| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Eugene Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Halliday (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Cirillo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway is called for traveling | 32-29 |
| 19:23 | UL-Lafayette | Henry Gould steals it from George Halliday | 32-29 |
| 19:21 | Middle Tenn. State | George Halliday steals it from Patrick Nielson in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 19:04 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 18:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:35 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 18:33 | UL-Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Bishop | 32-32 |
| 18:22 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Caraway | 32-32 |
| 18:01 | Middle Tenn. State | George Halliday steps in front of the Patrick Nielson pass | 32-32 |
| 17:39 | UL-Lafayette | John Goss picks off the pass by Eugene Murphy | 32-32 |
| 17:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Bobby Sargent (SF), Robert Kellum (PF) Matthew Floyd, Jacob Cirillo | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), Joel Hoffman (C) Dean Lindsey, Lloyd Caraway | |
| 17:06 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 32-32 |
| 17:04 | UL-Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Bishop | 32-32 |
| 16:54 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop lays it up and in and the foul's on Patrick Nielson - foul #1 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Manuel Gerace (C) Patrick Nielson, John Goss, Henry Gould | |
| 16:54 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace misses the lay-in | 35-32 |
| 16:30 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:09 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Kellum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 16:07 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Manuel Gerace | 35-32 |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman dunks the ball on a nice dish by Marvin Cadogan | 35-34 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Eugene Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Halliday (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Sargent (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Kellum (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brett Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Tano Akiyama (fresh) SG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Kukowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Gerace (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 15:33 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan loses the dribble to George Halliday | 37-34 |
| 15:23 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday banks in the layup | 39-34 |
| 15:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Brett Bishop steals it from Tano Akiyama | 39-34 |
| 14:58 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Murphy | 41-34 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 14:35 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Robert Kellum | 41-34 |
| 14:21 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Kellum | 43-34 |
| 14:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas (PG), Thomas Lyon (SG), Matthew Floyd (SF), Jacob Cirillo (PF), George Nicholson (C) Eugene Murphy, George Halliday, Bobby Sargent, Robert Kellum, Brett Bishop | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Tano Akiyama, Marvin Cadogan, Dema Kukowski, Joel Hoffman, Manuel Gerace | |
| 13:51 | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by George Nicholson | 46-34 |
| 13:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 13:23 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Jesse Thomas | 46-34 |
| 13:11 | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Lyon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 13:10 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo can't tip it in | 46-34 |
| 13:08 | UL-Lafayette | George Nicholson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:55 | UL-Lafayette | Lloyd Caraway blocks the short jumper by George Nicholson | 46-34 |
| 12:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Nielson | 46-36 |
| 12:25 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Floyd clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-36 |
| 12:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Lindsey | 46-39 |
| 11:39 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Floyd makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Jesse Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Lyon (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Cirillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Nicholson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lloyd Caraway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson scores on a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Jesse Thomas - foul #1 on Jesse Thomas, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy (PG), George Halliday (SG), Bobby Sargent (SF), Jay Evans (PF), Robert Kellum (C) Jesse Thomas, Thomas Lyon, Matthew Floyd, Jacob Cirillo, George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), Joel Hoffman (C) Dean Lindsey, Lloyd Caraway | |
| 11:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:19 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday is fouled on the floor by Patrick Nielson - foul #2 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop (C) Jay Evans | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 11:03 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy is hacked by Patrick Nielson - foul #3 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Manuel Gerace (C) Patrick Nielson, John Goss, Henry Gould | |
| 10:49 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Murphy | 50-42 |
| 10:39 | Middle Tenn. State | George Halliday takes the ball from Tano Akiyama | 50-42 |
| 10:36 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy slams it home on a nice dish by George Halliday | 52-42 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugene Murphy is called for the reach on Tano Akiyama - foul #2 on Eugene Murphy, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan misses the easy layup | 52-42 |
| 10:09 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Kellum pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:47 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop loses the dribble to Manuel Gerace | 52-42 |
| 09:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by George Halliday - foul #2 on George Halliday, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Floyd (SF), Jacob Cirillo (PF) Bobby Sargent, Brett Bishop | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), Henry Gould (PF) Tano Akiyama, Marvin Cadogan, Dema Kukowski, Joel Hoffman | |
| 09:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:08 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Floyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 09:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Kellum - foul #1 on Robert Kellum, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Bobby Sargent (C) Robert Kellum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway (C) Manuel Gerace | |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:23 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop (C) Bobby Sargent | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-46 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 07:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Matthew Floyd is called for the reach on John Goss - foul #2 on Matthew Floyd, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas (PG), Bobby Sargent (SF) Eugene Murphy, Matthew Floyd | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 07:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Jesse Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Halliday (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bobby Sargent (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Cirillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Bishop (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop is fouled on the floor by John Goss - foul #2 on John Goss, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Lyon (SG), Robert Kellum (PF) George Halliday, Jacob Cirillo | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG) Dean Lindsey | |
| 06:56 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Sargent | 55-48 |
| 06:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Kellum - foul #2 on Robert Kellum, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy (PG), George Nicholson (C) Thomas Lyon, Brett Bishop | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 06:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:22 | UL-Lafayette | Bobby Sargent loses the ball out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday (SG), Matthew Floyd (SF) Jesse Thomas, George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Dema Kukowski (SF), Joel Hoffman (PF), Manuel Gerace (C) Patrick Nielson, John Goss, Henry Gould, Lloyd Caraway | |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 05:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Dema Kukowski gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 05:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama tips it home | 55-52 |
| 05:25 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Kellum - foul #3 on Robert Kellum, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo (PF), Brett Bishop (C) Matthew Floyd, Bobby Sargent | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), John Goss (SF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Tano Akiyama, Marvin Cadogan, Dema Kukowski, Manuel Gerace | |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:46 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jacob Cirillo | 60-54 |
| 04:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Kellum picks off the pass by Dean Lindsey | 60-54 |
| 04:20 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy misses the lay-in | 60-54 |
| 04:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss connects on the shot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 03:35 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday is hacked by Dean Lindsey - foul #1 on Dean Lindsey, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jesse Thomas (SG), Matthew Floyd (SF) George Halliday, Robert Kellum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould (PF), Manuel Gerace (C) Joel Hoffman, Lloyd Caraway | |
| 03:20 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy clanks a floater from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 03:18 | UL-Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Bishop | 60-56 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Eugene Murphy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Cirillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Bishop (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Gould (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Gerace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop is hacked by Henry Gould - foul #2 on Henry Gould, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Thomas Lyon (SG) Eugene Murphy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:07 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Floyd's pass is intercepted by John Goss | 60-56 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the lay-in | 60-56 |
| 02:39 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:39 | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Murphy (PG), George Halliday (SG) Jesse Thomas, Thomas Lyon | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway (C) Manuel Gerace | |
| 02:22 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-56 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 02:09 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Floyd snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 01:50 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Floyd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 01:49 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 01:39 | UL-Lafayette | George Halliday misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 01:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 01:18 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Floyd pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:59 | UL-Lafayette | Jacob Cirillo hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 60-56 |
| 00:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Gould snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Gould and he's hacked by George Halliday - foul #3 on George Halliday, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop misses the lay-in | 60-59 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway is denied on a dunk by Jacob Cirillo | 60-59 |
| 00:02 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop is hacked by Dean Lindsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dean Lindsey, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| 00:01 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:01 | UL-Lafayette | Brett Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson misses the fullcourt shot | 62-59 |