| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John York (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Denski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Eells (fresh) PF - Joe Vess (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Cassidy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Horning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Moore (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Canton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Eells is called for the reach on Scott Horning in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Eells, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Kern (SF) Paul Eells | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 19:43 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton is alone and drills a runner in the lane | 33-30 |
| 19:24 | Niagara | John York clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:14 | Niagara | Gregory Kern misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-30 |
| 19:12 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Vess | 33-30 |
| 18:59 | Niagara | Gregory Kern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 18:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Henry Ressler is denied by Jason Cassidy | 33-30 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Horning | 33-30 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:22 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:58 | Niagara | John York misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Henry Ressler - foul #1 on Henry Ressler, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rodolfo Perez (SG), John Larue (SF), Albert Dials (PF) Ivan Denski, Gregory Kern, Joe Vess | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG), Jeffery Griffin (SF), Louis Cumberland (PF), Juan Velez (C) Henry Ressler, Thomas Thomas, Scott Horning, Nathan Moore, David Canton | |
| 17:58 | Niagara | John York makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:58 | Niagara | John York makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Dials - foul #1 on Albert Dials, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joe Vess (PF) John York | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Juan Velez, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano (C) Juan Velez | |
| 17:32 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodolfo Perez | 38-30 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| 16:54 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 16:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 16:07 | Niagara | Dikembe Araki is called for the reach on Albert Dials - foul #3 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | John York (PG), Ivan Denski (SG), Gregory Kern (SF) Rodolfo Perez, Albert Dials, John Larue | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Wallace Hull (SF), Nathan Moore (PF), David Canton (C) Eugenio Rizzo, Dikembe Araki, Jeffery Griffin, Louis Cumberland, Patrick Pantano | |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Ivan Denski can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Nathan Moore - foul #2 on Nathan Moore, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jeremy Koonce (SF), Paul Eells (PF) Gregory Kern, Joe Vess | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning (SF) Wallace Hull | |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Ivan Denski makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Ivan Denski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John York (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Denski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Koonce (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Eells (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jason Cassidy (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Horning (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Moore (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Canton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 15:25 | Niagara | Jeremy Koonce grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 15:09 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Horning - foul #1 on Scott Horning, team foul #6 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rex Curley (PG), Albert Dials (SG) John York, Ivan Denski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 15:09 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:09 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Ressler | 40-34 |
| 14:36 | Niagara | Jeremy Koonce misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning is hacked by Jeremy Koonce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Koonce, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rodolfo Perez (SG), Gregory Kern (SF) Jeremy Koonce, Jason Cassidy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG), Jeffery Griffin (SF) Henry Ressler, Thomas Thomas, Scott Horning | |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton hits a runner from close range set up by Dikembe Araki | 40-36 |
| 13:59 | Niagara | Albert Dials double dribbles | 40-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | John York (PG), Ivan Denski (SG), Joe Vess (PF) Rex Curley, Albert Dials, Paul Eells | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland (PF), Juan Velez (C) Nathan Moore, David Canton | |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 13:33 | Niagara | Louis Cumberland swats the layup by Ivan Denski | 40-36 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Denski - foul #1 on Ivan Denski, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Larue (SF) Gregory Kern | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano (SF) Dikembe Araki | |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rex Curley (PG), Paul Eells (PF), Albert Dials (C) John York, Joe Vess, Rodolfo Perez | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG) Eugenio Rizzo, Jeffery Griffin | |
| 12:31 | Niagara | Paul Eells is hacked by Louis Cumberland - foul #2 on Louis Cumberland, team foul #7 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Cassidy (C) John Larue | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning (SF), Nathan Moore (PF), David Canton (C) Patrick Pantano, Louis Cumberland, Juan Velez | |
| 12:31 | Niagara | Paul Eells misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:31 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning travels with the ball | 40-36 |
| 11:50 | Niagara | Ivan Denski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-36 |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Rex Curley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Denski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Eells (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Albert Dials (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Jason Cassidy (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Horning (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Canton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore loses the dribble to Ivan Denski in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 11:46 | Niagara | Ivan Denski misses the easy layup | 40-36 |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | John York (PG), Rodolfo Perez (SG), Gregory Kern (SF), Joe Vess (PF) Rex Curley, Ivan Denski, Paul Eells, Jason Cassidy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG) Henry Ressler, Thomas Thomas | |
| 11:27 | Niagara | John York can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | David Canton pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ivan Denski (SG) Albert Dials | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano (SF), Louis Cumberland (PF), Juan Velez (C) Scott Horning, Nathan Moore, David Canton | |
| 11:12 | Niagara | Juan Velez steals the ball from Rodolfo Perez | 40-36 |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 40-36 |
| 10:51 | Niagara | John York grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:36 | Niagara | Rodolfo Perez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Kern is called for the reach on Patrick Pantano - foul #2 on Gregory Kern, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rex Curley (PG), Albert Dials (SG), John Larue (SF), Paul Eells (PF), Jason Cassidy (C) John York, Ivan Denski, Gregory Kern, Joe Vess, Rodolfo Perez | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin (SG), Nathan Moore (PF) Eugenio Rizzo, Juan Velez | |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 10:05 | Niagara | Rex Curley loses the dribble to Dikembe Araki | 40-39 |
| 10:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano lays it in set up by Dikembe Araki | 40-41 |
| 09:46 | Niagara | Rex Curley travels with the ball | 40-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Scott Horning (SF), David Canton (C) Dikembe Araki, Jeffery Griffin, Patrick Pantano, Nathan Moore | |
| 09:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Curley - foul #1 on Rex Curley, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore (PF) Louis Cumberland | |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas's pass is intercepted by Jason Cassidy | 40-41 |
