| Lineup | Marist | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Eddie Jernigan (fresh) SF - Dale Rudy (fresh) PF - Luther Lennox (fresh) C - Drazen Miroslavljevic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) SG - Charles Reavis (fresh) SF - Patrick Stewart (fresh) PF - John Fulp (fresh) C - Francis Wallace (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Marist | William Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Marist | Dale Rudy tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Stewart | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Marist | Luther Lennox misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Reavis - foul #1 on Charles Reavis, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Marist | Luther Lennox makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Marist | Luther Lennox makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Marist | Eddie Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Marist | William Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-2 |
| 18:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Drazen Miroslavljevic swats the short shot by Steve Hulings | 7-2 |
| 18:13 | Marist | Eddie Jernigan grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 18:04 | Marist | Dale Rudy buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Smith and the foul's on Patrick Stewart - foul #1 on Patrick Stewart, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| 18:04 | Marist | Dale Rudy makes the free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eddie Jernigan - foul #1 on Eddie Jernigan, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| 17:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 17:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 17:27 | Marist | Charles Reavis is called for the reach on Eddie Jernigan - foul #2 on Charles Reavis, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Marist | Warner McLoughlin (PF) Luther Lennox | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck (SG) Charles Reavis | |
| 17:05 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Dale Rudy | 12-4 |
| 16:47 | Middle Tenn. State | William Smith steals the ball from Charles Teneyck | 12-4 |
| 16:29 | Marist | Warner McLoughlin connects on the jumper from the right side set up by William Smith | 14-4 |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp connects on the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Marist | Kyle Hanson (PG), John Edgell (SG), Luther Lennox (PF), Alfred Brothers (C) William Smith, Eddie Jernigan, Dale Rudy, Drazen Miroslavljevic | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney (SF), Kevin Howard (C) Patrick Stewart, Francis Wallace | |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp makes the free throw | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Kyle Hanson (fresh) SG - John Edgell (fresh) SF - Warner McLoughlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luther Lennox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Brothers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Teneyck (fresh) SF - James Hackney (fresh) PF - John Fulp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Marist | John Fulp picks off the pass by John Edgell | 14-7 |
| 15:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Alfred Brothers - foul #1 on Alfred Brothers, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes (C) John Fulp | |
| 15:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings makes the 3rd free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:59 | Marist | Luther Lennox's floater is tipped away by Joseph Innes | 14-9 |
| 14:57 | Marist | Warner McLoughlin tips it in | 16-9 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Edgell - foul #1 on John Edgell, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Marist | William Smith (PG), Eddie Jernigan (SG) John Edgell, Warner McLoughlin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder (SG), Patrick Stewart (SF) Charles Teneyck, Joseph Innes | |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to James Hackney | 16-10 |
| 14:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart misses short on a runner from the right block | 16-10 |
| 14:20 | Marist | Kyle Hanson gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 14:03 | Marist | Richard Reder takes the ball from Luther Lennox | 16-10 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Steve Hulings and the foul's on Alfred Brothers - foul #2 on Alfred Brothers, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Marist | Dale Rudy (SF), Drazen Miroslavljevic (C) Luther Lennox, Alfred Brothers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:41 | Marist | Eddie Jernigan is whistled for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | Marist | Luther Lennox (PF) Kyle Hanson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Marist | Warner McLoughlin (PF) Luther Lennox | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace (C) James Hackney | |
| 13:06 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Jernigan | 19-13 |
| 12:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Steve Hulings | 19-15 |
| 12:35 | Marist | Kevin Howard swats the layup by Warner McLoughlin | 19-15 |
| 12:33 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 12:20 | Marist | William Smith clanks a floater from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 12:19 | Marist | Eddie Jernigan gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 12:03 | Marist | Eddie Jernigan is hacked by Richard Reder - foul #1 on Richard Reder, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Marist | Kyle Hanson (PG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck (SG), James Hackney (SF), John Fulp (PF), Joseph Innes (C) Richard Reder, Patrick Stewart, Kevin Howard, Francis Wallace | |
| 11:51 | Marist | Dale Rudy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-15 |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Kyle Hanson (fresh) SG - Eddie Jernigan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Rudy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Warner McLoughlin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Drazen Miroslavljevic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Teneyck (fresh) SF - James Hackney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Fulp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Innes (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney loses the ball out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Marist | George Beachum (PG), John Edgell (SF), Luther Lennox (PF) Eddie Jernigan, Dale Rudy, Warner McLoughlin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 11:02 | Marist | Luther Lennox lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Edgell | 21-15 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Hackney | 21-17 |
| 10:24 | Marist | George Beachum misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 10:23 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp drills a shot in the lane set up by Charles Teneyck | 21-19 |
| 09:50 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Innes - foul #1 on Joseph Innes, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Marist | William Smith (PG), Eddie Jernigan (SG), Dale Rudy (SF) George Beachum, Kyle Hanson, John Edgell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder (SG), Patrick Stewart (SF), Francis Wallace (C) Charles Teneyck, James Hackney, Joseph Innes | |
