| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Charney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Mack (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Martines (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Koepp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by David Theisen - foul #1 on David Theisen, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:37 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:37 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 19:13 | Missouri State | David Theisen is hacked by Jonathan Harris - foul #1 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 19:06 | Missouri State | Jonathan Harris picks off the pass by Dwight Cota | 43-38 |
| 18:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Jackson | 45-38 |
| 18:33 | Missouri State | Christopher Jackson steals the ball from Kenneth Anderson | 45-38 |
| 18:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson is fouled on the floor by David Theisen - foul #2 on David Theisen, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 18:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson clanks a turnaround near the basket | 45-38 |
| 18:08 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:42 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson is denied on a layup by Jonathan Harris | 45-38 |
| 17:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson drills a shot in the lane and the foul's on Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey (PG), Nathanael Jacobs (SF), Frederick Fenster (PF), Kenneth Rusk (C) William Charney, Dennis Robinson, Charles Mack, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Dam (PG), Jerry Rondeau (SG), Brad Waters (SF), Sherman Feagin (C) David Theisen, Larry Martines, Dwight Cota, Kyle Koepp | |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 17:12 | Missouri State | Charles Harvey steals the ball from Jerry Rondeau | 48-38 |
| 16:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 16:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 16:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster knocks in the shot from the left block | 50-38 |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Rondeau | 50-41 |
| 16:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 16:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rusk | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathanael Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Fenster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Rusk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Douglas Dam (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sherman Feagin (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Sherman Feagin - foul #2 on Sherman Feagin, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney (PG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Charles Mack (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) Christopher Jackson, Nathanael Jacobs, Frederick Fenster, Kenneth Rusk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Dwight Cota (SF), Brent McGoon (PF), Kyle Koepp (C) Douglas Dam, Jerry Rondeau, Brad Waters, Kenneth Anderson, Sherman Feagin | |
| 15:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 15:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Jonathan Harris - foul #2 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 15:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-42 |
| 15:11 | Missouri State | Dennis Robinson is called for the reach on David Theisen - foul #1 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler (SG) Charles Harvey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | Jonathan Harris is called for the reach on Dwight Cota - foul #3 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Larry Martines connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Theisen | 52-45 |
| 14:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kyle Koepp | 52-45 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:57 | Missouri State | Larry Martines misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | David Theisen steps in front of the William Charney pass in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon blows the layup but he's hacked by Jim Chandler - foul #2 on Jim Chandler, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey (SG), Frederick Fenster (SF), Kenneth Rusk (C) Jim Chandler, Dennis Robinson, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Sherman Feagin (C) David Theisen, Kyle Koepp | |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Brent McGoon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Harvey | 55-47 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerry Rondeau | 55-50 |
| 12:32 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Rusk - foul #1 on Kenneth Rusk, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Jonathan Harris (C) William Charney, Charles Harvey, Charles Mack | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Brad Waters (SF), Kenneth Anderson (PF) Larry Martines, Dwight Cota, Brent McGoon | |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Anderson - foul #3 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp (C) Sherman Feagin | |
| 11:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Frederick Fenster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Rusk (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brad Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Koepp (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Missouri State | Brad Waters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 11:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 11:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 11:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster tips it home | 59-51 |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 11:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Theisen - foul #3 on David Theisen, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey (PG), Nathanael Jacobs (PF) Frederick Fenster, Kenneth Rusk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Dam (SF) Jerry Rondeau | |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | Brad Waters buries a shot from the left block | 61-53 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris loses the dribble to Brad Waters | 61-53 |
| 09:54 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam jams it and he's hacked by Nathanael Jacobs - foul #3 on Nathanael Jacobs, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney (PG), Charles Mack (PF) Charles Harvey, Dennis Robinson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Dwight Cota (SF), Sherman Feagin (C) David Theisen, Brad Waters, Kyle Koepp | |
| 09:54 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 09:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson clanks a shot in the paint | 61-56 |
| 09:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 09:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Dwight Cota takes the ball from Christopher Jackson | 61-56 |
| 09:20 | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 09:18 | Missouri State | Larry Martines tips it but misses | 61-56 |
| 09:17 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Mack | 63-56 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Larry Martines can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Harris | 63-56 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-56 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Larry Martines misses the 3 from straight away | 65-56 |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Douglas Dam pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota drills a shot from the left block | 65-58 |
