| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Battles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hatfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Seman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Prescott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Kirkpatrick (fresh) C - Thomas Vangilder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Prescott - foul #1 on James Prescott, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:30 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by Clarence Ulibarri - foul #1 on Clarence Ulibarri, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:13 | Florida Atlantic | James Hartley steals it from Chris Kirkpatrick | 30-28 |
| 19:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley lays it in | 32-28 |
| 18:56 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman lays it in | 32-30 |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland blows the layup but he's hacked by James Prescott - foul #2 on James Prescott, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:18 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 17:37 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman's floater is tipped away by Robert Hatfield | 34-33 |
| 17:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Hartley | 36-33 |
| 16:57 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hatfield grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Hartley | 38-33 |
| 16:20 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Hatfield - foul #3 on Robert Hatfield, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Arthur Atkinson (SG), Timothy Guglielmo (SF), Archie Patterson (PF), Todd Bodiford (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri, Robert Hatfield | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Donald Garvey (PG), Shawn Brewster (SF), Peter Monaco (PF), Miguel Martin (C) David King, James Prescott, Chris Kirkpatrick, Thomas Vangilder | |
| 16:20 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:20 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | John Maclachlan (PG) James Seman | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Atkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Guglielmo (fresh) PF - Archie Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Bodiford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - John Maclachlan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Garvey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Brewster (fresh) PF - Peter Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Miguel Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Garvey scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Monaco | 38-38 |
| 15:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter misses the tip | 38-38 |
| 15:09 | Florida Atlantic | Shawn Brewster snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 15:00 | Florida Atlantic | Peter Monaco misses short on a jumper from the right block | 38-38 |
| 14:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 14:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Shawn Brewster - foul #2 on Shawn Brewster, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), Robert Hatfield (C) James Ledbetter, Arthur Atkinson, Todd Bodiford | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | James Prescott (SF), Thomas Vangilder (C) John Maclachlan, Miguel Martin | |
| 14:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:44 | Florida Atlantic | Peter Monaco pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:21 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Garvey's pass is intercepted by Timothy Guglielmo | 38-38 |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo can't connect on a floater from close range | 38-38 |
| 14:01 | Florida Atlantic | Shawn Brewster snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:42 | Florida Atlantic | Shawn Brewster is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) Timothy Guglielmo, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | David King (PG), James Seman (SG), Chris Kirkpatrick (PF) Donald Garvey, Shawn Brewster, Peter Monaco | |
| 13:30 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Howland and he's hacked by David King - foul #3 on David King, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| 13:30 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:30 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Thomas Vangilder | 40-38 |
| 13:14 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Chris Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Jonathan Howland - foul #1 on Chris Kirkpatrick, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| 12:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles makes the shot in the lane set up by James Hartley | 42-38 |
| 12:21 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman hits a jumper from the right side | 42-40 |
| 11:59 | Middle Tenn. State | James Prescott steps in front of the Jonathan Howland pass | 42-40 |
| 11:56 | Florida Atlantic | James Prescott banks in the layup | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Battles (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Hatfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Seman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Prescott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Vangilder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses short on a shot from the right block | 42-42 |
| 11:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland tips it in | 44-42 |
| 11:25 | Florida Atlantic | Clarence Ulibarri picks off the pass by James Seman | 44-42 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hatfield misses the floater from close range | 44-42 |
| 11:05 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Thomas Vangilder | 44-42 |
| 11:00 | Florida Atlantic | James Prescott misses the dunk attempt | 44-42 |
| 10:59 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:35 | Florida Atlantic | Clarence Ulibarri is called for the reach on James Prescott - foul #2 on Clarence Ulibarri, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Arthur Atkinson (SG), Timothy Guglielmo (SF), Archie Patterson (PF), Todd Bodiford (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri, Robert Hatfield | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | John Maclachlan (PG), Donald Garvey (SG), Shawn Brewster (SF), Peter Monaco (PF), Miguel Martin (C) David King, James Seman, James Prescott, Chris Kirkpatrick, Thomas Vangilder | |
| 10:23 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Guglielmo denies the turnaround by Miguel Martin | 44-42 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 10:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 10:00 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Miguel Martin | 44-42 |
| 09:44 | Florida Atlantic | Peter Monaco drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Garvey | 44-45 |
| 09:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 44-45 |
| 09:28 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Peter Monaco | 44-45 |
| 09:13 | Florida Atlantic | Peter Monaco banks in the layup and he's fouled by Archie Patterson - foul #2 on Archie Patterson, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles (SF) Arthur Atkinson | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | James Seman (SG) John Maclachlan | |
| 09:13 | Florida Atlantic | Peter Monaco makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Bodiford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 08:30 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Robert Hatfield (C) James Ledbetter, Timothy Guglielmo, Archie Patterson, Todd Bodiford | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | David King (PG), Chris Kirkpatrick (PF), Thomas Vangilder (C) Shawn Brewster, Peter Monaco, Miguel Martin | |
| 08:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Garvey is called for the reach on James Hartley - foul #1 on Donald Garvey, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is hacked by Thomas Vangilder - foul #1 on Thomas Vangilder, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | James Prescott (SF) Donald Garvey | |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:35 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 07:33 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Battles (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hatfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Seman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Prescott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Vangilder (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland hits the finger roll set up by John Battles | 50-50 |
