| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Daniel Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donny Usry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Liller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Beard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Schloss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mack Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Rita (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mile Zebell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Kyle Reynolds inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Wichita State | Donny Usry connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Liller | 28-42 |
| 19:20 | Troy | John Rita connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by John Schloss | 28-44 |
| 19:05 | Wichita State | Donny Usry hits a 3 from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 18:39 | Troy | Mile Zebell misses the easy layup | 31-44 |
| 18:38 | Wichita State | Kyle Reynolds snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:23 | Wichita State | Bobby Liller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 18:22 | Troy | Mile Zebell gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:06 | Troy | Gilbert Reed is hacked by Donny Usry - foul #2 on Donny Usry, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ricky Price (PG), Frank Lawson (SG), William Andrews (SF), Joseph Williamson (PF), Neal Bainter (C) Daniel Scott, Donny Usry, Kyle Reynolds, Bobby Liller, Stephen Beard | |
| Subs | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez (PG), William Wong (SG), Ken Darden (SF), Eugene Parker (PF), Bennie Hibbs (C) John Schloss, Mack Watts, Gilbert Reed, John Rita, Mile Zebell | |
| 17:58 | Troy | William Wong misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 17:56 | Wichita State | Joseph Williamson pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 17:31 | Wichita State | Neal Bainter makes the jumper from the left block set up by Frank Lawson | 33-44 |
| 17:18 | Troy | Bennie Hibbs is fouled on the floor by Joseph Williamson - foul #1 on Joseph Williamson, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Donny Usry (SG) Frank Lawson | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 17:04 | Troy | William Wong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-44 |
| 17:03 | Wichita State | Ricky Price snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 16:45 | Wichita State | Joseph Williamson knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Donny Usry | 35-44 |
| 16:25 | Troy | Ken Darden misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 16:24 | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez misses the tip | 35-44 |
| 16:23 | Troy | Eugene Parker hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 16:01 | Wichita State | William Andrews buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ricky Price | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ricky Price (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donny Usry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Bainter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Enrique Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Wong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ken Darden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Hibbs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Troy | Ricky Price steals it from Ken Darden | 38-46 |
| 15:40 | Wichita State | Ricky Price lays it in | 40-46 |
| 15:11 | Troy | Eugene Parker is hacked by Joseph Williamson - foul #2 on Joseph Williamson, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Scott (PG), Frank Lawson (SG), Kyle Reynolds (SF), Bobby Liller (PF), Stephen Beard (C) Ricky Price, Donny Usry, William Andrews, Joseph Williamson, Neal Bainter | |
| Subs | Troy | Patrick Smiley (PG), Mack Watts (SG), Gilbert Reed (SF), John Rita (PF), Mile Zebell (C) Enrique Rodriguez, William Wong, Ken Darden, Eugene Parker, Bennie Hibbs | |
| 15:04 | Troy | Patrick Smiley scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mack Watts | 40-48 |
| 14:35 | Wichita State | John Rita is called for the reach on Kyle Reynolds - foul #2 on John Rita, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Donny Usry (SG) Frank Lawson | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 14:22 | Wichita State | Donny Usry connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Scott | 42-48 |
| 14:17 | Troy | Gilbert Reed comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 14:16 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Beard | 42-48 |
| 13:47 | Wichita State | Stephen Beard buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Reynolds | 44-48 |
| 13:27 | Troy | Mack Watts knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Smiley | 44-50 |
| 13:03 | Wichita State | Daniel Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 13:01 | Wichita State | Donny Usry snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:34 | Wichita State | Bobby Liller hits a 3 from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 12:13 | Troy | Mack Watts is fouled on the floor by Kyle Reynolds - foul #2 on Kyle Reynolds, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Frank Lawson (SG) Donny Usry | |
| Subs | Troy | John Schloss (PG), William Wong (SG), Scott Meinhardt (SF), Ken Darden (PF) Patrick Smiley, Mack Watts, Gilbert Reed, John Rita | |
