| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Hammons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anderson Lively (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Wines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Frank King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curt Beason (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Derek Wooldridge (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colgate | Sam Hodge inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Colgate | Richard Harmon is called for the reach on Mark Riley - foul #2 on Richard Harmon, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 19:35 | Colgate | Michael Wines is called for the reach on Mark Riley - foul #1 on Michael Wines, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| 19:20 | Colgate | Frank King misses the runner from the baseline | 25-33 |
| 19:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 18:58 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:53 | Colgate | Mark Riley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank King | 25-36 |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 18:30 | Colgate | Sam Hodge snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 18:15 | Colgate | Curt Beason drills a turnaround from close range | 25-38 |
| 17:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Harmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 17:55 | Colgate | Sam Hodge gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 17:50 | Colgate | Frank King can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-38 |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Riley is called for the reach on Anderson Lively - foul #1 on Mark Riley, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal (SG), William Waldron (SF), John Gray (C) Willie Hammons, Howard Brown, Michael Wines | |
| Subs | Colgate | William Warren (SG), James Hale (SF) Mark Riley, Sam Hodge | |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 17:11 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Curt Beason | 25-38 |
| 16:56 | Colgate | Curt Beason's pass is intercepted by Richard Harmon | 25-38 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Gray is whistled for traveling | 25-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dallas Hilton (SF), James Porterfield (C) Richard Harmon, Anderson Lively | |
| Subs | Colgate | John Apgar (PG), Mark Riley (SG), Sam Hodge (SF), Larry Brown (PF) Frank King, William Warren, Curt Beason, Derek Wooldridge | |
| 16:21 | Colgate | Sam Hodge connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Larry Brown | 25-40 |
| 15:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Sam Hodge is called for the reach on Ernest Neal - foul #2 on Sam Hodge, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons (SG), Howard Brown (SF), Michael Wines (C) William Waldron, Dallas Hilton, James Porterfield | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ernest Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Hammons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Wines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - John Apgar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hodge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hale (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Gray makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Hammons | 27-40 |
| 15:07 | Colgate | Mark Riley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 15:06 | Colgate | Larry Brown gets the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 14:49 | Colgate | Willie Hammons steps in front of the Mark Riley pass | 27-40 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Sam Hodge - foul #3 on Sam Hodge, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Harmon (PG), Anderson Lively (PF) Ernest Neal, John Gray | |
| Subs | Colgate | Frank King (PG), William Warren (SG), Curt Beason (PF), Derek Wooldridge (C) John Apgar, Mark Riley, Larry Brown, James Hale | |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 14:09 | Colgate | Sam Hodge clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 14:08 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge misses the tip | 29-40 |
| 14:06 | Colgate | Sam Hodge grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 13:44 | Colgate | Frank King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 29-40 |
| 13:43 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge hits the follow up shot | 29-42 |
| 13:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown makes the 3 from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 13:15 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 32-42 |
| 13:13 | Colgate | Curt Beason grabs the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 12:57 | Colgate | William Warren scores on a shot from the left block set up by Frank King | 32-44 |
| 12:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Harmon hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Howard Brown | 34-44 |
| 12:14 | Colgate | Frank King loses the ball out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal (PG), William Waldron (SG), Dallas Hilton (SF), John Gray (PF), James Porterfield (C) Richard Harmon, Willie Hammons, Howard Brown, Anderson Lively, Michael Wines | |
| Subs | Colgate | Mark Riley (SG), James Hale (SF) William Warren, Sam Hodge | |
| 12:00 | Middle Tenn. State | William Waldron blows the layup but he's fouled by Derek Wooldridge - foul #1 on Derek Wooldridge, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Larry Brown (PF) Curt Beason | |
| 12:00 | Middle Tenn. State | William Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:00 | Middle Tenn. State | William Waldron makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Waldron (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Hilton (fresh) PF - John Gray (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Porterfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Frank King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Wooldridge (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Colgate | 3 seconds is called on Mark Riley | 36-44 |
| 11:13 | Middle Tenn. State | William Waldron blows the layup | 36-44 |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Dallas Hilton tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 10:43 | Colgate | William Waldron takes the ball from Mark Riley | 38-44 |
| 10:38 | Middle Tenn. State | William Waldron comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Riley - foul #2 on Mark Riley, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Harmon (PG), Anderson Lively (PF) Dallas Hilton, James Porterfield | |
| Subs | Colgate | John Apgar (PG), Curt Beason (PF) Frank King, Derek Wooldridge | |
| 10:38 | Middle Tenn. State | William Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:38 | Middle Tenn. State | William Waldron misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:38 | Colgate | Curt Beason gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:16 | Colgate | Larry Brown buries a jumper in the lane set up by James Hale and the foul's on John Gray - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| 10:16 | Colgate | Larry Brown makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Waldron | 42-47 |
| 09:26 | Colgate | William Waldron picks off the pass by John Apgar | 42-47 |
