| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Morgan Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stan Hoggan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bax (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Yazid Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Dattilo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Parsons (fresh) C - Carmine Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Leroy Dattilo inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Troy | John Parsons misses short on a floater in the paint | 39-25 |
| 19:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Morgan Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 19:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan is fouled on the floor by Leroy Dattilo - foul #2 on Leroy Dattilo, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Parsons is called for the reach on Morgan Flowers - foul #2 on John Parsons, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | James Williams is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Morgan Flowers | 41-25 |
| 18:31 | Troy | Morgan Flowers is called for the reach on Yazid Banda - foul #3 on Morgan Flowers, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Busse (PG) Morgan Flowers | |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Demarest (SF) Leroy Dattilo | |
| 18:23 | Troy | Yazid Banda can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Stan Hoggan - foul #1 on Stan Hoggan, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jesiolowski (SF), Charles Conner (C) Paul Bax, Marcus Lewis | |
| Subs | Troy | Edward Hackworth (SF) Dennis Smith | |
| 18:23 | Troy | Yazid Banda makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:23 | Troy | Yazid Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Conner loses the dribble to Raymond Demarest | 41-27 |
| 18:06 | Troy | Raymond Demarest banks in the layup | 41-29 |
| 17:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan misses the easy layup | 41-29 |
| 17:47 | Troy | Yazid Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:30 | Troy | Carmine Costa makes the driving attempt in the lane | 41-31 |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Conner makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 43-31 |
| 17:02 | Troy | John Parsons hits a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Calvin Barrier (SG), Paul Bax (SF), Ronald Grider (PF), Marcus Lewis (C) Stan Hoggan, Mark Jesiolowski, James Williams, Charles Conner | |
| Subs | Troy | William Sewell (PG), Dennis Smith (SG), Leroy Dattilo (SF), Li-Liang Sun (C) Yazid Banda, Raymond Demarest, Edward Hackworth, Carmine Costa | |
| 17:02 | Troy | John Parsons misses the free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Grider is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Grider, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Perkins (C) John Parsons | |
| 16:46 | Troy | Dennis Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 16:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Busse buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Calvin Barrier | 45-36 |
| 16:25 | Troy | Dennis Smith can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Calvin Barrier - foul #1 on Calvin Barrier, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Darrell Bates (SG) Donald Busse | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 16:25 | Troy | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:25 | Troy | Dennis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Grider drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Calvin Barrier and he's hacked by William Sewell - foul #1 on William Sewell, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Grider makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 16:00 | Troy | Robert Perkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Marcus Lewis - foul #1 on Marcus Lewis, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Morgan Flowers (PG), Mark Jesiolowski (SF) Darrell Bates, Paul Bax | |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Demarest (PG), Edward Hackworth (SF) William Sewell, Leroy Dattilo | |
| 16:00 | Troy | Robert Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 16:00 | Troy | Robert Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Morgan Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Barrier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Jesiolowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Grider (fresh) 7 pts. C - Marcus Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Raymond Demarest (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Hackworth (fresh) PF - Robert Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Li-Liang Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Li-Liang Sun - foul #3 on Li-Liang Sun, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan (SG) Calvin Barrier | |
| Subs | Troy | William Sewell (SG), Stephen Semon (C) Dennis Smith, Robert Perkins | |
| 15:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 15:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 15:23 | Troy | William Sewell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 15:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 15:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Morgan Flowers and he's hacked by William Sewell - foul #2 on William Sewell, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Busse (SF), Charles Conner (C) Ronald Grider, Marcus Lewis | |
| Subs | Troy | Travis Mackie (SG), Leroy Dattilo (SF), John Parsons (PF), Carmine Costa (C) Raymond Demarest, Edward Hackworth, Li-Liang Sun, Stephen Semon | |
| 15:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 14:44 | Troy | William Sewell buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Carmine Costa | 53-42 |
| 14:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 14:25 | Troy | John Parsons grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 14:21 | Troy | Travis Mackie clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 14:20 | Troy | Leroy Dattilo tips it but misses | 53-42 |
