| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) SG - Daniel Isler (fresh) SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fresh) C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Raymond Gaylor (fresh) SG - Clyde Malcolm (fresh) SF - Gerald Tinsley (fresh) PF - Abram White (fresh) C - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler is hacked by Abram White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Abram White, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Troy | Gerald Tinsley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Troy | Abram White knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Clyde Malcolm | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Troy | Abram White pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Laub | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm scores on a 3 from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Gaylor is called for the reach on Barry Laub - foul #1 on Raymond Gaylor, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:58 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Steven Ditto (SF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Daniel Isler, Barry Laub, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Troy | George Goldsberry (C) Joseph Mitchell | |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 16:42 | Troy | George Goldsberry grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:25 | Troy | George Goldsberry buries a jumper near the basket set up by Clyde Malcolm | 8-7 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley's pass is intercepted by Gerald Tinsley in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 16:03 | Troy | Gerald Tinsley hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Gaylor | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Steven Ditto (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fresh) C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Raymond Gaylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Malcolm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Tinsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abram White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Goldsberry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley lays it up and in set up by Steven Ditto | 10-9 |
| 15:24 | Troy | Raymond Gaylor misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:22 | Troy | George Goldsberry tips it but misses | 10-9 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 15:19 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Gaylor - foul #2 on Raymond Gaylor, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Daniel Isler (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Brandon Jeanlouis (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Robert Beauchamp, Steven Ditto, David Yokley, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Phipps (PG), Scott Moore (SG), Glenn Stephens (PF), Joseph Mitchell (C) Raymond Gaylor, Clyde Malcolm, Gerald Tinsley, Abram White | |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler is fouled on the floor by George Goldsberry - foul #1 on George Goldsberry, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | Gene Campbell (PF) George Goldsberry | |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Isler and he's fouled by Gene Campbell - foul #1 on Gene Campbell, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:31 | Troy | Glenn Stephens knocks in the floater from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe loses the ball out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Yokley (PF) Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 14:08 | Troy | Gerald Phipps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 13-11 |
| 13:46 | Troy | Gene Campbell snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:32 | Troy | Gerald Phipps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-11 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-11 |
| 13:08 | Troy | Scott Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:03 | Troy | Scott Moore drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-14 |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | Glenn Stephens steps in front of the Kyle Garlick pass | 13-14 |
| 12:26 | Troy | Joseph Mitchell hits a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Kyle Garlick - foul #1 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #1 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Steven Ditto (SF), Brandon Jeanlouis (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Daniel Isler, Barry Laub, David Yokley, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Troy | Clyde Malcolm (SG), Gerald Tinsley (SF), Abram White (PF) Scott Moore, Glenn Stephens, Gene Campbell | |
| 12:26 | Troy | Joseph Mitchell makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | George Goldsberry (C) Joseph Mitchell | |
| 12:18 | Troy | George Goldsberry connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Clyde Malcolm and he's hacked by Robert Beauchamp - foul #1 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| 12:18 | Troy | George Goldsberry makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-20 |
| 12:00 | Troy | Abram White gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Steven Ditto (fresh) PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gerald Phipps (fairly fresh) SG - Clyde Malcolm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Tinsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abram White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Goldsberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Troy | Abram White misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Brandon Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Brandon Jeanlouis, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Yokley (PF) Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 11:48 | Troy | Abram White makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:48 | Troy | Abram White misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:48 | Troy | George Goldsberry grabs the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 11:42 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm double dribbles | 13-21 |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-21 |
| 11:23 | Troy | George Goldsberry gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 11:18 | Troy | Robert Beauchamp steps in front of the Gerald Tinsley pass | 13-21 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp lays it in | 15-21 |
| 11:03 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Gerald Phipps | 15-24 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-24 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Beauchamp | 15-24 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler grabs the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Olson | 17-24 |
| 09:49 | Troy | Gerald Tinsley misses long on a floater from the right side | 17-24 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clyde Malcolm - foul #1 on Clyde Malcolm, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Daniel Isler (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Robert Beauchamp, Steven Ditto, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Moore (PG), Phil Dashiell (SG), Glenn Stephens (SF), Gene Campbell (PF), Nicholas Field (C) Gerald Phipps, Clyde Malcolm, Gerald Tinsley, Abram White, George Goldsberry | |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:38 | Troy | Nicholas Field grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 09:16 | Troy | Gene Campbell knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 17-26 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Isler | 20-26 |
