| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Raymond Veith (fresh) SG - Charles Cheney (fresh) SF - Eric Pierce (fresh) PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) C - George Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Robert Hiller (fresh) SG - Cordell Keffer (fresh) SF - Paul Bussey (fresh) PF - Eric Brown (fresh) C - Russel Bair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden 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 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Pierce | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Jacksonville | Eric Brown gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Jacksonville | Eric Brown makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Bussey | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Mike Gayden and he's hacked by Russel Bair - foul #1 on Russel Bair, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:21 | Jacksonville | Russel Bair is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Russel Bair, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | John Bright (C) Russel Bair | |
| 18:01 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | Jacksonville | 3 seconds is called on Cordell Keffer | 6-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon (PF) Mike Gayden | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 17:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Eric Brown - foul #1 on Eric Brown, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SG), Jonathon Noguera (C) Charles Cheney, George Butler | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 17:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:12 | Jacksonville | Paul Bussey connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith is hacked by Robert Hiller - foul #1 on Robert Hiller, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Bruce Madsen (C) Raymond Veith, Eric Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Jessie Buser (C) Eric Brown | |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon comes up short on the jumper from close range | 8-5 |
| 16:33 | Jacksonville | Paul Bussey grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:18 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:17 | Jacksonville | John Bright pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:04 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller jams it on a nice dish by John Bright | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) SG - Leon Miller (fresh) SF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) PF - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) C - Bruce Madsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Robert Hiller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cordell Keffer (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Bussey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Bright (fresh) C - Jessie Buser (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Jessie Buser - foul #1 on Jessie Buser, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Mike Gayden (PF), George Butler (C) Leon Miller, Jonathon Noguera, Bruce Madsen | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Craig Smith (PG), Mark Keitt (SG), Eric Brown (PF) Robert Hiller, Cordell Keffer, John Bright | |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:13 | Jacksonville | Eric Brown clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 10-7 |
| 15:11 | Jacksonville | Mark Keitt hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Bussey is called for the reach on Dino Bosancic - foul #1 on Paul Bussey, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Eric Pierce (SF) Dino Bosancic, Stanley Nixon | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Larry Roselli (SF) Paul Bussey | |
| 14:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce double dribbles | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Jacksonville | Eric Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:20 | Jacksonville | Larry Roselli misses the tip | 10-9 |
| 14:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney clanks a 3 from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 14:00 | Jacksonville | The rebound goes to Eric Brown | 10-9 |
| 13:46 | Jacksonville | Larry Roselli misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Eric Pierce - foul #1 on Eric Pierce, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller (PG), Cordell Keffer (SG), Paul Bussey (SF) Craig Smith, Mark Keitt, Jessie Buser | |
| 13:46 | Jacksonville | Larry Roselli misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:46 | Jacksonville | Larry Roselli misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:46 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 13:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Brown swats the layup by Eric Pierce | 10-9 |
| 13:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:08 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Veith | 12-9 |
| 12:53 | Jacksonville | Paul Bussey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-9 |
| 12:51 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:32 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SG), Stanley Nixon (SF), Jonathon Noguera (PF), Bruce Madsen (C) Charles Cheney, Eric Pierce, Mike Gayden, George Butler | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | John Bright (PF) Eric Brown | |
| 12:26 | Jacksonville | Raymond Veith picks off the pass by Robert Hiller in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 11:59 | Jacksonville | Cordell Keffer knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Bright | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Raymond Veith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) PF - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) C - Bruce Madsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Robert Hiller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cordell Keffer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Bussey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Bright (fresh) C - Larry Roselli (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Veith | 17-11 |
| 11:25 | Jacksonville | Cordell Keffer can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Leon Miller - foul #1 on Leon Miller, team foul #2 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), Mike Gayden (PF), George Butler (C) Raymond Veith, Stanley Nixon, Jonathon Noguera, Bruce Madsen | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Craig Smith (PG), Jessie Buser (C) Robert Hiller, Larry Roselli | |
| 11:25 | Jacksonville | Cordell Keffer misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:25 | Jacksonville | Cordell Keffer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Cheney | 19-12 |
| 10:59 | Jacksonville | John Bright knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Craig Smith | 19-14 |
| 10:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden double dribbles | 19-14 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Mark Keitt (SG), Eric Brown (PF) Cordell Keffer, Jessie Buser | |
| 10:29 | Jacksonville | John Bright misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Mike Gayden - foul #1 on Mike Gayden, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG) Leon Miller | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 10:29 | Jacksonville | John Bright makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:29 | Jacksonville | John Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney is fouled on the floor by Mark Keitt - foul #1 on Mark Keitt, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| 10:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:16 | Jacksonville | Craig Smith is hacked by Raymond Veith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Veith, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| 10:01 | Jacksonville | Paul Bussey is whistled for traveling | 21-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon (PF) Mike Gayden | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Jessie Buser (C) Paul Bussey | |
