| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlton Dunn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clark Bedgood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Allen Crump (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Hacker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Holte (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Micheal Remington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Robert Tyler inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Troy | The refs have stopped play. Christopher Hacker is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffrey Chaidez (SG) Christopher Hacker | |
| 19:31 | Montana State | Aaron Carter comes up short on the runner from the right block | 33-32 |
| 19:30 | Troy | Micheal Remington snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | Troy | Raymond Washington hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Michael Beatty - foul #2 on Michael Beatty, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | Troy | Raymond Washington misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | Troy | Raymond Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | Aaron Carter is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Tyler | 35-32 |
| 18:33 | Troy | Raymond Washington knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Chaidez and he's fouled by Carlton Dunn - foul #1 on Carlton Dunn, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Edward Fall (SF), Sean Koch (PF) Victor Holte, Micheal Remington | |
| 18:33 | Troy | Raymond Washington makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Robert Tyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (SG), Tommy Peltier (SF), Shannon Cleveland (C) Carlton Dunn, Robert Tyler, Clark Bedgood | |
| Subs | Troy | Roger Petty (PG), Stan Gottfried (SF) Allen Crump, Raymond Washington | |
| 17:47 | Troy | Jeffrey Chaidez clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 17:45 | Montana State | Aaron Carter snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:43 | Montana State | Sean Koch is called for the reach on Tommy Peltier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Koch, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Sykes (SG), Timothy Hassinger (C) Michael Beatty, Aaron Carter | |
| Subs | Troy | Ray Duffey (SG) Jeffrey Chaidez | |
| 17:20 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 35-35 |
| 17:18 | Troy | Roger Petty grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 16:53 | Troy | Ray Duffey misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Timothy Hassinger gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Joseph Sykes is hacked by Ray Duffey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Duffey, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Carlton Dunn (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Aaron Carter (PF), Clark Bedgood (C) Joseph Sykes, Tommy Peltier, Shannon Cleveland, Timothy Hassinger | |
| Subs | Troy | Allen Crump (PG), Victor Holte (SF), Micheal Remington (PF), Adam Kehl (C) Ray Duffey, Stan Gottfried, Edward Fall, Sean Koch | |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Aaron Carter is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Beatty (PG) Benny Topps | |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffrey Chaidez (SG) Roger Petty | |
| 16:02 | Troy | Micheal Remington drills a 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Chaidez | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlton Dunn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clark Bedgood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Allen Crump (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Chaidez (fresh) SF - Victor Holte (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Micheal Remington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Kehl (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 15:14 | Troy | Jeffrey Chaidez is hacked by Carlton Dunn - foul #2 on Carlton Dunn, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (SG), Tommy Peltier (SF), Shannon Cleveland (PF), Timothy Hassinger (C) Carlton Dunn, Robert Tyler, Aaron Carter, Clark Bedgood | |
| Subs | Troy | Roger Petty (PG), Christopher Hacker (SG), Stan Gottfried (SF), Sean Koch (PF), Raymond Washington (C) Allen Crump, Jeffrey Chaidez, Victor Holte, Micheal Remington, Adam Kehl | |
| 14:53 | Troy | Christopher Hacker hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Petty | 38-41 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Sean Koch picks off the pass by Benny Topps | 38-41 |
| 14:31 | Troy | Stan Gottfried is fouled on the floor by Shannon Cleveland - foul #2 on Shannon Cleveland, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Sykes (SG) Michael Beatty | |
| Subs | Troy | Edward Fall (SF) Stan Gottfried | |
| 14:16 | Troy | Raymond Washington misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-41 |
| 14:14 | Montana State | Benny Topps grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 14:11 | Montana State | Joseph Sykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Carter (PF) Timothy Hassinger | |
| Subs | Troy | Allen Crump (PG) Roger Petty | |
| 13:52 | Troy | Edward Fall is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Edward Fall, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Carlton Dunn (SG), Clark Bedgood (C) Joseph Sykes, Shannon Cleveland | |
| Subs | Troy | Micheal Remington (PF) Sean Koch | |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tyler (SF) Tommy Peltier | |
| Subs | Troy | Stan Gottfried (SF) Raymond Washington | |
