| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jeremy Durbin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wheelock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Forgey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bottoms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert England (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Dan Jackson inbounds the ball | 22-39 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wheelock connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Dan Jackson | 25-39 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England tips it in | 25-41 |
| 18:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeremy Durbin knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Forgey | 27-41 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Humberto Cervantes and he's hacked by Jeremy Durbin - foul #2 on Jeremy Durbin, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the free throw | 27-45 |
| 18:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey knocks in the shot from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Wheelock is called for the reach on Humberto Cervantes - foul #2 on Richard Wheelock, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Collins (PF) Joel Crowder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:48 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple is fouled on the floor by Jack Forgey - foul #3 on Jack Forgey, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Brantley (SF), Charles Neuhaus (C) Dan Jackson, Jack Forgey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:41 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Siple | 29-48 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Brantley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Collins | 31-48 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Neuhaus - foul #3 on Charles Neuhaus, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), Robert Charles (PF) Jeremy Durbin, Charles Neuhaus | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SF), Ernest Taylor (PF) King Brown, Robert England | |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell makes the floater from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 16:44 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Collins pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 16:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Humberto Cervantes steals it from Benjamin Brantley | 33-50 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes lays it in | 33-52 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Collins connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-52 |
| 15:44 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Humberto Cervantes and he's fouled by Robert Charles - foul #3 on Robert Charles, team foul #5 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeremy Durbin (PG), Dan Jackson (SF), Joel Crowder (PF), Jack Forgey (C) Richard Wheelock, Benjamin Brantley, Robert Charles, Daniel Collins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Robert Mueller (PF), Robert England (C) Humberto Cervantes, Allen Banks, Ernest Taylor, Bruce Siple | |
| 15:44 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms makes the free throw | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jeremy Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Cabell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Forgey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Bottoms (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert England (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SG) Peter Bottoms | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:07 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown is fouled on the floor by Dan Jackson - foul #2 on Dan Jackson, team foul #6 | 35-55 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth loses the ball out of bounds | 35-55 |
| 14:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Durbin | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:11 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wheelock (SG) Jim Cabell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Bruce Siple (C) Allen Banks, Robert England | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey's layup is rejected by Robert Mueller | 38-55 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by King Brown | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey is denied on a layup by Bruce Siple | 38-57 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple grabs the board | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes drills a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Mueller | 38-59 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Durbin and he's hacked by Robert Mueller - foul #4 on Robert Mueller, team foul #1 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), Daniel Collins (SF), Charles Neuhaus (C) Jeremy Durbin, Dan Jackson, Jack Forgey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), Ernest Taylor (PF) King Brown, Robert Mueller | |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder makes the free throw | 41-59 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 41-59 |
| 12:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Neuhaus snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-59 |
| 12:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Collins hits the follow up shot | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:25 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Neuhaus denies the turnaround by Humberto Cervantes | 43-59 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple misses the tip | 43-59 |
| 12:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Collins pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Collins is fouled on the floor by Ernest Taylor - foul #1 on Ernest Taylor, team foul #2 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier (SG), Jack Forgey (C) Richard Wheelock, Joel Crowder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SG), Robert England (PF), Randy Halloway (C) Humberto Cervantes, Donald Dilworth, Bruce Siple | |
| 11:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Collins is whistled for traveling | 43-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeremy Durbin (PG) Robert Gaier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG) Ernest Taylor | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-59 |
| 11:30 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Robert England | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jeremy Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jim Cabell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Neuhaus (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Forgey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Bottoms (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Banks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert England (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Halloway (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway tips it back up and in | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert England denies the turnaround by Daniel Collins | 43-61 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Neuhaus tips it home | 45-61 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms makes the floater from the left block set up by King Brown | 45-63 |
| 10:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey blows the layup | 45-63 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Allen Banks | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:01 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by King Brown | 45-66 |
| 09:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremy Durbin | 47-66 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by King Brown and he's fouled by Jim Cabell - foul #1 on Jim Cabell, team foul #7 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier (PG), Richard Wheelock (SG), Dan Jackson (SF), Robert Charles (PF), Benjamin Brantley (C) Jeremy Durbin, Jim Cabell, Daniel Collins, Charles Neuhaus, Jack Forgey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Ernest Taylor (PF), Bruce Siple (C) King Brown, Allen Banks, Robert England, Randy Halloway | |
| 09:28 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms makes the free throw | 47-69 |
