| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Marvin Snowden (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ryan Holiday (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Adler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anderson Lively (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Lamon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Moshe Lijewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sergio Collazo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Beltran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Anderson Lively - foul #3 on Anderson Lively, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown (PF) Anderson Lively | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 19:33 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:33 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 19:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 19:15 | Miami (FL) | Moshe Lijewski gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 18:46 | Miami (FL) | Moshe Lijewski misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Marvin Snowden - foul #1 on Marvin Snowden, team foul #2 | 23-37 |
| 18:46 | Miami (FL) | Moshe Lijewski misses the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 18:46 | Miami (FL) | Moshe Lijewski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon's pass is intercepted by Sergio Collazo | 23-38 |
| 18:10 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Guadalupe Beltran | 23-41 |
| 18:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-41 |
| 18:00 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito grabs the board | 23-41 |
| 17:44 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo misses the fadeaway in the lane | 23-41 |
| 17:43 | Miami (FL) | Moshe Lijewski tips it home | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Marvin Snowden | 25-43 |
| 17:16 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-43 |
| 17:14 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito tips it in | 25-45 |
| 17:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Snowden | 28-45 |
| 16:44 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-45 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Marvin Snowden | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 16:14 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 15:54 | Miami (FL) | Moshe Lijewski is hacked by Ryan Holiday - foul #1 on Ryan Holiday, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas (PG), Willie Hammons (SG), Ernest Neal (SF), Anderson Lively (PF), John Gray (C) Marvin Snowden, Ryan Holiday, Tim Adler, Howard Brown, Kenneth Lamon | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell (PG), James Gilreath (SG), Claude Acklin (SF), Brett Batiste (PF), Vaughn Hall (C) Moshe Lijewski, James Hurley, Gabriel Esposito, Sergio Collazo, Guadalupe Beltran | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Hilton Huertas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Neal (fresh) PF - Anderson Lively (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Gray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Millard Ezell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Gilreath (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Acklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brett Batiste (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vaughn Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Miami (FL) | Brett Batiste's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-45 |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas buries a 3 from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 14:57 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-45 |
| 14:55 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell tips it back up and in | 31-47 |
| 14:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal drills a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Claude Acklin - foul #3 on Claude Acklin, team foul #1 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler (SF) Willie Hammons | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 14:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:21 | Miami (FL) | Claude Acklin is hacked by Tim Adler - foul #3 on Tim Adler, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden (PG), Ryan Holiday (SG) Hilton Huertas, Ernest Neal | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 14:04 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by James Gilreath and he's fouled by Anderson Lively - foul #4 on Anderson Lively, team foul #5 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas (C) Anderson Lively | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito (SF) Claude Acklin | |
| 14:04 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| 13:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 13:50 | Miami (FL) | Vaughn Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 13:23 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell is whistled for traveling | 34-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown (PF), Kenneth Lamon (C) John Gray, Hilton Huertas | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Moshe Lijewski (PG), James Hurley (SG), Sergio Collazo (PF), Wendell Benjamin (C) Millard Ezell, James Gilreath, Brett Batiste, Vaughn Hall | |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Holiday scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Snowden | 37-50 |
| 12:35 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Moshe Lijewski | 37-53 |
| 12:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-53 |
| 12:15 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Gabriel Esposito | 37-53 |
| 11:55 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Snowden - foul #2 on Marvin Snowden, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas (PG), Willie Hammons (SG), Ernest Neal (SF) Marvin Snowden, Ryan Holiday, Tim Adler | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Claude Acklin (SF), Guadalupe Beltran (C) Gabriel Esposito, Sergio Collazo | |
| 11:55 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 11:55 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Hilton Huertas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willie Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Neal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Lamon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Moshe Lijewski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hurley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Acklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wendell Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guadalupe Beltran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Lamon is fouled on the floor by Claude Acklin - foul #4 on Claude Acklin, team foul #2 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Brett Batiste (PF) Wendell Benjamin | |
| 11:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons is whistled for traveling | 37-55 |
| 11:13 | Miami (FL) | Guadalupe Beltran misses the floater from the right side | 37-55 |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 11:05 | Miami (FL) | Brett Batiste gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 10:44 | Miami (FL) | Guadalupe Beltran can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Lamon - foul #1 on Kenneth Lamon, team foul #7 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Holiday (SG), Tim Adler (SF), John Gray (C) Willie Hammons, Howard Brown, Kenneth Lamon | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell (PG), James Gilreath (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Sergio Collazo (PF) Moshe Lijewski, James Hurley, Claude Acklin, Brett Batiste | |
| 10:44 | Miami (FL) | Guadalupe Beltran makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 10:44 | Miami (FL) | Guadalupe Beltran misses the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 10:44 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito grabs the offensive board | 37-56 |
| 10:24 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo loses the dribble to Tim Adler | 37-56 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler misses the easy layup | 37-56 |
| 10:19 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Millard Ezell | 37-56 |
