| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Luther King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Mizell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling 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 (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses the driving attempt in the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:41 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Luther King | 31-33 |
| 19:36 | Grambling State | Ronald Gustafson blocks the short jumper by Alex Boggs | 31-33 |
| 19:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Burgess is called for the reach on Walter Ebling - foul #1 on Michael Burgess, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:09 | Middle Tenn. State | A charge is called on Walter Ebling - foul #3 on Walter Ebling, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SF) Walter Ebling | |
| 18:53 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 18:52 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:45 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by John Cottone is blocked by Kenneth Mizell | 31-33 |
| 18:44 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:20 | Grambling State | Michael Lewis is fouled on the floor by Christopher Reder - foul #2 on Christopher Reder, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 18:01 | Grambling State | Michael Lewis loses the dribble to John Hill | 31-33 |
| 17:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Hill | 31-35 |
| 17:49 | Grambling State | Luther King is fouled on the floor by John Hill - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG) John Hill | |
| 17:40 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 31-35 |
| 17:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Van Gostowski (PG) Luther King | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods (PF), Timothy Henton (C) Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| 17:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:28 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 17:15 | Grambling State | Van Gostowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 31-35 |
| 17:13 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell grabs the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:54 | Grambling State | Michael Lewis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Samuel Silberg (SG), Adam Walker (SF), Sean Ferrari (C) Michael Burgess, Alex Boggs, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SF) Ronald Ned | |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings's pass is intercepted by Van Gostowski in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 16:45 | Grambling State | Adam Walker travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| 16:32 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the easy layup | 31-35 |
| 16:30 | Grambling State | Adam Walker grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 16:24 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell scores on a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Timothy Henton - foul #3 on Timothy Henton, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Donald Woods, Timothy Henton | |
| 16:24 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell misses the free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 16:10 | Grambling State | Adam Walker grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 15:59 | Grambling State | Samuel Silberg is hacked by John Cottone - foul #1 on John Cottone, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Luther King (PG), Alex Boggs (SF) Samuel Silberg, Kenneth Mizell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Walter Ebling (SF) John Cottone, Jonathon Reichert | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Luther King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Gostowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Grambling State | Sean Ferrari lays it in on a great pass from Van Gostowski | 35-35 |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder blows the layup | 35-35 |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Stillings | 35-38 |
| 15:01 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs is hacked by Christopher Reder - foul #3 on Christopher Reder, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Burgess (SG), Michael Lewis (C) Van Gostowski, Sean Ferrari | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SG), Donald Woods (PF), Timothy Henton (C) Michael Stillings, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| 14:47 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by John Hill - foul #4 on John Hill, team foul #7 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell (PF) Adam Walker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG) John Hill | |
| 14:47 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:47 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 14:21 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:15 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs's pass is intercepted by Donald Woods | 37-38 |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 13:51 | Grambling State | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:47 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Luther King | 40-38 |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Van Gostowski (PG), Adam Walker (SF) Luther King, Alex Boggs | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), John Cottone (SG), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Jonathon Reichert, Walter Ebling, Donald Woods, Timothy Henton | |
| 13:12 | Grambling State | Michael Burgess hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the floater from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 12:50 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Van Gostowski | 40-38 |
| 12:45 | Grambling State | Christopher Reder steals it from Michael Burgess | 40-38 |
| 12:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder is hacked by Van Gostowski - foul #3 on Van Gostowski, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sean Ferrari (PF), Peter Stukowski (C) Kenneth Mizell, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SF) Ronald Ned | |
| 12:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson drills a floater from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 11:57 | Grambling State | Van Gostowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 11:55 | Grambling State | Adam Walker misses the tip | 40-40 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Van Gostowski (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Burgess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Stukowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Van Gostowski takes the ball from John Cottone | 40-40 |
| 11:18 | Grambling State | Van Gostowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Burgess and he's hacked by Michael Stillings - foul #1 on Michael Stillings, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Luther King (PG), Alex Boggs (SF), Kenneth Mizell (PF), Michael Lewis (C) Michael Burgess, Adam Walker, Sean Ferrari, Peter Stukowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling (SF), Donald Woods (PF), Timothy Henton (C) Michael Stillings, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| 11:18 | Grambling State | Van Gostowski misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:18 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:59 | Grambling State | Van Gostowski loses the ball out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Samuel Silberg (SG) Van Gostowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Cottone | 42-43 |
