| Lineup | Troy | PG - Theodore Liebowitz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Merced (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George O'Shaughnessy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric North (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Frost (fresh) 7 pts. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Melvin Merced inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Troy | John Frost is called for the reach on George O'Shaughnessy - foul #3 on John Frost, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Montana | Marion Gourdine (PF) John Frost | |
| 19:24 | Troy | James White misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 19:23 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 19:06 | Troy | Anthony Bowman steals the ball from Melvin Merced | 32-32 |
| 19:02 | Montana | Anthony Bowman banks in the layup | 32-34 |
| 18:36 | Troy | Roger Marple is called for the reach on Melvin Merced - foul #2 on Roger Marple, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Ragland (PG), John Leach (SG), Greg Day (C) Theodore Liebowitz, James White, Eric North | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Taber (C) Homer Gibbs | |
| 18:24 | Troy | Greg Day misses the lay-in | 32-34 |
| 18:23 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Merced | 32-34 |
| 18:04 | Troy | Michael Ragland can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 18:02 | Montana | Roger Marple grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:00 | Montana | Roger Marple is hacked by Melvin Merced in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Merced, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Troy | John Anderson (SF), Michael Roth (C) Melvin Merced, George O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF) Miguel Sanchez, Roger Marple | |
| 17:45 | Montana | Greg Day denies the turnaround by Christopher Taber | 32-34 |
| 17:44 | Troy | Greg Day grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:24 | Troy | Michael Ragland misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 17:23 | Troy | Michael Roth snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:10 | Troy | Greg Day slams it home | 34-34 |
| 16:52 | Montana | Anthony Bowman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 16:51 | Montana | Christopher Taber tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 16:30 | Troy | Greg Day comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Marion Gourdine - foul #2 on Marion Gourdine, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz (PG), James White (SG), Eric North (C) Michael Ragland, John Leach, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (PG), Homer Gibbs (C) William Covitz, Christopher Taber | |
| 16:30 | Troy | Greg Day makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:30 | Troy | Greg Day makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:14 | Montana | Homer Gibbs blows the wide open dunk but the foul's on Eric North - foul #1 on Eric North, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Troy | Melvin Merced (SF), George O'Shaughnessy (PF) Michael Roth, Greg Day | |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Roger Marple (PF) Robert Henderson, Marion Gourdine | |
| 16:14 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:14 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:14 | Troy | James White gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:58 | Troy | Melvin Merced loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Troy | Brent Stephan (PG) Theodore Liebowitz | |
| Subs | Montana | John Frost (PF) Charles Austin | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brent Stephan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Merced (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - George O'Shaughnessy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric North (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Frost (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Montana | Homer Gibbs knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Roger Marple | 36-38 |
| 15:27 | Troy | James White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 15:25 | Troy | Brent Stephan snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 15:15 | Troy | James White's floater is knocked away by John Frost | 36-38 |
| 15:14 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 15:03 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Homer Gibbs | 38-41 |
| 14:41 | Troy | Melvin Merced scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James White | 40-41 |
| 14:25 | Montana | John Frost buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Miguel Sanchez | 40-43 |
| 14:05 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 14:03 | Troy | James White tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 13:35 | Montana | Anthony Bowman is fouled on the floor by James White - foul #2 on James White, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz (PG), John Leach (SG), John Anderson (SF), Greg Day (PF), Michael Roth (C) Brent Stephan, James White, Melvin Merced, George O'Shaughnessy, Eric North | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (PG), William Covitz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Christopher Taber (C) Miguel Sanchez, Anthony Bowman, Roger Marple, Homer Gibbs | |
| 13:16 | Montana | John Frost misses the lay-in | 42-43 |
| 13:15 | Troy | The rebound goes to Michael Roth | 42-43 |
| 13:11 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Austin - foul #1 on Charles Austin, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| 13:11 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:11 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:52 | Montana | John Anderson denies the turnaround by Christopher Taber | 44-43 |
| 12:51 | Troy | John Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:32 | Troy | Robert Henderson blocks the jumper by John Anderson | 44-43 |
