| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 3 blk. C - John Gamble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye loses the dribble to Steven Tucker | 27-25 |
| 19:26 | Troy | Carl Lillie banks in the layup set up by Steven Tucker | 29-25 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | John Gamble is called for the reach on Dennis Posey in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Gamble, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Troy | Harvey Trout (C) John Gamble | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Carl Lillie picks off the pass by Rene Esposito | 29-25 |
| 18:47 | Troy | Carl Lillie connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Jauregui | 31-25 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye scores on a jump hook in the lane | 31-27 |
| 18:11 | Troy | Roger Cunningham's layup is rejected by Franklin Cook | 31-27 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rene Esposito | 31-27 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (SG), Russell Walls (SF), Tracy Albert (C) Steven Tucker, Carl Lillie, Roger Cunningham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Peter Angulo (C) Thurman Harris, Rene Esposito | |
| 17:54 | Troy | Tracy Albert drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Franklin Cook is denied by Tracy Albert | 33-27 |
| 17:37 | Troy | Harvey Trout grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:21 | Troy | Jon Jauregui can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-27 |
| 16:59 | Troy | Jon Jauregui snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 16:53 | Troy | Jesse Kohl loses the dribble to Dennis Posey | 33-27 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook banks in the layup set up by Scott Tarin and the foul's on Jesse Kohl - foul #2 on Jesse Kohl, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Roger Cunningham (PF) Jon Jauregui, Russell Walls, Tracy Albert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Randy Hendrix (C) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:38 | Troy | Harvey Trout snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 16:20 | Troy | Harvey Trout scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Steven Tucker | 35-29 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thurman Harris | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jesse Kohl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 3 blk. C - Harvey Trout (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Tarin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Troy | Steven Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook jams it | 35-33 |
| 15:19 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-33 |
| 15:18 | Troy | Harvey Trout tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Roger Cunningham denies the turnaround by Peter Angulo | 37-33 |
| 14:59 | Troy | Roger Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:54 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Peter Angulo - foul #1 on Peter Angulo, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Alex Brown (SG), John Gamble (PF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Jesse Kohl, Steven Tucker, Roger Cunningham, Harvey Trout | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Dennis Posey (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Thurman Harris, Scott Tarin, Peter Angulo, Franklin Cook | |
| 14:54 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:54 | Troy | Carl Lillie makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey tips it home | 38-35 |
| 13:56 | Troy | Carl Lillie scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Jauregui | 40-35 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Russell Walls (SG), Tracy Albert (PF) Jon Jauregui, Carl Lillie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Richard Gokey (PF) Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix | |
| 13:24 | Troy | Russell Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt double dribbles | 40-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Steven Tucker (SG) Alex Brown, John Gamble | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| 12:45 | Troy | Tracy Albert clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-35 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is hacked by Steven Tucker - foul #3 on Steven Tucker, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (SG), Roger Cunningham (PF) Steven Tucker, Kendrick Dickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Rene Esposito | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Posey | 40-37 |
| 12:00 | Troy | Tracy Albert knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Russell Walls | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Kohl (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Russell Walls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Tracy Albert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Gokey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Russell Walls is called for the reach on Richard Gokey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Walls, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG), John Gamble (SF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Jon Jauregui, Russell Walls, Tracy Albert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Franklin Cook (PF) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Richard Gokey | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin blows the layup | 42-37 |
| 11:40 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 11:26 | Troy | Scott Tarin is called for the reach on Jesse Kohl - foul #3 on Scott Tarin, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG) Jesse Kohl | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| 11:20 | Troy | Steven Tucker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Bonilla - foul #1 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (SF) Kendrick Dickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:20 | Troy | Steven Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:20 | Troy | Steven Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Roger Cunningham steals the ball from Scott Tarin in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 10:53 | Troy | Randy Hendrix steps in front of the Roger Cunningham pass | 44-37 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Tarin | 44-39 |
