| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Loose (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Corp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Shinkle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Loose - foul #3 on Daniel Loose, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza (SG) Daniel Loose | |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas State | John Hill steps in front of the Roger Corp pass | 42-27 |
| 19:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-27 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-27 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Shinkle | 42-27 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Harold Reid | 42-30 |
| 18:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 42-30 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Ned - foul #1 on Ronald Ned, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG) Ronald Ned | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Ruben Shinkle steals the ball from Bruce Lumpkin | 42-32 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas State | Harold Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (C) Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson (PF), Mark Eberhart (C) James Ford, Ruben Shinkle | |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson lays it in | 44-32 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas State | Harold Reid can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 17:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 17:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas State | Ronald Gustafson steals the ball from Roger Corp | 46-32 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is whistled for a carry | 46-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SG), Christopher Reder (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Hill, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Ford (PF) Richard Costanza | |
| 16:16 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp is hacked by Ronald Ned - foul #2 on Ronald Ned, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle (C) Mark Eberhart | |
| 16:00 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-32 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas State | James Ford hits the follow up shot | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Cottone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Reder (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Pearson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roger Corp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Shinkle (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin is fouled on the floor by Ruben Shinkle - foul #2 on Ruben Shinkle, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (PG), Larry McDougald (SF) John Cottone, Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (PG), Daniel Loose (SG) Harold Reid, Roger Corp | |
| 15:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin misses the lay-in | 46-34 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-34 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas State | John Galey grabs the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ned - foul #3 on Ronald Ned, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF) Ronald Ned, Larry McDougald, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roger Corp (SF), Richard Costanza (PF), Mark Eberhart (C) Daniel Pearson, James Ford, Ruben Shinkle | |
| 14:35 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose is whistled for a carry | 46-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Ronald Gustafson (C) Jonathon Reichert, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson is hacked by Mark Eberhart - foul #3 on Mark Eberhart, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| 14:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 13:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Victor Payne | 48-34 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas State | Mark Eberhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-34 |
| 13:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 13:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson is fouled on the floor by Richard Costanza - foul #2 on Richard Costanza, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin (C) Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Reid (PG), James Ford (PF), Ruben Shinkle (C) John Galey, Roger Corp, Mark Eberhart | |
| 13:15 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 13:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne snags the offensive board | 48-34 |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Hill | 51-34 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle double dribbles | 51-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SG), Jonathon Reichert (SF) John Cottone, Victor Payne | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson (SG), Roger Corp (SF) Daniel Loose, Richard Costanza | |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:04 | Arkansas State | James Ford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Reid | 51-36 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin connects on the jumper from the baseline | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Pearson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roger Corp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Shinkle (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Daniel Pearson and the foul's on Jonathon Reichert - foul #1 on Jonathon Reichert, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (SF), Christopher Reder (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Peter Anderson, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (PG) Harold Reid | |
| 11:53 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp misses the free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 11:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 53-38 |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton hits the follow up shot | 55-38 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Pearson and he's fouled by Jonathon Reichert - foul #2 on Jonathon Reichert, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Victor Payne (SF) Jonathon Reichert, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose (SG), Richard Costanza (SF) Roger Corp, James Ford | |
| 11:14 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle misses the free throw | 55-40 |
| 11:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 10:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Loose - foul #4 on Daniel Loose, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Peter Anderson (PF) Ronald Ned, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roger Corp (SF), Mark Eberhart (C) Daniel Loose, Ruben Shinkle | |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson tips it back up and in | 57-40 |
| 10:24 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson loses the dribble to Victor Payne | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by John Hill | 59-40 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 59-40 |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses long on a shot from the right block | 59-40 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-40 |
| 09:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 08:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne is fouled on the floor by Roger Corp - foul #2 on Roger Corp, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Larry McDougald (SF), Christopher Reder (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Hill, John Cottone, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Reid (PG), James Ford (PF), Ruben Shinkle (C) John Galey, Daniel Pearson, Mark Eberhart | |
| 08:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin steps out of bounds on the sideline | 59-40 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | James Ford misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Reder - foul #2 on Christopher Reder, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | James Ford makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | James Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 07:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Reid picks off the pass by Ronald Ned | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry McDougald (fresh) PF - Christopher Reder (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Costanza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Corp (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ford (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Shinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 07:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 07:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert is fouled on the floor by Ruben Shinkle - foul #3 on Ruben Shinkle, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF) Larry McDougald, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose (SG) Richard Costanza | |
| 07:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 07:17 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Roger Corp | 59-42 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson double dribbles | 59-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), John Cottone (SG) Jonathon Reichert, Ronald Ned | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Eberhart (C) Ruben Shinkle | |
| 06:25 | Arkansas State | James Ford drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Harold Reid | 59-44 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-44 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Mark Eberhart grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas State | James Ford loses the dribble to Victor Payne | 59-44 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Lumpkin and the foul's on Roger Corp - foul #3 on Roger Corp, team foul #8 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (C) Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (PG), Daniel Pearson (SF), Justin Matheney (PF) Harold Reid, Roger Corp, James Ford | |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the free throw | 62-44 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 62-46 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson hits a driving attempt in the lane | 64-46 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas State | Justin Matheney buries a floater from the baseline | 64-48 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Galey | 64-50 |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hill | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cottone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Galey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Loose (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Matheney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Eberhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Arkansas State | Mark Eberhart can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-50 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas State | John Galey tips it but misses | 67-50 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Matheney | 67-50 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas State | Mark Eberhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (PG), Larry McDougald (SG), Christopher Reder (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, John Cottone, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza (SG) Mark Eberhart | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Larry McDougald | 69-50 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Costanza | 69-53 |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-53 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Matheney is called for the reach on Timothy Henton - foul #1 on Justin Matheney, team foul #9 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc (PG) Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Billy Rego (C) Justin Matheney | |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza blows the layup but he's fouled by Jonathon Reichert - foul #3 on Jonathon Reichert, team foul #7 | 71-53 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Henton | 73-54 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza blows the layup | 73-54 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson grabs the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Galey | 73-57 |
| 01:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton misses the 3 from the right corner | 73-57 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder tips it back up and in | 75-57 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas State | John Galey is denied on a layup by Timothy Henton | 75-57 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson snags the offensive board | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-57 |
| 00:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton pulls down the rebound | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton misses long on a shot from the baseline | 75-57 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald grabs the offensive board | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc runs out the clock | 75-57 |