| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) SG - Charles Sorensen (fresh) SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) PF - Charles Pauline (fresh) C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alvin Jared (fresh) SG - Bradford Michie (fresh) SF - Scott Nuttall (fresh) PF - Michael Swim (fresh) C - Gerald Dan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline hits the finger roll set up by Michael Stillings | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Albany | Alvin Jared misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerald Dan is called for the reach on Walter Ebling - foul #1 on Gerald Dan, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Charles Pauline | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Albany | Scott Nuttall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Albany | The rebound goes to Michael Swim | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Albany | Gerald Dan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:32 | Albany | Gerald Dan snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:16 | Albany | Gerald Dan's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Thomas | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 16:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith (C) Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 16:28 | Albany | Michael Swim misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Charles Pauline - foul #1 on Charles Pauline, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods (SG), Sidney Thomas (SF) Charles Sorensen, Walter Ebling | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 16:28 | Albany | Michael Swim makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:28 | Albany | Michael Swim misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:28 | Albany | Scott Nuttall grabs the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 16:10 | Albany | Gerald Dan hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (SG) Charles Pauline | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 16:10 | Albany | Gerald Dan makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:10 | Albany | Gerald Dan misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Michael Stillings | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Burdine (fresh) SF - Donald Woods (fresh) PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sidney Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alvin Jared (fresh) SG - Bradford Michie (fresh) SF - Scott Nuttall (fresh) PF - Michael Swim (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gerald Dan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Albany | Michael Stillings is called for the reach on Alvin Jared - foul #1 on Michael Stillings, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Theodore Jackson (C) Michael Stillings | |
| Subs | Albany | Marvin Wymore (C) Gerald Dan | |
| 15:27 | Albany | Bradford Michie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Sidney Thomas - foul #1 on Sidney Thomas, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas (C) Theodore Jackson | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 15:27 | Albany | Bradford Michie makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:27 | Albany | Bradford Michie makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:27 | Albany | Bradford Michie misses the 3rd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Sidney Thomas | 6-4 |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen (SG), Walter Ebling (SF) Donald Woods, Sidney Thomas | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 14:52 | Albany | Bradford Michie is hacked by Charles Sorensen - foul #1 on Charles Sorensen, team foul #5 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline (PF) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Albany | Harvey Peters (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Ivan Zullinger (SF), Edgar Silverman (C) Alvin Jared, Bradford Michie, Scott Nuttall, Michael Swim | |
| 14:46 | Albany | Harvey Peters can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Burdine - foul #1 on Brian Burdine, team foul #6 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG) Brian Burdine | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 14:46 | Albany | Harvey Peters makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:46 | Albany | Harvey Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Pauline | 6-5 |
| 14:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline clanks a jumper from the left block | 6-5 |
| 14:24 | Albany | Edgar Silverman gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:20 | Albany | Harvey Peters comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 6-5 |
| 14:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas tips it home | 8-5 |
| 13:38 | Albany | The short jumper by Edgar Silverman is denied by Charles Pauline | 8-5 |
| 13:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Pauline | 11-5 |
| 13:10 | Albany | Marvin Wymore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-5 |
| 13:08 | Albany | Edgar Silverman hits the follow up shot | 11-7 |
| 12:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Wymore steals the ball from Walter Ebling | 11-7 |
| 12:23 | Albany | Robert Robinson is hacked by Charles Sorensen - foul #2 on Charles Sorensen, team foul #7 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Donald Woods (SG), Sidney Thomas (SF), Paul Smith (PF), Theodore Jackson (C) Michael Stillings, Charles Sorensen, Walter Ebling, Charles Pauline, Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | Albany | Alvin Jared (PG), Scott Nuttall (SF), Michael Swim (PF), Gerald Dan (C) Harvey Peters, Ivan Zullinger, Marvin Wymore, Edgar Silverman | |
| 12:23 | Albany | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:23 | Albany | Robert Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:23 | Albany | Gerald Dan grabs the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:09 | Albany | Robert Robinson can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #8 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor (SF) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 12:09 | Albany | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:09 | Albany | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas is fouled on the floor by Michael Swim - foul #1 on Michael Swim, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Albany | Bradford Michie (SG) Robert Robinson | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Brian Burdine (fresh) SG - Donald Woods (fresh) SF - Bryan Factor (fresh) PF - Sidney Thomas (fresh) C - Theodore Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alvin Jared (fresh) SG - Bradford Michie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Nuttall (fresh) PF - Michael Swim (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gerald Dan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Theodore Jackson can't finish the layup | 11-10 |
| 11:36 | Albany | Alvin Jared snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 11:18 | Albany | Michael Swim comes up short on the runner from close range | 11-10 |
| 11:17 | Albany | Michael Swim tips it home | 11-12 |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 11:11 | Albany | Bradford Michie snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:49 | Albany | Alvin Jared hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-12 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Sidney Thomas | 14-12 |
