| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) SG - John Cottone (fresh) SF - Larry McDougald (fresh) PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) SG - John Faison (fresh) SF - Christopher Powers (fresh) PF - Bernard Phillips (fresh) C - James Hocking (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking 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 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips misses badly on a runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Faison - foul #1 on John Faison, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers is fouled on the floor by Larry McDougald - foul #1 on Larry McDougald, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Anderson | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:19 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Powers and he's fouled by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG) John Hill | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo (SG) John Faison | |
| 17:19 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:34 | St. Bonaventure | John Cottone takes the ball from Bernard Phillips | 2-2 |
| 16:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Powers - foul #1 on Christopher Powers, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SF), Ronald Gustafson (C) Larry McDougald, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney (PG), Edwin Winslow (SF), Billy Dunn (PF), Terry Isbell (C) Jerry Zellman, Christopher Powers, Bernard Phillips, James Hocking | |
| 16:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Billy Dunn - foul #1 on Billy Dunn, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Faison (SG) Brandon Trejo | |
| 16:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:02 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow drills a runner in the lane | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) SG - John Cottone (fresh) SF - Ronald Ned (fresh) PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ross Kearney (fresh) SG - John Faison (fresh) SF - Edwin Winslow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Dunn (fresh) C - Terry Isbell (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings is hacked by Billy Dunn - foul #2 on Billy Dunn, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SF) John Cottone | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo (SF) Billy Dunn | |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 15:37 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:12 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jonathon Reichert | 3-4 |
| 15:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Larry McDougald (SF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) Ronald Ned, Jonathon Reichert, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers (SF), Bernard Phillips (PF), James Hocking (C) John Faison, Edwin Winslow, Terry Isbell | |
| 14:34 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Lumpkin - foul #1 on Bruce Lumpkin, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (PG) Michael Stillings | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG) Brandon Trejo | |
| 14:34 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:34 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 14:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned tips it home | 5-6 |
| 14:12 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Zellman | 5-8 |
| 13:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry McDougald | 8-8 |
| 13:35 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Hocking | 8-11 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 8-11 |
| 13:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses long on a floater in the lane | 8-11 |
| 12:54 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:36 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Larry McDougald - foul #2 on Larry McDougald, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Ronald Ned, Larry McDougald, Ronald Gustafson, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King (PG), John Faison (SG), Edwin Winslow (PF), Terry Isbell (C) Jerry Zellman, Ross Kearney, Bernard Phillips, James Hocking | |
| 12:36 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:36 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 12:14 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:56 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 11:54 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow hits the follow up shot | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) SG - John Cottone (fairly fresh) SF - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Forrest King (fresh) SG - John Faison (fresh) SF - Christopher Powers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edwin Winslow (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Isbell (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder is hacked by Edwin Winslow - foul #1 on Edwin Winslow, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo (SF) Christopher Powers | |
| 11:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 11:32 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to John Faison | 8-15 |
| 11:11 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 11:09 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo gets the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 10:53 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow is hacked by Michael Stillings - foul #1 on Michael Stillings, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin (C) Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), Bernard Phillips (PF), James Hocking (C) Forrest King, Brandon Trejo, Terry Isbell | |
| 10:26 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Winslow | 8-18 |
| 10:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the shot from the left side and the foul's on Jerry Zellman - foul #1 on Jerry Zellman, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SF) Michael Stillings | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo (SG), Forrest King (SF) John Faison, Edwin Winslow | |
| 10:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:47 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 09:46 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking gets the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:35 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Anderson denies the turnaround by Bernard Phillips | 11-18 |
| 09:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Forrest King - foul #1 on Forrest King, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Cecil Young (SF) Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers (SF) Forrest King | |
| 09:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:22 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 09:03 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking can't throw it down but he's fouled by Bruce Lumpkin - foul #2 on Bruce Lumpkin, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Peter Anderson, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Faison (SG) Brandon Trejo | |
| 09:03 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:03 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone is hacked by Christopher Powers - foul #2 on Christopher Powers, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney (PG), Brandon Trejo (SF), Terry Isbell (C) Jerry Zellman, Christopher Powers, James Hocking | |
| 08:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:27 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Faison | 14-22 |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is hacked by Ross Kearney - foul #1 on Ross Kearney, team foul #9 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (SG), Peter Anderson (PF) John Cottone, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow (PF) Bernard Phillips | |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:09 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:45 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Ned takes the ball from Terry Isbell | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ronald Ned (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Stillings (fresh) SF - Cecil Young (fresh) PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ross Kearney (fresh) SG - John Faison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Trejo (fresh) PF - Edwin Winslow (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Isbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson's pass is intercepted by Ross Kearney | 15-22 |
| 07:34 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 15-22 |
| 07:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Cecil Young gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Cecil Young makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 06:52 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 06:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Cecil Young gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Cecil Young | 21-22 |
| 06:14 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo hits a fadeaway near the basket | 21-24 |
| 05:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 05:58 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Edwin Winslow | 21-24 |
| 05:45 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo can't connect on a shot from the right side | 21-24 |
| 05:43 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:30 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-24 |
| 05:29 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison tips it in | 21-26 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is fouled in the backcourt by John Faison - foul #2 on John Faison, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Jonathon Reichert (SF), Christopher Reder (PF), Timothy Henton (C) Michael Stillings, Cecil Young, Peter Anderson, Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), Forrest King (SG), Bernard Phillips (PF), James Hocking (C) Ross Kearney, John Faison, Brandon Trejo, Terry Isbell | |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:11 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow double dribbles | 22-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG) Ronald Ned | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 04:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 04:46 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:30 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Zellman | 22-29 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Stillings | 24-29 |
| 03:54 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Forrest King and he's hacked by Christopher Reder - foul #1 on Christopher Reder, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Larry McDougald (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) Michael Stillings, John Cottone, Christopher Reder, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers (SF) Edwin Winslow | |
| 03:54 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips misses the free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Bruce Lumpkin | 24-31 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hocking steals the ball from Bruce Lumpkin | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) SG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry McDougald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Forrest King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Powers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bernard Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hocking (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 03:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 03:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathon Reichert | 26-31 |
| 02:56 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers is called for traveling | 26-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG) Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney (PG), John Faison (SG) Jerry Zellman, Forrest King | |
| 02:43 | Middle Tenn. State | John Faison takes the ball from John Cottone | 26-31 |
| 02:21 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-31 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 02:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson banks in the layup set up by John Cottone | 28-31 |
| 01:44 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 01:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 01:21 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Christopher Powers | 28-31 |
| 01:16 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-31 |
| 01:14 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers gets the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:53 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison is whistled for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (SG), Ronald Ned (SF), Ronald Gustafson (C) John Cottone, Larry McDougald, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), Brandon Trejo (SG), Forrest King (SF), Billy Dunn (PF), Terry Isbell (C) Ross Kearney, John Faison, Christopher Powers, Bernard Phillips, James Hocking | |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Isbell swats the short shot by Ronald Ned | 28-31 |
| 00:26 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:22 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Trejo | 28-33 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jerry Zellman - foul #2 on Jerry Zellman, team foul #11 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder (C) Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:01 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King snags the offensive board | 29-33 |