| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Lankford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Paredes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall inbounds the ball | 37-43 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Troy | Lynn Coley misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by David Osborne - foul #1 on David Osborne, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 19:39 | Troy | Lynn Coley makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 19:39 | Troy | Lynn Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 19:22 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne snags the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado lays it in and the foul's on Lawrence Duvall - foul #3 on Lawrence Duvall, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Wittman (SF) Lawrence Duvall | |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:50 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 18:48 | Troy | Lynn Coley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:37 | Troy | Bobby Paredes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-45 |
| 18:36 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Ernest Wittman - foul #2 on Ernest Wittman, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin (SG), Jonathan Howland (SF), Tom Slocum (PF) Edwin Lankford, Warren Guardado, Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), Jason Durfee (SG), Jeremy Waldman (PF), David Waite (C) Mike Arant, Archie Sullivan, Bobby Paredes, Lynn Coley | |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 17:57 | Troy | David Waite is hacked by Ross Lewin - foul #2 on Ross Lewin, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Sammy Nance (C) James Hartley, David Osborne | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 17:37 | Troy | James James is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Howland - foul #2 on Jonathan Howland, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Lynn Coley (C) Ernest Wittman | |
| 17:21 | Troy | James James misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 17:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 16:55 | Troy | David Waite gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:36 | Troy | Jason Durfee scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Waldman | 40-48 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland is fouled in the backcourt by James James - foul #2 on James James, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Edwin Lankford (SG), Warren Guardado (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), David Osborne (C) James Ledbetter, Ross Lewin, Jonathan Howland, Tom Slocum, Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), Archie Sullivan (SG), Bobby Paredes (PF) James James, Jason Durfee, David Waite | |
| 16:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by David Osborne is blocked by Lynn Coley | 40-48 |
| 16:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri tips it in | 42-48 |
| 16:05 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman makes the runner from the right block | 42-50 |
| 16:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford is whistled for traveling | 42-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Wittman (SF) Jeremy Waldman | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Lankford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wittman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bobby Paredes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lynn Coley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Troy | Ernest Wittman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 15:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford is hacked by Archie Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Archie Sullivan, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Bodiford (PF) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Troy | Lawrence Duvall (SF) Lynn Coley | |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Warren Guardado | 45-50 |
| 15:18 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 45-50 |
| 15:17 | Troy | Bobby Paredes pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 14:58 | Troy | Mike Arant hits a 3 from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 14:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Paredes picks off the pass by Edwin Lankford in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 14:43 | Troy | Mike Arant misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Todd Bodiford - foul #1 on Todd Bodiford, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Ross Lewin (SG), Jonathan Howland (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) James Hartley, Edwin Lankford, Warren Guardado, Todd Bodiford, David Osborne | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (SG), Jeremy Waldman (PF), Lynn Coley (C) Archie Sullivan, Bobby Paredes, Ernest Wittman | |
| 14:43 | Troy | Mike Arant makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 14:43 | Troy | Mike Arant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin connects on the open floater from the baseline set up by James Ledbetter | 47-55 |
| 14:14 | Troy | Jason Durfee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), David Waite (C) Mike Arant, Lynn Coley | |
| 14:01 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clarence Ulibarri | 50-55 |
| 13:50 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-55 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 13:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum can't connect on a floater from the right block | 50-55 |
| 13:34 | Troy | The rebound goes to Jeremy Waldman | 50-55 |
| 13:30 | Troy | James James misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 13:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 13:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Duvall | 50-55 |
| 13:01 | Troy | James James banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Duvall | 50-57 |
| 12:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri makes the wide open turnaround from the left block | 52-57 |
| 12:11 | Troy | David Waite knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from James James | 52-59 |
| 11:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Howland | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Lewin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jonathan Howland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Durfee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Duvall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Waldman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Waite (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Troy | James James hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jason Durfee | 55-61 |
| 11:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Waldman | 55-61 |
