| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Willie Silcox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) SF - Carl Lillie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tracy Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dallas Keeney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Hill | 32-26 |
| 19:25 | Troy | Willie Silcox clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 19:23 | Troy | Tracy Albert grabs the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:03 | Troy | Carl Lillie drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Steven Tucker | 32-28 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Silcox - foul #1 on Willie Silcox, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson is hacked by Carl Lillie - foul #2 on Carl Lillie, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG) Ronald Ned | |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (PG), Russell Walls (PF), Thomas Pierce (C) Willie Silcox, Tracy Albert, Dallas Keeney | |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Peter Anderson, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (C) Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG), Joseph Ray (PF) Steven Tucker, Carl Lillie | |
| 18:11 | Troy | Ronald Gustafson is called for the reach on Thomas Pierce - foul #1 on Ronald Gustafson, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SF), Christopher Reder (C) Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 17:58 | Troy | Thomas Pierce can't finish the layup | 32-28 |
| 17:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone is hacked by Alex Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Brown, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton (C) John Hill | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Russell Walls - foul #3 on Russell Walls, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Chacon (SG) Russell Walls | |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the 3rd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:33 | Troy | Alex Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson is fouled on the floor by Emanuel Trumble - foul #2 on Emanuel Trumble, team foul #5 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SG), Bruce Lumpkin (C) Jonathon Reichert, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Carl Lillie (SF), Tracy Albert (PF) Emanuel Trumble, Gregory Chacon, Joseph Ray | |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher Reder | 37-28 |
| 17:00 | Troy | John Cottone is called for the reach on Willie Silcox - foul #1 on John Cottone, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (PG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF) John Cottone, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG), Dallas Keeney (C) Alex Brown, Thomas Pierce | |
| 16:41 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 16:40 | Troy | Dallas Keeney tips it in | 37-30 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Carl Lillie is called for the reach on Victor Payne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Lillie, team foul #6 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG) Ronald Ned | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Ray (SF) Carl Lillie | |
| 16:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Dallas Keeney - foul #2 on Dallas Keeney, team foul #7 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG) Willie Silcox | |
| 16:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:08 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the easy layup but the foul's on Peter Anderson - foul #2 on Peter Anderson, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder (C) Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 16:08 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:08 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Reder, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (SG) Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 15:49 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 15:48 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 15:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry McDougald (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Emanuel Trumble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Tucker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ray (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Albert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dallas Keeney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 15:23 | Troy | Tracy Albert gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:08 | Troy | Steven Tucker hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Emanuel Trumble | 39-33 |
| 14:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne is called for a backcourt violation | 39-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Jonathon Reichert (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Larry McDougald, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Alex Brown (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Russell Walls (PF), Thomas Pierce (C) Emanuel Trumble, Steven Tucker, Joseph Ray, Tracy Albert, Dallas Keeney | |
| 14:42 | Troy | Thomas Pierce makes the floater in the lane set up by Alex Brown | 39-35 |
| 14:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jonathon Reichert, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin (C) Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 14:04 | Troy | Russell Walls is fouled on the floor by Bruce Lumpkin - foul #3 on Bruce Lumpkin, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (SG), Timothy Henton (PF) Ronald Ned, Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Chacon (SG) Willie Silcox | |
| 14:04 | Troy | Russell Walls misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Lumpkin | 41-35 |
| 13:32 | Troy | Carl Lillie comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 41-35 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 13:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 41-35 |
| 13:10 | Troy | Gregory Chacon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:00 | Troy | Russell Walls scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Lillie | 41-38 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 12:46 | Troy | Thomas Pierce gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:27 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 12:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 12:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) John Cottone, Larry McDougald, Ronald Gustafson, Timothy Henton, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Joseph Ray (SF), Tracy Albert (PF), Dallas Keeney (C) Alex Brown, Gregory Chacon, Carl Lillie, Russell Walls, Thomas Pierce | |
| 11:48 | Troy | Willie Silcox misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #8 | 41-38 |
| 11:48 | Troy | Willie Silcox makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:48 | Troy | Willie Silcox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Willie Silcox (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ray (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Albert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dallas Keeney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Victor Payne | 44-40 |
