| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gary Gipson (fresh) SG - Fred Pack (fresh) SF - Robert Nye (fresh) PF - Christopher Archey (fresh) C - Ronald Laird (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) C - Bruce Siple (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes's pass is intercepted by Gary Gipson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Troy | Robert Nye hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Bruce Siple | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Troy | Robert Nye can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Bruce Siple | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Dilworth | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Troy | Christopher Archey's pass is intercepted by Bruce Siple | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes drills a driving attempt near the basket | 0-6 |
| 18:11 | Troy | Robert Nye hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 18:10 | Troy | Fred Pack pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:53 | Troy | Gary Gipson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gary Gipson, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Troy | David Villanveva (PG), Carl Powers (SG), Stephen Bryant (SF), Christopher Stultz (PF), Billy Dostal (C) Gary Gipson, Fred Pack, Robert Nye, Christopher Archey, Ronald Laird | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Peter Bottoms (SG), Robert Mueller (SF), Robert Bensen (PF), Adrian Cost (C) Raphael Esposito, Humberto Cervantes, Donald Dilworth, Ivan Zader, Bruce Siple | |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller misses badly on a floater from the right side | 0-6 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms snags the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Mueller | 0-9 |
| 17:00 | Troy | Stephen Bryant misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Mueller - foul #1 on Robert Mueller, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Troy | Fred Pack (SG) Carl Powers | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:00 | Troy | Stephen Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 1-9 |
| 17:00 | Troy | Stephen Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Bottoms | 2-11 |
| 16:21 | Troy | David Villanveva misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-11 |
| 16:20 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen snags the defensive board | 2-11 |
| 16:15 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden is open and scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Peter Bottoms | 2-14 |
| 16:01 | Troy | Christopher Stultz is hacked by Peter Bottoms - foul #1 on Peter Bottoms, team foul #2 | 2-14 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), Robert Nye (SF), Christopher Archey (PF), Robert Lundy (C) David Villanveva, Stephen Bryant, Christopher Stultz, Billy Dostal | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (PG), Humberto Cervantes (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Ivan Zader (PF), Robert England (C) Ryan Bowden, Peter Bottoms, Robert Mueller, Robert Bensen, Adrian Cost | |
| 15:47 | Troy | Robert Nye buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Pack | 4-14 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gary Gipson (fresh) SG - Fred Pack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Nye (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Archey (fresh) C - Robert Lundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Allen Banks (fresh) SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert England (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth can't finish the layup | 4-14 |
| 15:20 | Troy | Robert Nye gets the rebound | 4-14 |
| 15:05 | Troy | Fred Pack misses short on a runner near the basket | 4-14 |
| 15:03 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert England | 4-14 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-14 |
| 14:56 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader gets the offensive rebound | 4-14 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-14 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (SG), Stephen Bryant (SF), Ronald Laird (C) Fred Pack, Robert Nye, Robert Lundy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Ryan Bowden (SG), Peter Bottoms (SF), Robert Bensen (PF), Bruce Siple (C) Allen Banks, Humberto Cervantes, Donald Dilworth, Ivan Zader, Robert England | |
| 14:19 | Troy | Ronald Laird misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-14 |
| 14:17 | Troy | Christopher Archey tips it home | 6-14 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms is hacked by Christopher Archey - foul #1 on Christopher Archey, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Troy | David Villanveva (PG), Christopher Stultz (PF) Gary Gipson, Christopher Archey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller (SF) Peter Bottoms | |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito misses long on a shot from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 13:46 | Troy | The rebound goes to Stephen Bryant | 6-14 |
| 13:32 | Troy | Carl Powers loses the ball out of bounds | 6-14 |
| 13:29 | Louisiana Tech | David Villanveva steals the ball from Robert Bensen in the backcourt | 6-14 |
| 13:27 | Troy | Carl Powers lays it in on a great pass from David Villanveva | 8-14 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 13:10 | Troy | Ryan Bowden takes the ball from Stephen Bryant | 8-14 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Powers - foul #1 on Carl Powers, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Troy | Fred Pack (SG), Robert Nye (SF), Billy Dostal (C) Carl Powers, Stephen Bryant, Ronald Laird | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Adrian Cost (C) Ryan Bowden, Robert Mueller, Bruce Siple | |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 8-14 |
| 12:50 | Troy | Christopher Stultz pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:28 | Troy | Fred Pack clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:21 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 12:20 | Troy | Billy Dostal snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:03 | Troy | Fred Pack loses the ball out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), Stephen Bryant (SF), Christopher Archey (PF), Ronald Laird (C) David Villanveva, Robert Nye, Christopher Stultz, Billy Dostal | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Peter Bottoms (SG), Robert Mueller (SF), Ivan Zader (PF) Raphael Esposito, Humberto Cervantes, Donald Dilworth, Robert Bensen | |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Laird - foul #1 on Ronald Laird, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (SG) Fred Pack | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple (C) Ivan Zader | |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gary Gipson (fresh) SG - Carl Powers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Archey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Laird (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Peter Bottoms (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Mueller (fresh) PF - Adrian Cost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Troy | Christopher Archey connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Bryant | 10-16 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Siple | 10-18 |
| 10:49 | Troy | Carl Powers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Bottoms - foul #2 on Peter Bottoms, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Troy | Billy Dostal (C) Ronald Laird | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Ivan Zader (PF), Robert England (C) Peter Bottoms, Robert Mueller, Adrian Cost, Bruce Siple | |
| 10:49 | Troy | Carl Powers makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:49 | Troy | Carl Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader can't connect on a runner in the paint | 12-18 |
| 10:33 | Troy | Billy Dostal gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:18 | Troy | Billy Dostal buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Bryant | 15-18 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-18 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth hits the follow up shot | 15-20 |
| 09:50 | Troy | Gary Gipson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 15-20 |
