| Lineup | Troy | PG - Douglas Bodenhamer (fresh) SG - Charles Rensberger (fresh) SF - Gary Miller (fresh) PF - Michael Coleman (fresh) C - Todd Cartwright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) SG - Tony Gold (fresh) SF - Mark Davy (fresh) PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) C - Jim Serna (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna 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) | |
| 19:55 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Bodenhamer steals it from Tony Gold in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Troy | Jim Serna denies the turnaround by Gary Miller | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donovan Hicks | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Troy | Gary Miller scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Coleman is called for the reach on Tony Gold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Coleman, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Troy | Michael Coleman gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Troy | Jim Serna steals it from Michael Coleman | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Coleman - foul #2 on Michael Coleman, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Troy | Glenn Perlman (PF) Michael Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Troy | Glenn Perlman pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Troy | Charles Rensberger knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Miller | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton is open but misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | Troy | The rebound goes to Todd Cartwright | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Troy | Douglas Bodenhamer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:52 | Troy | Charles Rensberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | Troy | Charles Rensberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Troy | Neil Wahl (PG), Daniel Ford (SG), Kevin Muller (SF), Daniel Corner (C) Douglas Bodenhamer, Charles Rensberger, Gary Miller, Todd Cartwright | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG), George Barnett (SG), Allen Hinton (SF), Richard Corona (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) Donovan Hicks, Tony Gold, Mark Davy, Steven Clayton, Jim Serna | |
| 16:29 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:28 | Troy | Daniel Corner gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Troy | Daniel Ford is hacked by George Barnett - foul #1 on George Barnett, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Troy | Todd Cartwright (C) Glenn Perlman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 15:53 | Troy | Kevin Muller misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 15:52 | Troy | Kevin Muller pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Neil Wahl (fresh) SG - Daniel Ford (fresh) SF - Kevin Muller (fresh) PF - Daniel Corner (fresh) C - Todd Cartwright (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Perkins (fresh) SG - George Barnett (fresh) SF - Allen Hinton (fresh) PF - Richard Corona (fresh) C - Leslie Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Troy | Neil Wahl misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Perkins - foul #1 on Edward Perkins, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 15:39 | Troy | Neil Wahl misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:39 | Troy | Neil Wahl makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana Tech | Neil Wahl is called for the reach on George Barnett - foul #1 on Neil Wahl, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block | 6-4 |
| 15:15 | Troy | Todd Cartwright pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:53 | Troy | Kevin Muller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett's pass is intercepted by Neil Wahl in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 14:35 | Troy | Leslie Johnson picks off the pass by Daniel Corner | 6-4 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Edward Perkins and he's fouled by Kevin Muller - foul #1 on Kevin Muller, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Troy | Douglas Bodenhamer (PG), Charles Rensberger (SG), Gary Miller (SF), Glenn Perlman (PF) Neil Wahl, Daniel Ford, Kevin Muller, Daniel Corner | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Tony Gold (SG), Brian Conlan (PF), Jim Serna (C) Edward Perkins, George Barnett, Richard Corona, Leslie Johnson | |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:47 | Troy | Douglas Bodenhamer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses the jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Serna | 6-7 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | Glenn Perlman is called for the reach on Jim Serna - foul #1 on Glenn Perlman, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy (SF), Steven Clayton (PF) Allen Hinton, Jim Serna | |
| 13:11 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 13:09 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks tips it in | 6-9 |
| 12:51 | Troy | Gary Miller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:27 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 6-9 |
| 12:25 | Troy | Douglas Bodenhamer snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 12:06 | Troy | Charles Rensberger misses long on a shot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks is hacked by Todd Cartwright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Cartwright, team foul #6 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Troy | Neil Wahl (PG), Daniel Ford (SG), Kevin Muller (PF) Douglas Bodenhamer, Charles Rensberger, Todd Cartwright | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett (PG), Edward Perkins (SF), Richard Corona (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) Donovan Hicks, Mark Davy, Steven Clayton, Brian Conlan | |
