| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) SG - Charles Chamberlin (fresh) SF - Frank Mason (fresh) PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Black (fresh) SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) PF - Sergio Lopez (fresh) C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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) | |
| 19:38 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Harris | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Jackson | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black clanks a shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Chamberlin | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Harris - foul #1 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), Charles Harvey (SG), Peter Cogdell (SF), Jim Chandler (PF), Sean Petersen (C) John Black, Christopher Jackson, Dennis Robinson, Sergio Lopez, Jonathan Harris | |
| 17:43 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Jim Chandler is denied by James Nelson | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Chamberlin | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin buries a fadeaway in the lane | 4-3 |
| 16:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Mason is called for the reach on Sean Petersen - foul #1 on Frank Mason, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (PG), Eugene Lofgren (SG), Todd Cooley (SF), Kristopher Jasmin (PF), Mack Robichaux (C) Sean Bragdon, Charles Chamberlin, Frank Mason, Raymond Seiter, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF) John Critchfield, Charles Harvey, Peter Cogdell | |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Todd Cooley - foul #1 on Todd Cooley, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (SG), Charles Harvey (PF) Christopher Jackson, Jim Chandler | |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Quinn (fresh) SG - Eugene Lofgren (fresh) SF - Todd Cooley (fresh) PF - Kristopher Jasmin (fresh) C - Mack Robichaux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sanford Baird (fresh) SG - John Critchfield (fresh) SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Harvey (fresh) C - Sean Petersen (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 15:39 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 15:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird misses the shot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 15:20 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren is hacked by Sanford Baird - foul #1 on Sanford Baird, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (PG) Eugene Lofgren | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson (SG), Jim Chandler (SF), Sergio Lopez (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) John Critchfield, Dennis Robinson, Charles Harvey, Sean Petersen | |
| 15:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Quinn, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter (PF) Mack Robichaux | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Black (PG) Sanford Baird | |
| 14:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris is hacked by James Quinn - foul #2 on James Quinn, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (SG), Frank Mason (SF) James Quinn, Kristopher Jasmin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Dennis Robinson (SF) John Black, Sergio Lopez | |
| 14:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Harris connects on the runner from close range | 6-7 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Black (PG), John Critchfield (SG), Charles Harvey (SF), Sergio Lopez (PF), Sean Petersen (C) Sanford Baird, Christopher Jackson, Dennis Robinson, Jim Chandler, Jonathan Harris | |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen's pass is intercepted by Eugene Lofgren | 6-7 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter clanks a fadeaway from close range | 6-7 |
| 13:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 13:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Mason steps in front of the Sergio Lopez pass | 6-7 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 13:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 12:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin (SG), Kristopher Jasmin (SF), Christopher Farnham (PF), James Nelson (C) Sean Bragdon, Frank Mason, Raymond Seiter, Todd Cooley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Jim Chandler (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) John Black, John Critchfield, Charles Harvey, Sergio Lopez, Sean Petersen | |
| 12:46 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Farnham drills a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Jim Chandler - foul #1 on Jim Chandler, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 12:46 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Farnham misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson travels with the ball | 8-7 |
| 12:08 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| 11:54 | Middle Tenn. State | James Nelson swats the dunk try by Dennis Robinson | 8-7 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Eugene Lofgren (fresh) SG - Charles Chamberlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kristopher Jasmin (fresh) PF - Christopher Farnham (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Nelson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sanford Baird (fresh) SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jim Chandler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jim Chandler | 8-9 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin is fouled on the floor by Sanford Baird - foul #2 on Sanford Baird, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (PG), Frank Mason (SF), Raymond Seiter (PF) Eugene Lofgren, Kristopher Jasmin, Christopher Farnham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Black (PG), Charles Harvey (SF), Sergio Lopez (PF), Sean Petersen (C) Sanford Baird, Dennis Robinson, Jim Chandler, Jonathan Harris | |
| 11:06 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson is whistled for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), Dennis Robinson (SF) John Black, Charles Harvey | |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson is hacked by Sean Bragdon - foul #1 on Sean Bragdon, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley (SG), Todd Cooley (C) Charles Chamberlin, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Black (PG), Charles Harvey (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) John Critchfield, Sergio Lopez, Sean Petersen | |
| 10:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-9 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Seiter | 8-9 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Seiter | 8-9 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Robinson steals the ball from Raymond Seiter | 8-9 |
| 09:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey misses the easy layup | 8-9 |
