| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gregory Harold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Mozingo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Edwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Christopher Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Copeland (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Todd Daugherty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Schroeter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Nelson Copeland inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Niagara | James Lynch swats the shot by Armando Sanchez | 33-31 |
| 19:42 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty misses the tip | 33-31 |
| 19:40 | Troy | Richard Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:34 | Troy | Scott Aronson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 19:32 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 19:25 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by James Lynch - foul #1 on James Lynch, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:25 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:25 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:07 | Troy | Richard Mozingo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 19:05 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 18:44 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Clewis (PG), Karl Spiller (SF), Jason Bradley (PF), Tim Evins (C) Gregory Harold, Richard Mozingo, Willie Edwin, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Durrant (PG), Eduardo Torres (SG), Paul Beck (SF), John Mays (PF), Ismael Manuel (C) Christopher Young, Armando Sanchez, Nelson Copeland, Todd Daugherty, Scott Schroeter | |
| 18:27 | Troy | Karl Spiller can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eduardo Torres - foul #2 on Eduardo Torres, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:27 | Troy | Karl Spiller makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:27 | Troy | Karl Spiller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:25 | Niagara | Eduardo Torres's pass is intercepted by Tim Evins in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 18:12 | Troy | Tim Evins connects on the open floater near the basket set up by Efren Clewis | 37-33 |
| 17:58 | Niagara | Paul Beck hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | Troy | Efren Clewis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:44 | Niagara | Paul Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:21 | Niagara | William Durrant hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 17:19 | Niagara | Ismael Manuel gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:02 | Niagara | William Durrant makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Mays | 37-39 |
| 17:00 | Troy | William Durrant is called for the reach on Efren Clewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Durrant, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Harold (PG), Richard Mozingo (SF), Josh Newson (PF), Leroy Fischer (C) Efren Clewis, Karl Spiller, Jason Bradley, Tim Evins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Wasser (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), John Skeens (SF), Todd Daugherty (PF), Scott Schroeter (C) William Durrant, Eduardo Torres, Paul Beck, John Mays, Ismael Manuel | |
| 16:47 | Troy | Scott Aronson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 16:45 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Scott Schroeter | 37-39 |
| 16:42 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez is hacked by Scott Aronson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Aronson, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Copeland (SF) John Skeens | |
| 16:27 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty clanks a shot from the right side | 37-39 |
| 16:25 | Niagara | Nelson Copeland snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | Niagara | Scott Aronson steals it from Christopher Wasser | 37-39 |
| 16:02 | Troy | Richard Mozingo hits the finger roll set up by Scott Aronson | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gregory Harold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Aronson (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Mozingo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Josh Newson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Fischer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Christopher Wasser (fairly fresh) SG - Armando Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Copeland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Daugherty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Schroeter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:37 | Niagara | Nelson Copeland snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:24 | Niagara | Gregory Harold is called for the reach on Todd Daugherty - foul #1 on Gregory Harold, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Samuel Bowling (PG), Willie Edwin (PF), James Lynch (C) Scott Aronson, Josh Newson, Leroy Fischer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Young (PG), John Skeens (SF), John Mays (C) Christopher Wasser, Nelson Copeland, Scott Schroeter | |
| 15:08 | Niagara | John Skeens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Lynch - foul #2 on James Lynch, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Durrant (SG) Armando Sanchez | |
| 15:08 | Niagara | John Skeens misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:08 | Niagara | John Skeens makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:54 | Troy | Samuel Bowling misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-40 |
| 14:52 | Niagara | William Durrant gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:36 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Bowling - foul #4 on Samuel Bowling, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Clewis (PG), Karl Spiller (SG) Samuel Bowling, Gregory Harold | |
| Subs | Niagara | Paul Beck (SF), Ismael Manuel (C) John Skeens, John Mays | |
