| Lineup | Troy | PG - Glenn Crews (fresh) SG - Clinton Steele (fresh) SF - Oscar Boehme (fresh) PF - Ryan Roder (fresh) C - Oliver Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Joseph Newman (fresh) SF - Robert Bondurant (fresh) PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) C - Jack Kish (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jack Kish wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Troy | Ryan Roder pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Troy | Oliver Lewis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #1 on Dustin Barker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Troy | Oliver Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Troy | Oliver Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | Jack Kish grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ryan Roder - foul #1 on Ryan Roder, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Troy | Ryan Roder pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Troy | Oliver Lewis evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Boehme | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is hacked by Glenn Crews - foul #1 on Glenn Crews, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is denied on a layup by Ryan Roder | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Troy | Glenn Crews grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Troy | Oliver Lewis is fouled on the floor by Jack Kish - foul #1 on Jack Kish, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Troy | Ryan Roder makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Glenn Crews | 4-0 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant can't finish the layup | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Alabama | Dustin Barker gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:09 | Alabama | Dustin Barker snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Jack Kish blows the dunk | 4-0 |
| 16:47 | Troy | Ryan Roder grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:42 | Troy | Glenn Crews connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Oliver Lewis | 6-0 |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Joseph Newman and he's fouled by Glenn Crews - foul #2 on Glenn Crews, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Moore (PG), David Miller (PF) Glenn Crews, Ryan Roder | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:54 | Troy | Joseph Newman steals the ball from Brian Moore | 6-3 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses the lay-in | 6-3 |
| 15:49 | Troy | Oliver Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brian Moore (fresh) SG - Clinton Steele (fairly fresh) SF - Oscar Boehme (fresh) PF - David Miller (fresh) C - Oliver Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Troy | Robert Bondurant steals the ball from Oscar Boehme | 6-3 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant dunks the ball | 6-5 |
| 15:13 | Troy | Joseph Newman steals the ball from David Miller | 6-5 |
| 15:09 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits the finger roll | 6-7 |
| 14:57 | Troy | David Miller makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Clinton Steele | 9-7 |
| 14:30 | Alabama | Joseph Newman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Clinton Steele - foul #1 on Clinton Steele, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Troy | Jerry Weinstock (SG), Robert Benally (SF), Ryan Roder (PF), Walter Inman (C) Clinton Steele, Oscar Boehme, David Miller, Oliver Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:30 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:30 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:30 | Troy | Robert Benally grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Troy | Brian Moore misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Todd Schaffner - foul #1 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Troy | Brian Moore misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Troy | Brian Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:56 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 10-7 |
| 13:54 | Troy | Walter Inman pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:39 | Troy | Ryan Roder makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Brian Moore | 12-7 |
| 13:22 | Alabama | Robert Benally is called for the reach on Dustin Barker - foul #1 on Robert Benally, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Jack Kish | |
| 12:56 | Alabama | Dustin Barker clanks a jump hook near the basket | 12-7 |
| 12:54 | Troy | The rebound goes to Robert Benally | 12-7 |
| 12:40 | Troy | Ryan Roder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 12:38 | Alabama | Dustin Barker pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Dustin Barker is hacked by Ryan Roder - foul #2 on Ryan Roder, team foul #6 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Troy | Oscar Boehme (PG), Clinton Steele (SG), David Miller (PF), Oliver Lewis (C) Brian Moore, Jerry Weinstock, Ryan Roder, Walter Inman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eddie Simmons (C) Dustin Barker | |
| 11:58 | Alabama | Joseph Newman comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 12-7 |
| 11:56 | Troy | Oscar Boehme gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 11:44 | Troy | Oliver Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Oscar Boehme (fresh) SG - Clinton Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Benally (fairly fresh) PF - David Miller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Oliver Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 5 pts. PF - George Mole (fresh) C - Eddie Simmons (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant blows the layup | 15-7 |
| 11:21 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner hits the follow up shot | 15-9 |
| 11:08 | Troy | Oliver Lewis is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 15-9 |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Moore (PG) Robert Benally | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (C) Eddie Simmons | |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Joseph Newman's pass is intercepted by Brian Moore | 15-9 |
| 10:34 | Troy | Oscar Boehme hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 10:32 | Troy | Oliver Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:20 | Troy | Oliver Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-9 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Joseph Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 09:54 | Troy | David Miller grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 09:48 | Troy | Oliver Lewis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by David Miller | 17-9 |
| 09:33 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joseph Newman | 17-11 |
| 09:21 | Troy | Oliver Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 09:19 | Alabama | The rebound goes to George Mole | 17-11 |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 17-11 |
