| Lineup | Troy | PG - Michael Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alex Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kirk Uchida (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Russell Carroll (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Boutte (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryant Brodie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth McBride (fresh) 5 pts. C - James St. John (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Alex Smith inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Troy | Bryant Brodie picks off the pass by Todd Scott | 34-41 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Carroll knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Boutte | 34-44 |
| 19:00 | Troy | Kirk Uchida misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jesse Boutte | 34-44 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Boutte misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 18:43 | Troy | Todd Scott pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:25 | Troy | Alex Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-44 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James St. John | 34-44 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Carroll misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 18:09 | Troy | The rebound goes to Alex Smith | 34-44 |
| 17:59 | Troy | Todd Scott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Bryant Brodie gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Boutte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-44 |
| 17:43 | Troy | The rebound goes to Kirk Uchida | 34-44 |
| 17:21 | Troy | Edwin Doyle misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth McBride - foul #1 on Kenneth McBride, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Clewis (SG) Todd Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Floyd Valente (PG), Joel Terrell (SG), Lee Debord (SF), William Harris (PF), Robert Magner (C) Russell Carroll, Jesse Boutte, Bryant Brodie, Kenneth McBride, James St. John | |
| 17:21 | Troy | Edwin Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:21 | Troy | Edwin Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Debord connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Valente | 36-47 |
| 16:49 | Troy | Alex Smith hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 38-47 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Debord misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 16:28 | Troy | Kirk Uchida grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 16:23 | Troy | Efren Clewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 16:21 | Troy | Edwin Doyle tips it home | 40-47 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Floyd Valente throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Mozingo (SF), Wade Thomas (PF) Alex Smith, Edwin Doyle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:09 | Troy | Richard Mozingo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 16:07 | Troy | Wade Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:53 | Troy | Efren Clewis makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Michael Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Efren Clewis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wade Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kirk Uchida (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Floyd Valente (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Debord (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Magner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Debord clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 15:31 | Troy | The rebound goes to Efren Clewis | 43-47 |
| 15:07 | Troy | Efren Clewis connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Michael Taylor and the foul's on Joel Terrell - foul #2 on Joel Terrell, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Stephen Rayburn (SG), James Lynch (C) Michael Taylor, Kirk Uchida | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Russell Carroll (PG), Jesse Boutte (SG), Bryant Brodie (SF), Kenneth McBride (PF), James St. John (C) Floyd Valente, Joel Terrell, Lee Debord, William Harris, Robert Magner | |
| 15:07 | Troy | Efren Clewis makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Boutte hits the finger roll | 46-49 |
| 14:36 | Troy | Efren Clewis is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Efren Clewis, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Campbell (PG), Todd Scott (SG), Alex Smith (SF), Edwin Doyle (PF) Efren Clewis, Stephen Rayburn, Richard Mozingo, Wade Thomas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Carroll is called for 10 seconds | 46-49 |
| 14:00 | Troy | Russell Carroll takes the ball from Edwin Doyle | 46-49 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Bryant Brodie is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryant Brodie, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| 13:49 | Troy | Edwin Doyle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Bryant Brodie gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 13:26 | Detroit Mercy | James St. John hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 46-49 |
| 13:24 | Troy | The rebound goes to Raymond Campbell | 46-49 |
| 13:13 | Troy | Raymond Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 13:11 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Doyle | 46-49 |
| 12:55 | Troy | Russell Carroll steals the ball from Alex Smith | 46-49 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Carroll lays it up and in | 46-51 |
| 12:30 | Troy | Edwin Doyle misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James St. John - foul #2 on James St. John, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Taylor (PG), Stephen Rayburn (SG), Richard Mozingo (SF) Raymond Campbell, Todd Scott, Alex Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Floyd Valente (PG), Joel Terrell (SG), Lee Debord (SF), William Harris (PF), Robert Magner (C) Russell Carroll, Jesse Boutte, Bryant Brodie, Kenneth McBride, James St. John | |
| 12:30 | Troy | Edwin Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:30 | Troy | Edwin Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Debord knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Floyd Valente | 46-54 |
| 12:05 | Troy | Joel Terrell takes the ball from Edwin Doyle | 46-54 |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner clanks a turnaround in the paint | 46-54 |
| 11:44 | Troy | James Lynch pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Rayburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edwin Doyle (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lynch (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Floyd Valente (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Debord (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Magner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Troy | Stephen Rayburn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-54 |
| 11:22 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 46-54 |
| 11:05 | Troy | Michael Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taylor is called for the reach on Floyd Valente - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Campbell (PG), Efren Clewis (SG), Alex Smith (SF), Wade Thomas (PF) Michael Taylor, Stephen Rayburn, Richard Mozingo, Edwin Doyle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Russell Carroll (PG), Jesse Boutte (SG), Bryant Brodie (SF), Kenneth McBride (PF), Harlan Fletcher (C) Floyd Valente, Joel Terrell, Lee Debord, William Harris, Robert Magner | |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Boutte can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 10:22 | Troy | Wade Thomas snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 10:15 | Troy | Raymond Campbell drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Efren Clewis | 51-54 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Boutte makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Carroll | 51-57 |
| 09:45 | Troy | Wade Thomas scores on a jump hook from the left block | 53-57 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Boutte is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Thomas - foul #1 on Wade Thomas, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Todd Scott (SG), Kirk Uchida (C) Efren Clewis, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lee Debord (PG), Joel Terrell (SG), James St. John (C) Russell Carroll, Jesse Boutte, Harlan Fletcher | |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | James St. John lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryant Brodie | 53-59 |
