| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Mtima Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Javier Gutierrez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Markey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Milan Marino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Moon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Whittington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Rodrigues (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Aylward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Moon | 37-36 |
| 19:28 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Moon - foul #3 on James Moon, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Austin Estep (PG) James Moon | |
| 19:28 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:28 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Austin Estep comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 19:05 | Hawaii | Milan Marino pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:01 | Hawaii | William Marshall is fouled on the floor by John Whittington - foul #3 on John Whittington, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio (SF) John Whittington | |
| 18:42 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 38-36 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio misses the lay-in | 38-36 |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 18:28 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Javier Gutierrez | 38-36 |
| 17:59 | Hawaii | Milan Marino blows the layup but he's hacked by Tony Rodrigues - foul #1 on Tony Rodrigues, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| 17:59 | Hawaii | Milan Marino misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:59 | Hawaii | Milan Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Jones (C) Thomas Aylward | |
| 17:15 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda knocks in the jumper near the basket | 41-36 |
| 16:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio's fadeaway is rejected by Javier Gutierrez | 41-36 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Jones gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 16:34 | Hawaii | Javier Gutierrez snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:10 | Hawaii | William Marshall is fouled on the floor by Randall White - foul #1 on Randall White, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Filiberto Costa (PG), Enrique Salazar (SG), Benjamin Broadwell (SF), Fabian Conti (PF), Andres Costa (C) Mtima Banda, William Marshall, Javier Gutierrez, Gerald Markey, Milan Marino | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greeson (PG), Russell Houle (SF), Thomas Aylward (C) Austin Estep, Elbert Atencio, Tony Rodrigues | |
| 15:58 | Hawaii | Fabian Conti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Moon (PG), John Whittington (SF) Randall White, Russell Houle | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Filiberto Costa (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Enrique Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Broadwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fabian Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andres Costa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Moon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Greeson (fresh) SF - John Whittington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Aylward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 41-36 |
| 15:29 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greeson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:27 | Hawaii | Filiberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:22 | Hawaii | Enrique Salazar hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Filiberto Costa | 43-36 |
| 15:01 | Middle Tenn. State | James Moon comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 15:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 43-36 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Aylward, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Mtima Banda (PG), Javier Gutierrez (SF), Gerald Markey (PF) Enrique Salazar, Benjamin Broadwell, Andres Costa | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio (SG), Russell Houle (PF) John Greeson, Robert Jones | |
| 14:17 | Hawaii | Javier Gutierrez loses the dribble to Elbert Atencio | 43-36 |
| 13:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington hits the finger roll | 43-38 |
| 13:43 | Hawaii | Elbert Atencio picks off the pass by Filiberto Costa | 43-38 |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Houle buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Moon | 43-41 |
| 13:29 | Hawaii | Filiberto Costa can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-41 |
| 13:27 | Hawaii | Gerald Markey tips it in | 45-41 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Moon | 45-43 |
| 13:00 | Hawaii | Fabian Conti hits the finger roll set up by Filiberto Costa | 47-43 |
| 12:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 12:40 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Javier Gutierrez | 47-43 |
| 12:35 | Hawaii | James Moon steals the ball from Filiberto Costa | 47-43 |
| 12:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 12:26 | Hawaii | Javier Gutierrez gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:07 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda is hacked by John Whittington - foul #4 on John Whittington, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Enrique Salazar (PG), William Marshall (SG), Benjamin Broadwell (SF), Andres Costa (PF), Milan Marino (C) Mtima Banda, Filiberto Costa, Javier Gutierrez, Gerald Markey, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Austin Estep (PG), Randall White (SG), Tony Rodrigues (PF), Robert Jones (C) James Moon, Elbert Atencio, John Whittington, Thomas Aylward | |
| 11:57 | Hawaii | William Marshall can't finish the layup | 47-43 |
| 11:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Houle pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Enrique Salazar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Broadwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andres Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Milan Marino (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Austin Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Houle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Rodrigues (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall White misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 11:47 | Hawaii | Benjamin Broadwell pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:26 | Hawaii | Enrique Salazar misses badly on a shot from the right block | 47-43 |
| 11:24 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 47-43 |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall White loses the ball out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Javier Gutierrez (SF) Benjamin Broadwell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Moon (PG), John Greeson (SF) Austin Estep, Russell Houle | |
| 10:47 | Hawaii | Milan Marino can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Mtima Banda (PG) Enrique Salazar | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:47 | Hawaii | Milan Marino makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:47 | Hawaii | Milan Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | James Moon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-43 |
| 10:23 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to William Marshall | 49-43 |
| 10:07 | Hawaii | Javier Gutierrez is hacked by John Greeson - foul #1 on John Greeson, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gerald Markey (PF) Andres Costa | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio (SF) John Greeson | |
| 10:07 | Hawaii | Javier Gutierrez misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio scores on a jump hook from close range | 49-45 |
| 09:41 | Hawaii | Gerald Markey misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 09:40 | Hawaii | Milan Marino tips it in | 51-45 |
