| Lineup | Troy | PG - Willie Silcox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Lillie (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Albert (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dallas Keeney (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry McDougald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Carl Lillie inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Troy | Carl Lillie clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-34 |
| 19:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Dallas Keeney takes the ball from Peter Anderson | 29-34 |
| 18:58 | Troy | Steven Tucker can't finish the layup | 29-34 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hill | 29-37 |
| 18:20 | Troy | Willie Silcox misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Hill - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (SG), Russell Walls (PF), Thomas Pierce (C) Steven Tucker, Tracy Albert, Dallas Keeney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG) John Hill | |
| 18:20 | Troy | Willie Silcox makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:20 | Troy | Willie Silcox makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Cottone | 31-40 |
| 17:58 | Troy | Thomas Pierce misses the lay-in | 31-40 |
| 17:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:52 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 17:50 | Troy | Russell Walls grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 17:27 | Troy | Thomas Pierce drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Alex Brown | 34-40 |
| 17:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Cottone | 34-42 |
| 16:32 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 16:30 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses the tip | 34-42 |
| 16:28 | Troy | Carl Lillie snags the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 16:19 | Troy | Russell Walls misses the floater from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 16:17 | Troy | Carl Lillie grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:56 | Troy | John Cottone takes the ball from Russell Walls | 34-42 |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone slams it home | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Willie Silcox (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Brown (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Walls (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry McDougald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 15:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 15:07 | Troy | Thomas Pierce pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:48 | Troy | Carl Lillie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Silcox is called for the reach on Michael Stillings - foul #1 on Willie Silcox, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Joseph Ray (SF), Tracy Albert (PF), Dallas Keeney (C) Willie Silcox, Alex Brown, Carl Lillie, Russell Walls, Thomas Pierce | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Jonathon Reichert (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) Michael Stillings, John Cottone, Larry McDougald, Peter Anderson, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| 14:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 14:01 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Reder - foul #1 on Christopher Reder, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| 14:01 | Troy | Tracy Albert misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:01 | Troy | Tracy Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Hill | 35-46 |
| 13:42 | Troy | Steven Tucker clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-46 |
| 13:41 | Troy | Tracy Albert grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 13:28 | Troy | Steven Tucker hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Emanuel Trumble and he's hacked by Ronald Gustafson - foul #1 on Ronald Gustafson, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| 13:28 | Troy | Steven Tucker makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| 13:02 | Troy | Joseph Ray misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-46 |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Ronald Gustafson | 38-46 |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Steven Tucker steals it from John Hill in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 12:56 | Troy | Steven Tucker lays it up and in | 40-46 |
| 12:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 12:26 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:01 | Troy | Tracy Albert makes the 3 from straight away | 43-46 |
| 11:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Reder | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Emanuel Trumble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tracy Albert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dallas Keeney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Ned (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathon Reichert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Reder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Emanuel Trumble steals the ball from Christopher Reder | 43-46 |
| 11:28 | Troy | Joseph Ray hits the finger roll set up by Emanuel Trumble | 45-46 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 11:09 | Troy | Joseph Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:49 | Troy | Tracy Albert hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Joseph Ray | 47-46 |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Hill | 47-48 |
| 09:53 | Troy | Joseph Ray hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Tucker | 50-48 |
| 09:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 50-48 |
| 09:33 | Troy | Tracy Albert snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 09:19 | Troy | Steven Tucker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 09:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 09:10 | Troy | Steven Tucker pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:55 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Ray | 55-48 |
| 08:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson is hacked by Dallas Keeney - foul #2 on Dallas Keeney, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG), John Cottone (SG), Larry McDougald (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Hill, Ronald Ned, Jonathon Reichert, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| 08:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson is hacked by Carl Lillie - foul #1 on Carl Lillie, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| 08:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Larry McDougald | 55-51 |
