| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Doug Welker (fresh) SG - Howard Bushong (fresh) SF - Michael Foote (fresh) PF - Tom Roberts (fresh) C - Ramon Mendez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Brian Burdine (fresh) SG - Charles Sorensen (fresh) SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) PF - Charles Pauline (fresh) C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Doug Welker | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong misses the jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Doug Welker steals the ball from Andrew Thomas | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Burdine, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Ebling - foul #1 on Walter Ebling, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Charles Sorensen | 6-2 |
| 17:17 | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 6-2 |
| 17:15 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez snags the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Ebling - foul #2 on Walter Ebling, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods (SF) Walter Ebling | |
| 17:05 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:05 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 16:58 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:44 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Foote is called for the reach on Brian Burdine - foul #1 on Michael Foote, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald (SG), Paul Smith (PF), Sidney Thomas (C) Charles Sorensen, Charles Pauline, Andrew Thomas | |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 16:09 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 15:52 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Doug Welker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Bushong (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Foote (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Roberts (fairly fresh) C - Ramon Mendez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Brian Burdine (fresh) SG - John Greenwald (fresh) SF - Donald Woods (fresh) PF - Paul Smith (fresh) C - Sidney Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Burdine | 7-4 |
| 15:17 | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen (SG), Charles Pauline (PF) Brian Burdine, Sidney Thomas | |
| 15:11 | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong is hacked by Charles Sorensen - foul #1 on Charles Sorensen, team foul #5 | 7-4 |
| 15:00 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Foote | 9-4 |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods is whistled for a carry | 9-4 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas (SF), Andrew Thomas (C) Donald Woods, Paul Smith | |
| 14:23 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 9-4 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Andrew Thomas | 9-4 |
| 14:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas buries a runner from close range and he's fouled by Ramon Mendez - foul #1 on Ramon Mendez, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | George Russ (SF) Michael Foote | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG) John Greenwald | |
| 14:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:07 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:56 | Jacksonville | George Russ can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 9-6 |
| 13:55 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker tips it back up and in | 11-6 |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 13:31 | Jacksonville | George Russ pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:05 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez misses the lay-in | 11-6 |
| 13:04 | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong tips it back up and in | 13-6 |
| 12:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ramon Mendez takes the ball from Brian Burdine | 13-6 |
| 12:22 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Howard Bushong | 15-6 |
| 12:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-6 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen grabs the offensive board | 15-6 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sidney Thomas | 15-9 |
| 11:42 | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong blows the layup but he's hacked by Sidney Thomas - foul #1 on Sidney Thomas, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Michael Foote (SF), Willie Rogers (PF), Benjamin McKinney (C) George Russ, Tom Roberts, Ramon Mendez | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald (PG), Donald Woods (SG), Bryan Factor (SF), Paul Smith (PF), Theodore Jackson (C) Brian Burdine, Charles Sorensen, Sidney Thomas, Charles Pauline, Andrew Thomas | |
| 11:42 | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:42 | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Doug Welker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Bushong (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Foote (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Rogers (fresh) C - Benjamin McKinney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Greenwald (fresh) SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Factor (fresh) PF - Paul Smith (fresh) C - Theodore Jackson (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Howard Bushong - foul #1 on Howard Bushong, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | George Russ (PG), Jeffery Simmonds (SG) Doug Welker, Howard Bushong | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:58 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote lays it in on a nice dish by George Russ | 19-12 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith knocks in the shot from close range and he's fouled by Willie Rogers - foul #1 on Willie Rogers, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG) Bryan Factor | |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith misses the free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:41 | Jacksonville | Jeffery Simmonds snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 10:26 | Jacksonville | Willie Rogers comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 19-14 |
| 10:25 | Jacksonville | Benjamin McKinney pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:16 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote is whistled for a carry | 19-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Doug Welker (PG) Jeffery Simmonds | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 09:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on George Russ - foul #1 on George Russ, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts (PF) Benjamin McKinney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 09:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:54 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Burdine - foul #2 on Brian Burdine, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor (SF) Brian Burdine | |
| 09:54 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:54 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor lays it in | 21-17 |
| 09:12 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Foote | 23-17 |
| 08:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 08:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith snags the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 08:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith's pass is intercepted by Michael Foote | 23-17 |
| 08:33 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker hits the finger roll set up by Michael Foote | 25-17 |
| 08:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor misses the lay-in | 25-17 |
| 08:22 | Jacksonville | The rebound goes to Michael Foote | 25-17 |
| 08:07 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong (SG), Ramon Mendez (C) George Russ, Tom Roberts | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas (PG), Charles Sorensen (SG), Charles Pauline (PF), Andrew Thomas (C) John Greenwald, Donald Woods, Paul Smith, Theodore Jackson | |
| 08:07 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:07 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:47 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by Sidney Thomas is blocked by Willie Rogers | 27-17 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline tips it back up and in | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Doug Welker (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Bushong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Foote (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Rogers (fairly fresh) C - Ramon Mendez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sidney Thomas (fresh) SG - Charles Sorensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Factor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Pauline (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote misses the shot from the left side | 27-19 |
| 07:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Andrew Thomas | 27-19 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Foote - foul #2 on Michael Foote, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | George Russ (PG), Jeffery Simmonds (SF) Doug Welker, Michael Foote | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:46 | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Thomas - foul #1 on Andrew Thomas, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts (PF) Willie Rogers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald (PG) Bryan Factor | |
| 06:46 | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:46 | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Pauline | 27-24 |
| 06:09 | Jacksonville | George Russ blows the layup but the foul's on Andrew Thomas - foul #2 on Andrew Thomas, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Michal Hardesty (SG) Howard Bushong | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods (SF) Andrew Thomas | |
| 06:09 | Jacksonville | George Russ makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:09 | Jacksonville | George Russ misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 05:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Pauline misses badly on a runner in the paint | 28-24 |
| 05:55 | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:37 | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Pauline - foul #1 on Charles Pauline, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Doug Welker (PG) Michal Hardesty | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor (SF), Logan Francis (PF), Theodore Jackson (C) John Greenwald, Charles Pauline, Sidney Thomas | |
| 05:37 | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:37 | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Logan Francis loses the dribble to Doug Welker | 29-24 |
| 05:10 | Jacksonville | Jeffery Simmonds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald (PG) Donald Woods | |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | George Russ is called for the reach on Theodore Jackson - foul #2 on George Russ, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Michal Hardesty (SG), Willie Rogers (PF) George Russ, Tom Roberts | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Theodore Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:51 | Jacksonville | Willie Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:47 | Jacksonville | Doug Welker loses the dribble to John Greenwald | 29-24 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor is hacked by Ramon Mendez - foul #2 on Ramon Mendez, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Howard Bushong (SG), Benjamin McKinney (C) Michal Hardesty, Ramon Mendez | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:09 | Jacksonville | Jeffery Simmonds makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Doug Welker | 31-26 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Logan Francis is whistled for traveling | 31-26 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Michael Foote (SF), Tom Roberts (PF), Ramon Mendez (C) Jeffery Simmonds, Willie Rogers, Benjamin McKinney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine (PG), Donald Woods (SG), Walter Ebling (SF), Charles Pauline (PF), Andrew Thomas (C) John Greenwald, Charles Sorensen, Bryan Factor, Logan Francis, Theodore Jackson | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Doug Welker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Bushong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Foote (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Ramon Mendez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Brian Burdine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Woods (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Ebling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Pauline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Howard Bushong | 33-26 |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods is denied on a layup by Ramon Mendez | 33-26 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods hits the follow up shot | 33-28 |
| 02:35 | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Doug Welker | 35-28 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Burdine scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Woods | 35-31 |
| 02:11 | Jacksonville | Michael Foote hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 35-31 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Woods can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-31 |
| 02:02 | Jacksonville | Tom Roberts snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 01:46 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez loses the ball out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | George Russ (PG), Michal Hardesty (SG), Jeffery Simmonds (SF), Willie Rogers (PF), Benjamin McKinney (C) Doug Welker, Howard Bushong, Michael Foote, Tom Roberts, Ramon Mendez | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Factor (SG) Donald Woods | |
| 01:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Ebling travels with the ball | 35-31 |
| 01:24 | Jacksonville | George Russ misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Andrew Thomas | 35-31 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas is hacked by Benjamin McKinney - foul #1 on Benjamin McKinney, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen (SG), Sidney Thomas (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Bryan Factor, Walter Ebling, Charles Pauline | |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:07 | Jacksonville | Willie Rogers gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville | Willie Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Theodore Jackson (C) Andrew Thomas | |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 00:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Theodore Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | George Russ is called for the reach on Sidney Thomas - foul #3 on George Russ, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Doug Welker (PG), Tom Roberts (PF), Ramon Mendez (C) George Russ, Willie Rogers, Benjamin McKinney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greenwald (PG), Donald Woods (SF) Brian Burdine, Theodore Jackson | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Sidney Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:19 | Jacksonville | Ramon Mendez grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 00:02 | Jacksonville | Charles Sorensen steals the ball from Jeffery Simmonds | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sorensen clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-32 |