| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Bachman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Slay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Harty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Bobby Koehler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Poulsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Gerner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 19:48 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 19:22 | McNeese State | John Bachman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 19:20 | McNeese State | Chad Young grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:04 | McNeese State | John Bachman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Clyde Gerner - foul #1 on Clyde Gerner, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:04 | McNeese State | John Bachman makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:04 | McNeese State | John Bachman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to David Davis | 39-37 |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Clyde White is called for the reach on Bobby Koehler - foul #2 on Clyde White, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Koehler | 39-40 |
| 18:11 | McNeese State | Clyde White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 18:10 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Clyde Gerner | 39-40 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses the shot from the right side | 39-40 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Clyde Gerner tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 17:26 | McNeese State | Donald Slay banks in the layup set up by Billy Harty | 41-42 |
| 16:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Chad Young - foul #3 on Chad Young, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque (PG), Lance Cybulski (SG), Ralph Kimberlin (SF), Lyle Barfield (PF), Thomas Fanning (C) John Bachman, Chad Young, Donald Slay, Billy Harty, Clyde White | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca (PG), Robert Killough (SF), John Kirby (PF), Jarek Novak (C) Bobby Koehler, David Davis, Jacob Fischer, Clyde Gerner | |
| 16:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:59 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:41 | McNeese State | Jarek Novak takes the ball from Lance Cybulski | 41-43 |
| 16:21 | Middle Tenn. State | John Kirby hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Poulsen | 41-46 |
| 15:54 | McNeese State | Lyle Barfield misses badly on a shot in the paint | 41-46 |
| 15:53 | McNeese State | Ralph Kimberlin gets the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnnie Labrecque (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Cybulski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Kimberlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lyle Barfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Fanning (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Eric Maresca (fresh) SG - Stephen Poulsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Killough (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Kirby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarek Novak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | McNeese State | Ralph Kimberlin buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on Stephen Poulsen - foul #2 on Stephen Poulsen, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Bachman (PG), Donald Slay (SF), Billy Harty (PF), Clyde White (C) Johnnie Labrecque, Lance Cybulski, Lyle Barfield, Thomas Fanning | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler (PG), Clyde Gerner (C) Stephen Poulsen, Jarek Novak | |
| 15:36 | McNeese State | Ralph Kimberlin misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Kirby snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 15:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca is fouled on the floor by Ralph Kimberlin - foul #3 on Ralph Kimberlin, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Chad Young (SG) Ralph Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer (PF) John Kirby | |
| 15:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Clyde Gerner misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 43-46 |
| 15:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer tips it in | 43-48 |
| 14:46 | McNeese State | Chad Young hits a jumper from the right side | 45-48 |
| 14:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Clyde Gerner buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jacob Fischer | 45-50 |
| 14:12 | McNeese State | Eric Maresca blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Donald Slay | 45-50 |
| 14:10 | McNeese State | Chad Young grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:57 | McNeese State | Clyde Gerner blocks the short jumper by Billy Harty | 45-50 |
| 13:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 13:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 13:49 | McNeese State | Clyde White snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 13:33 | McNeese State | Chad Young connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Harty | 47-50 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-50 |
| 13:11 | McNeese State | Chad Young grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 13:05 | McNeese State | Billy Harty makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 12:42 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Clyde White | 50-50 |
| 12:26 | McNeese State | Billy Harty scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by John Bachman | 52-50 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer loses the dribble to Donald Slay | 52-50 |
| 11:49 | McNeese State | Donald Slay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque (PG), Lance Cybulski (SG), Ralph Kimberlin (SF), Lyle Barfield (PF), Thomas Fanning (C) John Bachman, Chad Young, Donald Slay, Billy Harty, Clyde White | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Devlin (PG), Stephen Poulsen (SG), David Davis (SF), John Kirby (PF), Jarek Novak (C) Bobby Koehler, Eric Maresca, Robert Killough, Jacob Fischer, Clyde Gerner | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnnie Labrecque (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Cybulski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Kimberlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Barfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Fanning (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dennis Devlin (fresh) SG - Stephen Poulsen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kirby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jarek Novak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Labrecque | 52-50 |
| 11:35 | McNeese State | Lance Cybulski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnnie Labrecque | 54-50 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Devlin's floater is tipped away by Lyle Barfield | 54-50 |
| 11:09 | McNeese State | Lance Cybulski grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 10:52 | McNeese State | The jump hook by Ralph Kimberlin is blocked by Jarek Novak | 54-50 |
| 10:51 | McNeese State | Ralph Kimberlin tips it but misses | 54-50 |
| 10:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Kirby snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 10:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Devlin is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Labrecque - foul #2 on Johnnie Labrecque, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarek Novak misses the dunk but the foul's on Thomas Fanning - foul #1 on Thomas Fanning, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarek Novak misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarek Novak makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:23 | McNeese State | Lyle Barfield double dribbles | 54-51 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 10:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Devlin grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Devlin and he's fouled by Ralph Kimberlin - foul #4 on Ralph Kimberlin, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Bachman (PG) Ralph Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler (PG), Clyde Gerner (C) Dennis Devlin, Jarek Novak | |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | John Kirby gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:27 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis comes up short on the shot from close range | 54-53 |