| 09:10 | Niagara | Nathan Moore is called for the reach on Albert Dials - foul #3 on Nathan Moore, team foul #8 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | John York (PG), Gregory Kern (SF), Joe Vess (PF), Rodolfo Perez (C) Rex Curley, John Larue, Paul Eells, Jason Cassidy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Juan Velez (PF) Nathan Moore | |
| 09:10 | Niagara | Albert Dials makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:10 | Niagara | Albert Dials makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Juan Velez and the foul's on Rodolfo Perez - foul #1 on Rodolfo Perez, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ivan Denski (SG) Albert Dials | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:55 | Niagara | Joe Vess gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:39 | Niagara | John York hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Denski | 44-43 |
| 08:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Ressler and the foul's on Ivan Denski - foul #2 on Ivan Denski, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | Paul Eells (SF) Gregory Kern | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo (PG), Jeffery Griffin (SF), Louis Cumberland (PF) Henry Ressler, Scott Horning, David Canton | |
| 08:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:03 | Niagara | Ivan Denski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 08:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo connects on the runner from the left block | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John York (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Denski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Eells (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Joe Vess (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodolfo Perez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Eugenio Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Griffin (fresh) PF - Louis Cumberland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Juan Velez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Niagara | Paul Eells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rex Curley (PG), Jeremy Koonce (SF), Albert Dials (PF), Jason Cassidy (C) John York, Paul Eells, Joe Vess, Rodolfo Perez | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Nathan Moore (PF) Thomas Thomas, Juan Velez | |
| 07:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 07:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Albert Dials - foul #2 on Albert Dials, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Kern (SG) Ivan Denski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano (SF), David Canton (C) Jeffery Griffin, Louis Cumberland | |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Eugenio Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:40 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Jason Cassidy | 44-48 |
| 06:21 | Niagara | Jeremy Koonce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 06:20 | Niagara | Albert Dials tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore misses long on a shot from close range | 46-48 |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 05:44 | Niagara | Rex Curley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 05:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Pantano snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki is hacked by Rex Curley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rex Curley, team foul #10 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | John York (PG), Rodolfo Perez (SG), John Larue (SF), Joe Vess (PF) Rex Curley, Gregory Kern, Jeremy Koonce, Albert Dials | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Scott Horning (SF) Eugenio Rizzo, Nathan Moore | |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:37 | Niagara | John York is hacked by Henry Ressler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Ressler, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas (SG) Dikembe Araki | |
| 05:37 | Niagara | John York makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:37 | Niagara | John York makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Ressler and he's hacked by Rodolfo Perez - foul #2 on Rodolfo Perez, team foul #11 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Niagara | Paul Eells (C) Jason Cassidy | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Griffin (SG), Louis Cumberland (PF) Thomas Thomas, Patrick Pantano | |
| 05:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:59 | Niagara | John Larue scores on a shot from the left side set up by Rodolfo Perez | 50-55 |
| 04:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-55 |
| 04:41 | Niagara | John York snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 04:22 | Niagara | Henry Ressler steps in front of the Rodolfo Perez pass | 50-55 |
| 04:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Eells steps in front of the David Canton pass in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| 04:02 | Niagara | Joe Vess knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodolfo Perez | 52-55 |
| 03:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Scott Horning | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John York (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodolfo Perez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Larue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Vess (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Eells (tiring) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Henry Ressler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Griffin (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Horning (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Cumberland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Canton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Niagara | John York is fouled on the floor by Louis Cumberland - foul #3 on Louis Cumberland, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Kern (SG), Jeremy Koonce (SF), Albert Dials (PF), Jason Cassidy (C) Rodolfo Perez, John Larue, Joe Vess, Paul Eells | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (PG), Thomas Thomas (SG), Patrick Pantano (SF), Nathan Moore (PF), Juan Velez (C) Henry Ressler, Jeffery Griffin, Scott Horning, Louis Cumberland, David Canton | |
| 03:18 | Niagara | John York makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:18 | Niagara | John York makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 03:00 | Niagara | Albert Dials snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 02:38 | Niagara | John York misses long on a jumper in the lane | 54-58 |
| 02:37 | Niagara | Gregory Kern grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 02:23 | Niagara | John York connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rex Curley (PG), Ivan Denski (SG) John York, Gregory Kern | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Cumberland (C) Juan Velez | |
| 02:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ivan Denski - foul #3 on Ivan Denski, team foul #12 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler (PG), Jeffery Griffin (SF) Dikembe Araki, Patrick Pantano | |
| 02:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:07 | Niagara | Rex Curley's pass is intercepted by Thomas Thomas in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 01:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Thomas | 57-62 |
| 01:39 | Niagara | Ivan Denski knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Cassidy | 60-62 |
| 01:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | John York (PG), Joe Vess (PF) Rex Curley, Albert Dials | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Horning (SF), David Canton (C) Jeffery Griffin, Louis Cumberland | |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Nathan Moore is denied by Joe Vess | 60-62 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler gets the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Horning | 60-64 |
| 00:48 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Henry Ressler - foul #3 on Henry Ressler, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| 00:48 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:48 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Thomas makes the floater from the left side | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Niagara | Ivan Denski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-66 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore is hacked by Ivan Denski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Denski, team foul #13 | 61-66 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:11 | Niagara | Ivan Denski drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Cassidy | 64-68 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler is fouled in the backcourt by John York - foul #1 on John York, team foul #14 | 64-68 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:08 | Niagara | Jason Cassidy grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Ivan Denski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-69 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Henry Ressler runs out the clock | 67-69 |