| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Barber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Varda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Geer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Graig (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Breece (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) PF - Lorenzo Cutlip (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber is fouled on the floor by Dean Graig - foul #1 on Dean Graig, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 19:28 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber tips it home | 30-39 |
| 19:10 | Middle Tenn. State | William Anker steps in front of the James Geer pass | 30-39 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard misses the lay-in | 30-39 |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 19:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dean Graig | 32-39 |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | William Anker connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lorenzo Cutlip | 32-41 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Anker - foul #1 on William Anker, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber banks in the layup set up by William Anker | 34-43 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Geer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 17:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Graig gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda is hacked by William Anker - foul #2 on William Anker, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Milton Hicks (SF), Dustin Bordelon (PF) James Geer, Dean Graig | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (C) William Anker, Evan Garber, Tommy Vigue | |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Milton Hicks knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Barber | 36-43 |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Arthur Barber steps in front of the Tony Hubbard pass | 36-43 |
| 16:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda hits the finger roll set up by Arthur Barber | 38-43 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 38-43 |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Randy Breece | 38-43 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda loses the dribble to Lorenzo Cutlip | 38-43 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon loses the dribble to Jason Varda | 38-43 |
| 16:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda hits the finger roll | 40-43 |
| 15:38 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon loses the dribble to Arthur Barber | 40-43 |
| 15:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber lays it in | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Barber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Varda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Bordelon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Breece (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Tony Hubbard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lorenzo Cutlip (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Welter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard knocks in the floater from the baseline | 42-45 |
| 15:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda's pass is intercepted by Anthony Simon | 42-45 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Milton Hicks steals the ball from Richard Stanford | 42-45 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda can't finish the layup | 42-45 |
| 14:53 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 14:41 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford tips it but misses | 42-45 |
| 14:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Tony Hubbard steps in front of the Jason Varda pass | 42-45 |
| 14:22 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lorenzo Cutlip | 42-47 |
| 14:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Milton Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Tony Hubbard - foul #2 on Tony Hubbard, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Hardie (PG), Gerald McIlvaine (SF), Dean Graig (PF), James Geer (C) Arthur Barber, Milton Hicks, Dustin Bordelon, Randy Breece | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Evan Garber (SF), Victor Pickering (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) Anthony Simon, Tony Hubbard, Richard Stanford, Lorenzo Cutlip, Dustin Welter | |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Victor Pickering | 42-47 |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Dean Graig - foul #2 on Dean Graig, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson (SG) Jason Varda | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:35 | Middle Tenn. State | James Geer snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 13:24 | Middle Tenn. State | James Geer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | William Anker grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Dean Graig - foul #3 on Dean Graig, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | James Geer is called for the reach on Tommy Vigue - foul #1 on James Geer, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Anker and the foul's on Dominique Johnson - foul #1 on Dominique Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:29 | Middle Tenn. State | James Geer's pass is intercepted by Tommy Vigue | 42-51 |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue loses the dribble to James Geer | 42-51 |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Geer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-51 |
| 11:43 | Middle Tenn. State | James Geer grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 11:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Timothy Hardie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dominique Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald McIlvaine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dean Graig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Geer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Evan Garber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Pickering (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Vigue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Dominique Johnson - foul #2 on Dominique Johnson, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber (PG), Milton Hicks (SG), Britt Franklin (SF), Harry Bailey (PF), Randy Breece (C) Timothy Hardie, Dominique Johnson, Gerald McIlvaine, Dean Graig, James Geer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Lorenzo Cutlip (PF) William Anker, Evan Garber, Victor Pickering | |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-53 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Jones takes the ball from Britt Franklin | 44-53 |
| 09:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Tommy Vigue | 44-55 |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Lorenzo Cutlip takes the ball from Arthur Barber | 44-55 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lorenzo Cutlip | 44-57 |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Breece | 46-57 |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Anthony Simon | 46-59 |