| 11:40 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Barnett | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Neil Wahl (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Daniel Ford (fresh) SF - Gary Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Muller (fresh) C - Glenn Perlman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Corona (fresh) C - Leslie Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Troy | Kevin Muller comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 6-12 |
| 11:14 | Troy | Gary Miller snags the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 11:09 | Troy | Gary Miller misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Tony Gold - foul #1 on Tony Gold, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Troy | Daniel Corner (C) Glenn Perlman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna (C) Tony Gold | |
| 11:09 | Troy | Gary Miller misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 11:09 | Troy | Gary Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from George Barnett | 7-15 |
| 10:48 | Troy | Neil Wahl loses the dribble to Edward Perkins in the backcourt | 7-15 |
| 10:46 | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett lays it in set up by Edward Perkins | 7-17 |
| 10:33 | Troy | Daniel Ford misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-17 |
| 10:32 | Troy | Kevin Muller grabs the offensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 10:24 | Troy | Daniel Ford knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Corner and he's fouled by Jim Serna - foul #1 on Jim Serna, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Troy | Douglas Bodenhamer (PG), Glenn Perlman (C) Neil Wahl, Gary Miller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Mark Davy (SF) Edward Perkins, Richard Corona | |
| 10:24 | Troy | Daniel Ford makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jim Serna | 10-20 |
| 09:58 | Troy | Glenn Perlman clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Donovan Hicks - foul #1 on Donovan Hicks, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Miller (SF) Daniel Corner | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold (SG), Brian Conlan (PF) George Barnett, Leslie Johnson | |
| 09:58 | Troy | Glenn Perlman misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:58 | Troy | Glenn Perlman misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna gets the rebound | 10-20 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks is hacked by Douglas Bodenhamer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Bodenhamer, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Rensberger (SG) Daniel Ford | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 09:35 | Troy | Gary Miller connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Bodenhamer | 13-22 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 09:07 | Troy | Glenn Perlman pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 08:54 | Troy | Kevin Muller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Tony Gold | 13-22 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy is fouled on the floor by Gary Miller - foul #1 on Gary Miller, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Troy | Neil Wahl (PG), Daniel Ford (SG), Daniel Corner (PF), Todd Cartwright (C) Douglas Bodenhamer, Charles Rensberger, Kevin Muller, Glenn Perlman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG), George Barnett (SG), Steven Clayton (PF), Richard Corona (C) Donovan Hicks, Tony Gold, Brian Conlan, Jim Serna | |
| 08:30 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:09 | Troy | Neil Wahl misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 13-24 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett is fouled on the floor by Todd Cartwright - foul #2 on Todd Cartwright, team foul #9 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Muller (PF), Glenn Perlman (C) Daniel Corner, Todd Cartwright | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton (SF) Mark Davy | |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:41 | Troy | Glenn Perlman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Neil Wahl (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Daniel Ford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Miller (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Muller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Perlman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Corona (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Troy | Richard Corona picks off the pass by Glenn Perlman | 13-24 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Clayton | 13-26 |
| 06:36 | Troy | Neil Wahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Douglas Bodenhamer (PG) Neil Wahl | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Tony Gold (SG), Leslie Johnson (PF), Brian Conlan (C) Edward Perkins, George Barnett, Steven Clayton, Richard Corona | |
| 06:31 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton is hacked by Gary Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Miller, team foul #10 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Rensberger (SG), Daniel Corner (C) Daniel Ford, Gary Miller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:31 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 06:31 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-28 |
| 06:14 | Troy | Glenn Perlman connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Bodenhamer | 15-28 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Conlan | 15-30 |
