| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan Roder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Stumpf (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Scurry (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Ryan Roder inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:38 | Troy | Duane Creasy picks off the pass by Charles Scurry | 28-23 |
| 19:19 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Stumpf - foul #1 on Anthony Stumpf, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Troy | Scotty Currie (SG) Jack Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 19:19 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:19 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:19 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:50 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-24 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Anderson | 30-26 |
| 18:00 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Scotty Currie | 32-26 |
| 17:35 | Alabama | The jump hook by Nicholas Crow is blocked by Charles Scurry | 32-26 |
| 17:34 | Troy | Ryan Roder grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 17:13 | Troy | Robert Bondurant steps in front of the Anthony Stumpf pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 32-26 |
| 16:46 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Larry Vincent (SF) Ryan Roder | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG) Robert Bondurant | |
| 16:28 | Troy | Larry Vincent misses the jumper in the lane | 32-26 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Nicholas Crow | 32-26 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Baron | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mark Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scotty Currie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Stumpf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Scurry (fairly fresh) 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Crow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 15:41 | Troy | Charles Scurry pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 15:35 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 32-26 |
| 15:33 | Alabama | Duane Creasy pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 15:12 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 14:44 | Troy | Mark Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Troy | Adam Haring (PG), Jack Lewis (SG), Oliver Lewis (PF), Wesley Guitierrez (C) Mark Davis, Scotty Currie, Anthony Stumpf, Charles Scurry | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Robert Bondurant (SF), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Brandon Anderson, Mark Baron, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Troy | Clinton Steele (SF) Wesley Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:10 | Troy | Jack Lewis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Dustin Barker gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | James Holloway connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Todd Schaffner and the foul's on Oliver Lewis - foul #3 on Oliver Lewis, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Anthony Stumpf (PF), Wesley Guitierrez (C) Clinton Steele, Oliver Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:45 | Alabama | James Holloway makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 13:27 | Troy | Adam Haring misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 13:26 | Troy | Jack Lewis grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 13:04 | Troy | Wesley Guitierrez's pass is intercepted by James Holloway | 32-32 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 12:34 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:05 | Troy | Adam Haring hits a runner from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Adam Haring (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Stumpf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Wesley Guitierrez (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Troy | Kenneth Merryman steps in front of the Anthony Stumpf pass | 34-35 |
| 10:52 | Alabama | Wesley Guitierrez is called for the reach on Dustin Barker - foul #2 on Wesley Guitierrez, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Davis (PG), Clinton Steele (SG), Ryan Roder (SF), Oliver Lewis (PF), Charles Scurry (C) Adam Haring, Jack Lewis, Larry Vincent, Anthony Stumpf, Wesley Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Mark Baron (SF), Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Todd Schaffner, Kenneth Merryman, James Holloway, Dustin Barker | |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Clinton Steele is called for the reach on Robert Bondurant - foul #1 on Clinton Steele, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Scotty Currie (SG) Ryan Roder | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:11 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Bondurant | 34-37 |
| 09:42 | Troy | Mark Davis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 09:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Brandon Anderson | 34-37 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the contested jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bondurant and the foul's on Clinton Steele - foul #2 on Clinton Steele, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Jack Lewis (SG), Ryan Roder (SF), Anthony Stumpf (PF) Scotty Currie, Clinton Steele, Charles Scurry | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG) Robert Bondurant | |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:12 | Troy | Oliver Lewis grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 08:46 | Troy | Ryan Roder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 08:45 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:27 | Alabama | Mark Baron is denied on a layup by Ryan Roder | 34-39 |
| 08:25 | Troy | Mark Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:19 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas Crow - foul #1 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Scotty Currie (PG), Clinton Steele (SG), Charles Scurry (C) Mark Davis, Jack Lewis, Oliver Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:19 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 08:19 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:00 | Alabama | Mark Baron drills a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Charles Scurry - foul #2 on Charles Scurry, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Troy | Jack Lewis (SG), Oliver Lewis (PF), Larry Vincent (C) Ryan Roder, Anthony Stumpf, Charles Scurry | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:00 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the free throw | 36-41 |
