| Lineup | Troy | PG - Robert Braden (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clyde Malcolm (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Tinsley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Abram White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Stanfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Louis Lybarger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Labrie (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Hewes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Wittig (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Gerald Tinsley inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Troy | Robert Braden misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 19:46 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 19:25 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Lybarger | 36-37 |
| 19:04 | Troy | Joseph Stanfield scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gerald Tinsley | 39-37 |
| 18:48 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 18:46 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 18:27 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 18:25 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:09 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Louis Lybarger and the foul's on Gerald Tinsley - foul #2 on Gerald Tinsley, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Gaylor (PG), Gerald Phipps (SG), Gene Campbell (SF), Jerry Sheppard (PF), George Goldsberry (C) Robert Braden, Clyde Malcolm, Gerald Tinsley, Abram White, Joseph Stanfield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine (PG), Rick Bailey (SG), Ron Shiver (PF), Eric Carr (C) Louis Lybarger, Michael Labrie, Tommy Fields, Paul Wittig | |
| 18:09 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:09 | Troy | The rebound goes to Jerry Sheppard | 39-39 |
| 18:07 | Troy | Gene Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor (SF) Eric Hewes | |
| 17:52 | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 17:50 | Troy | Jerry Sheppard pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:48 | Troy | Rick Bailey is called for the reach on Raymond Gaylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rick Bailey, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 17:36 | Troy | Gene Campbell hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Sheppard and he's fouled by Johnny Taylor - foul #2 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| 17:36 | Troy | Gene Campbell makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:17 | New Orleans | Eric Carr hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 17:16 | Troy | George Goldsberry grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 16:58 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Braden (PG), Clyde Malcolm (SG), Scott Moore (SF), Abram White (PF), Joseph Stanfield (C) Raymond Gaylor, Gerald Phipps, Gene Campbell, Jerry Sheppard, George Goldsberry | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Eric Hewes (SF), Tommy Fields (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Nathan Lapine, Rick Bailey, Johnny Taylor, Ron Shiver, Eric Carr | |
| 16:42 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Lybarger | 42-41 |
| 16:30 | Troy | Eric Hewes steals the ball from Scott Moore | 42-41 |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Lybarger, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Tinsley (SF) Clyde Malcolm | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 16:18 | Troy | The short jumper by Abram White is denied by Paul Wittig | 42-41 |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 16:01 | Troy | Joseph Stanfield snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 15:58 | Troy | Paul Wittig picks off the pass by Scott Moore in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Robert Braden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Scott Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gerald Tinsley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Abram White (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Stanfield (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Louis Lybarger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Labrie (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Eric Hewes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Wittig (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Stanfield - foul #2 on Joseph Stanfield, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Gaylor (SG), Jerry Sheppard (PF), Glenn Stephens (C) Scott Moore, Abram White, Joseph Stanfield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Nelson (PG), Patrick Bauer (SF), Johnny Taylor (PF) Louis Lybarger, Eric Hewes, Tommy Fields | |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:40 | Troy | Jerry Sheppard gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:36 | Troy | Robert Braden is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Labrie - foul #1 on Michael Labrie, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Troy | Clyde Malcolm (SG) Robert Braden | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:15 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Travis Nelson - foul #4 on Travis Nelson, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Phipps (SG), George Goldsberry (SF) Clyde Malcolm, Gerald Tinsley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine (PG), Ron Shiver (C) Travis Nelson, Paul Wittig | |
| 15:15 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:15 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:01 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Sheppard - foul #3 on Jerry Sheppard, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Bailey (SG) Michael Labrie | |
| 15:01 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:01 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:43 | Troy | Gerald Phipps is hacked by Patrick Bauer - foul #4 on Patrick Bauer, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Braden (PG), Clyde Malcolm (SG), Gene Campbell (SF), Abram White (PF) Raymond Gaylor, Gerald Phipps, George Goldsberry, Glenn Stephens | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Tommy Fields (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Patrick Bauer, Johnny Taylor, Ron Shiver | |
| 14:27 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket | 44-44 |
| 14:25 | Troy | Jerry Sheppard tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 14:07 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Nathan Lapine | 46-46 |
| 13:51 | Troy | Abram White can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 13:50 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:34 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Wittig | 46-49 |
| 13:15 | Troy | Robert Braden hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Malcolm | 48-49 |
| 12:59 | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 12:58 | Troy | Robert Braden grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:40 | Troy | Robert Braden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 12:39 | Troy | Gene Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:29 | Troy | Jerry Sheppard drills a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Rick Bailey - foul #3 on Rick Bailey, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Gaylor (PG), Gerald Phipps (SG), George Goldsberry (SF), Glenn Stephens (C) Robert Braden, Clyde Malcolm, Gene Campbell, Abram White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), Ron Shiver (PF), Eric Carr (C) Nathan Lapine, Rick Bailey, Tommy Fields, Paul Wittig | |