| 08:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Bailey's floater is knocked away by Lorenzo Cutlip | 46-59 |
| 08:23 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 08:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Arthur Barber - foul #2 on Arthur Barber, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda (SG), Gerald McIlvaine (SF), Dean Graig (PF), Dustin Bordelon (C) Milton Hicks, Britt Franklin, Harry Bailey, Randy Breece | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard (SG), Evan Garber (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Victor Pickering (C) Anthony Simon, Richard Stanford, Lorenzo Cutlip, Tommy Vigue | |
| 08:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:02 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Dustin Bordelon | 46-60 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Gerald McIlvaine | 48-60 |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | A charge is called on Dustin Welter - foul #2 on Dustin Welter, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Hardie (PG) Arthur Barber | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG) Richard Jones | |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Bordelon scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Jason Varda | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Timothy Hardie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Varda (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald McIlvaine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dean Graig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Bordelon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 07:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Graig lays it up and in | 52-60 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard is whistled for a carry | 52-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber (PG) Timothy Hardie | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (PF) Victor Pickering | |
| 05:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Bordelon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Stanford - foul #3 on Richard Stanford, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Geer (C) Dean Graig | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip (PF) Dustin Welter | |
| 05:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Bordelon makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Bordelon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford is fouled on the floor by James Geer - foul #2 on James Geer, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece (C) Dustin Bordelon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (C) Evan Garber | |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Tony Hubbard steals the ball from Jason Varda | 53-62 |
| 05:02 | Cleveland State | Jason Varda steps in front of the Victor Pickering pass | 53-62 |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Varda lays it in | 55-62 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Tony Hubbard | 55-65 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Stanford steals it from Gerald McIlvaine | 55-65 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | William Anker banks in the layup set up by Richard Stanford | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 03:50 | Middle Tenn. State | James Geer tips it home | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | William Anker is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Barber - foul #3 on Arthur Barber, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Hardie (PG), Milton Hicks (SG), Britt Franklin (SF), Dean Graig (PF), Dustin Bordelon (C) Arthur Barber, Jason Varda, Gerald McIlvaine, James Geer, Randy Breece | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (SG), Evan Garber (SF), Dustin Welter (C) Tony Hubbard, Richard Stanford, Victor Pickering | |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Graig drills a runner from close range | 59-69 |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Anker | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Timothy Hardie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Britt Franklin (fresh) PF - Dean Graig (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Bordelon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Cutlip (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dustin Welter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Graig makes the shot from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber (PG), Jason Varda (SG), James Geer (SF), Randy Breece (C) Timothy Hardie, Milton Hicks, Britt Franklin, Dustin Bordelon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard (SG), Tommy Vigue (C) William Anker, Dustin Welter | |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Jason Varda steps in front of the Tommy Vigue pass | 61-72 |
| 02:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber blows the layup | 61-72 |
| 02:20 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue misses the tip | 61-72 |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | James Geer pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 02:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Barber drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Randy Breece | 63-72 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Arthur Barber picks off the pass by Anthony Simon in the backcourt | 63-72 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece misses long on a floater from the left wing | 63-72 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue pulls down the rebound | 63-72 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Randy Breece is called for the reach on Lorenzo Cutlip - foul #1 on Randy Breece, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gerald McIlvaine (SF) James Geer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG) Anthony Simon | |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerald McIlvaine misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-73 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip grabs the board | 63-73 |
| 00:58 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Tommy Vigue | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Tommy Vigue - foul #1 on Tommy Vigue, team foul #6 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Hardie (PG), Milton Hicks (SG), James Geer (SF), Dustin Bordelon (PF) Arthur Barber, Jason Varda, Gerald McIlvaine, Dean Graig | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Victor Pickering (C) William Anker, Tony Hubbard, Evan Garber, Lorenzo Cutlip, Tommy Vigue | |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon scores on a runner near the basket set up by Richard Jones | 65-78 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Randy Breece misses the floater from the right block | 65-78 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Milton Hicks grabs the offensive board | 65-78 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Bordelon comes up short on the shot in the paint | 65-78 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Stanford | 65-78 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon runs out the clock | 65-78 |