| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Heston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Miller (fresh) PF - Jason Wrobleski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Placencia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jason Carter (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Howard Clauson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Williams (fresh) C - Ricky Ebert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Allen Williams and the foul's on Bryan Heston - foul #3 on Bryan Heston, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (SG) Bryan Heston | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 19:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris misses the free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-24 |
| 19:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter double dribbles | 22-24 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller is hacked by Micheal Harris - foul #2 on Micheal Harris, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana Tech | Micheal Harris takes the ball from Lawrence Miller | 22-24 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 22-24 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 17:41 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 17:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Ebert is hacked by Jason Wrobleski - foul #1 on Jason Wrobleski, team foul #2 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan (SG), Terry Berkman (PF) Howard Clauson, Allen Williams | |
| 17:21 | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Carter | 22-26 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana Tech | William Jernigan picks off the pass by Lawrence Miller | 22-26 |
| 16:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Ebert | 22-29 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Miller | 24-29 |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter travels with the ball | 24-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox (PG), Caleb Landrum (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Robert Carr (PF), Nicholas Cummings (C) Justin Brewer, Donald Watson, Lawrence Miller, Jason Wrobleski, Michael Placencia | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson (SG), William Hill (SF), Allen Williams (PF) Jason Carter, Micheal Harris, Ricky Ebert | |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Allen Williams - foul #3 on Allen Williams, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston (SG) Caleb Landrum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Thomas Lenox (fresh) SG - Bryan Heston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Newton (fresh) PF - Nicholas Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Carr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Jernigan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Clauson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Berkman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams scores on a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Nicholas Cummings - foul #2 on Nicholas Cummings, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| 15:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 15:15 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Donald Newton - foul #1 on Donald Newton, team foul #4 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris (SF) William Hill | |
| 15:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris is fouled on the floor by Donald Newton - foul #2 on Donald Newton, team foul #5 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter (PG) William Jernigan | |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), Michael Placencia (C) Donald Newton, Nicholas Cummings | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Murray (C) Terry Berkman | |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Justin Brewer | 29-32 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson blows the layup but the foul's on Bryan Heston - foul #4 on Bryan Heston, team foul #6 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (SG), Lawrence Miller (SF) Bryan Heston, Thomas Lenox | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Ebert (C) Allen Williams | |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:51 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-34 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Murray pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 13:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Ebert misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-34 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer blows the layup | 29-34 |
| 13:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Clauson | 29-37 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer's pass is intercepted by Jason Carter | 29-37 |
| 12:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Murray | 29-40 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia lays it up and in on a nice dish by Justin Brewer | 31-40 |
| 11:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 11:46 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia grabs the board | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Miller (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Carr (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Placencia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jason Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Howard Clauson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Ebert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller connects on the shot from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Ebert is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ricky Ebert, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox (PG), Caleb Landrum (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Jason Wrobleski (PF), Nicholas Cummings (C) Justin Brewer, Donald Watson, Lawrence Miller, Robert Carr, Michael Placencia | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan (PG), William Hill (SG), Efrain Ellis (SF), Allen Williams (PF), Terry Berkman (C) Jason Carter, Howard Clauson, Micheal Harris, Michael Murray, Ricky Ebert | |
| 11:12 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings misses the lay-in | 33-40 |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | William Hill misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Caleb Landrum - foul #1 on Caleb Landrum, team foul #7 | 33-40 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | William Hill makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | William Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Berkman swats the short shot by Jason Wrobleski | 33-42 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | William Hill is whistled for traveling | 35-42 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (PG) Caleb Landrum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter (PG), Micheal Harris (SF) William Hill, Efrain Ellis | |
| 09:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jason Wrobleski | 35-42 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson is fouled on the floor by Terry Berkman - foul #1 on Terry Berkman, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), Lawrence Miller (SF), Michael Placencia (C) Thomas Lenox, Donald Newton, Nicholas Cummings | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Ebert (C) Terry Berkman | |
| 09:19 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Carter is called for the reach on Justin Brewer - foul #3 on Jason Carter, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jason Carter - foul #4 on Jason Carter, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Hill (SG), Michael Murray (PF) Jason Carter, Allen Williams | |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Ebert misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 08:10 | Middle Tenn. State | William Hill misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Justin Brewer | 42-42 |
| 07:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Murray lays it in | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Watson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Wrobleski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Placencia (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Jernigan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Ebert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Jernigan - foul #1 on William Jernigan, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston (SG), Thomas Lenox (SF), Robert Carr (PF) Donald Watson, Lawrence Miller, Jason Wrobleski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter (PG), Howard Clauson (SG), Allen Williams (PF), Terry Berkman (C) William Jernigan, Micheal Harris, Michael Murray, Ricky Ebert | |
| 07:21 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:21 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 07:07 | Middle Tenn. State | William Hill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 07:06 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Carr | 44-44 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Placencia | 47-44 |
| 06:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-44 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer clanks a floater from the left side | 47-44 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Terry Berkman | 47-44 |
| 05:41 | Middle Tenn. State | William Hill scores on a 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Justin Brewer | 50-47 |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (PG), Lawrence Miller (SF), Jason Wrobleski (PF) Justin Brewer, Thomas Lenox, Michael Placencia | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris (SF), Ricky Ebert (C) William Hill, Allen Williams | |
| 04:49 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr clanks a jump hook from the left block | 50-47 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Watson | 54-47 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson travels with the ball | 54-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox (SG), Nicholas Cummings (C) Bryan Heston, Robert Carr | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan (PG), William Hill (SG), Allen Williams (PF) Jason Carter, Howard Clauson, Terry Berkman | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Newton (PF) Jason Wrobleski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donald Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lenox (fresh) SF - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Newton (fresh) C - Nicholas Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Jernigan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Ebert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Newton is called for the reach on Allen Williams - foul #3 on Donald Newton, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia (C) Donald Newton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia can't finish the layup | 54-49 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| 02:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), Bryan Heston (SG), Jason Wrobleski (PF) Donald Watson, Thomas Lenox, Nicholas Cummings | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter (PG), Howard Clauson (SG) William Jernigan, William Hill | |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Allen Williams | 56-51 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston can't tip it in | 56-51 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 56-51 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion 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 (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Micheal Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Clauson gets the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Williams double dribbles | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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 (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Miller | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Bryan Heston | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lawrence Miller | 65-51 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Placencia is called for the reach on Jason Carter - foul #2 on Michael Placencia, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (PG), Thomas Lenox (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Robert Carr (PF), Nicholas Cummings (C) Justin Brewer, Bryan Heston, Lawrence Miller, Jason Wrobleski, Michael Placencia | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Jernigan (SG), William Hill (SF), Terry Berkman (PF), Michael Murray (C) Howard Clauson, Micheal Harris, Allen Williams, Ricky Ebert | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson runs out the clock | 65-53 |