| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Yates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Cline (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terrence Austin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Golder (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jamar Shadwick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Huffman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Atchley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Huneycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Marks (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Terrence Austin inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Howard | Harold Cline knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edgar Golder | 38-33 |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Terrence Austin - foul #3 on Terrence Austin, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Bohannan (SF) Terrence Austin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:50 | Howard | Edgar Golder misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:34 | Howard | The rebound goes to Harold Cline | 38-35 |
| 18:09 | Howard | Edgar Golder misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 18:08 | Howard | Robert Bohannan tips it but misses | 38-35 |
| 18:07 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:52 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Yates | 40-35 |
| 17:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Bohannan swats the short shot by Kenneth Marks | 40-35 |
| 17:32 | Howard | Edgar Golder grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:18 | Howard | Herman Huneycutt swats the short shot by Robert Bohannan | 40-35 |
| 17:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Cline - foul #2 on Harold Cline, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Davis (PF), Charles Lance (C) Edgar Golder, Kenneth Czapla | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson (PG), Chester Forbes (SF), Charles Griffith (PF), Joseph Pearson (C) Jamar Shadwick, Eddie Atchley, Herman Huneycutt, Kenneth Marks | |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:42 | Howard | Joseph Yates comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 16:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Lance - foul #1 on Charles Lance, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Wills (PG), James Carver (SG), Ernest Comerford (C) Joseph Yates, Harold Cline, Robert Bohannan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales (SG) Rick Huffman | |
| 16:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:17 | Howard | Noah Jacobson steals the ball from Ernest Comerford | 40-39 |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes scores on a runner from the left block | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Wills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Carver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Lance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Comerford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Noah Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Wales (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chester Forbes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Griffith (fresh) C - Joseph Pearson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Howard | Ernest Comerford hits a turnaround from the left block | 42-41 |
| 15:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Lance steals it from Anthony Wales | 42-41 |
| 14:49 | Howard | Joseph Wills can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 14:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Griffith gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 14:40 | Howard | Ernest Comerford gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:21 | Howard | Ernest Comerford loses the dribble to Anthony Wales | 42-41 |
| 14:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales banks in the layup | 42-43 |
| 13:57 | Howard | James Carver double dribbles | 42-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Yates (PG), Harold Cline (SG), Terrence Austin (SF), Edgar Golder (PF), Kenneth Czapla (C) Joseph Wills, James Carver, Charles Lance, Justin Davis, Ernest Comerford | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick (PG), Rick Huffman (SG), Eddie Atchley (SF), Herman Huneycutt (PF), Kenneth Marks (C) Noah Jacobson, Anthony Wales, Chester Forbes, Charles Griffith, Joseph Pearson | |
| 13:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jamar Shadwick | 42-46 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Marks - foul #2 on Kenneth Marks, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt clanks a shot from the right side | 43-46 |
| 13:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks tips it back up and in | 43-48 |
| 12:50 | Howard | Terrence Austin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 12:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks misses short on a floater in the paint | 43-48 |
| 12:43 | Howard | Edgar Golder snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 12:25 | Howard | Edgar Golder scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Yates | 45-48 |
| 12:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Czapla denies the turnaround by Rick Huffman | 45-48 |
| 12:01 | Howard | The rebound goes to Kenneth Czapla | 45-48 |
| 11:42 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla blows the layup but the foul's on Eddie Atchley - foul #1 on Eddie Atchley, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| 11:42 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:42 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Yates (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Cline (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terrence Austin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edgar Golder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Czapla (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jamar Shadwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Huffman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Atchley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Huneycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Marks (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt misses the jumper from the left side | 46-48 |
| 11:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley hits the follow up shot | 46-50 |
| 11:16 | Howard | Terrence Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 11:15 | Howard | Edgar Golder gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:56 | Howard | Joseph Yates drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Cline | 49-50 |
| 10:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jamar Shadwick | 49-52 |
| 10:30 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla clanks a shot from the left side | 49-52 |
| 10:29 | Howard | Terrence Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:18 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 10:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Yates takes the ball from Eddie Atchley | 49-52 |
| 10:00 | Howard | Harold Cline lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Yates | 51-52 |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Rick Huffman and he's fouled by Edgar Golder - foul #2 on Edgar Golder, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Wills (PG), James Carver (SG), Robert Bohannan (SF), Justin Davis (PF), Charles Lance (C) Joseph Yates, Harold Cline, Terrence Austin, Edgar Golder, Kenneth Czapla | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson (SG), Chester Forbes (SF), Charles Griffith (PF), Joseph Pearson (C) Rick Huffman, Eddie Atchley, Herman Huneycutt, Kenneth Marks | |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick misses the free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:42 | Howard | Charles Lance grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 09:23 | Howard | Justin Davis scores on a floater from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 09:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Pearson and he's fouled by Robert Bohannan - foul #1 on Robert Bohannan, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| 09:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:54 | Howard | Noah Jacobson steals it from James Carver | 53-57 |
