| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dustin Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Aparicio (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Ingles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Zimmer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clifford Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Donald Ingles inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Princeton | Clifford Hill drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Eddie Aparicio | 24-32 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover is fouled on the floor by Clifford Hill - foul #3 on Clifford Hill, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Chris Rizer (C) Clifford Hill | |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover is fouled on the floor by Donald Ingles - foul #2 on Donald Ingles, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| 18:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 18:43 | Princeton | Eric Zimmer snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 18:24 | Princeton | Eddie Aparicio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 18:23 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:08 | Princeton | Chris Rizer travels with the ball | 24-32 |
| 17:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Ingles steals the ball from Joseph Stover | 24-32 |
| 17:31 | Princeton | Chris Rizer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 24-32 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover's pass is intercepted by Jerry Gardner | 24-32 |
| 17:10 | Princeton | Donald Ingles blows the layup | 24-32 |
| 17:08 | Princeton | Eddie Aparicio tips it back up and in | 24-34 |
| 16:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-34 |
| 16:57 | Princeton | Donald Ingles gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 16:39 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Brent Winters - foul #2 on Brent Winters, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Timothy Myers (SG), Johnny Higdon (SF), Paul Skillings (PF), Ronald Pinto (C) Joseph Stover, Brent Winters, Johnny Sampson, Jay Davidson, Dustin Perry | |
| Subs | Princeton | Milton Mosley (SG), Randy Spigner (C) Eddie Aparicio, Eric Zimmer | |
| 16:39 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 16:39 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 16:39 | Princeton | Randy Spigner grabs the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 16:30 | Princeton | Randy Spigner hits a shot from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 16:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 16:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto can't tip it in | 24-37 |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 15:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers banks in the layup | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Skillings (fresh) C - Ronald Pinto (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Jerry Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Mosley (fresh) SF - Donald Ingles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Rizer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Spigner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Princeton | Randy Spigner misses the shot near the basket | 26-37 |
| 15:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 15:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 14:59 | Princeton | 3 seconds is called on Jerry Gardner | 28-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Jay Davidson (PF), Dustin Perry (C) Nicholas Reiss, Timothy Myers, Johnny Higdon, Paul Skillings, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Princeton | Eddie Aparicio (SG), Eric Zimmer (PF), Clifford Hill (C) Milton Mosley, Chris Rizer, Randy Spigner | |
| 14:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover banks in the layup | 30-37 |
| 14:20 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner is whistled for a carry | 30-37 |
| 14:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Brent Winters | 32-37 |
| 13:45 | Princeton | Dustin Perry swats the short shot by Eric Zimmer | 32-37 |
| 13:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 13:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses long on a floater from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 13:23 | Princeton | Clifford Hill gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:03 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner can't connect on a runner in the lane | 32-37 |
| 13:02 | Princeton | Clifford Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:47 | Princeton | Donald Ingles makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Gardner | 32-39 |
| 12:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 12:34 | Princeton | Clifford Hill grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 12:09 | Princeton | Clifford Hill misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jay Davidson - foul #1 on Jay Davidson, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Timothy Myers (SF), Johnny Higdon (PF), Ronald Pinto (C) Joseph Stover, Johnny Sampson, Jay Davidson, Dustin Perry | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jerry Berry (PG), Chris Rizer (PF) Jerry Gardner, Eric Zimmer | |
| 12:09 | Princeton | Clifford Hill makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:09 | Princeton | Clifford Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 11:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 11:49 | Princeton | Chris Rizer pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Myers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Higdon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Pinto (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Jerry Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Aparicio (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Ingles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Rizer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Princeton | Jerry Berry's pass is intercepted by Timothy Myers | 32-41 |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss banks in the layup set up by Timothy Myers | 34-41 |
| 11:10 | Princeton | Eddie Aparicio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 11:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 10:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Donald Ingles - foul #3 on Donald Ingles, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry (C) Brent Winters | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jerry Gardner (PG), Milton Mosley (SG), Gabriel Stetson (SF) Jerry Berry, Eddie Aparicio, Donald Ingles | |
