| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Fernando Valadez (fresh) SG - Brett Campbell (fresh) SF - Willie Starke (fresh) PF - Timothy Farley (fresh) C - Charles Snyder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Alex Lee (fresh) SG - Marcel Sullivan (fresh) SF - James Hutchins (fresh) PF - Rodney Andrews (fresh) C - Darrell McGuinnes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Charles Snyder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop 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) | |
| 19:46 | Winthrop | Fernando Valadez connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Starke | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Brett Campbell steals the ball from Alex Lee | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Winthrop | Fernando Valadez loses the dribble to Alex Lee | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Alex Lee lays it in | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Winthrop | Fernando Valadez loses the dribble to Marcel Sullivan | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcel Sullivan hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Winthrop | Charles Snyder buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Fernando Valadez | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Andrews connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Hutchins | 4-6 |
| 18:07 | Winthrop | Timothy Farley misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Alex Lee pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hutchins knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Marcel Sullivan | 4-8 |
| 17:20 | Winthrop | Brett Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Elvin Pitt (PG), Steven Hopkins (SG), John Migues (SF), Larry McCormick (PF), Jack Poole (C) Fernando Valadez, Brett Campbell, Willie Starke, Timothy Farley, Charles Snyder | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Perry Curnutt (PF), William Fordyce (C) Rodney Andrews, Darrell McGuinnes | |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hutchins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alex Lee | 4-11 |
| 16:38 | Winthrop | Jack Poole knocks in the shot from the right block | 6-11 |
| 16:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Perry Curnutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Willie Starke (SF) Elvin Pitt | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright (PG), Dennis Holbrook (SG), Robert Taylor (SF) Alex Lee, Marcel Sullivan, James Hutchins | |
| 15:59 | Winthrop | Larry McCormick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-11 |
| 15:57 | Winthrop | Larry McCormick can't tip it in | 6-11 |
| 15:56 | Winthrop | Willie Starke grabs the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Steven Hopkins (fresh) SG - John Migues (fresh) SF - Willie Starke (fresh) PF - Larry McCormick (fresh) C - Jack Poole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) SG - Dennis Holbrook (fresh) SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) PF - Perry Curnutt (fresh) C - William Fordyce (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Winthrop | Jack Poole blows the layup | 6-11 |
| 15:36 | Winthrop | Larry McCormick tips it but misses | 6-11 |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Holbrook grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 15:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Migues is called for the reach on Dennis Holbrook - foul #1 on John Migues, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Elvin Pitt (PG), Timothy Farley (PF), Charles Snyder (C) Steven Hopkins, Larry McCormick, Jack Poole | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Andrews (PF), Darrell McGuinnes (C) Robert Taylor, William Fordyce | |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farley swats the short shot by Darrell McGuinnes | 6-11 |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright misses the tip | 6-11 |
| 15:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Perry Curnutt hits the follow up shot | 6-13 |
| 15:02 | Winthrop | Timothy Farley knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Starke | 8-13 |
| 14:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Darrell McGuinnes loses the ball out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Fernando Valadez (PG), Brett Campbell (SG) Elvin Pitt, John Migues | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alex Lee (PG), Marcel Sullivan (SG), James Hutchins (SF) Charles Wright, Dennis Holbrook, Perry Curnutt | |
| 14:25 | Winthrop | Timothy Farley comes up short on the shot near the basket | 8-13 |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hutchins gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcel Sullivan makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Alex Lee | 8-15 |
| 13:42 | Winthrop | Timothy Farley knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Fernando Valadez | 10-15 |
| 13:25 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hutchins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 13:23 | Winthrop | Charles Snyder grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 13:12 | Winthrop | Alex Lee is called for the reach on Brett Campbell - foul #1 on Alex Lee, team foul #1 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins (PG), John Migues (SF), Larry McCormick (PF), Jack Poole (C) Fernando Valadez, Willie Starke, Timothy Farley, Charles Snyder | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Perry Curnutt (PF), William Fordyce (C) Rodney Andrews, Darrell McGuinnes | |