| 09:50 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:50 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 09:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 09:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp is fouled on the floor by Dale Rudy - foul #1 on Dale Rudy, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Marist | Warner McLoughlin (PF) Luther Lennox | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard (PF) John Fulp | |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Steve Hulings | 23-21 |
| 08:40 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dale Rudy | 25-21 |
| 08:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Marist | Kyle Hanson (C) Drazen Miroslavljevic | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck (PG) Steve Hulings | |
| 08:15 | Marist | Warner McLoughlin comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| 08:15 | Marist | Warner McLoughlin misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:15 | Marist | Warner McLoughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart buries a floater from close range set up by Kevin Howard and he's fouled by Dale Rudy - foul #2 on Dale Rudy, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Marist | Luther Lennox (PF) Dale Rudy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney (PG), Joseph Innes (C) Richard Reder, Francis Wallace | |
| 07:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:41 | Marist | Luther Lennox banks in the layup set up by Eddie Jernigan | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Jernigan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kyle Hanson (fresh) PF - Luther Lennox (fresh) 6 pts. C - Warner McLoughlin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hackney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Charles Teneyck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Innes (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 07:24 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 07:14 | Marist | Kyle Hanson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 07:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 06:56 | Marist | Warner McLoughlin grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 06:49 | Marist | William Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 06:43 | Middle Tenn. State | William Smith picks off the pass by James Hackney in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 06:42 | Marist | William Smith lays it in | 30-26 |
| 06:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 06:13 | Marist | Kyle Hanson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 06:12 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to James Hackney | 30-28 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 05:29 | Marist | Eddie Jernigan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 05:08 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-31 |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| 04:58 | Marist | Eddie Jernigan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 04:56 | Marist | Luther Lennox grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 04:41 | Marist | Luther Lennox clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 30-33 |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney is hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Marist | George Beachum (PG), John Edgell (SF), Drazen Miroslavljevic (C) William Smith, Kyle Hanson, Warner McLoughlin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Richard Reder (SG), John Fulp (PF), Francis Wallace (C) Charles Teneyck, Patrick Stewart, Kevin Howard, Joseph Innes | |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:35 | Marist | Luther Lennox snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 04:20 | Marist | John Edgell clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 03:51 | Marist | The rebound goes to John Edgell | 30-34 |
| 03:34 | Marist | James Hackney steals the ball from Drazen Miroslavljevic | 30-34 |
| 03:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder lays it in set up by James Hackney | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - George Beachum (fresh) SG - Eddie Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Edgell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Luther Lennox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Drazen Miroslavljevic (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Reder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hackney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Fulp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Francis Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic is whistled for traveling | 30-36 |
| Subs | Marist | Dale Rudy (SF), Alfred Brothers (PF) Eddie Jernigan, Luther Lennox | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG) James Hackney | |
| 02:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Wallace | 30-36 |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Reavis | 30-38 |
| 02:26 | Marist | Dale Rudy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Reder - foul #2 on Richard Reder, team foul #7 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Marist | Warner McLoughlin (PF) Drazen Miroslavljevic | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart (SF), Kevin Howard (C) Richard Reder, Francis Wallace | |
| 02:26 | Marist | Dale Rudy makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:26 | Marist | Dale Rudy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 31-38 |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 02:15 | Marist | Alfred Brothers snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 02:10 | Marist | John Edgell knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Beachum | 33-38 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-38 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis drills a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on John Edgell - foul #2 on John Edgell, team foul #9 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Marist | William Smith (PG), Kyle Hanson (SG) George Beachum, John Edgell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes (C) John Fulp | |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 01:13 | Marist | Dale Rudy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Reavis - foul #3 on Charles Reavis, team foul #8 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic (C) Alfred Brothers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck (SG) Charles Reavis | |
| 01:13 | Marist | Dale Rudy misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 01:13 | Marist | Dale Rudy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Drazen Miroslavljevic is called for the reach on Steve Hulings - foul #1 on Drazen Miroslavljevic, team foul #10 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Marist | Eddie Jernigan (SG) Warner McLoughlin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder (SF) Patrick Stewart | |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 00:35 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-42 |
| 00:27 | Marist | Drazen Miroslavljevic grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 00:23 | Marist | Eddie Jernigan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder travels with the ball | 34-42 |
| Subs | Marist | Luther Lennox (PF) Dale Rudy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart (SF), Francis Wallace (C) Charles Teneyck, Kevin Howard | |
| 00:03 | Marist | Steve Hulings is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #1 on Steve Hulings, team foul #9 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Marist | John Edgell (SF) Kyle Hanson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:03 | Marist | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:03 | Marist | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 36-42 |