| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kendrick Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Koehler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ralston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is hacked by Jon Jauregui in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Jauregui, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 19:43 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Anderson | 30-29 |
| 19:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses the floater in the lane | 30-29 |
| 19:28 | Troy | The rebound goes to Carl Lillie | 30-29 |
| 19:08 | Troy | Steven Tucker hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jon Jauregui | 32-29 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kendrick Dickson steps in front of the John Hill pass | 32-29 |
| 18:30 | Troy | The jumper by Jon Jauregui is denied by Peter Anderson | 32-29 |
| 18:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 32-29 |
| 18:03 | Troy | Roger Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:58 | Troy | Carl Lillie can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-29 |
| 17:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses badly on a jumper from close range | 32-29 |
| 17:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 17:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston tips it but misses | 32-29 |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne tips it in | 32-31 |
| 17:16 | Troy | Roger Cunningham scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Tucker | 34-31 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Hill and he's hacked by Steven Tucker - foul #1 on Steven Tucker, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (PG), Alex Brown (SG), John Gamble (SF), Harvey Trout (PF), Tracy Albert (C) Jon Jauregui, Steven Tucker, Carl Lillie, Roger Cunningham, Kendrick Dickson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (PG), Eric Maresca (SG), David Davis (PF), Ronald Gustafson (C) John Hill, Bobby Koehler, Peter Anderson, Robert Ralston | |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:47 | Troy | John Gamble knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jesse Kohl and he's hacked by Ronald Gustafson - foul #2 on Ronald Gustafson, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (PG) Victor Payne | |
| 16:47 | Troy | John Gamble misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Larry McDougald | 36-37 |
| 16:26 | Troy | John Gamble hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Kohl | 39-37 |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Gamble steps in front of the David Davis pass | 39-37 |
| 15:51 | Troy | David Davis is called for the reach on Tracy Albert - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Russell Walls (SF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Alex Brown, Harvey Trout, Tracy Albert | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin (C) Ronald Gustafson | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Kohl (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Walls (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gamble (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Kendrick Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Larry McDougald (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Poulsen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Maresca (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson is hacked by David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG), Roger Cunningham (PF) Jesse Kohl, John Gamble | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne (SF), Christopher Reder (C) Eric Maresca, David Davis | |
| 15:13 | Troy | Jon Jauregui misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Christopher Reder | 39-37 |
| 14:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 14:55 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:42 | Troy | Roger Cunningham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Russell Walls | 41-37 |
| 14:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Cunningham - foul #2 on Roger Cunningham, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (SG), Harvey Trout (PF), Tracy Albert (C) Steven Tucker, Roger Cunningham, Kendrick Dickson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Bobby Koehler (SG), Peter Anderson (PF), Robert Ralston (C) Larry McDougald, Stephen Poulsen, Bruce Lumpkin, Christopher Reder | |
| 14:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses short on a floater from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 14:24 | Troy | Harvey Trout snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:18 | Troy | Harvey Trout makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Alex Brown | 43-37 |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne is hacked by Russell Walls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Walls, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (PG), Carl Lillie (SF) Jon Jauregui, Russell Walls | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca (SF) Victor Payne | |
| 14:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Eric Maresca | 43-39 |
| 13:49 | Troy | Alex Brown misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Lillie - foul #1 on Carl Lillie, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), John Gamble (PF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Alex Brown, Harvey Trout, Tracy Albert | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston makes the floater in the lane | 43-41 |
| 13:25 | Troy | Jon Jauregui misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Troy | Roger Cunningham (PF) Carl Lillie | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis (SG), Bruce Lumpkin (PF), Ronald Gustafson (C) Bobby Koehler, Peter Anderson, Robert Ralston | |
| 13:25 | Troy | Jon Jauregui misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:25 | Troy | Jon Jauregui makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (PG) John Hill | |
| 13:05 | Troy | Jon Jauregui connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Roger Cunningham | 47-41 |
| 13:03 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis's pass is intercepted by Jesse Kohl in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 12:38 | Troy | Jon Jauregui misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 12:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Stephen Poulsen | 47-43 |
