| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Ned (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Theroux (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Sisk is called for the reach on John Cottone - foul #1 on Ronald Sisk, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski is whistled for traveling | 27-22 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Hill | 29-22 |
| 17:44 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Reder swats the shot by Jonathan Theroux | 29-22 |
| 17:42 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello tips it back up and in | 29-24 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Hill | 32-24 |
| 17:19 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Gustafson - foul #3 on Ronald Gustafson, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SF), Donald Woods (PF), Timothy Henton (C) Ronald Ned, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski (SF), Billy Wiley (C) William Coleman, Darin Aiello | |
| 17:19 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:19 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone jams it on a nice dish by Jonathon Reichert | 34-25 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-27 |
| 16:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Theroux - foul #1 on Jonathan Theroux, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (SG) John Cottone | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Timothy Fields (C) Ronald Sisk, Jonathan Theroux, William Ostroski | |
| 16:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder (C) Donald Woods | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello (C) Timothy Fields | |
| 15:58 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello lays it up and in on a great pass from James Carter and the foul's on Christopher Reder - foul #2 on Christopher Reder, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF) John Hill, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF) Richard Gradowski | |
| 15:58 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) SF - William Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billy Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Middle Tenn. State | William Coleman steals the ball from Walter Ebling | 34-30 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley is fouled on the floor by Michael Stillings - foul #2 on Michael Stillings, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG) Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), Jonathan Theroux (SG), William Ostroski (PF) James Carter, Mark Williams, Billy Wiley | |
| 15:03 | Louisiana Tech | John Cottone steals the ball from Ronald Sisk | 34-30 |
| 14:43 | Middle Tenn. State | William Ostroski is called for the reach on John Cottone - foul #1 on William Ostroski, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Timothy Henton (C) Michael Stillings, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski (C) Darin Aiello | |
| 14:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Cottone | 36-30 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley (C) William Coleman | |
| 14:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton is fouled on the floor by William Ostroski - foul #2 on William Ostroski, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (C) Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski tips it home | 38-32 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Timothy Henton | 41-32 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Theroux | 41-35 |
| 12:46 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to William Ostroski | 41-35 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Sisk | 41-37 |
| 12:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 41-37 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 12:19 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux loses the dribble to Timothy Henton | 41-37 |
| 12:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Hill | 43-37 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski can't connect on a runner from the right block | 43-37 |
| 11:42 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley snags the offensive board | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Cottone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Timothy Henton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Ned (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Sisk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Theroux (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Gradowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Ostroski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley is hacked by Ronald Ned - foul #1 on Ronald Ned, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (SG), Jonathon Reichert (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) John Cottone, Walter Ebling, Timothy Henton, Ronald Ned | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Mark Williams (SG), William Coleman (SF), Timothy Fields (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Ronald Sisk, Jonathan Theroux, Richard Gradowski, William Ostroski, Billy Wiley | |
| 11:15 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Carter | 43-39 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-39 |
| 10:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:32 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 10:31 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello tips it home | 43-41 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Christopher Reder - foul #3 on Christopher Reder, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Ronald Ned (SF) John Hill, Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SG), Richard Gradowski (PF) Mark Williams, Timothy Fields | |
| 09:50 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 09:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 09:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings is hacked by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), William Ostroski (PF) James Carter, William Coleman | |
| 08:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned knocks in the floater from the left side set up by John Cottone | 48-43 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski misses short on a jumper near the basket | 48-43 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello tips it in | 48-45 |
| 08:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 08:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned tips it home | 50-45 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski scores on a runner from close range and he's hacked by Ronald Ned - foul #2 on Ronald Ned, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Walter Ebling (SF), Donald Woods (PF), Timothy Henton (C) Michael Stillings, Ronald Ned, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley (C) Darin Aiello | |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:39 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Sisk - foul #2 on Ronald Sisk, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG) John Cottone | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF) Richard Gradowski | |
| 07:39 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:39 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Donald Woods (fresh) C - Timothy Henton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Sisk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Theroux (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Sisk | 52-50 |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Hill | 54-50 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-50 |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Timothy Henton | 56-50 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman hits a runner from the left block set up by Ronald Sisk | 56-54 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Jonathon Reichert | 58-54 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ronald Sisk | 58-56 |
| 05:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jonathon Reichert | 60-56 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Ebling is called for the reach on William Coleman - foul #4 on Walter Ebling, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Ronald Ned (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Jonathon Reichert, Walter Ebling, Donald Woods, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Richard Gradowski (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Ronald Sisk, Jonathan Theroux, William Ostroski, Billy Wiley | |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 04:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter makes the 3 from the left corner set up by William Coleman | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Ned (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) SF - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Richard Gradowski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ronald Ned | 62-64 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Reder blocks the short jumper by Darin Aiello | 62-64 |
| 03:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Cottone | 65-64 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling (SF) Ronald Ned | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), Jonathan Theroux (SG), William Ostroski (PF) James Carter, Mark Williams, William Coleman | |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski buries a floater in the lane | 65-66 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Richard Gradowski - foul #2 on Richard Gradowski, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder misses the free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski double dribbles | 67-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF) Richard Gradowski | |
| 01:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Sisk - foul #3 on Ronald Sisk, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 01:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to William Ostroski | 68-66 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-66 |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Darin Aiello steps in front of the Christopher Reder pass | 68-66 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux clanks a floater from the free throw line | 68-66 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Christopher Reder | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Sisk is called for the reach on Christopher Reder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Sisk, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello scores on a turnaround from the right block | 69-68 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Sisk is called for the reach on Walter Ebling in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Sisk, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG) Ronald Sisk | |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-68 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Christopher Reder | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Carter is called for the reach on Christopher Reder in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (SG) John Cottone | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 71-68 |