| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Paredes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-33 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier is hacked by Bobby Paredes - foul #1 on Bobby Paredes, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper's floater is knocked away by Bobby Paredes | 39-33 |
| 18:55 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:35 | Troy | Lynn Coley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 18:15 | Troy | Mike Arant snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 18:00 | Troy | Mike Arant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Timothy Kokocinski - foul #2 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Paul Hazinski (SG), Robert Roth (SF), Willie Rodgers (PF), Darryl Calvert (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Norman Turner, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier, Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (SG), Ernest Wittman (SF), Jeremy Waldman (PF), David Waite (C) Archie Sullivan, Lawrence Duvall, Bobby Paredes, Lynn Coley | |
| 18:00 | Troy | Mike Arant misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers tips it home | 41-35 |
| 17:22 | Troy | Paul Hazinski is called for the reach on Jason Durfee - foul #1 on Paul Hazinski, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG) Mike Arant | |
| 17:09 | Troy | Ernest Wittman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 17:08 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Waldman | 41-35 |
| 16:54 | Troy | Darryl Calvert is called for the reach on Jeremy Waldman - foul #1 on Darryl Calvert, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG) Patrick Land | |
| Subs | Troy | Lawrence Duvall (SF), Lynn Coley (C) James James, Jeremy Waldman | |
| 16:44 | Troy | Lynn Coley buries a jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth's layup is rejected by Lynn Coley | 41-37 |
| 16:29 | Troy | David Waite snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:21 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ernest Wittman | 41-39 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Wittman - foul #1 on Ernest Wittman, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (SG), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Eddie Cooper (C) Robert Roth, Willie Rodgers, Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), Archie Sullivan (SG), Bobby Paredes (PF) Ernest Wittman, Jason Durfee, David Waite | |
| 15:59 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Hazinski | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James James (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Duvall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Paredes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Troy | Lynn Coley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF) Timothy Kokocinski, Paul Hazinski | |
| Subs | Troy | Jeremy Waldman (C) Lynn Coley | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Patrick Land | 46-39 |
| 15:18 | Troy | Eddie Cooper denies the turnaround by Lawrence Duvall | 46-39 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mercier | 46-39 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Norman Turner | 48-39 |
| 14:52 | Troy | James James comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-39 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kevin Grooms | 48-39 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper misses short on a floater from the right block | 48-39 |
| 14:29 | Troy | James James grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:22 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Archie Sullivan | 48-41 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Land | 50-41 |
| 13:24 | Troy | James James misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Land - foul #2 on Patrick Land, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Paul Hazinski (SG), Robert Roth (SF), Willie Rodgers (PF), Darryl Calvert (C) Patrick Land, Norman Turner, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier, Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (SG), Ernest Wittman (SF), David Waite (PF), Lynn Coley (C) Archie Sullivan, Lawrence Duvall, Bobby Paredes, Jeremy Waldman | |
| 13:24 | Troy | James James misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:24 | Troy | James James makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 12:58 | Troy | Jason Durfee grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:45 | Troy | Darryl Calvert is called for the reach on James James - foul #2 on Darryl Calvert, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG) James James | |
| 12:25 | Troy | Jason Durfee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-42 |
| 12:24 | Troy | David Waite snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:12 | Troy | Lynn Coley makes the shot from the right wing set up by David Waite | 50-44 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Durfee takes the ball from Robert Roth | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Roth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Calvert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Durfee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Wittman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Waite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Troy | David Waite misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:00 | Louisiana Tech | David Waite steals the ball from Paul Hazinski | 50-44 |
| 10:42 | Troy | Mike Arant is hacked by Darryl Calvert - foul #3 on Darryl Calvert, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Andrew Choate (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Eddie Cooper (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Paul Hazinski, Robert Roth, Willie Rodgers, Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Troy | Archie Sullivan (SG), Lawrence Duvall (SF), Bobby Paredes (PF), Jeremy Waldman (C) Jason Durfee, Ernest Wittman, David Waite, Lynn Coley | |
| 10:29 | Troy | Mike Arant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mercier | 50-44 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate is open and buries a jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Grooms | 52-44 |
| 09:44 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 09:42 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:27 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Patrick Land | 54-44 |
| 09:11 | Troy | Archie Sullivan drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Arant | 54-46 |
| 09:06 | Louisiana Tech | Jeremy Waldman steps in front of the Patrick Land pass in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 08:54 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall makes the jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-48 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Cooper | 54-48 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Land | 57-48 |
| 08:04 | Troy | Kenneth Mercier swats the layup by Jeremy Waldman | 57-48 |