| 12:30 | Montana | Robert Henderson gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:28 | Montana | William Covitz is fouled in the backcourt by John Leach - foul #2 on John Leach, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Andrew Canas (C) Greg Day | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:08 | Montana | Christopher Taber lays it up and in set up by Charles Austin | 44-45 |
| 11:53 | Troy | John Anderson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Theodore Liebowitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Leach (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Roth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Canas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Covitz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Taber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Montana | John Leach steps in front of the Christopher Taber pass in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 11:38 | Troy | John Leach misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 11:37 | Montana | John Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:32 | Montana | William Covitz can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 11:31 | Troy | Michael Roth grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 11:16 | Troy | John Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 11:15 | Troy | Michael Roth tips it home | 48-45 |
| 10:59 | Montana | Charles Austin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 10:57 | Troy | John Anderson grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 10:52 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Troy | Brent Stephan (PG), Michael Ragland (SG), Melvin Merced (SF), George O'Shaughnessy (PF), Greg Day (C) Theodore Liebowitz, John Leach, John Anderson, Michael Roth, Andrew Canas | |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Anthony Bowman (SG), Roger Marple (SF), Marion Gourdine (PF) Charles Austin, William Covitz, Robert Henderson, Christopher Taber | |
| 10:39 | Montana | Brent Stephan steps in front of the Marion Gourdine pass | 48-45 |
| 10:18 | Troy | Brent Stephan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 10:16 | Montana | John Frost pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:56 | Montana | John Frost buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Miguel Sanchez and he's fouled by Michael Ragland - foul #1 on Michael Ragland, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Troy | James White (SG), Eric North (C) Michael Ragland, Greg Day | |
| Subs | Montana | Homer Gibbs (C) Marion Gourdine | |
| 09:56 | Montana | John Frost makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:36 | Troy | James White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 09:34 | Montana | John Frost snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 09:13 | Montana | Roger Marple is hacked by George O'Shaughnessy - foul #3 on George O'Shaughnessy, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Ragland (PG), John Leach (SF), Andrew Canas (C) Brent Stephan, Melvin Merced, Eric North | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (PG), Marion Gourdine (PF) Miguel Sanchez, John Frost | |
| 08:56 | Montana | Charles Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (SF) Roger Marple | |
| 08:41 | Troy | Homer Gibbs swats the short shot by George O'Shaughnessy | 48-48 |
| 08:39 | Troy | John Leach hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 08:23 | Montana | Marion Gourdine blows the wide open layup | 50-48 |
| 08:22 | Troy | The rebound goes to Andrew Canas | 50-48 |
| 07:56 | Troy | A charge is called on Andrew Canas - foul #1 on Andrew Canas, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Troy | Brent Stephan (PG), John Anderson (SF), Greg Day (PF), Michael Roth (C) Michael Ragland, John Leach, George O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Canas | |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG) Anthony Bowman | |
| 07:50 | Montana | Charles Austin is hacked by John Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Anderson, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz (SG) James White | |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), John Frost (PF) Robert Henderson, Marion Gourdine | |
| 07:50 | Montana | Charles Austin makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:50 | Montana | Charles Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brent Stephan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Liebowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Greg Day (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Roth (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Covitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Gibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Troy | John Anderson's pass is intercepted by Homer Gibbs | 50-50 |
| 07:22 | Montana | Homer Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 50-50 |
| 07:20 | Montana | Homer Gibbs gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:06 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez buries a jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 06:57 | Troy | Michael Roth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 06:55 | Montana | John Frost grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 06:48 | Montana | Michael Roth is called for the reach on Miguel Sanchez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Roth, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Troy | John Leach (SG), Melvin Merced (SF), Eric North (C) Theodore Liebowitz, John Anderson, Michael Roth | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Bowman (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Marion Gourdine (PF), Christopher Taber (C) William Covitz, Charles Austin, John Frost, Homer Gibbs | |
| 06:48 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:48 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:48 | Troy | Greg Day pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:40 | Troy | Greg Day slams it home | 52-53 |