| 13:41 | Troy | Edward Fall hits a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Clark Bedgood - foul #2 on Clark Bedgood, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| 13:41 | Troy | Edward Fall misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:41 | Montana State | Robert Tyler grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:12 | Montana State | Robert Tyler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-43 |
| 13:10 | Troy | Micheal Remington snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:05 | Troy | Allen Crump scores on a 3 from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Benny Topps throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Beatty (PG) Benny Topps | |
| Subs | Troy | Roger Petty (PG), Jeffrey Chaidez (SG), Victor Holte (SF), Adam Kehl (C) Allen Crump, Christopher Hacker, Stan Gottfried, Edward Fall | |
| 12:47 | Troy | Adam Kehl can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 12:42 | Montana State | Micheal Remington picks off the pass by Michael Beatty in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 12:33 | Troy | Adam Kehl misses the turnaround from the right block | 38-46 |
| 12:32 | Troy | Adam Kehl snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 12:19 | Troy | Adam Kehl buries a floater from the right side | 38-48 |
| 12:15 | Montana State | Michael Beatty is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Holte - foul #1 on Victor Holte, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (SG), Tommy Peltier (SF), Shannon Cleveland (PF), Timothy Hassinger (C) Carlton Dunn, Robert Tyler, Aaron Carter, Clark Bedgood | |
| Subs | Troy | Sean Koch (PF), Raymond Washington (C) Micheal Remington, Adam Kehl | |
| 12:07 | Montana State | Michael Beatty is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 12:05 | Montana State | Timothy Hassinger tips it in | 40-48 |
| 11:49 | Troy | Jeffrey Chaidez travels with the ball | 40-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Allen Crump (PG), Christopher Hacker (SG), Stan Gottfried (SF) Roger Petty, Jeffrey Chaidez, Victor Holte | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Topps (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tommy Peltier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shannon Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Allen Crump (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Hacker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stan Gottfried (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Koch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Michael Beatty scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tommy Peltier | 43-48 |
| 11:13 | Troy | Raymond Washington is fouled on the floor by Tommy Peltier - foul #1 on Tommy Peltier, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Sykes (SG), Anthony Warrington (SF) Michael Beatty, Shannon Cleveland | |
| Subs | Troy | Edward Fall (PF), Adam Kehl (C) Sean Koch, Raymond Washington | |
| 11:03 | Troy | Tommy Peltier takes the ball from Christopher Hacker | 43-48 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Anthony Warrington loses the ball out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Carter (PF) Benny Topps | |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffrey Chaidez (SG) Christopher Hacker | |
| 10:31 | Troy | Jeffrey Chaidez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 10:30 | Montana State | Aaron Carter pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:25 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Joseph Sykes | 45-48 |
| 10:03 | Troy | Edward Fall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Timothy Hassinger pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Edward Fall steals it from Joseph Sykes in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 09:39 | Troy | Allen Crump misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-48 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:16 | Montana State | Joseph Sykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Beatty (PG), Carlton Dunn (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clark Bedgood (C) Joseph Sykes, Anthony Warrington, Tommy Peltier, Timothy Hassinger | |
| Subs | Troy | Roger Petty (PG), Christopher Hacker (SG), Victor Holte (SF), Micheal Remington (PF), Raymond Washington (C) Allen Crump, Jeffrey Chaidez, Stan Gottfried, Edward Fall, Adam Kehl | |
| 09:05 | Troy | Raymond Washington is whistled for traveling | 45-48 |
| 08:48 | Montana State | Michael Beatty misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:46 | Troy | The rebound goes to Raymond Washington | 45-48 |
| 08:23 | Troy | Carlton Dunn is called for the reach on Christopher Hacker - foul #3 on Carlton Dunn, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland (PF) Aaron Carter | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 08:23 | Troy | Christopher Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:23 | Troy | Christopher Hacker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:23 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Clark Bedgood | 45-49 |
| 08:03 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 07:38 | Troy | Christopher Hacker scores on a turnaround from the right block | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlton Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shannon Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clark Bedgood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Roger Petty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Hacker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Holte (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Micheal Remington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood banks in the layup | 50-51 |
