| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Blake McMillan (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Osborne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Donald Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Morton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Karl Lepe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Calhoun (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 19:16 | Alabama A&M | Blake McMillan picks off the pass by Mark Morton | 33-33 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin is whistled for a carry | 33-33 |
| 18:51 | Alabama A&M | Richard Wooldridge is called for the reach on Donald Freeman - foul #1 on Richard Wooldridge, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:36 | Alabama A&M | Wendell Calhoun hits a floater from the left block | 33-35 |
| 18:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Wendell Calhoun is called for the reach on Ross Lewin - foul #2 on Wendell Calhoun, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Lewin | 36-35 |
| 17:49 | Alabama A&M | The jump hook by Wendell Calhoun is blocked by Blake McMillan | 36-35 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | The jumper by David Osborne is denied by Wendell Calhoun | 36-35 |
| 17:29 | Alabama A&M | Mark Morton snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 17:16 | Alabama A&M | Wendell Calhoun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (SG), Warren Guardado (SF), Michael Eckard (PF) Bruce Suggs, Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Richard Tran (SF) Karl Lepe | |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Terry Rice - foul #1 on Terry Rice, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford (SF) David Osborne | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | William Sutton (SG), Wayne Joseph (PF) Mark Morton, Terry Rice | |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:44 | Alabama A&M | William Sutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood (SG) Richard Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Kenneth Burdette (C) Wendell Calhoun | |
| 16:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert is fouled on the floor by William Sutton - foul #2 on William Sutton, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Warren Guardado, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs (SG), Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF) Stanley Sherwood, Edwin Lankford, Warren Guardado | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 15:50 | Alabama A&M | Wayne Joseph banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Burdette | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ismael Luebbert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bruce Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Blake McMillan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Eckard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Donald Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Tran (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Burdette (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan loses the dribble to Kenneth Burdette | 39-37 |
| 15:14 | Alabama A&M | Wayne Joseph's pass is intercepted by Michael Eckard | 39-37 |
| 14:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs connects on the shot from close range set up by Ismael Luebbert | 41-37 |
| 14:41 | Alabama A&M | William Sutton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Joseph | 41-40 |
| 14:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Joseph | 41-40 |
| 14:24 | Alabama A&M | Kenneth Burdette grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:13 | Alabama A&M | Donald Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 14:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs is called for traveling | 41-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG), Stanley Sherwood (SG), Edwin Lankford (SF), Warren Guardado (PF), David Osborne (C) Ismael Luebbert, Bruce Suggs, Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan, Michael Eckard | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Edgar Alexander (PG), Mark Morton (SG), Karl Lepe (SF), Terry Rice (PF), Wendell Calhoun (C) Donald Freeman, William Sutton, Richard Tran, Wayne Joseph, Kenneth Burdette | |
| 13:49 | Alabama A&M | Mark Morton misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:31 | Alabama A&M | Wendell Calhoun gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:12 | Alabama A&M | Terry Rice misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on David Osborne - foul #2 on David Osborne, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| 13:12 | Alabama A&M | Terry Rice misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:12 | Alabama A&M | Terry Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Terry Rice - foul #2 on Terry Rice, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:50 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Terry Rice | 42-41 |
| 12:29 | Alabama A&M | Terry Rice misses the easy layup | 42-41 |
| 12:27 | Alabama A&M | Wendell Calhoun tips it but misses | 42-41 |
| 12:25 | Alabama A&M | Edgar Alexander grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:11 | Alabama A&M | Edgar Alexander clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 12:09 | Alabama A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Rice | 42-41 |
| 11:56 | Alabama A&M | Terry Rice makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Mark Morton | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Lankford (fresh) PF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Osborne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Edgar Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Lepe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Wendell Calhoun (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Richard Wooldridge | 44-43 |
| 11:26 | Alabama A&M | Karl Lepe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 11:24 | Alabama A&M | Mark Morton gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 11:10 | Alabama A&M | Mark Morton buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Edgar Alexander | 44-45 |
| 10:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 10:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado clanks a floater in the paint | 44-45 |
| 10:31 | Alabama A&M | Edgar Alexander grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 10:25 | Alabama A&M | Edgar Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 10:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-45 |
| 10:07 | Alabama A&M | Terry Rice snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 09:42 | Alabama A&M | David Osborne picks off the pass by Edgar Alexander | 44-45 |
| 09:17 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-45 |
| 09:16 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Terry Rice | 44-45 |
| 09:00 | Alabama A&M | Karl Lepe misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 08:58 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Stanley Sherwood | 44-45 |
| 08:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 08:34 | Alabama A&M | Wendell Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:30 | Alabama A&M | Edgar Alexander drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Karl Lepe | 44-47 |
