| Lineup | Troy | PG - Albert Post (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boyd Osborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Michael Fish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Tackett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Widmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Boyd Osborn inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Troy | John Wheeler clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Jack Widmer - foul #2 on Jack Widmer, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:37 | Troy | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:37 | Troy | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:14 | Liberty | Michael Fish buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Hayes | 34-30 |
| 18:52 | Troy | John Wheeler makes the driving attempt in the paint | 36-30 |
| 18:47 | Liberty | John Parker is hacked by William Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:22 | Liberty | Jack Widmer hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Fish | 36-33 |
| 18:07 | Troy | Boyd Osborn connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 18:05 | Liberty | John Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Wayne Howard (PG), Robert Stephens (SG), Richard Hoover (SF), Walter Nabors (PF), Dirk Shelby (C) Albert Post, William Mitchell, Boyd Osborn, Thomas Scharff, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Kimbler (SF), Lawrence Litz (PF), John Jaramillo (C) John Parker, John Tackett, Jack Widmer | |
| 17:50 | Troy | Robert Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 17:49 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Lawrence Litz | 39-33 |
| 17:34 | Liberty | Gary Kimbler misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 17:33 | Troy | Dirk Shelby snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:17 | Troy | Dirk Shelby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 17:16 | Troy | Dirk Shelby grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:11 | Troy | Walter Nabors misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Jaramillo - foul #1 on John Jaramillo, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Mark Lewis (SG), John Parker (SF) Michael Fish, Robert Hayes | |
| 17:11 | Troy | Walter Nabors misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:11 | Troy | Walter Nabors misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:11 | Liberty | John Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:09 | Liberty | Robert Stephens is called for the reach on Mark Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Stephens, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 16:53 | Liberty | John Parker is whistled for traveling | 39-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Carr (SF) Richard Hoover | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 16:31 | Troy | Dirk Shelby misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lawrence Litz - foul #1 on Lawrence Litz, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Post (PG), William Mitchell (SG), John Wheeler (C) Wayne Howard, Robert Stephens, Walter Nabors | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Tackett (PF), Jack Widmer (C) Lawrence Litz, John Jaramillo | |
| 16:31 | Troy | Dirk Shelby misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:31 | Troy | Dirk Shelby misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:31 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Jack Widmer | 39-33 |
| 16:18 | Liberty | John Tackett misses the jump hook in the lane | 39-33 |
| 16:17 | Troy | John Wheeler gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:11 | Troy | Albert Post clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 16:09 | Troy | William Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 15:47 | Troy | Gary Kimbler is called for the reach on Albert Post - foul #1 on Gary Kimbler, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Troy | George Mole (PG), Boyd Osborn (SF), Thomas Scharff (PF) Albert Post, Michael Carr, Dirk Shelby | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Fish (PG), Robert Hayes (SG) Gary Kimbler, John Parker | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - George Mole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boyd Osborn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Michael Fish (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Tackett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Widmer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Troy | Boyd Osborn banks in the layup | 41-33 |
| 15:31 | Liberty | Michael Fish is fouled in the backcourt by George Mole - foul #1 on George Mole, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Stephens (PG), Richard Hoover (SG) George Mole, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Liberty | Donald Stucker (SF), Lawrence Litz (PF) Mark Lewis, John Tackett | |
| 15:15 | Liberty | Thomas Scharff is called for the reach on Lawrence Litz - foul #1 on Thomas Scharff, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Simmons (C) Jack Widmer | |
| 15:02 | Liberty | Lawrence Litz is called for 5 seconds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Walter Nabors (C) John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 14:44 | Troy | Thomas Scharff misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Lawrence Litz - foul #2 on Lawrence Litz, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Post (PG) Richard Hoover | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Jaramillo (C) John Simmons | |
| 14:44 | Troy | Thomas Scharff misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:44 | Troy | Thomas Scharff makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:27 | Liberty | Lawrence Litz makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Stucker | 42-35 |
| 14:17 | Troy | Thomas Scharff is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Scharff, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Troy | William Mitchell (SG), Michael Carr (SF) Robert Stephens, Boyd Osborn | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Parker (SF), John Tackett (PF) Donald Stucker, Lawrence Litz | |