| 09:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall White connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 09:09 | Hawaii | Elbert Atencio steals it from Gerald Markey | 51-48 |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerald Markey swats the short shot by Robert Jones | 51-48 |
| 08:52 | Hawaii | Gerald Markey snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 08:43 | Hawaii | James Moon picks off the pass by Mtima Banda | 51-48 |
| 08:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Tony Rodrigues banks in the layup on a great pass from James Moon | 51-50 |
| 08:19 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Marshall | 54-50 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Javier Gutierrez - foul #2 on Javier Gutierrez, team foul #1 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Filiberto Costa (PG), Enrique Salazar (SG), Benjamin Broadwell (SF), Fabian Conti (C) Mtima Banda, William Marshall, Javier Gutierrez, Milan Marino | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Greeson (PG), Austin Estep (SG), Russell Houle (PF), Thomas Aylward (C) James Moon, Randall White, Tony Rodrigues, Robert Jones | |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:48 | Hawaii | Enrique Salazar is fouled on the floor by Austin Estep - foul #2 on Austin Estep, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington (SF) Elbert Atencio | |
| 07:48 | Hawaii | Enrique Salazar makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:48 | Hawaii | Enrique Salazar misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Russell Houle | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Enrique Salazar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Filiberto Costa (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Broadwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gerald Markey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Greeson (fresh) SG - Austin Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Whittington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Russell Houle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Aylward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 07:21 | Hawaii | Fabian Conti snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:59 | Hawaii | Russell Houle is called for the reach on Filiberto Costa - foul #2 on Russell Houle, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andres Costa (C) Gerald Markey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 06:59 | Hawaii | Filiberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:59 | Hawaii | Filiberto Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Houle snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 06:40 | Hawaii | Andres Costa snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 06:21 | Hawaii | Benjamin Broadwell connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Enrique Salazar | 58-52 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Greeson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 06:08 | Hawaii | Benjamin Broadwell is whistled for a carry | 58-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Mtima Banda (PG), Javier Gutierrez (SF), Milan Marino (C) Enrique Salazar, Benjamin Broadwell, Andres Costa | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Moon (PG) John Greeson | |
| 05:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Houle double dribbles | 58-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Marshall (SG) Filiberto Costa | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Randall White (SG), Tony Rodrigues (PF) Austin Estep, Russell Houle | |
| 05:26 | Hawaii | Fabian Conti misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 05:24 | Hawaii | William Marshall can't tip it in | 58-55 |
| 05:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Tony Rodrigues misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by William Marshall - foul #3 on William Marshall, team foul #2 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gerald Markey (PF) Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio (SF), Robert Jones (C) John Whittington, Thomas Aylward | |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Tony Rodrigues makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Tony Rodrigues makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:43 | Hawaii | Milan Marino hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Jones hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 04:10 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda's pass is intercepted by Tony Rodrigues | 60-60 |
| 03:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall White misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 03:46 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Mtima Banda (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Javier Gutierrez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerald Markey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Milan Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Moon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Randall White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Atencio (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 6 stl. PF - Tony Rodrigues (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Hawaii | Javier Gutierrez's pass is intercepted by Randall White | 60-60 |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Jones scores on a jumper from close range | 60-62 |
| 02:48 | Hawaii | Milan Marino comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 60-62 |
| 02:46 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Mtima Banda | 60-62 |
| 02:38 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Marshall | 63-62 |
| 02:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Fabian Conti (C) Milan Marino | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Austin Estep (SG), John Whittington (SF), Thomas Aylward (C) Randall White, Elbert Atencio, Tony Rodrigues | |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward grabs the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington lays it up and in | 63-64 |
| 01:56 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 01:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Milan Marino (C) Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Randall White (SG), Tony Rodrigues (PF) Austin Estep, Robert Jones | |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Javier Gutierrez - foul #3 on Javier Gutierrez, team foul #3 | 63-64 |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:36 | Hawaii | Milan Marino snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 01:14 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda is fouled on the floor by James Moon - foul #4 on James Moon, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| 01:14 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:14 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Tony Rodrigues makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Moon | 65-66 |
| 00:50 | Hawaii | Gerald Markey hits the finger roll | 67-66 |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mtima Banda - foul #3 on Mtima Banda, team foul #4 | 67-66 |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:15 | Hawaii | Thomas Aylward is called for the reach on Javier Gutierrez - foul #2 on Thomas Aylward, team foul #12 | 67-68 |
| 00:15 | Hawaii | Javier Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:15 | Hawaii | Javier Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall White travels with the ball | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii 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 and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | James Moon is called for the reach on Mtima Banda in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Moon, team foul #13 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Austin Estep (PG) James Moon | |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Mtima Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Randall White clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Aylward grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The clock runs out | 71-68 |