| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Henry Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Andrews (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Bodin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams inbounds the ball | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams is fouled on the floor by Carl Mayton - foul #1 on Carl Mayton, team foul #1 | 20-38 |
| 19:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 20-38 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin can't tip it in | 20-38 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman hits the follow up shot | 20-40 |
| 19:14 | Howard | Marco Rexford misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-40 |
| 19:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Earl Coleman | 20-40 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-40 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Henry Woodie pulls down the rebound | 20-40 |
| 18:28 | Howard | George Samples hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-40 |
| 18:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff gets the rebound | 20-40 |
| 18:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff loses the dribble to Marco Rexford | 20-40 |
| 18:10 | Howard | Marco Rexford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-40 |
| 18:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman pulls down the rebound | 20-40 |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 20-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:47 | Howard | George Samples loses the dribble to Gregory Cochran in the backcourt | 20-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carl Mayton - foul #2 on Carl Mayton, team foul #2 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SF), Christopher Schwingler (PF) Henry Woodie, Richard Andrews | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 20-43 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-44 |
| 17:12 | Howard | Christopher Williams steals it from Christopher Schwingler | 20-44 |
| 16:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 20-44 |
| 16:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin hits the follow up shot | 20-46 |
| 16:32 | Howard | Marco Rexford buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by George Samples | 22-46 |
| 16:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Cochran | 22-48 |
| 16:08 | Howard | George Samples misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Cochran - foul #1 on Gregory Cochran, team foul #1 | 22-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Woodie (SF), Richard Andrews (PF), Lloyd Haley (C) Marco Rexford, Christopher Schwingler, Carl Mayton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fredrick Baumgardner (PG), Robert Roberts (SG), Allen Collins (SF), Greg Macdougall (PF), John Chappel (C) Gregory Cochran, Edward Ratcliff, Christopher Williams, Earl Coleman, Lloyd Bodin | |
| 16:08 | Howard | George Samples makes the 1st free throw | 23-48 |
| 16:08 | Howard | George Samples makes the 2nd free throw | 24-48 |
| 15:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Collins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-48 |
| 15:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 24-48 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Starks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Andrews (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Haley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fredrick Baumgardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Collins (fresh) PF - Greg Macdougall (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Chappel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-48 |
| 15:15 | Howard | Henry Woodie grabs the defensive rebound | 24-48 |
| 15:08 | Howard | Fredrick Baumgardner picks off the pass by Richard Andrews | 24-48 |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Fredrick Baumgardner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Fredrick Baumgardner, team foul #2 | 24-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG), Robert Blair (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF), Carl Mayton (C) George Samples, Justin Starks, Henry Woodie, Lloyd Haley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Edward Ratcliff (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Earl Coleman (PF) Fredrick Baumgardner, Robert Roberts, Allen Collins, Greg Macdougall | |
| 14:31 | Howard | Richard Andrews misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-48 |
| 14:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-48 |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-48 |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 24-48 |
| 13:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-48 |
| 13:39 | Howard | The rebound goes to Carl Mayton | 24-48 |
| 13:26 | Howard | Dominick Dansby knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Schwingler | 26-48 |
| 13:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Chappel | 26-50 |
| 13:02 | Howard | Robert Blair misses the lay-in | 26-50 |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla snags the defensive board | 26-50 |
| 12:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-50 |
| 12:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff gets the offensive rebound | 26-50 |
| 12:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman buries a jumper from close range | 26-52 |
| 12:06 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 26-52 |
| 12:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel gets the rebound | 26-52 |
| 11:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-52 |
| 11:37 | Howard | Carl Mayton snags the defensive board | 26-52 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Dominick Dansby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Schwingler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earl Coleman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - John Chappel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Howard | Edward Ratcliff steps in front of the Richard Andrews pass | 26-52 |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carl Mayton - foul #3 on Carl Mayton, team foul #3 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Marco Rexford (SG), Henry Woodie (SF), Josef Giczewski (PF), Lloyd Haley (C) Dominick Dansby, Robert Blair, Christopher Schwingler, Richard Andrews, Carl Mayton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts (PG), Greg Macdougall (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Lloyd Bodin (C) Gregory Cochran, Edward Ratcliff, Kevin Bonilla, Earl Coleman | |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel makes the 1st free throw | 26-53 |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel misses the 2nd free throw | 26-53 |
| 10:54 | Howard | Josef Giczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-53 |
| 10:47 | Howard | Marco Rexford is hacked by Greg Macdougall - foul #1 on Greg Macdougall, team foul #3 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fredrick Baumgardner (PG) John Chappel | |
