| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SG - Albert Nichols (fresh) SF - Michael Burnette (fresh) PF - Douglas Snider (fresh) C - Benjamin Harvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) SG - Johnathan Wilson (fresh) SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) PF - Eli Smith (fresh) C - Harold Burks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Harold Burks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Troy | Douglas Snider pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Troy | Albert Nichols connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Eli Smith can't connect on a runner from the left block | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Troy | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Troy | Albert Nichols misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Troy | Albert Nichols comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Clarence Barnes | 3-0 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter buries a fadeaway from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey tips it in | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter is hacked by Joseph Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Troy | Peter Tozier (SF), Kevin Duryea (PF), Timothy Hobson (C) Michael Burnette, Douglas Snider, Benjamin Harvey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Mark Aguiar (SG), Tim Widener (SF), Kenneth Bergren (PF), James Taylor (C) Ruben Carpenter, Johnathan Wilson, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Duryea - foul #1 on Kevin Duryea, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Troy | Billy Kennedy (C) Albert Nichols | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Troy | Chester Jordan is called for the reach on Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Chester Jordan, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Troy | Tim Widener steals it from Kevin Duryea | 5-4 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar dunks the ball on a great pass from Tim Widener | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | Troy | Kevin Duryea misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | James Taylor drills a shot from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 15:50 | Troy | Peter Tozier is whistled for a carry | 5-8 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Nichols (SG), Michael Burnette (SF), Douglas Snider (PF), Benjamin Harvey (C) Joseph Jones, Kevin Duryea, Timothy Hobson, Billy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Mark Aguiar, Kenneth Bergren, James Taylor | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Peter Tozier (fresh) SG - Albert Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Burnette (fresh) PF - Douglas Snider (fresh) C - Benjamin Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chester Jordan (fresh) SF - Tim Widener (fresh) PF - Eli Smith (fresh) C - Harold Burks (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Harold Burks connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-10 |
| 15:03 | Troy | Douglas Snider clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harold Burks | 5-10 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Chester Jordan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ruben Carpenter | 5-13 |
| 14:37 | Troy | Peter Tozier knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Albert Nichols steals the ball from Chester Jordan in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| 14:24 | Troy | Peter Tozier misses long on a jumper from the left side | 8-13 |
| 14:23 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Chester Jordan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Burnette - foul #1 on Michael Burnette, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jones (PG), Curtis Croskey (SG), Kevin Duryea (SF), Timothy Hobson (PF), Billy Kennedy (C) Peter Tozier, Albert Nichols, Michael Burnette, Douglas Snider, Benjamin Harvey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Kenneth Bergren (PF) Ruben Carpenter, Tim Widener, Eli Smith | |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Chester Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Chester Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:13 | Troy | Timothy Hobson gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:49 | Troy | Joseph Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 13:48 | Troy | Curtis Croskey tips it back up and in | 12-14 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Chester Jordan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 13:31 | Troy | Timothy Hobson gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:06 | Troy | Harold Burks swats the short shot by Curtis Croskey | 12-14 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Joseph Jones steps in front of the Clarence Barnes pass in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 12:49 | Troy | Curtis Croskey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Holman (PG), Albert Nichols (SG) Joseph Jones, Curtis Croskey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Eli Smith (PF), James Taylor (C) Chester Jordan, Kenneth Bergren, Harold Burks | |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Kevin Duryea - foul #2 on Kevin Duryea, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Burnette (SF), Douglas Snider (PF), Benjamin Harvey (C) Kevin Duryea, Timothy Hobson, Billy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG), Tim Widener (SF) Johnathan Wilson, Clarence Barnes | |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:13 | Troy | Douglas Snider misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Tim Widener grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar misses the 3 from straight away | 12-17 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Tim Widener snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mark Holman (fresh) SG - Albert Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Burnette (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Snider (fairly fresh) C - Benjamin Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Aguiar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Widener (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) C - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-17 |
| 11:30 | Troy | Douglas Snider grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:17 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #2 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jones (PG), Peter Tozier (SG), Curtis Croskey (SF), Timothy Hobson (PF) Mark Holman, Albert Nichols, Michael Burnette, Douglas Snider | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Harold Burks (C) Mark Aguiar, Tim Widener, James Taylor | |
| 11:17 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:17 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Johnathan Wilson | 13-20 |
| 10:28 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Benjamin Harvey, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Burnette (SF), Billy Kennedy (PF) Curtis Croskey, Timothy Hobson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (PG), Kenneth Bergren (C) Ruben Carpenter, Harold Burks | |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Eli Smith slams it home and the foul's on Billy Kennedy - foul #1 on Billy Kennedy, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Troy | Douglas Snider (PF) Benjamin Harvey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tim Widener (SF) Clarence Barnes | |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:16 | Troy | Douglas Snider pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:12 | Troy | Joseph Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing and he's hacked by Mark Aguiar - foul #1 on Mark Aguiar, team foul #3 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Taylor (C) Eli Smith | |
| 10:12 | Troy | Joseph Jones makes the free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Joseph Jones is called for the reach on Mark Aguiar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Nichols (SG) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:50 | Troy | Peter Tozier can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-24 |