| 08:01 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney loses the dribble to Douglas Dam in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota lays it in on a nice dish by Douglas Dam | 65-60 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney is fouled on the floor by Dwight Cota - foul #1 on Dwight Cota, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Frederick Fenster (C) Christopher Jackson, Nathanael Jacobs, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Jerry Rondeau (SG), Brad Waters (SF), Brent McGoon (PF), Kyle Koepp (C) Douglas Dam, Larry Martines, Dwight Cota, Kenneth Anderson, Sherman Feagin | |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Charney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Mack (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Fenster (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brad Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent McGoon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Koepp (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | David Theisen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-60 |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Charney and he's fouled by Kyle Koepp - foul #2 on Kyle Koepp, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk (C) William Charney | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| 06:52 | Missouri State | David Theisen connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Rondeau and the foul's on Charles Mack - foul #3 on Charles Mack, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler (SG) Charles Mack | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:52 | Missouri State | David Theisen makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| 06:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson's floater is tipped away by Kyle Koepp | 70-63 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Rusk tips it home | 72-63 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | David Theisen knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brent McGoon | 72-66 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 72-66 |
| 05:49 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 05:49 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Charles Mack (PF) Charles Harvey, Jim Chandler, Kenneth Rusk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Dwight Cota (SF) Jerry Rondeau, Brad Waters | |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | David Theisen makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Koepp | 72-68 |
| 05:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson buries a shot from the right side set up by Charles Mack | 74-68 |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | Larry Martines is hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #9 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris (C) Frederick Fenster | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson (PF) Brent McGoon | |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | Larry Martines makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | Larry Martines makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Jonathan Harris is denied by Kyle Koepp | 74-70 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Harris - foul #4 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sherman Feagin (C) Kyle Koepp | |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Dennis Robinson | 76-71 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | David Theisen connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Martines | 76-74 |
| 03:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack's layup is rejected by Kenneth Anderson | 76-74 |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris tips it back up and in | 78-74 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Charney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Mack (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Martines (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Cota (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sherman Feagin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Missouri State | David Theisen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-74 |
| 03:09 | Missouri State | Larry Martines tips it home | 78-76 |
| 02:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Dennis Robinson and he's hacked by Sherman Feagin - foul #3 on Sherman Feagin, team foul #9 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster (PG), Charles Harvey (SG), Nathanael Jacobs (SF), Kenneth Rusk (PF) William Charney, Christopher Jackson, Dennis Robinson, Charles Mack | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Dam (PG), Jerry Rondeau (SG), Brad Waters (SF), Brent McGoon (PF), Kyle Koepp (C) David Theisen, Larry Martines, Dwight Cota, Kenneth Anderson, Sherman Feagin | |
| 02:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris makes the free throw | 81-76 |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Charles Mack (PF) Charles Harvey, Nathanael Jacobs, Kenneth Rusk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Dwight Cota (SF), Kenneth Anderson (PF) Douglas Dam, Brad Waters, Brent McGoon | |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Larry Martines scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-79 |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson makes the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Jerry Rondeau - foul #1 on Jerry Rondeau, team foul #10 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson (SF) Frederick Fenster | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG) Jerry Rondeau | |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson misses the free throw | 83-79 |
| 02:26 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kyle Koepp | 83-79 |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp's pass is intercepted by Charles Mack | 83-79 |
| 01:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-79 |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 83-79 |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | Larry Martines scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Theisen | 83-82 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris misses the driving attempt from the right block | 83-82 |
| 01:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack grabs the offensive board | 83-82 |
| 00:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-82 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kyle Koepp | 83-82 |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Kenneth Anderson travels with the ball | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | David Theisen is called for the reach on William Charney in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Theisen, team foul #11 | 83-82 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | William Charney makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | David Theisen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 85-82 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Dwight Cota snags the offensive board | 85-82 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | The clock runs out | 85-82 |