| 14:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Morgan Flowers is hacked by William Sewell in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Sewell, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Bax (SF), James Williams (PF) Stan Hoggan, Mark Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Troy | Yazid Banda (PG), Dennis Smith (SG) William Sewell, Leroy Dattilo | |
| 14:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Conner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Morgan Flowers | 55-42 |
| 13:58 | Troy | Dennis Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-44 |
| 13:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Travis Mackie is called for the reach on Paul Bax in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Mackie, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Calvin Barrier (SG) Donald Busse | |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Demarest (SF), Robert Perkins (PF), Stephen Semon (C) Travis Mackie, John Parsons, Carmine Costa | |
| 13:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Bax makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 13:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Bax makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 13:37 | Troy | Yazid Banda misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-44 |
| 13:35 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Perkins | 57-44 |
| 13:20 | Troy | Yazid Banda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-44 |
| 13:19 | Troy | Robert Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 13:06 | Troy | Dennis Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 13:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Bax pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 13:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Yazid Banda steps in front of the Paul Bax pass in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| 12:51 | Troy | Robert Perkins's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Conner | 57-44 |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 12:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Calvin Barrier misses the driving attempt near the basket | 57-44 |
| 12:33 | Troy | Robert Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 12:29 | Troy | Raymond Demarest misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 12:27 | Troy | Stephen Semon hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| 12:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Yazid Banda picks off the pass by Morgan Flowers in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 12:18 | Troy | Raymond Demarest misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 12:16 | Troy | Robert Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:56 | Troy | Dennis Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 11:55 | Middle Tenn. State | James Williams grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Morgan Flowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Barrier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Bax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Conner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Yazid Banda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Demarest (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Semon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Yazid Banda is called for the reach on Calvin Barrier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yazid Banda, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan (SG), Donald Busse (SF), Ronald Grider (PF), Marcus Lewis (C) Morgan Flowers, Paul Bax, James Williams, Charles Conner | |
| Subs | Troy | William Sewell (PG), Travis Mackie (SG), Leroy Dattilo (SF), John Parsons (PF), Carmine Costa (C) Yazid Banda, Dennis Smith, Raymond Demarest, Robert Perkins, Stephen Semon | |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Calvin Barrier makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Calvin Barrier makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 11:32 | Troy | John Parsons knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Sewell | 59-48 |
| 11:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 11:20 | Troy | John Parsons pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 11:05 | Troy | Leroy Dattilo connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Stan Hoggan, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jesiolowski (SF) Calvin Barrier | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 10:38 | Troy | Leroy Dattilo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-51 |
| 10:36 | Troy | John Parsons tips it but misses | 59-51 |
| 10:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jesiolowski grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 10:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jesiolowski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carmine Costa - foul #1 on Carmine Costa, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Yazid Banda (PG), Edward Hackworth (SF) Travis Mackie, Leroy Dattilo | |
| 10:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 10:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jesiolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:06 | Troy | Edward Hackworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Morgan Flowers (PG), James Williams (PF) Donald Busse, Ronald Grider | |
| Subs | Troy | Dennis Smith (SG), Li-Liang Sun (C) William Sewell, Carmine Costa | |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan gets the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 09:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Morgan Flowers misses badly on a runner in the paint | 61-51 |
| 09:40 | Troy | John Parsons snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 09:15 | Troy | Yazid Banda is whistled for traveling | 61-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Darrell Bates (SG), Paul Bax (SF), Ronald Grider (PF) Stan Hoggan, Mark Jesiolowski, James Williams | |
| Subs | Troy | Travis Mackie (SG), Leroy Dattilo (SF), Carmine Costa (C) Yazid Banda, Dennis Smith, John Parsons | |