| 07:51 | Troy | Willie Silcox is fouled on the floor by Michael Stillings - foul #2 on Michael Stillings, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| 07:30 | Troy | Russell Walls is fouled on the floor by Peter Anderson - foul #2 on Peter Anderson, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Willie Silcox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Brown (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Walls (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Michael Stillings (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry McDougald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Troy | Willie Silcox's layup is rejected by Bruce Lumpkin | 55-51 |
| 07:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses the wide open shot from the left side | 55-51 |
| 06:59 | Troy | Thomas Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:48 | Troy | Russell Walls comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 06:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Bruce Lumpkin | 55-51 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 55-51 |
| 06:18 | Troy | Russell Walls pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:52 | Troy | Alex Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Silcox | 57-51 |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Willie Silcox - foul #2 on Willie Silcox, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Troy | James Owens (PG), Gregory Chacon (SG), Tracy Albert (PF), Dallas Keeney (C) Willie Silcox, Alex Brown, Russell Walls, Thomas Pierce | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Cecil Young (SF), Timothy Henton (PF) Michael Stillings, Larry McDougald, Peter Anderson | |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:34 | Troy | Dallas Keeney pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:15 | Troy | Carl Lillie buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Chacon | 60-52 |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone's pass is intercepted by James Owens in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 04:52 | Troy | Carl Lillie comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 04:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is hacked by James Owens in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Owens, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson (PF) Bruce Lumpkin | |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson loses the dribble to Carl Lillie | 60-52 |
| 04:08 | Troy | Carl Lillie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 04:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Cecil Young | 60-54 |
| 03:34 | Troy | James Owens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-54 |
| 03:32 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Dallas Keeney | 60-54 |
| 03:16 | Troy | The jump hook by Carl Lillie is blocked by Timothy Henton | 60-54 |
| 03:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James Owens (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory Chacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Lillie (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tracy Albert (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dallas Keeney (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cottone (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cecil Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Henton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dallas Keeney - foul #3 on Dallas Keeney, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Brown (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Russell Walls (SF), Joseph Ray (PF), Thomas Pierce (C) James Owens, Gregory Chacon, Carl Lillie, Tracy Albert, Dallas Keeney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG), Larry McDougald (SF), Ronald Gustafson (C) John Cottone, Cecil Young, Peter Anderson | |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:36 | Troy | Steven Tucker drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 02:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG) Joseph Ray | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (SG), Peter Anderson (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) Jonathon Reichert, Timothy Henton, Ronald Gustafson | |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-56 |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 01:43 | Troy | Steven Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses the jumpshot from the right side | 63-58 |
| 01:17 | Troy | Russell Walls pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 01:03 | Troy | Bruce Lumpkin steals the ball from Thomas Pierce | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 00:45 | Troy | Willie Silcox pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Troy | Willie Silcox is fouled in the backcourt by John Hill - foul #4 on John Hill, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Troy | James Owens (PG), Joseph Ray (PF), Dallas Keeney (C) Willie Silcox, Steven Tucker, Thomas Pierce | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG) Michael Stillings | |
| 00:41 | Troy | Joseph Ray is fouled on the floor by Larry McDougald - foul #1 on Larry McDougald, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Joseph Ray misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Russell Walls grabs the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| 00:38 | Troy | Russell Walls is fouled on the floor by Bruce Lumpkin - foul #3 on Bruce Lumpkin, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| 00:38 | Troy | Russell Walls makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:38 | Troy | Russell Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 00:32 | Troy | Alex Brown snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 00:29 | Troy | John Hill is called for the reach on Alex Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Hill, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Carl Lillie (SF) James Owens, Joseph Ray, Dallas Keeney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Stillings (PG) John Hill | |
| 00:29 | Troy | Alex Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:29 | Troy | Alex Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson double dribbles | 66-58 |
| Subs | Troy | James Owens (PG), Joseph Ray (PF), Dallas Keeney (C) Willie Silcox, Steven Tucker, Carl Lillie | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Troy | Joseph Ray is hacked by Michael Stillings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Stillings, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| 00:21 | Troy | Joseph Ray misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:21 | Troy | Joseph Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 00:13 | Troy | Dallas Keeney pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:13 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| 00:11 | Troy | James Owens is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Stillings - foul #4 on Michael Stillings, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| 00:11 | Troy | James Owens misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:11 | Troy | James Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Cottone | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Troy | James Owens runs out the clock | 68-60 |