| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Moon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Kincade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Valez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Joseph Ordaz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe McKasson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Rhyne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Joe McKasson inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | South Alabama | Robert Harris connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe McKasson | 25-41 |
| 19:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Harris | 25-41 |
| 19:20 | South Alabama | Robert Harris snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 19:14 | South Alabama | Joe McKasson can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Kincade - foul #1 on Thomas Kincade, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| 19:14 | South Alabama | Joe McKasson makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 19:14 | South Alabama | Joe McKasson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 19:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Rogers is called for the reach on Mark Moon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #1 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Pritchard (SG) Ronald Rogers | |
| 18:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon is fouled on the floor by William Pritchard - foul #2 on William Pritchard, team foul #2 | 25-43 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Harris steals the ball from Robert Stokes | 25-43 |
| 18:33 | South Alabama | Robert Harris's floater is tipped away by Robert Stokes | 25-43 |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 18:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-43 |
| 18:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez snags the offensive board | 25-43 |
| 18:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 25-43 |
| 18:08 | South Alabama | Robert Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 18:02 | South Alabama | Patrick Rhyne jams it and the foul's on Robert Stokes - foul #2 on Robert Stokes, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff (PG), John Utterback (SG), Jason Aust (SF), Brian Sexton (PF), Paul Hankins (C) Jarrett Manley, Mark Moon, Thomas Kincade, Albert Valez, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Hammett (SG), David Vaughn (SF), Manuel Lawson (PF) William Pritchard, Joe McKasson, Robert Harris | |
| 18:02 | South Alabama | Patrick Rhyne makes the free throw | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 25-46 |
| 17:48 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-46 |
| 17:25 | South Alabama | David Vaughn loses the dribble to Jason Aust | 25-46 |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Hammett - foul #1 on Charles Hammett, team foul #3 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Rick Bryant (C) Patrick Rhyne | |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 16:54 | South Alabama | David Vaughn comes up short on the runner from the right block | 27-46 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Ordaz - foul #2 on Joseph Ordaz, team foul #4 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Mark Moon (SG) Jerome Woodruff, John Utterback | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Pritchard (SG), Joe McKasson (SF) Charles Hammett, David Vaughn | |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Bryant is called for the reach on Jason Aust - foul #2 on Rick Bryant, team foul #5 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade (SF), Robert Stokes (C) Jason Aust, Paul Hankins | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Harris (PF) Rick Bryant | |
| 16:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stokes hits the follow up shot | 29-46 |
| 15:53 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson is hacked by Mark Moon - foul #1 on Mark Moon, team foul #3 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles (SG), John Utterback (SF), Albert Valez (PF) Mark Moon, Thomas Kincade, Brian Sexton | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Rogers (SG), Charles Hammett (SF), Rick Bryant (C) William Pritchard, Joe McKasson, Manuel Lawson | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Winkles (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Valez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Joseph Ordaz (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Hammett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | South Alabama | Ronald Rogers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-46 |
| 15:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stokes gets the rebound | 29-46 |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Winkles | 31-46 |
| 15:34 | South Alabama | Joseph Ordaz clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 31-46 |
| 15:33 | South Alabama | Charles Hammett tips it back up and in | 31-48 |
| 15:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Rogers - foul #4 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #6 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust (SF), Paul Hankins (C) Jarrett Manley, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Vaughn (PG), Joe McKasson (SF), Patrick Rhyne (C) Joseph Ordaz, Ronald Rogers, Rick Bryant | |
| 15:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback misses the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 15:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 14:53 | South Alabama | Albert Valez is called for the reach on Robert Harris - foul #2 on Albert Valez, team foul #4 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon (PG) John Utterback | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Pritchard (SG) Charles Hammett | |
| 14:31 | South Alabama | William Pritchard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson (PF) Robert Harris | |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-48 |
| 14:22 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Joe McKasson | 32-48 |
| 14:02 | South Alabama | Patrick Rhyne buries a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Mark Moon - foul #2 on Mark Moon, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Thomas Kincade (SF), Brian Sexton (PF), Robert Stokes (C) Mitchell Winkles, Jason Aust, Albert Valez, Paul Hankins | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Ordaz (PG) David Vaughn | |
| 14:02 | South Alabama | Patrick Rhyne misses the free throw | 32-50 |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Lawson swats the shot by Jarrett Manley | 32-50 |
| 13:49 | South Alabama | William Pritchard pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 13:45 | South Alabama | Joseph Ordaz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 13:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 13:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback (SG) Mark Moon | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Rick Bryant (C) Patrick Rhyne | |