| 13:59 | Liberty | John Tackett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 13:58 | Troy | Thomas Scharff pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:44 | Troy | John Tackett is called for the reach on Thomas Scharff - foul #2 on John Tackett, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Wayne Howard (PG), John Wheeler (C) Albert Post, Walter Nabors | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Kimbler (SG), Jack Widmer (C) Robert Hayes, John Jaramillo | |
| 13:30 | Troy | Thomas Scharff misses the jumper from the right block | 42-35 |
| 13:29 | Troy | John Wheeler grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:22 | Troy | John Wheeler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 13:21 | Liberty | John Tackett pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:15 | Liberty | John Parker drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Fish | 42-37 |
| 13:03 | Troy | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 13:01 | Liberty | Michael Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:45 | Liberty | Michael Fish misses short on a jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 12:43 | Troy | John Wheeler grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 12:14 | Troy | Thomas Scharff can't throw it down | 42-37 |
| 12:12 | Liberty | Jack Widmer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:56 | Liberty | Michael Fish lays it in set up by John Parker | 42-39 |
| 11:45 | Troy | William Mitchell buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Howard and he's fouled by Gary Kimbler - foul #2 on Gary Kimbler, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Post (PG), Boyd Osborn (SF), Walter Nabors (PF), Dirk Shelby (C) Wayne Howard, Michael Carr, Thomas Scharff, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Liberty | Mark Lewis (PG), Robert Hayes (SG), Donald Stucker (SF), Lawrence Litz (PF), John Jaramillo (C) Michael Fish, Gary Kimbler, John Parker, John Tackett, Jack Widmer | |
| 11:45 | Troy | William Mitchell makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Albert Post (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boyd Osborn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Nabors (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dirk Shelby (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Mark Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Robert Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Stucker (fresh) PF - Lawrence Litz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jaramillo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Liberty | Walter Nabors is called for the reach on Mark Lewis - foul #2 on Walter Nabors, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Stephens (SG) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 11:06 | Liberty | Lawrence Litz misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Dirk Shelby - foul #1 on Dirk Shelby, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| 11:06 | Liberty | Lawrence Litz misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:06 | Liberty | Lawrence Litz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:57 | Troy | Walter Nabors is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Litz - foul #3 on Lawrence Litz, team foul #8 | 45-40 |
| 10:57 | Troy | Walter Nabors misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:57 | Liberty | Lawrence Litz snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:37 | Liberty | Donald Stucker's floater is tipped away by Walter Nabors | 45-40 |
| 10:35 | Liberty | Lawrence Litz hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 10:14 | Troy | Robert Stephens knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Albert Post | 48-42 |
| 09:59 | Liberty | Mark Lewis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | Liberty | Mark Lewis grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:45 | Liberty | Donald Stucker misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 09:44 | Troy | The rebound goes to Walter Nabors | 48-42 |
| 09:23 | Troy | Lawrence Litz picks off the pass by Walter Nabors | 48-42 |
| 09:21 | Liberty | Robert Hayes is hacked by Robert Stephens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Stephens, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Troy | Wayne Howard (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Richard Hoover (SF), Thomas Scharff (PF), John Wheeler (C) Albert Post, Robert Stephens, Boyd Osborn, Walter Nabors, Dirk Shelby | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Fish (PG), John Parker (SF), John Tackett (PF), Jack Widmer (C) Mark Lewis, Donald Stucker, Lawrence Litz, John Jaramillo | |
| 09:21 | Liberty | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:21 | Liberty | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:13 | Troy | John Wheeler misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-44 |
| 09:11 | Troy | Wayne Howard misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 09:09 | Liberty | Jack Widmer pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:55 | Liberty | John Tackett makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hayes and he's fouled by Thomas Scharff - foul #3 on Thomas Scharff, team foul #9 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Carr (SF) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Kimbler (SG) Robert Hayes | |
| 08:55 | Liberty | John Tackett misses the free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:55 | Troy | The rebound goes to Thomas Scharff | 48-46 |
| 08:37 | Troy | John Wheeler makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Scharff | 50-46 |
| 08:13 | Liberty | Michael Fish is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 08:12 | Troy | Thomas Scharff snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 07:54 | Troy | Richard Hoover loses the ball out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Stephens (SG), Boyd Osborn (SF) Richard Hoover, Michael Carr | |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Hayes (SG), John Simmons (C) John Parker, Jack Widmer | |
| 07:52 | Liberty | Wayne Howard is called for the reach on Michael Fish in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Howard, team foul #10 | 50-46 |
| 07:52 | Liberty | Michael Fish makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:52 | Liberty | Michael Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:35 | Troy | John Wheeler can't finish the layup | 50-48 |