| 06:53 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 06:52 | Florida Atlantic | David King hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| 06:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 06:44 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 06:35 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo (SF), Archie Patterson (PF) John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | John Maclachlan (PG), Donald Garvey (SG), Shawn Brewster (SF), Peter Monaco (PF) David King, James Seman, James Prescott, Chris Kirkpatrick | |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo's floater is knocked away by Thomas Vangilder | 50-52 |
| 06:12 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 05:52 | Florida Atlantic | Peter Monaco knocks in the shot from the right block | 50-54 |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Monaco | 50-54 |
| 05:27 | Florida Atlantic | Peter Monaco grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:19 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Garvey knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Brewster | 50-56 |
| 05:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 05:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hatfield grabs the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Howland | 52-56 |
| 04:40 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 04:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) Timothy Guglielmo, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | David King (PG), James Seman (SG), James Prescott (SF), Chris Kirkpatrick (PF) John Maclachlan, Donald Garvey, Shawn Brewster, Peter Monaco | |
| 04:26 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is hacked by David King - foul #4 on David King, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| 04:26 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:26 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:10 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick's floater is knocked away by Clarence Ulibarri | 54-56 |
| 04:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hartley | 57-56 |
| 03:30 | Florida Atlantic | David King steps out of bounds on the baseline | 57-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SG), Archie Patterson (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, Robert Hatfield | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Peter Monaco (C) Thomas Vangilder | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Guglielmo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Battles (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Archie Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Seman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Prescott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Monaco (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Ulibarri | 60-56 |
| 02:55 | Florida Atlantic | David King clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 02:54 | Florida Atlantic | Peter Monaco gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:39 | Florida Atlantic | James Prescott buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Seman | 60-58 |
| 02:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), Robert Hatfield (C) James Ledbetter, Timothy Guglielmo, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder (C) Peter Monaco | |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Prescott - foul #3 on James Prescott, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:59 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Howland - foul #3 on Jonathan Howland, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| 01:59 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:59 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:42 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jonathan Howland and the foul's on David King - foul #5 on David King, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Donald Garvey (PG) David King | |
| 01:42 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:27 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman dunks the ball | 64-62 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Vangilder steals it from Robert Hatfield | 64-62 |
| 01:04 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman drills a turnaround from the left block | 64-64 |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by John Battles | 66-64 |
| 00:30 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Clarence Ulibarri - foul #3 on Clarence Ulibarri, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| 00:30 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Vangilder - foul #2 on Thomas Vangilder, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:04 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 00:04 | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida Atlantic | James Prescott misses the halfcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Battles (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Hatfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Donald Garvey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Seman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Prescott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chris Kirkpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Vangilder (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Florida Atlantic | The jump hook by Thomas Vangilder is blocked by Clarence Ulibarri | 66-66 |
| 04:38 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick tips it in | 66-68 |
| 04:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hatfield lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Hartley | 68-68 |
| 04:08 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-68 |
| 03:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hatfield can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 68-68 |
| 03:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri grabs the offensive board | 68-68 |
| 03:31 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles lays it in set up by James Hartley | 70-68 |
| 03:05 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:51 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-68 |
| 02:31 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Garvey travels with the ball | 70-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson (PF) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Peter Monaco (PF) Chris Kirkpatrick | |
| 02:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles's layup is rejected by Peter Monaco | 70-68 |
| 02:09 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:09 | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri (PF) Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick (PF) Peter Monaco | |
| 01:54 | Florida Atlantic | James Seman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-70 |
| 01:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 01:37 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Thomas Vangilder | 70-70 |
| 01:24 | Florida Atlantic | James Prescott makes the fadeaway from close range | 70-72 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | James Prescott is called for the reach on John Battles - foul #4 on James Prescott, team foul #12 | 70-72 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:00 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 16 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Battles (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Hatfield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Donald Garvey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Seman (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Prescott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Chris Kirkpatrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Vangilder (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Florida Atlantic | James Hartley takes the ball from James Prescott | 70-72 |
| 00:31 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley throws it down | 72-72 |
| 00:06 | Florida Atlantic | Thomas Vangilder misses badly on a floater from close range | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Florida Atlantic | Chris Kirkpatrick hits the follow up shot | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-74 |