| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Rob Hoose (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Coggin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carlton Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Ramsey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Goulet (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Patrick Smiley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Rita (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mile Zebell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Gilbert Reed inbounds the ball | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Troy | Mack Watts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | John Rita swats the short shot by Joseph Coggin | 46-34 |
| 19:33 | Troy | The rebound goes to Mack Watts | 46-34 |
| 19:26 | Troy | Patrick Smiley is hacked by Rob Hoose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rob Hoose, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| 19:11 | Troy | Mile Zebell hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin can't finish the layup | 46-37 |
| 19:03 | Troy | John Rita pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 18:46 | Troy | Ronnie Ramsey is called for the reach on Patrick Smiley - foul #1 on Ronnie Ramsey, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ira Eastman (PG), Shaun Roy (SF), William McConico (PF), Jay Miles (C) Rob Hoose, Carlton Tillman, Ronnie Ramsey, Kevin Goulet | |
| Subs | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez (PG), John Schloss (SG), William Wong (SF), Eugene Parker (PF), Bennie Hibbs (C) Patrick Smiley, Mack Watts, Gilbert Reed, John Rita, Mile Zebell | |
| 18:27 | Troy | Eugene Parker loses the dribble to Ira Eastman | 46-37 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Jay Miles banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Coggin | 48-37 |
| 17:58 | Troy | Jay Miles is called for the reach on John Schloss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jay Miles, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Albert Moore (C) Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Troy | Patrick Smiley (PG), Mack Watts (SG), Scott Meinhardt (SF), John Rita (PF), Mile Zebell (C) Enrique Rodriguez, John Schloss, William Wong, Eugene Parker, Bennie Hibbs | |
| 17:50 | Troy | Mack Watts clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 17:49 | Troy | Mile Zebell tips it home | 48-39 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 50-39 |
| 17:26 | Troy | Mack Watts hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Rita | 50-41 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman is fouled on the floor by Mack Watts - foul #3 on Mack Watts, team foul #1 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Felton (PG), Ronald Mathews (SG), Carlton Tillman (SF), Kevin Goulet (C) Ira Eastman, Joseph Coggin, Shaun Roy, Albert Moore | |
| Subs | Troy | John Schloss (SG) Mack Watts | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Meinhardt - foul #1 on Scott Meinhardt, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Troy | Gilbert Reed (SF) Scott Meinhardt | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 17:00 | Troy | Gilbert Reed is hacked by Carlton Tillman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlton Tillman, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| 16:50 | Troy | Mile Zebell can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Goulet - foul #1 on Kevin Goulet, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Troy | William Wong (SG) John Schloss | |
| 16:50 | Troy | Mile Zebell makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 16:50 | Troy | Mile Zebell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Smiley steals the ball from Jason Felton in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| 16:29 | Troy | Mile Zebell misses badly on a floater in the lane | 51-43 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jason Felton | 51-43 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | William McConico hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 51-43 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Felton | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jason Felton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Mathews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carlton Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William McConico (tiring) 9 pts. C - Kevin Goulet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Patrick Smiley (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gilbert Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Rita (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mile Zebell (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Troy | William Wong is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman connects on the open jumper in the lane set up by Jason Felton | 55-46 |
| 15:24 | Troy | The short jumper by Mile Zebell is denied by Kevin Goulet | 55-46 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews is whistled for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG), Joseph Coggin (SG), Shaun Roy (SF), Ronnie Ramsey (PF), Jay Miles (C) Jason Felton, Ronald Mathews, Carlton Tillman, William McConico, Kevin Goulet | |
| Subs | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez (PG), Mack Watts (SG), Ken Darden (SF), Eugene Parker (PF), Bennie Hibbs (C) Patrick Smiley, William Wong, Gilbert Reed, John Rita, Mile Zebell | |
| 14:55 | Troy | Ronnie Ramsey blocks the short jumper by Eugene Parker | 55-46 |
| 14:54 | Troy | Bennie Hibbs gets the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 14:26 | Troy | Mack Watts is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 14:18 | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 14:16 | Troy | Joseph Coggin steps in front of the Ken Darden pass in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin banks in the layup | 57-46 |