| 09:58 | Miami (FL) | James Gilreath knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Millard Ezell and he's fouled by Hilton Huertas - foul #1 on Hilton Huertas, team foul #8 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden (PG) Ernest Neal | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 09:58 | Miami (FL) | James Gilreath misses the free throw | 37-58 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Adler grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 09:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-58 |
| 09:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Gray tips it in | 39-58 |
| 09:19 | Miami (FL) | Tim Adler picks off the pass by Gabriel Esposito | 39-58 |
| 09:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden misses the dunk | 39-58 |
| 09:14 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Sergio Collazo | 39-58 |
| 09:08 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-58 |
| 09:06 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito grabs the offensive board | 39-58 |
| 08:53 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito buries a driving attempt in the lane | 39-60 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Guadalupe Beltran steps in front of the Ryan Holiday pass | 39-60 |
| 08:11 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-63 |
| 07:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Millard Ezell steals the ball from Ryan Holiday | 39-63 |
| 07:47 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell blows the layup | 39-63 |
| 07:46 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo tips it but misses | 39-63 |
| 07:45 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito tips it back up and in | 39-65 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Marvin Snowden (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Ryan Holiday (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Adler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hilton Huertas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Millard Ezell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Gilreath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Sergio Collazo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Beltran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas is hacked by Guadalupe Beltran - foul #3 on Guadalupe Beltran, team foul #3 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons (SG), Ernest Neal (SF), Anderson Lively (PF), Kenneth Lamon (C) Ryan Holiday, Tim Adler, John Gray, Hilton Huertas | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Moshe Lijewski (PG), James Hurley (SG), Claude Acklin (SF), Brett Batiste (PF), Vaughn Hall (C) Millard Ezell, James Gilreath, Gabriel Esposito, Sergio Collazo, Guadalupe Beltran | |
| 07:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Snowden misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-65 |
| 07:28 | Miami (FL) | Brett Batiste snags the defensive board | 39-65 |
| 07:07 | Miami (FL) | Vaughn Hall can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Anderson Lively - foul #5 on Anderson Lively, team foul #9 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wesley Groat (PG), Howard Brown (PF), John Gray (C) Marvin Snowden, Anderson Lively, Kenneth Lamon | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 07:07 | Miami (FL) | Vaughn Hall makes the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 07:07 | Miami (FL) | Vaughn Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 06:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons is hacked by Vaughn Hall - foul #2 on Vaughn Hall, team foul #4 | 39-67 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-67 |
| 06:41 | Miami (FL) | Brett Batiste pulls down the rebound | 39-67 |
| 06:35 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Moshe Lijewski | 39-70 |
| 06:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-70 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to John Gray | 39-70 |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-70 |
| 06:12 | Miami (FL) | Brett Batiste grabs the board | 39-70 |
| 05:53 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-70 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Gray gets the rebound | 39-70 |
| 05:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-70 |
| 05:31 | Miami (FL) | Vaughn Hall snags the defensive board | 39-70 |
| 05:11 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Vaughn Hall | 39-73 |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wesley Groat | 42-73 |
| 04:35 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley is hacked by John Gray - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #10 | 42-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas (SG) Willie Hammons | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell (PG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Sergio Collazo (PF), Wendell Benjamin (C) Moshe Lijewski, Claude Acklin, Brett Batiste, Vaughn Hall | |
| 04:35 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 42-74 |
| 04:35 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-75 |
| 04:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-75 |
| 04:22 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin grabs the board | 42-75 |
| 04:02 | Miami (FL) | Howard Brown is called for the reach on Wendell Benjamin - foul #2 on Howard Brown, team foul #11 | 42-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Gilreath (SG), Guadalupe Beltran (C) James Hurley, Sergio Collazo | |
| 04:02 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 04:02 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-76 |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 42-76 |
| 03:45 | Miami (FL) | Guadalupe Beltran grabs the board | 42-76 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wesley Groat (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hilton Huertas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - John Gray (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Millard Ezell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Gilreath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Wendell Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Guadalupe Beltran (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Miami (FL) | Guadalupe Beltran buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Gilreath | 42-78 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-78 |
| 03:12 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito snags the defensive board | 42-78 |
| 02:43 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Millard Ezell | 42-80 |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-80 |
| 02:28 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito grabs the board | 42-80 |
| 02:05 | Miami (FL) | James Gilreath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-80 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons (SG) Wesley Groat | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Moshe Lijewski (PG), James Hurley (SG), Sergio Collazo (PF), Vaughn Hall (C) Millard Ezell, James Gilreath, Wendell Benjamin, Guadalupe Beltran | |
| 01:52 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Ernest Neal is denied by Vaughn Hall | 42-80 |
| 01:50 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Gabriel Esposito | 42-80 |
| 01:31 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Sergio Collazo | 42-83 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-83 |
| 01:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown tips it in | 44-83 |
| 00:53 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-83 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown gets the rebound | 44-83 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | John Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-83 |
| 00:43 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 44-83 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Moshe Lijewski | 44-85 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Hilton Huertas misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-85 |
| 00:09 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-85 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Moshe Lijewski runs out the clock | 44-85 |