| 12:27 | Troy | Jon Jauregui misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 12:26 | Troy | John Gamble can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 12:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 12:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Kendrick Dickson - foul #2 on Kendrick Dickson, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Russell Walls (SF), Harvey Trout (PF), Tracy Albert (C) Jon Jauregui, Jesse Kohl, John Gamble, Roger Cunningham, Kendrick Dickson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Robert Ralston (C) David Davis, Eric Maresca, Bruce Lumpkin, Ronald Gustafson | |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Alex Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Walls (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Trout (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Albert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Stephen Poulsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Koehler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Ralston (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Troy | Russell Walls drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Brown and he's hacked by Peter Anderson - foul #1 on Peter Anderson, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG) Stephen Poulsen | |
| 11:28 | Troy | Russell Walls makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Bobby Koehler | 50-48 |
| 10:36 | Troy | Harvey Trout comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-48 |
| 10:34 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Robert Ralston | 50-48 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne is alone and drills a jumper in the paint | 50-50 |
| 09:57 | Troy | Alex Brown drills a 3 from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 09:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler hits the finger roll set up by Peter Anderson | 53-52 |
| 09:35 | Troy | Alex Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Tucker | 55-52 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Walls - foul #3 on Russell Walls, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Carl Lillie (SF), John Gamble (PF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Russell Walls, Alex Brown, Harvey Trout, Tracy Albert | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (SG), David Davis (SF), Bruce Lumpkin (PF), Ronald Gustafson (C) Bobby Koehler, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Robert Ralston | |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:19 | Troy | Jon Jauregui misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 09:18 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 09:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 08:43 | Troy | David Davis takes the ball from Jon Jauregui | 57-57 |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is hacked by Jon Jauregui - foul #2 on Jon Jauregui, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (SG), Roger Cunningham (PF) Steven Tucker, John Gamble | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca (SF) Ronald Gustafson | |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:01 | Troy | Jon Jauregui knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Lillie | 59-59 |
| 07:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin can't finish the layup | 59-59 |
| 07:46 | Troy | Roger Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Kohl (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Lillie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kendrick Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Poulsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Maresca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Troy | Carl Lillie can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eric Maresca - foul #1 on Eric Maresca, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Troy | Russell Walls (SG) Jon Jauregui | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (PG), Bobby Koehler (SG), Peter Anderson (PF), Robert Ralston (C) John Hill, Stephen Poulsen, David Davis, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| 07:24 | Troy | Carl Lillie makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:24 | Troy | Carl Lillie makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Larry McDougald | 61-61 |
| 07:01 | Troy | Jesse Kohl scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Lillie | 64-61 |
| 06:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Walls takes the ball from Eric Maresca in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 06:53 | Troy | Jesse Kohl lays it up and in set up by Russell Walls | 66-61 |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Cunningham swats the short shot by Peter Anderson | 66-61 |
| 06:37 | Troy | The rebound goes to Roger Cunningham | 66-61 |
| 06:31 | Troy | Roger Cunningham hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Jesse Kohl | 68-61 |
| 06:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Koehler and he's fouled by Russell Walls - foul #4 on Russell Walls, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Alex Brown (SG), John Gamble (SF), Harvey Trout (PF), Tracy Albert (C) Jesse Kohl, Russell Walls, Carl Lillie, Roger Cunningham, Kendrick Dickson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne (SF), Ronald Gustafson (C) Eric Maresca, Robert Ralston | |
| 06:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald makes the free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:02 | Troy | Larry McDougald steals the ball from Tracy Albert | 68-64 |
| 05:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses the dunk | 68-64 |
| 05:57 | Troy | Harvey Trout snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 05:52 | Troy | Alex Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-64 |
| 05:50 | Troy | Tracy Albert gets the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 05:29 | Troy | Alex Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 05:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG) Tracy Albert | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (PG), David Davis (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) Larry McDougald, Peter Anderson, Ronald Gustafson | |
| 05:10 | Troy | Jon Jauregui knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alex Brown | 71-64 |
| 04:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jon Jauregui - foul #3 on Jon Jauregui, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Troy | Roger Cunningham (PF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Alex Brown, Harvey Trout | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston (C) David Davis | |