| 06:36 | Montana | Anthony Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Troy | Andrew Canas (PF) Greg Day | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:15 | Troy | Brent Stephan scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 06:11 | Montana | Anthony Bowman knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Miguel Sanchez | 55-55 |
| 06:00 | Troy | Melvin Merced buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brent Stephan | 58-55 |
| 05:46 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 05:44 | Troy | Eric North grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:40 | Troy | Eric North is fouled on the floor by Marion Gourdine - foul #3 on Marion Gourdine, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Ragland (PG), James White (SG), George O'Shaughnessy (PF) Brent Stephan, Melvin Merced, Andrew Canas | |
| Subs | Montana | Roger Marple (SF), John Frost (PF) Robert Henderson, Marion Gourdine | |
| 05:30 | Troy | Michael Ragland loses the dribble to Miguel Sanchez | 58-55 |
| 05:25 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez lays it in | 58-57 |
| 04:59 | Troy | Anthony Bowman steals the ball from George O'Shaughnessy | 58-57 |
| 04:44 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Marple | 58-59 |
| 04:19 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy is fouled on the floor by John Frost - foul #4 on John Frost, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz (PG), Melvin Merced (SF), Greg Day (PF), Michael Roth (C) Michael Ragland, John Leach, George O'Shaughnessy, Eric North | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (PG), William Covitz (SG), Marion Gourdine (PF) Miguel Sanchez, Anthony Bowman, Christopher Taber | |
| 03:54 | Troy | Michael Roth makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James White | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Theodore Liebowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Melvin Merced (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Day (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Roth (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Covitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Marple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marion Gourdine (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Frost (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Montana | William Covitz is fouled on the floor by James White - foul #3 on James White, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (SF), Homer Gibbs (C) Roger Marple, John Frost | |
| 03:39 | Montana | William Covitz misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:39 | Montana | William Covitz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:39 | Troy | Michael Roth grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 03:33 | Troy | Marion Gourdine picks off the pass by James White | 61-59 |
| 03:31 | Montana | Charles Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 03:14 | Troy | Melvin Merced hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 03:13 | Montana | Charles Austin grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 03:08 | Montana | William Covitz misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 03:06 | Montana | Marion Gourdine gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:58 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Roth - foul #2 on Michael Roth, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Troy | Brent Stephan (PG), John Anderson (SF), George O'Shaughnessy (PF) Theodore Liebowitz, Melvin Merced, Greg Day | |
| Subs | Montana | John Frost (PF) Marion Gourdine | |
| 02:58 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:58 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:58 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:58 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 02:39 | Troy | James White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Troy | John Leach (SG), Melvin Merced (SF), Greg Day (C) James White, John Anderson, Michael Roth | |
| Subs | Montana | Roger Marple (SF), Christopher Taber (C) Robert Henderson, Homer Gibbs | |
| 02:34 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Troy | Eric North (C) Greg Day | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Bowman (PG), Homer Gibbs (C) Charles Austin, Christopher Taber | |
| 02:11 | Montana | Anthony Bowman makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Marple | 61-61 |
| 01:56 | Troy | Melvin Merced clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Bowman - foul #2 on Anthony Bowman, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Troy | James White (SG) John Leach | |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG) William Covitz | |
| 01:56 | Troy | Melvin Merced misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:56 | Troy | Melvin Merced makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:39 | Montana | John Frost hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 62-61 |
| 01:37 | Troy | Melvin Merced grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:25 | Troy | Eric North misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 01:24 | Montana | John Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:02 | Montana | Homer Gibbs drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Miguel Sanchez | 62-63 |
| 00:40 | Troy | Melvin Merced misses long on a jumper from the right side | 62-63 |
| 00:38 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:22 | Troy | Melvin Merced clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Bowman - foul #3 on Anthony Bowman, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 00:22 | Troy | Melvin Merced makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:22 | Troy | Melvin Merced misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:22 | Troy | George O'Shaughnessy grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Troy | Eric North connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brent Stephan | 65-63 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Montana calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Roger Marple clanks a halfcourt shot | 65-63 |