| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Henriksen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Kinder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Santos Gutierrez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexei Zollars (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Toni Widowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pinder (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Carr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Toni Widowski inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Hawaii | Kevin Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 19:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lawson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 19:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 18:54 | Hawaii | Toni Widowski gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:33 | Hawaii | Alexei Zollars clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Vernon Kinder misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Kevin Carr - foul #3 on Kevin Carr, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Viktor Zientek (C) Kevin Carr | |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Vernon Kinder makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Vernon Kinder makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:01 | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-34 |
| 17:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Vernon Kinder grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Miller clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 17:44 | Hawaii | Viktor Zientek grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:21 | Hawaii | Paul Pinder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 31-34 |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Casey Brown snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lawson connects on the runner in the paint | 33-34 |
| 16:46 | Hawaii | Paul Pinder makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Viktor Zientek | 33-36 |
| 16:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lawson banks in the layup | 35-36 |
| 16:02 | Hawaii | Alexei Zollars's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Hensley (PG), Edward Marciano (SG), Carl Taylor (SF), Timothy King (PF), Dale Waller (C) James Miller, John Henriksen, Casey Brown, Vernon Kinder, Jerry Lawson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Douglas Fulford (SF), Gerald Brickhouse (PF) Toni Widowski, Paul Pinder | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - David Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Marciano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Taylor (fresh) PF - Timothy King (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Waller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Santos Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexei Zollars (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Fulford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Brickhouse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Viktor Zientek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Marciano is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Edward Marciano, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Loyd (SG) Edward Marciano | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Kevin Carr (C) Viktor Zientek | |
| 15:22 | Hawaii | David Hensley is called for the reach on Santos Gutierrez - foul #1 on David Hensley, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 14:55 | Hawaii | Kevin Carr scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Santos Gutierrez | 35-38 |
| 14:30 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hensley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 14:29 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Gerald Brickhouse | 35-38 |
| 14:10 | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 14:09 | Hawaii | Alexei Zollars gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:47 | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez is fouled on the floor by Carl Taylor - foul #2 on Carl Taylor, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Miller (PG), Casey Brown (SF), Vernon Kinder (PF), Jerry Lawson (C) David Hensley, Carl Taylor, Timothy King, Dale Waller | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Toni Widowski (SF), Paul Pinder (PF) Alexei Zollars, Gerald Brickhouse | |
| 13:29 | Hawaii | Donald Loyd is called for the reach on Douglas Fulford - foul #4 on Donald Loyd, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen (SG) Donald Loyd | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 13:09 | Hawaii | Kevin Carr misses short on a shot near the basket | 35-38 |
| 13:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lawson grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 12:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Casey Brown's pass is intercepted by Paul Pinder | 35-38 |
| 12:18 | Hawaii | Paul Pinder clanks a jumper near the basket | 35-38 |
| 12:16 | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez can't tip it in | 35-38 |
| 12:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Vernon Kinder can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| 12:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 11:56 | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 11:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lawson misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 11:54 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Santos Gutierrez | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Henriksen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Kinder (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Santos Gutierrez (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Fulford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Toni Widowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Pinder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Hawaii | Douglas Fulford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 11:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Vernon Kinder grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | James Miller hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Santos Gutierrez - foul #2 on Santos Gutierrez, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Domenic Esposito (PG), Alexei Zollars (SG), Gerald Brickhouse (PF), Viktor Zientek (C) Santos Gutierrez, Douglas Fulford, Paul Pinder, Kevin Carr | |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | James Miller makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 11:10 | Hawaii | Alexei Zollars comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Miller grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 11:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 10:36 | Hawaii | Gerald Brickhouse misses the floater from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 10:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lawson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 38-38 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Casey Brown gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Vernon Kinder misses short on a jumper in the lane | 38-38 |
| 09:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lawson misses the tip | 38-38 |
