| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) SG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Nixon is called for the reach on Robert Durst - foul #2 on Stanley Nixon, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF) Robert Bynum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 19:26 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathon Noguera picks off the pass by Robert Durst | 37-28 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dino Bosancic | 37-31 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell is fouled on the floor by Dino Bosancic - foul #3 on Dino Bosancic, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Clarence Birdwell, Jerome Taylor, Robert Bowman, Patrick Walton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG) Dino Bosancic | |
| 18:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 18:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden lays it in on a great pass from Charles Cheney and the foul's on Ronald Frost - foul #2 on Ronald Frost, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Patrick Walton (PF) Ronald Frost, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 18:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses the free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 17:59 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Mike Gayden | 39-33 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jonathon Noguera - foul #1 on Jonathon Noguera, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) James Feely, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen (C) Jonathon Noguera | |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney double dribbles | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Durst (C) Clarence Birdwell, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Shawn Groom (C) Charles Cheney, Stanley Nixon, Mike Gayden | |
| 17:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Taylor | 43-33 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras is hacked by Jim Lin - foul #1 on Jim Lin, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Robert Bynum, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 16:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson throws it down | 43-35 |
| 16:29 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost blows the layup | 43-35 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 16:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller lays it up and in set up by Bruce Madsen and he's hacked by Ronald Frost - foul #3 on Ronald Frost, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Patrick Walton, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Mike Gayden (PF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Eric Veras, Bruce Madsen, Shawn Groom | |
| 16:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathon Noguera | 45-38 |
| 15:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney is fouled on the floor by Jerome Taylor - foul #1 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Patrick Walton (PF) Jerome Taylor, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Stanley Nixon (SF), George Butler (C) Leon Miller, Frederick Johnson, Jonathon Noguera | |
| 15:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 15:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Walton denies the turnaround by Dino Bosancic | 45-40 |
| 14:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 14:38 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton misses the driving attempt from the right block | 45-42 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dino Bosancic | 45-44 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 14:11 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Stanley Nixon | 45-44 |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Bynum - foul #2 on Robert Bynum, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, James Feely, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SG), Jonathon Noguera (PF) Charles Cheney, Mike Gayden | |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-46 |
| 13:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Lin steps in front of the George Butler pass | 45-46 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Ryan | 47-46 |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera loses the dribble to Brian Ryan | 47-46 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor connects on the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Leon Miller - foul #1 on Leon Miller, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Mike Gayden (PF) Dino Bosancic, Stanley Nixon, George Butler | |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Patrick Walton | 49-46 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| 11:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Walton takes the ball from Mike Gayden | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathon Noguera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 10:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 10:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frederick Johnson | 52-49 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 10:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Mike Gayden | 52-51 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton's floater is tipped away by Mike Gayden | 52-51 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cheney is called for the reach on Patrick Walton - foul #1 on Charles Cheney, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, Jerome Taylor, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Eric Veras (SG), Stanley Nixon (SF), Bruce Madsen (PF), George Butler (C) Leon Miller, Charles Cheney, Frederick Johnson, Mike Gayden, Jonathon Noguera | |
| 09:08 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost makes the shot from the left block and the foul's on Bruce Madsen - foul #1 on Bruce Madsen, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton (PF) Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 09:08 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-51 |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Veras | 55-54 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Frost | 58-54 |
| 08:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-54 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:43 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Madsen - foul #2 on Bruce Madsen, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Robert Durst (C) Ronald Frost, James Feely, Robert Bowman, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Mike Gayden (PF) Eric Veras, Bruce Madsen | |
| 07:43 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 07:43 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden banks in the layup set up by Charles Cheney | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - George Butler (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor's floater is tipped away by Mike Gayden | 60-56 |
| 07:06 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton tips it but misses | 60-56 |
| 07:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses short on a jumper in the paint | 60-56 |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton is fouled on the floor by Mike Gayden - foul #2 on Mike Gayden, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan (C) Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Dino Bosancic, Stanley Nixon, George Butler | |
| 06:14 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller clanks a shot in the lane | 62-58 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Frederick Johnson | 62-60 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leon Miller - foul #2 on Leon Miller, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) Jerome Taylor, Patrick Walton, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), George Butler (C) Charles Cheney, Mike Gayden | |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras is fouled on the floor by Clarence Birdwell - foul #1 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Bowman (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, Robert Bynum, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Stanley Nixon (SF) Eric Veras, Frederick Johnson | |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jim Lin - foul #2 on Jim Lin, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Robert Durst (C) James Feely, Robert Bowman, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses the floater from close range | 64-61 |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller slams it home | 64-63 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum banks in the layup and he's fouled by Stanley Nixon - foul #3 on Stanley Nixon, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), James Feely (SG), Brian Ryan (C) Ronald Frost, Jerome Taylor, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Mike Gayden (PF) Leon Miller, Jonathon Noguera | |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden clanks a floater in the paint | 67-63 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Nixon steals the ball from James Feely | 67-63 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic banks in the layup on a great pass from Stanley Nixon | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Feely (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bynum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - George Butler (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | George Butler is called for the reach on James Feely - foul #4 on George Butler, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) Robert Bynum, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Dino Bosancic, Stanley Nixon, George Butler | |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 02:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Walton | 68-65 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson tips it in | 68-67 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Feely | 70-67 |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Brian Ryan (C) James Feely, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Stanley Nixon (SF), George Butler (C) Leon Miller, Frederick Johnson, Jonathon Noguera | |
| 01:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Ryan | 70-67 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana Tech | George Butler takes the ball from Jerome Taylor | 70-67 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney is hacked by Clarence Birdwell - foul #2 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum (SF), Robert Durst (C) Robert Bowman, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cheney picks off the pass by Patrick Walton | 70-69 |
| 00:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bynum is called for the reach on Stanley Nixon - foul #3 on Robert Bynum, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-71 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst hits the follow up shot | 72-71 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden travels with the ball | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cheney - foul #2 on Charles Cheney, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden is fouled on the floor by Robert Durst - foul #2 on Robert Durst, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Durst | 74-72 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst is hacked by Dino Bosancic in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dino Bosancic, team foul #13 | 74-72 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler gets the offensive rebound | 75-72 |