| 09:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wheelock is hacked by Donald Dilworth - foul #4 on Donald Dilworth, team foul #3 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder (PF) Robert Charles | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG) Donald Dilworth | |
| 09:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder misses the easy layup | 47-69 |
| 09:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Brantley tips it in | 49-69 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-69 |
| 08:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-69 |
| 08:47 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Crowder | 49-69 |
| 08:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dan Jackson | 52-69 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes is hacked by Dan Jackson - foul #3 on Dan Jackson, team foul #8 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG) Robert Gaier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SF) Peter Bottoms | |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 07:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple is fouled on the floor by Joel Crowder - foul #1 on Joel Crowder, team foul #9 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeremy Durbin (PG), Robert Charles (PF) Jim Cabell, Joel Crowder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Robert Mueller (PF) James Branch, Allen Banks, Ernest Taylor | |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple misses the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dan Jackson picks off the pass by King Brown | 55-72 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jeremy Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Wheelock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Charles (fresh) 3 pf. C - Benjamin Brantley (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Charles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dan Jackson | 57-72 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Dilworth | 57-74 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Brantley misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by King Brown - foul #2 on King Brown, team foul #4 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Collins (PF), Jack Forgey (C) Dan Jackson, Robert Charles | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SG), Robert England (C) Humberto Cervantes, Bruce Siple | |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown is whistled for a carry | 59-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (SG), Charles Neuhaus (PF) Richard Wheelock, Benjamin Brantley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeremy Durbin is fouled on the floor by Robert Mueller - foul #5 on Robert Mueller, team foul #5 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder (PF) Charles Neuhaus | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (SG), Randy Halloway (C) Allen Banks, Robert Mueller | |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert England is called for the reach on Jeremy Durbin - foul #3 on Robert England, team foul #6 | 59-74 |
| 05:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeremy Durbin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-74 |
| 05:34 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Peter Bottoms, team foul #7 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier (SG) Jeremy Durbin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Bruce Siple (C) King Brown, Randy Halloway | |
| 05:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Jim Cabell | 61-74 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England slams it home set up by Peter Bottoms | 61-76 |
| 04:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Dilworth is called for the reach on Joel Crowder - foul #5 on Donald Dilworth, team foul #8 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeremy Durbin (PG), Richard Wheelock (SG), Dan Jackson (SF) Jim Cabell, Robert Gaier, Daniel Collins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG) Donald Dilworth | |
| 04:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 04:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by King Brown | 63-78 |
| 04:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder is fouled on the floor by Bruce Siple - foul #1 on Bruce Siple, team foul #9 | 63-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Neuhaus (C) Jack Forgey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SF), Ernest Taylor (PF) Peter Bottoms, Robert England | |
| 04:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Crowder misses the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple grabs the board | 63-78 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Wheelock - foul #3 on Richard Wheelock, team foul #10 | 63-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Brantley (C) Joel Crowder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes makes the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-80 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Brantley connects on the shot in the paint set up by Jeremy Durbin | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple drills a jumper from the left side set up by Humberto Cervantes | 65-82 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jeremy Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Wheelock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dan Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Neuhaus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Brantley (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Banks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Siple (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Dan Jackson misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Taylor - foul #2 on Ernest Taylor, team foul #10 | 65-82 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), Robert Gaier (SG) Jeremy Durbin, Richard Wheelock | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), James Branch (SG), Randy Halloway (C) King Brown, Humberto Cervantes, Bruce Siple | |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Dan Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 65-82 |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Dan Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-82 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-82 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway tips it back up and in | 66-84 |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-84 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor gets the rebound | 66-84 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 66-87 |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Dan Jackson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jim Cabell | 68-87 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Neuhaus swats the short shot by Peter Bottoms | 68-87 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway tips it but misses | 68-87 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 68-87 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ernest Taylor | 68-89 |
| 01:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dan Jackson | 71-89 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks's pass is intercepted by Charles Neuhaus | 71-89 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-89 |
| 00:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Brantley grabs the offensive board | 71-89 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Neuhaus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-89 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms grabs the board | 71-89 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms is fouled on the floor by Jim Cabell - foul #2 on Jim Cabell, team foul #11 | 71-89 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Collins (PF) Dan Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert England (PF) James Branch | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms makes the 1st free throw | 71-90 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms misses the 2nd free throw | 71-90 |
| 00:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Collins pulls down the rebound | 71-90 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-90 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway snags the defensive board | 71-90 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms runs out the clock | 71-90 |