| 13:06 | Winthrop | Jack Poole misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 13:04 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to James Hutchins | 10-15 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | William Fordyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:45 | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:26 | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hutchins pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Alex Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:17 | Winthrop | John Migues gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:57 | Winthrop | A charge is called on Brett Campbell - foul #1 on Brett Campbell, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Fernando Valadez (PG), Willie Starke (SF), Timothy Farley (PF), Charles Snyder (C) Steven Hopkins, Brett Campbell, Larry McCormick, Jack Poole | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Holbrook (SG), Robert Taylor (SF) Marcel Sullivan, James Hutchins | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Fernando Valadez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Migues (fresh) SF - Willie Starke (fresh) PF - Timothy Farley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Alex Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holbrook (fresh) SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) PF - Perry Curnutt (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Fordyce (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Middle Tenn. State | William Fordyce buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Alex Lee | 10-17 |
| 11:13 | Winthrop | John Migues clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Alex Lee - foul #2 on Alex Lee, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright (PG), Rodney Andrews (PF) Alex Lee, Robert Taylor | |
| 11:13 | Winthrop | John Migues misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:13 | Winthrop | John Migues misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:13 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Snyder | 10-17 |
| 10:58 | Winthrop | John Migues makes the jumper in the paint set up by Fernando Valadez | 12-17 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Perry Curnutt is fouled on the floor by Willie Starke - foul #1 on Willie Starke, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins (PG), Larry McCormick (SG) Fernando Valadez, John Migues | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marcel Sullivan (SG), James Hutchins (SF), Darrell McGuinnes (C) Dennis Holbrook, Perry Curnutt, William Fordyce | |
| 10:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcel Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 10:28 | Winthrop | Timothy Farley snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 10:24 | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Rodney Andrews - foul #1 on Rodney Andrews, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Elvin Pitt (PG), Jack Poole (C) Timothy Farley, Charles Snyder | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:24 | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:24 | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Poole blocks the jumper by Charles Wright | 14-17 |
| 10:11 | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 09:55 | Winthrop | Willie Starke misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-17 |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hutchins snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 09:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hutchins | 14-20 |
| 09:39 | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 09:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Andrews grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 09:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-20 |
| 09:24 | Winthrop | Larry McCormick pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:05 | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 09:03 | Winthrop | Larry McCormick pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:37 | Winthrop | Charles Wright is called for the reach on Elvin Pitt - foul #1 on Charles Wright, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Fernando Valadez (PG), Brett Campbell (SG), John Migues (SF), Timothy Farley (PF), Charles Snyder (C) Elvin Pitt, Steven Hopkins, Willie Starke, Larry McCormick, Jack Poole | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Perry Curnutt (SF), Dennis Holbrook (PF), William Fordyce (C) James Hutchins, Rodney Andrews, Darrell McGuinnes | |
| 08:19 | Winthrop | Brett Campbell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Fernando Valadez | 17-20 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Holbrook misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Brett Campbell - foul #2 on Brett Campbell, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Willie Starke (SF) Brett Campbell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor (PG) Charles Wright | |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:56 | Winthrop | Fernando Valadez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 07:55 | Winthrop | Willie Starke grabs the offensive board | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Fernando Valadez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Migues (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Starke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Farley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Manuel Batchelor (fresh) SG - Marcel Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Perry Curnutt (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Fordyce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Winthrop | Charles Snyder comes up short on the shot from the right side | 17-22 |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcel Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 07:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcel Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Charles Snyder - foul #1 on Charles Snyder, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Larry McCormick (SF) Willie Starke | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hutchins (SF) Marcel Sullivan | |
| 06:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Perry Curnutt clanks a floater from the right side | 17-22 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Holbrook misses the tip | 17-22 |
| 06:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hutchins tips it home | 17-24 |
| 06:33 | Winthrop | Perry Curnutt swats the layup by John Migues | 17-24 |
| 06:32 | Winthrop | Larry McCormick tips it in | 19-24 |
| 06:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor misses the easy layup | 19-24 |