| 08:59 | Troy | The rebound goes to Clinton Steele | 17-11 |
| 08:42 | Troy | Oscar Boehme is hacked by Robert Bondurant - foul #1 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Troy | Jerry Weinstock (SG), Robert Benally (SF), Robert Collier (PF), Walter Inman (C) Clinton Steele, Oscar Boehme, David Miller, Oliver Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF), Dustin Barker (PF), Eddie Simmons (C) Robert Bondurant, George Mole, Jack Kish | |
| 08:37 | Troy | Walter Inman's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Barker | 17-11 |
| 08:35 | Troy | Robert Benally tips it but misses | 17-11 |
| 08:34 | Troy | Jerry Weinstock misses the tip | 17-11 |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Dustin Barker pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 08:12 | Alabama | The jumper by Arthur Pitzer is denied by Walter Inman | 17-11 |
| 08:11 | Alabama | Eddie Simmons tips it home | 17-13 |
| 08:02 | Troy | Robert Collier buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Brian Moore | 19-13 |
| 07:45 | Alabama | Dustin Barker loses the dribble to Robert Benally | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brian Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Weinstock (fresh) SF - Robert Benally (fresh) PF - Robert Collier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Inman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Eddie Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Troy | Jerry Weinstock is hacked by Joseph Newman - foul #1 on Joseph Newman, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Troy | Oliver Lewis (C) Walter Inman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (C) Eddie Simmons | |
| 07:16 | Troy | Oliver Lewis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 19-13 |
| 07:15 | Troy | Robert Benally snags the offensive board | 19-13 |
| 07:05 | Troy | Oliver Lewis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 19-13 |
| 07:04 | Alabama | Joseph Newman snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Dustin Barker scores on a jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 06:38 | Troy | Brian Moore loses the dribble to Joseph Newman in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Jack Kish can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-15 |
| 06:28 | Troy | Brian Moore grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 06:16 | Troy | Brian Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | Joseph Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 05:53 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Pitzer | 19-17 |
| 05:38 | Troy | Robert Collier can't finish the layup | 19-17 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Dustin Barker's pass is intercepted by Brian Moore | 19-17 |
| 04:51 | Troy | Jerry Weinstock is called for a backcourt violation | 19-17 |
| Subs | Troy | Clinton Steele (SG), Oscar Boehme (SF), David Miller (PF), Walter Inman (C) Jerry Weinstock, Robert Benally, Robert Collier, Oliver Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Henry Hurd (SF), George Mole (C) Joseph Newman, Arthur Pitzer, Jack Kish | |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Walter Inman steals the ball from Dustin Barker | 19-17 |
| 04:15 | Troy | David Miller clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 19-17 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the turnaround from close range set up by Dustin Barker and the foul's on Clinton Steele - foul #2 on Clinton Steele, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Troy | Jerry Weinstock (SG) Clinton Steele | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eddie Simmons (C) Dustin Barker | |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 03:57 | Troy | Jerry Weinstock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 03:55 | Alabama | Eddie Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 03:35 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by David Miller - foul #1 on David Miller, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Troy | Glenn Crews (PG), Clinton Steele (SG), Ryan Roder (PF) Brian Moore, Jerry Weinstock, David Miller | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:35 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:35 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Glenn Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Boehme (fresh) PF - Ryan Roder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Inman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tired) 4 pts. SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Henry Hurd (fresh) PF - George Mole (fresh) C - Eddie Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Troy | Oscar Boehme connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ryan Roder | 21-22 |
| 02:57 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Troy | Oliver Lewis (C) Walter Inman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (PG) Todd Schaffner | |
| 02:46 | Troy | Clinton Steele buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Oliver Lewis | 24-22 |
| 02:29 | Alabama | Oscar Boehme swats the shot by Robert Bondurant | 24-22 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | George Mole grabs the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 02:14 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant's pass is intercepted by Oliver Lewis | 24-22 |
| 01:57 | Troy | Oliver Lewis misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Eddie Simmons - foul #1 on Eddie Simmons, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Benally (SF) Oscar Boehme | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF), Dustin Barker (PF), Jack Kish (C) Henry Hurd, George Mole, Eddie Simmons | |
| 01:57 | Troy | Oliver Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 01:57 | Troy | Oliver Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | Ryan Roder denies the turnaround by Dustin Barker | 26-22 |
| 01:39 | Troy | Robert Benally pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 01:16 | Troy | Oliver Lewis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 01:14 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Steele | 26-22 |
| 01:08 | Troy | Clinton Steele is hacked by Arthur Pitzer - foul #1 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Troy | David Miller (PF) Ryan Roder | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:08 | Troy | Clinton Steele makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:08 | Troy | Clinton Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Oliver Lewis blocks the short jumper by Robert Bondurant | 28-22 |
| 00:42 | Troy | David Miller pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 00:30 | Troy | Oliver Lewis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-22 |
| 00:28 | Troy | David Miller misses the tip | 28-22 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a floater from the left side | 28-22 |