| 14:05 | Troy | Mack Watts travels with the ball | 57-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ira Eastman (PG), Albert Moore (C) Rob Hoose, Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Troy | John Schloss (PG), Scott Meinhardt (SF), Mile Zebell (C) Enrique Rodriguez, Eugene Parker, Bennie Hibbs | |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 13:50 | Troy | Mile Zebell pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 13:38 | Troy | Mack Watts misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 13:37 | Troy | Mile Zebell hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | John Schloss steps in front of the Joseph Coggin pass in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 13:34 | Troy | Scott Meinhardt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Schloss | 57-50 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin is hacked by Mack Watts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mack Watts, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman (SF), Kevin Goulet (C) Shaun Roy, Ronnie Ramsey | |
| Subs | Troy | Patrick Smiley (PG) Mack Watts | |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Ken Darden steals it from Ira Eastman | 57-50 |
| 12:58 | Troy | Mile Zebell hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Schloss | 57-52 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Mile Zebell - foul #2 on Mile Zebell, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG), Ronald Mathews (SG), Ronnie Ramsey (PF) Ira Eastman, Joseph Coggin, Albert Moore | |
| Subs | Troy | Gilbert Reed (SF), John Rita (PF), Eugene Parker (C) Scott Meinhardt, Ken Darden, Mile Zebell | |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 12:33 | Troy | Carlton Tillman picks off the pass by Patrick Smiley in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman is whistled for traveling | 58-52 |
| 11:56 | Troy | John Schloss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Rob Hoose (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Mathews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlton Tillman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Ramsey (tiring) 4 reb. C - Kevin Goulet (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Patrick Smiley (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schloss (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Rita (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Smiley - foul #3 on Patrick Smiley, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Felton (SG), Shaun Roy (SF), William McConico (PF), Jay Miles (C) Ronald Mathews, Carlton Tillman, Ronnie Ramsey, Kevin Goulet | |
| Subs | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez (PG), William Wong (SG), Mile Zebell (C) Patrick Smiley, John Schloss, Eugene Parker | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Enrique Rodriguez is called for the reach on Rob Hoose - foul #1 on Enrique Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Enrique Rodriguez steals the ball from Shaun Roy | 58-52 |
| 11:17 | Troy | John Rita misses the jumpshot from the right side | 58-52 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Jay Miles grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Felton and the foul's on Mile Zebell - foul #3 on Mile Zebell, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ira Eastman (PG), Ronald Mathews (SG), Ronnie Ramsey (PF), Kevin Goulet (C) Rob Hoose, Jason Felton, William McConico, Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Troy | Patrick Smiley (PG), John Schloss (SG), Bennie Hibbs (PF), Ken Darden (C) Enrique Rodriguez, William Wong, John Rita, Mile Zebell | |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy misses the free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:53 | Troy | Gilbert Reed snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 10:37 | Troy | Ronald Mathews steps in front of the John Schloss pass | 60-52 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy lays it in set up by Ronald Mathews | 62-52 |
| 10:15 | Troy | John Schloss can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy is hacked by John Schloss - foul #3 on John Schloss, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin (SG), William McConico (PF) Ronald Mathews, Ronnie Ramsey | |
| Subs | Troy | William Wong (SF), Eugene Parker (PF) Gilbert Reed, Bennie Hibbs | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Shaun Roy misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 10:09 | Troy | Ken Darden pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 09:45 | Troy | John Schloss drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | William McConico misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Parker - foul #1 on Eugene Parker, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG), Carlton Tillman (SF), Jay Miles (C) Ira Eastman, Shaun Roy, Kevin Goulet | |
