| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Fulp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Gerald Augustine (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Charles Neal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Ramsey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerald Augustine steps in front of the Francis Wallace pass | 30-30 |
| 19:20 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Steve Hulings - foul #3 on Steve Hulings, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck (PG) Steve Hulings | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 19:20 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:20 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 18:54 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:38 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 18:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Sparks takes the ball from Charles Teneyck | 30-31 |
| 18:19 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Sparks | 30-33 |
| 18:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:33 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Stewart - foul #2 on Patrick Stewart, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard (C) Francis Wallace | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 17:33 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:33 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 17:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Neal picks off the pass by Charles Teneyck | 33-33 |
| 16:46 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Sparks, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney (PG), Richard Reder (SF), Joseph Innes (C) Charles Teneyck, Patrick Stewart, John Fulp | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris (PG), Shing Chin (SG), Stanley Collette (SF), Robert Dean (PF), Jeffrey McCollough (C) Gerald Augustine, Charles Neal, Donald Sparks, Chad Ramsey, Danny Smith | |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 16:03 | Florida Atlantic | Stanley Collette comes up short on the jumper from close range | 35-33 |
| 16:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hackney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Charles Reavis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Reder (fresh) PF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Innes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shing Chin (fresh) SF - Stanley Collette (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Dean (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey McCollough (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Dean | 35-33 |
| 15:55 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Dean pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:50 | Florida Atlantic | Stanley Collette comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 15:20 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Robert Dean | 35-33 |
| 14:58 | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shing Chin | 35-35 |
| 14:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 14:41 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Dean gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:12 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Dean comes up short on the floater from the right side | 35-35 |
| 14:11 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder scores on a floater from the left side set up by Charles Reavis and he's fouled by Stanley Collette - foul #2 on Stanley Collette, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Patrick Stewart (SF), John Fulp (PF), Francis Wallace (C) James Hackney, Charles Reavis, Kevin Howard, Joseph Innes | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine (PG), Charles Neal (SG), Donald Sparks (SF), Chad Ramsey (PF), Danny Smith (C) Jeffrey Harris, Shing Chin, Stanley Collette, Robert Dean, Jeffrey McCollough | |
| 13:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:28 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Sparks | 38-37 |
| 13:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder is whistled for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck (SG) Richard Reder | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 12:46 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith misses the easy layup | 38-37 |
| 12:45 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 12:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings is hacked by Gerald Augustine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Augustine, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| 12:37 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Patrick Stewart is denied by Danny Smith | 38-39 |
| 12:35 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:29 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 12:28 | Florida Atlantic | Chad Ramsey grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:09 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Sparks and he's hacked by Patrick Stewart - foul #3 on Patrick Stewart, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| 12:09 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 11:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 11:40 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Gerald Augustine | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Teneyck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Fulp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Gerald Augustine (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Charles Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Chad Ramsey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Danny Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 11:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Patrick Stewart | 38-42 |
| 10:55 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp clanks a shot from the right side | 38-42 |
| 10:53 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:51 | Florida Atlantic | Steve Hulings picks off the pass by Gerald Augustine in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 10:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 10:22 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 09:57 | Florida Atlantic | Chad Ramsey travels with the ball | 38-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG), James Hackney (SF), Kevin Howard (PF), Joseph Innes (C) Charles Teneyck, Patrick Stewart, John Fulp, Francis Wallace | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris (PG), Shing Chin (SG), Stanley Collette (SF), Robert Dean (PF), Jeffrey McCollough (C) Gerald Augustine, Charles Neal, Donald Sparks, Chad Ramsey, Danny Smith | |
| 09:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 09:35 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 09:17 | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris is hacked by Joseph Innes - foul #1 on Joseph Innes, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| 08:57 | Florida Atlantic | Stanley Collette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Dean steals the ball from Kevin Howard | 40-42 |
| 08:14 | Florida Atlantic | Stanley Collette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 08:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 07:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Harris steps in front of the Steve Hulings pass | 40-42 |
