| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Brady Ivery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Pereyra (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Franklin Mantooth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Iorio (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rudy Olivar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Hearne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner inbounds the ball | 43-20 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-20 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery snags the offensive board | 43-20 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee Tech | Franklin Mantooth hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Brady Ivery | 45-20 |
| 19:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar is fouled on the floor by John Garner - foul #1 on John Garner, team foul #1 | 45-20 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Scotty Denney | 45-22 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Valdovinos takes the ball from David Lynch | 45-22 |
| 18:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio is hacked by David Lynch - foul #2 on David Lynch, team foul #2 | 45-22 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-22 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery gets the rebound | 45-22 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Pereyra | 48-22 |
| 17:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Iorio | 48-25 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Pereyra's fadeaway is rejected by John Hearne | 48-25 |
| 17:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos gets the rebound | 48-25 |
| 17:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney is fouled on the floor by Franklin Mantooth - foul #3 on Franklin Mantooth, team foul #3 | 48-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Light (C) Franklin Mantooth | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rudy Olivar | 48-27 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Pereyra hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hearne - foul #1 on John Hearne, team foul #1 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster (SG), Marvin Scott (SF) Gordon Iorio, Rudy Olivar | |
| 17:18 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Pereyra misses the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Pereyra makes the 2nd free throw | 49-27 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | David Lynch is called for the reach on Jason Valdovinos - foul #3 on David Lynch, team foul #4 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard (SF), Brandon Heckenberg (PF) John Garner, David Lynch | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human (C) John Hearne | |
| 16:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Marvin Scott | 49-29 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-29 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| 16:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott misses long on a turnaround from close range | 49-29 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Light | 49-29 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard blows the layup | 49-29 |
| 16:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brady Ivery - foul #3 on Brady Ivery, team foul #5 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Gregor (PG), Noel Reece (SF) Brady Ivery, Brian Pereyra | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy (C) Jason Valdovinos | |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human gets the offensive rebound | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:00 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy loses the dribble to Thomas Light | 49-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jonathan Gregor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Heckenberg (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Noel Reece (fresh) PF - Justin Pittard (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Light (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Foster (fresh) SF - Marvin Scott (fresh) PF - Efren Human (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gaddy (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Light and he's hacked by Efren Human - foul #3 on Efren Human, team foul #2 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Garner (SF), David Lynch (PF), Franklin Mantooth (C) Brandon Heckenberg, Noel Reece, Thomas Light | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG), Gordon Iorio (SG), Rudy Olivar (SF), John Hearne (C) Scotty Denney, Daniel Foster, Marvin Scott, James Gaddy | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard makes the free throw | 52-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-30 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee Tech | David Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Gregor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-30 |
| 15:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human snags the defensive board | 52-30 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Gregor is called for the reach on George Pell - foul #2 on Jonathan Gregor, team foul #6 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery (PG), Brian Pereyra (SG) Jonathan Gregor, Justin Pittard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos (PF) Efren Human | |
| 14:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-33 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Pereyra clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-33 |
| 14:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell is fouled on the floor by David Lynch - foul #4 on David Lynch, team foul #7 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard (PF) David Lynch | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery misses the tip | 52-35 |
| 13:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-35 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee Tech | Franklin Mantooth pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Rudy Olivar - foul #2 on Rudy Olivar, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Gregor (PG) Brady Ivery | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Daniel Foster (SG), Marvin Scott (SF), Efren Human (PF), James Gaddy (C) George Pell, Gordon Iorio, Rudy Olivar, Jason Valdovinos, John Hearne | |
| 13:26 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 13:26 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Daniel Foster | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Franklin Mantooth steals the ball from James Gaddy | 53-35 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Gregor | 55-35 |
| 12:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster's pass is intercepted by Justin Pittard | 55-35 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Gregor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-35 |
| 12:35 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Efren Human | 55-35 |
| 12:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery (PG), Brandon Heckenberg (SG), Noel Reece (SF), Thomas Light (PF), Chris Hartmann (C) Jonathan Gregor, Brian Pereyra, John Garner, Justin Pittard, Franklin Mantooth | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:04 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Heckenberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 12:03 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy snags the defensive board | 55-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Brady Ivery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Heckenberg (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Noel Reece (fresh) PF - Thomas Light (fresh) 2 blk. C - Chris Hartmann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Foster (fresh) SF - Marvin Scott (fresh) PF - Efren Human (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gaddy (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 55-37 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Heckenberg is whistled for traveling | 55-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard (SF), Franklin Mantooth (C) Noel Reece, Chris Hartmann | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio (SG), Rudy Olivar (SF), Jason Valdovinos (PF), John Hearne (C) Daniel Foster, Marvin Scott, Efren Human, James Gaddy | |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Pittard steps in front of the Rudy Olivar pass | 55-37 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery makes the jump hook in the paint | 57-37 |
| 10:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rudy Olivar | 57-40 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard is fouled on the floor by Rudy Olivar - foul #3 on Rudy Olivar, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Gregor (PG), Brian Pereyra (SG), John Garner (SF) Brady Ivery, Brandon Heckenberg, Thomas Light | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG) Scotty Denney | |
| 09:57 | Tennessee Tech | Franklin Mantooth can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 57-40 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner snags the offensive board | 57-40 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Gregor's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Valdovinos | 57-40 |