| Subs | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez (PG), Gilbert Reed (SF), John Rita (PF), Mile Zebell (C) Patrick Smiley, John Schloss, Eugene Parker, Ken Darden | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | William McConico makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | William McConico makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 08:54 | Troy | John Rita misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 08:53 | Troy | Mile Zebell misses the tip | 64-54 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | William McConico grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose is fouled in the backcourt by William Wong - foul #3 on William Wong, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Felton (SG), Ronnie Ramsey (PF) Joseph Coggin, William McConico | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 08:49 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:44 | Troy | Gilbert Reed is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews (SG), Albert Moore (C) Rob Hoose, Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Meinhardt (SF), Bennie Hibbs (PF) Gilbert Reed, John Rita | |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews is open and scores on a runner in the paint set up by Jason Felton and he's fouled by Bennie Hibbs - foul #1 on Bennie Hibbs, team foul #11 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Troy | John Schloss (SG) William Wong | |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| 08:29 | Troy | John Schloss is hacked by Ronald Mathews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Mathews, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| 08:11 | Troy | John Schloss misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Carlton Tillman - foul #4 on Carlton Tillman, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Miles (C) Ronnie Ramsey | |
| Subs | Troy | Patrick Smiley (PG), Eugene Parker (C) Enrique Rodriguez, Mile Zebell | |
| 08:11 | Troy | John Schloss misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 08:11 | Troy | John Schloss makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Jay Miles loses the dribble to Patrick Smiley | 68-55 |
| 07:53 | Troy | John Schloss banks in the layup set up by Patrick Smiley | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jason Felton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Mathews (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlton Tillman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Albert Moore (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jay Miles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Patrick Smiley (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Schloss (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bennie Hibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Albert Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-57 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Jay Miles tips it home | 70-57 |
| 07:11 | Troy | Eugene Parker makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Meinhardt | 70-59 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Eugene Parker is called for the reach on Ronald Mathews in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Parker, team foul #12 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG), Ronnie Ramsey (PF), Kevin Goulet (C) Jason Felton, Albert Moore, Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez (PG), Mack Watts (SG), Gilbert Reed (SF), John Rita (PF), Mile Zebell (C) Patrick Smiley, John Schloss, Scott Meinhardt, Bennie Hibbs, Eugene Parker | |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 07:07 | Troy | Mack Watts loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ira Eastman (PG), Joseph Coggin (SG) Rob Hoose, Ronald Mathews | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlton Tillman and the foul's on Mile Zebell - foul #4 on Mile Zebell, team foul #13 | 74-59 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin makes the free throw | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:49 | Troy | Gilbert Reed's pass is intercepted by Ira Eastman in the backcourt | 75-59 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Mack Watts steals the ball from Ronnie Ramsey | 75-59 |
| 06:28 | Troy | Mack Watts lays it in | 75-61 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Rita - foul #2 on John Rita, team foul #14 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG), Shaun Roy (SF), William McConico (PF) Ira Eastman, Carlton Tillman, Ronnie Ramsey | |
| Subs | Troy | Patrick Smiley (PG), William Wong (SF), Ken Darden (C) Enrique Rodriguez, Gilbert Reed, Mile Zebell | |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 05:53 | Troy | John Rita blows the layup but he's fouled by William McConico - foul #1 on William McConico, team foul #8 | 77-61 |
| 05:53 | Troy | John Rita makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 05:53 | Troy | John Rita makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rob Hoose | 80-63 |
| 05:25 | Troy | Mack Watts connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Patrick Smiley and he's hacked by William McConico - foul #2 on William McConico, team foul #9 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews (SG), Carlton Tillman (SF), Jay Miles (C) Joseph Coggin, Shaun Roy, Kevin Goulet | |
| Subs | Troy | Gilbert Reed (SF), Mile Zebell (C) William Wong, John Rita | |
| 05:25 | Troy | Mack Watts makes the free throw | 80-66 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | William McConico misses badly on a shot from close range | 80-66 |
| 05:17 | Troy | Mack Watts grabs the board | 80-66 |
| 05:08 | Troy | Jay Miles blocks the short jumper by Mile Zebell | 80-66 |
| 05:07 | Troy | Ken Darden pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-66 |
| 04:52 | Troy | Mack Watts clanks a shot from the right side | 80-66 |
| 04:50 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Darden | 80-66 |
| 04:32 | Troy | Mile Zebell is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint | 80-68 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews is open but misses the lay-in | 80-68 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Jay Miles tips it back up and in | 82-68 |