| 09:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson grabs the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-11 |
| 09:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 09:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Seiter | 8-11 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 8-11 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 08:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson misses the shot from close range | 8-11 |
| 08:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 08:15 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 08:14 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Frank Mason | 11-11 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Cooley takes the ball from Jonathan Harris | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sean Bragdon (fairly fresh) SG - Allan Maley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Seiter (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Todd Cooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Harvey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dennis Robinson - foul #1 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin (SG), Kristopher Jasmin (SF), Christopher Farnham (PF), James Nelson (C) Sean Bragdon, Frank Mason, Raymond Seiter, Todd Cooley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), Peter Cogdell (SG), Jim Chandler (SF), Sergio Lopez (PF), Sean Petersen (C) John Black, Christopher Jackson, Dennis Robinson, Charles Harvey, Jonathan Harris | |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-11 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Farnham grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 06:21 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Sean Petersen | 13-13 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin lays it in | 15-13 |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield is hacked by Allan Maley - foul #1 on Allan Maley, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (PG) Allan Maley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson (SG) Peter Cogdell | |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen is hacked by Kristopher Jasmin - foul #1 on Kristopher Jasmin, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter (PF) Christopher Farnham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Bragdon | 18-15 |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson hits the finger roll set up by John Critchfield and he's fouled by Charles Chamberlin - foul #1 on Charles Chamberlin, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (SG), Mack Robichaux (C) Charles Chamberlin, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson (SF) Jim Chandler | |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mack Robichaux, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Black (PG) Christopher Jackson | |
| 04:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses the lay-in | 18-20 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Mack Robichaux snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Lofgren and the foul's on Sergio Lopez - foul #1 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (SG), Frank Mason (SF), Todd Cooley (C) Eugene Lofgren, Kristopher Jasmin, Mack Robichaux | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Charles Harvey (SF), Jim Chandler (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) John Black, John Critchfield, Dennis Robinson, Sergio Lopez, Sean Petersen | |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses the free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Harris | 20-20 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Bragdon steps in front of the Jonathan Harris pass | 20-20 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 03:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Quinn (fresh) SF - Frank Mason (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Seiter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Todd Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sanford Baird (fresh) SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harvey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jim Chandler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-23 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn is called for traveling | 20-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin (SG), James Nelson (C) Sean Bragdon, Raymond Seiter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Sergio Lopez (PF), Sean Petersen (C) Christopher Jackson, Charles Harvey, Jim Chandler, Jonathan Harris | |
| 02:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Todd Cooley - foul #2 on Todd Cooley, team foul #10 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler (PF) Sergio Lopez | |
| 02:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Mason grabs the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Chamberlin | 23-23 |
| 01:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (PG), Kristopher Jasmin (PF) James Quinn, Todd Cooley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson (SG), Peter Cogdell (SF), Sergio Lopez (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) John Critchfield, Dennis Robinson, Jim Chandler, Sean Petersen | |
| 01:49 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon buries a 3 from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Cogdell buries a 3 from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Jonathan Harris - foul #2 on Jonathan Harris, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter (PF) Frank Mason | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Jim Chandler (PF), Sean Petersen (C) Christopher Jackson, Peter Cogdell, Sergio Lopez, Jonathan Harris | |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson makes the 3rd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 28-26 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 28-26 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin can't tip it in | 28-26 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Harvey is called for the reach on Charles Chamberlin - foul #1 on Charles Harvey, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley (SF) James Nelson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Black (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Sergio Lopez (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) Sanford Baird, Charles Harvey, Jim Chandler, Sean Petersen | |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Bragdon is called for the reach on John Black - foul #2 on Sean Bragdon, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (SG) Charles Chamberlin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (SG), Charles Harvey (SF), Jim Chandler (C) Christopher Jackson, Dennis Robinson, Jonathan Harris | |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter hits a jumper from close range | 32-27 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-27 |