| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Goss (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Gerace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - David Asher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Cassidy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rhynes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Rishel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Ehlers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lipscomb | David Rhynes inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Lipscomb | David Rhynes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Cassidy | 38-33 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 19:21 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 19:06 | Lipscomb | David Asher buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Rishel | 38-36 |
| 18:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Goss and he's hacked by Larry Cassidy - foul #3 on Larry Cassidy, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Marvin Gatewood (SG) Larry Cassidy | |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:13 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Manuel Gerace - foul #2 on Manuel Gerace, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 18:13 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:13 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:57 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 17:55 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Randall Rishel | 41-38 |
| 17:26 | Lipscomb | David Rhynes blows the layup but the foul's on Dean Lindsey - foul #1 on Dean Lindsey, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), Joel Hoffman (C) Dean Lindsey, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Chris Thao (C) Cory Ehlers | |
| 17:26 | Lipscomb | David Rhynes makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:26 | Lipscomb | David Rhynes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Gatewood steals the ball from John Goss | 41-40 |
| 16:56 | Lipscomb | Chris Thao hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 16:54 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:45 | Lipscomb | David Asher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 16:44 | Lipscomb | Marvin Gatewood misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Manuel Gerace | 41-40 |
| 16:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Nielson and he's hacked by Chris Thao - foul #3 on Chris Thao, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray (SG), Lloyd Caraway (C) Patrick Nielson, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Timothy Winters (PG), Larry Redrick (SF), Brian Simpson (C) David Asher, David Rhynes, Chris Thao | |
| 16:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:22 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:10 | Lipscomb | Marvin Gatewood misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 16:09 | Lipscomb | Brian Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:54 | Lipscomb | Brian Simpson's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Hoffman | 43-40 |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Bray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Goss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Hoffman (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Timothy Winters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Gatewood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Larry Redrick (fresh) PF - Randall Rishel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Simpson (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 15:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 15:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Bray | 46-40 |
| 15:06 | Lipscomb | Timothy Winters is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Winters, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Dean Lindsey (SG), Jason Aust (PF) Marvin Cadogan, John Goss, Joel Hoffman | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | David Asher (PG), Larry Cassidy (SG), Chris Thao (PF), Cory Ehlers (C) Timothy Winters, Marvin Gatewood, Randall Rishel, Brian Simpson | |
| 14:49 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray misses the driving attempt from close range | 46-40 |
| 14:47 | Lipscomb | Cory Ehlers snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 14:43 | Lipscomb | David Asher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-40 |
| 14:41 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Caraway | 46-40 |
| 14:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dean Lindsey | 49-40 |
| 14:04 | Lipscomb | Larry Cassidy misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway misses badly on a runner near the basket | 49-40 |
| 13:54 | Lipscomb | David Asher snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:33 | Lipscomb | David Asher knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Chris Thao | 49-42 |
| 13:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey's floater is tipped away by Chris Thao | 49-42 |
| 13:20 | Lipscomb | David Asher pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:58 | Lipscomb | David Asher is hacked by Patrick Nielson - foul #1 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (PG), John Goss (SF), Manuel Gerace (PF), Joel Hoffman (C) Patrick Nielson, William Bray, Jason Aust, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | David Rhynes (SF), Randall Rishel (PF) Larry Redrick, Chris Thao | |
| 12:41 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 49-42 |
| 12:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss is whistled for a carry | 49-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG) Dean Lindsey | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Timothy Winters (PG), Marvin Gatewood (SG), Brian Simpson (C) David Asher, Larry Cassidy, Cory Ehlers | |
| 12:14 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Randall Rishel, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 11:55 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:40 | Lipscomb | Marvin Gatewood is whistled for a carry | 49-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG) Tano Akiyama | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Chris Thao (C) Brian Simpson | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Gerace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Joel Hoffman (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Timothy Winters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Gatewood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Rhynes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randall Rishel (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Chris Thao (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Marvin Cadogan | 51-42 |
| 10:54 | Lipscomb | Chris Thao hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by David Rhynes and he's fouled by Marvin Cadogan - foul #1 on Marvin Cadogan, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG) Marvin Cadogan | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | David Asher (PG), Larry Cassidy (SG), Cory Ehlers (C) Timothy Winters, Marvin Gatewood, Randall Rishel | |
| 10:54 | Lipscomb | Chris Thao misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss is fouled on the floor by Chris Thao - foul #4 on Chris Thao, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway (C) Joel Hoffman | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Marvin Gatewood (SF), Randall Rishel (PF) David Rhynes, Chris Thao | |
| 10:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 51-44 |
