| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Victor Cook (fresh) SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) SF - Richard Green (fresh) PF - William Travis (fresh) C - Kyle Boggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) SG - Greg Willilams (fresh) SF - Roger Owen (fresh) PF - Jimmy Brasel (fresh) C - Ricky Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | William Travis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Ricky Smith | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Hofstra | Victor Cook misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel scores on a runner from the right block set up by Robert Madden | 0-5 |
| 19:01 | Hofstra | Jimmy Brasel steps in front of the Kyle Boggs pass | 0-5 |
| 18:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams makes the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Madden | 0-8 |
| 18:06 | Hofstra | Victor Cook drills a 3 from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 17:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 3-8 |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams gets the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel lays it up and in | 3-10 |
| 17:09 | Hofstra | William Travis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kyle Boggs | 6-10 |
| 17:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 17:04 | Hofstra | William Travis grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 16:42 | Hofstra | Christopher Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kyle Boggs | 9-10 |
| 16:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Boggs | 9-10 |
| 16:18 | Hofstra | Victor Cook pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 16:04 | Hofstra | Richard Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ricky Smith - foul #1 on Ricky Smith, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield (PG), Phillip Jones (SG), Samuel Morgan (PF), Robert Tannehill (C) Victor Cook, Christopher Clark, William Travis, Kyle Boggs | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Cedric Cobbs (SG), Elbert Atencio (SF), Jason Rein (PF), John Whittington (C) Robert Madden, Greg Willilams, Roger Owen, Jimmy Brasel, Ricky Smith | |
| 16:04 | Hofstra | Richard Green makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 16:04 | Hofstra | Richard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 16:04 | Hofstra | Richard Green makes the 3rd free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio is hacked by Richard Green - foul #1 on Richard Green, team foul #1 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas Norton (SF) Richard Green | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Jack Littlefield (fresh) SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) SF - Thomas Norton (fresh) PF - Samuel Morgan (fresh) C - Robert Tannehill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Thurman Levis (fresh) SG - Cedric Cobbs (fresh) SF - Elbert Atencio (fresh) PF - Jason Rein (fresh) C - John Whittington (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| 15:28 | Hofstra | Samuel Morgan misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Thurman Levis - foul #1 on Thurman Levis, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| 15:28 | Hofstra | Samuel Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 15:28 | Hofstra | Samuel Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 15:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 15:06 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington clanks a turnaround from the left block | 13-10 |
| 15:04 | Hofstra | Phillip Jones pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:55 | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Jones | 15-10 |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-10 |
| 14:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein tips it home | 15-12 |
| 14:17 | Hofstra | Thurman Levis steals the ball from Jack Littlefield | 15-12 |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington's layup is rejected by Robert Tannehill | 15-12 |
| 14:00 | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:45 | Hofstra | John Whittington takes the ball from Samuel Morgan | 15-12 |
| 13:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio lays it up and in and he's hacked by Thomas Norton - foul #1 on Thomas Norton, team foul #2 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Victor Cook (PG), Christopher Clark (SG), Richard Green (SF), Ray Cantwell (PF), Kyle Boggs (C) Jack Littlefield, Phillip Jones, Thomas Norton, Samuel Morgan, Robert Tannehill | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden (PG), Greg Willilams (SG), Roger Owen (SF), Jimmy Brasel (PF) Thurman Levis, Cedric Cobbs, Jason Rein, John Whittington | |
| 13:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:57 | Hofstra | Ray Cantwell is whistled for a carry | 15-15 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith (C) Elbert Atencio | |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel is fouled on the floor by Ray Cantwell - foul #1 on Ray Cantwell, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Hofstra | William Travis (PF) Ray Cantwell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Victor Cook - foul #1 on Victor Cook, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:13 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 12:02 | Hofstra | Christopher Clark drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Boggs | 18-16 |
| 11:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Clark picks off the pass by Greg Willilams | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Victor Cook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Travis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kyle Boggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Greg Willilams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Owen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs clanks a shot from the baseline | 18-16 |
| 11:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel is denied on a layup by Kyle Boggs | 18-16 |
| 10:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel tips it home | 18-18 |
| 10:49 | Hofstra | Christopher Clark drills a driving attempt from the left block | 20-18 |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel is whistled for a carry | 20-18 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Phillip Jones (SG), Thomas Norton (SF), Samuel Morgan (PF), Robert Tannehill (C) Christopher Clark, Richard Green, William Travis, Kyle Boggs | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Cedric Cobbs (SG), Elbert Atencio (SF), Jason Rein (C) Greg Willilams, Roger Owen, Ricky Smith | |
| 10:11 | Hofstra | Jimmy Brasel is called for the reach on Victor Cook - foul #1 on Jimmy Brasel, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield (PG) Victor Cook | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), John Whittington (C) Robert Madden, Jimmy Brasel | |
| 09:47 | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield is hacked by John Whittington - foul #1 on John Whittington, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| 09:42 | Hofstra | Cedric Cobbs picks off the pass by Jack Littlefield | 20-18 |
| 09:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Cedric Cobbs makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Whittington | 20-21 |
| 09:04 | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Morgan | 22-21 |
| 08:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Thurman Levis | 22-23 |