| 09:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 09:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Rudy Olivar | 57-43 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-43 |
| 09:09 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 57-43 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne grabs the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 08:20 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell is hacked by Jonathan Gregor - foul #3 on Jonathan Gregor, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery (PG), Brandon Heckenberg (PF), Thomas Light (C) Jonathan Gregor, Justin Pittard, Franklin Mantooth | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster (SG), Marvin Scott (SF), Efren Human (PF), James Gaddy (C) Gordon Iorio, Rudy Olivar, Jason Valdovinos, John Hearne | |
| 08:20 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:20 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Light pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Pereyra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-44 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Foster | 57-46 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Heckenberg is hacked by Efren Human - foul #4 on Efren Human, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Joel Morton (PF) George Pell, Efren Human | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Pereyra is called for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Pereyra, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Lynch (PF) Brandon Heckenberg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human (PF) Joel Morton | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Brady Ivery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Pereyra (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Garner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Thomas Light (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marvin Scott (fresh) PF - Efren Human (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Gaddy (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott's floater is knocked away by David Lynch | 57-46 |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 07:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott is hacked by Thomas Light - foul #2 on Thomas Light, team foul #10 | 57-46 |
| 07:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Marvin Scott - foul #2 on Marvin Scott, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Heckenberg (SG) Brian Pereyra | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos (PF) James Gaddy | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | David Lynch blocks the jumper by Daniel Foster | 59-47 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee Tech | David Lynch gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee Tech | David Lynch drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Light | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Brandon Heckenberg takes the ball from Jason Valdovinos | 62-47 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery jams it on a nice dish by Brandon Heckenberg | 64-47 |
| 06:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Light pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Brady Ivery | 66-47 |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Lynch - foul #5 on David Lynch, team foul #11 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Pereyra (SG), Justin Pittard (SF), Franklin Mantooth (C) John Garner, David Lynch, Thomas Light | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar (SF), John Hearne (C) Marvin Scott, Efren Human | |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery is whistled for a carry | 66-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Gregor (PG) Brady Ivery | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio (SG), Efren Human (PF) Daniel Foster, Jason Valdovinos | |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne lays it in on a nice dish by Scotty Denney | 66-51 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Heckenberg connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Pereyra | 69-51 |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gordon Iorio | 69-53 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee Tech | Franklin Mantooth misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Hearne - foul #2 on John Hearne, team foul #7 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG) Scotty Denney | |
| 05:01 | Tennessee Tech | Franklin Mantooth misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee Tech | Franklin Mantooth makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Efren Human | 70-56 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee Tech | Gordon Iorio takes the ball from Justin Pittard | 70-56 |
| 04:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Pittard swats the short shot by Rudy Olivar | 70-56 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard is fouled on the floor by George Pell - foul #2 on George Pell, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery (PG), John Garner (SF) Jonathan Gregor, Brandon Heckenberg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Jason Valdovinos (PF) George Pell, Efren Human | |
| 04:07 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Pittard misses the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-59 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery hits the follow up shot | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Brady Ivery (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Pereyra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Garner (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Pittard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Franklin Mantooth (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Iorio (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rudy Olivar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Hearne (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Gordon Iorio | 73-61 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee Tech | Franklin Mantooth misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-61 |
| 03:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| 03:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Franklin Mantooth | 73-61 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery travels with the ball | 73-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Heckenberg (SG), Thomas Light (PF), Chris Hartmann (C) Brian Pereyra, Justin Pittard, Franklin Mantooth | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster (SG), Marvin Scott (SF), Efren Human (C) Gordon Iorio, Rudy Olivar, John Hearne | |
| 02:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Efren Human | 73-61 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Pereyra (SG), Franklin Mantooth (C) Thomas Light, Chris Hartmann | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar (SF), John Hearne (C) Marvin Scott, Efren Human | |
| 02:46 | Middle Tenn. State | John Garner swats the shot by Rudy Olivar | 73-61 |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne hits the follow up shot | 73-63 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Heckenberg makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Franklin Mantooth | 76-63 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 76-63 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee Tech | Brady Ivery gets the rebound | 76-63 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | John Garner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Franklin Mantooth | 79-63 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Brian Pereyra - foul #2 on Brian Pereyra, team foul #12 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Gregor (PG), Noel Reece (SF), Justin Pittard (PF), Thomas Light (C) Brady Ivery, Brian Pereyra, John Garner, Franklin Mantooth | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG), Marvin Scott (SF), Efren Human (PF), James Gaddy (C) Scotty Denney, Rudy Olivar, Jason Valdovinos, John Hearne | |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee Tech | Noel Reece is called for 3 seconds | 79-65 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Brandon Heckenberg - foul #1 on Brandon Heckenberg, team foul #13 | 79-65 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | The refs have stopped play. James Gaddy is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 79-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton (PF) James Gaddy | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Light comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-67 |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott grabs the board | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 79-67 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell grabs the offensive board | 79-67 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Brandon Heckenberg - foul #2 on Brandon Heckenberg, team foul #14 | 79-67 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Gregor runs out the clock | 79-69 |