| 12:29 | Troy | Jerry Sheppard makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:09 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 12:07 | Troy | Glenn Stephens gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:54 | Troy | Gerald Phipps misses the 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 11:52 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Eric Carr | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Raymond Gaylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Phipps (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Goldsberry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Sheppard (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Stephens (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Louis Lybarger (tired) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Labrie (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ron Shiver (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Carr (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | Gerald Phipps is called for the reach on Michael Labrie - foul #1 on Gerald Phipps, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Moore (SG), Gerald Tinsley (SF), Joseph Stanfield (C) Gerald Phipps, Jerry Sheppard, Glenn Stephens | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Hewes (C) Eric Carr | |
| 11:14 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Labrie | 51-51 |
| 10:58 | Troy | Scott Moore misses the easy layup | 51-51 |
| 10:56 | Troy | George Goldsberry tips it in | 53-51 |
| 10:45 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ron Shiver | 53-53 |
| 10:40 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Tinsley | 56-53 |
| 10:38 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Braden (PG), Gerald Phipps (SG), Glenn Stephens (PF) Raymond Gaylor, Scott Moore, George Goldsberry | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine (PG), Tommy Fields (PF), Eric Carr (C) Louis Lybarger, Johnny Taylor, Ron Shiver | |
| 10:22 | Troy | Gerald Tinsley is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 10:03 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 10:01 | Troy | The rebound goes to Glenn Stephens | 59-53 |
| 09:54 | Troy | Nathan Lapine steals the ball from Gerald Tinsley | 59-53 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Gaylor (SG), Abram White (PF) Gerald Phipps, Glenn Stephens | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Wittig (C) Eric Carr | |
| 09:44 | Troy | Abram White hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Braden | 61-53 |
| 09:26 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 09:24 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 09:10 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes is whistled for a carry | 61-53 |
| Subs | Troy | Clyde Malcolm (SG), George Goldsberry (SF), Jerry Sheppard (C) Robert Braden, Gerald Tinsley, Joseph Stanfield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Bailey (PG), Louis Lybarger (SG) Nathan Lapine, Michael Labrie | |
| 08:42 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 08:40 | Troy | George Goldsberry grabs the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:34 | Troy | Abram White misses the easy open layup | 61-53 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:33 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Phipps (PG), Scott Moore (SF), Glenn Stephens (PF) Raymond Gaylor, George Goldsberry, Abram White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor (SF), Ron Shiver (PF) Tommy Fields, Paul Wittig | |
| 08:17 | New Orleans | Glenn Stephens blocks the short jumper by Eric Hewes | 61-53 |
| 08:16 | Troy | Jerry Sheppard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:06 | Troy | Rick Bailey steals it from Glenn Stephens | 61-53 |
| 07:55 | New Orleans | Eric Hewes misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 61-53 |
| 07:54 | Troy | Jerry Sheppard gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gerald Phipps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Malcolm (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Moore (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Glenn Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Sheppard (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Louis Lybarger (tired) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rick Bailey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ron Shiver (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Hewes (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Troy | Jerry Sheppard misses the 3 from straight away | 61-53 |
| 07:46 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Rick Bailey | 61-53 |
| 07:36 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey is hacked by Clyde Malcolm - foul #3 on Clyde Malcolm, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Braden (PG), Raymond Gaylor (SG), Gene Campbell (SF), Joseph Stanfield (C) Gerald Phipps, Clyde Malcolm, Scott Moore, Glenn Stephens | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Nelson (PG), Michael Labrie (SG), Patrick Bauer (SF), Eric Carr (C) Louis Lybarger, Rick Bailey, Ron Shiver, Eric Hewes | |
| 07:25 | New Orleans | Travis Nelson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Labrie | 61-55 |
| 07:10 | Troy | Joseph Stanfield hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Braden | 64-55 |
| 07:08 | New Orleans | Travis Nelson is hacked by Jerry Sheppard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Sheppard, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Troy | George Goldsberry (PF) Jerry Sheppard | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine (SG), Tommy Fields (PF) Michael Labrie, Johnny Taylor | |
| 06:48 | New Orleans | Eric Carr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Bauer and the foul's on Joseph Stanfield - foul #3 on Joseph Stanfield, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Tinsley (SF), Abram White (PF) Gene Campbell, Joseph Stanfield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 06:48 | New Orleans | Eric Carr makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:45 | Troy | Abram White travels in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Wittig (C) Eric Carr | |
| 06:36 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig is open but misses the lay-in | 64-58 |
| 06:35 | Troy | Abram White pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:29 | Troy | Robert Braden scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Abram White | 66-58 |
| 06:11 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer misses the wide open floater from the right block | 66-58 |
| 06:10 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig tips it in | 66-60 |
| 05:52 | Troy | Abram White hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Nathan Lapine - foul #1 on Nathan Lapine, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Phipps (PG), Scott Moore (SG), Glenn Stephens (C) Robert Braden, Raymond Gaylor, George Goldsberry | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Ron Shiver (PF), Eric Hewes (C) Nathan Lapine, Tommy Fields, Paul Wittig | |
