| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grover Graham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tyler Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Manchester (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Bodin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 25-34 |
| 19:43 | Arkansas State | John Jones gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Riley | 28-34 |
| 19:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Bonilla | 28-37 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Ratcliff - foul #2 on Edward Ratcliff, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin hits the finger roll | 30-39 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Bonilla - foul #2 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-39 |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman misses the jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Bodin | 30-39 |
| 17:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-39 |
| 17:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin grabs the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 17:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Lloyd Budde (SG), Ronald Sneed (SF), Cecil Lowery (C) Charles Riley, Grover Graham, Tyler Grant, Gary Manchester | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), John Chappel (C) Edward Ratcliff, Kevin Bonilla, Lloyd Bodin | |
| 17:11 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Chappel | 30-42 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas State | John Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel is whistled for a carry | 33-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Grover Graham (SG), Tyler Grant (SF), Gary Manchester (PF) Freeman Atkison, Lloyd Budde, Ronald Sneed, John Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Lloyd Bodin (C) Gregory Cochran, Earl Coleman, John Chappel | |
| 15:50 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 15:49 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Christopher Williams | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grover Graham (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tyler Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Manchester (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Lowery (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Bodin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:39 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 15:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Manchester is called for the reach on Christopher Williams - foul #1 on Gary Manchester, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Henry Clark (SG), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Grover Graham, Cecil Lowery | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 15:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Ratcliff | 36-44 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Riley | 39-44 |
| 14:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Tyler Slomkowski swats the layup by Christopher Williams | 39-44 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Bodin takes the ball from Charles Riley | 39-44 |
| 14:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff misses badly on a runner in the paint | 39-44 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Tyler Slomkowski | 39-44 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler Grant | 41-44 |
| 13:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Bonilla | 41-46 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-46 |
| 13:18 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:01 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Ronald Sneed (SF), John Jones (PF), Cecil Lowery (C) Charles Riley, Tyler Grant, Gary Manchester, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Greg Macdougall (SG), Allen Collins (SF), Earl Coleman (PF), John Chappel (C) Robert Roberts, Edward Ratcliff, Kevin Bonilla, Christopher Williams, Lloyd Bodin | |
| 12:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Grover Graham (SG) Henry Clark | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed is hacked by John Chappel - foul #2 on John Chappel, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by Freeman Atkison is denied by Earl Coleman | 41-48 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed tips it but misses | 41-48 |
| 12:15 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Gregory Cochran and he's hacked by Ronald Sneed - foul #1 on Ronald Sneed, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski (C) Cecil Lowery | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman misses the free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Henry Clark (SG) Grover Graham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts (SG) Allen Collins | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Sneed (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Greg Macdougall (fresh) PF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Chappel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Cochran | 41-52 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas State | John Chappel is called for the reach on Freeman Atkison - foul #3 on John Chappel, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG) Freeman Atkison | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff (SG) Robert Roberts | |
| 10:57 | Arkansas State | John Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas State | John Jones misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 10:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Jones is called for the reach on Earl Coleman - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant (SF), Gary Manchester (C) Ronald Sneed, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Lloyd Bodin (C) Greg Macdougall, John Chappel | |
| 10:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas State | John Jones buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Clark | 43-55 |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Coleman | 43-58 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-58 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester grabs the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | John Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant snags the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Earl Coleman - foul #1 on Earl Coleman, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Grover Graham (SG), Ronald Sneed (SF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Charles Riley, Henry Clark, Tyler Grant, John Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts (PG), Greg Macdougall (SG), Christopher Williams (PF), John Chappel (C) Gregory Cochran, Edward Ratcliff, Earl Coleman, Lloyd Bodin | |
| 08:38 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Tyler Slomkowski | 45-58 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-58 |
| 08:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 07:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Bonilla | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Roberts - foul #2 on Robert Roberts, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery (PF) Gary Manchester | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fredrick Baumgardner (PG) Kevin Bonilla | |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 07:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts drills a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Grover Graham - foul #1 on Grover Graham, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Tyler Grant (SF) Freeman Atkison, Cecil Lowery | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff (SG) Fredrick Baumgardner | |
| 07:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts makes the free throw | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Grover Graham (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tyler Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Sneed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Macdougall (fresh) C - John Chappel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-63 |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 06:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams gets the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 06:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Tyler Slomkowski steals the ball from Christopher Williams | 47-63 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Grover Graham | 49-63 |
| 06:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff misses short on a shot from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 06:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 05:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Henry Clark (SG), John Jones (PF) Grover Graham, Ronald Sneed | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Earl Coleman (PF), Lloyd Bodin (C) Robert Roberts, Christopher Williams, Greg Macdougall, John Chappel | |
| 05:27 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by Tyler Slomkowski is denied by Kevin Bonilla | 49-63 |
| 05:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Earl Coleman | 49-63 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Tyler Grant is called for the reach on Kevin Bonilla - foul #2 on Tyler Grant, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Bodin - foul #3 on Lloyd Bodin, team foul #7 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester (C) Tyler Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:39 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| 04:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-68 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | John Jones misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Ratcliff - foul #3 on Edward Ratcliff, team foul #8 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Grover Graham (SG), Ronald Sneed (SF) Charles Riley, Henry Clark, Tyler Grant | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fredrick Baumgardner (PG), Robert Roberts (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Greg Macdougall (PF), John Chappel (C) Gregory Cochran, Edward Ratcliff, Kevin Bonilla, Earl Coleman, Lloyd Bodin | |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts grabs the board | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Fredrick Baumgardner hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison misses short on a shot from the left side | 50-71 |
| 03:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Macdougall grabs the board | 50-71 |
| 03:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Ronald Sneed - foul #2 on Ronald Sneed, team foul #7 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 03:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 03:28 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Gary Manchester | 50-72 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery lays it in on a great pass from Freeman Atkison and he's hacked by Greg Macdougall - foul #1 on Greg Macdougall, team foul #9 | 52-72 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery makes the free throw | 53-72 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grover Graham (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sneed (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Manchester (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fredrick Baumgardner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Greg Macdougall (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Chappel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams loses the dribble to Freeman Atkison | 53-72 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Cecil Lowery | 55-72 |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Roberts | 55-75 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-75 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham tips it back up and in | 57-75 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Chappel makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Fredrick Baumgardner | 57-77 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison's pass is intercepted by Greg Macdougall | 57-77 |
| 01:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Sneed takes the ball from John Chappel | 57-77 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Sneed | 59-77 |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Christopher Williams | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Manchester is called for the reach on Robert Roberts - foul #2 on Gary Manchester, team foul #8 | 59-77 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-79 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Fredrick Baumgardner runs out the clock | 61-79 |