| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Int. | PG - Travis Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Whisler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugo Sheriff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Moloney (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Int. | Florida Int. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 19:47 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 19:26 | Florida Int. | Hugo Sheriff scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Travis Lewis | 25-28 |
| 19:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson's pass is intercepted by Arthur Hart | 25-28 |
| 18:51 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 18:50 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 18:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whisler steals it from Jason Valdovinos | 25-28 |
| 18:15 | Florida Int. | John Whisler lays it in | 25-30 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 18:04 | Florida Int. | The rebound goes to Arthur Hart | 25-30 |
| 17:42 | Florida Int. | William Donoghue picks off the pass by Hugo Sheriff | 25-30 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters makes the contested floater in the paint and he's hacked by John Whisler - foul #3 on John Whisler, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Dikembe Araki (SG) John Whisler | |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:26 | Florida Int. | The rebound goes to Arthur Hart | 27-30 |
| 17:01 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Hart | 27-33 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman is fouled on the floor by Travis Lewis - foul #1 on Travis Lewis, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Robin Cosey (PF), John Hearne (C) Arthur Lyman, Jason Valdovinos, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | | |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney can't connect on a shot from the right side | 27-33 |
| 16:35 | Florida Int. | The rebound goes to Hugo Sheriff | 27-33 |
| 16:09 | Florida Int. | Arthur Hart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 16:07 | Florida Int. | Dikembe Araki gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 15:47 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Paul Skillings (SG), Jason Valdovinos (PF), William Donoghue (C) Scotty Denney, Brent Winters, Johnny Sampson, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | John Whisler (SG) Dikembe Araki | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Skillings (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robin Cosey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Int. | PG - Travis Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Whisler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugo Sheriff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Moloney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| 15:02 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 14:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 14:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey tips it back up and in | 29-36 |
| 14:21 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney is hacked by Jason Valdovinos - foul #3 on Jason Valdovinos, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG) Robin Cosey | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | | |
| 14:01 | Florida Int. | John Whisler misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 14:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 13:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 13:41 | Florida Int. | Hugo Sheriff grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 13:12 | Florida Int. | Hugo Sheriff connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Richard Moloney and he's fouled by William Donoghue - foul #1 on William Donoghue, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Robin Cosey (PF), John Hearne (C) Arthur Lyman, Paul Skillings, Jason Valdovinos, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | | |
| 13:12 | Florida Int. | Hugo Sheriff misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 12:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson is hacked by Arthur Hart - foul #1 on Arthur Hart, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Donald Walden (PF) Hugo Sheriff | |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Hart is called for the reach on Brent Winters - foul #2 on Arthur Hart, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Brent Winters and he's hacked by Donald Walden - foul #2 on Donald Walden, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Thomas Cutler (C) Arthur Hart | |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 11:59 | Florida Int. | Donald Walden misses long on a floater from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 11:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne lays it up and in set up by Robin Cosey | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robin Cosey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hearne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Int. | PG - Travis Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Whisler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Moloney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Walden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Cutler (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Florida Int. | John Whisler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-38 |
| 11:15 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 11:03 | Florida Int. | Thomas Cutler is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Cutler, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Jason Valdovinos (PF), William Donoghue (C) Scotty Denney, Robin Cosey, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Dikembe Araki (PG), Arthur Hart (C) Travis Lewis, Thomas Cutler | |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Valdovinos | 37-38 |
| 10:21 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney's pass is intercepted by Arthur Lyman | 37-38 |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Moloney - foul #2 on Richard Moloney, team foul #7 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Hugo Sheriff (SF) Richard Moloney | |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:41 | Florida Int. | John Whisler drills a 3 from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 09:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Hugo Sheriff - foul #1 on Hugo Sheriff, team foul #8 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings (SG) Brent Winters | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Travis Lewis (PG) Dikembe Araki | |
| 09:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 08:52 | Florida Int. | John Whisler is hacked by Arthur Lyman - foul #2 on Arthur Lyman, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott (SF), Robin Cosey (PF), John Hearne (C) Johnny Sampson, Jason Valdovinos, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney (PF) Arthur Hart | |
| 08:40 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-44 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Thomas Cutler (C) Donald Walden | |
| 08:03 | Florida Int. | Hugo Sheriff's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Scott | 39-44 |
| 08:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings scores on a 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 07:23 | Florida Int. | John Whisler hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Travis Lewis | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Skillings (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marvin Scott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robin Cosey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hearne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Int. | PG - Travis Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Whisler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugo Sheriff (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Moloney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Cutler (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings clanks a shot from the right block | 42-47 |
| 07:09 | Florida Int. | Thomas Cutler pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 06:51 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney misses long on a shot from the right side | 42-47 |
| 06:49 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Paul Skillings | 42-47 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 05:58 | Florida Int. | John Whisler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 05:56 | Florida Int. | Thomas Cutler can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Jason Valdovinos (PF), William Donoghue (C) Arthur Lyman, Paul Skillings, Marvin Scott, Robin Cosey, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Donald Walden (PF), Arthur Hart (C) Hugo Sheriff, Thomas Cutler | |
| 05:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Donoghue | 47-47 |
| 05:28 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-47 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 05:14 | Florida Int. | Donald Walden grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 04:54 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 04:52 | Florida Int. | Arthur Hart tips it home | 47-49 |
| 04:27 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whisler steals it from Johnny Sampson | 47-49 |
| 04:02 | Florida Int. | Donald Walden misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jason Valdovinos - foul #4 on Jason Valdovinos, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG) Scotty Denney | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Dikembe Araki (PG) Travis Lewis | |
| 04:02 | Florida Int. | Donald Walden makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:02 | Florida Int. | Donald Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 03:40 | Florida Int. | Donald Walden grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 03:23 | Florida Int. | Brent Winters steals it from Arthur Hart | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Int. | PG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) SG - John Whisler (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Walden (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Moloney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Hart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | James Boyd (PG), Hugo Sheriff (SF) John Whisler, Donald Walden | |
| 02:57 | Florida Int. | Richard Moloney knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Boyd | 47-54 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki steps in front of the Brent Winters pass | 47-54 |
| 02:40 | Florida Int. | Florida Int. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Travis Lewis (PG), John Whisler (SG) James Boyd, Dikembe Araki | |
| 02:11 | Florida Int. | Arthur Lyman steps in front of the Hugo Sheriff pass | 47-54 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 01:33 | Florida Int. | John Whisler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 01:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 00:52 | Florida Int. | John Whisler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 00:37 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue misses long on an open runner from the right block | 53-54 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Moloney is called for the reach on William Donoghue - foul #3 on Richard Moloney, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:21 | Florida Int. | Arthur Hart snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Int. | Florida Int. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Florida Int. | John Whisler misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jason Valdovinos - foul #5 on Jason Valdovinos, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey (PF) Jason Valdovinos | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | | |
| 00:04 | Florida Int. | John Whisler makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:04 | Florida Int. | John Whisler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 54-56 |