| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Koehler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Ralston (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Lillie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kendrick Dickson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne inbounds the ball | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 19:32 | Troy | Steven Tucker makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Jon Jauregui | 46-38 |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Ralston | 48-38 |
| 18:52 | Troy | Carl Lillie connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jon Jauregui and the foul's on Victor Payne - foul #2 on Victor Payne, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (SG), John Gamble (PF) Steven Tucker, Roger Cunningham | |
| 18:52 | Troy | Carl Lillie makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 18:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Jauregui - foul #3 on Jon Jauregui, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (SG), Harvey Trout (PF) Jon Jauregui, Carl Lillie | |
| 18:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Victor Payne | 51-41 |
| 18:22 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson connects on the jump hook near the basket | 51-43 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Harvey Trout denies the turnaround by Robert Ralston | 51-43 |
| 18:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne tips it home | 53-43 |
| 17:38 | Troy | Alex Brown connects on the jumper from close range set up by Jesse Kohl | 53-45 |
| 17:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler loses the ball out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (PG), Stephen Poulsen (SG), Eric Maresca (SF), David Davis (PF), Ronald Gustafson (C) John Hill, Bobby Koehler, Victor Payne, Bruce Lumpkin, Robert Ralston | |
| Subs | Troy | Russell Walls (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Roger Cunningham (PF), Tracy Albert (C) Jesse Kohl, Alex Brown, John Gamble, Harvey Trout, Kendrick Dickson | |
| 17:06 | Troy | Steven Tucker loses the dribble to Larry McDougald | 53-45 |
| 16:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca makes the wide open shot from close range on a great pass from Larry McDougald | 55-45 |
| 16:25 | Troy | Steven Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Lillie - foul #2 on Carl Lillie, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder (C) Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (PG), Kendrick Dickson (C) Russell Walls, Tracy Albert | |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 15:40 | Troy | Carl Lillie is fouled on the floor by Eric Maresca - foul #2 on Eric Maresca, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Bobby Koehler (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF) Larry McDougald, Stephen Poulsen, Eric Maresca, David Davis | |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Alex Brown (SF), John Gamble (PF), Harvey Trout (C) Steven Tucker, Carl Lillie, Roger Cunningham, Kendrick Dickson | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Koehler (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Kohl (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Gamble (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harvey Trout (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Troy | Jon Jauregui is hacked by Christopher Reder - foul #1 on Christopher Reder, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| 15:13 | Troy | John Gamble drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jesse Kohl | 57-47 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Russell Walls (SF) Jesse Kohl | |
| 14:54 | Troy | Alex Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Kendrick Dickson (C) Harvey Trout | |
| 14:54 | Troy | Alex Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 14:54 | Troy | Alex Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 14:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the jump hook from the left block | 59-48 |
| 14:18 | Troy | Jon Jauregui drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 13:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 13:57 | Troy | The rebound goes to Jon Jauregui | 59-50 |
| 13:32 | Troy | Jon Jauregui can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Hill - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (PG), David Davis (SG), Eric Maresca (SF), Bruce Lumpkin (PF), Robert Ralston (C) John Hill, Bobby Koehler, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Roger Cunningham (PF), Harvey Trout (C) Alex Brown, Russell Walls, John Gamble, Kendrick Dickson | |
| 13:32 | Troy | Jon Jauregui makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 13:32 | Troy | Jon Jauregui makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 13:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jon Jauregui takes the ball from Robert Ralston in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 13:29 | Troy | Jon Jauregui lays it in | 59-54 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 13:09 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis misses the tip | 59-54 |
| 13:07 | Troy | Harvey Trout snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 13:01 | Troy | Jon Jauregui is fouled on the floor by Stephen Poulsen - foul #1 on Stephen Poulsen, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (PG) Jon Jauregui | |
| 12:42 | Troy | Carl Lillie drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 12:25 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Bruce Lumpkin and he's hacked by Roger Cunningham - foul #2 on Roger Cunningham, team foul #3 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Tracy Albert (C) Harvey Trout | |