| 10:06 | Lipscomb | Cory Ehlers pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:44 | Lipscomb | David Asher comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 09:43 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 09:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 09:14 | Lipscomb | Marvin Gatewood grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 08:58 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel is hacked by Patrick Nielson - foul #2 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Marvin Cadogan (SG), William Bray (SF), Joel Hoffman (PF), Jason Aust (C) Patrick Nielson, Dean Lindsey, John Goss, Manuel Gerace, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | David Rhynes (SF), Brian Simpson (C) Larry Cassidy, Cory Ehlers | |
| 08:48 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel comes up short on the runner near the basket | 51-46 |
| 08:46 | Lipscomb | David Rhynes grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 08:30 | Lipscomb | David Rhynes misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 08:29 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:16 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on David Asher - foul #2 on David Asher, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| 08:16 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:05 | Lipscomb | Jason Aust denies the turnaround by Marvin Gatewood | 54-46 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 07:44 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), John Goss (SF), Lloyd Caraway (C) Tano Akiyama, Joel Hoffman, Jason Aust | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Timothy Winters (PG), Chris Thao (PF) David Asher, Randall Rishel | |
| 07:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan is hacked by Marvin Gatewood - foul #1 on Marvin Gatewood, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey (SG) Patrick Nielson | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Larry Redrick (SG), Cory Ehlers (C) Marvin Gatewood, Brian Simpson | |
| 07:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:31 | Lipscomb | Cory Ehlers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Lindsey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goss (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Bray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Caraway (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Timothy Winters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Redrick (fresh) SF - David Rhynes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Thao (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Cory Ehlers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Lipscomb | Cory Ehlers drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Rhynes | 57-48 |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Lindsey hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marvin Cadogan | 60-48 |
| 06:27 | Lipscomb | Cory Ehlers is hacked by Lloyd Caraway - foul #3 on Lloyd Caraway, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Nielson (PG), Manuel Gerace (PF) Marvin Cadogan, William Bray | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | David Asher (PG), Larry Cassidy (SG), Marvin Gatewood (SF), Randall Rishel (PF) Timothy Winters, Larry Redrick, David Rhynes, Chris Thao | |
| 06:09 | Lipscomb | John Goss takes the ball from Randall Rishel | 60-48 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick Nielson | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Lipscomb | Marvin Gatewood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Asher | 62-51 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Goss and he's fouled by Cory Ehlers - foul #1 on Cory Ehlers, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray (SG) Dean Lindsey | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Chris Thao (C) Cory Ehlers | |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Caraway makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| 05:21 | Lipscomb | Larry Cassidy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 05:19 | Middle Tenn. State | John Goss gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Chris Thao picks off the pass by John Goss | 65-51 |
| 04:45 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Marvin Gatewood and he's fouled by Manuel Gerace - foul #3 on Manuel Gerace, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), Joel Hoffman (C) John Goss, Lloyd Caraway | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | David Rhynes (SF) Marvin Gatewood | |
| 04:45 | Lipscomb | Randall Rishel makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Nielson | 67-54 |
| 04:07 | Lipscomb | Larry Cassidy knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Randall Rishel | 67-57 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Manuel Gerace | 69-57 |
| 03:44 | Lipscomb | Joel Hoffman knocks away the 3 by David Rhynes | 69-57 |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman grabs the board | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray comes up short on the floater near the basket | 69-57 |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray grabs the offensive board | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Patrick Nielson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Bray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Gerace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joel Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - David Asher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Cassidy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Rhynes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Rishel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Chris Thao (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-57 |
| 02:39 | Lipscomb | David Asher misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Patrick Nielson - foul #3 on Patrick Nielson, team foul #8 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Funk (PG), Tano Akiyama (SG), Jason Aust (SF), Albert Valez (C) Patrick Nielson, Marvin Cadogan, William Bray, Manuel Gerace | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Orlando Bryant (SG), Larry Redrick (SF), Marvin Gatewood (PF), Brian Simpson (C) Larry Cassidy, David Rhynes, Randall Rishel, Chris Thao | |
| 02:39 | Lipscomb | David Asher makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:39 | Lipscomb | David Asher makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Orlando Bryant - foul #1 on Orlando Bryant, team foul #9 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Timothy Winters (PG) David Asher | |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:24 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Marvin Gatewood | 73-59 |
| 02:02 | Lipscomb | Marvin Gatewood connects on the floater in the paint | 73-61 |
| 01:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 01:37 | Lipscomb | Orlando Bryant comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-61 |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Winters picks off the pass by Joseph Funk | 76-61 |
| 00:59 | Lipscomb | Marvin Gatewood can't finish the layup | 76-61 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Redrick | 76-61 |
| 00:32 | Lipscomb | Marvin Gatewood pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Lipscomb | Orlando Bryant is fouled on the floor by Joseph Funk - foul #1 on Joseph Funk, team foul #9 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), William Bray (SF) Joseph Funk, Albert Valez | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Chris Thao (PF) Timothy Winters | |
| 00:28 | Lipscomb | Orlando Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:28 | Lipscomb | Orlando Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama runs out the clock | 76-63 |