| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Blount (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) SF - Mark Mielke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Yoho (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Marvin Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Holiday (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Adler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anderson Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lamon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon blows the wide open layup | 32-32 |
| 19:43 | Kansas | Carlton Yoho pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:18 | Kansas | Tony Johnson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 19:17 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lamon | 32-32 |
| 18:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Marvin Snowden | 32-35 |
| 18:36 | Kansas | Tony Johnson can't finish the layup | 32-35 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| 17:50 | Kansas | Thomas Blount is whistled for a carry | 32-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls (C) Carlton Yoho | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon misses the dunk | 32-35 |
| 17:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler tips it home | 32-37 |
| 17:15 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls misses the easy layup | 32-37 |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | James Robinson is called for the reach on Ryan Holiday - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lewis (PG), Steven Spruill (SF), Edward Morgan (PF) Thomas Blount, Mark Mielke, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas (PG), Willie Hammons (SG), Howard Brown (PF), John Gray (C) Marvin Snowden, Ryan Holiday, Anderson Lively, Kenneth Lamon | |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 16:38 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 16:14 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls can't connect on a floater from the right block | 32-37 |
| 16:13 | Kansas | Edward Morgan snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:56 | Kansas | Steven Spruill connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Robinson | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Spruill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Hilton Huertas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Adler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Gray (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Blount (PG), Carlton Yoho (C) James Robinson, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden (PG), Ryan Holiday (SG), Ernest Neal (SF), Anderson Lively (PF) Hilton Huertas, Willie Hammons, Tim Adler, Howard Brown | |
| 15:15 | Kansas | Edward Morgan misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 15:14 | Kansas | Carlton Yoho tips it in | 36-37 |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 14:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal tips it but misses | 36-37 |
| 14:48 | Kansas | Thomas Blount grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:35 | Kansas | Edward Morgan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Anderson Lively - foul #1 on Anderson Lively, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Mielke (SF) Thomas Blount | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler (SF), Kenneth Lamon (C) Ernest Neal, John Gray | |
| 14:35 | Kansas | Edward Morgan makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden misses the layup against the doubleteam | 39-37 |
| 14:17 | Kansas | Carlton Yoho grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:53 | Kansas | Michael Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 13:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Holiday knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 13:06 | Kansas | Anderson Lively is called for the reach on Carlton Yoho - foul #2 on Anderson Lively, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Blount (PG), James Robinson (SG), Tony Johnson (PF), Marshall Nuckolls (C) Michael Lewis, Steven Spruill, Edward Morgan, Carlton Yoho | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas (PG), Willie Hammons (SG), Howard Brown (PF) Marvin Snowden, Ryan Holiday, Anderson Lively | |
| 12:51 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 12:27 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:06 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Holiday (SG), Ernest Neal (SF) Willie Hammons, Tim Adler | |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Robinson is called for the reach on Ryan Holiday - foul #3 on James Robinson, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden (PG), John Gray (C) Hilton Huertas, Kenneth Lamon | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Blount (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Mielke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Marvin Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Holiday (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Neal (fresh) PF - Howard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Gray (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden is hacked by Thomas Blount - foul #2 on Thomas Blount, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lewis (PG), Edward Morgan (SF) Thomas Blount, Mark Mielke | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 11:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Holiday makes the jumper from close range and he's fouled by James Robinson - foul #4 on James Robinson, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively (PF) Howard Brown | |
| 11:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Holiday misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:22 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Tony Johnson | 39-41 |
| 10:59 | Kansas | Edward Morgan loses the dribble to Ernest Neal | 39-41 |
| 10:47 | Middle Tenn. State | John Gray knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 10:26 | Kansas | Edward Morgan misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Ernest Neal - foul #2 on Ernest Neal, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Blount (PG), Steven Spruill (SF), Carlton Yoho (C) James Robinson, Tony Johnson, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas (SG), Tim Adler (SF), Kenneth Lamon (C) Ryan Holiday, Ernest Neal, John Gray | |
| 10:26 | Kansas | Edward Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:26 | Kansas | Edward Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 10:12 | Kansas | Carlton Yoho grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 09:52 | Kansas | Edward Morgan misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 40-44 |