| 05:31 | Troy | Glenn Perlman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-30 |
| 05:29 | Troy | Charles Rensberger misses the tip | 15-30 |
| 05:28 | Troy | Kevin Muller snags the offensive board | 15-30 |
| 05:07 | Troy | Glenn Perlman scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Douglas Bodenhamer | 17-30 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Allen Hinton | 17-32 |
| 04:46 | Troy | Charles Rensberger clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-32 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Allen Hinton | 17-32 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Glenn Perlman - foul #2 on Glenn Perlman, team foul #11 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG), Neil Wahl (SG), Daniel Ford (SF) Douglas Bodenhamer, Charles Rensberger, Glenn Perlman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy (SF), Steven Clayton (PF), Jim Serna (C) Allen Hinton, Leslie Johnson, Brian Conlan | |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 04:39 | Troy | Daniel Corner snags the defensive board | 17-33 |
| 04:23 | Troy | Kevin Muller is whistled for traveling | 17-33 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG) Donovan Hicks | |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins is hacked by Phillip Silvey - foul #1 on Phillip Silvey, team foul #12 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett (SG) Tony Gold | |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 03:58 | Troy | George Barnett picks off the pass by Daniel Ford | 17-34 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins blows the layup | 17-34 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy tips it in | 17-36 |
| 03:31 | Troy | Daniel Corner can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 17-36 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna snags the defensive board | 17-36 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Phillip Silvey (fresh) SG - Neil Wahl (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Daniel Ford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Muller (tiring) 3 reb. C - Daniel Corner (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Davy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Corner - foul #1 on Daniel Corner, team foul #13 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Troy | Douglas Bodenhamer (PG), Gary Miller (SF), Michael Coleman (PF), Todd Cartwright (C) Phillip Silvey, Neil Wahl, Kevin Muller, Daniel Corner | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold (SG) Mark Davy | |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna misses the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna misses the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 03:28 | Troy | Michael Coleman pulls down the rebound | 17-36 |
| 03:12 | Troy | Daniel Ford hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 17-36 |
| 03:11 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold gets the rebound | 17-36 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins can't finish the layup | 17-36 |
| 02:41 | Troy | Todd Cartwright grabs the board | 17-36 |
| 02:28 | Troy | Michael Coleman is fouled on the floor by Tony Gold - foul #2 on Tony Gold, team foul #6 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG) Douglas Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Mark Davy (SF), Richard Corona (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) George Barnett, Edward Perkins, Steven Clayton, Jim Serna | |
| 02:16 | Troy | Phillip Silvey comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Leslie Johnson - foul #1 on Leslie Johnson, team foul #7 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Rensberger (SG) Daniel Ford | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:16 | Troy | Phillip Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 02:16 | Troy | Phillip Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Mark Davy | 19-38 |
| 01:34 | Troy | Charles Rensberger is hacked by Mark Davy - foul #1 on Mark Davy, team foul #8 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Douglas Bodenhamer (PG) Phillip Silvey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton (SF) Mark Davy | |
| 01:34 | Troy | Charles Rensberger makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 01:34 | Troy | Charles Rensberger makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Tony Gold, team foul #9 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Neil Wahl (SG) Charles Rensberger | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (SG) Tony Gold | |
| 01:06 | Troy | Gary Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Daniel Ford (SG) Neil Wahl | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett (SG) Allen Hinton | |
| 00:56 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Barnett | 21-40 |
| 00:35 | Troy | Douglas Bodenhamer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Neil Wahl (PG), Glenn Perlman (C) Douglas Bodenhamer, Todd Cartwright | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy (SF), Brian Conlan (PF), Jim Serna (C) Donovan Hicks, Richard Corona, Leslie Johnson | |
| 00:11 | Troy | Mark Davy is called for the reach on Daniel Ford - foul #2 on Mark Davy, team foul #10 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Muller (SF) Gary Miller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton (PG), Steven Clayton (PF) Edward Perkins, Brian Conlan | |
| 00:11 | Troy | Daniel Ford makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:11 | Troy | Daniel Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 26-40 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett tips it back up and in | 26-42 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Daniel Ford misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-42 |