| 08:32 | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by John Whittington - foul #2 on John Whittington, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Green (SF), William Travis (PF), Kyle Boggs (C) Thomas Norton, Samuel Morgan, Robert Tannehill | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden (PG), Greg Willilams (SG), Jimmy Brasel (PF) Thurman Levis, Elbert Atencio, John Whittington | |
| 08:32 | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:32 | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Cedric Cobbs buries a turnaround from the baseline | 22-25 |
| 07:59 | Hofstra | William Travis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 07:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Madden, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Victor Cook (PG), Christopher Clark (SG) Jack Littlefield, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen (SF), Elbert Atencio (C) Cedric Cobbs, Jason Rein | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Victor Cook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Travis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kyle Boggs (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Greg Willilams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Owen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Atencio (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Hofstra | Victor Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 07:27 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 07:20 | Hofstra | Richard Green clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Owen - foul #1 on Roger Owen, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith (C) Elbert Atencio | |
| 07:20 | Hofstra | Richard Green makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:20 | Hofstra | Richard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 07:05 | Hofstra | Richard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 07:00 | Hofstra | Richard Green misses the 3 from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 06:58 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs misses the tip | 24-25 |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jimmy Brasel and he's hacked by Victor Cook - foul #2 on Victor Cook, team foul #5 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Kenneth Roberts (PG), Phillip Jones (SF), Robert Tannehill (PF) Victor Cook, Richard Green, William Travis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden misses the free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel grabs the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 06:41 | Hofstra | Phillip Jones pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 06:22 | Hofstra | Phillip Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Christopher Clark | 27-27 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith hits the finger roll | 27-29 |
| 05:38 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robert Madden - foul #2 on Robert Madden, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield (PG), Richard Green (SF), William Travis (PF) Kenneth Roberts, Christopher Clark, Robert Tannehill | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Cedric Cobbs (SG), Elbert Atencio (SF), Jason Rein (C) Robert Madden, Greg Willilams, Roger Owen, Ricky Smith | |
| 05:38 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:38 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 05:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Boggs blocks the short jumper by Thurman Levis | 29-29 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio tips it in | 29-31 |
| 04:55 | Hofstra | William Travis travels with the ball | 29-31 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Kenneth Roberts (SG), Samuel Morgan (C) Phillip Jones, Kyle Boggs | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Robinson (SG) Jimmy Brasel | |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio drills a jumper from the right block set up by Thurman Levis | 29-33 |
| 04:21 | Hofstra | Kenneth Roberts buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Green | 31-33 |
| 03:58 | Middle Tenn. State | William Travis swats the short shot by Jason Rein | 31-33 |
| 03:56 | Hofstra | Kenneth Roberts snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 03:52 | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Roberts | 33-33 |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Victor Cook (PG), Christopher Clark (SG), Phillip Jones (SF), Kyle Boggs (C) Jack Littlefield, Kenneth Roberts, Richard Green, William Travis | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden (PG), Greg Willilams (SG), Roger Owen (SF), Jimmy Brasel (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Thurman Levis, Joseph Robinson, Cedric Cobbs, Jason Rein, Elbert Atencio | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Victor Cook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kyle Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Willilams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Owen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Hofstra | Christopher Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 02:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams misses the lay-in | 33-33 |
| 02:56 | Hofstra | Phillip Jones gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:37 | Hofstra | Christopher Clark is hacked by Ricky Smith - foul #2 on Ricky Smith, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert Tannehill (PF) Samuel Morgan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:37 | Hofstra | Christopher Clark misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Victor Cook - foul #3 on Victor Cook, team foul #6 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jack Littlefield (PG), Richard Green (SF) Victor Cook, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio (SF), Jason Rein (C) Roger Owen, Ricky Smith | |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:05 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Madden - foul #3 on Robert Madden, team foul #10 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Cedric Cobbs (SG) Robert Madden, Greg Willilams | |
| 02:05 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:05 | Hofstra | Kyle Boggs misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:05 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jason Rein | 34-35 |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 01:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis is hacked by Jack Littlefield - foul #1 on Jack Littlefield, team foul #7 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Hofstra | William Travis (PF) Kyle Boggs | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington (C) Jimmy Brasel | |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:35 | Hofstra | William Travis pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:14 | Hofstra | Richard Green hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Clark and he's fouled by Cedric Cobbs - foul #1 on Cedric Cobbs, team foul #11 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Phillip Jones (SG) Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 01:14 | Hofstra | Richard Green makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 00:55 | Hofstra | William Travis snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 00:34 | Hofstra | Cedric Cobbs steals it from Phillip Jones | 37-36 |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Cedric Cobbs hits the finger roll | 37-38 |
| 00:01 | Hofstra | Phillip Jones lays it up and in | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 39-38 |