| 14:36 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:36 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:20 | Troy | Willie Edwin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 14:18 | Troy | Efren Clewis gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:06 | Troy | James Lynch misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on William Durrant - foul #3 on William Durrant, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Armando Sanchez (SG), Nelson Copeland (SF), John Mays (PF), Scott Schroeter (C) William Durrant, Paul Beck, Todd Daugherty, Ismael Manuel | |
| 14:06 | Troy | James Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:06 | Troy | James Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Harold (SG) Richard Mozingo | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eduardo Torres (SG) Armando Sanchez | |
| 13:26 | Troy | Eduardo Torres picks off the pass by Gregory Harold | 41-41 |
| 13:09 | Niagara | Nelson Copeland misses the lay-in | 41-41 |
| 13:07 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:56 | Niagara | Nelson Copeland connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 12:36 | Troy | Efren Clewis's fadeaway is rejected by John Mays | 41-44 |
| 12:34 | Troy | James Lynch misses the tip | 41-44 |
| 12:33 | Troy | James Lynch snags the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 12:27 | Troy | Gregory Harold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Aronson (SG), Richard Mozingo (SF), Josh Newson (PF), Tim Evins (C) Gregory Harold, Karl Spiller, Willie Edwin, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Durrant (PG), Christopher Wasser (SG), John Skeens (SF), Ismael Manuel (PF), Paul Beck (C) Christopher Young, Eduardo Torres, Nelson Copeland, John Mays, Scott Schroeter | |
| 12:09 | Niagara | Paul Beck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-44 |
| 12:07 | Niagara | Christopher Wasser grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:54 | Niagara | William Durrant is fouled on the floor by Tim Evins - foul #1 on Tim Evins, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Harold (PG), Willie Edwin (PF), Jason Bradley (C) Efren Clewis, Josh Newson, Tim Evins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Armando Sanchez (SG) Christopher Wasser | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gregory Harold (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Aronson (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Mozingo (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Edwin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Durrant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Armando Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Skeens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ismael Manuel (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Beck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Niagara | Jason Bradley is called for the reach on William Durrant - foul #2 on Jason Bradley, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Leroy Fischer (C) Willie Edwin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Todd Daugherty (PF) John Skeens | |
| 11:35 | Niagara | William Durrant makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:35 | Niagara | William Durrant makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:22 | Troy | The jumper by Leroy Fischer is denied by Todd Daugherty | 41-46 |
| 11:20 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:18 | Niagara | Paul Beck is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Copeland (SF) Paul Beck | |
| 11:01 | Troy | Richard Mozingo double dribbles | 41-46 |
| 11:01 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 41-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Clewis (PG), Tim Evins (C) Gregory Harold, Leroy Fischer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eduardo Torres (PG), Christopher Wasser (SG), John Skeens (SF), Paul Beck (C) William Durrant, Armando Sanchez, Nelson Copeland, Todd Daugherty | |
| 10:52 | Niagara | Paul Beck misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 10:50 | Troy | Tim Evins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 10:32 | Troy | Tim Evins hits the finger roll | 43-46 |
| 10:30 | Niagara | Ismael Manuel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Karl Spiller (SF), Josh Newson (PF) Richard Mozingo, Jason Bradley | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Mays (C) Ismael Manuel | |
| 10:19 | Troy | Efren Clewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Harold (SG) Scott Aronson | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 09:50 | Niagara | Karl Spiller steals it from John Skeens | 43-46 |
| 09:47 | Troy | Josh Newson lays it up and in on a great pass from Karl Spiller | 45-46 |
| 09:43 | Niagara | John Skeens is fouled in the backcourt by Efren Clewis - foul #3 on Efren Clewis, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Mozingo (SF), Leroy Fischer (C) Efren Clewis, Tim Evins | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Durrant (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), Todd Daugherty (PF), Scott Schroeter (C) Eduardo Torres, Christopher Wasser, Paul Beck, John Mays | |
| 09:43 | Niagara | John Skeens misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:43 | Troy | Leroy Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:40 | Troy | Richard Mozingo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Edwin (PF) Josh Newson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Copeland (SF) John Skeens | |
| 09:30 | Niagara | William Durrant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:13 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 09:11 | Troy | Leroy Fischer grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:49 | Troy | Richard Mozingo misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 08:47 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:40 | Niagara | William Durrant hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 08:39 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter tips it in | 45-48 |