| 13:26 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 13:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 13:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stokes is open but misses the lay-in | 32-50 |
| 13:10 | South Alabama | Joseph Ordaz grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 12:50 | South Alabama | Joe McKasson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Joe McKasson, team foul #7 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff (PG) Jarrett Manley | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Hammett (SG), Robert Harris (PF) William Pritchard, Manuel Lawson | |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon (PG), Mitchell Winkles (SG), Albert Valez (PF) Jerome Woodruff, Thomas Kincade, Brian Sexton | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Vaughn (PG) Joseph Ordaz | |
| 12:19 | South Alabama | David Vaughn makes the jumper in the lane | 32-52 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez is hacked by David Vaughn - foul #3 on David Vaughn, team foul #8 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Jason Aust (SF), Paul Hankins (C) Mark Moon, John Utterback, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Ordaz (PG), Patrick Rhyne (C) David Vaughn, Rick Bryant | |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 11:57 | South Alabama | Joe McKasson snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 11:45 | South Alabama | Charles Hammett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-52 |
| 11:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Winkles (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Aust (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Valez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hankins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Joseph Ordaz (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Hammett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joe McKasson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Rhyne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Ordaz is called for the reach on Mitchell Winkles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Ordaz, team foul #9 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton (PF) Albert Valez | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 11:26 | South Alabama | Patrick Rhyne misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-52 |
| 11:25 | South Alabama | Robert Harris tips it back up and in | 35-54 |
| 11:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley can't connect on a shot in the lane | 35-54 |
| 11:03 | South Alabama | Patrick Rhyne grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 10:42 | South Alabama | Robert Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 10:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 10:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff (PG), Mark Moon (SG), Thomas Kincade (SF), Albert Valez (PF), Robert Stokes (C) Jarrett Manley, Mitchell Winkles, Jason Aust, Brian Sexton, Paul Hankins | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Vaughn (PG), William Pritchard (SG), Manuel Lawson (PF) Joseph Ordaz, Joe McKasson, Robert Harris | |
| 10:25 | South Alabama | Charles Hammett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-54 |
| 10:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Thomas Kincade | 35-54 |
| 10:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-54 |
| 10:03 | South Alabama | Charles Hammett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback (SF) Thomas Kincade | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Ordaz (PG) Charles Hammett | |
| 09:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Moon | 38-54 |
| 09:28 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson banks in the layup and the foul's on Albert Valez - foul #3 on Albert Valez, team foul #6 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Brian Sexton (C) Jerome Woodruff, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joe McKasson (SF), Rick Bryant (C) David Vaughn, Patrick Rhyne | |
| 09:28 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 09:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez lays it in | 40-57 |
| 08:57 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 08:55 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 08:41 | South Alabama | Rick Bryant hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 40-57 |
| 08:39 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to William Pritchard | 40-57 |
| 08:26 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson drills a jumper from the free throw line | 40-59 |
| 08:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon misses the shot from the right block | 40-59 |
| 08:10 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 08:06 | South Alabama | Joseph Ordaz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-59 |
| 08:04 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Joe McKasson | 40-59 |
| 07:52 | South Alabama | William Pritchard loses the ball out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff (PG), Mitchell Winkles (SG), Thomas Kincade (SF), Jason Aust (PF), Paul Hankins (C) Jarrett Manley, Mark Moon, John Utterback, Albert Valez, Brian Sexton | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Vaughn (PG), Ronald Rogers (SG), Charles Hammett (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Patrick Rhyne (C) Joseph Ordaz, William Pritchard, Joe McKasson, Manuel Lawson, Rick Bryant | |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust's layup is rejected by Patrick Rhyne | 40-59 |
| 07:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles snags the offensive board | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jerome Woodruff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Winkles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Kincade (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Aust (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hankins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - David Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Hammett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Rhyne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Thomas Kincade | 42-59 |
| 07:25 | South Alabama | Charles Hammett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 07:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-59 |
| 07:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Hankins misses the tip | 42-59 |
| 06:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust tips it in | 44-59 |