| 12:25 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 12:09 | Troy | Tracy Albert comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Lumpkin - foul #2 on Bruce Lumpkin, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (PG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Ronald Gustafson (C) David Davis, Eric Maresca, Bruce Lumpkin, Robert Ralston | |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Kendrick Dickson (C) Steven Tucker, Roger Cunningham | |
| 12:09 | Troy | Tracy Albert makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 12:09 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 12:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-57 |
| 11:45 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 11:21 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson drills a turnaround from the right block | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Larry McDougald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Poulsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Kohl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Albert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kendrick Dickson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 62-59 |
| 11:07 | Troy | Tracy Albert pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 10:58 | Troy | Tracy Albert blows the layup but he's fouled by Peter Anderson - foul #4 on Peter Anderson, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis (SG), Eric Maresca (SF), Bruce Lumpkin (PF), Robert Ralston (C) Stephen Poulsen, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Troy | Russell Walls (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), John Gamble (SF), Harvey Trout (C) Jon Jauregui, Jesse Kohl, Carl Lillie, Kendrick Dickson | |
| 10:58 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 10:58 | Troy | Tracy Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Tracy Albert swats the layup by David Davis | 62-60 |
| 10:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston grabs the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 10:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-60 |
| 09:50 | Troy | Russell Walls misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Robert Ralston | 65-60 |
| 09:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Bobby Koehler (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Larry McDougald, David Davis, Eric Maresca, Bruce Lumpkin, Robert Ralston | |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Alex Brown (SF), Roger Cunningham (PF), Kendrick Dickson (C) Russell Walls, John Gamble, Tracy Albert, Harvey Trout | |
| 09:22 | Troy | The short jumper by Roger Cunningham is denied by Ronald Gustafson | 65-60 |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 65-60 |
| 09:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 08:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 65-60 |
| 08:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler hits the follow up shot | 67-60 |
| 08:25 | Troy | Roger Cunningham makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jon Jauregui | 67-63 |
| 08:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Tucker - foul #2 on Steven Tucker, team foul #4 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (PG), Bruce Lumpkin (PF) John Hill, Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (SG), Carl Lillie (SF) Steven Tucker, Alex Brown | |
| 08:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca (SF), Robert Ralston (C) Victor Payne, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 08:03 | Troy | Carl Lillie loses the dribble to Stephen Poulsen | 67-63 |
| 07:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Poulsen | 69-63 |
| 07:40 | Troy | Carl Lillie knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kendrick Dickson | 69-66 |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston is hacked by Kendrick Dickson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kendrick Dickson, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis (SG), Peter Anderson (PF) Bobby Koehler, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Troy | Russell Walls (SG), John Gamble (SF), Harvey Trout (C) Jon Jauregui, Carl Lillie, Kendrick Dickson | |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Poulsen | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Stephen Poulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Eric Maresca (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 4 pf. C - Robert Ralston (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jesse Kohl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Walls (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Cunningham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Trout (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Troy | Robert Ralston is called for the reach on Russell Walls - foul #2 on Robert Ralston, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Christopher Reder (C) Eric Maresca, Robert Ralston | |
| Subs | Troy | Kendrick Dickson (C) Roger Cunningham | |
| 07:09 | Troy | Russell Walls makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 07:09 | Troy | Russell Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 07:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 06:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen is open and scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Davis | 74-67 |
| 06:49 | Troy | John Gamble hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Russell Walls | 74-69 |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Gamble - foul #1 on John Gamble, team foul #6 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler (SG), Victor Payne (SF) Stephen Poulsen, David Davis | |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Alex Brown (SF), Roger Cunningham (PF) Russell Walls, Jesse Kohl, John Gamble, Harvey Trout | |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 06:13 | Troy | Steven Tucker can't connect on a shot from the left side | 75-69 |
| 06:11 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Cunningham | 75-69 |
| 05:57 | Troy | Peter Anderson steals the ball from Kendrick Dickson | 75-69 |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-69 |