| 08:20 | Troy | Gregory Harold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Clewis (PG), Scott Aronson (SG), Josh Newson (PF), James Lynch (C) Gregory Harold, Karl Spiller, Willie Edwin, Leroy Fischer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Young (PG), Ismael Manuel (PF), John Mays (C) William Durrant, Todd Daugherty, Scott Schroeter | |
| 08:02 | Niagara | James Lynch denies the turnaround by John Mays | 45-48 |
| 08:01 | Troy | Josh Newson pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:58 | Troy | Nelson Copeland steals the ball from Efren Clewis in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 07:47 | Niagara | Richard Mozingo steals it from Ismael Manuel | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Efren Clewis (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Aronson (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Mozingo (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Josh Newson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lynch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Christopher Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Armando Sanchez (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Copeland (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ismael Manuel (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Mays (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Troy | Richard Mozingo's floater is knocked away by Ismael Manuel | 45-48 |
| 07:23 | Troy | James Lynch misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 07:22 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:04 | Niagara | Christopher Young can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 07:02 | Troy | Scott Aronson grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 06:43 | Troy | Josh Newson blows the layup but he's fouled by Armando Sanchez - foul #2 on Armando Sanchez, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Troy | Samuel Bowling (PG), Karl Spiller (SF), Jason Bradley (PF), Tim Evins (C) Efren Clewis, Scott Aronson, Richard Mozingo, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Durrant (PG), Eduardo Torres (SG), John Skeens (SF), Todd Daugherty (PF), Paul Beck (C) Christopher Young, Armando Sanchez, Nelson Copeland, Ismael Manuel, John Mays | |
| 06:43 | Troy | Josh Newson misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:43 | Troy | Josh Newson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:43 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 06:25 | Niagara | William Durrant connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 06:11 | Troy | Samuel Bowling drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Bradley | 47-51 |
| 06:08 | Niagara | John Skeens loses the dribble to Tim Evins in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 05:48 | Troy | Karl Spiller buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Bowling | 50-51 |
| 05:28 | Niagara | William Durrant misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 05:27 | Troy | The rebound goes to Josh Newson | 50-51 |
| 05:25 | Troy | Jason Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Harold (SG), Willie Edwin (PF), James Lynch (C) Josh Newson, Jason Bradley, Tim Evins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Wasser (PG), John Mays (PF), Scott Schroeter (C) Eduardo Torres, John Skeens, Todd Daugherty | |
| 05:14 | Niagara | Paul Beck banks in the layup set up by William Durrant and he's fouled by Gregory Harold - foul #2 on Gregory Harold, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Mozingo (SF), Leroy Fischer (C) Karl Spiller, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Young (PG) William Durrant | |
| 05:14 | Niagara | Paul Beck misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:14 | Troy | Leroy Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:01 | Troy | Richard Mozingo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Mozingo, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Aronson (SG) Gregory Harold | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ismael Manuel (PF) Paul Beck | |
| 04:41 | Niagara | Scott Aronson takes the ball from John Mays | 50-53 |
| 04:18 | Troy | Richard Mozingo hits a shot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 04:06 | Niagara | John Mays misses the easy layup | 52-53 |
| 04:04 | Niagara | John Mays can't tip it in | 52-53 |
| 04:03 | Niagara | Ismael Manuel hits the follow up shot | 52-55 |
| 04:01 | Troy | Samuel Bowling is hacked by Christopher Wasser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Wasser, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| 04:01 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Harold (SG), Karl Spiller (SF), Jason Bradley (PF), James Lynch (C) Scott Aronson, Richard Mozingo, Willie Edwin, Leroy Fischer | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Durrant (PG), Eduardo Torres (SG), Paul Beck (SF), Todd Daugherty (PF) Christopher Young, Christopher Wasser, Ismael Manuel, Scott Schroeter | |
| 03:49 | Troy | Gregory Harold is hacked by Paul Beck - foul #3 on Paul Beck, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Skeens (SF) John Mays | |
| 03:33 | Troy | Gregory Harold is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Samuel Bowling (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Harold (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Spiller (tired) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Bradley (fairly fresh) C - James Lynch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Durrant (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eduardo Torres (fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Skeens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Daugherty (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Beck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Niagara | William Durrant scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Beck | 54-57 |
| 03:05 | Troy | Karl Spiller is fouled on the floor by John Skeens - foul #1 on John Skeens, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Clewis (SG), Tim Evins (C) Gregory Harold, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Niagara | Armando Sanchez (SG), Nelson Copeland (SF), Ismael Manuel (PF), John Mays (C) Eduardo Torres, John Skeens, Todd Daugherty, Paul Beck | |
