| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leroy McChriston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jordan Herring (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Erick Womac (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Coyne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Papadopoulos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Cutright (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Perales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring is whistled for traveling | 40-34 |
| 19:22 | Utah State | Erick Womac loses the dribble to Christopher Williams | 40-34 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Jordan Herring is blocked by William Cutright | 40-34 |
| 19:00 | Utah State | William Cutright pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:41 | Utah State | William Cutright banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Papadopoulos | 40-36 |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Perales denies the turnaround by Jordan Herring | 40-36 |
| 18:29 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Charles Papadopoulos | 40-36 |
| 18:25 | Utah State | Erick Womac misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 18:24 | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 18:12 | Utah State | Erick Womac clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Reed - foul #1 on Donald Reed, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts (SG), Earl Coleman (SF), Kevin Bonilla (PF), Edward Ratcliff (C) Jerry Jones, Christopher Williams, Jordan Herring, Donald Reed | |
| Subs | Utah State | Aaron Huffman (SG), Jack Hurd (SF), Gerald Creswell (PF), Brett Owsley (C) Norman Coyne, Charles Papadopoulos, William Cutright, Peter Perales | |
| 18:12 | Utah State | Erick Womac makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:12 | Utah State | Erick Womac makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman loses the dribble to Jack Hurd in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 18:00 | Utah State | Aaron Huffman is hacked by Robert Roberts - foul #2 on Robert Roberts, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG) Leroy McChriston | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Thacker (SG) Erick Womac | |
| 17:47 | Utah State | Gerald Creswell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 17:46 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Hurd | 40-38 |
| 17:31 | Utah State | Edward Ratcliff is called for the reach on Jack Hurd - foul #1 on Edward Ratcliff, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 17:16 | Utah State | Aaron Huffman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brett Owsley | 40-41 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman can't throw it down but the foul's on Jack Hurd - foul #1 on Jack Hurd, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Jerry Jones (SG) Gregory Cochran, Robert Roberts | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Cutright (PF) Gerald Creswell | |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:54 | Utah State | William Cutright buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Aaron Huffman | 42-43 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 16:35 | Utah State | Jack Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:28 | Utah State | Brett Owsley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:26 | Utah State | Jack Hurd tips it home | 42-45 |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy McChriston | 45-45 |
| 15:51 | Utah State | Aaron Huffman misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 15:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leroy McChriston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) C - Edward Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Aaron Huffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thacker (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Hurd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Cutright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Owsley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman's pass is intercepted by William Thacker | 45-45 |
| 15:33 | Utah State | Aaron Huffman slams it home on a great pass from William Thacker | 45-47 |
| 15:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman misses the shot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones drills a jumper from the right block set up by Leroy McChriston | 47-47 |
| 14:33 | Utah State | William Cutright drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Thacker | 47-49 |
| 14:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 14:14 | Utah State | William Cutright grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:07 | Utah State | Jack Hurd is whistled for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Robert Roberts (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Jordan Herring (PF), Donald Reed (C) Leroy McChriston, Jerry Jones, Earl Coleman, Kevin Bonilla, Edward Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Utah State | Erick Womac (PG), Norman Coyne (SG), Charles Papadopoulos (SF), Gerald Creswell (PF), Peter Perales (C) Aaron Huffman, William Thacker, Jack Hurd, William Cutright, Brett Owsley | |
| 13:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams is whistled for a carry | 47-49 |
| 13:34 | Utah State | Gerald Creswell misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jordan Herring | 47-49 |
| 13:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Roberts | 50-49 |
| 12:49 | Utah State | Christopher Williams is called for the reach on Gerald Creswell - foul #3 on Christopher Williams, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Collins (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | Samuel Lawson (PG), William Cutright (PF) Erick Womac, Gerald Creswell | |
| 12:24 | Utah State | Samuel Lawson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jordan Herring - foul #1 on Jordan Herring, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Greg Macdougall (PF) Gregory Cochran, Jordan Herring | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 12:24 | Utah State | Samuel Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 12:24 | Utah State | Samuel Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Roberts | 53-51 |
| 11:47 | Utah State | Donald Reed steals it from Norman Coyne | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leroy McChriston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Collins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Macdougall (fresh) C - Donald Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Samuel Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Coyne (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Papadopoulos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Cutright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Perales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the left block | 53-51 |
| 11:39 | Utah State | Peter Perales gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:15 | Utah State | Peter Perales buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Lawson | 53-54 |
| 11:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall misses long on an open jumper from the baseline but the foul's on William Cutright - foul #3 on William Cutright, team foul #2 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Jerry Jones (SG), Christopher Williams (SF) Leroy McChriston, Robert Roberts, Allen Collins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Erick Womac (PG), Gerald Creswell (PF) Samuel Lawson, William Cutright | |
| 11:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:08 | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 10:56 | Utah State | Erick Womac is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Erick Womac, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring (PF) Greg Macdougall | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jack Hurd (SG) Norman Coyne | |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hurd takes the ball from Jerry Jones in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | Erick Womac is hacked by Gregory Cochran - foul #2 on Gregory Cochran, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| 10:10 | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos scores on a floater from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 10:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Erick Womac steals the ball from Jerry Jones in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 10:00 | Utah State | Gerald Creswell scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Peter Perales | 53-58 |
| 09:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Greg Macdougall (PF), Edward Ratcliff (C) Gregory Cochran, Jordan Herring, Donald Reed | |
| Subs | Utah State | Norman Coyne (SG), William Cutright (PF) Jack Hurd, Peter Perales | |
| 09:28 | Utah State | Gerald Creswell misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Ratcliff - foul #2 on Edward Ratcliff, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts (SG), Earl Coleman (SF) Jerry Jones, Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 09:28 | Utah State | Gerald Creswell misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:28 | Utah State | Gerald Creswell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 09:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-59 |
| 09:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall snags the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 08:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-59 |