| 11:58 | Troy | William Wong scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Schloss | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Daniel Scott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Liller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Beard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Schloss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wong (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Scott Meinhardt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ken Darden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mile Zebell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Wichita State | William Wong picks off the pass by Bobby Liller in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 11:35 | Troy | John Schloss is fouled on the floor by Daniel Scott - foul #2 on Daniel Scott, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Donny Usry (PG) Daniel Scott | |
| Subs | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez (PG), Eugene Parker (C) Scott Meinhardt, Mile Zebell | |
| 11:30 | Troy | John Schloss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 11:28 | Wichita State | Stephen Beard pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 11:06 | Wichita State | Frank Lawson is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 10:44 | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Enrique Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Scott (PG), William Andrews (SF), Neal Bainter (C) Donny Usry, Kyle Reynolds, Stephen Beard | |
| Subs | Troy | Mack Watts (SG), Scott Meinhardt (SF), John Rita (PF), Bennie Hibbs (C) John Schloss, William Wong, Ken Darden, Eugene Parker | |
| 10:23 | Wichita State | Bobby Liller is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ricky Price (PG), Donny Usry (SG), Kyle Reynolds (SF), Joseph Williamson (PF) Daniel Scott, Frank Lawson, William Andrews, Bobby Liller | |
| Subs | Troy | Patrick Smiley (PG) Enrique Rodriguez | |
| 10:21 | Troy | Patrick Smiley is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Price - foul #1 on Ricky Price, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Beard (PF) Joseph Williamson | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 10:09 | Troy | Bennie Hibbs is hacked by Stephen Beard - foul #2 on Stephen Beard, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Scott (PG), Bobby Liller (PF) Ricky Price, Stephen Beard | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 10:09 | Troy | Bennie Hibbs misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | Bobby Liller gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:07 | Wichita State | Daniel Scott is hacked by Patrick Smiley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Smiley, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Troy | John Schloss (PG), Mile Zebell (C) Patrick Smiley, John Rita | |
| 09:47 | Wichita State | Donny Usry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 09:46 | Troy | Mile Zebell gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:36 | Troy | Bennie Hibbs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 09:34 | Troy | Scott Meinhardt tips it but misses | 50-53 |
| 09:32 | Wichita State | Bobby Liller grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 09:17 | Wichita State | Neal Bainter is open but misses the lay-in | 50-53 |
| 09:15 | Troy | Mack Watts pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:09 | Troy | Mack Watts knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Schloss | 50-56 |
| 08:40 | Wichita State | Daniel Scott clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:39 | Troy | Mack Watts grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 08:24 | Troy | Mack Watts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 08:22 | Troy | Scott Meinhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:07 | Troy | Bennie Hibbs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 08:05 | Wichita State | Neal Bainter pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Daniel Scott (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donny Usry (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Reynolds (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Liller (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Neal Bainter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Schloss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mack Watts (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bennie Hibbs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Mile Zebell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Wichita State | Donny Usry is hacked by Mack Watts - foul #2 on Mack Watts, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ricky Price (PG), Frank Lawson (SG), William Andrews (SF), Stephen Beard (PF) Daniel Scott, Donny Usry, Kyle Reynolds, Bobby Liller | |
| Subs | Troy | Patrick Smiley (PG), William Wong (SG), Gilbert Reed (SF), John Rita (PF), Ken Darden (C) John Schloss, Mack Watts, Scott Meinhardt, Bennie Hibbs, Mile Zebell | |
| 07:24 | Wichita State | Ricky Price misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 07:22 | Troy | John Rita grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:10 | Troy | Gilbert Reed connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Smiley and he's fouled by Frank Lawson - foul #1 on Frank Lawson, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Donny Usry (SG) Frank Lawson | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 07:10 | Troy | Gilbert Reed makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:52 | Wichita State | Donny Usry scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 06:39 | Troy | Neal Bainter is called for the reach on Ken Darden - foul #2 on Neal Bainter, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Frank Lawson (SG) Donny Usry | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 06:39 | Troy | Ken Darden makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:39 | Troy | Ken Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:14 | Wichita State | Ricky Price scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-61 |