| 10:23 | Troy | Steven Tucker hits a 3 from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (SG), Russell Walls (SF), Tracy Albert (PF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Steven Tucker, Alex Brown, Roger Cunningham, John Gamble | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Dennis Posey (SG), Richard Gokey (C) Scott Tarin, Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo | |
| 10:11 | Troy | Tracy Albert clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jon Jauregui - foul #3 on Jon Jauregui, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Kevin Bonilla, Richard Gokey | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:50 | Troy | Jon Jauregui misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 09:49 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:37 | Troy | Jesse Kohl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-41 |
| 09:19 | Troy | The rebound goes to Russell Walls | 47-41 |
| 09:14 | Troy | Jon Jauregui knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Kohl | 50-41 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Dennis Posey and he's fouled by Kendrick Dickson - foul #4 on Kendrick Dickson, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Roger Cunningham (PF), Harvey Trout (C) Jon Jauregui, Jesse Kohl, Russell Walls, Tracy Albert, Kendrick Dickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Thurman Harris, Franklin Cook | |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:38 | Troy | Norman Dye steals the ball from Alex Brown | 50-44 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Tarin | 50-46 |
| 08:18 | Troy | Roger Cunningham connects on the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Norman Dye - foul #3 on Norman Dye, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Troy | John Gamble (SF) Carl Lillie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF) Norman Dye, Randy Hendrix | |
| 08:18 | Troy | Roger Cunningham makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin connects on the open shot in the lane set up by Kevin Bonilla | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Alex Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Gamble (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roger Cunningham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Harvey Trout (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Troy | John Gamble comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Angulo - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (PG), Russell Walls (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Alex Brown, Steven Tucker, Roger Cunningham, Harvey Trout | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Franklin Cook (PF) Scott Tarin, Dennis Posey, Rene Esposito | |
| 07:34 | Troy | John Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:34 | Troy | John Gamble misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Franklin Cook | 54-48 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Bonilla | 54-50 |
| 07:00 | Troy | Jesse Kohl hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-50 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bonilla | 54-50 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is hacked by John Gamble - foul #4 on John Gamble, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Harvey Trout (PF), Tracy Albert (C) Jesse Kohl, Russell Walls, John Gamble, Kendrick Dickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:19 | Troy | Steven Tucker misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:18 | Troy | Harvey Trout tips it home | 56-52 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Tracy Albert is called for the reach on Franklin Cook - foul #1 on Tracy Albert, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG) Thurman Harris | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:07 | Troy | Harvey Trout grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:54 | Troy | Steven Tucker can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 56-52 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 05:37 | Troy | The rebound goes to Harvey Trout | 56-52 |
| 05:30 | Troy | Harvey Trout hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jon Jauregui | 58-52 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 04:56 | Troy | Steven Tucker buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harvey Trout | 60-54 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Carl Lillie is called for the reach on Scott Tarin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Lillie, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (PG), Alex Brown (SG), Russell Walls (SF), Roger Cunningham (PF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Jon Jauregui, Steven Tucker, Carl Lillie, Harvey Trout, Tracy Albert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Peter Angulo (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Richard Gokey | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:51 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:28 | Troy | Roger Cunningham makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Alex Brown | 62-54 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | Troy | John Gamble (SF) Russell Walls | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Dennis Posey (SG) Scott Tarin, Cody Lingerfelt | |
| 03:57 | Troy | Jesse Kohl hits a jump hook from the baseline | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jesse Kohl (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Brown (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Gamble (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Roger Cunningham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Kendrick Dickson (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Jesse Kohl is called for the reach on Thurman Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Kohl, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Russell Walls (SF) Roger Cunningham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Troy | John Gamble misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is hacked by Jesse Kohl - foul #4 on Jesse Kohl, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Roger Cunningham (PF) Jesse Kohl, Alex Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Norman Dye (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Thurman Harris, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:57 | Troy | John Gamble hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (SG) Russell Walls | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Franklin Cook (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Randy Hendrix, Richard Gokey | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Posey | 64-60 |
