| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Robert Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Hiltner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Rafael Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Salazar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Costello (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Costello inbounds the ball | 33-17 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Rafael Robinson travels with the ball | 33-17 |
| 19:25 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ron Anderson | 36-17 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Guadalupe Salazar scores on a shot from the right wing | 36-19 |
| 18:49 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-19 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-19 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Hicks misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-19 |
| 18:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel tips it in | 36-21 |
| 18:10 | Jacksonville State | Guadalupe Salazar steals the ball from Ron Anderson | 36-21 |
| 18:05 | Middle Tenn. State | David Alexander is called for the reach on John Costello - foul #1 on David Alexander, team foul #1 | 36-21 |
| 17:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Costello misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-21 |
| 17:58 | Jacksonville State | Jim Hiltner grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 17:29 | Jacksonville State | Jim Hiltner comes up short on the runner in the lane | 36-21 |
| 17:28 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Terry Daniel | 36-21 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 17:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Hicks snags the offensive board | 36-21 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Guadalupe Salazar gets the offensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel clanks a runner near the basket | 36-21 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel tips it in | 36-23 |
| 16:23 | Jacksonville State | Robert Forrest misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rafael Robinson - foul #2 on Rafael Robinson, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Tommy Deleon (SG), Edward Walston (SF), Mark Driskell (PF) Ron Anderson, David Alexander, Jim Hiltner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Rush (PG), John Johnson (SF), Jeffery Schmid (PF), Charles Adams (C) Rafael Robinson, John Costello, Terry Daniel, Raymond Hicks | |
| 16:23 | Jacksonville State | Robert Forrest misses the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 16:23 | Jacksonville State | Robert Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 15:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Rush is hacked by Robert Forrest - foul #1 on Robert Forrest, team foul #2 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Stuart Rouse (PG), Keenan Mullins (PF) Robert Forrest, Jeffrey Jenkins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mitchell (SG) Guadalupe Salazar | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Stuart Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Walston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keenan Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Driskell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mark Rush (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Jeffery Schmid (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Rush hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Johnson | 37-26 |
| 15:27 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Rouse connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tommy Deleon | 40-26 |
| 15:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Schmid lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Rush and the foul's on Keenan Mullins - foul #4 on Keenan Mullins, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Alexander (SF), Jeffrey Jenkins (C) Edward Walston, Keenan Mullins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rafael Robinson (PG), Terry Daniel (PF) John Johnson, Charles Adams | |
| 15:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Schmid misses the free throw | 40-28 |
| 15:14 | Jacksonville State | Jeffrey Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 15:00 | Jacksonville State | Mark Driskell buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stuart Rouse | 43-28 |
| 14:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel misses short on a floater from the baseline | 43-28 |
| 14:38 | Jacksonville State | Tommy Deleon gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 14:24 | Jacksonville State | Mark Driskell lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Alexander | 45-28 |
| 14:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 14:17 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Mark Driskell | 45-28 |
| 14:06 | Jacksonville State | Tommy Deleon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-28 |
| 14:05 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Schmid | 45-28 |
| 13:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Rafael Robinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-28 |
| 13:46 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Rouse grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 13:19 | Jacksonville State | Tommy Deleon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 13:18 | Jacksonville State | Tommy Deleon tips it home | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Rush misses the jumpshot from the right side | 47-28 |
| 12:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Rush hits the follow up shot | 47-30 |
| 12:45 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-30 |
| 12:43 | Jacksonville State | Jeffrey Jenkins tips it but misses | 47-30 |
| 12:41 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander can't tip it in | 47-30 |
| 12:40 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Schmid | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mitchell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rafael Robinson | 47-32 |
| 12:06 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-32 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Robert Forrest (PG), Ron Anderson (SG), Edward Walston (SF), Jim Hiltner (PF) Stuart Rouse, Tommy Deleon, David Alexander, Mark Driskell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Johnson (PG), Guadalupe Salazar (SG), John Costello (SF), Charles Adams (PF), Raymond Hicks (C) Rafael Robinson, Robert Mitchell, Mark Rush, Terry Daniel, Jeffery Schmid | |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Guadalupe Salazar buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Adams and he's fouled by Jeffrey Jenkins - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jenkins, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Guadalupe Salazar makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Robert Forrest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Walston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Hiltner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Salazar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Costello (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Jacksonville State | Robert Forrest is whistled for traveling | 47-35 |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Costello knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Guadalupe Salazar | 47-38 |
| 11:09 | Jacksonville State | Jeffrey Jenkins scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ron Anderson | 49-38 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 10:44 | Jacksonville State | Edward Walston gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:37 | Jacksonville State | Edward Walston misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 10:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Costello snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 10:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Forrest is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Forrest, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Alexander (SF), Tommy Deleon (C) Edward Walston, Jeffrey Jenkins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rafael Robinson (PG), Terry Daniel (PF) John Johnson, Charles Adams | |
| 10:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Costello misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 10:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 09:46 | Middle Tenn. State | John Costello makes the shot from close range | 49-40 |
