| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Raymond Veith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Guajardo (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Wade (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gary Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Matteson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Agin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Kondo (fresh) C - Glenn Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce inbounds the ball | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith is hacked by Gary Stevens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Stevens, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| 19:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eric Pierce is called for the reach on Christopher Kondo - foul #3 on Eric Pierce, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster (SF) Eric Pierce | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 19:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 19:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 19:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Veith picks off the pass by Ronald Agin | 42-45 |
| 18:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 18:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade tips it home | 44-45 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Veith steals the ball from Gary Stevens | 44-45 |
| 18:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith is open and scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Bobby Webster and he's fouled by Ronald Agin - foul #1 on Ronald Agin, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden (PF), George Butler (C) Bradley Wade, Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG), Zoran Zellinger (SG), John Erwin (SF), Michael Coomer (PF), Charles Wingfield (C) Gary Stevens, Danny Matteson, Ronald Agin, Christopher Kondo, Glenn Nelson | |
| 18:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | David English can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 18:02 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 17:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Wingfield - foul #1 on Charles Wingfield, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG) Robert Guajardo | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 17:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 17:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Cheney is called for the reach on Zoran Zellinger - foul #1 on Charles Cheney, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (SG) Raymond Veith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 17:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wingfield is fouled on the floor by Charles Cheney - foul #2 on Charles Cheney, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo (SG) Bobby Webster | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zoran Zellinger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden clanks a jumper in the paint | 48-45 |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler tips it home | 50-45 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Mike Gayden - foul #2 on Mike Gayden, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade (PF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Mike Gayden, George Butler | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG), Danny Matteson (SG), Ronald Agin (SF), Glenn Nelson (C) David English, Zoran Zellinger, John Erwin, Charles Wingfield | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathon Noguera | 53-47 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dino Bosancic steps in front of the Michael Coomer pass | 53-47 |
| 15:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic misses the lay-in | 53-47 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Guajardo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Cheney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradley Wade (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathon Noguera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gary Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Matteson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Agin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Coomer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Glenn Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Guajardo is called for the reach on Danny Matteson - foul #2 on Robert Guajardo, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Bobby Webster (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), Bruce Madsen (C) Dino Bosancic, Robert Guajardo, Charles Cheney, Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco (SF), George Korth (PF), Christopher Kondo (C) Ronald Agin, Michael Coomer, Glenn Nelson | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Korth banks in the layup | 53-49 |
| 15:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gary Stevens | 55-52 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Danny Matteson takes the ball from Raymond Veith | 55-52 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 13:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Christopher Kondo | 55-54 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 13:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster is hacked by Danny Matteson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Matteson, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (PG), Robert Guajardo (SG), Stanley Nixon (SF), Mike Gayden (PF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Raymond Veith, Bobby Webster, Eric Pierce, Bradley Wade, Bruce Madsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin (PG), Zoran Zellinger (SG), Ronald Agin (SF), Charles Wingfield (PF), Glenn Nelson (C) Gary Stevens, Danny Matteson, Ray Brisco, George Korth, Christopher Kondo | |
| 13:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 13:37 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Nixon | 55-56 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Glenn Nelson - foul #1 on Glenn Nelson, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin misses short on a jumper from the right block | 56-56 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zoran Zellinger tips it home | 56-58 |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Wingfield - foul #2 on Charles Wingfield, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG), George Korth (PF) Ronald Agin, Glenn Nelson | |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wingfield misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 58-58 |
| 12:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney is hacked by George Korth - foul #4 on George Korth, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster (SF), George Butler (C) Mike Gayden, Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson (SG), Ronald Agin (SF), Christopher Kondo (PF), Glenn Nelson (C) Zoran Zellinger, John Erwin, George Korth, Charles Wingfield | |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | David English drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Kondo | 60-60 |
| 11:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Glenn Nelson blocks the short jumper by Robert Guajardo | 60-60 |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon grabs the offensive board | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Cheney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Guajardo (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Webster (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stanley Nixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David English (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Matteson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Agin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Kondo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 11:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster tips it but misses | 60-60 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Christopher Kondo | 60-60 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo hits a 3 from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | David English misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-62 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo travels with the ball | 63-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Dino Bosancic (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), Bradley Wade (PF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Charles Cheney, Robert Guajardo, Bobby Webster, Stanley Nixon, George Butler | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG), John Erwin (SG), Ray Brisco (SF), Michael Coomer (PF), Charles Wingfield (C) David English, Danny Matteson, Ronald Agin, Christopher Kondo, Glenn Nelson | |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dino Bosancic | 65-62 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dino Bosancic - foul #3 on Dino Bosancic, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 10:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 65-62 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wingfield grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Veith is called for the reach on Gary Stevens - foul #1 on Raymond Veith, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden (C) Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Zoran Zellinger (SG), Glenn Nelson (C) Ray Brisco, Charles Wingfield | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 09:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Erwin steals the ball from Dino Bosancic in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | The pull-up jumper by Gary Stevens is blocked by Bradley Wade | 65-64 |