| 10:30 | Howard | Henry Woodie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-53 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-53 |
| 10:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-53 |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Fredrick Baumgardner and he's fouled by Marco Rexford - foul #1 on Marco Rexford, team foul #4 | 26-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (PG), Robert Blair (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF) George Samples, Marco Rexford, Henry Woodie | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin makes the free throw | 26-56 |
| 09:43 | Howard | Lloyd Bodin steps in front of the Josef Giczewski pass | 26-56 |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Blair takes the ball from Lloyd Bodin | 26-56 |
| 08:58 | Howard | Robert Blair misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-56 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall snags the defensive board | 26-56 |
| 08:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-56 |
| 08:33 | Howard | Josef Giczewski pulls down the rebound | 26-56 |
| 08:26 | Howard | Justin Starks connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Blair | 29-56 |
| 08:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall banks in the layup on a great pass from Fredrick Baumgardner | 29-58 |
| 07:49 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Justin Starks | 31-58 |
| 07:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall misses the easy layup but the foul's on Josef Giczewski - foul #1 on Josef Giczewski, team foul #5 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG) Josef Giczewski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Collins (SF), Roger Brown (C) Fredrick Baumgardner, Lloyd Bodin | |
| 07:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall makes the 1st free throw | 31-59 |
| 07:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall makes the 2nd free throw | 31-60 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Dominick Dansby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Starks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Schwingler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Haley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Macdougall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Collins (fresh) PF - Christopher Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Roger Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Howard | Justin Starks connects on the jumper near the basket | 33-60 |
| 06:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Roberts | 33-62 |
| 06:38 | Howard | Dominick Dansby is hacked by Robert Roberts - foul #1 on Robert Roberts, team foul #4 | 33-62 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel (PF) Greg Macdougall | |
| 06:27 | Howard | The short jumper by Christopher Schwingler is denied by John Chappel | 33-62 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-62 |
| 06:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Starks picks off the pass by Christopher Williams | 33-62 |
| 05:57 | Howard | Justin Starks throws it down | 35-62 |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Collins can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Justin Starks - foul #2 on Justin Starks, team foul #6 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Josef Giczewski (C) Lloyd Haley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fredrick Baumgardner (PG) Christopher Williams | |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Collins misses the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 05:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 05:46 | Howard | Josef Giczewski snags the defensive board | 35-62 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Dominick Dansby is hacked by Allen Collins - foul #1 on Allen Collins, team foul #5 | 35-62 |
| 05:21 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-62 |
| 05:19 | Howard | Josef Giczewski grabs the offensive rebound | 35-62 |
| 05:14 | Howard | Dominick Dansby comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 35-62 |
| 05:12 | Howard | Justin Starks pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-62 |
| 05:07 | Howard | Josef Giczewski makes the jumper from the left block | 37-62 |
| 04:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Starks picks off the pass by Robert Roberts | 37-62 |
| 04:39 | Howard | Justin Starks lays it up and in | 39-62 |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominick Dansby steals it from John Chappel | 39-62 |
| 04:12 | Howard | John Chappel takes the ball from Josef Giczewski | 39-62 |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown is hacked by Josef Giczewski - foul #2 on Josef Giczewski, team foul #7 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Lloyd Haley (C) Josef Giczewski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall (SF), Christopher Williams (PF) Allen Collins, John Chappel | |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Howard | Robert Blair misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 39-64 |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Schwingler swats the short shot by Greg Macdougall | 39-64 |
| 03:11 | Howard | Dominick Dansby gets the rebound | 39-64 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Dominick Dansby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Blair (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Justin Starks (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Schwingler (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Haley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fredrick Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Macdougall (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Roger Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Howard | Dominick Dansby can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 39-64 |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-64 |
| 02:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Roberts | 39-66 |
| 02:30 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler buries a jump hook near the basket | 41-66 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-68 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Justin Starks scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Dominick Dansby | 43-68 |
| 01:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall loses the dribble to Justin Starks | 43-68 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Roger Brown is called for the reach on Justin Starks - foul #1 on Roger Brown, team foul #6 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel (C) Roger Brown | |
| 01:02 | Howard | Robert Blair scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Lloyd Haley - foul #1 on Lloyd Haley, team foul #8 | 46-68 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 00:35 | Howard | Lloyd Haley gets the rebound | 46-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-69 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams gets the rebound | 46-69 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Fredrick Baumgardner runs out the clock | 46-69 |