| 10:23 | Grambling State | Samuel Silberg is whistled for a carry | 42-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (PG) John Cottone | |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:07 | Grambling State | Samuel Silberg grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:46 | Grambling State | Luther King misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 09:44 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 09:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 09:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods tips it in | 44-45 |
| 08:59 | Grambling State | Luther King can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-45 |
| 08:57 | Grambling State | Michael Lewis snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:35 | Grambling State | Michael Lewis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Silberg and the foul's on Timothy Henton - foul #4 on Timothy Henton, team foul #9 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Van Gostowski (PG), Michael Burgess (SG) Luther King, Samuel Silberg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), John Cottone (SG), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Ronald Ned, Jonathon Reichert, Donald Woods, Timothy Henton | |
| 08:35 | Grambling State | Michael Lewis makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson is fouled on the floor by Michael Burgess - foul #2 on Michael Burgess, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Adam Walker (SF), Sean Ferrari (C) Alex Boggs, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings loses the dribble to Sean Ferrari | 47-45 |
| 07:46 | Grambling State | Sean Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 47-45 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder grabs the board | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Van Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Mizell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Sean Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Stillings | 47-47 |
| 07:05 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Van Gostowski | 49-47 |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Mizell picks off the pass by John Cottone | 49-47 |
| 06:39 | Grambling State | Christopher Reder is called for the reach on Sean Ferrari - foul #4 on Christopher Reder, team foul #10 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Luther King (PG), Alex Boggs (SF) Van Gostowski, Kenneth Mizell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SF) Michael Stillings, Walter Ebling | |
| 06:39 | Grambling State | Sean Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:39 | Grambling State | Sean Ferrari misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Burgess is called for the reach on John Cottone - foul #3 on Michael Burgess, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Lewis (C) Sean Ferrari | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 06:06 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned tips it but misses | 49-47 |
| 06:04 | Grambling State | Luther King gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:41 | Grambling State | Luther King misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-47 |
| 05:40 | Grambling State | Adam Walker grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 05:28 | Grambling State | Adam Walker clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Cottone - foul #2 on John Cottone, team foul #11 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Van Gostowski (SG) Michael Burgess | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (SG), Donald Woods (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Cottone, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| 05:28 | Grambling State | Adam Walker makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:28 | Grambling State | Adam Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 05:07 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 51-47 |
| 04:54 | Grambling State | Adam Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 04:53 | Grambling State | Adam Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:28 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs is whistled for a carry | 51-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Samuel Silberg (SG), Kenneth Mizell (PF), Sean Ferrari (C) Luther King, Adam Walker, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Jonathon Reichert (SF) Michael Stillings, Ronald Ned | |
| 04:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert's pass is intercepted by Samuel Silberg | 51-47 |
| 03:53 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Mizell | 53-47 |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Van Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Silberg (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Alex Boggs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Mizell (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Henton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Grambling State | Alex Boggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Burgess (SG), Michael Lewis (C) Samuel Silberg, Alex Boggs | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Jonathon Reichert, Donald Woods, Timothy Henton | |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder blows the layup | 53-49 |
| 02:54 | Grambling State | Sean Ferrari grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 02:54 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Luther King (PG), Alex Boggs (SF) Van Gostowski, Sean Ferrari | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:38 | Grambling State | Michael Lewis comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 02:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 02:03 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 02:01 | Grambling State | Michael Lewis tips it home | 55-51 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Cottone | 55-54 |
| 01:35 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-54 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Christopher Reder | 55-54 |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill connects on the shot from the right side | 55-56 |
| 01:19 | Grambling State | Christopher Reder picks off the pass by Luther King | 55-56 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:48 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Luther King | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Mizell - foul #1 on Kenneth Mizell, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:28 | Grambling State | Kenneth Mizell snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | Luther King connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling 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 (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Luther King - foul #1 on Luther King, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:08 | Grambling State | Michael Burgess drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 62-61 |