| 08:00 | Troy | Oliver Lewis pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 07:44 | Troy | Larry Vincent blows the layup but the foul's on Duane Creasy - foul #1 on Duane Creasy, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Scurry (C) Clinton Steele | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:44 | Troy | Larry Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:44 | Troy | Larry Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow is fouled on the floor by Jack Lewis - foul #1 on Jack Lewis, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Davis (PG), Clinton Steele (SG), Ryan Roder (SF), Anthony Stumpf (PF), Wesley Guitierrez (C) Scotty Currie, Jack Lewis, Larry Vincent, Oliver Lewis, Charles Scurry | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (SG), Dustin Barker (C) Kenneth Merryman, Duane Creasy | |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mark Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clinton Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Roder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Stumpf (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Wesley Guitierrez (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 37-43 |
| 07:05 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Baron | 37-43 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Clinton Steele - foul #3 on Clinton Steele, team foul #8 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Adam Haring (PG), Jack Lewis (SG), Larry Vincent (SF), Oliver Lewis (PF), Charles Scurry (C) Mark Davis, Clinton Steele, Ryan Roder, Anthony Stumpf, Wesley Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), James Holloway (PF) Brandon Anderson, Nicholas Crow | |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 06:18 | Troy | Larry Vincent drills a shot from the left wing set up by Jack Lewis | 39-45 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Jack Lewis steals it from Robert Bondurant | 39-45 |
| 05:51 | Troy | Adam Haring misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Dustin Barker snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by Larry Vincent - foul #1 on Larry Vincent, team foul #9 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Davis (PG), Scotty Currie (SG), Clinton Steele (SF), Anthony Stumpf (PF), Wesley Guitierrez (C) Adam Haring, Jack Lewis, Larry Vincent, Oliver Lewis, Charles Scurry | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG), Duane Creasy (C) Robert Bondurant, Mark Baron | |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 05:16 | Troy | Clinton Steele is hacked by Todd Schaffner - foul #1 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Jack Lewis (SG), Ryan Roder (SF) Mark Davis, Clinton Steele | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Nicholas Crow (PF) Todd Schaffner, Dustin Barker | |
| 04:52 | Troy | Jack Lewis makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 04:22 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 03:59 | Troy | Scotty Currie scores on a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Brandon Anderson - foul #3 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Adam Haring (PG), Clinton Steele (SF), Oliver Lewis (PF), Charles Scurry (C) Jack Lewis, Ryan Roder, Anthony Stumpf, Wesley Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Mark Baron (SF) Kenneth Merryman, James Holloway | |
| 03:59 | Troy | Scotty Currie misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 03:59 | Troy | Charles Scurry gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 03:36 | Troy | Adam Haring is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Davis (PG), Larry Vincent (SF) Adam Haring, Scotty Currie | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:14 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow is fouled on the floor by Oliver Lewis - foul #4 on Oliver Lewis, team foul #10 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Adam Haring (PG), Jack Lewis (SG), Anthony Stumpf (PF) Mark Davis, Clinton Steele, Oliver Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:14 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 03:14 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Adam Haring (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Stumpf (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Scurry (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:45 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 02:22 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 46-49 |
| 02:20 | Troy | Larry Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 01:58 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Adam Haring | 48-49 |
| 01:32 | Alabama | Mark Baron works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 48-49 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the tip | 48-49 |
| 01:28 | Troy | Adam Haring grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 01:11 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf misses the easy layup but the foul's on Duane Creasy - foul #2 on Duane Creasy, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Davis (PG), Ryan Roder (SF) Adam Haring, Larry Vincent | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:11 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 01:11 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 01:11 | Troy | Charles Scurry snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 00:44 | Troy | Brandon Anderson steals the ball from Ryan Roder | 49-49 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Brandon Anderson | 49-51 |
| 00:11 | Troy | Jack Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 00:09 | Troy | Jack Lewis tips it in | 51-51 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Duane Creasy blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Charles Scurry - foul #3 on Charles Scurry, team foul #11 | 51-51 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Duane Creasy makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:04 | Troy | Charles Scurry pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 00:04 | Troy | Troy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Mark Davis comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 51-52 |