| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jamar Shadwick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rick Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Atchley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herman Huneycutt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Marks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Fredrick Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Jordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Lockman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vincent Renninger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Ripple (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 19:28 | Arizona State | Vincent Renninger scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Fredrick Frank | 32-37 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Jordon picks off the pass by Jamar Shadwick | 32-37 |
| 18:51 | Arizona State | Richard Lockman loses the dribble to Herman Huneycutt | 32-37 |
| 18:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Ripple denies the turnaround by Rick Huffman | 32-37 |
| 18:27 | Arizona State | Michael Jordon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:19 | Arizona State | Vincent Renninger misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Herman Huneycutt - foul #2 on Herman Huneycutt, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 18:19 | Arizona State | Vincent Renninger makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:19 | Arizona State | Vincent Renninger makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks loses the dribble to Fredrick Frank | 32-39 |
| 17:45 | Arizona State | Vincent Renninger jams it on a nice dish by Michael Jordon | 32-41 |
| 17:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley double dribbles | 32-41 |
| 17:23 | Arizona State | Richard Lockman's pass is intercepted by Rick Huffman | 32-41 |
| 16:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 16:58 | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 16:53 | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank lays it in and he's fouled by Jamar Shadwick - foul #2 on Jamar Shadwick, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales (PG), David Thomason (SG), Chester Forbes (SF), Charles Griffith (PF), Joseph Pearson (C) Jamar Shadwick, Rick Huffman, Eddie Atchley, Herman Huneycutt, Kenneth Marks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke (SF), Joseph Hughes (PF), Gene Johnson (C) Richard Lockman, Vincent Renninger, Richard Ripple | |
| 16:53 | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG), Jerry Grundy (SG) Fredrick Frank, Michael Jordon | |
| 16:21 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke misses the jumpshot from the right side | 32-44 |
| 16:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Pearson snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Griffith banks in the layup set up by David Thomason | 34-44 |
| 15:52 | Arizona State | Joseph Pearson takes the ball from Christopher Roepke | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Wales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomason (fresh) SF - Chester Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Grundy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Roepke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Grundy - foul #1 on Jerry Grundy, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson (PG), Rick Huffman (SG), Herman Huneycutt (PF) Anthony Wales, David Thomason, Joseph Pearson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Jordon (SG), Richard Ripple (C) Jerry Grundy, Gene Johnson | |
| 15:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:19 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from George Brower and he's fouled by Noah Jacobson - foul #4 on Noah Jacobson, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick (PG), Eddie Atchley (SF), Kenneth Marks (C) Noah Jacobson, Chester Forbes, Charles Griffith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank (PG) George Brower | |
| 15:19 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke misses the free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Marks | 36-46 |
| 15:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman drills a 3 from straight away | 39-46 |
| 14:53 | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank's pass is intercepted by Eddie Atchley | 39-46 |
| 14:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 14:44 | Arizona State | Michael Jordon pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:26 | Arizona State | The short jumper by Joseph Hughes is denied by Kenneth Marks | 39-46 |
| 14:24 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 14:10 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Fredrick Frank | 39-48 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick loses the dribble to Fredrick Frank | 39-48 |
| 13:47 | Arizona State | Michael Jordon banks in the layup set up by Fredrick Frank | 39-50 |
| 13:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 13:20 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 13:15 | Arizona State | Michael Jordon drills a shot from the right wing set up by Fredrick Frank | 39-52 |
| 12:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Richard Ripple - foul #1 on Richard Ripple, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales (PG), David Thomason (SG), Chester Forbes (SF), Charles Griffith (PF) Jamar Shadwick, Rick Huffman, Eddie Atchley, Herman Huneycutt | |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG), Jerry Grundy (SG), Richard Lockman (SF), Vincent Renninger (PF), Gene Johnson (C) Fredrick Frank, Michael Jordon, Christopher Roepke, Joseph Hughes, Richard Ripple | |
| 12:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 12:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 12:48 | Arizona State | Vincent Renninger pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:25 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 11:42 | Arizona State | Richard Lockman misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Chester Forbes - foul #2 on Chester Forbes, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Pearson (C) Kenneth Marks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank (PG), Richard Ripple (C) Jerry Grundy, Gene Johnson | |
| 11:42 | Arizona State | Richard Lockman misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:42 | Arizona State | Richard Lockman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Wales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomason (fresh) SF - Chester Forbes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Fredrick Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Brower (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Lockman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vincent Renninger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ripple (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-54 |
| 10:59 | Arizona State | Richard Lockman banks in the layup set up by Fredrick Frank | 46-56 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Pearson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes snags the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Griffith connects on the jumper from the right block | 48-56 |
| 10:13 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Pearson - foul #2 on Joseph Pearson, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick (PG), Rick Huffman (SG), Eddie Atchley (SF), Herman Huneycutt (PF) Anthony Wales, David Thomason, Chester Forbes, Charles Griffith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Jordon (SG) George Brower | |