| 05:53 | Troy | William Wong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 05:51 | Wichita State | Stephen Beard grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | Stephen Beard makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Price and he's fouled by John Rita - foul #3 on John Rita, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Scott (PG), Donny Usry (SG), Kyle Reynolds (SF), Bobby Liller (PF) Ricky Price, Frank Lawson, William Andrews, Neal Bainter | |
| Subs | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez (SG), Eugene Parker (PF), Mile Zebell (C) William Wong, John Rita, Ken Darden | |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | Stephen Beard makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:14 | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez is whistled for traveling | 57-61 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Mack Watts (SG) Patrick Smiley | |
| 04:56 | Wichita State | Kyle Reynolds loses the dribble to Mack Watts | 57-61 |
| 04:34 | Troy | Mile Zebell hits the finger roll | 57-63 |
| 04:12 | Wichita State | Kyle Reynolds connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donny Usry | 59-63 |
| 03:51 | Troy | Daniel Scott steals the ball from Mile Zebell | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Daniel Scott (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donny Usry (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Reynolds (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Liller (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Beard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Enrique Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mack Watts (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Reed (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Eugene Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mile Zebell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Wichita State | Stephen Beard knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Scott | 61-63 |
| 03:19 | Troy | Eugene Parker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Stephen Beard pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:56 | Wichita State | Stephen Beard buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Donny Usry | 63-63 |
| 02:56 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ricky Price (PG), William Andrews (SF), Neal Bainter (C) Daniel Scott, Kyle Reynolds, Bobby Liller | |
| Subs | Troy | Patrick Smiley (PG), John Schloss (SG), William Wong (SF), John Rita (PF), Ken Darden (C) Enrique Rodriguez, Mack Watts, Gilbert Reed, Eugene Parker, Mile Zebell | |
| 02:29 | Troy | Ken Darden banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Schloss | 63-65 |
| 02:23 | Wichita State | Patrick Smiley steps in front of the William Andrews pass in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| 02:09 | Troy | Patrick Smiley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ricky Price - foul #2 on Ricky Price, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Frank Lawson (SG), Kyle Reynolds (SF), Bobby Liller (PF) Ricky Price, William Andrews, Stephen Beard | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 02:09 | Troy | Patrick Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:09 | Troy | Patrick Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:06 | Wichita State | Kyle Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-67 |
| 01:48 | Troy | John Rita misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bobby Liller - foul #2 on Bobby Liller, team foul #11 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Scott (PG), Stephen Beard (C) Frank Lawson, Neal Bainter | |
| Subs | Troy | Mack Watts (SG), Gilbert Reed (SF), Mile Zebell (C) John Schloss, William Wong, Ken Darden | |
| 01:48 | Troy | John Rita makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:48 | Troy | John Rita misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:48 | Wichita State | Bobby Liller grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 01:24 | Wichita State | Donny Usry clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 63-68 |
| 01:23 | Troy | John Rita snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 01:06 | Troy | Gilbert Reed hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Wichita State | Kyle Reynolds is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kyle Reynolds, team foul #12 | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Troy | Donny Usry is called for the reach on Gilbert Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donny Usry, team foul #13 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ken Darden (C) Mile Zebell | |
| 00:51 | Troy | Gilbert Reed misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:51 | Troy | Gilbert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Wichita State | Bobby Liller is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Liller, team foul #14 | 63-72 |
| 00:47 | Troy | Ken Darden is hacked by Daniel Scott - foul #3 on Daniel Scott, team foul #15 | 63-72 |
| 00:47 | Troy | Ken Darden makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:47 | Troy | Ken Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:43 | Wichita State | Bobby Liller is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Bobby Liller, team foul #16 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ricky Price (PG), Frank Lawson (SG), William Andrews (SF), Joseph Williamson (PF), Neal Bainter (C) Daniel Scott, Donny Usry, Kyle Reynolds, Bobby Liller, Stephen Beard | |
| Subs | Troy | John Schloss (PG), William Wong (SG), Scott Meinhardt (SF), Eugene Parker (C) Patrick Smiley, Mack Watts, Gilbert Reed, John Rita | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Troy | Scott Meinhardt comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-74 |
| 00:19 | Troy | Ken Darden tips it but misses | 63-74 |
| 00:18 | Troy | Scott Meinhardt tips it in | 63-76 |
| 00:12 | Wichita State | Neal Bainter scores on a jumper from the left block | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Troy | John Schloss runs out the clock | 65-76 |