| 06:12 | Winthrop | Larry McCormick grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:04 | Winthrop | John Migues's pass is intercepted by William Fordyce | 19-24 |
| 05:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Holbrook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins (PG), Willie Starke (SF), Jack Poole (C) Fernando Valadez, Timothy Farley, Charles Snyder | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright (PG), Marcel Sullivan (SG), Rodney Andrews (PF), Darrell McGuinnes (C) Manuel Batchelor, Dennis Holbrook, Perry Curnutt, William Fordyce | |
| 05:41 | Winthrop | John Migues hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Jack Poole | 21-24 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Starke is called for the reach on James Hutchins - foul #2 on Willie Starke, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Elvin Pitt (PG), Timothy Farley (PF) John Migues, Willie Starke | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Poole blocks the short jumper by James Hutchins | 21-24 |
| 05:05 | Winthrop | Larry McCormick pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:49 | Winthrop | Jack Poole clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Darrell McGuinnes - foul #1 on Darrell McGuinnes, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Charles Snyder (C) Timothy Farley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:49 | Winthrop | Jack Poole misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:49 | Winthrop | Jack Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Andrews drills a floater from close range | 22-26 |
| 04:20 | Winthrop | Larry McCormick misses the shot from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 04:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Snyder | 22-26 |
| 04:12 | Winthrop | Jack Poole pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:57 | Winthrop | Marcel Sullivan picks off the pass by Charles Snyder | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Elvin Pitt (fresh) SG - Steven Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry McCormick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jack Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Charles Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marcel Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hutchins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrell McGuinnes (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Darrell McGuinnes hits a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Larry McCormick - foul #1 on Larry McCormick, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Fernando Valadez (PG), Brett Campbell (SG), Willie Starke (SF), Timothy Farley (PF) Elvin Pitt, Steven Hopkins, Larry McCormick, Jack Poole | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alex Lee (PG), Dennis Holbrook (SG), Perry Curnutt (SF) Charles Wright, Marcel Sullivan, James Hutchins | |
| 03:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Darrell McGuinnes makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:23 | Winthrop | Charles Snyder comes up short on the floater from close range | 22-29 |
| 03:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Darrell McGuinnes pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Holbrook is hacked by Fernando Valadez - foul #1 on Fernando Valadez, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Howard Hawkes (C) Charles Snyder | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Taylor (SF), William Fordyce (C) Rodney Andrews, Darrell McGuinnes | |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Holbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:17 | Winthrop | Timothy Farley grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 02:58 | Winthrop | Timothy Farley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-30 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | William Fordyce makes the jumper in the paint | 22-32 |
| 02:10 | Winthrop | Brett Campbell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 02:09 | Winthrop | Timothy Farley tips it back up and in | 24-32 |
| 01:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Perry Curnutt drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 01:36 | Winthrop | Willie Starke knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Fernando Valadez and the foul's on William Fordyce - foul #1 on William Fordyce, team foul #6 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins (PG), John Migues (PF), Charles Snyder (C) Fernando Valadez, Timothy Farley, Howard Hawkes | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marcel Sullivan (SG), James Hutchins (SF), Rodney Andrews (PF), Darrell McGuinnes (C) Dennis Holbrook, Robert Taylor, Perry Curnutt, William Fordyce | |
| 01:36 | Winthrop | Willie Starke misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to James Hutchins | 26-35 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hutchins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alex Lee | 26-38 |
| 01:18 | Winthrop | Brett Campbell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-38 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Rodney Andrews gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 00:57 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Rodney Andrews is blocked by John Migues | 26-38 |
| 00:55 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hutchins tips it home | 26-40 |
| 00:40 | Winthrop | Willie Starke connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brett Campbell and the foul's on Alex Lee - foul #3 on Alex Lee, team foul #7 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Larry McCormick (PF) Brett Campbell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright (PG) Alex Lee | |
| 00:40 | Winthrop | Willie Starke makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Timothy Farley (PF) Willie Starke | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:04 | Winthrop | Steven Hopkins makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Migues | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcel Sullivan comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-40 |