| 09:41 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SG), Jonathon Noguera (PF), Bruce Madsen (C) Charles Cheney, Eric Pierce, George Butler | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller (PG) John Bright | |
| 09:17 | Jacksonville | Mark Keitt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-16 |
| 09:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller double dribbles | 21-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Cordell Keffer (SG), Paul Bussey (SF), Larry Roselli (C) Craig Smith, Mark Keitt, Eric Brown | |
| 08:50 | Jacksonville | Jessie Buser hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Cordell Keffer | 21-19 |
| 08:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen's layup is rejected by Paul Bussey | 21-19 |
| 08:34 | Jacksonville | Cordell Keffer grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:14 | Jacksonville | Cordell Keffer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-19 |
| 08:12 | Jacksonville | Larry Roselli tips it home | 21-21 |
| 08:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera loses the dribble to Jessie Buser | 21-21 |
| 07:44 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Cordell Keffer | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Raymond Veith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leon Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) PF - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) C - Bruce Madsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Robert Hiller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cordell Keffer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bussey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jessie Buser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Roselli (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses the lay-in | 21-23 |
| 07:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), Mike Gayden (PF), George Butler (C) Raymond Veith, Stanley Nixon, Jonathon Noguera, Bruce Madsen | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Craig Smith (PG), Mark Keitt (SG), Eric Brown (PF), John Bright (C) Robert Hiller, Cordell Keffer, Jessie Buser, Larry Roselli | |
| 06:49 | Jacksonville | Mark Keitt is fouled on the floor by Mike Gayden - foul #2 on Mike Gayden, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Stanley Nixon (PF) Leon Miller, Mike Gayden | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 06:43 | Jacksonville | Stanley Nixon is called for the reach on John Bright - foul #1 on Stanley Nixon, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| 06:25 | Jacksonville | Craig Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Keitt | 21-26 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Bussey takes the ball from Charles Cheney | 21-26 |
| 06:03 | Jacksonville | Paul Bussey lays it in | 21-28 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 05:52 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 05:40 | Jacksonville | Eric Brown snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 05:35 | Jacksonville | Craig Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by George Butler - foul #1 on George Butler, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Jonathon Noguera (PF) Dino Bosancic, Stanley Nixon | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Cordell Keffer (SG) Paul Bussey | |
| 05:35 | Jacksonville | Craig Smith makes the free throw | 21-31 |
| 05:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce connects on the turnaround near the basket | 23-31 |
| 05:02 | Jacksonville | Craig Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller (PG) Craig Smith | |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera hits the follow up shot | 25-31 |
| 04:15 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller is whistled for a carry | 25-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SG), Stanley Nixon (SF), Bruce Madsen (C) Charles Cheney, Eric Pierce, George Butler | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Paul Bussey (SF), Jessie Buser (PF), Larry Roselli (C) Mark Keitt, Eric Brown, John Bright | |
| 03:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-31 |
| 03:56 | Jacksonville | Paul Bussey snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 03:34 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jessie Buser and he's hacked by Leon Miller - foul #2 on Leon Miller, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden (PF) Bruce Madsen | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Craig Smith (SG), Russel Bair (C) Cordell Keffer, Larry Roselli | |
| 03:34 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Raymond Veith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leon Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Robert Hiller (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bussey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Buser (fresh) 3 pts. C - Russel Bair (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller is hacked by Russel Bair - foul #3 on Russel Bair, team foul #8 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen (C) Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | David Hodgins (SG), Larry Roselli (C) Robert Hiller, Russel Bair | |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:19 | Jacksonville | The rebound goes to Jessie Buser | 25-34 |
| 03:03 | Jacksonville | Paul Bussey makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Smith | 25-36 |
| 02:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bruce Madsen, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), George Butler (C) Raymond Veith, Stanley Nixon, Bruce Madsen | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Mark Keitt (SG), John Bright (PF) David Hodgins, Larry Roselli | |
| 02:36 | Jacksonville | Paul Bussey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 02:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Bright denies the turnaround by Eric Pierce | 25-36 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler can't tip it in | 25-36 |
| 02:27 | Jacksonville | John Bright gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:11 | Jacksonville | Paul Bussey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller is hacked by John Bright - foul #1 on John Bright, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller (PG), Cordell Keffer (SG), Eric Brown (PF) Craig Smith, Mark Keitt, Jessie Buser | |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:22 | Jacksonville | Eric Brown clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-36 |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Bright - foul #2 on John Bright, team foul #10 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG) Leon Miller | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Larry Roselli (C) John Bright | |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:13 | Jacksonville | Raymond Veith is called for the reach on Robert Hiller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Veith, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Mark Keitt (SF) Paul Bussey | |
| 01:13 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:13 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 00:56 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:46 | Jacksonville | Larry Roselli hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Hiller | 28-40 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry Roselli steps in front of the Eric Pierce pass | 28-40 |
| 00:02 | Jacksonville | Robert Hiller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |