| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Critchfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Black (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gabriel Russo (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Terrance Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Petersen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Collins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James McGilberry (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Russo - foul #2 on Gabriel Russo, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Baumgartner (SF) Gabriel Russo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers can't tip it in | 35-37 |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 19:30 | Cleveland State | Terrance Thomas is called for the reach on Raymond Collins - foul #2 on Terrance Thomas, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Gavin Romanski (SG), Gabriel Russo (SF), Bill Willoughby (C) John Critchfield, John Black, Daniel Baumgartner, Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:13 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers double dribbles | 35-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), John Black (SG), Sean Petersen (C) Sanford Baird, Gavin Romanski, Bill Willoughby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Ayers - foul #3 on Robert Ayers, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Baumgartner (SF), Eddie Hayden (PF) Gabriel Russo, Terrance Thomas | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Baumgartner - foul #1 on Daniel Baumgartner, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo (SF), Terrance Thomas (PF) Daniel Baumgartner, Eddie Hayden | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Allen (PF) James McGilberry | |
| 18:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG) Robert Ayers | |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Collins and he's hacked by John Black - foul #2 on John Black, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Gavin Romanski (SG), Daniel Baumgartner (SF), Bill Willoughby (C) John Critchfield, John Black, Gabriel Russo, Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer (SF) Raymond Collins | |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 18:09 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), John Black (SG), Gabriel Russo (SF), Eddie Hayden (PF), Sean Petersen (C) Sanford Baird, Gavin Romanski, Daniel Baumgartner, Terrance Thomas, Bill Willoughby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 17:52 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Black | 42-41 |
| 17:30 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky connects on the shot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 17:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen throws it down and he's hacked by Craig Allen - foul #2 on Craig Allen, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Gavin Romanski (SG), Daniel Baumgartner (SF), Terrance Thomas (PF) John Critchfield, John Black, Gabriel Russo, Eddie Hayden | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), James McGilberry (PF), Daniel Lewis (C) Raymond Kelly, Kurt Palmer, Craig Allen, Robert Dalton | |
| 17:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:54 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry hits a jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 16:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Phillip Pruzansky steps in front of the Gavin Romanski pass in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baumgartner is called for the reach on Raymond Collins - foul #2 on Daniel Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), John Black (SG), Gabriel Russo (SF), Bill Willoughby (C) Sanford Baird, Gavin Romanski, Daniel Baumgartner, Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG) Phillip Pruzansky | |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Terrance Thomas picks off the pass by John Scherer | 45-45 |
| 16:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 16:05 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins blows the layup but he's fouled by Gabriel Russo - foul #3 on Gabriel Russo, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Gavin Romanski (SG), Daniel Baumgartner (SF), Sean Petersen (C) John Critchfield, John Black, Gabriel Russo, Bill Willoughby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sanford Baird (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gavin Romanski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Baumgartner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terrance Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Petersen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Scherer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James McGilberry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Terrance Thomas makes the turnaround in the lane | 47-46 |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Terrance Thomas - foul #3 on Terrance Thomas, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), John Black (SG), Gabriel Russo (SF) Sanford Baird, Gavin Romanski, Daniel Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Ronald Hein (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Edward Kusky (C) John Scherer, Robert Ayers, Raymond Collins, Daniel Lewis | |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Terrance Thomas snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 15:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen is open and buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Black | 49-46 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Critchfield - foul #1 on John Critchfield, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby (C) Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton (C) James McGilberry | |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 15:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky knocks in the floater from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 14:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Pruzansky - foul #2 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Gavin Romanski (SG), Daniel Baumgartner (SF), Eddie Hayden (PF), Sean Petersen (C) John Critchfield, John Black, Gabriel Russo, Terrance Thomas, Bill Willoughby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG) Kurt Palmer | |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Kusky swats the layup by Sean Petersen | 49-50 |
| 14:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Gavin Romanski pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Hein - foul #2 on Ronald Hein, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), John Black (SG), Gabriel Russo (SF), Terrance Thomas (PF) Sanford Baird, Gavin Romanski, Daniel Baumgartner, Eddie Hayden | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), Craig Allen (PF) Phillip Pruzansky, Raymond Kelly, Ronald Hein, Edward Kusky | |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 14:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 14:00 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 13:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 13:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield is fouled on the floor by Craig Allen - foul #3 on Craig Allen, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby (C) Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer (SF), Daniel Lewis (C) Raymond Collins, Robert Dalton | |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Critchfield | 52-50 |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | Bill Willoughby picks off the pass by Daniel Lewis | 52-50 |
| 13:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Terrance Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | John Scherer is fouled on the floor by Terrance Thomas - foul #4 on Terrance Thomas, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Gavin Romanski (SG), Daniel Baumgartner (SF), Eddie Hayden (PF), Sean Petersen (C) John Critchfield, John Black, Gabriel Russo, Terrance Thomas, Bill Willoughby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), James McGilberry (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Robert Ayers, Craig Allen, Daniel Lewis | |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | John Scherer makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | John Scherer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Hayden is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gavin Romanski | 54-52 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-52 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 12:04 | Cleveland State | John Scherer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 12:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 12:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird is fouled in the backcourt by John Scherer - foul #2 on John Scherer, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), John Black (SG), Gabriel Russo (SF) Sanford Baird, Gavin Romanski, Daniel Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Ronald Hein (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), Daniel Lewis (C) John Scherer, Raymond Kelly, Kurt Palmer, Robert Dalton | |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen can't tip it in | 54-52 |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Raymond Collins | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Critchfield (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Black (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Russo (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Hayden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Petersen (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Hein (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James McGilberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Pruzansky | 54-54 |
| 11:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Phillip Pruzansky steals the ball from John Critchfield | 54-54 |
| 11:04 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James McGilberry | 54-57 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gabriel Russo, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Baumgartner (SF), Bill Willoughby (C) Gabriel Russo, Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), Edward Kusky (C) Ronald Hein, Daniel Lewis | |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-57 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Baumgartner grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield is called for 10 seconds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen (C) Bill Willoughby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG), Craig Allen (PF) Phillip Pruzansky, James McGilberry | |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | John Critchfield takes the ball from Edward Kusky | 54-57 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Hayden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Edward Kusky grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Raymond Kelly, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Gavin Romanski (SG), Bill Willoughby (C) John Critchfield, John Black, Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Hein (PG), Kurt Palmer (SF), James McGilberry (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Raymond Kelly, Raymond Collins, Craig Allen, Edward Kusky | |
| 09:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ayers steps in front of the Bill Willoughby pass in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 09:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton's pass is intercepted by Sanford Baird | 54-57 |
| 09:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Gavin Romanski lays it up and in on a great pass from Sanford Baird | 56-57 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Hein | 56-59 |
| 08:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby blows the layup | 56-59 |
| 08:58 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 08:54 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers banks in the layup set up by James McGilberry | 56-61 |
| 08:50 | Middle Tenn. State | James McGilberry steals the ball from Sanford Baird in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sanford Baird - foul #1 on Sanford Baird, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), John Black (SG), Sean Petersen (C) Sanford Baird, Gavin Romanski, Bill Willoughby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Craig Allen (PF), Daniel Lewis (C) Ronald Hein, James McGilberry, Robert Dalton | |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 08:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Petersen | 59-62 |
| 08:14 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 08:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Pruzansky - foul #3 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), John Scherer (SF) Robert Ayers, Kurt Palmer | |
| 08:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:02 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 08:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Sean Petersen | 59-62 |
| 07:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black misses the easy open layup | 59-62 |
| 07:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Hayden snags the offensive board | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Critchfield (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Black (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Baumgartner (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Eddie Hayden (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Petersen (tired) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Scherer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Critchfield | 61-62 |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | John Scherer drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Raymond Kelly | 61-65 |
