| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Suggs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Blake McMillan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-31 |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier is hacked by Blake McMillan - foul #1 on Blake McMillan, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:50 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne is fouled on the floor by Donald Robinson - foul #1 on Donald Robinson, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge loses the dribble to Kevin Grooms | 34-31 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 18:15 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Hall (PF) Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:23 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall tips it home | 36-31 |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall lays it in | 38-31 |
| 16:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin is called for traveling | 38-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), James Collins (SG), Terry Breshears (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Timothy Kokocinski, Douglas Dutcher, Kevin Grooms, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG), Stanley Sherwood (SG), Edwin Lankford (SF), Warren Guardado (PF), Michael Eckard (C) Richard Wooldridge, Bruce Suggs, Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan, David Osborne | |
| 16:24 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-31 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Mercier | 38-31 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land is hacked by Michael Eckard - foul #2 on Michael Eckard, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 15:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard grabs the board | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Breshears (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ismael Luebbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Lankford (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Eckard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG) Stanley Sherwood | |
| 15:21 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins misses short on a floater in the paint | 38-31 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Edwin Lankford and the foul's on James Collins - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG), Dennis Marbury (C) Terry Breshears, Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne (C) Edwin Lankford | |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins hits a shot from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 14:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Donald Robinson (C) Patrick Land, James Collins, James Hall | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs (SG), Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF) Ismael Luebbert, Warren Guardado, Michael Eckard | |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski is called for 5 seconds | 40-34 |
| 14:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ross Lewin | 40-37 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Dutcher | 42-37 |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Marbury - foul #1 on Dennis Marbury, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier (PF) Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard (C) David Osborne | |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana Tech | Blake McMillan is called for the reach on Kenneth Mercier - foul #2 on Blake McMillan, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Collins (SG), Terry Breshears (SF) Douglas Dutcher, Kevin Grooms | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG) Richard Wooldridge | |
| 12:49 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier hits the finger roll | 44-39 |
| 12:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin is fouled on the floor by Donald Robinson - foul #2 on Donald Robinson, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood (SG), David Osborne (C) Bruce Suggs, Michael Eckard | |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-39 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ismael Luebbert - foul #2 on Ismael Luebbert, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF), James Hall (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Terry Breshears, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado (SF), Michael Eckard (PF) Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan | |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert travels with the ball | 46-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG) James Collins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG) Stanley Sherwood | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ismael Luebbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Eckard (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 11:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 11:12 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier is whistled for a carry | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury (C) Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs (SG) Ismael Luebbert | |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard is denied on a layup by James Hall | 49-39 |
| 10:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado tips it in | 49-41 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | Warren Guardado steals it from Patrick Land | 49-41 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado blows the layup | 49-41 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-41 |
| 10:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs tips it home | 49-43 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Douglas Dutcher is denied by David Osborne | 49-43 |
| 09:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land lays it up and in | 51-43 |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard is hacked by Patrick Land - foul #1 on Patrick Land, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), James Collins (SG), Terry Breshears (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Donald Robinson (C) Patrick Land, Douglas Dutcher, Kevin Grooms, James Hall, Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG), Stanley Sherwood (SG), Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF), Tom Slocum (C) Richard Wooldridge, Bruce Suggs, Warren Guardado, Michael Eckard, David Osborne | |
| 08:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum clanks a runner in the lane | 51-43 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Kokocinski | 53-43 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Donald Robinson - foul #3 on Donald Robinson, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood makes the 3rd free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stanley Sherwood | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Collins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Terry Breshears (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Stanley Sherwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ismael Luebbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Blake McMillan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson travels with the ball | 55-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG) Terry Breshears | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG), Bruce Suggs (SG), Michael Eckard (C) Stanley Sherwood, Ismael Luebbert, Tom Slocum | |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 06:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Dutcher - foul #2 on Douglas Dutcher, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms (SF), James Hall (PF) James Collins, Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne (C) Michael Eckard | |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:30 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski travels with the ball | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Dennis Marbury (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford (SF), Warren Guardado (PF) Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan | |
| 06:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard (PF) Edwin Lankford | |
| 05:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury is hacked by Bruce Suggs - foul #1 on Bruce Suggs, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury can't finish the layup | 55-51 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 05:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Wooldridge | 55-53 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Suggs is called for the reach on Douglas Dutcher - foul #2 on Bruce Suggs, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), James Collins (SF), Donald Robinson (C) Patrick Land, Kevin Grooms, Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF) Warren Guardado, Michael Eckard | |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | David Osborne swats the layup by James Hall | 55-53 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to David Osborne | 55-53 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-53 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:06 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Wooldridge picks off the pass by Timothy Kokocinski in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 03:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan is hacked by Douglas Dutcher - foul #3 on Douglas Dutcher, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Douglas Dutcher, James Hall | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG), Stanley Sherwood (SG), Michael Eckard (C) Richard Wooldridge, Bruce Suggs, David Osborne | |
| 03:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Ross Lewin - foul #1 on Ross Lewin, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Collins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ismael Luebbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Sherwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Blake McMillan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Eckard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Collins | 59-55 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG) James Collins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG), Bruce Suggs (SG), David Osborne (C) Ismael Luebbert, Stanley Sherwood, Michael Eckard | |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Bruce Suggs is blocked by Donald Robinson | 59-55 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Donald Robinson | 59-55 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana Tech | Blake McMillan is called for the reach on Douglas Dutcher - foul #3 on Blake McMillan, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:05 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 01:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Mercier - foul #1 on Kenneth Mercier, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 01:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Lewin steals it from Kenneth Mercier | 59-57 |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Kokocinski - foul #1 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:21 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Lewin picks off the pass by Douglas Dutcher | 59-57 |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Wooldridge | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher is fouled on the floor by Blake McMillan - foul #4 on Blake McMillan, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson gets the rebound | 61-59 |