| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Durfee (fresh) SG - Efren Smolenski (fresh) SF - Melvin Merced (fresh) PF - Michael Roth (fresh) C - Eric North (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Brian Crosier (fresh) SG - Andrew Choate (fresh) SF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) PF - Willie Rodgers (fresh) C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate is hacked by Efren Smolenski - foul #1 on Efren Smolenski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Paul Hazinski is blocked by Eric North | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski comes up short on the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Troy | Eric North grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Troy | Jason Durfee misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana Tech | Efren Smolenski steals the ball from Brian Crosier in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Troy | Efren Smolenski can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Willie Rodgers | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Troy | Michael Roth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers loses the dribble to Eric North in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 17:41 | Troy | Melvin Merced lays it in | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Durfee - foul #1 on Jason Durfee, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski tips it in | 2-2 |
| 16:42 | Troy | Jason Durfee connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric North | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers misses the jumper from close range | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Troy | Eric North grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:15 | Troy | Brian Crosier steps in front of the Jason Durfee pass in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 16:14 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier blows the layup | 5-2 |
| 16:13 | Troy | Michael Roth pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:04 | Troy | Melvin Merced is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Melvin Merced, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), James James (SG), John Leach (SF), Greg Day (PF), George O'Shaughnessy (C) Jason Durfee, Efren Smolenski, Melvin Merced, Michael Roth, Eric North | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (PG), Robert Roth (SG), Robert Benson (SF), George Swims (PF), Harvey Monahan (C) Brian Crosier, Andrew Choate, Paul Hazinski, Willie Rodgers, Eddie Cooper | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fresh) SG - James James (fresh) SF - John Leach (fresh) PF - Greg Day (fresh) C - George O'Shaughnessy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Norman Turner (fresh) SG - Robert Roth (fresh) SF - Robert Benson (fresh) PF - George Swims (fresh) C - Harvey Monahan (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth hits a wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Norman Turner | 5-4 |
| 15:33 | Troy | Mike Arant connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Greg Day | 8-4 |
| 15:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:05 | Troy | Greg Day misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:44 | Louisiana Tech | Harvey Monahan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 14:42 | Troy | Greg Day gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:19 | Troy | James James buries a 3 from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Harvey Monahan and he's hacked by James James - foul #1 on James James, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier (PG), Andrew Choate (SG), Paul Hazinski (SF), Eddie Cooper (C) Norman Turner, Robert Benson, George Swims, Harvey Monahan | |
| 13:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:50 | Troy | Efren Smolenski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 13:48 | Troy | Melvin Merced grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:33 | Troy | Jason Durfee is hacked by Eddie Cooper - foul #1 on Eddie Cooper, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers (PF) Robert Roth | |
| 13:26 | Troy | Efren Smolenski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 13:25 | Troy | Efren Smolenski grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:08 | Troy | Efren Smolenski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Durfee | 14-9 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 14-9 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski tips it home | 14-11 |
| 12:31 | Troy | Melvin Merced is hacked by Andrew Choate - foul #1 on Andrew Choate, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (SG), James White (SF), James James (C) Efren Smolenski, Melvin Merced, Eric North | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (SG), James Suggs (C) Andrew Choate, Eddie Cooper | |
| 12:26 | Troy | James James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Crosier and he's fouled by Michael Roth - foul #1 on Michael Roth, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Troy | John Leach (PF), Eric North (C) Jason Durfee, Michael Roth | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:50 | Troy | Eric North misses the lay-in | 14-14 |
| 11:48 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mike Arant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James White (fresh) PF - John Leach (fresh) C - Eric North (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Brian Crosier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Rodgers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Suggs (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | James Suggs misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 11:24 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner tips it in | 14-16 |
| 11:16 | Troy | Mike Arant misses badly on a floater from the right side | 14-16 |
| 11:14 | Troy | John Leach grabs the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:08 | Troy | James James is fouled on the floor by Paul Hazinski - foul #1 on Paul Hazinski, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), Efren Smolenski (SG), Michael Roth (PF), George O'Shaughnessy (C) Mike Arant, James James, James White, Eric North | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth (SG), Robert Benson (SF), George Swims (PF), Harvey Monahan (C) Brian Crosier, Paul Hazinski, Willie Rodgers, James Suggs | |
| 11:00 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Greg Day (C) George O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper (C) Harvey Monahan | |
| 10:36 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth's pass is intercepted by Greg Day | 14-16 |
| 10:18 | Troy | Greg Day can't throw it down | 14-16 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Durfee - foul #2 on Jason Durfee, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), Melvin Merced (SF), George O'Shaughnessy (C) Jason Durfee, John Leach, Greg Day | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Glantz (PG), Andrew Choate (SG) Norman Turner, Robert Benson | |
| 10:00 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper hits the follow up shot | 14-18 |
| 09:37 | Troy | Mike Arant double dribbles | 14-18 |
| Subs | Troy | James James (SG) Efren Smolenski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier (PG), Paul Hazinski (SF), Harvey Monahan (C) Mark Glantz, George Swims, Eddie Cooper | |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 14-18 |
| 09:17 | Troy | Melvin Merced grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:13 | Troy | Mike Arant knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Roth and he's fouled by Paul Hazinski - foul #2 on Paul Hazinski, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson (SF), James Suggs (PF) Paul Hazinski, Robert Roth | |
| 09:13 | Troy | Mike Arant makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | James Suggs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Crosier | 17-20 |