| 03:05 | Troy | Karl Spiller makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:05 | Troy | Karl Spiller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:00 | Niagara | Efren Clewis takes the ball from Ismael Manuel in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 02:31 | Troy | Samuel Bowling's floater is knocked away by Nelson Copeland | 56-57 |
| 02:29 | Niagara | John Mays grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:27 | Niagara | William Durrant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Aronson (SG), Richard Mozingo (SF), Willie Edwin (PF), James Lynch (C) Efren Clewis, Karl Spiller, Jason Bradley, Tim Evins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Wasser (PG), Scott Schroeter (C) William Durrant, John Mays | |
| 02:00 | Troy | James Lynch drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-57 |
| 01:31 | Niagara | Christopher Wasser misses long on a shot from the left block | 59-57 |
| 01:29 | Troy | James Lynch snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 01:29 | Troy | Troy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Young (PG), Todd Daugherty (PF) Christopher Wasser, Ismael Manuel | |
| 01:11 | Troy | Richard Mozingo is called for traveling | 59-57 |
| 00:49 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Samuel Bowling - foul #5 on Samuel Bowling, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Harold (PG) Samuel Bowling | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:49 | Troy | Troy calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 59-57 |
| 00:49 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:49 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:49 | Troy | James Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Troy | James Lynch is open but misses the lay-in | 59-57 |
| 00:19 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 00:19 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Todd Daugherty | 59-59 |
| 00:11 | Troy | Gregory Harold's pass is intercepted by Armando Sanchez in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter blows the layup | 59-59 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Nelson Copeland clanks a floater from the right block | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gregory Harold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Aronson (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Mozingo (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Edwin (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lynch (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Christopher Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Armando Sanchez (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Copeland (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Daugherty (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Schroeter (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter wins the tip | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 04:40 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter tips it back up and in | 59-61 |
| 04:26 | Troy | Gregory Harold is fouled on the floor by Scott Schroeter - foul #3 on Scott Schroeter, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Clewis (PG), Karl Spiller (SF), Jason Bradley (PF), Tim Evins (C) Scott Aronson, Richard Mozingo, Willie Edwin, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Durrant (PG), Eduardo Torres (SG), Paul Beck (SF), John Mays (PF), Ismael Manuel (C) Christopher Young, Armando Sanchez, Nelson Copeland, Todd Daugherty, Scott Schroeter | |
| 04:26 | Troy | Gregory Harold misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:26 | Niagara | Ismael Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:23 | Niagara | Efren Clewis is called for the reach on William Durrant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Efren Clewis, team foul #12 | 59-61 |
| 04:23 | Niagara | William Durrant makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:23 | Niagara | William Durrant makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:21 | Troy | Karl Spiller is hacked by Paul Beck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Beck, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 04:21 | Troy | Karl Spiller makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:21 | Troy | Karl Spiller misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:21 | Niagara | John Mays gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:10 | Niagara | Eduardo Torres hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 60-63 |
| 04:09 | Troy | Karl Spiller grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:07 | Troy | Eduardo Torres is called for the reach on Jason Bradley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eduardo Torres, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| 04:07 | Troy | Jason Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:07 | Troy | Jason Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:07 | Troy | Tim Evins gets the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:49 | Troy | Gregory Harold's fadeaway is rejected by John Mays | 61-63 |
| 03:47 | Troy | Tim Evins tips it back up and in | 63-63 |
| 03:40 | Niagara | William Durrant can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 03:38 | Troy | Jason Bradley grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 03:23 | Troy | Karl Spiller makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Efren Clewis | 65-63 |
| 03:05 | Niagara | Paul Beck connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eduardo Torres | 65-66 |
| 02:48 | Troy | Gregory Harold misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Beck - foul #5 on Paul Beck, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Troy | Josh Newson (PF), Leroy Fischer (C) Jason Bradley, Tim Evins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Young (PG), Christopher Wasser (SG), John Skeens (SF), Todd Daugherty (PF) William Durrant, Eduardo Torres, Paul Beck, Ismael Manuel | |