| 09:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively misses the lay-in | 42-47 |
| 09:07 | Colgate | The rebound goes to James Hale | 42-47 |
| 08:44 | Colgate | John Apgar's floater is tipped away by John Gray | 42-47 |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 08:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal is hacked by Mark Riley - foul #3 on Mark Riley, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Wurster (PG), Willie Hammons (SG), Howard Brown (SF), Michael Wines (C) Richard Harmon, Ernest Neal, William Waldron, John Gray | |
| Subs | Colgate | Frank King (PG), William Warren (SG), Sam Hodge (SF), Derek Wooldridge (C) John Apgar, Mark Riley, James Hale, Larry Brown | |
| 08:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively drills a turnaround from the baseline | 44-47 |
| 08:11 | Colgate | Sam Hodge buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 07:54 | Middle Tenn. State | William Wurster comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 07:53 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - William Wurster (fresh) SG - Willie Hammons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anderson Lively (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Wines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Frank King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Warren (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sam Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curt Beason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Derek Wooldridge (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge is whistled for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dallas Hilton (PF) Anderson Lively | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 07:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown is hacked by Sam Hodge - foul #4 on Sam Hodge, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Harmon (PG) William Wurster | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 07:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:26 | Colgate | Curt Beason grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 07:13 | Colgate | Frank King is hacked by Richard Harmon - foul #3 on Richard Harmon, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Larry Brown (PF) Curt Beason | |
| 07:00 | Colgate | Larry Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-51 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Derek Wooldridge denies the turnaround by Howard Brown | 45-51 |
| 06:41 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 06:20 | Colgate | William Warren clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Hammons - foul #2 on Willie Hammons, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal (SF), Anderson Lively (PF), John Gray (C) Howard Brown, Dallas Hilton, Michael Wines | |
| Subs | Colgate | James Hale (SF) Sam Hodge | |
| 06:20 | Colgate | William Warren makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:20 | Colgate | William Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Hammons | 47-53 |
| 05:29 | Colgate | James Hale connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Brown | 47-55 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 05:02 | Colgate | James Hale snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:41 | Colgate | James Hale blows the dunk but he's fouled by John Gray - foul #2 on John Gray, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Waldron (SG), Howard Brown (SF), Michael Wines (C) Richard Harmon, Willie Hammons, John Gray | |
| Subs | Colgate | John Apgar (PG), Mark Riley (SG), Sam Hodge (SF), Curt Beason (PF) Frank King, William Warren, Larry Brown, Derek Wooldridge | |
| 04:41 | Colgate | James Hale makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:41 | Colgate | James Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Wines grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Wines connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Waldron | 50-56 |
| 04:09 | Colgate | Michael Wines denies the turnaround by James Hale | 50-56 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Wines snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 03:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 03:56 | Colgate | Curt Beason grabs the board | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ernest Neal (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Waldron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Brown (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Anderson Lively (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Wines (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - John Apgar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curt Beason (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - James Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Colgate | Curt Beason clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 03:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively blows the dunk | 50-56 |
| 03:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Wines grabs the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 03:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Wines connects on the 3 from straight away | 53-56 |
| 02:41 | Colgate | Sam Hodge clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Harmon (PG), Willie Hammons (SG), John Gray (PF) Ernest Neal, William Waldron, Anderson Lively | |
| Subs | Colgate | Frank King (PG), Derek Wooldridge (C) John Apgar, James Hale | |
| 02:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons is hacked by Mark Riley - foul #4 on Mark Riley, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 02:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:03 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Riley | 55-59 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Wines hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Harmon | 57-59 |
| 01:28 | Colgate | Curt Beason is denied on a dunk by Michael Wines | 57-59 |
| 01:26 | Colgate | Curt Beason tips it but misses | 57-59 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Howard Brown grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Brown | 60-59 |
| 00:56 | Colgate | Richard Harmon is called for the reach on Frank King - foul #4 on Richard Harmon, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively (PF) John Gray | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:56 | Colgate | Frank King makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:56 | Colgate | Frank King makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 00:36 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge grabs the board | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Harmon - foul #5 on Richard Harmon, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal (PG) Richard Harmon | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:34 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:34 | Colgate | Derek Wooldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Neal can't tip it in | 60-62 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Anderson Lively tips it back up and in | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Colgate | Frank King comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | Colgate | Curt Beason tips it in | 62-64 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Hammons hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 62-64 |