| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Moring (fresh) SF - Mark Liriano (fresh) PF - Kevin Duryea (fresh) C - Peter Bollinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) SG - Charles Cheney (fresh) SF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) C - George Butler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Peter Bollinger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Troy | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Duryea | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Troy | Peter Bollinger misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on George Butler - foul #1 on George Butler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Troy | Peter Bollinger makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Troy | Peter Bollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kevin Duryea - foul #1 on Kevin Duryea, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Troy | Peter Bollinger gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Troy | Mark Liriano misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Troy | Joseph Jones misses the dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Troy | Peter Bollinger gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring is hacked by George Butler - foul #2 on George Butler, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera (C) George Butler | |
| 18:07 | Troy | Dino Bosancic takes the ball from Kevin Duryea | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Troy | Joseph Jones misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jonathon Noguera | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Jones steps in front of the Charles Cheney pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Duryea swats the layup by Stanley Nixon | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:11 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring misses long on a 3 from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:02 | Troy | Mark Liriano gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:42 | Troy | Peter Bollinger misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 16:40 | Troy | Kevin Duryea tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Moring in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:14 | Troy | Kevin Duryea's layup is rejected by Charles Cheney | 4-4 |
| 16:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:47 | Troy | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Moring (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Liriano (tiring) PF - Kevin Duryea (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Bollinger (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Cheney (fairly fresh) SF - Stanley Nixon (fairly fresh) PF - Mike Gayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Noguera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (PG), Philip Ford (SG), Christopher Reed (SF), Benjamin Harvey (PF), Douglas Snider (C) Joseph Jones, Jeffrey Moring, Mark Liriano, Kevin Duryea, Peter Bollinger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), Leon Miller (SG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Bruce Madsen (PF), Shawn Groom (C) Dino Bosancic, Charles Cheney, Stanley Nixon, Mike Gayden, Jonathon Noguera | |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Philip Ford - foul #1 on Philip Ford, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:59 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-6 |
| 14:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Philip Ford steals it from Eric Veras | 4-6 |
| 14:37 | Troy | Douglas Snider can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Crouch is called for the reach on Eric Veras in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Crouch, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffrey Moring (SG), Timothy Hobson (C) Benjamin Harvey, Douglas Snider | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 14:19 | Troy | The rebound goes to Timothy Hobson | 4-6 |
| 14:13 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring lays it up and in set up by Philip Ford | 6-6 |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Veras | 6-8 |
| 13:37 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring is hacked by Eric Veras - foul #1 on Eric Veras, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jones (PG), Mark Liriano (SF), Kevin Duryea (PF) Ronald Crouch, Philip Ford, Christopher Reed | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Charles Cheney (SG), Stanley Nixon (SF), Mike Gayden (PF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Eric Veras, Leon Miller, Frederick Johnson, Bruce Madsen, Shawn Groom | |
| 13:19 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring is hacked by Stanley Nixon - foul #1 on Stanley Nixon, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Troy | Peter Bollinger (C) Timothy Hobson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:03 | Troy | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dino Bosancic - foul #1 on Dino Bosancic, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Troy | Benjamin Harvey (C) Peter Bollinger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:03 | Troy | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:03 | Troy | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 12:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon lays it in on a nice dish by Dino Bosancic and he's fouled by Benjamin Harvey - foul #1 on Benjamin Harvey, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Troy | Douglas Snider (C) Kevin Duryea | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:27 | Troy | Joseph Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Harvey | 10-11 |
| 12:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 12:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses the tip | 10-11 |
| 12:20 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:08 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 12-11 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Snider - foul #1 on Douglas Snider, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (SG), Kevin Duryea (PF), Peter Bollinger (C) Jeffrey Moring, Benjamin Harvey, Douglas Snider | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SF) Stanley Nixon | |
| 11:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 12-11 |
| 11:50 | Troy | The rebound goes to Peter Bollinger | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Jones (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Crouch (fresh) SF - Mark Liriano (tiring) PF - Kevin Duryea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Bollinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Cheney (fairly fresh) SF - Leon Miller (fresh) PF - Mike Gayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Noguera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Troy | Joseph Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Crouch | 14-11 |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera makes the jumper near the basket set up by Charles Cheney | 14-13 |
| 10:59 | Troy | Joseph Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 10:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | Troy | Philip Ford (PG), Christopher Reed (SF), Timothy Hobson (C) Joseph Jones, Mark Liriano, Peter Bollinger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Bruce Madsen (PF), Shawn Groom (C) Dino Bosancic, Charles Cheney, Mike Gayden, Jonathon Noguera | |
| 10:47 | Troy | Ronald Crouch scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Reed | 17-13 |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Johnson | 17-16 |
| 10:14 | Troy | Ronald Crouch makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Ford | 20-16 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Hobson | 20-16 |
| 09:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Crouch is called for the reach on Leon Miller - foul #2 on Ronald Crouch, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jones (PG), Jeffrey Moring (SG), Benjamin Harvey (PF), Douglas Snider (C) Philip Ford, Ronald Crouch, Kevin Duryea, Timothy Hobson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Charles Cheney (SG), Stanley Nixon (SF), Mike Gayden (PF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Eric Veras, Leon Miller, Frederick Johnson, Bruce Madsen, Shawn Groom | |
| 09:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 09:27 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 09:04 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-16 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Liriano (SF) Christopher Reed | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:49 | Troy | Joseph Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-16 |
| 08:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney is whistled for traveling | 25-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Duryea (PF), Peter Bollinger (C) Benjamin Harvey, Douglas Snider | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG) Dino Bosancic | |