| 09:49 | Troy | Peter Tozier hits the follow up shot | 19-24 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar is hacked by Albert Nichols in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Nichols, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Holman (PG) Michael Burnette | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:42 | Troy | Mark Aguiar picks off the pass by Mark Holman in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | James Taylor makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Douglas Snider - foul #1 on Douglas Snider, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Burnette (SF), Timothy Hobson (PF) Peter Tozier, Douglas Snider | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Harold Burks (C) Mark Aguiar, Kenneth Bergren | |
| 09:23 | Kent State | James Taylor makes the free throw | 19-29 |
| 09:10 | Troy | Mark Holman misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 09:08 | Troy | Timothy Hobson tips it in | 21-29 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter is hacked by Billy Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Kennedy, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Troy | Peter Tozier (PG), Curtis Croskey (SG), Benjamin Harvey (C) Mark Holman, Albert Nichols, Billy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF) Tim Widener, James Taylor | |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 08:42 | Troy | Ruben Carpenter steals the ball from Peter Tozier | 21-31 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes hits the finger roll set up by Ruben Carpenter | 21-33 |
| 08:23 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey hits a driving attempt from the right block | 23-33 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is alone and drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ruben Carpenter | 23-35 |
| 07:54 | Troy | Eli Smith swats the dunk try by Timothy Hobson | 23-35 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harold Burks | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Peter Tozier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Curtis Croskey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Burnette (tiring) PF - Timothy Hobson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Harvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnathan Wilson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-35 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Harold Burks gets the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Johnathan Wilson | 23-38 |
| 07:03 | Troy | Harold Burks swats the layup by Peter Tozier | 23-38 |
| 07:01 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey tips it but misses | 23-38 |
| 06:59 | Troy | Timothy Hobson gets the offensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 06:36 | Troy | Michael Burnette's floater is knocked away by Harold Burks | 23-38 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Eli Smith snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Harold Burks can't finish the uncontested layup | 23-38 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Burks | 23-38 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter's floater is knocked away by Benjamin Harvey | 23-38 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the offensive board | 23-38 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Eli Smith lays it in on a great pass from Ruben Carpenter | 23-40 |
| 05:21 | Troy | Michael Burnette can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-40 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eli Smith | 23-40 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter is called for traveling | 23-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Holman (PG), Albert Nichols (SG), Douglas Snider (PF) Peter Tozier, Curtis Croskey, Timothy Hobson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Mark Aguiar (SG), Tim Widener (SF), Kenneth Bergren (PF), James Taylor (C) Ruben Carpenter, Johnathan Wilson, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 05:00 | Troy | Douglas Snider knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Holman | 25-40 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Albert Nichols picks off the pass by Tim Widener in the backcourt | 25-40 |
| 04:44 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren makes the wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Chester Jordan | 25-42 |
| 04:17 | Troy | Douglas Snider's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Bergren | 25-42 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Chester Jordan grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Aguiar | 25-44 |
| 04:00 | Troy | Benjamin Harvey banks in the layup set up by Douglas Snider | 27-44 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Tim Widener comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar gets the offensive rebound | 27-44 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mark Holman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Burnette (tired) PF - Douglas Snider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Harvey (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Aguiar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tim Widener (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Bergren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Kenneth Bergren is whistled for a carry | 27-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jones (PG), Kevin Duryea (SF), Billy Kennedy (C) Mark Holman, Michael Burnette, Benjamin Harvey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Harold Burks (C) Mark Aguiar, Kenneth Bergren, James Taylor | |
| 03:05 | Troy | Billy Kennedy misses the floater from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the board | 27-44 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Harold Burks connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ruben Carpenter | 27-46 |
| 02:39 | Troy | Joseph Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 02:37 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Kennedy | 27-46 |
| 02:28 | Troy | Douglas Snider misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ruben Carpenter - foul #1 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #4 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathan Wilson (SG), Eli Smith (PF) Chester Jordan, Tim Widener | |
| 02:28 | Troy | Douglas Snider makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 02:28 | Troy | Douglas Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-46 |
| 02:00 | Troy | Douglas Snider snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 01:44 | Troy | Douglas Snider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-46 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-46 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes tips it in | 29-48 |
| 01:15 | Troy | Joseph Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ruben Carpenter - foul #2 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #5 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Holman (SG), Peter Tozier (SF) Albert Nichols, Billy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG), Kenneth Bergren (SF), James Taylor (C) Johnathan Wilson, Clarence Barnes, Harold Burks | |
| 01:15 | Troy | Joseph Jones misses the free throw | 31-48 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | James Taylor scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Mark Aguiar | 31-50 |
| 00:38 | Troy | Eli Smith takes the ball from Joseph Jones | 31-50 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Eli Smith throws it down set up by Ruben Carpenter | 31-52 |
| 00:02 | Troy | Peter Tozier is whistled for traveling | 31-52 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Nichols (SG), Timothy Hobson (PF), Benjamin Harvey (C) Mark Holman, Peter Tozier, Douglas Snider | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (SG), Tim Widener (SF) Ruben Carpenter, Kenneth Bergren | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Chester Jordan makes the halfcourt shot | 31-55 |