| 09:57 | Hawaii | Gerald Brickhouse pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:28 | Hawaii | Gerald Brickhouse banks in the layup on a great pass from Domenic Esposito | 38-40 |
| 09:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen banks in the layup and he's fouled by Gerald Brickhouse - foul #1 on Gerald Brickhouse, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Hensley (SG), Carl Taylor (SF), Timothy King (PF), Dale Waller (C) James Miller, Casey Brown, Vernon Kinder, Jerry Lawson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez (PG), Douglas Fulford (SF), Paul Pinder (PF), Kevin Carr (C) Domenic Esposito, Toni Widowski, Gerald Brickhouse, Viktor Zientek | |
| 09:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:13 | Hawaii | Douglas Fulford pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 08:54 | Hawaii | Douglas Fulford is hacked by Carl Taylor - foul #3 on Carl Taylor, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Marciano (SG) John Henriksen | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 08:33 | Hawaii | Douglas Fulford misses the jumper from the right side | 40-40 |
| 08:32 | Hawaii | Douglas Fulford pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 08:06 | Hawaii | Alexei Zollars connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Santos Gutierrez | 40-43 |
| 07:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Carl Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-43 |
| 07:55 | Hawaii | Douglas Fulford pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - David Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Marciano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Taylor (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Timothy King (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Waller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Santos Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexei Zollars (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Fulford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pinder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Fulford | 40-45 |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Pinder swats the short shot by Carl Taylor | 40-45 |
| 07:14 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Alexei Zollars | 40-45 |
| 07:04 | Hawaii | Paul Pinder lays it in on a nice dish by Alexei Zollars and he's fouled by Timothy King - foul #3 on Timothy King, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Miller (PG), Donald Loyd (SG), Casey Brown (SF), Vernon Kinder (PF), Jerry Lawson (C) David Hensley, Edward Marciano, Carl Taylor, Timothy King, Dale Waller | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Toni Widowski (SF) Alexei Zollars | |
| 07:04 | Hawaii | Paul Pinder makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Loyd misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 06:40 | Hawaii | Kevin Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 06:16 | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez is whistled for traveling | 40-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Domenic Esposito (PG), Gerald Brickhouse (PF), Viktor Zientek (C) Santos Gutierrez, Paul Pinder, Kevin Carr | |
| 06:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lawson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-48 |
| 06:00 | Hawaii | Viktor Zientek grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:31 | Hawaii | Gerald Brickhouse misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 05:30 | Hawaii | Toni Widowski grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 05:13 | Hawaii | Douglas Fulford scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lawson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Miller | 42-50 |
| 04:38 | Hawaii | Viktor Zientek's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Lawson | 42-50 |
| 04:37 | Hawaii | Toni Widowski gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 04:16 | Hawaii | Gerald Brickhouse misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Vernon Kinder - foul #3 on Vernon Kinder, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen (PG), Timothy King (PF), Dale Waller (C) James Miller, Vernon Kinder, Jerry Lawson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez (PG), Alexei Zollars (SG), Kevin Carr (C) Domenic Esposito, Douglas Fulford, Viktor Zientek | |
| 04:16 | Hawaii | Gerald Brickhouse makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:16 | Hawaii | Gerald Brickhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:16 | Hawaii | Toni Widowski snags the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 03:55 | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Brickhouse | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Henriksen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Loyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Casey Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy King (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Waller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Santos Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexei Zollars (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Toni Widowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerald Brickhouse (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy King misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 03:35 | Hawaii | Kevin Carr pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:08 | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alexei Zollars | 42-55 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Carr picks off the pass by Casey Brown | 42-55 |
| 02:21 | Hawaii | Alexei Zollars is hacked by Donald Loyd - foul #5 on Donald Loyd, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Hensley (SG), Carl Taylor (SF) Donald Loyd, Casey Brown | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Douglas Fulford (SF), Paul Pinder (PF) Toni Widowski, Gerald Brickhouse | |
| 02:21 | Hawaii | Alexei Zollars misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy King grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 02:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy King loses the dribble to Santos Gutierrez | 42-55 |
| 01:50 | Hawaii | Paul Pinder hits the finger roll set up by Santos Gutierrez | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Henriksen is whistled for a carry | 42-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Toni Widowski (SF) Douglas Fulford | |
| 01:15 | Hawaii | Kevin Carr is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Kevin Carr, team foul #4 | 42-57 |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy King misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-57 |
| 01:04 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Toni Widowski | 42-57 |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Paul Pinder hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Carl Taylor - foul #4 on Carl Taylor, team foul #9 | 42-59 |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Paul Pinder makes the free throw | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Santos Gutierrez is called for the reach on John Henriksen - foul #3 on Santos Gutierrez, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy King misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-60 |
| 00:29 | Hawaii | Toni Widowski pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Santos Gutierrez runs out the clock | 42-60 |