| 10:37 | Troy | Jason Durfee scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by James James | 55-64 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Clarence Ulibarri | 58-64 |
| 10:16 | Troy | James James can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-64 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 10:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Duvall is called for the reach on Ross Lewin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Duvall, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Edwin Lankford (SG), Warren Guardado (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), David Osborne (C) James Ledbetter, Ross Lewin, Jonathan Howland, Clarence Ulibarri, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), Archie Sullivan (SG), Ernest Wittman (SF), Bobby Paredes (PF), Lynn Coley (C) James James, Jason Durfee, Lawrence Duvall, Jeremy Waldman, David Waite | |
| 09:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 09:55 | Troy | The rebound goes to Lynn Coley | 58-64 |
| 09:40 | Troy | Ernest Wittman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 09:38 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Lynn Coley | 58-64 |
| 09:25 | Troy | Ernest Wittman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Arant | 58-67 |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Arant is called for the reach on James Hartley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Arant, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| 09:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-67 |
| 09:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado tips it home | 60-67 |
| 08:55 | Troy | Lynn Coley lays it in set up by Mike Arant | 60-69 |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Bodiford (PF) Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 08:38 | Troy | Archie Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson (SF) Warren Guardado | |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Smolenski (SG) Archie Sullivan | |
| 08:18 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Edwin Lankford | 62-69 |
| 08:01 | Troy | Mike Arant is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Mike Arant, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| 07:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 62-69 |
| 07:41 | Troy | Lynn Coley pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Lankford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Archie Patterson (fresh) PF - Todd Bodiford (fresh) C - David Osborne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Efren Smolenski (fresh) SF - Ernest Wittman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Bobby Paredes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lynn Coley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Troy | Bobby Paredes loses the dribble to Archie Patterson | 62-69 |
| 07:08 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne connects on the shot from the free throw line | 64-69 |
| 06:58 | Troy | Efren Smolenski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Hartley | 67-69 |
| 06:14 | Troy | Bobby Paredes is hacked by Archie Patterson - foul #2 on Archie Patterson, team foul #5 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Ross Lewin (SG), Warren Guardado (SF), Sammy Nance (PF) James Hartley, Edwin Lankford, Archie Patterson, Todd Bodiford | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), Archie Sullivan (SG), Lawrence Duvall (SF), Jeremy Waldman (PF) Mike Arant, Efren Smolenski, Ernest Wittman, Bobby Paredes | |
| 05:55 | Troy | James James misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 05:54 | Troy | James James tips it back up and in | 67-71 |
| 05:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 67-71 |
| 05:40 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall pulls down the rebound | 67-71 |
| 05:35 | Troy | James James misses the floater from the right block | 67-71 |
| 05:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 05:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 05:23 | Troy | Lynn Coley grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 05:02 | Troy | James Ledbetter steals it from Lawrence Duvall | 67-71 |
| 04:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne misses the tip | 67-71 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter gets the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 04:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin is called for traveling | 67-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (PG), Edwin Lankford (SG), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Tom Slocum (C) James Ledbetter, Ross Lewin, Sammy Nance, David Osborne | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), David Waite (C) James James, Lynn Coley | |
| 04:11 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman travels with the ball | 67-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), Bobby Paredes (PF) Archie Sullivan, Jeremy Waldman | |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by David Waite - foul #1 on David Waite, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG) Warren Guardado | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 03:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum makes the free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:40 | Troy | David Waite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson (C) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Lankford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Howland (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Slocum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Durfee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Duvall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bobby Paredes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Waite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Paredes blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by James Hartley | 70-71 |
| 03:27 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:01 | Troy | James Hartley steals the ball from Jason Durfee | 70-71 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland is hacked by Lawrence Duvall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Duvall, team foul #9 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin (SG), Todd Bodiford (PF), David Osborne (C) Edwin Lankford, Tom Slocum, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Smolenski (SG), Ernest Wittman (SF), Jeremy Waldman (PF), Lynn Coley (C) Jason Durfee, Lawrence Duvall, Bobby Paredes, David Waite | |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:41 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on David Osborne - foul #2 on David Osborne, team foul #6 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Warren Guardado (SF), Sammy Nance (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, David Osborne | |