| 06:49 | South Alabama | David Vaughn misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Hankins - foul #3 on Paul Hankins, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| 06:49 | South Alabama | David Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 06:49 | South Alabama | David Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 06:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 06:40 | South Alabama | Patrick Rhyne pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 06:29 | South Alabama | Robert Harris steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Brian Sexton (PF), Robert Stokes (C) Jerome Woodruff, Jason Aust, Paul Hankins | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joe McKasson (SF) Charles Hammett | |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles is hacked by Ronald Rogers - foul #5 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #10 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Ordaz (PG), Charles Hammett (SG) David Vaughn, Ronald Rogers | |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:53 | South Alabama | Patrick Rhyne is denied on a layup by Brian Sexton | 46-61 |
| 05:51 | South Alabama | Joe McKasson can't tip it in | 46-61 |
| 05:49 | South Alabama | Charles Hammett grabs the offensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 05:37 | South Alabama | Charles Hammett is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Winkles - foul #4 on Mitchell Winkles, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon (SG), Albert Valez (PF) Mitchell Winkles, Brian Sexton | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson (PF) Robert Harris | |
| 05:37 | South Alabama | Charles Hammett misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Albert Valez | 46-61 |
| 05:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon loses the ball out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback (SG), Jason Aust (SF), Paul Hankins (PF) Jarrett Manley, Thomas Kincade, Albert Valez | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Vaughn (PG), William Pritchard (SG), Rick Bryant (C) Joseph Ordaz, Charles Hammett, Patrick Rhyne | |
| 04:58 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 04:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Hankins gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 04:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe McKasson - foul #4 on Joe McKasson, team foul #11 | 46-61 |
| 04:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 04:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 04:49 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Manuel Lawson | 46-61 |
| 04:42 | South Alabama | Paul Hankins is called for the reach on Manuel Lawson - foul #4 on Paul Hankins, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| 04:42 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 04:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Joe McKasson - foul #5 on Joe McKasson, team foul #12 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Brian Sexton (PF) John Utterback, Paul Hankins | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Ordaz (PG), Charles Hammett (SF), Robert Harris (PF) David Vaughn, Joe McKasson, Rick Bryant | |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:06 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson is called for traveling | 47-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff (SG), Thomas Kincade (SF), Albert Valez (PF) Mark Moon, Jason Aust, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Rhyne (C) Manuel Lawson | |
| 03:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez clanks a floater from the left side | 47-61 |
| 03:49 | South Alabama | William Pritchard pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:44 | South Alabama | Joseph Ordaz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-61 |
| 03:43 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Brian Sexton | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Woodruff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kincade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Valez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Joseph Ordaz (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Pritchard (tired) 3 reb. SF - Charles Hammett (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Rhyne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 03:27 | South Alabama | Robert Harris grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 03:22 | South Alabama | William Pritchard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Kincade - foul #2 on Thomas Kincade, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback (SG), Jason Aust (SF), Paul Hankins (PF) Jarrett Manley, Thomas Kincade, Albert Valez | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Vaughn (PG), Manuel Lawson (PF), Rick Bryant (C) Joseph Ordaz, Robert Harris, Patrick Rhyne | |
| 03:22 | South Alabama | William Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 03:22 | South Alabama | William Pritchard misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 03:22 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Bryant | 47-62 |
| 03:13 | South Alabama | Rick Bryant scores on a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Brian Sexton - foul #1 on Brian Sexton, team foul #11 | 47-64 |
| 03:13 | South Alabama | Rick Bryant makes the free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | David Vaughn is called for the reach on Jerome Woodruff - foul #4 on David Vaughn, team foul #13 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon (SG) Jason Aust | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:24 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-67 |
| 02:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 49-67 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Utterback and the foul's on William Pritchard - foul #3 on William Pritchard, team foul #14 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust (SF) Jerome Woodruff | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon makes the free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson banks in the layup and the foul's on Brian Sexton - foul #2 on Brian Sexton, team foul #12 | 52-69 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson makes the free throw | 52-70 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback is hacked by William Pritchard in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Pritchard, team foul #15 | 52-70 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 01:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback misses the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 01:34 | South Alabama | Rick Bryant pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 01:19 | South Alabama | Charles Hammett loses the ball out of bounds | 53-70 |
| 01:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Hankins is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Mark Moon | 55-70 |
| 01:05 | South Alabama | William Pritchard connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-72 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon connects on the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Rick Bryant - foul #3 on Rick Bryant, team foul #16 | 57-72 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon makes the free throw | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | South Alabama | Manuel Lawson blows the layup | 58-72 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jason Aust | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | David Vaughn runs out the clock | 61-72 |