| 08:03 | Troy | Bobby Paredes tips it in | 57-50 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate is open but misses the lay-in | 57-50 |
| 07:57 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 07:53 | Troy | Kenneth Mercier is called for the reach on Bobby Paredes - foul #1 on Kenneth Mercier, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Paul Hazinski (SF), Willie Rodgers (PF), Darryl Calvert (C) Patrick Land, Andrew Choate, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier, Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), Jason Durfee (SG), Ernest Wittman (SF), Lynn Coley (C) Mike Arant, Archie Sullivan, Lawrence Duvall, Jeremy Waldman | |
| 07:53 | Troy | Bobby Paredes misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 07:30 | Troy | Bobby Paredes snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Calvert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James James (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Durfee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Wittman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bobby Paredes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Troy | Ernest Wittman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James James | 57-53 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 07:08 | Troy | Lynn Coley grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 06:56 | Troy | Ernest Wittman makes the shot from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert loses the dribble to James James | 57-55 |
| 06:12 | Troy | Timothy Kokocinski steps in front of the Ernest Wittman pass | 57-55 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski double dribbles | 57-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Robert Roth (SG), Robert Benson (SF), Eddie Cooper (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Norman Turner, Willie Rodgers, Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), Efren Smolenski (SG), Lawrence Duvall (SF), Jeremy Waldman (PF), David Waite (C) James James, Jason Durfee, Ernest Wittman, Bobby Paredes, Lynn Coley | |
| 05:54 | Troy | Efren Smolenski buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Duvall | 57-57 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Roth | 59-57 |
| 05:19 | Troy | Efren Smolenski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-57 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth tips it back up and in | 61-57 |
| 04:45 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Waite | 61-60 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana Tech | Mike Arant is called for the reach on Patrick Land in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Arant, team foul #3 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Darryl Calvert (C) Patrick Land, Robert Benson, Paul Hazinski, Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), Archie Sullivan (SG), Lynn Coley (C) Mike Arant, Efren Smolenski, David Waite | |
| 04:28 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Timothy Kokocinski | 63-60 |
| 04:12 | Troy | Lynn Coley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Norman Turner - foul #2 on Norman Turner, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms (SF) Robert Roth | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 04:12 | Troy | Lynn Coley makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:12 | Troy | Lynn Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:12 | Troy | Lynn Coley misses the 3rd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 03:48 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:31 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kevin Grooms | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Norman Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Calvert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Duvall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Waldman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana Tech | James James takes the ball from Norman Turner | 63-62 |
| 03:11 | Troy | Archie Sullivan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James James | 63-64 |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Robert Roth (SG), Robert Benson (SF), Willie Rodgers (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Norman Turner, Kevin Grooms, Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Wittman (PG), Jason Durfee (SG), David Waite (PF) James James, Archie Sullivan, Jeremy Waldman | |
| 02:55 | Troy | Ernest Wittman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Duvall | 63-67 |
| 02:55 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Paul Hazinski (PF) Patrick Land, Robert Benson, Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Troy | Archie Sullivan (SG), Bobby Paredes (PF) Jason Durfee, Lawrence Duvall | |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 02:40 | Troy | Bobby Paredes grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 02:40 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (SG), Darryl Calvert (C) Robert Roth, Paul Hazinski | |
| Subs | Troy | Lawrence Duvall (SF) David Waite | |
| 02:20 | Troy | Bobby Paredes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 02:19 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall misses the tip | 63-67 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier (PF) Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG) Ernest Wittman | |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Mike Arant steps in front of the Kevin Grooms pass | 63-67 |
| 01:56 | Troy | Archie Sullivan is hacked by Norman Turner - foul #3 on Norman Turner, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper (C) Willie Rodgers | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 01:56 | Troy | Archie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:56 | Troy | Archie Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Kokocinski | 66-69 |
| 01:28 | Troy | Archie Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-69 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner loses the dribble to Archie Sullivan | 66-69 |
| 01:01 | Troy | Archie Sullivan misses the lay-in | 66-69 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Duvall - foul #3 on Lawrence Duvall, team foul #4 | 66-69 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:42 | Troy | The rebound goes to Lawrence Duvall | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Troy | Lynn Coley knocks in the floater near the basket | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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) | |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms is hacked by Lawrence Duvall - foul #4 on Lawrence Duvall, team foul #5 | 67-71 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall is hacked by Timothy Kokocinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| 00:10 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:10 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-73 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Bobby Paredes gets the rebound | 70-73 |