| 02:37 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG) Jesse Kohl | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:22 | Troy | Jon Jauregui buries a fadeaway from the right side | 66-60 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is hacked by John Gamble in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Gamble, team foul #12 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (SF) John Gamble | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:18 | Troy | Jon Jauregui travels in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is hacked by Roger Cunningham - foul #2 on Roger Cunningham, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:43 | Troy | Steven Tucker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook tips it home | 66-66 |
| 01:13 | Troy | Alex Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 01:12 | Troy | Roger Cunningham can't tip it in | 66-66 |
| 01:10 | Troy | Alex Brown grabs the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 00:54 | Troy | Steven Tucker is hacked by Franklin Cook - foul #3 on Franklin Cook, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Lillie (SF) Alex Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:54 | Troy | Steven Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Carl Lillie is called for the reach on Thurman Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Lillie, team foul #14 | 66-66 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:36 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses the jumper from the free throw line | 66-67 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Jon Jauregui is called for the reach on Thurman Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Jauregui, team foul #15 | 66-67 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:06 | Troy | Steven Tucker makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jon Jauregui | 69-69 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris travels in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Troy | Roger Cunningham misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Lillie (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Kendrick Dickson (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito tips it home | 69-71 |
| 04:23 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson's layup is rejected by Rene Esposito | 69-71 |
| 04:21 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson snags the offensive board | 69-71 |
| 04:13 | Troy | Carl Lillie is fouled on the floor by Thurman Harris - foul #1 on Thurman Harris, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (SG), Harvey Trout (PF) Steven Tucker, Roger Cunningham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Rene Esposito | |
| 04:13 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Lillie - foul #5 on Carl Lillie, team foul #16 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (SF) Carl Lillie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:38 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson is fouled on the floor by Peter Angulo - foul #3 on Peter Angulo, team foul #9 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG) Thurman Harris | |
| 03:38 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 69-73 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey snags the offensive board | 69-73 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey loses the dribble to Kendrick Dickson | 69-73 |
| 02:59 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG), Roger Cunningham (PF) Jesse Kohl, Harvey Trout | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Scott Tarin, Peter Angulo | |
| 02:36 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson misses badly on a runner near the basket | 69-73 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey grabs the board | 69-73 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-73 |
| 02:15 | Troy | Roger Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:50 | Troy | The jump hook by Alex Brown is blocked by Rene Esposito | 69-73 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kendrick Dickson - foul #5 on Kendrick Dickson, team foul #17 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Troy | Harvey Trout (C) Kendrick Dickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 01:28 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| 01:13 | Troy | Harvey Trout misses short on a runner from the left block | 69-75 |
| 01:12 | Troy | Jon Jauregui misses the tip | 69-75 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Franklin Cook | 69-75 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 69-75 |
| 00:51 | Troy | Roger Cunningham gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:51 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alex Brown (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Harvey Trout (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Troy | Roger Cunningham drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jon Jauregui | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Jon Jauregui is called for the reach on Franklin Cook in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jon Jauregui, team foul #18 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (PG) Jon Jauregui | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:43 | Troy | Harvey Trout snags the defensive board | 71-76 |
| 00:36 | Troy | Steven Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-76 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Jesse Kohl is called for the reach on Dennis Posey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jesse Kohl, team foul #19 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Troy | Russell Walls (SF) Jesse Kohl | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:35 | Troy | Harvey Trout snags the defensive board | 71-77 |
| 00:30 | Troy | Steven Tucker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Dye | 71-77 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is hacked by Alex Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alex Brown, team foul #20 | 71-77 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-79 |
| 00:22 | Troy | Dennis Posey steals the ball from Alex Brown | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Steven Tucker is called for the reach on Norman Dye in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Tucker, team foul #21 | 71-79 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:15 | Troy | Rene Esposito picks off the pass by Harvey Trout | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris runs out the clock | 71-81 |