| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Durfee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Efren Smolenski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Merced (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Roth (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric North (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon inbounds the ball | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 22-42 |
| 19:20 | Troy | Eric North is whistled for a carry | 22-42 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata's pass is intercepted by Michael Roth in the backcourt | 22-42 |
| 18:57 | Troy | Eric North misses the lay-in | 22-42 |
| 18:55 | Troy | Eric North hits the follow up shot | 22-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Larry Ogata and the foul's on Melvin Merced - foul #1 on Melvin Merced, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Troy | John Leach (SF), Greg Day (C) Melvin Merced, Eric North | |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the free throw | 25-44 |
| 18:12 | Troy | Efren Smolenski knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Durfee and the foul's on Larry Ogata - foul #1 on Larry Ogata, team foul #1 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), George O'Shaughnessy (C) Jason Durfee, Michael Roth | |
| 18:12 | Troy | Efren Smolenski misses the free throw | 25-46 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the rebound | 25-46 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano is whistled for a carry | 25-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (SG) Efren Smolenski | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 17:45 | Troy | Mike Arant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-46 |
| 17:44 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano snags the defensive board | 25-46 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Brown | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 17:25 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-46 |
| 17:23 | Troy | Greg Day hits the follow up shot | 28-48 |
| 16:58 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-48 |
| 16:56 | Troy | Greg Day grabs the board | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:51 | Troy | John Leach misses the 3 from the right corner | 28-48 |
| 16:49 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton snags the defensive board | 28-48 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | William Brown hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Wallace Long | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:26 | Troy | James James connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Greg Day | 30-50 |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jumah Arai | 32-50 |
| 15:51 | Troy | John Leach double dribbles | 32-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, William Brown, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), Efren Smolenski (SG), Melvin Merced (SF), Michael Roth (PF), Eric North (C) Mike Arant, James James, John Leach, Greg Day, George O'Shaughnessy | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Durfee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Efren Smolenski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Merced (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Roth (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric North (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-50 |
| 15:25 | Troy | Jason Durfee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric North | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Manzo | 37-53 |
| 14:48 | Troy | Greg Norton is called for the reach on Eric North - foul #1 on Greg Norton, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| 14:35 | Troy | Melvin Merced can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Ogata - foul #2 on Larry Ogata, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Ingle (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | James White (SG) Efren Smolenski | |
| 14:35 | Troy | Melvin Merced makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 14:35 | Troy | Melvin Merced misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle grabs the board | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon loses the dribble to Jason Durfee | 37-54 |
| 14:00 | Troy | John Manzo steals the ball from James White | 37-54 |
| 13:57 | Missouri State | John Manzo lays it up and in | 39-54 |
| 13:40 | Troy | Jason Durfee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 13:24 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 13:22 | Troy | Eric North gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 13:06 | Troy | Melvin Merced knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | James White is called for the reach on Larry Ogata in the backcourt - foul #1 on James White, team foul #2 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), William Brown (PF), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Paul Ingle, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), Efren Smolenski (SG), John Anderson (SF), James James (C) Jason Durfee, James White, Melvin Merced, Eric North | |
| 12:52 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Troy | John Leach (SF) John Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:24 | Troy | Mike Arant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 39-57 |
| 12:23 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to James James | 39-57 |
| 11:54 | Troy | Mike Arant is fouled on the floor by Micheal Cotton - foul #1 on Micheal Cotton, team foul #4 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF), Carl Krebs (C) Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Troy | John Anderson (SF), George O'Shaughnessy (PF) John Leach, Michael Roth | |
| 11:46 | Troy | James James is fouled on the floor by Carl Krebs - foul #1 on Carl Krebs, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Greg Day (PF) Efren Smolenski | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Day (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George O'Shaughnessy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Troy | John Anderson connects on the floater from the left side | 39-59 |
| 11:08 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs blows the layup | 39-59 |
| 11:07 | Troy | John Anderson grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 10:42 | Troy | Mike Arant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 10:41 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Brown | 39-59 |
| 10:38 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, John Pewitt, William Brown | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), Efren Smolenski (SG), James White (SF), John Leach (PF), Eric North (C) Mike Arant, James James, John Anderson, Greg Day, George O'Shaughnessy | |
| 10:23 | Troy | Efren Smolenski knocks in the jumper from the right side | 39-61 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Efren Smolenski takes the ball from Scott Shannon | 39-61 |
| 09:45 | Troy | Douglas Galeano is called for the reach on Jason Durfee - foul #1 on Douglas Galeano, team foul #6 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Roth (PF) John Leach | |
| 09:21 | Troy | James White misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-61 |
| 09:20 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-61 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | William Brown hits a turnaround in the lane | 41-61 |
