| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Chad Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bryce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ismael Long (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George O'Connell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sam Hurdle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Busch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Taylor Zebel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Morris is called for the reach on Sam Hurdle - foul #2 on Chad Morris, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 19:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Hall blocks the short jumper by Albert Morris | 31-28 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall clanks a jumper from the left side | 31-28 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana Tech | Ismael Long denies the turnaround by Sam Hurdle | 31-28 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch tips it in | 31-30 |
| 18:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-30 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Bryce - foul #1 on Kenneth Bryce, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas (C) George O'Connell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland (SG), James Webb (C) Chad Allen, Taylor Zebel | |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris is fouled on the floor by Sam Hurdle - foul #3 on Sam Hurdle, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charlie Burnett (PF), Todd Garrett (C) Kenneth Bryce, Ismael Long | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Rall (PG), John May (SF) Sam Hurdle, John Busch | |
| 17:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Chad Morris | 35-31 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John May | 35-34 |
| 16:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 16:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Curtis Thomas and the foul's on John May - foul #1 on John May, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (PG), Kenneth Bryce (SF), Ismael Long (PF), George O'Connell (C) Chad Morris, Curtis Thomas, Charlie Burnett, Todd Garrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen (SG), John Busch (SF), Taylor Zebel (C) George Rall, John May, Lawrence Hall | |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Webb | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harry Ponds (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Morris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bryce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ismael Long (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - George O'Connell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Moreland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Busch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Zebel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Ponds | 41-36 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-39 |
| 15:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harry Ponds | 44-39 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 14:34 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 14:11 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen hits a floater from the right side | 44-43 |
| 13:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 13:12 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris (PG), Kevin Crisman (SG), Curtis Thomas (SF), Charlie Burnett (PF), Todd Garrett (C) Harry Ponds, Albert Morris, Kenneth Bryce, Ismael Long, George O'Connell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG), John May (SG), Edward Scott (SF), Lawrence Hall (PF) Robert Moreland, Chad Allen, John Busch, James Webb | |
| 12:49 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Taylor Zebel is blocked by Todd Garrett | 44-46 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Charlie Burnett and he's fouled by John May - foul #2 on John May, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| 12:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Taylor Zebel, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Hall takes the ball from Kevin Crisman | 47-46 |
| 11:46 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-46 |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Chad Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Crisman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charlie Burnett (fresh) C - Todd Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sam Hurdle (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John May (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Scott (fresh) PF - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Zebel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Charlie Burnett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 11:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Taylor Zebel - foul #3 on Taylor Zebel, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris (SG), Kenneth Bryce (SF), Ismael Long (PF) Kevin Crisman, Curtis Thomas, Charlie Burnett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen (SG), John Busch (SF), James Webb (C) John May, Edward Scott, Taylor Zebel | |
| 11:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-46 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Busch | 48-48 |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-48 |
| 10:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bryce - foul #2 on Kenneth Bryce, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (PG), George O'Connell (C) Chad Morris, Todd Garrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland (PG), John May (C) Sam Hurdle, Lawrence Hall | |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen clanks a jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen snags the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen makes the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Moreland | 48-51 |
| 09:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Moreland is called for the reach on Kenneth Bryce - foul #2 on Robert Moreland, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas (SF), Charlie Burnett (PF) Kenneth Bryce, Ismael Long | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Rall (PG), Lawrence Hall (PF) Chad Allen, John Busch | |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Moreland is called for the reach on Albert Morris - foul #3 on Robert Moreland, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Thomas steps in front of the George Rall pass | 50-51 |
| 08:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas lays it in | 52-51 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Moreland | 52-53 |
| 07:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Thomas | 55-53 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana Tech | George Rall connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John May | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harry Ponds (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Morris (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charlie Burnett (fresh) C - George O'Connell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George Rall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Moreland (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 07:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Morris | 55-56 |
| 07:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 55-56 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hall | 55-56 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana Tech | John May comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Thomas - foul #1 on Curtis Thomas, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris (PG), Kevin Crisman (SG), Kenneth Bryce (SF), Ismael Long (PF), Todd Garrett (C) Harry Ponds, Albert Morris, Curtis Thomas, Charlie Burnett, George O'Connell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG), Chad Allen (SG), John Busch (SF), Taylor Zebel (C) George Rall, Robert Moreland, Lawrence Hall, James Webb | |
| 06:37 | Louisiana Tech | John May misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana Tech | John May makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Crisman double dribbles | 55-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall (PF) John May | |
| 06:01 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-57 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Crisman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce loses the ball out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas (C) Todd Garrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:28 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas travels with the ball | 55-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris (SG), George O'Connell (C) Kevin Crisman, Curtis Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Webb (PF) Lawrence Hall | |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Morris steps in front of the Chad Allen pass | 55-57 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce lays it in on a great pass from Chad Morris | 57-57 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 57-57 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Bryce - foul #3 on Kenneth Bryce, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas (SF) Kenneth Bryce | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland (SG), John May (C) Chad Allen, Taylor Zebel | |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch makes the 3rd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Ismael Long steals the ball from Sam Hurdle | 57-60 |
| 03:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Chad Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Morris (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ismael Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - George O'Connell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sam Hurdle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Moreland (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Busch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John May (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell loses the dribble to John May | 57-60 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Sam Hurdle, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (PG), Kenneth Bryce (SF), Todd Garrett (C) Chad Morris, Ismael Long, George O'Connell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen (SG), Lawrence Hall (PF), Taylor Zebel (C) Sam Hurdle, John Busch, James Webb | |
| 02:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Webb (SF) John May | |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Todd Garrett is denied by Taylor Zebel | 57-60 |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 02:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett makes the fadeaway in the lane | 59-60 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris (PG), Ismael Long (PF), George O'Connell (C) Harry Ponds, Curtis Thomas, Todd Garrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG), John Busch (SF) Robert Moreland, James Webb | |
| 02:11 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-60 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:39 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Bryce | 61-60 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Chad Allen and he's hacked by Albert Morris - foul #3 on Albert Morris, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Chad Morris and he's fouled by Sam Hurdle - foul #5 on Sam Hurdle, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland (PG) Sam Hurdle | |
| 01:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall blows the layup | 64-63 |
| 00:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Morris | 66-63 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-63 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | The clock runs out | 66-63 |