| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Douthit (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Buckmaster (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leroy McChriston (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordan Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reed (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster misses long on a shot near the basket | 36-26 |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Larry Douthit - foul #2 on Larry Douthit, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Freeman Atkison | 38-28 |
| 18:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring misses the tip | 38-28 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-28 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed snags the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 38-29 |
| 18:05 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jordan Herring | 38-29 |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Leroy McChriston and the foul's on Larry Douthit - foul #3 on Larry Douthit, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (PG), Byron Smith (SG), Christopher Baier (SF) Freeman Atkison, Larry Douthit, Marvin Buckmaster | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Edward Ratcliff (C) Earl Coleman, Donald Reed | |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Christopher Baier | 40-32 |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones loses the dribble to Christopher Baier | 40-32 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts (SG), Tyler Slomkowski (C) John Jones, Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Robert Roberts (SG), Greg Macdougall (PF) Leroy McChriston, Jerry Jones, Jordan Herring | |
| 16:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Cochran | 40-34 |
| 16:28 | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Curtin | 43-34 |
| 16:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Curtin | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Curtin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Byron Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Baier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Macdougall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Cochran | 46-37 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts buries a 3 from straight away set up by John Curtin | 49-37 |
| 15:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Roberts | 49-40 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas State | Robert Roberts takes the ball from John Curtin | 49-40 |
| 14:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Baier swats the short shot by Gregory Cochran | 49-40 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 14:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 14:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Macdougall | 49-43 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | Robert Roberts steps in front of the Tyler Slomkowski pass | 49-43 |
| 14:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Cochran and he's fouled by Christopher Baier - foul #1 on Christopher Baier, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Larry Douthit (SG), Marvin Buckmaster (SF), John Jones (PF), Charles Bennett (C) John Curtin, Brian Roberts, Byron Smith, Christopher Baier, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Jerry Jones (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Donald Reed (C) Gregory Cochran, Robert Roberts, Kevin Bonilla, Edward Ratcliff | |
| 14:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit is fouled on the floor by Jerry Jones - foul #3 on Jerry Jones, team foul #1 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring (PF) Greg Macdougall | |
| 13:31 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Jones and he's hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #4 on Christopher Williams, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| 13:31 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Jones | 52-48 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Donald Reed | 52-48 |
| 12:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Reed | 52-48 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jerry Jones | 52-48 |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Jerry Jones, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (PG), Byron Smith (SF) Freeman Atkison, Marvin Buckmaster | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts (SG), Edward Ratcliff (C) Jerry Jones, Donald Reed | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Curtin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Douthit (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leroy McChriston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jordan Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas State | John Curtin misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Douthit | 52-48 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Curtin | 55-48 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas State | Edward Ratcliff steals the ball from Byron Smith | 55-48 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 55-48 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit misses long on a shot from the left block | 55-48 |
| 10:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 10:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas State | John Jones grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas State | Jordan Herring steals the ball from John Jones | 55-48 |
| 09:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Leroy McChriston | 55-51 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Douthit | 57-51 |
| 09:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Curtin is called for the reach on Robert Roberts - foul #2 on John Curtin, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Brian Roberts (SG), Marvin Buckmaster (SF), Christopher Baier (PF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) John Curtin, Larry Douthit, Byron Smith, John Jones, Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Greg Macdougall (PF), Donald Reed (C) Leroy McChriston, Earl Coleman, Jordan Herring, Edward Ratcliff | |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-51 |
| 08:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Roberts | 57-53 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas State | Robert Roberts picks off the pass by Tyler Slomkowski | 57-53 |
| 08:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla is whistled for traveling | 57-53 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marvin Buckmaster (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Macdougall (fresh) 12 pts. C - Donald Reed (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Freeman Atkison and he's fouled by Robert Roberts - foul #3 on Robert Roberts, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit (SG), Charles Bennett (C) Brian Roberts, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones (SG), Christopher Williams (SF) Robert Roberts, Kevin Bonilla | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 07:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed tips it in | 62-58 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Freeman Atkison and he's fouled by Gregory Cochran - foul #1 on Gregory Cochran, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (PG), Byron Smith (SF), John Jones (PF) Freeman Atkison, Marvin Buckmaster, Christopher Baier | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Jordan Herring (PF), Edward Ratcliff (C) Gregory Cochran, Greg Macdougall, Donald Reed | |
| 06:44 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy McChriston | 65-60 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | John Curtin drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Douthit | 68-60 |
| 05:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring's floater is tipped away by Charles Bennett | 68-60 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones tips it back up and in | 68-62 |
| 05:46 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett tips it in | 70-62 |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring's pass is intercepted by Byron Smith | 70-62 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by John Curtin | 72-62 |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 72-62 |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff can't tip it in | 72-62 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas State | Charles Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:44 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 04:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 72-64 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Jones - foul #5 on Jerry Jones, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Marvin Buckmaster (SF), Christopher Baier (PF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) John Curtin, Larry Douthit, John Jones, Charles Bennett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Robert Roberts (SG), Earl Coleman (SF), Kevin Bonilla (PF), Donald Reed (C) Leroy McChriston, Jerry Jones, Christopher Williams, Jordan Herring, Edward Ratcliff | |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Byron Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 04:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Cochran and he's hacked by Tyler Slomkowski - foul #1 on Tyler Slomkowski, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts (SG) Byron Smith | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed makes the free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas State | Christopher Baier's floater is tipped away by Donald Reed | 72-67 |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts is denied on a layup by Tyler Slomkowski | 72-67 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Brian Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marvin Buckmaster (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Arkansas State | Brian Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 72-67 |
| 03:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran is fouled on the floor by Freeman Atkison - foul #1 on Freeman Atkison, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (SG) Brian Roberts | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 72-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit (SG), Charles Bennett (C) John Curtin, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG) Gregory Cochran | |
| 02:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Jones (PF) Christopher Baier | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams (SF), Jordan Herring (PF) Earl Coleman, Kevin Bonilla | |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams misses long on a floater from the left block | 72-69 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| 02:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-69 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster double dribbles | 72-69 |
| 01:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams is called for traveling | 72-69 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas State | Donald Reed steals the ball from Charles Bennett | 72-69 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-69 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas State | Marvin Buckmaster pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 00:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Buckmaster picks off the pass by Robert Roberts | 72-69 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit lays it in on a great pass from Marvin Buckmaster | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Charles Bennett - foul #2 on Charles Bennett, team foul #8 | 74-69 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit is hacked by Robert Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Roberts, team foul #7 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Curtin (PG), Byron Smith (SF), Christopher Baier (PF) Freeman Atkison, Marvin Buckmaster, John Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit is hacked by Robert Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Roberts, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (SG) Robert Roberts | |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | Larry Douthit makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-71 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Reed snags the offensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry Douthit is called for the reach on Christopher Williams - foul #4 on Larry Douthit, team foul #9 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Marvin Buckmaster (SF), John Jones (PF) John Curtin, Byron Smith, Christopher Baier | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison runs out the clock | 76-73 |