ben Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Ogden | 8-11 |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Popovich is called for the reach on Jonathan Howland - foul #2 on Jonathan Popovich, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Christopher Pringle (SF) Jonathan Popovich | |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is fouled on the floor by Christopher Pringle - foul #1 on Christopher Pringle, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Steiger steps in front of the John Battles pass | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Battles (fresh) PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) C - Sammy Nance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Mark Ogden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Pringle (fresh) PF - Robert Steiger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Long Island | Ben Brown is hacked by Jonathan Howland - foul #1 on Jonathan Howland, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SG), Arthur Atkinson (SF) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, John Battles | |
| Subs | Long Island | Joshua Lawson (PG), Bobby McAferty (SF), Bruce Davis (PF) Mark Ogden, Robert Steiger, Andrew Phillips | |
| 11:21 | Long Island | 3 seconds is called on Bobby McAferty | 8-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson (C) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 10:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Davis is called for the reach on Sammy Nance - foul #1 on Bruce Davis, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Justin Reynolds (SG) Ben Brown | |
| 10:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Guglielmo | 10-11 |
| 10:35 | Long Island | Bobby McAferty lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Lawson | 10-13 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson travels with the ball | 10-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) James Ledbetter, Timothy Guglielmo, Arthur Atkinson, Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Long Island | Mark Ogden (PG), Robert Steiger (PF), Andrew Phillips (C) Justin Reynolds, Bruce Davis, Christopher Pringle | |
| 09:50 | Long Island | Robert Steiger scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Lawson | 10-15 |
| 09:37 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Howland | 12-15 |
| 09:15 | Long Island | Joshua Lawson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 12-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Ben Brown (SG), Christopher Pringle (SF) Joshua Lawson, Bobby McAferty | |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley's pass is intercepted by Andrew Phillips | 12-15 |
| 08:43 | Long Island | Robert Steiger misses short on a shot from the baseline | 12-15 |
| 08:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson travels with the ball | 12-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance (PF), Todd Bodiford (C) Clarence Ulibarri, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 08:17 | Long Island | Robert Steiger loses the dribble to James Hartley | 12-15 |
| 08:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Hartley | 14-15 |
| 07:58 | Long Island | Mark Ogden makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Steiger | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Battles (fairly fresh) PF - Sammy Nance (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Bodiford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Mark Ogden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Pringle (fresh) PF - Robert Steiger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ben Brown - foul #2 on Ben Brown, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG) James Hartley | |
| Subs | Long Island | Joshua Lawson (SG), Bobby McAferty (SF), Bruce Davis (PF) Ben Brown, Robert Steiger, Andrew Phillips | |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:20 | Long Island | Christopher Pringle misses the easy layup | 15-18 |
| 07:19 | Long Island | Christopher Pringle hits the follow up shot | 15-20 |
| 07:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Bodiford connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Jonathan Howland | 17-20 |
| 06:46 | Long Island | Christopher Pringle is hacked by Todd Bodiford - foul #1 on Todd Bodiford, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) Jonathan Howland, John Battles, Todd Bodiford | |
| Subs | Long Island | Justin Reynolds (SG), Robert Steiger (PF), Andrew Phillips (C) Mark Ogden, Bruce Davis, Christopher Pringle | |
| 06:33 | Long Island | Bobby McAferty clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-20 |
| 06:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:23 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 06:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance tips it in | 19-20 |
| 06:16 | Long Island | James Hartley steals the ball from Joshua Lawson | 19-20 |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 06:03 | Long Island | Robert Steiger pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:47 | Long Island | Robert Steiger can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Ulibarri - foul #1 on Clarence Ulibarri, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson (C) Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Long Island | Kevin Morris (SF) Bobby McAferty | |
| 05:47 | Long Island | Robert Steiger makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:47 | Long Island | Robert Steiger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Morris is called for the reach on Timothy Guglielmo - foul #1 on Kevin Morris, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SG) James Ledbetter | |
| Subs | Long Island | Mark Ogden (PG), Christopher Pringle (SF) Justin Reynolds, Kevin Morris | |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:26 | Long Island | Robert Steiger snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 05:12 | Long Island | Robert Steiger misses badly on a shot from close range | 20-22 |
| 05:11 | Long Island | Andrew Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:49 | Long Island | Robert Steiger knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Ogden | 20-24 |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 04:35 | Long Island | Andrew Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:24 | Long Island | Robert Steiger misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Hartley - foul #1 on James Hartley, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), John Battles (SF), Todd Bodiford (C) James Hartley, Timothy Guglielmo, Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Long Island | Justin Reynolds (SG), Bobby McAferty (SF), Bruce Davis (C) Joshua Lawson, Christopher Pringle, Andrew Phillips | |
| 04:24 | Long Island | Robert Steiger makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:24 | Long Island | Robert Steiger makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Ledbetter | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Battles (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Archie Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Bodiford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Mark Ogden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Reynolds (fresh) SF - Bobby McAferty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Steiger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Davis (fresh) | |
| 03:40 | Long Island | Bobby McAferty misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland is hacked by Justin Reynolds - foul #1 on Justin Reynolds, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Sammy Nance (PF), Tom Slocum (C) James Ledbetter, Archie Patterson, Todd Bodiford | |
| Subs | Long Island | Joshua Lawson (PG), Ben Brown (SG), Andrew Phillips (C) Mark Ogden, Justin Reynolds, Robert Steiger | |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Hartley | 24-26 |
| 02:52 | Long Island | Jonathan Howland is called for the reach on Joshua Lawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Howland, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (SG) Jonathan Howland | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 02:52 | Long Island | Joshua Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:52 | Long Island | Joshua Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley loses the ball out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri (PF) Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 02:08 | Long Island | Joshua Lawson misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Hartley - foul #2 on James Hartley, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo (SF) John Battles | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jonathan Popovich (SF) Bobby McAferty | |
| 02:08 | Long Island | Joshua Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:08 | Long Island | Joshua Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum gets the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 01:20 | Long Island | Jonathan Popovich misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 01:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Davis - foul #2 on Bruce Davis, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF) James Ledbetter, Timothy Guglielmo | |
| Subs | Long Island | Mark Ogden (PG), Robert Steiger (PF), Christopher Pringle (C) Joshua Lawson, Bruce Davis, Andrew Phillips | |
| 01:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:12 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Jonathan Popovich | 27-29 |
| 00:55 | Long Island | Mark Ogden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Howland | 27-29 |
| 00:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Hartley | 29-29 |
| 00:34 | Long Island | Christopher Pringle knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Popovich | 29-32 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri is hacked by Ben Brown - foul #3 on Ben Brown, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Sammy Nance (C) James Hartley, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Long Island | Bobby McAferty (SF) Ben Brown | |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:02 | Long Island | John Battles takes the ball from Bobby McAferty | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 31-32 |