| 08:13 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Philip Ford (PG) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson (SG), Shawn Groom (C) Charles Cheney, Jonathon Noguera | |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Frederick Johnson and the foul's on Philip Ford - foul #2 on Philip Ford, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jones (PG), Christopher Reed (PF), Timothy Hobson (C) Philip Ford, Kevin Duryea, Peter Bollinger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:40 | Troy | Timothy Hobson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-19 |
| 07:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Jones (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Moring (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Mark Liriano (tiring) PF - Christopher Reed (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Hobson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) SG - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Nixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Gayden (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Groom (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Frederick Johnson is blocked by Mark Liriano | 25-19 |
| 07:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden hits the follow up shot | 25-21 |
| 07:06 | Troy | Mark Liriano scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-21 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Troy | Benjamin Harvey (PF), Peter Bollinger (C) Mark Liriano, Timothy Hobson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), Charles Cheney (SG), Bruce Madsen (C) Leon Miller, Frederick Johnson, Shawn Groom | |
| 06:28 | Troy | Christopher Reed is denied on a layup by Bruce Madsen | 27-21 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Jones is called for the reach on Mike Gayden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:10 | Troy | Peter Bollinger connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 05:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon is hacked by Christopher Reed - foul #1 on Christopher Reed, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Liriano (SF), Kevin Duryea (PF), Douglas Snider (C) Christopher Reed, Benjamin Harvey, Peter Bollinger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera (C) Mike Gayden | |
| 05:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:16 | Troy | Charles Cheney steals the ball from Joseph Jones | 29-25 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney hits the finger roll | 29-27 |
| 04:45 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 04:43 | Troy | Mark Liriano misses the tip | 29-27 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 04:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen is hacked by Mark Liriano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Liriano, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Troy | Peter Bollinger (C) Douglas Snider | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Leon Miller (SG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Shawn Groom (C) Eric Veras, Charles Cheney, Stanley Nixon, Jonathon Noguera | |
| 04:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Dino Bosancic is blocked by Kevin Duryea | 29-28 |
| 04:28 | Troy | Kevin Duryea gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:19 | Troy | Kevin Duryea hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dino Bosancic - foul #2 on Dino Bosancic, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Reed (SF), Timothy Hobson (C) Mark Liriano, Peter Bollinger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Mike Gayden (PF) Dino Bosancic, Bruce Madsen | |
| 04:19 | Troy | Kevin Duryea makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:19 | Troy | Kevin Duryea misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 03:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Reed - foul #2 on Christopher Reed, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (PG), Philip Ford (SG) Joseph Jones, Jeffrey Moring | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), George Butler (C) Charles Cheney, Shawn Groom | |
| 03:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:42 | Troy | Christopher Reed clanks a jump hook in the lane | 30-30 |
| 03:41 | Troy | Ronald Crouch tips it but misses | 30-30 |
| 03:39 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler grabs the board | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Ronald Crouch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Ford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Reed (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Duryea (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Hobson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leon Miller (fresh) PF - Mike Gayden (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Butler (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Leon Miller | 30-32 |
| 03:21 | Troy | Christopher Reed is fouled on the floor by Frederick Johnson - foul #1 on Frederick Johnson, team foul #7 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Troy | Benjamin Harvey (PF), Peter Bollinger (C) Kevin Duryea, Timothy Hobson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Jonathon Noguera (PF) Frederick Johnson, Mike Gayden | |
| 03:21 | Troy | Christopher Reed makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:21 | Troy | Christopher Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:21 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 03:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller travels in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Liriano (SF) Christopher Reed | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:10 | Troy | Mark Liriano buries a shot from the right side set up by Philip Ford | 33-32 |
| 03:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Philip Ford steals it from Leon Miller in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 03:04 | Troy | Ronald Crouch lays it in set up by Philip Ford | 35-32 |
| 02:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller is hacked by Ronald Crouch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Crouch, team foul #12 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffrey Moring (SG) Ronald Crouch | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom (PF) Jonathon Noguera | |
| 02:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:57 | Troy | Peter Bollinger snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 02:35 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Cheney - foul #1 on Charles Cheney, team foul #8 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Reed (SF), Douglas Snider (PF) Mark Liriano, Benjamin Harvey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon (SF) Charles Cheney | |
| 02:35 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:35 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic is fouled on the floor by Philip Ford - foul #3 on Philip Ford, team foul #13 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jones (PG) Philip Ford | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera (PF) Shawn Groom | |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 02:01 | Troy | Douglas Snider knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Moring | 39-34 |
| 01:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon clanks a jumper from close range | 39-34 |
| 01:37 | Troy | Peter Bollinger gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 01:31 | Troy | Christopher Reed lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Jones and he's hacked by George Butler - foul #3 on George Butler, team foul #9 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Duryea (PF) Douglas Snider | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), Charles Cheney (SG), Mike Gayden (PF) Dino Bosancic, Leon Miller, George Butler | |
| 01:31 | Troy | Christopher Reed makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #14 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Liriano (SF), Benjamin Harvey (C) Christopher Reed, Peter Bollinger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson (SF) Stanley Nixon | |
| 01:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:58 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring is denied on a dunk by Mike Gayden | 42-35 |
| 00:57 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 00:22 | Troy | Mike Gayden blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Moring | 44-35 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Moring - foul #1 on Jeffrey Moring, team foul #15 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Timothy Hobson (C) Benjamin Harvey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Leon Miller (SF), Bruce Madsen (PF), Shawn Groom (C) Eric Veras, Charles Cheney, Mike Gayden, Jonathon Noguera | |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring misses long on a halfcourt shot | 44-37 |