| 02:48 | Troy | Gregory Harold makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:48 | Troy | Gregory Harold misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:48 | Niagara | John Mays pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:31 | Niagara | Christopher Wasser is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Skeens | 66-69 |
| 02:20 | Troy | Karl Spiller is fouled on the floor by John Skeens - foul #2 on John Skeens, team foul #12 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Troy | Scott Aronson (SG) Gregory Harold | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:20 | Troy | Karl Spiller makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:20 | Troy | Karl Spiller makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:15 | Niagara | Karl Spiller is called for the reach on John Skeens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Spiller, team foul #13 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Mozingo (SF) Karl Spiller | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:15 | Niagara | John Skeens makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:15 | Niagara | John Skeens makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:00 | Troy | Scott Aronson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Efren Clewis | 71-71 |
| 01:46 | Niagara | Leroy Fischer is called for the reach on Christopher Young - foul #1 on Leroy Fischer, team foul #14 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Harold (PG), Willie Edwin (PF), James Lynch (C) Efren Clewis, Josh Newson, Leroy Fischer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Armando Sanchez (SG), Nelson Copeland (SF), Scott Schroeter (C) Christopher Wasser, John Skeens, John Mays | |
| 01:46 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 71-71 |
| 01:46 | Niagara | Christopher Young makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:46 | Niagara | Christopher Young makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:21 | Troy | Gregory Harold is whistled for traveling | 71-73 |
| 01:03 | Niagara | Scott Schroeter is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Young | 71-75 |
| 00:46 | Troy | Richard Mozingo misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Armando Sanchez - foul #3 on Armando Sanchez, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| 00:46 | Troy | Richard Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:46 | Troy | Richard Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gregory Harold (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Aronson (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Mozingo (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Edwin (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lynch (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Christopher Young (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Armando Sanchez (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Copeland (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Daugherty (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Schroeter (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Niagara | Christopher Young is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Aronson - foul #3 on Scott Aronson, team foul #15 | 72-75 |
| 00:43 | Niagara | Christopher Young makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:43 | Niagara | Christopher Young makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Troy | Christopher Young steals the ball from Richard Mozingo in the backcourt | 72-77 |
| 00:40 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez lays it up and in set up by Christopher Young | 72-79 |
| 00:34 | Troy | Willie Edwin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-79 |
| 00:33 | Troy | James Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 72-79 |
| 00:29 | Troy | Gregory Harold misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-79 |
| 00:27 | Niagara | Todd Daugherty grabs the board | 72-79 |
| 00:27 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Niagara | Gregory Harold is called for the reach on Christopher Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Harold, team foul #16 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Mays (SF), Ismael Manuel (PF) Nelson Copeland, Todd Daugherty | |
| 00:24 | Niagara | Christopher Young misses the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:24 | Niagara | Christopher Young makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Troy | Gregory Harold clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Christopher Young - foul #1 on Christopher Young, team foul #14 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Copeland (SF), Todd Daugherty (PF) John Mays, Ismael Manuel | |
| 00:19 | Troy | Gregory Harold makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:19 | Troy | Gregory Harold misses the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:19 | Troy | Gregory Harold misses the 3rd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:19 | Niagara | Nelson Copeland pulls down the rebound | 73-80 |
| 00:16 | Niagara | Nelson Copeland is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Harold - foul #4 on Gregory Harold, team foul #17 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Mays (PF) Todd Daugherty | |
| 00:16 | Niagara | Nelson Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:16 | Niagara | Nelson Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:08 | Troy | Gregory Harold scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Mozingo | 76-81 |
| 00:06 | Niagara | John Mays is hacked by Gregory Harold in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Harold, team foul #18 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Troy | Efren Clewis (PG) Gregory Harold | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Durrant (PG), Todd Daugherty (PF) Christopher Young, Nelson Copeland | |
| 00:06 | Niagara | John Mays misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:06 | Niagara | John Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Troy | Scott Aronson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-82 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | William Durrant runs out the clock | 76-82 |