| Subs | Troy | Archie Sullivan (SG) Efren Smolenski | |
| 02:41 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:41 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum (PF) Todd Bodiford | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG) Mike Arant | |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter blows the layup but the foul's on Jeremy Waldman - foul #1 on Jeremy Waldman, team foul #10 | 72-73 |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:20 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), David Osborne (C) James Ledbetter, Tom Slocum, Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Troy | Bobby Paredes (PF) Lynn Coley | |
| 02:06 | Troy | Clarence Ulibarri steps in front of the Bobby Paredes pass | 74-73 |
| 01:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Paredes - foul #1 on Bobby Paredes, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford (SG) Ross Lewin | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), Lynn Coley (C) James James, Jeremy Waldman | |
| 01:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:43 | Troy | Bobby Paredes grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 01:36 | Troy | Ernest Wittman is called for traveling | 75-73 |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-73 |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford gets the offensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 01:03 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-73 |
| 00:49 | Troy | Lynn Coley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-73 |
| 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 motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Clarence Ulibarri is blocked by Bobby Paredes | 75-73 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 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 motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne is hacked by Lynn Coley - foul #3 on Lynn Coley, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:21 | Troy | Mike Arant misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-73 |
| 00:19 | Troy | Lynn Coley grabs the offensive rebound | 76-73 |
| 00:10 | Troy | Ernest Wittman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | Troy | Archie Sullivan snags the offensive board | 76-73 |
| 00:07 | Troy | Ernest Wittman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mike Arant | 76-76 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| 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 motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-76 |
| 00:02 | Troy | Ernest Wittman gets the rebound | 76-76 |
| 00:02 | Troy | Troy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Troy | Mike Arant misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Lankford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Osborne (fresh) 9 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wittman (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Bobby Paredes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado wins the tip | 76-76 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado comes up short on the runner in the lane | 76-76 |
| 04:51 | Troy | Ernest Wittman pulls down the rebound | 76-76 |
| 04:32 | Troy | Mike Arant misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 04:31 | Troy | Bobby Paredes hits the follow up shot | 76-78 |
| 04:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 76-78 |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-78 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri is fouled on the floor by Mike Arant - foul #3 on Mike Arant, team foul #13 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), David Waite (SF) Mike Arant, Ernest Wittman | |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 04:00 | Troy | David Waite is fouled on the floor by Clarence Ulibarri - foul #1 on Clarence Ulibarri, team foul #7 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum (PF) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 04:00 | Troy | David Waite makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 04:00 | Troy | David Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-80 |
| 03:32 | Troy | David Waite can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 80-80 |
| 03:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum grabs the board | 80-80 |
| 03:24 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-80 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin (SG), Jonathan Howland (SF) Edwin Lankford, Warren Guardado | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (SG), Jeremy Waldman (PF) Archie Sullivan, Bobby Paredes | |
| 03:10 | Troy | Jason Durfee clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-80 |
| 03:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland grabs the board | 80-80 |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 80-80 |
| 02:47 | Troy | David Waite grabs the defensive rebound | 80-80 |
| 02:47 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford (SG), Warren Guardado (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) Ross Lewin, Jonathan Howland, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), Archie Sullivan (SG), Ernest Wittman (SF), Bobby Paredes (PF) James James, Jason Durfee, David Waite, Jeremy Waldman | |
| 02:22 | Troy | Mike Arant makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Archie Sullivan | 80-82 |
| 02:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-82 |
| 02:08 | Troy | Lynn Coley gets the rebound | 80-82 |
| 02:01 | Troy | Ernest Wittman misses the lay-in | 80-82 |
| 01:59 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley pulls down the rebound | 80-82 |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-82 |
| 01:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-82 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Lynn Coley picks off the pass by David Osborne | 80-82 |
| 01:06 | Troy | Archie Sullivan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 80-82 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri gets the rebound | 80-82 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hartley, team foul #8 | 80-82 |
| 00:55 | Troy | Archie Sullivan's layup is rejected by Warren Guardado | 80-82 |
| 00:54 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne snags the defensive board | 80-82 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Lankford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Warren Guardado (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - David Osborne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 16 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Wittman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Bobby Paredes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lynn Coley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 00:52 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Paredes - foul #2 on Bobby Paredes, team foul #14 | 80-82 |
