| Lineup | Troy | PG - Morris Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicolas Schaff (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Francois (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brase (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Robert Francois inbounds the ball | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Troy | Robert Francois makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Ian Cox loses the dribble to Morris Bailey in the backcourt | 49-34 |
| 19:28 | Troy | Nicolas Schaff makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Morris Bailey | 52-34 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Ian Cox connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Terry Langston | 52-36 |
| 19:07 | Troy | Morris Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-36 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Ian Cox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nicolas Schaff - foul #3 on Nicolas Schaff, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Monier (SG) Nicolas Schaff | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:54 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 18:39 | Troy | Morris Bailey's fadeaway is rejected by Fredric Smith | 52-37 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Ian Cox buries a 3 from straight away set up by Terry Langston | 52-40 |
| 18:23 | Troy | Robert Francois drills a floater from the left block | 54-40 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 18:02 | Troy | Robert Francois snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 17:44 | Troy | Robert Francois misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Topete - foul #1 on William Topete, team foul #1 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Lewis (PG), Marcus Wenger (PF), James Rhodes (C) Morris Bailey, David Brase, James White | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Ian Cox, William Topete, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| 17:44 | Troy | Robert Francois misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 17:44 | Troy | Robert Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Terry Langston connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Steven Neil | 55-43 |
| 17:07 | Troy | James Rhodes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Rhodes, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Lawrence (SF), James Reed (C) Robert Francois, James Rhodes | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG) Terry Langston | |
| 16:48 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses short on a turnaround from close range | 55-43 |
| 16:46 | Troy | Jason Lewis grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 16:32 | Troy | Jason Lewis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 16:31 | Troy | Marcus Wenger grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 16:14 | Troy | James Reed can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Maurice Parish - foul #2 on Maurice Parish, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Morris Bailey (PG), James White (C) Jason Lewis, Marcus Wenger | |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Gordon Kimsey | |
| 16:14 | Troy | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 16:14 | Troy | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski is hacked by Charles Lawrence - foul #1 on Charles Lawrence, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Bryan Gomes, Maurice Parish | |
| 15:49 | Samford | Charles Monier is called for the reach on Fredric Smith - foul #1 on Charles Monier, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Troy | William Hutt (SG), Nicolas Schaff (SF), James Rhodes (C) Charles Monier, Charles Lawrence, James White | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG) Steven Neil | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Morris Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Hutt (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicolas Schaff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Reed (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Samford | William Topete can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-43 |
| 15:30 | Troy | James Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 15:22 | Troy | Morris Bailey clanks a floater in the lane | 57-43 |
| 15:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ian Cox | 57-43 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Terry Langston is hacked by Morris Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Morris Bailey, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Lewis (PG), David Brase (PF) Morris Bailey, James Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:11 | Samford | William Topete is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 57-46 |
| 14:53 | Troy | David Brase misses long on a shot from the right side | 57-46 |
| 14:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Topete | 57-46 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Terry Langston hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ian Cox | 57-49 |
| 14:29 | Troy | William Hutt drills a floater from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Ian Cox is whistled for traveling | 59-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Morris Bailey (PG), Robert Francois (SF), Marcus Wenger (PF), James White (C) Jason Lewis, Nicolas Schaff, David Brase, James Rhodes | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, William Topete, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| 13:52 | Troy | Morris Bailey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Maurice Parish - foul #3 on Maurice Parish, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| 13:52 | Troy | Morris Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 13:52 | Troy | Morris Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 13:48 | Samford | William Hutt picks off the pass by Steven Neil in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| 13:47 | Troy | William Hutt misses the lay-in | 60-49 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Maurice Parish grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Maurice Parish can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 13:32 | Troy | Robert Francois grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 13:22 | Troy | Marcus Wenger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 13:20 | Troy | James White hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| 13:17 | Samford | James White steps in front of the Steven Neil pass in the backcourt | 62-49 |
| 13:02 | Troy | Morris Bailey is hacked by Maurice Parish - foul #4 on Maurice Parish, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Lewis (PG), Nicolas Schaff (SG), James Reed (C) Morris Bailey, William Hutt, James White | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Bert Dunagan (PF) Edward Zdrojkowski, Maurice Parish | |
| 12:45 | Troy | Nicolas Schaff loses the dribble to Steven Neil | 62-49 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Steven Neil lays it in | 62-51 |
| 12:14 | Troy | Robert Francois can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Bert Dunagan gets the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 11:31 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 62-51 |
| 11:29 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Gomes | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicolas Schaff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Francois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcus Wenger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Neil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Kimsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bert Dunagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Samford | Terry Langston drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Neil | 62-54 |
| 11:08 | Troy | Robert Francois misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-54 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Terry Langston snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 11:00 | Samford | Terry Langston is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Steven Neil | 62-56 |
