| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Durfee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Efren Smolenski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Merced (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Roth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric North (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 3 stl. C - James Kwong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Deangelo Horton inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-23 |
| 19:33 | Troy | Melvin Merced grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 19:07 | Troy | Melvin Merced can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-23 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Ronald Farrish pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Leroy Anderson can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 36-23 |
| 18:56 | Troy | Eric North snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 18:47 | Troy | Michael Roth can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Leroy Anderson - foul #1 on Leroy Anderson, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| 18:47 | Troy | Michael Roth makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 18:47 | Troy | Michael Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Leroy Anderson knocks in the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Michael Roth - foul #3 on Michael Roth, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Troy | Greg Day (PF), George O'Shaughnessy (C) Michael Roth, Eric North | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:31 | Samford | Leroy Anderson misses the free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:31 | Troy | Greg Day gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:19 | Troy | Jason Durfee misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 18:17 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy grabs the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:12 | Troy | Melvin Merced comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-25 |
| 18:10 | Troy | Greg Day tips it home | 40-25 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Daniel Reichman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronald Farrish | 40-28 |
| 17:29 | Troy | Greg Day throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Troy | James White (PG), James James (SG), John Leach (SF) Jason Durfee, Efren Smolenski, Melvin Merced | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (PG), Ross Paik (SG), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Ronald Farrish, Daniel Reichman, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| 17:14 | Samford | Mark Keefer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Troy | Eric North (C) George O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:50 | Troy | Greg Day makes the floater from the baseline set up by James James | 42-28 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Rodger Sykes is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodger Sykes, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy (PF) Greg Day | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (PG), Daniel Reichman (SG) Rodger Sykes, Deangelo Horton | |
| 16:26 | Troy | James James misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 42-28 |
| 16:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ross Paik | 42-28 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Mark Keefer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Mark Keefer gets the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Ronald Farrish is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Farrish, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), Michael Roth (PF) James White, George O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (PG), Rodger Sykes (SG), James Kwong (C) Ronald Farrish, Daniel Reichman, Ross Paik | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Durfee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Leach (fresh) PF - Michael Roth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric North (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charlie Lakin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Holz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Keefer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kwong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Troy | Jason Durfee hits a 3 from the right corner | 45-28 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Charlie Lakin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James James - foul #1 on James James, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Smolenski (SG), Melvin Merced (SF) James James, John Leach | |
| Subs | Samford | Deangelo Horton (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF) Robert Holz, Mark Keefer | |
| 15:13 | Samford | Charlie Lakin makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Charlie Lakin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 15:13 | Troy | Eric North gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 14:50 | Troy | Eric North misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on James Kwong - foul #2 on James Kwong, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| 14:50 | Troy | Eric North misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 14:50 | Troy | Eric North makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Charlie Lakin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 14:33 | Troy | Melvin Merced pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 14:09 | Troy | Jason Durfee loses the ball out of bounds | 46-29 |
| Subs | Troy | James White (SF), Greg Day (C) Melvin Merced, Eric North | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (SF), Robert Holz (PF), Darrell Johnson (C) Deangelo Horton, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| 13:52 | Samford | Darrell Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Charlie Lakin tips it home | 46-31 |
| 13:39 | Troy | Michael Roth misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 46-31 |
| 13:37 | Troy | James White tips it home | 48-31 |
| 13:32 | Samford | Ronald Farrish is hacked by James White in the backcourt - foul #1 on James White, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Troy | James James (SG), John Leach (SF), George O'Shaughnessy (C) Jason Durfee, Efren Smolenski, Michael Roth | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (SG), Ross Paik (SF), Mark Keefer (C) Charlie Lakin, Rodger Sykes, Darrell Johnson | |
| 13:15 | Samford | Ross Paik blows the wide open layup | 48-31 |
| 13:13 | Troy | The rebound goes to George O'Shaughnessy | 48-31 |
| 12:53 | Troy | John Leach is hacked by Ross Paik - foul #2 on Ross Paik, team foul #5 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), Melvin Merced (SF) James White, John Leach | |
| Subs | Samford | Deangelo Horton (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), James Kwong (C) Ross Paik, Robert Holz, Mark Keefer | |
| 12:39 | Troy | Melvin Merced makes the jump hook from the right block | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:21 | Samford | Ronald Farrish is fouled on the floor by Jason Durfee - foul #2 on Jason Durfee, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Troy | John Leach (PF) Greg Day | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:15 | Samford | Leroy Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Smolenski (SG) James James | |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (PG) Ronald Farrish | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:54 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 11:52 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to John Leach | 50-31 |
| 11:38 | Troy | Efren Smolenski loses the dribble to James Kwong | 50-31 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Durfee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Efren Smolenski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Merced (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Leach (fresh) C - George O'Shaughnessy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charlie Lakin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Reichman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - James Kwong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Samford | Deangelo Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), Michael Roth (PF), Eric North (C) Jason Durfee, Melvin Merced, George O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (SG), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Daniel Reichman, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| 11:13 | Troy | Eric North knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James James | 53-31 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Charlie Lakin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-31 |
| 10:51 | Troy | Eric North grabs the board | 53-31 |
| 10:27 | Troy | Efren Smolenski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-31 |