| 11:20 | Troy | Dallas Keeney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Ray - foul #2 on Joseph Ray, team foul #8 | 44-40 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:46 | Troy | Christopher Reder blocks the short jumper by Dallas Keeney | 46-40 |
| 10:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 10:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder travels with the ball | 46-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG), Bruce Lumpkin (C) Ronald Ned, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG), Carl Lillie (SF) Willie Silcox, Joseph Ray | |
| 10:25 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Emanuel Trumble - foul #3 on Emanuel Trumble, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc (PG), Larry McDougald (SF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Victor Payne, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Chacon (SG) Steven Tucker | |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:54 | Troy | Tracy Albert buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Emanuel Trumble | 48-46 |
| 09:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert is alone and drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Peter Anderson | 50-46 |
| 09:22 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 09:20 | Troy | Tracy Albert snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 09:02 | Troy | Tracy Albert hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 08:43 | Troy | Gregory Chacon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 08:28 | Troy | Dallas Keeney can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Larry McDougald - foul #2 on Larry McDougald, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Leonard Luc, Jonathon Reichert, Larry McDougald, Peter Anderson, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Alex Brown (SG), Russell Walls (SF), Thomas Pierce (PF) Emanuel Trumble, Gregory Chacon, Carl Lillie, Tracy Albert | |
| 08:28 | Troy | Dallas Keeney makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:28 | Troy | Dallas Keeney makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder connects on the floater in the lane set up by John Hill and he's fouled by Russell Walls - foul #4 on Russell Walls, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin (C) Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG), Joseph Ray (PF) Russell Walls, Dallas Keeney | |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:47 | Troy | Bruce Lumpkin blocks the jumper by Alex Brown | 53-51 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Bruce Lumpkin | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Reder (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Willie Silcox (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Ray (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne hits a wide open floater in the paint set up by John Hill | 55-51 |
| 07:20 | Troy | Joseph Ray makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Silcox | 55-54 |
| 06:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Ned | 57-54 |
| 06:27 | Troy | Christopher Reder steals it from Willie Silcox | 57-54 |
| 06:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 05:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 57-54 |
| 05:41 | Troy | Steven Tucker snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 05:35 | Troy | Steven Tucker clanks a shot from the right block | 57-54 |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin loses the ball out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SG), Ronald Gustafson (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Ronald Ned, Victor Payne, Christopher Reder, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG), Gregory Chacon (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Russell Walls (PF), Dallas Keeney (C) Willie Silcox, Steven Tucker, Alex Brown, Joseph Ray, Thomas Pierce | |
| 05:17 | Troy | Gregory Chacon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 05:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson blows the layup | 57-54 |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Timothy Henton, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | James Owens (PG) Emanuel Trumble | |
| 04:23 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | James Owens is called for the reach on Ronald Gustafson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Owens, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (SG) Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas Pierce (C) Dallas Keeney | |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:05 | Troy | James Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Larry McDougald | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Cottone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry McDougald (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Ronald Gustafson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Timothy Henton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Chacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Walls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Troy | Gregory Chacon connects on the 3 from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald is hacked by Thomas Pierce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Pierce, team foul #12 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Victor Payne (SF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Cottone, Ronald Gustafson, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Tracy Albert (PF) James Owens, Gregory Chacon, Russell Walls | |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:25 | Troy | Steven Tucker grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 03:06 | Troy | Steven Tucker hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Emanuel Trumble | 62-60 |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin's pass is intercepted by Tracy Albert | 62-60 |
| 02:31 | Troy | Thomas Pierce misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Lumpkin - foul #4 on Bruce Lumpkin, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG), Christopher Reder (PF) Larry McDougald, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | Troy | James Owens (PG), Alex Brown (SG), Joseph Ray (SF) Emanuel Trumble, Steven Tucker, Carl Lillie | |
| 02:31 | Troy | Thomas Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:31 | Troy | Thomas Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 02:16 | Troy | Thomas Pierce gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:16 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SG), Peter Anderson (PF) Jonathon Reichert, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Russell Walls (C) James Owens, Joseph Ray, Thomas Pierce | |
| 01:55 | Troy | Willie Silcox scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 01:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by Bruce Lumpkin | 64-63 |
| 01:31 | Troy | Tracy Albert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Lillie (SF), Dallas Keeney (C) Alex Brown, Russell Walls | |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin is open but comes up short on the runner from the right block | 64-63 |
