| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mark Price (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Rice (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elijah Cassell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Durr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ed Graves (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ed Graves - foul #3 on Ed Graves, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski (PF) Ed Graves | |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos drills a shot from the left side set up by Paul White | 40-28 |
| 19:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Price | 42-28 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jay Johnson | 42-30 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price loses the dribble to Paul White | 42-30 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos clanks a shot from the left side | 42-30 |
| 18:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Jay Johnson - foul #1 on Jay Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Manhart (SF), Archie Harkins (C) William Park, Allen Foos | |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright misses the 3rd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Archie Harkins | 44-30 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Paul White drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Archie Harkins | 44-32 |
| 17:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Wright | 47-32 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart loses the dribble to Stephen Durr | 47-32 |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Durr drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Wright | 50-32 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Paul White can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 16:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Durr snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 16:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-32 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-32 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Paul White can't tip it in | 50-32 |
| 15:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mark Price (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elijah Cassell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Durr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Manhart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Omer Monkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Harkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-32 |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Durr tips it home | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski banks in the layup and he's fouled by Elijah Cassell - foul #2 on Elijah Cassell, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge (PG), Manuel Batchelor (SG), Herman Larochelle (SF), Brian Rutledge (PF) Mark Price, Charles Wright, Daniel Rice, Elijah Cassell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (PG), Joshua Schippers (SG), William Park (SF), Allen Foos (C) Paul White, Jay Johnson, William Manhart, Archie Harkins | |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 14:58 | Middle Tenn. State | William Park takes the ball from Herman Larochelle | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos misses the lay-in | 52-35 |
| 14:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 14:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor is fouled on the floor by Joshua Schippers - foul #4 on Joshua Schippers, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade (SF) Stephen Durr | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen (SG), Ed Graves (PF) Joshua Schippers, Omer Monkowski | |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | William Park pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | William Park makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Tomas Sevigny | 52-38 |
| 13:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-38 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Herman Larochelle denies the turnaround by Ed Graves | 52-38 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Brian Rutledge | 52-38 |
| 13:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Larochelle scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Manuel Batchelor | 54-38 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves banks in the layup | 54-40 |
| 12:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Herman Larochelle | 57-40 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | William Park misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 12:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 11:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge is denied on a layup by Allen Foos | 57-40 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves is hacked by Brian Rutledge - foul #3 on Brian Rutledge, team foul #2 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price (PG), Charles Wright (SG), Daniel Rice (SF), Elijah Cassell (PF), Stephen Durr (C) Timothy Arledge, Manuel Batchelor, Richard Wade, Herman Larochelle, Brian Rutledge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG), Jay Johnson (SG), William Manhart (SF), Archie Harkins (C) Tomas Sevigny, Phillip Thielen, William Park, Allen Foos | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mark Price (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elijah Cassell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Durr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Manhart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ed Graves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Archie Harkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Manhart | 57-42 |
| 11:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell misses long on a jumper in the lane | 57-42 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul White pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-42 |
| 11:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Durr pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 10:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Durr takes the ball from Ed Graves | 57-42 |
| 10:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell's floater is tipped away by Archie Harkins | 57-42 |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice tips it in | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart grabs the offensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Paul White comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Wright - foul #3 on Charles Wright, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor (SF) Daniel Rice | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski (PF) Ed Graves | |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Price | 61-44 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Manhart | 61-46 |
| 09:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Durr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Herman Larochelle (PF), Brian Rutledge (C) Elijah Cassell, Stephen Durr | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce (SF), Allen Foos (C) William Manhart, Archie Harkins | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-46 |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 08:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-46 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Paul White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-46 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Paul White tips it home | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Price | 65-48 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul White drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jay Johnson | 65-50 |
| 07:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Brian Rutledge, team foul #4 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge (PG), Richard Wade (SG), Daniel Rice (SF), Elijah Cassell (PF), Stephen Durr (C) Mark Price, Charles Wright, Manuel Batchelor, Herman Larochelle, Brian Rutledge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (PG), Joshua Schippers (SG), William Park (SF), Ed Graves (PF), William Manhart (C) Paul White, Jay Johnson, Howard Pierce, Omer Monkowski, Allen Foos | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Timothy Arledge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elijah Cassell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Durr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Park (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Manhart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart is called for traveling | 65-50 |
| 06:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | William Park misses the easy layup | 65-50 |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 06:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor (SG), Herman Larochelle (PF) Richard Wade, Elijah Cassell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG), Omer Monkowski (C) Tomas Sevigny, William Manhart | |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | William Park buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Schippers | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:02 | Middle Tenn. State | William Park takes the ball from Daniel Rice | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Herman Larochelle is called for the reach on Ed Graves - foul #1 on Herman Larochelle, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright (SG), Brian Rutledge (PF) Herman Larochelle, Stephen Durr | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Manhart (C) Ed Graves | |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers travels with the ball | 65-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price (PG) Timothy Arledge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Batchelor | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski tips it in | 67-55 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Rutledge drills a shot from the right block | 69-55 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul White | 69-58 |
| 04:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Paul White grabs the board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | William Park misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-58 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Price misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Elijah Cassell (PF), Stephen Durr (C) Daniel Rice, Brian Rutledge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves (PF), Allen Foos (C) William Park, Omer Monkowski | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mark Price (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Batchelor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Elijah Cassell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Durr (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Manhart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves misses the lay-in | 69-58 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart tips it back up and in | 69-60 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Paul White clanks a jumper from the right side | 69-60 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves tips it home | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor clanks a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Ed Graves - foul #4 on Ed Graves, team foul #4 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (SG), Archie Harkins (SF) Joshua Schippers, William Manhart | |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor makes the 3rd free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Rice (SF) Manuel Batchelor | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), William Park (SF) Jay Johnson, Archie Harkins | |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Elijah Cassell - foul #3 on Elijah Cassell, team foul #6 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge (PG), Manuel Batchelor (SG), Richard Wade (SF), Herman Larochelle (PF), Brian Rutledge (C) Mark Price, Charles Wright, Daniel Rice, Elijah Cassell, Stephen Durr | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (PG), Tomas Sevigny (SG), William Manhart (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF) Paul White, Joshua Schippers, William Park, Ed Graves | |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wade pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Herman Larochelle | 75-63 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski misses the easy layup | 75-63 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski tips it home | 75-65 |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 75-65 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Manhart | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 75-65 |
| 00:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Tomas Sevigny is called for the reach on Manuel Batchelor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tomas Sevigny, team foul #5 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dwight Nicholson (PG) Richard Wade | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins (C) Allen Foos | |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor is hacked by William Manhart - foul #1 on William Manhart, team foul #6 | 75-65 |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | William Manhart is called for the reach on Manuel Batchelor - foul #2 on William Manhart, team foul #7 | 75-65 |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Batchelor misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski pulls down the rebound | 76-65 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 76-65 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge gets the rebound | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Arledge drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwight Nicholson | 78-65 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Arledge takes the ball from Archie Harkins | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Dwight Nicholson runs out the clock | 78-65 |