| 10:13 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:13 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Pearson snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 10:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Pearson can't connect on a runner from the right block | 48-57 |
| 10:04 | Arizona State | Vincent Renninger gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 10:00 | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 09:59 | Arizona State | Vincent Renninger tips it home | 48-59 |
| 09:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Pearson misses the turnaround in the lane | 48-59 |
| 09:35 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple can't connect on a shot from close range | 48-59 |
| 09:15 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Griffith (C) Joseph Pearson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy (PG), Christopher Roepke (SF), Joseph Hughes (PF), Gene Johnson (C) Fredrick Frank, Richard Lockman, Vincent Renninger, Richard Ripple | |
| 08:41 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 08:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Roepke - foul #3 on Christopher Roepke, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks (C) Charles Griffith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG) Jerry Grundy | |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:58 | Arizona State | Herman Huneycutt blocks the short jumper by Joseph Hughes | 49-61 |
| 07:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman is fouled on the floor by Gene Johnson - foul #1 on Gene Johnson, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt drills a fadeaway from close range | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jamar Shadwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rick Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Atchley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Herman Huneycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Marks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Jordon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Roepke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Arizona State | Michael Jordon connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Hughes | 51-64 |
| 07:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman clanks a runner from close range | 51-64 |
| 07:05 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Joseph Hughes | 51-64 |
| 07:01 | Arizona State | Eddie Atchley picks off the pass by Michael Jordon | 51-64 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley banks in the layup | 53-64 |
| 06:53 | Arizona State | Michael Jordon knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Jamar Shadwick and he's hacked by Gene Johnson - foul #2 on Gene Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson (PG), Chester Forbes (SF), Charles Griffith (PF), Joseph Pearson (C) Jamar Shadwick, Eddie Atchley, Herman Huneycutt, Kenneth Marks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank (PG), Jerry Grundy (SG), Richard Lockman (SF), Vincent Renninger (PF), Richard Ripple (C) George Brower, Michael Jordon, Christopher Roepke, Joseph Hughes, Gene Johnson | |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman makes the free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:14 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Grundy and the foul's on Noah Jacobson - foul #5 on Noah Jacobson, team foul #6 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales (PG), David Thomason (SG) Noah Jacobson, Rick Huffman | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 06:14 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| 05:50 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-70 |
| 05:32 | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank is hacked by Anthony Wales - foul #1 on Anthony Wales, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Jordon (SG) Jerry Grundy | |
| 05:32 | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 05:32 | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 05:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Lockman steals the ball from David Thomason | 56-72 |
| 05:03 | Arizona State | Fredrick Frank misses the dunk | 56-72 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Griffith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Vincent Renninger - foul #3 on Vincent Renninger, team foul #6 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman (SG), Eddie Atchley (SF), Kenneth Marks (C) David Thomason, Chester Forbes, Joseph Pearson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes (PF) Vincent Renninger | |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 04:46 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 04:34 | Arizona State | Richard Lockman knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Jordon | 57-74 |
| 04:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-74 |
| 04:11 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| 04:04 | Arizona State | Charles Griffith blocks the short jumper by Richard Lockman | 57-74 |
| 04:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 57-74 |
| 03:53 | Arizona State | Richard Lockman gets the rebound | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:24 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple is hacked by Kenneth Marks - foul #3 on Kenneth Marks, team foul #8 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason (SG), Chester Forbes (SF), Joseph Pearson (PF) Rick Huffman, Eddie Atchley, Kenneth Marks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG), Jerry Grundy (SG), Christopher Roepke (SF) Fredrick Frank, Michael Jordon, Richard Lockman | |
| 03:24 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 03:24 | Arizona State | Richard Ripple makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Wales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomason (fresh) SF - Chester Forbes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Griffith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Grundy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Roepke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Ripple (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes buries a runner in the paint set up by Anthony Wales | 59-76 |
| 02:38 | Arizona State | George Brower misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Wales - foul #2 on Anthony Wales, team foul #9 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gene Johnson (C) Richard Ripple | |
| 02:38 | Arizona State | George Brower makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:38 | Arizona State | George Brower makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-78 |
| 01:55 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes loses the dribble to Chester Forbes | 59-78 |
| 01:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-78 |
| 01:10 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson's pass is intercepted by Chester Forbes | 59-78 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Pearson buries a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Gene Johnson - foul #3 on Gene Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-78 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Pearson makes the free throw | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:36 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes's dunk attempt is rejected by Joseph Pearson | 62-78 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason gets the rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Roepke steals it from David Thomason | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | George Brower runs out the clock | 62-78 |