| 07:18 | Florida Atlantic | Kevin Howard takes the ball from Jeffrey Harris | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Reavis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hackney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Innes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shing Chin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Collette (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Dean (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeffrey McCollough (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes loses the dribble to Jeffrey Harris | 40-42 |
| 06:52 | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Stanley Collette and he's fouled by Charles Reavis - foul #2 on Charles Reavis, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck (PG), Richard Reder (SG), Patrick Stewart (SF), John Fulp (PF) Steve Hulings, Charles Reavis, James Hackney, Joseph Innes | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Charles Neal (SG), Donald Sparks (SF), Chad Ramsey (PF), Danny Smith (C) Shing Chin, Stanley Collette, Robert Dean, Jeffrey McCollough | |
| 06:52 | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 06:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Danny Smith picks off the pass by John Fulp | 40-45 |
| 06:09 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 06:07 | Florida Atlantic | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Ramsey | 40-45 |
| 05:47 | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Teneyck - foul #2 on Charles Teneyck, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG), Francis Wallace (C) Richard Reder, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 05:47 | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 05:47 | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 40-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine (PG) Jeffrey Harris | |
| 05:13 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine jams it on a nice dish by Chad Ramsey | 40-49 |
| 04:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Ramsey is called for the reach on Charles Teneyck - foul #1 on Chad Ramsey, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-49 |
| 04:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 03:59 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 03:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Sparks - foul #2 on Donald Sparks, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Richard Reder (SG), Kevin Howard (PF), James Hackney (C) Charles Teneyck, Charles Reavis, John Fulp, Francis Wallace | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris (SG), Stanley Collette (SF), Robert Dean (PF), Jeffrey McCollough (C) Charles Neal, Donald Sparks, Chad Ramsey, Danny Smith | |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:41 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 03:20 | Florida Atlantic | Stanley Collette hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Harris | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Reder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - James Hackney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Gerald Augustine (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Collette (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Dean (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jeffrey McCollough (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 03:05 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Dean gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 02:45 | Florida Atlantic | Stanley Collette can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG), John Fulp (PF), Francis Wallace (C) Richard Reder, Kevin Howard, James Hackney | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Charles Neal (SG), Donald Sparks (SF), Chad Ramsey (PF), Danny Smith (C) Jeffrey Harris, Stanley Collette, Robert Dean, Jeffrey McCollough | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by Charles Reavis is blocked by Donald Sparks | 44-51 |
| 02:23 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 02:09 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gerald Augustine | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:31 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Sparks | 44-55 |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 00:53 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine can't connect on a shot from close range | 47-55 |
| 00:52 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith tips it but misses | 47-55 |
| 00:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-55 |
| 00:38 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith is hacked by Steve Hulings in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Hulings, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris (PG) Gerald Augustine | |
| 00:37 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:37 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Reavis | 49-57 |
| 00:30 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Neal is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Hulings - foul #5 on Steve Hulings, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck (PG) Steve Hulings | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 00:30 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Neal makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:30 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Stewart | 49-59 |
| 00:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart buries a runner in the paint | 51-59 |
| 00:19 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Teneyck is called for the reach on Jeffrey Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Teneyck, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| 00:19 | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:19 | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Neal is called for the reach on John Fulp - foul #1 on Charles Neal, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reder (SG), James Hackney (SF), Kevin Howard (PF), Joseph Innes (C) Charles Reavis, Patrick Stewart, John Fulp, Francis Wallace | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Shing Chin (SG), Stanley Collette (SF), Robert Dean (PF), Jeffrey McCollough (C) Charles Neal, Donald Sparks, Chad Ramsey, Danny Smith | |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Dean - foul #1 on Robert Dean, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:06 | Florida Atlantic | Shing Chin is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Reder - foul #2 on Richard Reder, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG), Patrick Stewart (SF), John Fulp (PF), Francis Wallace (C) Richard Reder, James Hackney, Kevin Howard, Joseph Innes | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Charles Neal (SG), Chad Ramsey (PF), Danny Smith (C) Stanley Collette, Robert Dean, Jeffrey McCollough | |
| 00:06 | Florida Atlantic | Shing Chin makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:06 | Florida Atlantic | Shing Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace scores on a jump hook from close range | 54-63 |