| 08:49 | Utah State | Gerald Creswell pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:32 | Utah State | Norman Coyne makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Creswell | 53-62 |
| 08:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall's fadeaway is rejected by William Cutright | 53-62 |
| 08:08 | Utah State | Norman Coyne grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 07:52 | Utah State | William Cutright double dribbles | 53-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Jerry Jones (SG), Allen Collins (SF), Jordan Herring (PF), Donald Reed (C) Leroy McChriston, Robert Roberts, Earl Coleman, Greg Macdougall, Edward Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Utah State | Aaron Huffman (PG), William Thacker (SG), Brett Owsley (SF), Peter Perales (C) Erick Womac, Norman Coyne, Charles Papadopoulos, Gerald Creswell | |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran is fouled in the backcourt by William Thacker - foul #3 on William Thacker, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (C) Donald Reed | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 07:40 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Jordan Herring is denied by Peter Perales | 53-62 |
| 07:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring hits the follow up shot | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Collins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jordan Herring (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Aaron Huffman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thacker (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brett Owsley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Cutright (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Peter Perales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Utah State | William Thacker is hacked by Jordan Herring - foul #2 on Jordan Herring, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| 07:29 | Utah State | William Thacker makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 07:29 | Utah State | William Thacker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Owsley - foul #3 on Brett Owsley, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| 07:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Jones | 57-64 |
| 06:49 | Utah State | Aaron Huffman hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Gregory Cochran - foul #3 on Gregory Cochran, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Christopher Williams (SF), Donald Reed (C) Gregory Cochran, Allen Collins, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jack Hurd (SF) Peter Perales | |
| 06:49 | Utah State | Aaron Huffman misses the free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 06:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Huffman - foul #3 on Aaron Huffman, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones is hacked by Brett Owsley - foul #4 on Brett Owsley, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts (PG), Greg Macdougall (PF) Leroy McChriston, Jordan Herring | |
| Subs | Utah State | Samuel Lawson (PG), Peter Perales (C) Aaron Huffman, William Thacker | |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:29 | Utah State | Peter Perales pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 06:04 | Utah State | Brett Owsley double dribbles | 57-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG) Jerry Jones | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos (SF), Gerald Creswell (PF) Brett Owsley, William Cutright | |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerald Creswell - foul #1 on Gerald Creswell, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff (C) Donald Reed | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:34 | Utah State | Peter Perales misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-66 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 05:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-66 |
| 05:19 | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 05:02 | Utah State | Gerald Creswell hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 59-66 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams is hacked by Charles Papadopoulos - foul #3 on Charles Papadopoulos, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Jerry Jones (SG), Jordan Herring (PF), Earl Coleman (C) Leroy McChriston, Robert Roberts, Greg Macdougall, Edward Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Utah State | Aaron Huffman (PG), William Thacker (SG), William Cutright (PF) Samuel Lawson, Charles Papadopoulos, Gerald Creswell | |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:17 | Utah State | Christopher Williams steps in front of the Jack Hurd pass | 61-66 |
| 04:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran slams it home on a great pass from Christopher Williams | 63-66 |
| 04:09 | Utah State | William Thacker misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 04:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 04:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (C) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brett Owsley (C) Peter Perales | |
| 03:52 | Utah State | Aaron Huffman loses the dribble to Gregory Cochran | 63-66 |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | William Thacker is called for the reach on Jerry Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Thacker, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:47 | Utah State | Jerry Jones steps in front of the Aaron Huffman pass in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones hits the finger roll | 67-66 |
| 03:22 | Utah State | Aaron Huffman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-66 |
| 03:20 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to William Cutright | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jordan Herring (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Aaron Huffman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Thacker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jack Hurd (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - William Cutright (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brett Owsley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Utah State | The jumper by William Thacker is denied by Jordan Herring | 67-66 |
| 03:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | William Cutright takes the ball from Gregory Cochran | 67-66 |
| 02:55 | Utah State | Brett Owsley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Donald Reed (C) Gregory Cochran, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | Utah State | Erick Womac (PG), Charles Papadopoulos (SF), Gerald Creswell (PF) William Thacker, Jack Hurd, William Cutright | |
| 02:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed hits a jumper in the paint | 69-66 |
| 02:25 | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Earl Coleman - foul #2 on Earl Coleman, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Norman Coyne (SG) Aaron Huffman | |
| 02:25 | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:25 | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:52 | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 69-69 |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Norman Coyne picks off the pass by Earl Coleman | 69-69 |
| 01:31 | Utah State | Gerald Creswell buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Papadopoulos | 69-71 |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Norman Coyne is called for the reach on Leroy McChriston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Coyne, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams (SF) Earl Coleman | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Cutright (PF), Peter Perales (C) Gerald Creswell, Brett Owsley | |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:06 | Utah State | Norman Coyne is hacked by Jerry Jones - foul #1 on Jerry Jones, team foul #11 | 71-71 |
| 01:06 | Utah State | Norman Coyne misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:06 | Utah State | Norman Coyne misses the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Reed | 74-71 |
| 00:39 | Utah State | Christopher Williams swats the short shot by Charles Papadopoulos | 74-71 |
| 00:38 | Utah State | Charles Papadopoulos snags the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 00:22 | Utah State | Erick Womac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Coyne - foul #3 on Norman Coyne, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Utah State | Norman Coyne buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Erick Womac | 76-74 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston is hacked by Erick Womac in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erick Womac, team foul #13 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams (SF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:06 | Utah State | Erick Womac misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-74 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jerry Jones | 78-74 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones is hacked by Erick Womac in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erick Womac, team foul #14 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | Peter Perales pulls down the rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Peter Perales can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 79-74 |