| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Battles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Wojtanowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Maes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Styborski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Battles - foul #3 on John Battles, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo (SF) John Battles | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 19:49 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:49 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Guglielmo and the foul's on Steven Maes - foul #1 on Steven Maes, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 19:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:34 | South Alabama | Steven Maes pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 19:18 | South Alabama | John Hicks scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Maes | 37-45 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 18:48 | South Alabama | Steven Maes snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 18:34 | South Alabama | Steven Maes loses the dribble to Clarence Ulibarri | 37-45 |
| 18:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 18:18 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:13 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle is hacked by Jonathan Howland - foul #1 on Jonathan Howland, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton (PG), James Ledbetter (SG), Arthur Atkinson (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), Archie Patterson (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, Timothy Guglielmo, Clarence Ulibarri, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), Edward Fielding (SF), John Richardson (PF), David Simpson (C) Brian Tuttle, John Hicks, David Wojtanowski, Steven Maes, Lewis Styborski | |
| 17:51 | South Alabama | David Simpson makes the shot from close range | 37-47 |
| 17:35 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 17:33 | South Alabama | David Simpson grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 17:29 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson is whistled for a carry | 37-47 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance misses the dunk attempt | 37-47 |
| 17:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance tips it but misses | 37-47 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance tips it home | 39-47 |
| 16:52 | South Alabama | Archie Patterson picks off the pass by John Richardson | 39-47 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson is hacked by John Richardson - foul #2 on John Richardson, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) John Morton, James Ledbetter, Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), John Hicks (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), Steven Maes (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Emmett Harris, Tommy Davidson, Edward Fielding, John Richardson, David Simpson | |
| 16:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson misses long on a shot from the left side | 39-47 |
| 16:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 16:17 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Tom Slocum | 41-47 |
| 16:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-47 |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland can't tip it in | 41-47 |
| 15:58 | South Alabama | Steven Maes gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Atkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Maes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Puckett (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Tuttle | 41-50 |
| 15:50 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hartley, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles (SF), Todd Bodiford (PF) Arthur Atkinson, Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson (PG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Edward Fielding (PF), Lewis Styborski (C) Brian Tuttle, Myron Pennington, Steven Maes, Joe Puckett | |
| 15:35 | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 15:33 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to John Battles | 41-50 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Bodiford is fouled on the floor by David Wojtanowski - foul #3 on David Wojtanowski, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Sammy Nance (PF), Archie Patterson (C) James Hartley, Todd Bodiford, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG) John Hicks | |
| 14:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Sammy Nance | 43-50 |
| 14:41 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 14:39 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 14:19 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 14:01 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 13:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Todd Bodiford (C) Jonathan Howland, John Battles, Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), John Hicks (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), John Richardson (PF), David Simpson (C) Brian Tuttle, Tommy Davidson, David Wojtanowski, Edward Fielding, Lewis Styborski | |
| 13:40 | South Alabama | David Simpson loses the dribble to Clarence Ulibarri | 45-50 |
| 13:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Simpson - foul #3 on David Simpson, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson (SF) James Ledbetter | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 13:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:03 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 13:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 12:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 12:38 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 12:34 | South Alabama | John Hicks is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Hicks, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton (PG), John Battles (SF), Archie Patterson (PF), Tom Slocum (C) James Hartley, Timothy Guglielmo, Clarence Ulibarri, Todd Bodiford | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), Steven Maes (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Emmett Harris, John Hicks, John Richardson, David Simpson | |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles loses the dribble to Tommy Davidson | 47-50 |
| 12:14 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tommy Davidson and he's fouled by John Battles - foul #4 on John Battles, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (SG), Sammy Nance (PF) John Battles, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski (SF) Myron Pennington | |
| 12:14 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:14 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Tom Slocum | 47-52 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 12:04 | South Alabama | Steven Maes gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:00 | South Alabama | Tom Slocum swats the short shot by Brian Tuttle | 47-52 |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Morton (fresh) SG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Atkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammy Nance (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Davidson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Wojtanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Maes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Puckett (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson is hacked by Steven Maes - foul #2 on Steven Maes, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SG), Archie Patterson (SF) John Morton, Arthur Atkinson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Edward Fielding (SF), Lewis Styborski (C) David Wojtanowski, Joe Puckett | |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Fielding is called for the reach on Sammy Nance - foul #3 on Edward Fielding, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG) James Ledbetter | |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), Myron Pennington (SF) Tommy Davidson, Steven Maes | |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 11:08 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle is fouled on the floor by Archie Patterson - foul #1 on Archie Patterson, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) Sammy Nance, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 10:57 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Hicks | 49-55 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-55 |
| 10:35 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 10:29 | South Alabama | Clarence Ulibarri steals it from John Hicks | 49-55 |
| 10:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo scores on a jumper from the right side | 51-55 |
| 09:52 | South Alabama | Edward Fielding can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 09:50 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle tips it back up and in | 51-57 |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-57 |
| 09:40 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 09:35 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton (PG), James Ledbetter (SG), Arthur Atkinson (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), Tom Slocum (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, Timothy Guglielmo, Clarence Ulibarri, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Steven Maes (PF), John Richardson (C) Brian Tuttle, John Hicks, Myron Pennington, Edward Fielding, Lewis Styborski | |