| 01:20 | Troy | Dallas Keeney grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:53 | Troy | Tracy Albert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 00:52 | Troy | Dallas Keeney pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:42 | Troy | Steven Tucker is fouled on the floor by Bruce Lumpkin - foul #5 on Bruce Lumpkin, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (C) Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:42 | Troy | Steven Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:42 | Troy | Steven Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Steven Tucker steals the ball from Peter Anderson in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Troy | Willie Silcox scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Anderson | 66-66 |
| 00:06 | Troy | Troy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Troy | Willie Silcox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Willie Silcox (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tracy Albert (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dallas Keeney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson wins the tip | 66-66 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses the shot from the free throw line | 66-66 |
| 04:38 | Troy | Dallas Keeney snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 04:33 | Troy | Steven Tucker hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Carl Lillie | 66-69 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Tucker - foul #1 on Steven Tucker, team foul #13 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas Pierce (PF), Alex Brown (C) Tracy Albert, Dallas Keeney | |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:15 | Troy | Alex Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Tucker | 68-71 |
| 04:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Tucker - foul #2 on Steven Tucker, team foul #14 | 68-71 |
| 04:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:00 | Troy | Alex Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Tucker | 70-74 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 70-74 |
| 03:38 | Troy | Steven Tucker snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| 03:24 | Troy | Steven Tucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-74 |
| 03:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronald Gustafson | 73-74 |
| 03:00 | Troy | Alex Brown drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Lillie and he's fouled by Ronald Gustafson - foul #2 on Ronald Gustafson, team foul #13 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SG), Larry McDougald (SF), Christopher Reder (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Ronald Ned, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG), Russell Walls (SF), Joseph Ray (PF), Dallas Keeney (C) Willie Silcox, Steven Tucker, Carl Lillie, Thomas Pierce | |
| 03:00 | Troy | Alex Brown misses the free throw | 73-76 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder grabs the defensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald is fouled on the floor by Russell Walls - foul #5 on Russell Walls, team foul #15 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF) John Cottone, Jonathon Reichert, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Troy | Tracy Albert (PF) Russell Walls | |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:49 | Troy | Joseph Ray snags the defensive board | 74-76 |
| 02:49 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| 02:32 | Troy | Alex Brown knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Emanuel Trumble | 74-78 |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SG), Ronald Gustafson (C) Larry McDougald, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Carl Lillie (SF) Emanuel Trumble, Alex Brown, Joseph Ray | |
| 02:27 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 74-78 |
| 02:26 | Troy | Dallas Keeney grabs the defensive rebound | 74-78 |
| 01:58 | Troy | Steven Tucker buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Lillie | 74-80 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Gustafson | 77-80 |
| 01:39 | Troy | Dallas Keeney's floater is tipped away by Ronald Gustafson | 77-80 |
| 01:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson snags the defensive board | 77-80 |
| 01:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Silcox steps in front of the Victor Payne pass in the backcourt | 77-80 |
| 01:34 | Troy | Willie Silcox lays it up and in | 77-82 |
| 01:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-82 |
| 01:22 | Troy | Carl Lillie hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 77-82 |
| 01:20 | Troy | Willie Silcox tips it home | 77-84 |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Dallas Keeney steals the ball from Ronald Ned | 77-84 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Troy | Carl Lillie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-84 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned grabs the board | 77-84 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Ned (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - Ronald Gustafson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Willie Silcox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Tucker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tracy Albert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dallas Keeney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-84 |
| 00:33 | Troy | Tracy Albert grabs the board | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Troy | Tracy Albert is hacked by John Hill in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #14 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | James Owens (PG) Willie Silcox | |
| 00:32 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:32 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the board | 77-84 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-84 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Anderson | 77-84 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Ned | 80-84 |
| 00:21 | Troy | Ronald Ned is called for the reach on Tracy Albert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Ned, team foul #15 | 80-84 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG) James Owens | |
| 00:21 | Troy | Tracy Albert makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:21 | Troy | Tracy Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Dallas Keeney is called for the reach on John Hill - foul #3 on Dallas Keeney, team foul #16 | 80-86 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:12 | Troy | Tracy Albert is hacked by John Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hill, team foul #16 | 82-86 |
| 00:12 | Troy | Tracy Albert makes the 1st free throw | 82-87 |
| 00:12 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the 2nd free throw | 82-87 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson snags the defensive board | 82-87 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-87 |
| 00:03 | Troy | Tracy Albert is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Ned - foul #2 on Ronald Ned, team foul #17 | 85-87 |
| 00:03 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:03 | Troy | Tracy Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (2 full remaining) | 85-88 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 85-88 |