| 05:52 | Troy | Abram White makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:52 | Troy | Abram White makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:48 | New Orleans | Gerald Phipps steals it from Travis Nelson in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 05:33 | Troy | Scott Moore is fouled on the floor by Michael Labrie - foul #2 on Michael Labrie, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Clyde Malcolm (SG), Jerry Sheppard (C) Gerald Tinsley, Abram White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor (PF) Eric Hewes | |
| 05:33 | Troy | Scott Moore makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:33 | Troy | Scott Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer is whistled for traveling | 70-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Gene Campbell (SF) Scott Moore | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (SG), Eric Carr (C) Michael Labrie, Ron Shiver | |
| 05:03 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 05:01 | New Orleans | Eric Carr grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 04:50 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Travis Nelson | 70-63 |
| 04:41 | Troy | Eric Carr swats the short shot by Gerald Phipps | 70-63 |
| 04:40 | New Orleans | Travis Nelson pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer drills a floater from close range and he's hacked by Gene Campbell - foul #2 on Gene Campbell, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Braden (PG), Raymond Gaylor (SG), Gerald Tinsley (SF), Joseph Stanfield (C) Gerald Phipps, Clyde Malcolm, Gene Campbell, Glenn Stephens | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Tommy Fields (PF), Eric Hewes (C) Louis Lybarger, Johnny Taylor, Eric Carr | |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer makes the free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:19 | Troy | Robert Braden is hacked by Travis Nelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Travis Nelson, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Bailey (PG), Paul Wittig (C) Travis Nelson, Patrick Bauer | |
| 04:19 | Troy | Robert Braden makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 04:19 | Troy | Robert Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:08 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie's pass is intercepted by Joseph Stanfield | 72-66 |
| 03:53 | Troy | Robert Braden misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-66 |
| 03:52 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 03:48 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| Subs | Troy | George Goldsberry (PF) Jerry Sheppard | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine (PG), Ron Shiver (PF) Michael Labrie, Tommy Fields | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Robert Braden (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Gaylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Tinsley (tiring) 6 pts. PF - George Goldsberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Stanfield (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Nathan Lapine (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Hewes (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Shiver (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Wittig (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 03:25 | New Orleans | Nathan Lapine grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 03:19 | New Orleans | Rick Bailey double dribbles | 72-66 |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Moore (SG), Abram White (PF) Raymond Gaylor, Gerald Tinsley | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (SG), Patrick Bauer (SF) Rick Bailey, Paul Wittig | |
| 03:17 | Troy | Eric Hewes is called for the reach on Robert Braden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Hewes, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| 03:17 | Troy | Robert Braden makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:17 | Troy | Robert Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger is hacked by George Goldsberry in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Goldsberry, team foul #9 | 74-66 |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:15 | Troy | Abram White snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Troy | Scott Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-66 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Gaylor (PG), Clyde Malcolm (SG), Gene Campbell (SF), Jerry Sheppard (C) Robert Braden, Scott Moore, George Goldsberry, Joseph Stanfield | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Labrie (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), Tommy Fields (PF), Eric Carr (C) Nathan Lapine, Patrick Bauer, Ron Shiver, Eric Hewes | |
| 02:43 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Labrie, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| 02:17 | Troy | Johnny Taylor is called for the reach on Raymond Gaylor - foul #3 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #13 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Tinsley (SF), Glenn Stephens (C) Gene Campbell, Abram White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rick Bailey (PG), Paul Wittig (C) Louis Lybarger, Eric Carr | |
| 02:17 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:17 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 02:04 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Taylor | 76-68 |
| 01:35 | Troy | Glenn Stephens can't finish the uncontested layup | 76-68 |
| 01:33 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 01:29 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Braden (PG), Abram White (PF), Joseph Stanfield (C) Raymond Gaylor, Jerry Sheppard, Glenn Stephens | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Louis Lybarger (PG), Patrick Bauer (SF) Rick Bailey, Johnny Taylor | |
| 01:13 | New Orleans | Michael Labrie drills a jumper from the free throw line | 76-70 |
| 01:13 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Troy | Abram White lays it in set up by Gerald Tinsley | 78-70 |
| 00:53 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields loses the dribble to Robert Braden in the backcourt | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Troy | Patrick Bauer is called for the reach on Robert Braden - foul #5 on Patrick Bauer, team foul #14 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Gaylor (SG), Jerry Sheppard (PF) Clyde Malcolm, Abram White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Hewes (SF) Patrick Bauer | |
| 00:47 | Troy | Robert Braden makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:47 | Troy | Robert Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig misses the easy layup | 80-70 |
| 00:39 | New Orleans | Tommy Fields gets the offensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig misses the 3 from the right wing | 80-70 |
| 00:36 | Troy | The rebound goes to Raymond Gaylor | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Troy | Gerald Tinsley connects on the runner from the baseline | 82-70 |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Jerry Sheppard takes the ball from Michael Labrie in the backcourt | 82-70 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Robert Braden runs out the clock | 82-70 |