| 09:05 | Troy | Raymond Campbell loses the dribble to Joel Terrell | 53-59 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | James St. John misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Kirk Uchida - foul #3 on Kirk Uchida, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Taylor (PG), Richard Mozingo (SF), Edwin Doyle (PF) Raymond Campbell, Alex Smith, Wade Thomas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Russell Carroll (PG), Floyd Valente (SG), Harlan Fletcher (SF), William Harris (PF) Lee Debord, Joel Terrell, Bryant Brodie, Kenneth McBride | |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | James St. John makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | James St. John makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:23 | Troy | Michael Taylor slams it home | 55-61 |
| 08:00 | Detroit Mercy | Floyd Valente is whistled for traveling | 55-61 |
| Subs | Troy | Stephen Rayburn (SG), Wade Thomas (PF), James Lynch (C) Todd Scott, Edwin Doyle, Kirk Uchida | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryant Brodie (SF) Harlan Fletcher | |
| 07:43 | Troy | Richard Mozingo blows the layup | 55-61 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James St. John | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Rayburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wade Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lynch (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Russell Carroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Floyd Valente (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryant Brodie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. C - James St. John (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Carroll makes the jumper from the left side set up by William Harris | 55-63 |
| 07:15 | Troy | Richard Mozingo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 07:13 | Troy | Wade Thomas snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 06:54 | Troy | James Lynch's floater is tipped away by William Harris | 55-63 |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | James St. John grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | James St. John hits a fadeaway in the lane | 55-65 |
| 06:11 | Troy | Richard Mozingo makes the floater from close range and the foul's on William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Campbell (PG), Todd Scott (SG), Edwin Doyle (PF), Kirk Uchida (C) Michael Taylor, Stephen Rayburn, Wade Thomas, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joel Terrell (PG), Jesse Boutte (SG), Lee Debord (SF), Kenneth McBride (PF), Robert Magner (C) Russell Carroll, Floyd Valente, Bryant Brodie, William Harris, James St. John | |
| 06:11 | Troy | Richard Mozingo makes the free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth McBride connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Joel Terrell and the foul's on Todd Scott - foul #3 on Todd Scott, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Troy | Alex Smith (SF) Richard Mozingo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth McBride misses the free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:00 | Troy | Kirk Uchida grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 05:54 | Troy | Raymond Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-67 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lee Debord | 58-67 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Scott steals the ball from Jesse Boutte in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| 05:36 | Troy | Edwin Doyle knocks in the shot from the baseline | 60-67 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Joel Terrell is hacked by Raymond Campbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #6 | 60-67 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Boutte makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 05:11 | Troy | Jesse Boutte takes the ball from Raymond Campbell in the backcourt | 60-70 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth McBride knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jesse Boutte | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Troy | Alex Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Raymond Campbell | 62-72 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Campbell picks off the pass by Robert Magner | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Troy | Alex Smith can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Joel Terrell - foul #3 on Joel Terrell, team foul #6 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Taylor (PG), Stephen Rayburn (SG), Wade Thomas (PF), James Lynch (C) Raymond Campbell, Todd Scott, Edwin Doyle, Kirk Uchida | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Russell Carroll (PG), Bryant Brodie (SF), Harlan Fletcher (PF), James St. John (C) Joel Terrell, Lee Debord, Kenneth McBride, Robert Magner | |
| 03:53 | Troy | Alex Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 03:53 | Troy | Alex Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | James St. John pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Boutte hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Russell Carroll | 62-74 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Rayburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alex Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lynch (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Russell Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jesse Boutte (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryant Brodie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harlan Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James St. John (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Troy | James Lynch double dribbles | 62-74 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Mozingo (SF) Alex Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Floyd Valente (SG), William Harris (C) Jesse Boutte, James St. John | |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Floyd Valente is called for 10 seconds | 62-74 |
| 02:56 | Troy | Richard Mozingo drills a floater from the left side set up by Michael Taylor | 64-74 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-74 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth McBride (PF), James St. John (C) Harlan Fletcher, William Harris | |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth McBride hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-74 |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | James St. John hits the follow up shot | 64-76 |
| 02:22 | Troy | Richard Mozingo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-76 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth McBride pulls down the rebound | 64-76 |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | Floyd Valente makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Carroll | 64-78 |
| 01:48 | Troy | Richard Mozingo is whistled for traveling | 64-78 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Campbell (PG), Kirk Uchida (C) Michael Taylor, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joel Terrell (SG), Lee Debord (SF), William Harris (PF), Robert Magner (C) Russell Carroll, Bryant Brodie, Kenneth McBride, James St. John | |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Joel Terrell is hacked by Stephen Rayburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Rayburn, team foul #7 | 64-78 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Joel Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Joel Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 01:43 | Troy | The rebound goes to Kirk Uchida | 64-79 |
| 01:34 | Troy | Raymond Campbell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-79 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner pulls down the rebound | 64-79 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Debord is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kirk Uchida - foul #4 on Kirk Uchida, team foul #8 | 64-79 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Debord makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Debord makes the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 01:03 | Troy | Wade Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by William Harris - foul #2 on William Harris, team foul #7 | 64-81 |
| 01:03 | Troy | Wade Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-81 |
| 01:03 | Troy | Wade Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner gets the rebound | 65-81 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Debord buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Floyd Valente | 65-83 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Troy | Richard Mozingo misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joel Terrell - foul #4 on Joel Terrell, team foul #8 | 65-83 |
| 00:31 | Troy | Richard Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 65-83 |
| 00:31 | Troy | Richard Mozingo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-83 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner grabs the defensive rebound | 65-83 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | William Harris is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Floyd Valente | 65-85 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Wade Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-85 |