| 00:52 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:52 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Troy | Mike Arant is whistled for a carry | 81-82 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is hacked by Lynn Coley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lynn Coley, team foul #15 | 81-82 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:27 | Troy | Lynn Coley grabs the defensive rebound | 82-82 |
| 00:03 | Troy | Warren Guardado is called for the reach on Ernest Wittman - foul #2 on Warren Guardado, team foul #9 | 82-82 |
| 00:03 | Troy | Ernest Wittman misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado pulls down the rebound | 82-82 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford misses short on a halfcourt shot | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Lankford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - David Osborne (fresh) 9 pts. 16 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Wittman (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Bobby Paredes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado wins the tip | 82-82 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is hacked by Lynn Coley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lynn Coley, team foul #16 | 82-82 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | David Waite (C) Lynn Coley | |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 04:40 | Troy | Bobby Paredes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-82 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum (PF) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), Jeremy Waldman (SF) Mike Arant, Ernest Wittman | |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 84-82 |
| 04:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado tips it in | 86-82 |
| 03:59 | Troy | James James misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Hartley - foul #2 on James Hartley, team foul #10 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Ross Lewin (SG), Jonathan Howland (SF) James Hartley, Edwin Lankford, Warren Guardado | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (SG) Archie Sullivan | |
| 03:59 | Troy | James James makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 03:59 | Troy | James James misses the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 03:59 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 86-83 |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Lewin | 88-83 |
| 03:25 | Troy | Bobby Paredes misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 88-83 |
| 03:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum gets the rebound | 88-83 |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Howland | 90-83 |
| 03:00 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-83 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Edwin Lankford (SG), Warren Guardado (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF) James Ledbetter, Ross Lewin, Jonathan Howland, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), Archie Sullivan (SG), Ernest Wittman (SF) James James, Jason Durfee, David Waite | |
| 02:42 | Troy | Mike Arant is hacked by Clarence Ulibarri - foul #2 on Clarence Ulibarri, team foul #11 | 90-83 |
| 02:42 | Troy | Mike Arant makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 02:42 | Troy | Mike Arant makes the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Sullivan is called for the reach on Warren Guardado in the backcourt - foul #3 on Archie Sullivan, team foul #17 | 90-85 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado misses the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 02:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado misses the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| 02:40 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman grabs the board | 90-85 |
| 02:28 | Troy | Mike Arant drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Wittman | 90-88 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley loses the dribble to Mike Arant in the backcourt | 90-88 |
| 02:23 | Troy | Mike Arant lays it in | 90-90 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Osborne | 93-90 |
| 02:10 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 93-90 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | David Waite (C) Jeremy Waldman | |
| 01:49 | Troy | Ernest Wittman misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 93-90 |
| 01:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford grabs the board | 93-90 |
| 01:45 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hartley, team foul #12 | 93-90 |
| 01:24 | Troy | David Waite misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Hartley - foul #4 on James Hartley, team foul #13 | 93-90 |
| 01:24 | Troy | David Waite makes the 1st free throw | 93-91 |
| 01:24 | Troy | David Waite misses the 2nd free throw | 93-91 |
| 01:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri snags the defensive board | 93-91 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 93-91 |
| 01:03 | Troy | Bobby Paredes grabs the defensive rebound | 93-91 |
| 01:03 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 93-91 |
| 00:48 | Troy | David Waite's floater is tipped away by Warren Guardado | 93-91 |
| 00:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri pulls down the rebound | 93-91 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edwin Lankford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - David Osborne (fresh) 9 pts. 17 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Wittman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Paredes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Waite (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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 motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Middle Tenn. State | David Waite picks off the pass by David Osborne | 93-91 |
| 00:20 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 93-91 |
| 00:08 | Troy | Bobby Paredes can't finish the layup | 93-91 |
| 00:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri gets the rebound | 93-91 |
| 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 motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri is hacked by Mike Arant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Arant, team foul #18 | 93-91 |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 94-91 |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri makes the 2nd free throw | 95-91 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Troy | Troy calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 95-91 |
| 00:01 | Troy | Mike Arant knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 95-94 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley runs out the clock | 95-94 |