| 08:47 | Troy | Scott Moore connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-28 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the easy open layup | 20-28 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Isler | 20-28 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Gene Campbell - foul #2 on Gene Campbell, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis (PF) David Yokley | |
| Subs | Troy | Clyde Malcolm (SG), Joseph Mitchell (C) Gene Campbell, Nicholas Field | |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:06 | Troy | Joseph Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Malcolm | 21-31 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #4 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McGavin (PG), Steven Ditto (SG), Lyle Aragon (C) Ronald Monroe, Daniel Isler, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Tinsley (SF), Abram White (PF) Phil Dashiell, Glenn Stephens | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McGavin (fresh) SG - Steven Ditto (fresh) SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lyle Aragon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Scott Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clyde Malcolm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Tinsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abram White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Troy | Gerald Tinsley clanks a floater near the basket | 21-31 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard McGavin's pass is intercepted by Gerald Tinsley in the backcourt | 21-31 |
| 06:57 | Troy | Scott Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub travels with the ball | 21-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), David Yokley (PF) Richard McGavin, Steven Ditto, Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Phipps (PG), Glenn Stephens (SF), Nicholas Field (C) Scott Moore, Gerald Tinsley, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 06:31 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 06:30 | Troy | Abram White grabs the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 06:14 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm is hacked by Robert Beauchamp - foul #2 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #5 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Kirk Peavler (C) Robert Beauchamp, Brandon Jeanlouis, Lyle Aragon | |
| Subs | Troy | Phil Dashiell (SG), George Goldsberry (SF) Clyde Malcolm, Abram White | |
| 06:06 | Troy | Phil Dashiell's pass is intercepted by Barry Laub | 21-31 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Yokley | 23-31 |
| 05:46 | Troy | Gerald Phipps is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler (SG), Steven Ditto (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Ronald Monroe, Barry Laub, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Tinsley (SF), Joseph Mitchell (C) Glenn Stephens, Nicholas Field | |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-31 |
| 05:30 | Troy | The rebound goes to Gerald Tinsley | 23-31 |
| 05:19 | Troy | Joseph Mitchell clanks a shot from the left side | 23-31 |
| 05:17 | Troy | Gerald Phipps grabs the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 05:12 | Troy | Gerald Tinsley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Ditto | 26-31 |
| 04:33 | Troy | George Goldsberry buries a jumpshot from the right side | 26-33 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler is fouled in the backcourt by Phil Dashiell - foul #1 on Phil Dashiell, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Barry Laub (SF), Brandon Jeanlouis (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Eric Olson, Steven Ditto, David Yokley, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Moore (PG), Clyde Malcolm (SG), Abram White (PF), Glenn Stephens (C) Gerald Phipps, Phil Dashiell, George Goldsberry, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:02 | Troy | Scott Moore is whistled for traveling | 28-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | Nicholas Field (C) Gerald Tinsley | |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis is fouled on the floor by Abram White - foul #2 on Abram White, team foul #9 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG) Daniel Isler | |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Gaylor (PG), Gene Campbell (PF) Scott Moore, Abram White | |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Raymond Gaylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Malcolm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Glenn Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Field (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Troy | Gene Campbell is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gene Campbell, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Steven Ditto (SF), David Yokley (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Ronald Monroe, Barry Laub, Brandon Jeanlouis, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Tinsley (SF), Abram White (PF) Glenn Stephens, Gene Campbell | |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Garlick | 33-33 |
| 02:42 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-33 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 33-33 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp hits a wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Ditto | 36-33 |
| 02:27 | Troy | Nicholas Field makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | Phil Dashiell (SF), Joseph Mitchell (C) Gerald Tinsley, Nicholas Field | |
| 02:03 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 02:01 | Troy | Joseph Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 01:47 | Troy | Clyde Malcolm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Gaylor is called for the reach on Eric Olson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Gaylor, team foul #11 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Brandon Jeanlouis (SF), Kirk Peavler (C) Robert Beauchamp, Steven Ditto, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Moore (PG), George Goldsberry (SF), Glenn Stephens (PF) Raymond Gaylor, Clyde Malcolm, Abram White | |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 01:22 | Troy | George Goldsberry is denied on a layup by David Yokley | 38-36 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson is hacked by Scott Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Moore, team foul #12 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler (SG), Barry Laub (SF) Ronald Monroe, Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Troy | Clyde Malcolm (SG), Abram White (PF) Phil Dashiell, Joseph Mitchell | |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:05 | Troy | Abram White misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Olson | 42-36 |
| 00:23 | Troy | Abram White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-36 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Isler | 44-36 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Scott Moore misses long on a halfcourt shot | 44-36 |