| 08:34 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy misses the turnaround from the baseline | 17-20 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Suggs | 17-20 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Suggs misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mike Arant - foul #1 on Mike Arant, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Troy | James White (PG), Efren Smolenski (SG), John Leach (SF), Greg Day (PF), Eric North (C) Mike Arant, James James, Melvin Merced, Michael Roth, George O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (SG), Robert Roth (PF) Andrew Choate, Harvey Monahan | |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:51 | Troy | Brian Crosier picks off the pass by Greg Day | 17-22 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Greg Day - foul #1 on Greg Day, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers (PF), Eddie Cooper (C) Brian Crosier, James Suggs | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:44 | Troy | John Leach gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James White (fresh) SG - Efren Smolenski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Leach (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Greg Day (fresh) C - Eric North (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Norman Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Roth (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Benson (fresh) PF - Willie Rodgers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Troy | Eric North blows the layup but the foul's on Eddie Cooper - foul #2 on Eddie Cooper, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG) Efren Smolenski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Glantz (SG), George Swims (C) Robert Benson, Eddie Cooper | |
| 07:20 | Troy | Eric North makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:20 | Troy | Eric North makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:14 | Louisiana Tech | Greg Day is called for the reach on Willie Rodgers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Greg Day, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Smolenski (SG) Greg Day | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:14 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:14 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:54 | Troy | Efren Smolenski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner is hacked by James James - foul #2 on James James, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (PG), John Anderson (SF), Michael Roth (PF) James James, James White, John Leach | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier (PG), Harvey Monahan (C) Robert Roth, Willie Rodgers | |
| 06:39 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:39 | Troy | Michael Roth grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 06:27 | Troy | Michael Roth misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 06:25 | Troy | John Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:20 | Troy | Michael Roth loses the ball out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate (SG), Willie Rodgers (PF) Mark Glantz, George Swims | |
| 06:07 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Crosier | 19-28 |
| 05:53 | Troy | Efren Smolenski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 05:40 | Troy | Efren Smolenski gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 05:35 | Troy | John Anderson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Brian Crosier | 19-30 |
| 05:03 | Troy | Brian Crosier is called for the reach on John Anderson - foul #1 on Brian Crosier, team foul #6 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Troy | James White (PG), Melvin Merced (SF), John Leach (PF), George O'Shaughnessy (C) Mike Arant, John Anderson, Michael Roth, Eric North | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth (SG), Robert Benson (SF), James Suggs (PF), George Swims (C) Andrew Choate, Norman Turner, Willie Rodgers, Harvey Monahan | |
| 04:49 | Troy | John Leach misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | James Suggs pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 04:41 | Troy | John Leach snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 04:22 | Troy | Melvin Merced misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Benson - foul #1 on Robert Benson, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (SG) Efren Smolenski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Glantz (PG), Andrew Choate (SG) Brian Crosier, George Swims | |
| 04:22 | Troy | Melvin Merced makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:22 | Troy | Melvin Merced makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Benson | 21-33 |
| 03:46 | Troy | Melvin Merced is whistled for a carry | 21-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), James James (SG), John Anderson (SF), Michael Roth (PF), Greg Day (C) James White, Mike Arant, Melvin Merced, John Leach, George O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski (SF), Eddie Cooper (C) Robert Benson, James Suggs | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Durfee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Anderson (fresh) PF - Michael Roth (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Day (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Mark Glantz (fresh) SG - Andrew Choate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Roth (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | Greg Day steals the ball from Andrew Choate | 21-33 |
| 03:07 | Troy | John Anderson is hacked by Paul Hazinski - foul #3 on Paul Hazinski, team foul #8 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Robert Benson (SF), George Swims (PF) Mark Glantz, Andrew Choate, Paul Hazinski, Robert Roth | |
| 03:07 | Troy | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:07 | Troy | John Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | George Swims gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana Tech | Greg Day takes the ball from Norman Turner in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 02:53 | Troy | John Anderson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James James | 24-33 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner hits a wide open 3 from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 02:17 | Troy | John Anderson is hacked by Robert Benson - foul #2 on Robert Benson, team foul #9 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Troy | Mike Arant (SG), John Leach (PF), George O'Shaughnessy (C) James James, Michael Roth, Greg Day | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Glantz (SG), Willie Rodgers (PF) Robert Benson, George Swims | |
| 02:17 | Troy | John Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Glantz | 24-38 |
| 01:44 | Troy | Mike Arant misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 01:42 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy tips it in | 26-38 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #11 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Troy | James James (SG), Melvin Merced (SF) Jason Durfee, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth (SF), James Suggs (PF), Harvey Monahan (C) Brian Crosier, Willie Rodgers, Eddie Cooper | |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:16 | Troy | Harvey Monahan is called for the reach on Mike Arant - foul #1 on Harvey Monahan, team foul #10 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Eric North (C) George O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson (SF) Norman Turner | |
| 01:16 | Troy | Mike Arant makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 01:16 | Troy | Mike Arant makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Roth | 28-42 |
| 00:43 | Troy | John Leach knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Arant | 31-42 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Benson | 31-42 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Melvin Merced misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-45 |