| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 8 pts. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Hill | 34-31 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Bruce Lumpkin - foul #3 on Bruce Lumpkin, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (C) Bruce Lumpkin | |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Coleman | 38-31 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerome Abbott - foul #2 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:44 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Coleman | 41-32 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses the dunk but the foul's on James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake (SF), Thomas Allred (C) William Coleman, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG) Ronald Ned | |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 17:09 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson is hacked by Thomas Allred - foul #2 on Thomas Allred, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG) Jerome Abbott | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG), Christopher Reder (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| 16:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton misses long on a floater from the left side | 44-33 |
| 16:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton tips it in | 44-35 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy double dribbles | 44-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SG), William Coleman (SF), Darin Aiello (C) James Carter, James Worthy, Thomas Allred | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (SF) Ronald Gustafson | |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 15:58 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Theroux (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Cottone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry McDougald (fresh) PF - Christopher Reder (fresh) C - Timothy Henton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Louisiana Tech | Larry McDougald steals it from Robert Reynolds | 44-35 |
| 15:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry McDougald | 44-37 |
| 15:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Drake | 46-37 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 15:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Theroux | 49-37 |
| 14:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux misses the shot from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 13:47 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton misses short on a shot near the basket | 49-39 |
| 13:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), Thomas Allred (SF), James Worthy (PF), Billy Wiley (C) Robert Reynolds, Jonathan Theroux, William Coleman, Timothy Drake, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Cottone, Jonathon Reichert, Larry McDougald, Christopher Reder, Timothy Henton | |
| 12:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Billy Wiley is called for the reach on Victor Payne - foul #1 on Billy Wiley, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-39 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 12:06 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Anderson | 49-41 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 11:55 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Peter Anderson | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Wiley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne is called for traveling | 49-41 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy is hacked by Peter Anderson - foul #3 on Peter Anderson, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Wiley | 52-41 |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Bruce Lumpkin and he's fouled by Billy Wiley - foul #2 on Billy Wiley, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF), Darin Aiello (C) Thomas Allred, Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello is fouled on the floor by Bruce Lumpkin - foul #4 on Bruce Lumpkin, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Ronald Gustafson (C) Ronald Ned, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 52-44 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman snags the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy blows the layup but he's hacked by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG) Jerome Abbott | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder (C) Victor Payne | |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson loses the ball out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SG), Timothy Drake (PF) James Carter, James Worthy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Peter Anderson | |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 09:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello hits the follow up shot | 56-44 |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 08:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton grabs the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 07:57 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone is hacked by Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), James Worthy (PF), Thomas Allred (C) Robert Reynolds, Jonathan Theroux, William Coleman, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Cottone, Jonathon Reichert, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder, Timothy Henton | |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Worthy blocks the jumper by Peter Anderson | 56-44 |
| 07:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson snags the offensive board | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Anderson | 56-47 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred lays it up and in set up by James Worthy | 58-47 |
| 07:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Ned | 58-50 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley (C) Timothy Drake | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Wiley | 58-50 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott is hacked by John Hill - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Ned steals it from Thomas Allred | 58-50 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bruce Lumpkin | 58-53 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Carter | 60-53 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin misses the jumper from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott knocks in the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Peter Anderson - foul #4 on Peter Anderson, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF), Darin Aiello (C) Thomas Allred, Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Ronald Gustafson (C) Ronald Ned, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| 05:20 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Darin Aiello - foul #1 on Darin Aiello, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG) Jerome Abbott | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Hill - foul #4 on John Hill, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG), Christopher Reder (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses short on a floater from the right block | 65-54 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Henton is called for the reach on Darin Aiello - foul #2 on Timothy Henton, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Timothy Drake (PF) James Carter, James Worthy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) Christopher Reder, Timothy Henton | |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:59 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Peter Anderson | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense 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 (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone is called for traveling | 65-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Victor Payne (SF) John Cottone, Jonathon Reichert, Ronald Gustafson | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 03:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 03:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Abbott steals the ball from John Hill | 65-54 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Ned - foul #1 on Ronald Ned, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), James Worthy (PF), Thomas Allred (C) Robert Reynolds, William Coleman, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne clanks a jump hook from the right block | 66-54 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned grabs the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 02:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill loses the dribble to James Worthy | 66-54 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (PG), Jonathan Theroux (SG), Billy Wiley (C) James Carter, Jerome Abbott, James Worthy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SG), Ronald Gustafson (SF), Christopher Reder (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Ronald Ned, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| 01:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder loses the dribble to Jonathan Theroux | 66-54 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux dunks the ball | 68-54 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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) | |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Reynolds | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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) | |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-54 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds runs out the clock | 70-54 |