| 08:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado blows the layup | 44-47 |
| 08:10 | Alabama A&M | Karl Lepe pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:43 | Alabama A&M | Terry Rice hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Morton | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Sherwood (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Lankford (tiring) PF - Warren Guardado (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Osborne (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Edgar Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Morton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Lepe (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Wendell Calhoun (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne is hacked by Karl Lepe - foul #1 on Karl Lepe, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG), Bruce Suggs (SG), Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF), Michael Eckard (C) Richard Wooldridge, Stanley Sherwood, Edwin Lankford, Warren Guardado, David Osborne | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Donald Freeman (PG), William Sutton (SG), Richard Tran (SF), Wayne Joseph (PF), Kenneth Burdette (C) Edgar Alexander, Mark Morton, Karl Lepe, Terry Rice, Wendell Calhoun | |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 06:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 06:40 | Alabama A&M | Donald Freeman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 06:38 | Alabama A&M | Wayne Joseph tips it in | 46-52 |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ismael Luebbert | 48-52 |
| 06:01 | Alabama A&M | Richard Tran comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Eckard - foul #2 on Michael Eckard, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| 06:01 | Alabama A&M | Richard Tran makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:01 | Alabama A&M | Richard Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Eckard | 50-54 |
| 05:28 | Alabama A&M | Kenneth Burdette loses the dribble to Blake McMillan | 50-54 |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Sutton - foul #3 on William Sutton, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG) Ismael Luebbert | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:38 | Alabama A&M | William Sutton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 04:17 | Alabama A&M | Richard Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:59 | Alabama A&M | William Sutton hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Freeman and he's fouled by Blake McMillan - foul #2 on Blake McMillan, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (SG), Tom Slocum (PF), David Osborne (C) Bruce Suggs, Blake McMillan, Michael Eckard | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Mark Morton (SG), Edgar Alexander (SF), Benjamin Lavelle (PF), Wendell Calhoun (C) Donald Freeman, Richard Tran, Wayne Joseph, Kenneth Burdette | |
| 03:59 | Alabama A&M | William Sutton makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses short on a runner from the left block | 52-57 |
| 03:40 | Alabama A&M | William Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ismael Luebbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Lewin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tom Slocum (fresh) C - David Osborne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - William Sutton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Morton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edgar Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Lavelle (fresh) C - Wendell Calhoun (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Alabama A&M | Edgar Alexander knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Sutton | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Tom Slocum | 54-60 |
| 03:04 | Alabama A&M | Wendell Calhoun misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by David Osborne - foul #3 on David Osborne, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford (SF), Warren Guardado (PF) Ross Lewin, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Joseph Murley (SF), Terry Rice (PF) William Sutton, Benjamin Lavelle | |
| 03:04 | Alabama A&M | Wendell Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:04 | Alabama A&M | Wendell Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:04 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Edwin Lankford | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 02:45 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Murley misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Edwin Lankford - foul #1 on Edwin Lankford, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs (SG) Richard Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Donald Freeman (PG) Edgar Alexander | |
| 02:45 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Murley makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:45 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Murley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:45 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 02:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| 02:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-61 |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado tips it in | 56-61 |
| 01:54 | Alabama A&M | Mark Morton lays it up and in | 56-63 |
| 01:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG), Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF) Ismael Luebbert, Edwin Lankford, Warren Guardado | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Karl Lepe (SF) Joseph Murley | |
| 01:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 01:39 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne hits the follow up shot | 58-63 |
| 01:14 | Alabama A&M | Donald Freeman's fadeaway is rejected by Blake McMillan | 58-63 |
| 01:12 | Alabama A&M | Mark Morton tips it back up and in | 58-65 |
| 00:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Wooldridge | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Alabama A&M | Donald Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-65 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne grabs the board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs's pass is intercepted by Karl Lepe | 61-65 |
| 00:19 | Alabama A&M | Karl Lepe lays it up and in | 61-67 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin is hacked by Karl Lepe - foul #2 on Karl Lepe, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Alabama A&M | Donald Freeman is hacked by Richard Wooldridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Wooldridge, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | William Sutton (SG), Edgar Alexander (SF) Mark Morton, Karl Lepe | |
| 00:11 | Alabama A&M | Donald Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:11 | Alabama A&M | Donald Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin snags the offensive board | 63-69 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 00:01 | Alabama A&M | Terry Rice grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 00:01 | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Wayne Joseph (C) Wendell Calhoun | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama A&M | Terry Rice runs out the clock | 63-69 |