| 10:25 | Troy | Michael Roth tips it but misses | 53-31 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Deangelo Horton gets the rebound | 53-31 |
| 10:19 | Samford | Robert Holz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), James White (SF), Greg Day (C) Efren Smolenski, John Leach, Eric North | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (SG), Ross Paik (SF) Charlie Lakin, Deangelo Horton | |
| 09:53 | Troy | Jason Durfee misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 53-31 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Mark Keefer grabs the board | 53-31 |
| 09:49 | Samford | James White steals the ball from Ross Paik in the backcourt | 53-31 |
| 09:20 | Troy | Jason Durfee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-31 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Robert Holz snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 08:59 | Samford | Rodger Sykes is hacked by Greg Day - foul #1 on Greg Day, team foul #5 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Melvin Merced (SF), John Leach (PF), George O'Shaughnessy (C) James James, Michael Roth, Greg Day | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (SG), Leroy Anderson (PF), James Kwong (C) Ronald Farrish, Robert Holz, Mark Keefer | |
| 08:52 | Samford | The 3pt attempt by Leroy Anderson is denied by Melvin Merced | 53-31 |
| 08:51 | Troy | Jason Durfee grabs the defensive rebound | 53-31 |
| 08:33 | Troy | Jason Durfee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-31 |
| 08:31 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to George O'Shaughnessy | 53-31 |
| 08:12 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-31 |
| 08:11 | Samford | Leroy Anderson gets the rebound | 53-31 |
| 07:55 | Samford | Rodger Sykes hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Reichman | 53-33 |
| 07:26 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 53-33 |
| 07:25 | Troy | James White gets the offensive rebound | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jason Durfee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Merced (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Leach (fairly fresh) C - George O'Shaughnessy (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rodger Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ross Paik (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Kwong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Anderson - foul #2 on Leroy Anderson, team foul #6 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Troy | James James (PG), Efren Smolenski (SG), John Anderson (SF), Michael Roth (PF) Jason Durfee, James White, Melvin Merced, John Leach | |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (PG), Ronald Farrish (SG), Deangelo Horton (SF), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Rodger Sykes, Daniel Reichman, Ross Paik, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| 07:05 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 07:05 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Efren Smolenski steps in front of the Charlie Lakin pass | 55-33 |
| 06:44 | Troy | Efren Smolenski slams it home | 57-33 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Ronald Farrish is hacked by Efren Smolenski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Efren Smolenski, team foul #6 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Brent Stephan (PG), Greg Day (PF) Efren Smolenski, Michael Roth | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (SG), Darrell Johnson (C) Charlie Lakin, Deangelo Horton | |
| 06:32 | Samford | Ronald Farrish lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Holz and he's hacked by Brent Stephan - foul #1 on Brent Stephan, team foul #7 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Troy | John Leach (PF) George O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:32 | Samford | Ronald Farrish misses the free throw | 57-35 |
| 06:32 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Keefer | 57-35 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Mark Keefer misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #8 | 57-35 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Mark Keefer misses the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Mark Keefer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 05:54 | Troy | James James clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-36 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Mark Keefer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Mark Keefer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Farrish | 57-38 |
| 05:47 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Durfee (PG), Efren Smolenski (SG), Melvin Merced (SF), Michael Roth (PF), Eric North (C) Brent Stephan, James James, John Anderson, John Leach, Greg Day | |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (PG), Daniel Reichman (SG), Deangelo Horton (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), James Kwong (C) Ronald Farrish, Rodger Sykes, Robert Holz, Mark Keefer, Darrell Johnson | |
| 05:40 | Troy | Efren Smolenski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 05:39 | Troy | Michael Roth pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 05:19 | Troy | Melvin Merced lays it in set up by Jason Durfee | 59-38 |
| 05:02 | Samford | James Kwong connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Charlie Lakin | 59-40 |
| 04:45 | Troy | Michael Roth hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jason Durfee | 61-40 |
| 04:31 | Samford | Jason Durfee steals it from James Kwong | 61-40 |
| 04:09 | Troy | Eric North can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 61-40 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Daniel Reichman pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Charlie Lakin is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Durfee - foul #3 on Jason Durfee, team foul #9 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Troy | James White (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 | Samford | Rodger Sykes (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Daniel Reichman, Deangelo Horton, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| 04:05 | Samford | Charlie Lakin makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Charlie Lakin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 03:36 | Troy | Greg Day misses the easy layup | 61-42 |
| 03:35 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rodger Sykes | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Samford | Mark Keefer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-42 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ross Paik (SF) Charlie Lakin | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Troy | James James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-42 |
| 03:13 | Samford | Ronald Farrish snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Leach (fresh) PF - Greg Day (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - George O'Shaughnessy (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ross Paik (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Samford | Mark Keefer misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 61-42 |
| 02:52 | Troy | Greg Day pulls down the rebound | 61-42 |
| 02:38 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy is called for traveling | 61-42 |
| Subs | Troy | John Anderson (SF) Greg Day | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:11 | Samford | Ronald Farrish can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-42 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Robert Holz gets the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Rodger Sykes misses short on a jumper from the left side | 61-42 |
| 02:02 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 01:45 | Troy | John Leach misses the easy layup | 61-42 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Ross Paik snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Ross Paik connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Ronald Farrish | 61-44 |
| 01:09 | Troy | James White misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-44 |
| 01:07 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 00:49 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy is hacked by Ross Paik - foul #3 on Ross Paik, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Greg Day (PF) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:49 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 00:49 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Samford | Ross Paik loses the ball out of bounds | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Troy | Greg Day hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-44 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Mark Keefer snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Ross Paik is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Rodger Sykes | 63-46 |
| 00:00 | Troy | James White runs out the clock | 63-46 |