| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Johns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Cruz (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Courville (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Weidman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bogan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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 | Robert Bogan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Ron Clark comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 19:13 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Ellenburg | 28-27 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Ricky Smith - foul #1 on Ricky Smith, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Ron Clark makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Ron Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Johnnie Betton - foul #1 on Johnnie Betton, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Ron Clark can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith knocks in the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Ron Clark - foul #1 on Ron Clark, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg lays it up and in set up by Dale Johns | 32-31 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Ron Clark - foul #2 on Ron Clark, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote (PG), Dale Walter (SF), Billy McCunn (PF) Dale Johns, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel (C) Ricky Smith | |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:33 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Roberto Cruz | 32-31 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Ron Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 17:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan buries a shot from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Ron Clark drills a runner from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Ron Clark clanks a floater in the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:04 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Brasel | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Alvin Bacote (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Clark (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Walter (fresh) PF - Billy McCunn (fresh) C - Roberto Cruz (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Courville (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Weidman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bogan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Brasel (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Ron Clark picks off the pass by Michael Courville | 34-33 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Ron Clark blows the layup | 34-33 |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ron Clark | 38-33 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is hacked by Dale Walter - foul #2 on Dale Walter, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Dale Johns (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF) Alvin Bacote, Ron Clark, Dale Walter, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Thurman Levis (SG), Charles Napoli (SF), Jason Rein (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Michael Courville, Willie Bruton, Melvin Weidman, Robert Bogan, Jimmy Brasel | |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Smith | 38-36 |
| 14:06 | Missouri State | Dale Johns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 13:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-36 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:32 | Missouri State | Dale Johns is fouled on the floor by Ricky Smith - foul #2 on Ricky Smith, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 13:09 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-36 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 13:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Napoli grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 13:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 12:59 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Rein | 38-36 |
| 12:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein makes the runner from the baseline set up by Ricky Smith | 38-38 |
| 12:25 | Missouri State | Dale Johns drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Leslie Nash | 40-38 |
| 12:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 12:01 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roberto Cruz (tiring) 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thurman Levis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Napoli (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Rein (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash's floater is tipped away by Ricky Smith | 40-38 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg tips it but misses | 40-38 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Napoli misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 11:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Turner | 40-38 |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-38 |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 10:57 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg is fouled on the floor by Ricky Smith - foul #3 on Ricky Smith, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote (PG), Ron Clark (SG), Douglas Blankenship (SF), Dale Walter (PF), Billy McCunn (C) Leslie Nash, Dale Johns, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg, Roberto Cruz | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Melvin Weidman (SF), Robert Bogan (PF), Jimmy Brasel (C) Mitchell Turner, Thurman Levis, Charles Napoli, Jason Rein, Ricky Smith | |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Brasel - foul #2 on Jimmy Brasel, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Dale Walter - foul #3 on Dale Walter, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| 10:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 09:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Willie Bruton is called for the reach on Ron Clark - foul #2 on Willie Bruton, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Dale Walter connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan is hacked by Dale Walter - foul #4 on Dale Walter, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Brian Ellenburg (PF) Alvin Bacote, Dale Walter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Courville | 45-41 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Ron Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 45-41 |
| 08:26 | Missouri State | Ron Clark tips it home | 47-41 |
| 08:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by Melvin Weidman is blocked by Brian Ellenburg | 47-41 |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Ron Clark scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Leslie Nash and he's hacked by Willie Bruton - foul #3 on Willie Bruton, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton (SF), Dale Walter (PF), Dale Johns (C) Douglas Blankenship, Brian Ellenburg, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (SG), Mitchell Turner (SF), Charles Napoli (PF), Jason Rein (C) Willie Bruton, Melvin Weidman, Robert Bogan, Jimmy Brasel | |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:58 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Thurman Levis | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Clark (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Dale Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Courville (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thurman Levis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Napoli (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Rein (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Napoli misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ron Clark | 49-41 |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Dale Johns knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Leslie Nash | 52-41 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-41 |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | Dale Walter pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 06:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 05:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Napoli can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Dale Johns grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Dale Walter double dribbles | 52-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote (PG), James White (SG), Douglas Blankenship (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Roberto Cruz (C) Leslie Nash, Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Dale Walter, Dale Johns | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG), Melvin Weidman (SF), Robert Bogan (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Michael Courville, Thurman Levis, Charles Napoli, Jason Rein | |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 52-41 |
| 04:51 | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 04:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 04:29 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | James White's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Melvin Weidman | 52-41 |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 03:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Weidman | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Alvin Bacote (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Blankenship (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roberto Cruz (fresh) 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Weidman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bogan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | James White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Dale Johns (SG), Dale Walter (SF) Alvin Bacote, James White, Douglas Blankenship | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Jimmy Brasel (C) Mitchell Turner, Ricky Smith | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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) | |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan is fouled on the floor by Roberto Cruz - foul #1 on Roberto Cruz, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton (SF) Roberto Cruz | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:11 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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) | |
| 02:50 | Missouri State | Dale Walter can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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) | |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Courville | 52-47 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), Roberto Cruz (C) Dale Johns, Dale Walter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith (C) Jimmy Brasel | |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Courville | 52-50 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roberto Cruz | 55-50 |
| 01:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Courville | 55-52 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ron Clark | 58-52 |
| 00:48 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by Ricky Smith is blocked by Roberto Cruz | 58-52 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Courville - foul #3 on Michael Courville, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG), Douglas Blankenship (SF), Dale Walter (PF) Leslie Nash, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Courville - foul #4 on Michael Courville, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith is fouled on the floor by Dale Walter - foul #5 on Dale Walter, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF) Dale Johns, Douglas Blankenship, Dale Walter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Michael Courville is called for the reach on Brian Ellenburg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Courville, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG), Douglas Blankenship (SF) Leslie Nash, Johnnie Betton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG) Michael Courville | |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Willie Bruton is called for the reach on Ron Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Bruton, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bogan gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Dale Johns is called for the reach on Mitchell Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Johns, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Johnnie Betton (SF) Dale Johns, Douglas Blankenship | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Mitchell Turner is called for the reach on Roberto Cruz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell Turner, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG), Douglas Blankenship (SF) Leslie Nash, Johnnie Betton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Roberto Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner's pass is intercepted by Brian Ellenburg | 62-53 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Dale Johns runs out the clock | 62-53 |