| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Keith Vandyne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Moody (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Baril (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Linwood Blauser (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Plouffe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Sattler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Leach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Melchor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | John Sexton inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Patrick Plouffe and he's hacked by Keith Vandyne - foul #2 on Keith Vandyne, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-41 |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe drills a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Michael Baril - foul #2 on Michael Baril, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Michael Baril | 41-43 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 17:47 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody tips it home | 43-43 |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Bloom - foul #1 on John Bloom, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey (PG), Vern Holman (SF), Lawrence Fey (C) Keith Vandyne, John Sexton, John Bloom | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Saucedo (C) Kyle Melchor | |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril comes up short on the runner in the paint | 43-45 |
| 17:14 | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Sattler, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Myron Deacon (SG), George Jacobs (C) Jerry Moody, Michael Baril | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Lindsay (PG), Nicholas Reid (SF), David Zelman (C) Linwood Blauser, William Sattler, David Leach | |
| 16:32 | Arkansas State | George Jacobs buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Myron Deacon | 45-45 |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Saucedo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas State | Myron Deacon gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:00 | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), Jerry Moody (SG), John Sexton (SF), Michael Baril (PF), John Bloom (C) Charles Spivey, Myron Deacon, Vern Holman, Lawrence Fey, George Jacobs | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley (PG), Richard Reed (PF), Kyle Melchor (C) Nicholas Reid, Andrew Saucedo, David Zelman | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Keith Vandyne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Moody (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Baril (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitch McNeeley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Plouffe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bill Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Reed (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kyle Melchor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Lindsay loses the dribble to Michael Baril | 45-45 |
| 15:32 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Baril | 47-45 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne is hacked by Mitch McNeeley - foul #4 on Mitch McNeeley, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser (PG), David Leach (SG), William Sattler (SF) Mitch McNeeley, Patrick Plouffe, Bill Lindsay | |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach comes up short on the shot in the lane | 50-48 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas State | John Sexton pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-48 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Baril | 50-48 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas State | John Bloom is hacked by Kyle Melchor - foul #3 on Kyle Melchor, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey (PG), Myron Deacon (SG), Vern Holman (SF), Lawrence Fey (PF), George Jacobs (C) Keith Vandyne, Jerry Moody, John Sexton, Michael Baril, John Bloom | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Saucedo (C) Kyle Melchor | |
| 13:57 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Myron Deacon | 52-48 |
| 13:38 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler is hacked by Myron Deacon - foul #1 on Myron Deacon, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Zelman (C) Richard Reed | |
| 13:22 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Lawrence Fey - foul #2 on Lawrence Fey, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody (SG) Myron Deacon | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:22 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:22 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey misses short on a jumper near the basket | 52-50 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman blows the layup | 52-50 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 52-50 |
| 12:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 12:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Spivey takes the ball from William Sattler | 52-50 |
| 11:54 | Arkansas State | George Jacobs is denied on a layup by Andrew Saucedo | 52-50 |
| 11:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Moody (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vern Holman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Fey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Linwood Blauser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Leach (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Sattler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Saucedo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Zelman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler is called for a backcourt violation | 52-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), Myron Deacon (SG), John Sexton (SF), Michael Baril (PF), John Bloom (C) Charles Spivey, Jerry Moody, Vern Holman, Lawrence Fey, George Jacobs | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Lindsay (PG), Patrick Plouffe (SG), Nicholas Reid (SF), Richard Reed (PF), Kyle Melchor (C) Linwood Blauser, David Leach, William Sattler, Andrew Saucedo, David Zelman | |
| 11:18 | Arkansas State | John Sexton misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 11:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reid snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor blows the layup but he's hacked by John Bloom - foul #2 on John Bloom, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas State | John Bloom misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe lays it up and in set up by Bill Lindsay | 52-53 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Reed - foul #4 on Richard Reed, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody (SG) Myron Deacon | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser (PG) Richard Reed | |
| 10:29 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor can't tip it in | 54-53 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas State | John Bloom gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 09:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 09:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reid knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 54-55 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril is whistled for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vern Holman (SF) John Sexton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler (SF), David Leach (PF), Andrew Saucedo (C) Bill Lindsay, Nicholas Reid, Kyle Melchor | |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Patrick Plouffe | 54-58 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas State | John Bloom can't connect on a shot in the paint | 54-58 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Vern Holman | 54-58 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne's pass is intercepted by Patrick Plouffe | 54-58 |
| 07:59 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler misses the 3 from straight away | 54-58 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Leach - foul #1 on David Leach, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey (PG), John Sexton (SF), Lawrence Fey (C) Keith Vandyne, Michael Baril, John Bloom | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley (PG), Richard Reed (PF), Kyle Melchor (C) Linwood Blauser, Patrick Plouffe, Andrew Saucedo | |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Moody (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vern Holman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Fey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitch McNeeley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Leach (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Sattler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Reed (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Melchor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Fey is called for the reach on Richard Reed - foul #3 on Lawrence Fey, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Myron Deacon (SG) Jerry Moody | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 07:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Sexton | 58-60 |
| 06:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas State | Myron Deacon snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas State | John Sexton buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Myron Deacon | 60-60 |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-60 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas State | Myron Deacon grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Fey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 06:11 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-60 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), Jerry Moody (SG), Michael Baril (PF), John Bloom (C) Charles Spivey, Myron Deacon, Vern Holman, Lawrence Fey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe (SG) David Leach | |
| 05:22 | Arkansas State | John Sexton hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Keith Vandyne | 62-60 |
| 04:55 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler lays it up and in set up by Mitch McNeeley | 62-62 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas State | John Sexton's pass is intercepted by Mitch McNeeley | 62-62 |
| 04:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley lays it up and in | 62-64 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Moody | 65-64 |
| 03:59 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-64 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody's pass is intercepted by Patrick Plouffe | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Keith Vandyne (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Moody (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Sexton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Baril (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitch McNeeley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Plouffe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SF - William Sattler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Melchor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mitch McNeeley | 65-66 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas State | John Sexton makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Baril | 68-66 |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Sexton - foul #2 on John Sexton, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey (PG), Vern Holman (SF), Lawrence Fey (C) Keith Vandyne, John Sexton, John Bloom | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach (SF), Andrew Saucedo (C) William Sattler, Kyle Melchor | |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Vern Holman snags the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne (PG), John Bloom (C) Charles Spivey, Lawrence Fey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler (SF) Richard Reed | |
| 02:32 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Vandyne | 70-67 |
| 02:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Sexton (SF) Vern Holman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed (PF), Kyle Melchor (C) David Leach, Andrew Saucedo | |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed blows the layup but the foul's on John Sexton - foul #3 on John Sexton, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril is fouled on the floor by Patrick Plouffe - foul #1 on Patrick Plouffe, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | John Sexton scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Moody | 72-68 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Melchor | 72-70 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas State | Keith Vandyne scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Moody | 74-70 |
| 01:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 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 a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas State | Michael Baril connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Moody | 76-73 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor knocks in the floater from the right block set up by William Sattler | 76-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody is hacked by Patrick Plouffe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Plouffe, team foul #7 | 76-75 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas State | Jerry Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed pulls down the rebound | 77-75 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 77-75 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to John Sexton | 77-75 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | John Sexton is fouled in the backcourt by Mitch McNeeley - foul #5 on Mitch McNeeley, team foul #8 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser (PG) Mitch McNeeley | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | John Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | John Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser is whistled for traveling | 79-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spivey (SG) Jerry Moody | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Linwood Blauser is called for the reach on John Bloom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Linwood Blauser, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | John Bloom makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | John Bloom makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler misses short on a halfcourt shot | 81-75 |