| 09:25 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:58 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to John Kirby | 54-53 |
| 08:39 | Middle Tenn. State | John Kirby clanks a jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Kirby tips it home | 54-55 |
| 08:18 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Chad Young (SG), Donald Slay (SF), Billy Harty (PF), Clyde White (C) Johnnie Labrecque, Lance Cybulski, Lyle Barfield, Thomas Fanning | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Devlin (PG), Victor Payne (SG), Jacob Fischer (PF) Bobby Koehler, Stephen Poulsen, John Kirby | |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Devlin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dennis Devlin, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| 07:41 | McNeese State | John Bachman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-55 |
| 07:40 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Bachman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Slay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Harty (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dennis Devlin (fresh) SG - Victor Payne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Fischer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Gerner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne clanks a shot from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 07:13 | McNeese State | Billy Harty grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:53 | McNeese State | Chad Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Dennis Devlin | 54-55 |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis hits a shot from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 06:15 | McNeese State | Donald Slay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque (PG) John Bachman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler (PG), Stephen Poulsen (SG), Eric Maresca (SF), John Kirby (C) Dennis Devlin, Victor Payne, David Davis, Clyde Gerner | |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Koehler | 54-60 |
| 05:37 | McNeese State | Billy Harty knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Chad Young | 56-60 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer blows the dunk but the foul's on Billy Harty - foul #2 on Billy Harty, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Lance Cybulski (SG), Ralph Kimberlin (SF), Lyle Barfield (PF), Thomas Fanning (C) Chad Young, Donald Slay, Billy Harty, Clyde White | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:12 | McNeese State | Ralph Kimberlin snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 04:45 | McNeese State | Lance Cybulski lays it in on a great pass from Johnnie Labrecque | 58-61 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca double dribbles | 58-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarek Novak (PF), Robert Ralston (C) Jacob Fischer, John Kirby | |
| 04:17 | McNeese State | Lyle Barfield misses the lay-in | 58-61 |
| 04:16 | McNeese State | Lyle Barfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:02 | McNeese State | Lance Cybulski makes the runner from the left block | 60-61 |
| 03:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarek Novak drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Poulsen | 60-63 |
| 03:30 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-63 |
| 03:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarek Novak grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnnie Labrecque (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lance Cybulski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Kimberlin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lyle Barfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Thomas Fanning (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Bobby Koehler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Poulsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Maresca (fairly fresh) PF - Jarek Novak (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ralston (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler is whistled for a carry | 60-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Bachman (PG), Chad Young (SG), Donald Slay (SF), Billy Harty (PF), Clyde White (C) Johnnie Labrecque, Lance Cybulski, Ralph Kimberlin, Lyle Barfield, Thomas Fanning | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Devlin (PG), Victor Payne (SG), Robert Killough (SF), John Kirby (PF), Clyde Gerner (C) Bobby Koehler, Stephen Poulsen, Eric Maresca, Jarek Novak, Robert Ralston | |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | The short jumper by Donald Slay is denied by John Kirby | 60-63 |
| 03:06 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to John Kirby | 60-63 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Clyde Gerner lays it up and in and he's hacked by Clyde White - foul #3 on Clyde White, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Clyde Gerner makes the free throw | 60-66 |
| 02:33 | McNeese State | John Bachman scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Harty | 62-66 |
| 02:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler (PG), Stephen Poulsen (SG), David Davis (SF), Jacob Fischer (PF) Dennis Devlin, Victor Payne, Robert Killough, John Kirby | |
| 02:22 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis drills a 3 from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Stephen Poulsen steals the ball from Donald Slay | 62-69 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-69 |
| 01:45 | McNeese State | Clyde White grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 01:38 | McNeese State | Clyde White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-69 |
| 01:37 | McNeese State | Chad Young grabs the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 01:20 | McNeese State | Bobby Koehler is called for the reach on John Bachman - foul #2 on Bobby Koehler, team foul #4 | 62-69 |
| 01:09 | McNeese State | Billy Harty misses the dunk | 62-69 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer misses short on a turnaround from close range | 62-69 |
| 00:44 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Billy Harty | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | John Bachman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-69 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Young - foul #4 on Chad Young, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca (SF), John Kirby (C) David Davis, Clyde Gerner | |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:32 | McNeese State | Billy Harty gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 00:27 | McNeese State | John Bachman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Bachman is called for the reach on Jacob Fischer in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Bachman, team foul #10 | 62-69 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Chad Young is whistled for traveling | 62-71 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Bachman is called for the reach on John Kirby in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bachman, team foul #11 | 62-71 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:08 | McNeese State | John Bachman can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 62-73 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jacob Fischer grabs the board | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler runs out the clock | 62-73 |