| 10:43 | Troy | Steven Neil steals it from Robert Francois | 62-56 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Steven Neil blows the layup | 62-56 |
| 10:39 | Troy | Robert Francois grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 10:24 | Troy | Terry Langston takes the ball from Jason Lewis | 62-56 |
| 10:19 | Samford | Steven Neil lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 62-58 |
| 09:56 | Troy | James Reed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 09:54 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Wenger | 62-58 |
| 09:41 | Troy | Robert Francois misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Terry Langston snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Terry Langston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| Subs | Troy | Morris Bailey (PG), William Hutt (SG), Charles Monier (SF), David Brase (PF), James White (C) Jason Lewis, Nicolas Schaff, Robert Francois, Marcus Wenger, James Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF), Stephen Heald (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Terry Langston, Steven Neil, Gordon Kimsey, Bert Dunagan, Bryan Gomes | |
| 09:18 | Troy | David Brase misses the jumper from the left side | 62-58 |
| 09:16 | Troy | David Brase tips it in | 64-58 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the shot from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Ian Cox grabs the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 08:40 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 08:25 | Troy | Charles Monier is hacked by William Topete - foul #2 on William Topete, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| 08:11 | Troy | David Brase can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Fredric Smith snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 08:04 | Samford | David Brase steals it from Ian Cox | 64-60 |
| 07:40 | Troy | James White buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Morris Bailey | 66-60 |
| 07:25 | Samford | Fredric Smith is whistled for traveling | 66-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Lawrence (SF), James Rhodes (C) Charles Monier, James White | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Bert Dunagan (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Stephen Heald, Fredric Smith | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Morris Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Hutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Brase (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Troy | David Brase's fadeaway is rejected by Bert Dunagan | 66-60 |
| 07:02 | Troy | David Brase tips it home | 68-60 |
| 06:46 | Samford | William Topete misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 06:44 | Troy | David Brase grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 06:19 | Troy | David Brase knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Morris Bailey | 70-60 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Bert Dunagan slams it home on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 70-62 |
| 05:51 | Troy | William Hutt misses the easy layup | 70-62 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Terry Langston grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 05:31 | Samford | William Topete misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 70-62 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Maurice Parish grabs the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-62 |
| 05:08 | Samford | Maurice Parish gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 04:53 | Samford | William Topete scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Terry Langston | 70-65 |
| 04:36 | Troy | Ian Cox steals it from William Hutt | 70-65 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Terry Langston blows the layup | 70-65 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Bert Dunagan snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 04:24 | Samford | William Topete can't connect on a floater from the left side | 70-65 |
| 04:23 | Troy | James Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:23 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Lewis (PG), Nicolas Schaff (SG), Robert Francois (SF), Marcus Wenger (PF), James White (C) Morris Bailey, William Hutt, Charles Lawrence, David Brase, James Rhodes | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Ian Cox, William Topete, Bert Dunagan, Maurice Parish | |
| 03:54 | Troy | Nicolas Schaff clanks a turnaround from close range | 70-65 |
| 03:53 | Troy | Robert Francois snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 03:45 | Troy | Nicolas Schaff clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 03:43 | Troy | Marcus Wenger misses the tip | 70-65 |
| 03:41 | Troy | James White hits the follow up shot | 72-65 |
| 03:39 | Samford | Steven Neil is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Schaff - foul #4 on Nicolas Schaff, team foul #6 | 72-65 |
| 03:28 | Samford | Fredric Smith is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Terry Langston | 72-67 |
| 03:12 | Troy | Nicolas Schaff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 03:11 | Samford | Bryan Gomes pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicolas Schaff (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Francois (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marcus Wenger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 15 pts. 8 ast. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-67 |
| 02:44 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Fredric Smith | 72-67 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Gordon Kimsey | |
| 02:23 | Samford | Terry Langston hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-70 |
| 02:23 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Morris Bailey (PG) Jason Lewis | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF) Steven Neil, Bryan Gomes | |
| 02:07 | Troy | Morris Bailey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Terry Langston grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Terry Langston connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ian Cox | 72-73 |
| 01:47 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | Troy | William Hutt (SG), David Brase (PF) Nicolas Schaff, Marcus Wenger | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:25 | Troy | Robert Francois knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 75-73 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Ian Cox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-73 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Bert Dunagan snags the offensive board | 75-73 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Ian Cox connects on the open jumper from close range | 75-75 |
| 00:42 | Troy | David Brase clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Fredric Smith snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Samford | Ian Cox can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Hutt - foul #4 on William Hutt, team foul #7 | 75-75 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:19 | Troy | James White misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 75-77 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Ian Cox pulls down the rebound | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Samford | Ian Cox is hacked by Morris Bailey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Morris Bailey, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Troy | Robert Francois connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-79 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Morris Bailey is called for the reach on Terry Langston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Morris Bailey, team foul #9 | 78-79 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Troy | Robert Francois misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 78-81 |
| 00:00 | Troy | David Brase grabs the offensive rebound | 78-81 |