| 08:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Griffith is denied on a dunk by Robert Bohannan | 53-57 |
| 08:36 | Howard | James Carver snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 08:11 | Howard | Justin Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chester Forbes - foul #2 on Chester Forbes, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Yates (PG), Harold Cline (SG) Joseph Wills, James Carver | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman (SG) Jamar Shadwick | |
| 08:11 | Howard | Justin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:11 | Howard | Justin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 07:23 | Howard | Justin Davis's floater is tipped away by Charles Griffith | 55-59 |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Cline (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bohannan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Justin Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Lance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Noah Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rick Huffman (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Forbes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Griffith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Pearson (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 06:41 | Howard | Rick Huffman steals the ball from Justin Davis | 55-61 |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson throws it down on a nice dish by Rick Huffman | 55-63 |
| 06:17 | Howard | Joseph Yates misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Pearson pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 05:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Joseph Yates - foul #2 on Joseph Yates, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Wills (PG), James Carver (SG), Terrence Austin (SF), Edgar Golder (PF), Kenneth Czapla (C) Joseph Yates, Harold Cline, Robert Bohannan, Justin Davis, Charles Lance | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Wales (SG), Eddie Atchley (SF), Herman Huneycutt (PF), Kenneth Marks (C) Rick Huffman, Chester Forbes, Charles Griffith, Joseph Pearson | |
| 05:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Joseph Wills can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-66 |
| 05:33 | Howard | Edgar Golder snags the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 05:22 | Howard | Terrence Austin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Marks - foul #3 on Kenneth Marks, team foul #4 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason (SG) Noah Jacobson | |
| 05:04 | Howard | James Carver misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 05:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 04:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-66 |
| 04:54 | Howard | James Carver grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 04:49 | Howard | Joseph Wills buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Czapla | 58-66 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks knocks in the runner from the baseline | 58-68 |
| 04:12 | Howard | Edgar Golder buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Terrence Austin | 60-68 |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason is hacked by James Carver - foul #1 on James Carver, team foul #7 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Yates (PG), Harold Cline (SG) Joseph Wills, James Carver | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick (PG) Anthony Wales | |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 04:00 | Howard | The rebound goes to Kenneth Czapla | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Howard | Harold Cline misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks misses the lay-in | 60-69 |
| 03:35 | Howard | The rebound goes to Terrence Austin | 60-69 |
| 03:23 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla double dribbles | 60-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Ernest Comerford (C) Kenneth Czapla | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Huffman (SG), Charles Griffith (C) David Thomason, Kenneth Marks | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Cline (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terrence Austin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edgar Golder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Comerford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jamar Shadwick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Huffman (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Atchley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herman Huneycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Griffith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-69 |
| 03:01 | Howard | Harold Cline pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 02:57 | Howard | Terrence Austin knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Yates | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt is hacked by Edgar Golder - foul #3 on Edgar Golder, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Bohannan (SF), Justin Davis (PF), Charles Lance (C) Terrence Austin, Edgar Golder, Ernest Comerford | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes (SF) Eddie Atchley | |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:34 | Howard | Charles Lance pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 02:34 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| 02:14 | Howard | Harold Cline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-70 |
| Subs | Howard | Terrence Austin (SF), Edgar Golder (PF), Kenneth Czapla (C) Robert Bohannan, Justin Davis, Charles Lance | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley (SF), Kenneth Marks (C) Chester Forbes, Charles Griffith | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamar Shadwick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-70 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Atchley tips it home | 62-72 |
| 01:31 | Howard | Terrence Austin loses the dribble to Eddie Atchley | 62-72 |
| 01:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Huneycutt lays it in set up by Eddie Atchley | 62-74 |
| 01:09 | Howard | Harold Cline hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terrence Austin | 64-74 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Marks scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Howard | The jump hook by Terrence Austin is blocked by Kenneth Marks | 64-77 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Joseph Yates snags the offensive board | 64-77 |
| 00:36 | Howard | Edgar Golder comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Herman Huneycutt - foul #2 on Herman Huneycutt, team foul #5 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Wills (PG), James Carver (SG), Robert Bohannan (SF), Justin Davis (C) Joseph Yates, Harold Cline, Terrence Austin, Kenneth Czapla | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Jacobson (PG), Anthony Wales (SG), Chester Forbes (SF), Charles Griffith (PF), Joseph Pearson (C) Jamar Shadwick, Rick Huffman, Eddie Atchley, Herman Huneycutt, Kenneth Marks | |
| 00:36 | Howard | Edgar Golder makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:36 | Howard | Edgar Golder misses the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes grabs the board | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Griffith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-77 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Edgar Golder grabs the board | 65-77 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Robert Bohannan misses the easy layup | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Chester Forbes grabs the board | 65-77 |