| 04:09 | Troy | Mack Watts loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ira Eastman (PG), Jason Felton (SG), Shaun Roy (SF), Ronnie Ramsey (PF), Kevin Goulet (C) Rob Hoose, Ronald Mathews, Carlton Tillman, William McConico, Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez (PG), William Wong (SF), Eugene Parker (PF), Bennie Hibbs (C) Patrick Smiley, Gilbert Reed, Ken Darden, Mile Zebell | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jason Felton and the foul's on Bennie Hibbs - foul #2 on Bennie Hibbs, team foul #15 | 84-68 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey makes the free throw | 85-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ira Eastman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jason Felton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - Shaun Roy (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Ronnie Ramsey (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Goulet (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Enrique Rodriguez (fairly fresh) SG - Mack Watts (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Wong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Hibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Troy | Mack Watts connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-71 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman is fouled in the backcourt by William Wong - foul #4 on William Wong, team foul #16 | 85-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Meinhardt (SF), John Rita (PF) William Wong, Bennie Hibbs | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Ira Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 87-71 |
| 03:18 | Troy | Mack Watts buries a shot from the left side | 87-73 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Scott Meinhardt is called for the reach on Ronnie Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Meinhardt, team foul #17 | 87-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin (SG), Albert Moore (SF) Jason Felton, Shaun Roy | |
| Subs | Troy | John Schloss (PG) Enrique Rodriguez | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 88-73 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 88-73 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Albert Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 88-73 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Ronnie Ramsey is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Albert Moore | 90-73 |
| 02:49 | Troy | Scott Meinhardt is hacked by Albert Moore - foul #2 on Albert Moore, team foul #10 | 90-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman (SF) Ronnie Ramsey | |
| Subs | Troy | William Wong (SG), Bennie Hibbs (PF) Mack Watts, John Rita | |
| 02:49 | Troy | Scott Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 90-74 |
| 02:49 | Troy | Scott Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 90-75 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman is hacked by Scott Meinhardt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Meinhardt, team foul #18 | 90-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez (PG), Mile Zebell (C) Scott Meinhardt, Eugene Parker | |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 91-75 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 92-75 |
| 02:28 | Troy | Bennie Hibbs travels with the ball | 92-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rob Hoose (PG), William McConico (PF), Jay Miles (C) Ira Eastman, Albert Moore, Kevin Goulet | |
| Subs | Troy | Ken Darden (PF) Mile Zebell | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 92-75 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Jay Miles misses the tip | 92-75 |
| 02:11 | Troy | The rebound goes to Enrique Rodriguez | 92-75 |
| 02:06 | Troy | Carlton Tillman picks off the pass by Bennie Hibbs | 92-75 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose is fouled in the backcourt by Enrique Rodriguez - foul #2 on Enrique Rodriguez, team foul #19 | 92-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Mathews (SG), Shaun Roy (SF) Joseph Coggin, Carlton Tillman | |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Meinhardt (SF), Eugene Parker (PF) John Schloss, Bennie Hibbs | |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose makes the 1st free throw | 93-75 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose makes the 2nd free throw | 94-75 |
| 01:59 | Troy | William Wong is fouled in the backcourt by William McConico - foul #3 on William McConico, team foul #11 | 94-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Coggin (SG), Carlton Tillman (SF), Ronnie Ramsey (PF), Kevin Goulet (C) Ronald Mathews, Shaun Roy, William McConico, Jay Miles | |
| Subs | Troy | John Schloss (SG) Scott Meinhardt | |
| 01:59 | Troy | William Wong misses the 1st free throw | 94-75 |
| 01:59 | Troy | William Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 94-76 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose is fouled in the backcourt by Enrique Rodriguez - foul #3 on Enrique Rodriguez, team foul #20 | 94-76 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose makes the 1st free throw | 95-76 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose misses the 2nd free throw | 95-76 |
| 01:57 | Troy | Ken Darden gets the rebound | 95-76 |
| 01:55 | Troy | Enrique Rodriguez is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Enrique Rodriguez, team foul #21 | 95-76 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose is whistled for traveling | 95-76 |
| 01:33 | Troy | Eugene Parker buries a floater in the paint | 95-78 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Kevin Goulet lays it in | 97-78 |
| 01:00 | Troy | John Schloss double dribbles | 97-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Carlton Tillman makes the jumper from the left wing | 99-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Troy | Eugene Parker drills a floater from the left side set up by William Wong | 99-80 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Rob Hoose runs out the clock | 99-80 |