| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Myron Uriarte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Coaxum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Keith Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Tsang (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Gann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Milberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 19:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Durst | 39-38 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Durst buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Walter Gann | 39-41 |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski tips it home | 41-41 |
| 18:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Goran Krzesinski steals it from Keith Durst | 41-41 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow's floater is tipped away by Bennie Milberger | 41-41 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 17:43 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte drills a jumper from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 17:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Tsang | 43-44 |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Durst throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Jaroslav Deveric (SG), John Nagy (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Michael Cobos, Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow, Goran Krzesinski, Peter Coaxum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mario Hickerson (PG), James Stahr (SG), Russell Bryant (SF), Brandon Reddy (PF), Benjamin Lusk (C) Keith Durst, Michael Tsang, Kevin Cathey, Walter Gann, Bennie Milberger | |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Stahr - foul #1 on James Stahr, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | James Stahr hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 46-44 |
| 16:54 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric drills a jumper from the left block | 48-44 |
| 16:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Mario Hickerson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Brandon Reddy hits the follow up shot | 48-46 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | John Nagy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 16:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Brandon Reddy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 16:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Mario Hickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), Peter Coaxum (C) James Patrick, Jaroslav Deveric, John Nagy, Spencer Anderson, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Durst (PG), Michael Tsang (SG), Kevin Cathey (SF), Walter Gann (PF), Branden Barrett (C) Mario Hickerson, James Stahr, Russell Bryant, Brandon Reddy, Benjamin Lusk | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Chad Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Myron Uriarte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aleksandar Pijanowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Coaxum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Keith Durst (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Tsang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Cathey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Gann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Branden Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 15:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Durst comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Goran Krzesinski | 51-46 |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Gann is alone and drills a runner from close range set up by Keith Durst | 54-48 |
| 14:34 | Illinois State | Branden Barrett is called for the reach on Myron Uriarte - foul #1 on Branden Barrett, team foul #2 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), James Patrick (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), John Nagy (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Chad Duncan, Myron Uriarte, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Goran Krzesinski, Peter Coaxum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Matuszeski (PG), Brandon Reddy (PF), Bennie Milberger (C) Keith Durst, Walter Gann, Branden Barrett | |
| 14:23 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 14:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | David Matuszeski steals the ball from John Nagy | 56-48 |
| 14:04 | Middle Tenn. State | David Matuszeski lays it up and in | 56-50 |
| 13:36 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Patrick | 58-50 |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Cobos takes the ball from David Matuszeski in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | John Nagy can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 58-50 |
| 13:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Brandon Reddy gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 13:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey is hacked by Matthew Bigelow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Bigelow, team foul #1 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), Peter Coaxum (C) James Patrick, Matthew Bigelow, John Nagy, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Durst (SG), James Stahr (SF), Benjamin Lusk (PF) Michael Tsang, Kevin Cathey, Brandon Reddy | |
| 13:04 | Middle Tenn. State | James Stahr makes the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Spencer Anderson - foul #1 on Spencer Anderson, team foul #2 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Gann (PF) Benjamin Lusk | |
| 13:04 | Middle Tenn. State | James Stahr makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jaroslav Deveric | 60-53 |
| 12:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 60-53 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 12:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Cobos is called for the reach on David Matuszeski - foul #3 on Michael Cobos, team foul #3 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), John Nagy (C) Michael Cobos, Jaroslav Deveric, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Spencer Anderson, Peter Coaxum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey (SF), Benjamin Lusk (PF), Branden Barrett (C) David Matuszeski, Walter Gann, Bennie Milberger | |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Lusk misses the lay-in but the foul's on Goran Krzesinski - foul #3 on Goran Krzesinski, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mario Hickerson (PG), Michael Tsang (SG) Keith Durst, James Stahr | |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Chad Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Myron Uriarte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Nagy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mario Hickerson (fresh) SG - Michael Tsang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Cathey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Lusk (fresh) 4 pts. C - Branden Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | John Nagy dunks the ball | 62-55 |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kevin Cathey | 62-57 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (SG), John Baumgardner (C) Myron Uriarte, John Nagy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Gann (PF), Brandon Reddy (C) Benjamin Lusk, Branden Barrett | |
| 10:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner is fouled on the floor by Brandon Reddy - foul #1 on Brandon Reddy, team foul #3 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Spencer Anderson (PF) Chad Duncan, Goran Krzesinski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Matuszeski (PG), Keith Durst (SG) Mario Hickerson, Michael Tsang | |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 10:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Gann pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | David Matuszeski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Kevin Cathey swats the layup by Spencer Anderson | 62-57 |
| 09:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Brandon Reddy gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 09:16 | Middle Tenn. State | David Matuszeski is fouled on the floor by Spencer Anderson - foul #2 on Spencer Anderson, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), Peter Coaxum (C) James Patrick, Jaroslav Deveric, Matthew Bigelow, Spencer Anderson, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang (SG), James Stahr (SF), Benjamin Lusk (PF), Bennie Milberger (C) Keith Durst, Kevin Cathey, Walter Gann, Brandon Reddy | |
| 09:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger slams it home set up by Michael Tsang and he's hacked by Aleksandar Pijanowski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Pijanowski, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Nagy (C) Peter Coaxum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mario Hickerson (PG) David Matuszeski | |