| 09:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 09:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden is hacked by Edward Morgan - foul #1 on Edward Morgan, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Mielke (SF), Tony Johnson (PF) Michael Lewis, Edward Morgan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Holiday (SG), Howard Brown (PF) Marvin Snowden, Anderson Lively | |
| 09:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Hilton Huertas | 40-47 |
| 09:04 | Kansas | Thomas Blount connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carlton Yoho | 42-47 |
| 08:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ryan Holiday and he's hacked by Carlton Yoho - foul #1 on Carlton Yoho, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Robinson (SG), Marshall Nuckolls (C) Steven Spruill, Carlton Yoho | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon misses the free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:47 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:19 | Kansas | Thomas Blount misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-49 |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon can't finish the layup | 42-49 |
| 07:52 | Kansas | Tony Johnson grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 07:31 | Kansas | Hilton Huertas is called for the reach on Thomas Blount - foul #1 on Hilton Huertas, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lewis (PG), Steven Spruill (SF), Edward Morgan (PF) Thomas Blount, Mark Mielke, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden (PG), Anderson Lively (PF), John Gray (C) Ryan Holiday, Howard Brown, Kenneth Lamon | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Spruill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Marvin Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hilton Huertas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Adler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anderson Lively (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Kansas | Michael Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 07:10 | Kansas | Edward Morgan misses the tip | 42-49 |
| 07:08 | Kansas | Steven Spruill gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:44 | Kansas | Michael Lewis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Edward Morgan | 45-49 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler can't connect on a shot in the lane | 45-49 |
| 06:32 | Kansas | Edward Morgan grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 06:05 | Kansas | Edward Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 06:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 05:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Mielke (SF), Tony Johnson (PF), Carlton Yoho (C) James Robinson, Edward Morgan, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Holiday (SG), Ernest Neal (SF), Kenneth Lamon (C) Hilton Huertas, Tim Adler, John Gray | |
| 05:28 | Kansas | Michael Lewis hits a runner in the lane set up by Tony Johnson | 47-49 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal is hacked by Tony Johnson - foul #1 on Tony Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Blount (PG) Steven Spruill | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:12 | Kansas | Carlton Yoho snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 04:51 | Kansas | Michael Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 04:49 | Kansas | Carlton Yoho can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 04:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Mielke - foul #1 on Mark Mielke, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Spruill (SG), Edward Morgan (SF), Marshall Nuckolls (C) Michael Lewis, Mark Mielke, Carlton Yoho | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wesley Groat (PG), Howard Brown (PF), John Gray (C) Marvin Snowden, Anderson Lively, Kenneth Lamon | |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:55 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Tony Johnson and he's fouled by Ernest Neal - foul #3 on Ernest Neal, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Robinson (SG) Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas (PG), Tim Adler (SF) Wesley Groat, Ernest Neal | |
| 03:55 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | John Gray snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 03:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler is whistled for a carry | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Blount (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Spruill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Hilton Huertas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Holiday (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Adler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Kansas | Howard Brown is called for the reach on Steven Spruill - foul #1 on Howard Brown, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lewis (PG), Mark Mielke (SF) Thomas Blount, Steven Spruill | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden (PG), Anderson Lively (PF), Kenneth Lamon (C) Hilton Huertas, Howard Brown, John Gray | |
| 02:55 | Kansas | Michael Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Holiday misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 02:25 | Kansas | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 02:25 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Blount (PG), Tony Johnson (PF), Carlton Yoho (C) Michael Lewis, Edward Morgan, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:05 | Kansas | Thomas Blount misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 01:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon lays it in | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:31 | Kansas | Mark Mielke is whistled for traveling | 49-53 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 01:15 | Kansas | Mark Mielke grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Tony Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon can't connect on a runner from close range | 49-53 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler is fouled on the floor by Thomas Blount - foul #3 on Thomas Blount, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas (SG), Howard Brown (PF) Ryan Holiday, Anderson Lively | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:19 | Kansas | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Kansas | Tony Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-53 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons (SF) Tim Adler | |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden is hacked by Thomas Blount in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Blount, team foul #10 | 49-53 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:03 | Kansas | James Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 00:01 | Kansas | Tony Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | The clock runs out | 49-55 |