| 07:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Hayden misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 07:08 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 07:03 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 06:52 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis double dribbles | 61-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Gavin Romanski (SG), Gabriel Russo (SF), Terrance Thomas (PF) John Critchfield, John Black, Daniel Baumgartner, Eddie Hayden | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Hein (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), James McGilberry (PF), Edward Kusky (C) Raymond Kelly, John Scherer, Craig Allen, Daniel Lewis | |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Gavin Romanski buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Sanford Baird | 63-65 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-65 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Kusky - foul #1 on Edward Kusky, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), John Black (SG) Sanford Baird, Gavin Romanski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton (C) James McGilberry | |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | John Black picks off the pass by Phillip Pruzansky | 65-65 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby (C) Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Critchfield - foul #2 on John Critchfield, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black banks in the layup on a great pass from John Critchfield | 67-66 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Pruzansky | 67-69 |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Kusky - foul #2 on Edward Kusky, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Gavin Romanski (SG), Sean Petersen (C) John Critchfield, John Black, Bill Willoughby | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), James McGilberry (PF), Daniel Lewis (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Ronald Hein, Raymond Collins, Edward Kusky, Robert Dalton | |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:53 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 04:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Gavin Romanski gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | John Scherer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-69 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | John Scherer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 04:29 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer tips it home | 69-71 |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Terrance Thomas misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-71 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Scherer and he's hacked by Terrance Thomas - foul #5 on Terrance Thomas, team foul #13 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), John Black (SG), Eddie Hayden (PF) Sanford Baird, Gavin Romanski, Terrance Thomas | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (PG), Robert Dalton (C) John Scherer, Daniel Lewis | |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers makes the free throw | 69-74 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 03:36 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-77 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Critchfield (tired) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Black (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Russo (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 pf. PF - Eddie Hayden (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Petersen (very tired) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ayers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Palmer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - James McGilberry (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Dalton (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Dalton steals it from Sean Petersen | 71-77 |
| 03:19 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 03:17 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly tips it in | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Gabriel Russo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby (C) Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Ronald Hein (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), Craig Allen (PF), Daniel Lewis (C) Raymond Kelly, Robert Ayers, Kurt Palmer, James McGilberry, Robert Dalton | |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Bill Willoughby - foul #2 on Bill Willoughby, team foul #14 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen (PF) Eddie Hayden | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen misses the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield's pass is intercepted by Phillip Pruzansky in the backcourt | 71-80 |
| 03:03 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky hits the finger roll | 71-82 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-82 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Hayden (PF) Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:51 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses short on a floater from the left wing | 71-82 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen tips it in | 71-84 |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-84 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis snags the defensive board | 71-84 |
| 02:33 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen lays it up and in on a great pass from Phillip Pruzansky | 71-86 |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black is hacked by Phillip Pruzansky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #11 | 71-86 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Daniel Baumgartner (SF) John Critchfield, Gabriel Russo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG) Phillip Pruzansky, Raymond Collins | |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black makes the 1st free throw | 72-86 |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black makes the 2nd free throw | 73-86 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen blows the dunk but he's fouled by Eddie Hayden - foul #1 on Eddie Hayden, team foul #15 | 73-86 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gavin Romanski (SG) John Black | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer (SF) Ronald Hein | |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen makes the 1st free throw | 73-87 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-88 |
| 02:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gavin Romanski is hacked by Raymond Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Kelly, team foul #12 | 73-88 |
| 02:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gavin Romanski makes the 1st free throw | 74-88 |
| 02:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gavin Romanski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-88 |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen misses the runner from the baseline | 75-88 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird gets the rebound | 75-88 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Palmer steals it from Eddie Hayden | 75-88 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | John Scherer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-88 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-88 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly makes the 3 from the right corner | 75-91 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Craig Allen steals it from Gavin Romanski | 75-91 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly misses long on a 3 from straight away | 75-91 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Baumgartner gets the rebound | 75-91 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Baumgartner is fouled on the floor by Craig Allen - foul #4 on Craig Allen, team foul #13 | 75-91 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 76-91 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 77-91 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | John Scherer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 77-91 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby snags the defensive board | 77-91 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Willoughby can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 77-91 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Kurt Palmer | 77-91 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | John Scherer runs out the clock | 77-91 |