| 09:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Emmett Harris picks off the pass by Tom Slocum in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 09:19 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 09:17 | South Alabama | Steven Maes hits the follow up shot | 51-59 |
| 08:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 08:58 | South Alabama | Steven Maes gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 08:54 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Emmett Harris | 51-61 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Morton | 54-61 |
| 08:21 | South Alabama | Sammy Nance swats the layup by John Richardson | 54-61 |
| 08:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Tom Slocum | 54-61 |
| 07:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Todd Bodiford (C) John Morton, James Ledbetter, Arthur Atkinson, Sammy Nance, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), John Hicks (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), Edward Fielding (PF), David Simpson (C) Emmett Harris, Tommy Davidson, David Wojtanowski, Steven Maes, John Richardson | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Battles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Todd Bodiford (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Myron Pennington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Fielding (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | South Alabama | John Hicks is hacked by Clarence Ulibarri - foul #2 on Clarence Ulibarri, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | David Simpson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Myron Pennington | 54-64 |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Fielding - foul #4 on Edward Fielding, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:16 | South Alabama | David Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 07:04 | South Alabama | John Hicks scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Tuttle and the foul's on James Hartley - foul #3 on James Hartley, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson (PF) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tommy Davidson (PG), Lewis Styborski (C) Brian Tuttle, Edward Fielding | |
| 07:04 | South Alabama | John Hicks makes the free throw | 55-68 |
| 06:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Hartley | 57-68 |
| 06:27 | South Alabama | Todd Bodiford takes the ball from Myron Pennington | 57-68 |
| 06:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles is fouled in the backcourt by Myron Pennington - foul #1 on Myron Pennington, team foul #9 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SG), Tom Slocum (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, Todd Bodiford | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski (SF), Steven Maes (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Myron Pennington, David Simpson, Lewis Styborski | |
| 06:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 06:23 | South Alabama | Steven Maes grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 06:10 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski misses the lay-in | 57-68 |
| 06:09 | South Alabama | Joe Puckett snags the offensive board | 57-68 |
| 05:44 | South Alabama | John Hicks connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Tommy Davidson | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Maes - foul #3 on Steven Maes, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) John Battles, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Edward Fielding (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), John Richardson (PF), Lewis Styborski (C) Tommy Davidson, John Hicks, David Wojtanowski, Steven Maes, Joe Puckett | |
| 05:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 05:06 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Guglielmo - foul #1 on Timothy Guglielmo, team foul #8 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SG), Sammy Nance (C) Timothy Guglielmo, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 05:06 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 05:06 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 04:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 62-72 |
| 04:38 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 62-72 |
| 04:36 | South Alabama | Myron Pennington tips it in | 62-74 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-74 |
| 04:24 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski grabs the board | 62-74 |
| 04:18 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Fielding | 62-77 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter is fouled in the backcourt by Emmett Harris - foul #1 on Emmett Harris, team foul #11 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Bodiford (PF), Tom Slocum (C) Clarence Ulibarri, Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), Steven Maes (PF), Joe Puckett (C) Emmett Harris, Myron Pennington, John Richardson, Lewis Styborski | |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 03:56 | South Alabama | Joe Puckett is denied on a layup by Todd Bodiford | 64-77 |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum snags the defensive board | 64-77 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Bodiford (fresh) 3 pf. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Tuttle (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Davidson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Fielding (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Maes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Puckett (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-77 |
| 03:42 | South Alabama | Joe Puckett pulls down the rebound | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle blows the layup | 64-77 |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson snags the defensive board | 64-77 |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Fielding - foul #5 on Edward Fielding, team foul #12 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SF) Jonathan Howland, Arthur Atkinson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hicks (SG), David Wojtanowski (SF), David Simpson (C) Tommy Davidson, Edward Fielding, Joe Puckett | |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:07 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Hicks | 66-79 |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo drills a fadeaway from the right side | 68-79 |
| 02:29 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 68-79 |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum pulls down the rebound | 68-79 |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Sammy Nance (C) James Ledbetter, Timothy Guglielmo, Todd Bodiford, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), John Richardson (PF), Lewis Styborski (C) Brian Tuttle, John Hicks, Steven Maes, David Simpson | |
| 02:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance misses long on an open jumper from close range | 68-79 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance tips it but misses | 68-79 |
| 02:03 | South Alabama | Lewis Styborski pulls down the rebound | 68-79 |
| 02:03 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum (C) Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), John Hicks (SG) Emmett Harris, Tommy Davidson | |
| 01:45 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-79 |
| 01:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri pulls down the rebound | 68-79 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 68-79 |
| 01:32 | South Alabama | John Hicks pulls down the rebound | 68-79 |
| 01:26 | South Alabama | David Wojtanowski travels with the ball | 68-79 |
| 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 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris (PG), Tommy Davidson (SG), Myron Pennington (SF), David Simpson (C) Brian Tuttle, John Hicks, David Wojtanowski, Lewis Styborski | |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Tommy Davidson is called for the reach on Arthur Atkinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Davidson, team foul #13 | 68-79 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson misses the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:23 | South Alabama | David Simpson gets the rebound | 68-79 |
| 01:07 | South Alabama | Emmett Harris misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 68-79 |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance grabs the board | 68-79 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Davidson - foul #2 on Tommy Davidson, team foul #14 | 68-79 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 01:01 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) James Ledbetter, Arthur Atkinson, Timothy Guglielmo, Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle (PG), John Hicks (SG), David Wojtanowski (SF), Steven Maes (PF), Lewis Styborski (C) Emmett Harris, Tommy Davidson, Myron Pennington, John Richardson, David Simpson | |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Steven Maes misses the 3 from the right corner | 70-79 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum gets the rebound | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is whistled for a carry | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle is fouled in the backcourt by James Hartley - foul #4 on James Hartley, team foul #9 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Myron Pennington (SF) David Wojtanowski | |
| 00:35 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:35 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Tuttle steps in front of the James Hartley pass | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Brian Tuttle runs out the clock | 70-81 |