| 05:27 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 05:06 | Troy | Alex Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 75-69 |
| 05:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne grabs the board | 75-69 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (PG), David Davis (SG), Eric Maresca (SF), Bruce Lumpkin (PF), Robert Ralston (C) John Hill, Bobby Koehler, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (PG), Russell Walls (SG), John Gamble (SF), Harvey Trout (PF), Tracy Albert (C) Jon Jauregui, Steven Tucker, Alex Brown, Roger Cunningham, Kendrick Dickson | |
| 04:36 | Troy | John Gamble misses long on a 3 from straight away | 75-69 |
| 04:34 | Troy | Harvey Trout tips it but misses | 75-69 |
| 04:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca grabs the defensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-69 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin snags the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Walls is called for the reach on Eric Maresca - foul #3 on Russell Walls, team foul #7 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Carl Lillie (SF) Jesse Kohl, Harvey Trout | |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston grabs the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 04:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin is called for traveling | 75-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (PG) David Davis | |
| Subs | Troy | Kendrick Dickson (C) Tracy Albert | |
| 03:45 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Larry McDougald - foul #1 on Larry McDougald, team foul #10 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (SG) Russell Walls | |
| 03:45 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 03:45 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 03:24 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Stephen Poulsen is denied by John Gamble | 75-70 |
| 03:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston tips it back up and in | 77-70 |
| 03:02 | Troy | John Gamble connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jon Jauregui | 77-72 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Larry McDougald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Poulsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Maresca (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Bruce Lumpkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ralston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jon Jauregui (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Kohl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gamble (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Kendrick Dickson (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca is fouled in the backcourt by Kendrick Dickson - foul #4 on Kendrick Dickson, team foul #8 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler (SG), David Davis (PF), Ronald Gustafson (C) Stephen Poulsen, Bruce Lumpkin, Robert Ralston | |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (SG), Harvey Trout (PF), Tracy Albert (C) Jesse Kohl, John Gamble, Kendrick Dickson | |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:42 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 79-72 |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 79-72 |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF) Larry McDougald, Eric Maresca, David Davis | |
| Subs | Troy | Jesse Kohl (PG), Russell Walls (SF) Jon Jauregui, Carl Lillie | |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses short on an open jumper in the lane | 79-72 |
| 02:23 | Troy | Alex Brown gets the rebound | 79-72 |
| 02:23 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston (C) Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Troy | Jon Jauregui (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), John Gamble (SF), Roger Cunningham (PF) Jesse Kohl, Alex Brown, Russell Walls, Tracy Albert | |
| 02:21 | Troy | Jon Jauregui throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-72 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 79-72 |
| 02:09 | Troy | John Gamble grabs the board | 79-72 |
| 01:49 | Troy | Jon Jauregui lays it in set up by Roger Cunningham | 79-74 |
| 01:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Koehler | 81-74 |
| 01:30 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Lillie (SF), Kendrick Dickson (C) John Gamble, Harvey Trout | |
| 01:19 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 81-74 |
| 01:18 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson hits the follow up shot | 81-76 |
| 01:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill loses the dribble to Jon Jauregui in the backcourt | 81-76 |
| 01:07 | Troy | Steven Tucker can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Koehler - foul #1 on Bobby Koehler, team foul #11 | 81-76 |
| 01:07 | Troy | Steven Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 01:07 | Troy | Steven Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Payne and he's hacked by Carl Lillie - foul #3 on Carl Lillie, team foul #9 | 83-78 |
| 00:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston makes the free throw | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:41 | Troy | Kendrick Dickson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jon Jauregui | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Peter Anderson | 86-81 |
| 00:09 | Troy | Steven Tucker drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carl Lillie | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Steven Tucker is called for the reach on Victor Payne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Tucker, team foul #10 | 86-84 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:03 | Troy | Steven Tucker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 88-84 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne gets the rebound | 88-84 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne runs out the clock | 88-84 |