| 09:59 | Albany | Gerald Dan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 09:58 | Albany | Scott Nuttall tips it home | 14-14 |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Woods | 16-14 |
| 09:37 | Albany | Michael Swim buries a floater from close range | 16-16 |
| 09:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor's pass is intercepted by Scott Nuttall | 16-16 |
| 09:09 | Albany | Bradford Michie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), Walter Ebling (SF), Charles Pauline (PF), Andrew Thomas (C) Donald Woods, Bryan Factor, Sidney Thomas, Theodore Jackson | |
| Subs | Albany | Marvin Wymore (C) Gerald Dan | |
| 09:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods (SG) Brian Burdine | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 08:54 | Albany | Marvin Wymore slams it home | 16-18 |
| 08:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas's layup is rejected by Marvin Wymore | 16-18 |
| 08:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline can't tip it in | 16-18 |
| 08:38 | Albany | Bradford Michie gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:20 | Albany | Marvin Wymore connects on the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Andrew Thomas - foul #1 on Andrew Thomas, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Albany | Harvey Peters (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Ivan Zullinger (SF), Edgar Silverman (C) Alvin Jared, Bradford Michie, Scott Nuttall, Michael Swim | |
| 08:20 | Albany | Marvin Wymore makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Andrew Thomas, team foul #10 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (SG), Sidney Thomas (C) Donald Woods, Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 07:54 | Albany | Marvin Wymore misses short on a floater near the basket | 16-21 |
| 07:53 | Albany | Marvin Wymore grabs the offensive board | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Burdine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Pauline (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Harvey Peters (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Zullinger (fresh) PF - Marvin Wymore (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edgar Silverman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Albany | Robert Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 07:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Stillings | 19-21 |
| 07:01 | Albany | Marvin Wymore clanks a jump hook near the basket | 19-21 |
| 06:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Ivan Zullinger takes the ball from Michael Stillings | 19-21 |
| 06:30 | Albany | Walter Ebling steals it from Robert Robinson | 19-21 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings lays it up and in set up by Walter Ebling | 21-21 |
| 06:02 | Albany | Edgar Silverman knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 21-23 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Robinson picks off the pass by Sidney Thomas | 21-23 |
| 05:27 | Albany | Harvey Peters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 05:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Marvin Wymore - foul #1 on Marvin Wymore, team foul #3 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods (SG), Bryan Factor (SF), Theodore Jackson (C) Brian Burdine, Walter Ebling, Sidney Thomas | |
| Subs | Albany | Alvin Jared (PG), Bradford Michie (SG), Scott Nuttall (SF), Michael Swim (PF), Gerald Dan (C) Harvey Peters, Robert Robinson, Ivan Zullinger, Marvin Wymore, Edgar Silverman | |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:38 | Albany | Scott Nuttall is denied on a dunk by Charles Pauline | 23-23 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor misses the tip | 23-23 |
| 04:15 | Albany | Michael Swim grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 03:57 | Albany | Alvin Jared buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradford Michie and he's hacked by Michael Stillings - foul #2 on Michael Stillings, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen (SG), Paul Smith (PF), Andrew Thomas (C) Bryan Factor, Charles Pauline, Theodore Jackson | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 03:57 | Albany | Alvin Jared makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | A charge is called on Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #12 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline (PF) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Woods (fresh) PF - Charles Pauline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alvin Jared (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bradford Michie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Nuttall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Swim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Dan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Albany | Michael Swim is called for a backcourt violation | 23-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG) Michael Stillings | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas can't finish the layup | 23-26 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen misses the tip | 23-26 |
| 03:09 | Albany | Gerald Dan pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 02:46 | Albany | Scott Nuttall misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 02:44 | Albany | Scott Nuttall tips it home | 23-28 |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 02:24 | Albany | Michael Swim grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 02:05 | Albany | Michael Swim banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Nuttall | 23-30 |
| 01:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-30 |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Pauline | 23-30 |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods clanks a shot from the right side | 23-30 |
| 01:17 | Albany | Alvin Jared gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:12 | Albany | Bradford Michie drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Jared | 23-33 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Gerald Dan - foul #2 on Gerald Dan, team foul #4 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), Bryan Factor (SG), Walter Ebling (SF), Sidney Thomas (C) Brian Burdine, Charles Sorensen, Donald Woods, Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | Albany | Harvey Peters (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Ivan Zullinger (SF), Marvin Wymore (PF), Edgar Silverman (C) Alvin Jared, Bradford Michie, Scott Nuttall, Michael Swim, Gerald Dan | |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline misses the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:56 | Albany | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 24-33 |
| 00:40 | Albany | Ivan Zullinger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 00:38 | Albany | Marvin Wymore tips it but misses | 24-33 |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 00:16 | Albany | Marvin Wymore pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 00:01 | Albany | Robert Robinson connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 24-35 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling misses the fullcourt shot | 24-35 |