| 09:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dino Bosancic | 68-64 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zoran Zellinger is hacked by Mike Gayden - foul #3 on Mike Gayden, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo (SG) Dino Bosancic | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin (SF), Christopher Kondo (PF) John Erwin, Michael Coomer | |
| 09:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zoran Zellinger makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zoran Zellinger misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson snags the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 08:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 08:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 08:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Nelson - foul #2 on Glenn Nelson, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster (SF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Eric Pierce, Mike Gayden | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco (SG), John Erwin (SF), Charles Wingfield (C) Zoran Zellinger, Ronald Agin, Glenn Nelson | |
| 08:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 08:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Ray Brisco | 70-67 |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Wingfield - foul #3 on Charles Wingfield, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Stanley Nixon (PF) Raymond Veith, Bradley Wade | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson (SG), George Korth (PF) Ray Brisco, Christopher Kondo | |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Guajardo (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Webster (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gary Stevens (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Matteson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Korth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Charles Wingfield (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Korth scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Matteson | 71-69 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Danny Matteson is called for the reach on Bobby Webster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Matteson, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (PG), Mike Gayden (PF), George Butler (C) Robert Guajardo, Stanley Nixon, Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG), Zoran Zellinger (SG), Michael Coomer (SF), Glenn Nelson (C) Gary Stevens, Danny Matteson, John Erwin, Charles Wingfield | |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | David English drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from George Korth | 73-71 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Cheney | 75-71 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | David English connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Zoran Zellinger | 75-74 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-74 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Korth pulls down the rebound | 75-74 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zoran Zellinger's pass is intercepted by Charles Cheney | 75-74 |
| 06:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney misses the lay-in | 75-74 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden tips it back up and in | 77-74 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Cheney - foul #3 on Charles Cheney, team foul #9 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Robert Guajardo (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), Stanley Nixon (PF), Bruce Madsen (C) Charles Cheney, Dino Bosancic, Bobby Webster, Mike Gayden, George Butler | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco (PG), Danny Matteson (SG), Ronald Agin (SF) David English, Zoran Zellinger, Michael Coomer | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 05:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Danny Matteson takes the ball from Stanley Nixon | 77-76 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jumper by Danny Matteson is denied by Stanley Nixon | 77-76 |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo gets the rebound | 77-76 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Glenn Nelson is called for the reach on Bruce Madsen - foul #3 on Glenn Nelson, team foul #11 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera (C) Stanley Nixon | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG), John Erwin (SG), Charles Wingfield (C) Ray Brisco, Danny Matteson, Glenn Nelson | |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen misses the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wingfield gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Veith steals it from Gary Stevens | 78-76 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce can't finish the layup | 78-76 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Korth pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Agin is blocked by Jonathon Noguera | 78-76 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin misses the tip | 78-76 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wingfield can't tip it in | 78-76 |
| 04:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce snags the defensive board | 78-76 |
| 04:15 | Middle Tenn. State | George Korth picks off the pass by Raymond Veith | 78-76 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin is whistled for a carry | 78-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (PG), Dino Bosancic (SG), Bobby Webster (SF), Bradley Wade (PF) Raymond Veith, Robert Guajardo, Eric Pierce, Bruce Madsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson (SG), Christopher Kondo (PF) Ronald Agin, George Korth | |
| 03:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-76 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo snags the defensive board | 78-76 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 78-76 |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradley Wade (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathon Noguera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gary Stevens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Matteson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Kondo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Wingfield (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-76 |
| 03:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Webster gets the offensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 03:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 78-76 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Cheney is called for the reach on Gary Stevens - foul #4 on Charles Cheney, team foul #10 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo (SG), Mike Gayden (C) Dino Bosancic, Jonathon Noguera | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Zoran Zellinger (SG), Ray Brisco (SF), Michael Coomer (PF) Danny Matteson, John Erwin, Charles Wingfield | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Eric Pierce (SF) Charles Cheney, Bobby Webster | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David English (PG) Gary Stevens | |
| 02:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce travels with the ball | 78-77 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera (C) Mike Gayden | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin (PG), Charles Wingfield (C) David English, Zoran Zellinger | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ray Brisco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-77 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jonathon Noguera | 78-77 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo is hacked by John Erwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Erwin, team foul #12 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin (SF) Christopher Kondo | |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Erwin misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 80-77 |
| 01:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera gets the rebound | 80-77 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-77 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce can't tip it in | 80-77 |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera can't tip it in | 80-77 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer pulls down the rebound | 80-77 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens (PG), Danny Matteson (SG), George Korth (PF), Glenn Nelson (C) John Erwin, Ray Brisco, Michael Coomer, Charles Wingfield | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Matteson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Stevens | 80-80 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo is called for traveling | 80-80 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | The short jumper by George Korth is denied by Jonathon Noguera | 80-80 |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo grabs the board | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo is open and buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Veith | 82-80 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Stevens buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by George Korth | 82-82 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo knocks in the floater in the lane | 84-82 |