| 09:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Mario Hickerson gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 08:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side | 62-62 |
| 08:18 | Illinois State | Michael Tsang is called for the reach on Aleksandar Pijanowski - foul #2 on Michael Tsang, team foul #4 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum (C) John Nagy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Durst (PG), Russell Bryant (PF) Mario Hickerson, Benjamin Lusk | |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Keith Durst - foul #2 on Keith Durst, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG) Michael Cobos | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Matuszeski (PG), Kevin Cathey (SF) Keith Durst, James Stahr | |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Aleksandar Pijanowski steals the ball from David Matuszeski in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Aleksandar Pijanowski | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Chad Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Myron Uriarte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aleksandar Pijanowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Coaxum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - David Matuszeski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Tsang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Cathey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bennie Milberger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 65-62 |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Peter Coaxum | 65-62 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Duncan | 68-62 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | David Matuszeski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 06:37 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Kevin Cathey | 68-65 |
| 06:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang is hacked by Myron Uriarte in the backcourt - foul #1 on Myron Uriarte, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), James Patrick (SG), John Nagy (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Chad Duncan, Myron Uriarte, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Goran Krzesinski, Peter Coaxum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Durst (PG), James Stahr (SF), Walter Gann (PF), Brandon Reddy (C) David Matuszeski, Kevin Cathey, Russell Bryant, Bennie Milberger | |
| 06:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 06:21 | Illinois State | James Patrick clanks a 3 from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 06:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Brandon Reddy lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Gann | 68-68 |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), Peter Coaxum (C) James Patrick, Spencer Anderson, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey (SF), Benjamin Lusk (C) Michael Tsang, Brandon Reddy | |
| 05:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey is fouled on the floor by Michael Cobos - foul #4 on Michael Cobos, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Matuszeski (PG) James Stahr | |
| 05:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:59 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric is fouled on the floor by David Matuszeski - foul #4 on David Matuszeski, team foul #6 | 68-70 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | John Nagy's pass is intercepted by Walter Gann | 68-70 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Lusk lays it in on a great pass from Walter Gann | 68-72 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow is fouled on the floor by Keith Durst - foul #3 on Keith Durst, team foul #7 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), James Patrick (SG), Goran Krzesinski (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Michael Cobos, Jaroslav Deveric, John Nagy, Peter Coaxum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mario Hickerson (PG), James Stahr (SG), Brandon Reddy (PF), Bennie Milberger (C) David Matuszeski, Keith Durst, Walter Gann, Benjamin Lusk | |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 70-72 |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow grabs the board | 70-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Chad Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Baumgardner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mario Hickerson (fresh) SG - James Stahr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Cathey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Reddy (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Bennie Milberger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), John Nagy (C) Chad Duncan, James Patrick, Matthew Bigelow, Goran Krzesinski, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang (SG), Russell Bryant (PF) Kevin Cathey, Brandon Reddy | |
| 03:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang is hacked by Michael Cobos in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Cobos, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG) Michael Cobos | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:07 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Spencer Anderson | 70-72 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | James Patrick clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 70-72 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Russell Bryant | 70-72 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Baumgardner (C) John Nagy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Matuszeski (PG), Kevin Cathey (SF), Walter Gann (PF) Mario Hickerson, James Stahr, Russell Bryant | |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey connects on the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by John Baumgardner - foul #1 on John Baumgardner, team foul #10 | 70-74 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey makes the free throw | 70-75 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski (PF) Aleksandar Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 70-75 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Bennie Milberger | 70-75 |
| 01:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang is hacked by Spencer Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Spencer Anderson, team foul #11 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow (SF), Peter Coaxum (C) Spencer Anderson, John Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 01:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Tsang makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 01:31 | Illinois State | Michael Tsang steals the ball from Peter Coaxum | 70-76 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey is hacked by Matthew Bigelow - foul #2 on Matthew Bigelow, team foul #12 | 70-76 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Cathey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-78 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | James Patrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Patrick | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | The refs have stopped play. David Matuszeski is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 73-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Durst (PG) David Matuszeski | |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Durst hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Bennie Milberger | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-80 |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger grabs the board | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger is fouled in the backcourt by James Patrick - foul #1 on James Patrick, team foul #13 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Bryant (PF) Walter Gann | |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Bennie Milberger makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Peter Coaxum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-82 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Bryant gets the rebound | 73-82 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Patrick is called for the reach on Russell Bryant in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Patrick, team foul #14 | 73-82 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski grabs the defensive rebound | 73-83 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | James Patrick misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-83 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte grabs the offensive board | 73-83 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | The clock runs out | 73-83 |