| 07:33 | Liberty | John Tackett gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Wayne Howard (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Stephens (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boyd Osborn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Scharff (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Michael Fish (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Kimbler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Tackett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Simmons (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Liberty | Michael Fish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Troy | George Mole (PG), Walter Nabors (PF) Wayne Howard, Thomas Scharff | |
| Subs | Liberty | Lawrence Litz (PF) John Tackett | |
| 07:07 | Troy | George Mole misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 07:06 | Liberty | Robert Hayes grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 06:51 | Liberty | Robert Hayes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Fish | 50-51 |
| 06:28 | Troy | Robert Hayes picks off the pass by Walter Nabors | 50-51 |
| 06:04 | Liberty | Michael Fish knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Kimbler | 50-54 |
| 06:00 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Post (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Richard Hoover (SF), Dirk Shelby (PF) George Mole, Boyd Osborn, Walter Nabors, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Parker (SF), Jack Widmer (C) Gary Kimbler, John Simmons | |
| 05:43 | Troy | Albert Post clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 05:41 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Jack Widmer | 50-54 |
| 05:21 | Liberty | Michael Fish hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Hayes | 50-56 |
| 04:58 | Troy | William Mitchell comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 04:57 | Troy | Richard Hoover can't tip it in | 50-56 |
| 04:56 | Liberty | Michael Fish gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 04:50 | Liberty | Jack Widmer is called for traveling | 50-56 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Carr (SF), Thomas Scharff (PF) Richard Hoover, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Tackett (PF) Lawrence Litz | |
| 04:28 | Troy | Albert Post clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 04:27 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Jack Widmer | 50-56 |
| 04:06 | Liberty | John Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 04:04 | Liberty | John Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:46 | Liberty | John Parker's pass is intercepted by Albert Post | 50-56 |
| 03:37 | Troy | Albert Post connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Mitchell | 53-56 |
| 03:21 | Liberty | Robert Hayes connects on the floater from the right side | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Albert Post (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carr (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Scharff (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dirk Shelby (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Michael Fish (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Tackett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Widmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Troy | William Mitchell connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Post | 56-58 |
| 03:07 | Liberty | John Parker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Stephens (PG), Richard Hoover (SG), Boyd Osborn (SF), Walter Nabors (PF), John Wheeler (C) Albert Post, William Mitchell, Michael Carr, Thomas Scharff, Dirk Shelby | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Kimbler (PG), Mark Lewis (SG), Donald Stucker (SF), John Jaramillo (C) Michael Fish, Robert Hayes, John Parker, Jack Widmer | |
| 02:45 | Troy | John Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Stucker - foul #1 on Donald Stucker, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Lawrence Litz (PF) John Tackett | |
| 02:45 | Troy | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:45 | Troy | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:43 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Fish (PG), Robert Hayes (SG) Mark Lewis, Donald Stucker | |
| 02:31 | Liberty | Lawrence Litz hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Kimbler | 58-60 |
| 02:31 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Post (PG), William Mitchell (SG) Robert Stephens, Richard Hoover | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Parker (SF), John Tackett (PF), Jack Widmer (C) Gary Kimbler, Lawrence Litz, John Jaramillo | |
| 02:15 | Troy | John Parker steps in front of the Walter Nabors pass | 58-60 |
| 01:50 | Liberty | John Parker misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 01:49 | Troy | William Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:30 | Troy | John Wheeler hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Boyd Osborn | 60-60 |
| 01:28 | Liberty | Michael Fish is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas Scharff (PF) Walter Nabors | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 01:13 | Troy | John Wheeler misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by John Tackett - foul #3 on John Tackett, team foul #10 | 60-60 |
| 01:13 | Troy | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:13 | Troy | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:56 | Liberty | Jack Widmer can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on John Wheeler - foul #1 on John Wheeler, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| 00:56 | Liberty | Jack Widmer makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:56 | Liberty | Jack Widmer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:35 | Troy | William Mitchell scores on a shot from the left side | 64-62 |
| 00:33 | Liberty | Robert Hayes is hacked by William Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Mitchell, team foul #12 | 64-62 |
| 00:33 | Liberty | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:33 | Liberty | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Troy | John Wheeler lays it up and in on a great pass from William Mitchell | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | Liberty | Liberty calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | John Parker clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-64 |