| 06:55 | Troy | Micheal Remington misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Robert Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:32 | Montana State | Christopher Hacker is called for the reach on Shannon Cleveland - foul #2 on Christopher Hacker, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (PG), Joseph Sykes (SG), Tommy Peltier (SF), Aaron Carter (PF), Timothy Hassinger (C) Michael Beatty, Carlton Dunn, Robert Tyler, Shannon Cleveland, Clark Bedgood | |
| Subs | Troy | Allen Crump (PG), Jeffrey Chaidez (SG), Stan Gottfried (SF), Edward Fall (PF), Sean Koch (C) Roger Petty, Christopher Hacker, Victor Holte, Micheal Remington, Raymond Washington | |
| 06:16 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Carter | 52-51 |
| 05:58 | Troy | Edward Fall misses the lay-in | 52-51 |
| 05:56 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Timothy Hassinger | 52-51 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Joseph Sykes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Aaron Carter tips it in | 54-51 |
| 05:43 | Troy | Sean Koch clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 05:41 | Troy | Edward Fall tips it but misses | 54-51 |
| 05:39 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:23 | Montana State | Benny Topps connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 05:07 | Troy | Jeffrey Chaidez is called for traveling | 56-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Beatty (PG) Joseph Sykes | |
| Subs | Troy | Victor Holte (SF), Adam Kehl (C) Stan Gottfried, Edward Fall | |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Michael Beatty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Micheal Remington (PF) Sean Koch | |
| 04:46 | Troy | Allen Crump can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:31 | Montana State | Michael Beatty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 04:30 | Troy | Micheal Remington snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 04:26 | Troy | Jeffrey Chaidez knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Crump | 56-54 |
| 04:05 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Aaron Carter snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 03:46 | Montana State | Aaron Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-54 |
| 03:45 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Benny Topps misses short on a shot from the left side | 56-54 |
| 03:29 | Troy | Micheal Remington grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Topps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tommy Peltier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Aaron Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Hassinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Allen Crump (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Chaidez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Holte (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Micheal Remington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Kehl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Troy | Victor Holte drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Allen Crump | 56-57 |
| 03:09 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Carlton Dunn (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clark Bedgood (C) Benny Topps, Tommy Peltier, Timothy Hassinger | |
| Subs | Troy | Roger Petty (PG), Christopher Hacker (SG), Edward Fall (SF), Sean Koch (PF), Raymond Washington (C) Allen Crump, Jeffrey Chaidez, Victor Holte, Micheal Remington, Adam Kehl | |
| 03:00 | Montana State | Michael Beatty hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Tyler | 59-57 |
| 03:00 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Allen Crump (PG) Roger Petty | |
| 02:44 | Troy | Christopher Hacker scores on a shot from the right side | 59-59 |
| 02:28 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood misses badly on the uncontested runner from close range | 59-59 |
| 02:27 | Troy | Allen Crump pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:27 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Micheal Remington (PF) Sean Koch | |
| 02:05 | Troy | Edward Fall is hacked by Robert Tyler - foul #1 on Robert Tyler, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 02:05 | Troy | Edward Fall makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:05 | Troy | Edward Fall misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:05 | Montana State | Aaron Carter grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 01:14 | Troy | Edward Fall hits a turnaround in the paint | 62-62 |
| 00:59 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 64-62 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Micheal Remington hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Aaron Carter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Beatty and he's hacked by Micheal Remington - foul #2 on Micheal Remington, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Victor Holte (SF) Edward Fall | |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Aaron Carter makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:16 | Troy | Raymond Washington buries a driving attempt from the right block | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Montana State | Michael Beatty is hacked by Allen Crump in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Crump, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| 00:12 | Montana State | Michael Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:12 | Montana State | Michael Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:01 | Troy | Micheal Remington drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Robert Tyler comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 69-70 |