| 04:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:28 | Troy | Roger Cunningham misses long on a runner from the baseline | 71-65 |
| 04:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 04:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 03:58 | Troy | Steven Tucker scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kendrick Dickson | 74-68 |
| 03:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses the tip | 74-68 |
| 03:48 | Troy | Jon Jauregui grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Tucker (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Gamble (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Cunningham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kendrick Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Stephen Poulsen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Koehler (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Lumpkin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Ralston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Troy | Jon Jauregui makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Gamble | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Victor Payne and the foul's on Steven Tucker - foul #2 on Steven Tucker, team foul #11 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (PG), Russell Walls (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Tracy Albert (C) Jon Jauregui, Steven Tucker, John Gamble, Kendrick Dickson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (PG), Eric Maresca (SF), David Davis (PF), Ronald Gustafson (C) Stephen Poulsen, Victor Payne, Bruce Lumpkin, Robert Ralston | |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses the free throw | 76-70 |
| 03:34 | Troy | The rebound goes to Tracy Albert | 76-70 |
| 03:22 | Troy | Tracy Albert makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jesse Kohl | 79-70 |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-70 |
| 03:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson gets the offensive rebound | 79-70 |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Kohl - foul #2 on Jesse Kohl, team foul #12 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Harvey Trout (PF) Roger Cunningham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Peter Anderson (PF) Larry McDougald, Bobby Koehler | |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Troy | Carl Lillie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Gustafson - foul #3 on Ronald Gustafson, team foul #7 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (SG) Russell Walls | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (SG) David Davis | |
| 02:41 | Troy | Carl Lillie makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 02:41 | Troy | Carl Lillie makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 02:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-71 |
| Subs | Troy | Russell Walls (SF) Carl Lillie | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne (SF), Robert Ralston (C) Eric Maresca, Ronald Gustafson | |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston is hacked by Russell Walls - foul #5 on Russell Walls, team foul #13 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG) Russell Walls | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 02:34 | Troy | Tracy Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 02:34 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| 02:20 | Troy | Stephen Poulsen takes the ball from Harvey Trout | 81-72 |
| 01:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Hill | 81-75 |
| 01:59 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Roger Cunningham (PF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Jesse Kohl, Alex Brown, Harvey Trout, Tracy Albert | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler (SG) Stephen Poulsen | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Troy | Roger Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Payne and he's hacked by Steven Tucker - foul #3 on Steven Tucker, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| 01:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson makes the free throw | 81-78 |
| 01:09 | Troy | Roger Cunningham misses short on a runner from close range | 81-78 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Victor Payne | 81-78 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Carl Lillie steals the ball from John Hill | 81-78 |
| 00:40 | Troy | Jon Jauregui misses the easy layup | 81-78 |
| 00:38 | Troy | Roger Cunningham tips it but misses | 81-78 |
| 00:37 | Troy | Carl Lillie snags the offensive board | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Troy | Carl Lillie is hacked by Victor Payne - foul #1 on Victor Payne, team foul #8 | 81-78 |
| 00:36 | Troy | Carl Lillie makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:36 | Troy | Carl Lillie makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 83-78 |
| 00:28 | Troy | The rebound goes to Roger Cunningham | 83-78 |
| 00:26 | Troy | Roger Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #9 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (SG) Steven Tucker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:26 | Troy | Roger Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:26 | Troy | Roger Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-78 |
| 00:19 | Troy | Roger Cunningham grabs the board | 85-78 |
| 00:18 | Troy | Roger Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by John Hill - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #10 | 85-78 |
| 00:18 | Troy | Roger Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:18 | Troy | Roger Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Hill | 86-81 |
| 00:10 | Troy | Jon Jauregui is fouled in the backcourt by John Hill - foul #4 on John Hill, team foul #11 | 86-81 |
| 00:10 | Troy | Jon Jauregui makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:10 | Troy | Jon Jauregui misses the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston pulls down the rebound | 87-81 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler loses the ball out of bounds | 87-81 |
| 00:02 | Troy | Roger Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by John Hill - foul #5 on John Hill, team foul #12 | 87-81 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (PG) John Hill | |
| 00:02 | Troy | Roger Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:02 | Troy | Roger Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses short on a halfcourt shot | 88-81 |