| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski tips it home | 25-34 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Marsala - foul #2 on Kevin Marsala, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 19:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:58 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Nielson | 29-34 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 18:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway clanks a jumper in the lane | 29-34 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis is called for traveling | 29-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), Joel Hoffman (C) Dean Lindsey, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Casimir Cholewinski - foul #3 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SG), Gary Brown (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Casimir Cholewinski, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jimmy Dearing | 30-37 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Goss | 33-37 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Dustin Conklin and he's hacked by Joel Hoffman - foul #2 on Joel Hoffman, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Manuel Gerace (C) Patrick Nielson, John Goss, Henry Gould | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Dustin Walker (SF) Dustin Conklin, Lee Schiffer | |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing scores on a 3 from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Dallas Matthews - foul #3 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway (C) Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Dustin Walker, Gary Brown, Dallas Matthews | |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dema Kukowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Mark Scales (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 15:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Lee Schiffer - foul #1 on Lee Schiffer, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF) Marvin Cadogan, Dean Lindsey, Joel Hoffman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG) Mark Scales, Jimmy Dearing | |
| 15:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Nielson | 39-43 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 14:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Schiffer picks off the pass by Dema Kukowski | 39-43 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer lays it in | 39-45 |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:37 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #4 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Joel Hoffman (C) Dema Kukowski, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Dustin Walker (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Conklin, Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 13:37 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:37 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dean Lindsey | 43-45 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales is whistled for a carry | 43-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (PG), William Bray (SF), Manuel Gerace (C) Patrick Nielson, John Goss, Henry Gould | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Dustin Walker | |
| 12:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey clanks a floater from the left side | 43-45 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dearing | 43-45 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Manuel Gerace - foul #2 on Manuel Gerace, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski (SF) William Bray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Dennis Baylis (PF) Mark Scales, Gary Brown | |
| 12:13 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Kukowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Gerace (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dallas Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dean Lindsey - foul #2 on Dean Lindsey, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Henry Gould (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Dean Lindsey, Joel Hoffman, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala (C) Dallas Matthews | |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Conklin steps in front of the Tano Akiyama pass in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 11:24 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing's pass is intercepted by Dema Kukowski | 46-48 |
| 11:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski hits the finger roll | 48-48 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing's 3 pointer is rejected by Dema Kukowski | 48-48 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Schiffer steps in front of the Marvin Cadogan pass | 48-48 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-48 |
| 10:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould connects on the shot in the lane set up by Marvin Cadogan and the foul's on Dennis Baylis - foul #3 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), Joel Hoffman (C) Tano Akiyama, Marvin Cadogan, Dema Kukowski, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Dustin Walker (SG), Gary Brown (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Conklin, Jimmy Dearing, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 09:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Henry Gould | 51-48 |
| 09:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Goss, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace (C) Henry Gould | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis (PF) Lee Schiffer | |
| 09:12 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 09:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss is fouled on the floor by Dustin Walker - foul #1 on Dustin Walker, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Kevin Marsala (C) Mark Scales, Dennis Baylis | |
| 08:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dustin Walker | 51-48 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-48 |
| 08:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-48 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dustin Walker | 51-48 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin is hacked by Patrick Nielson - foul #1 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), Henry Gould (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Dean Lindsey, Joel Hoffman, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SG) Dallas Matthews | |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Dearing | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dustin Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould misses the shot from the left side | 51-51 |
| 07:36 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:22 | Louisiana Tech | John Goss takes the ball from Gary Brown | 51-51 |
| 07:18 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the easy layup | 51-51 |
| 07:17 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Conklin | 51-54 |
| 06:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan misses short on a shot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-54 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Patrick Nielson - foul #2 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Joel Hoffman (C) Patrick Nielson, Marvin Cadogan, John Goss, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Conklin, Jimmy Dearing, Dustin Walker, Kevin Marsala | |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Baylis | 54-56 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 05:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray (SG), Manuel Gerace (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Dean Lindsey, Henry Gould, Joel Hoffman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG) Gary Brown | |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Caraway - foul #1 on Lloyd Caraway, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), John Goss (SF) Tano Akiyama, William Bray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Baylis | 54-58 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Manuel Gerace - foul #3 on Manuel Gerace, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG) Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Jimmy Dearing (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Mark Scales, Dennis Baylis, Dallas Matthews | |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski is fouled on the floor by Kevin Marsala - foul #3 on Kevin Marsala, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), Manuel Gerace (C) Marvin Cadogan, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dema Kukowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Gerace (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 03:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski can't tip it in | 56-60 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Dema Kukowski, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis (PF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| 02:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-62 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 56-65 |
| 02:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey tips it home | 58-65 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Goss - foul #2 on John Goss, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 01:44 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Lee Schiffer - foul #2 on Lee Schiffer, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| 01:44 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:44 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:44 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the 3rd free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kevin Marsala | 59-66 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lloyd Caraway - foul #2 on Lloyd Caraway, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway is hacked by Dustin Conklin - foul #2 on Dustin Conklin, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:15 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala grabs the board | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | John Goss is called for the reach on Dustin Conklin - foul #3 on John Goss, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Conklin is called for the reach on Patrick Nielson - foul #3 on Dustin Conklin, team foul #11 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Joel Hoffman (PF), Manuel Gerace (C) Dean Lindsey, John Goss, Henry Gould, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Dustin Walker (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Conklin, Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Nielson - foul #3 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #12 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Marvin Cadogan, Dema Kukowski, Joel Hoffman, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Lee Schiffer (SF) Mark Scales, Dustin Walker, Gary Brown | |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould grabs the board | 61-71 |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Gould and he's hacked by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #5 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #12 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Casimir Cholewinski, Dallas Matthews | |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the free throw | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Nielson - foul #4 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #13 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SG), Dallas Matthews (C) Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Henry Gould | 67-73 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Nielson - foul #5 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #14 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (PG) Patrick Nielson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-75 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway grabs the offensive board | 67-75 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-75 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews pulls down the rebound | 67-75 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Dean Lindsey is called for the reach on Jimmy Dearing in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dean Lindsey, team foul #15 | 67-75 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 67-77 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer gets the rebound | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer runs out the clock | 67-77 |