| 10:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 10:36 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-41 |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Chris Rizer - foul #1 on Chris Rizer, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG) Timothy Myers | |
| Subs | Princeton | Eric Zimmer (PF) Chris Rizer | |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:50 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 09:48 | Princeton | Clifford Hill tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 09:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Joseph Stover | 39-43 |
| 09:00 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Gabriel Stetson | 39-45 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Milton Mosley picks off the pass by Nicholas Reiss | 39-45 |
| 08:34 | Princeton | Milton Mosley lays it up and in | 39-47 |
| 08:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 08:11 | Princeton | Eric Zimmer grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 07:42 | Princeton | Clifford Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Perry | 39-47 |
| 07:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Reiss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Higdon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Pinto (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Dustin Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Jerry Gardner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gabriel Stetson (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Zimmer (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Clifford Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon lays it up and in | 41-47 |
| 07:12 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner drills a fadeaway from the left block | 41-49 |
| 06:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 06:57 | Princeton | Jerry Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 06:36 | Princeton | Eric Zimmer misses the lay-in | 41-49 |
| 06:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Gabriel Stetson - foul #1 on Gabriel Stetson, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Jay Davidson (PF) Joseph Stover, Nicholas Reiss, Johnny Higdon, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jerry Berry (PG), Eddie Aparicio (SG), Donald Ingles (SF), Chris Rizer (PF) Jerry Gardner, Milton Mosley, Gabriel Stetson, Eric Zimmer | |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:16 | Princeton | Clifford Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:47 | Princeton | Jerry Berry drills a runner from close range set up by Clifford Hill | 42-51 |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson loses the dribble to Eddie Aparicio | 42-51 |
| 05:05 | Princeton | Donald Ingles scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Eddie Aparicio | 42-53 |
| 04:50 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Jay Davidson is blocked by Chris Rizer | 42-53 |
| 04:49 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Donald Ingles | 42-53 |
| 04:26 | Princeton | Donald Ingles misses the fadeaway in the paint | 42-53 |
| 04:24 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Aparicio | 42-53 |
| 03:57 | Princeton | Eddie Aparicio is hacked by Brent Winters - foul #3 on Brent Winters, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings (C) Dustin Perry | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Spigner (C) Clifford Hill | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Princeton | Eddie Aparicio can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 03:28 | Princeton | Randy Spigner tips it home | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Sampson (fairly fresh) PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Skillings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Jerry Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Aparicio (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Ingles (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Rizer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Spigner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Ingles picks off the pass by Paul Skillings | 42-55 |
| 03:08 | Princeton | Donald Ingles lays it up and in | 42-57 |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Chris Rizer - foul #2 on Chris Rizer, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Arthur Lyman (SG), Johnny Higdon (SF), Ronald Pinto (C) Timothy Myers, Brent Winters, Johnny Sampson, Paul Skillings | |
| Subs | Princeton | Milton Mosley (SG), Gabriel Stetson (SF) Eddie Aparicio, Donald Ingles | |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 02:53 | Princeton | Milton Mosley pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 02:27 | Princeton | Gabriel Stetson drills a floater from the right side | 43-59 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 02:13 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Randy Spigner | 43-59 |
| 01:47 | Princeton | Gabriel Stetson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Berry | 43-62 |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Berry - foul #1 on Jerry Berry, team foul #7 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (SG), Paul Skillings (PF) Arthur Lyman, Jay Davidson | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 01:16 | Princeton | Gabriel Stetson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-62 |
| 01:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 01:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 00:48 | Princeton | Jerry Berry scores on a floater from the left side | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Paul Skillings | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Princeton | Jerry Berry can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Myers - foul #1 on Timothy Myers, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| 00:17 | Princeton | Jerry Berry makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 00:17 | Princeton | Jerry Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Ronald Pinto is denied by Randy Spigner | 49-66 |
| 00:10 | Princeton | Gabriel Stetson gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Jerry Berry runs out the clock | 49-66 |