| 09:48 | Troy | Gary Gipson tips it home | 17-20 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Bryant is called for the reach on Donald Dilworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Bryant, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Troy | David Villanveva (PG), Fred Pack (SG), Robert Nye (SF), Christopher Stultz (PF), Robert Lundy (C) Gary Gipson, Carl Powers, Stephen Bryant, Christopher Archey, Billy Dostal | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Bruce Siple (C) Ryan Bowden, Robert England | |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth double dribbles | 17-20 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SG) Humberto Cervantes | |
| 09:11 | Troy | David Villanveva is fouled on the floor by Raphael Esposito - foul #1 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller (SF), Robert Bensen (PF) Donald Dilworth, Ivan Zader | |
| 08:51 | Troy | Fred Pack clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks comes up short on the floater in the paint | 17-20 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito hits the follow up shot | 17-22 |
| 08:25 | Troy | Christopher Stultz buries a floater from close range | 19-22 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Pack picks off the pass by Raphael Esposito in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| 08:06 | Troy | Fred Pack scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Nye | 21-22 |
| 07:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen misses short on a jumper from the right side | 21-22 |
| 07:42 | Troy | Christopher Stultz grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - David Villanveva (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Pack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Nye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Stultz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lundy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Allen Banks (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bensen (fresh) C - Bruce Siple (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Troy | Robert Nye hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 07:27 | Troy | Christopher Stultz grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 07:10 | Troy | Robert Lundy misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 07:08 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks tips it but misses | 21-22 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito tips it but misses | 21-22 |
| 06:39 | Troy | Christopher Stultz snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 06:23 | Troy | Robert Nye knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Lundy and he's hacked by Raphael Esposito - foul #2 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), Carl Powers (SG), Christopher Archey (PF), Ronald Laird (C) David Villanveva, Fred Pack, Christopher Stultz, Robert Lundy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Humberto Cervantes (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Ivan Zader (PF), Adrian Cost (C) Raphael Esposito, Allen Banks, Robert Mueller, Robert Bensen, Bruce Siple | |
| 06:23 | Troy | Robert Nye makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:07 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes is hacked by Carl Powers - foul #2 on Carl Powers, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Troy | Fred Pack (SG), Stephen Bryant (SF) Carl Powers, Robert Nye | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Laird is called for the reach on Adrian Cost - foul #2 on Ronald Laird, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Troy | Billy Dostal (C) Ronald Laird | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:55 | Troy | Christopher Archey gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:33 | Troy | Billy Dostal hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Pack | 26-22 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader is open and buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Ryan Bowden | 26-24 |
| 05:06 | Troy | Fred Pack is hacked by Donald Dilworth - foul #1 on Donald Dilworth, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| 04:59 | Troy | Christopher Archey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-24 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Donald Dilworth | 26-24 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 04:40 | Troy | Stephen Bryant grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 04:34 | Troy | Stephen Bryant misses long on a floater from the left side | 26-24 |
| 04:32 | Troy | Billy Dostal tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 04:14 | Troy | Billy Dostal grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 03:53 | Troy | Christopher Archey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 03:52 | Troy | Gary Gipson tips it back up and in | 30-24 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-24 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden can't tip it in | 30-24 |
| 03:41 | Troy | Billy Dostal pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gary Gipson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Fred Pack (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Archey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Dostal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Bowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Dilworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zader (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adrian Cost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Troy | Fred Pack connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Gipson | 32-24 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden double dribbles | 32-24 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Powers (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Christopher Stultz (PF), Ronald Laird (C) Fred Pack, Stephen Bryant, Christopher Archey, Billy Dostal | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Peter Bottoms (SG), Robert Bensen (PF), Robert England (C) Ryan Bowden, Humberto Cervantes, Ivan Zader, Adrian Cost | |
| 03:11 | Troy | Carl Powers connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Gipson | 35-24 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | The jumper by Donald Dilworth is denied by Christopher Stultz | 35-24 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England tips it home | 35-26 |
| 02:40 | Troy | Gary Gipson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 02:39 | Troy | Carl Powers grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:30 | Troy | Peter Bottoms picks off the pass by Robert Johnson | 35-26 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Gipson - foul #2 on Gary Gipson, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Troy | David Villanveva (PG), Robert Nye (SF), Christopher Archey (PF) Gary Gipson, Robert Johnson, Christopher Stultz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SF) Donald Dilworth | |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:55 | Troy | Ronald Laird is hacked by Raphael Esposito - foul #3 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #7 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller (SF), Bruce Siple (C) Raphael Esposito, Robert England | |
| 01:55 | Troy | Ronald Laird misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 01:08 | Troy | Ronald Laird misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Siple - foul #1 on Bruce Siple, team foul #8 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Gipson (PG), Fred Pack (SG), Stephen Bryant (SF), Christopher Stultz (PF) David Villanveva, Carl Powers, Robert Nye, Christopher Archey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Humberto Cervantes (SG), Ivan Zader (PF) Peter Bottoms, Allen Banks, Robert Bensen | |
| 01:08 | Troy | Ronald Laird makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:08 | Troy | Ronald Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Fred Pack - foul #1 on Fred Pack, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Lundy (C) Ronald Laird | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth (SF) Robert Mueller | |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:37 | Troy | Gary Gipson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-33 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Humberto Cervantes, team foul #9 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Archey (PF) Christopher Stultz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert England (C) Bruce Siple | |
| 00:04 | Troy | Stephen Bryant clanks a shot from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-33 |