| 09:07 | Troy | John Manzo picks off the pass by Jason Durfee in the backcourt | 41-61 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses the lay-in | 41-61 |
| 09:05 | Troy | Eric North snags the defensive board | 41-61 |
| 09:00 | Troy | James White drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jason Durfee | 41-64 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-64 |
| 08:54 | Troy | Eric North snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| 08:48 | Troy | Jason Durfee is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Durfee, team foul #3 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), James James (SG), Melvin Merced (SF), George O'Shaughnessy (C) Jason Durfee, Efren Smolenski, James White, Eric North | |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | John Pewitt misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-64 |
| 08:30 | Troy | Melvin Merced grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 08:07 | Troy | Mike Arant makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James James | 41-67 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | James James is called for the reach on Jumah Arai in the backcourt - foul #2 on James James, team foul #4 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF) John Pewitt, William Brown | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), John Leach (PF) Michael Roth, George O'Shaughnessy | |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton and he's hacked by James James - foul #3 on James James, team foul #5 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG) Jumah Arai | |
| Subs | Troy | Greg Day (C) James James | |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle misses the free throw | 43-67 |
| 07:54 | Troy | John Leach grabs the board | 43-67 |
| 07:26 | Troy | Melvin Merced comes up short on the shot from the left block | 43-67 |
| 07:25 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano grabs the board | 43-67 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Micheal Cotton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Ingle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Durfee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Arant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Merced (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | John Manzo loses the dribble to Mike Arant | 43-67 |
| 06:57 | Troy | John Leach can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Galeano - foul #2 on Douglas Galeano, team foul #7 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Micheal Cotton, Wallace Long, Paul Ingle, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), Efren Smolenski (SG), John Anderson (SF), Eric North (C) Jason Durfee, Mike Arant, Melvin Merced, Greg Day | |
| 06:57 | Troy | John Leach makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 06:57 | Troy | John Leach misses the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Greg Norton | 43-68 |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses the tip | 43-68 |
| 06:42 | Troy | John Anderson snags the defensive board | 43-68 |
| 06:25 | Troy | Efren Smolenski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jumah Arai | 45-68 |
| 05:52 | Troy | Efren Smolenski hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Larry Ogata - foul #3 on Larry Ogata, team foul #8 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Wallace Long (SG), John Pewitt (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Carl Krebs (C) Jumah Arai, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Troy | James White (PG), Greg Day (PF), George O'Shaughnessy (C) James James, John Leach, Eric North | |
| 05:52 | Troy | Efren Smolenski misses the free throw | 45-70 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is fouled in the backcourt by John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #6 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (SG) Efren Smolenski | |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Micheal Cotton | 48-70 |
| 05:20 | Troy | John Pewitt is called for the reach on James White - foul #1 on John Pewitt, team foul #9 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), William Brown (PF) Micheal Cotton, John Pewitt, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), Michael Roth (PF) John Anderson, Greg Day | |
| 05:20 | Troy | James White misses the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 05:20 | Missouri State | Wallace Long gets the rebound | 48-70 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata is hacked by Mike Arant - foul #1 on Mike Arant, team foul #7 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), John Pewitt (SF), Carl Krebs (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, William Brown | |
| Subs | Troy | James James (SG), Greg Day (PF) Jason Durfee, Michael Roth | |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:38 | Troy | Mike Arant misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Douglas Galeano | 50-70 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata drills a 3 from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 04:05 | Troy | James White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 04:03 | Troy | Greg Day grabs the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 03:46 | Troy | James James lays it in | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | John Pewitt misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs tips it back up and in | 55-72 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Pewitt (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Galeano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Krebs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Greg Day (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George O'Shaughnessy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Troy | Greg Day drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James James | 55-74 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mike Arant - foul #2 on Mike Arant, team foul #8 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Paul Ingle (PF) Larry Ogata, John Pewitt, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | John Anderson (SF), John Leach (PF) James White, George O'Shaughnessy | |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 3rd free throw | 56-74 |
| 02:41 | Troy | John Anderson gets the rebound | 56-74 |
| 02:14 | Troy | Jumah Arai takes the ball from John Leach | 56-74 |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | Greg Day swats the layup by Wallace Long | 56-74 |
| 02:09 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano snags the offensive board | 56-74 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano is fouled on the floor by Greg Day - foul #2 on Greg Day, team foul #9 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy (C) John Anderson | |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Krebs | 56-74 |
| 01:52 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jumah Arai | 58-74 |
| 01:27 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-74 |
| 01:26 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Wallace Long | 58-74 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-74 |
| 00:38 | Troy | Mike Arant lays it in on a great pass from James James | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-76 |
| 00:30 | Troy | Greg Day grabs the board | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Troy | Mike Arant runs out the clock | 61-76 |