| 09:34 | Jacksonville State | Ron Anderson is hacked by Raymond Hicks - foul #1 on Raymond Hicks, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Stuart Rouse (SG), Mark Driskell (PF) Ron Anderson, Jim Hiltner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Welch (C) Raymond Hicks | |
| 09:16 | Jacksonville State | Mark Driskell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| 09:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Rafael Robinson snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 08:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Stuart Rouse takes the ball from Robert Welch | 49-40 |
| 08:26 | Jacksonville State | Robert Welch is called for the reach on Tommy Deleon - foul #1 on Robert Welch, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ron Anderson (SG), Jim Hiltner (PF) Robert Forrest, Tommy Deleon | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mitchell (SG), Mark Rush (SF), Jeffery Schmid (C) Guadalupe Salazar, John Costello, Robert Welch | |
| 08:12 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-40 |
| 08:11 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander tips it back up and in | 51-40 |
| 07:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mitchell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Rafael Robinson | 51-42 |
| 07:42 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Mark Rush - foul #2 on Mark Rush, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Keenan Mullins (PF) Mark Driskell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Hicks (C) Robert Mitchell | |
| 07:42 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 07:42 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Stuart Rouse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keenan Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Jim Hiltner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Rafael Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Rush (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Schmid (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Terry Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. C - Raymond Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Mark Rush | 52-44 |
| 06:58 | Jacksonville State | Raymond Hicks is called for the reach on Ron Anderson - foul #2 on Raymond Hicks, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Robert Forrest (PG), Tommy Deleon (SG), Edward Walston (SF), Jeffrey Jenkins (C) Stuart Rouse, Ron Anderson, David Alexander, Jim Hiltner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mitchell (PG), Guadalupe Salazar (SG) Rafael Robinson, Terry Daniel | |
| 06:42 | Jacksonville State | Edward Walston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 06:40 | Jacksonville State | Robert Forrest snags the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 06:16 | Jacksonville State | Edward Walston clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Rush - foul #3 on Mark Rush, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Driskell (C) Jeffrey Jenkins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Costello (SF) Robert Mitchell | |
| 06:16 | Jacksonville State | Edward Walston makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:16 | Jacksonville State | Edward Walston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Hicks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-44 |
| 06:06 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Keenan Mullins | 54-44 |
| 05:52 | Jacksonville State | Edward Walston makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Rush clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 57-44 |
| 05:32 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Tommy Deleon | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:03 | Jacksonville State | Tommy Deleon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Guadalupe Salazar grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-44 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ron Anderson (SG), David Alexander (SF), Jeffrey Jenkins (C) Tommy Deleon, Edward Walston, Mark Driskell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rafael Robinson (PG), Terry Daniel (PF) Mark Rush, Jeffery Schmid | |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Jenkins steps in front of the Rafael Robinson pass | 57-44 |
| 04:26 | Jacksonville State | Jeffrey Jenkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Salazar | 57-44 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rafael Robinson | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Jacksonville State | Raymond Hicks is called for the reach on Robert Forrest - foul #3 on Raymond Hicks, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Schmid (C) Raymond Hicks | |
| 03:48 | Jacksonville State | Robert Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:48 | Jacksonville State | Robert Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Forrest is called for the reach on Rafael Robinson - foul #3 on Robert Forrest, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Robert Forrest (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keenan Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Rafael Robinson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Guadalupe Salazar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Costello (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Daniel (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. C - Jeffery Schmid (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Keenan Mullins - foul #5 on Keenan Mullins, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jim Hiltner (PF) Keenan Mullins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:25 | Jacksonville State | Jeffrey Jenkins gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Guadalupe Salazar pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel misses badly on a shot in the lane | 59-48 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Daniel tips it back up and in | 59-50 |
| 02:26 | Jacksonville State | David Alexander connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ron Anderson | 62-50 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Schmid comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Forrest - foul #4 on Robert Forrest, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Stuart Rouse (PG), Tommy Deleon (SG), Edward Walston (SF), Mark Driskell (C) Robert Forrest, Ron Anderson, David Alexander, Jeffrey Jenkins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Rush (PG), Robert Mitchell (SG), John Johnson (SF), Charles Adams (C) Rafael Robinson, Guadalupe Salazar, John Costello, Terry Daniel | |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Schmid misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Schmid makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:01 | Jacksonville State | Jim Hiltner comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 62-51 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mitchell grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Driskell is called for the reach on Mark Rush - foul #1 on Mark Driskell, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Rush misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:55 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Jim Hiltner | 62-51 |
| 01:26 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Rouse is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| 01:26 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:26 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Rouse misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Schmid grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Schmid misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Mark Driskell - foul #2 on Mark Driskell, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Schmid makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffery Schmid makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:48 | Jacksonville State | Tommy Deleon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 00:47 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Mark Rush | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 00:38 | Jacksonville State | Mark Driskell snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Schmid swats the shot by Tommy Deleon | 63-53 |
| 00:09 | Jacksonville State | Jim Hiltner snags the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Rouse runs out the clock | 63-53 |