| 09:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Darrell Bates is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Mackie - foul #3 on Travis Mackie, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| 09:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Darrell Bates makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Darrell Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:13 | Troy | Leroy Dattilo gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 09:01 | Troy | Edward Hackworth is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Edward Hackworth, team foul #11 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Busse (SG) Darrell Bates | |
| Subs | Troy | William Sewell (PG) Edward Hackworth | |
| 08:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 08:39 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Morgan Flowers | 62-51 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Bax drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Busse | 65-51 |
| 08:17 | Troy | William Sewell is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on William Sewell, team foul #12 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Calvin Barrier (SG), Darrell Bates (SF), James Williams (PF) Morgan Flowers, Paul Bax, Ronald Grider | |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Demarest (PG), Dennis Smith (SG), John Parsons (PF), Stephen Semon (C) William Sewell, Travis Mackie, Li-Liang Sun, Carmine Costa | |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 07:49 | Troy | Stephen Semon grabs the board | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Donald Busse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Barrier (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrell Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Lewis (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Raymond Demarest (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Dattilo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Parsons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Semon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Troy | Dennis Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Lewis | 65-51 |
| 07:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 07:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Calvin Barrier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Morgan Flowers (PG), Stan Hoggan (SG), Mark Jesiolowski (SF), Ronald Grider (PF), Charles Conner (C) Donald Busse, Calvin Barrier, Darrell Bates, James Williams, Marcus Lewis | |
| Subs | Troy | William Sewell (SG), Edward Hackworth (SF), Robert Perkins (PF), Carmine Costa (C) Dennis Smith, Leroy Dattilo, John Parsons, Stephen Semon | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:57 | Troy | Raymond Demarest can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 06:56 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Ronald Grider | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Conner hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Morgan Flowers | 67-51 |
| 06:18 | Troy | Carmine Costa clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-51 |
| 06:17 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Ronald Grider | 67-51 |
| 05:58 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sewell steals the ball from Mark Jesiolowski | 67-51 |
| 05:38 | Troy | Robert Perkins drills a fadeaway from the left side | 67-53 |
| 05:35 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sewell takes the ball from Mark Jesiolowski in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| 05:33 | Troy | Edward Hackworth blows the layup | 67-53 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Grider grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan is fouled in the backcourt by Carmine Costa - foul #2 on Carmine Costa, team foul #13 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Bax (SF), James Williams (PF), Marcus Lewis (C) Mark Jesiolowski, Ronald Grider, Charles Conner | |
| Subs | Troy | Yazid Banda (PG), Dennis Smith (SG), Travis Mackie (SF), John Parsons (PF), Li-Liang Sun (C) Raymond Demarest, William Sewell, Edward Hackworth, Robert Perkins, Carmine Costa | |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:10 | Troy | Yazid Banda drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Smith and he's hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Busse (SG) Stan Hoggan | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 05:10 | Troy | Yazid Banda misses the free throw | 68-55 |
| 05:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 05:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Parsons picks off the pass by Donald Busse in the backcourt | 68-55 |
| 04:54 | Troy | Dennis Smith makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Morgan Flowers is called for 10 seconds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Calvin Barrier (SG) Morgan Flowers | |
| Subs | Troy | Leroy Dattilo (SF) Dennis Smith | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Troy | John Parsons misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-58 |
| 04:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Marcus Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 04:08 | Middle Tenn. State | James Williams loses the dribble to John Parsons | 68-58 |
| 03:56 | Troy | Li-Liang Sun is called for traveling | 68-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Morgan Flowers (PG), Stan Hoggan (SG), Darrell Bates (SF), Ronald Grider (PF), Mark Jesiolowski (C) Donald Busse, Calvin Barrier, Paul Bax, James Williams, Marcus Lewis | |
| Subs | Troy | William Sewell (SG), Carmine Costa (C) Travis Mackie, Li-Liang Sun | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jesiolowski scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Morgan Flowers and he's hacked by Carmine Costa - foul #3 on Carmine Costa, team foul #14 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Dennis Smith (SG), Edward Hackworth (SF) Yazid Banda, Leroy Dattilo | |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Jesiolowski makes the free throw | 71-58 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Morgan Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. 11 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stan Hoggan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Grider (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Jesiolowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - William Sewell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Hackworth (fresh) PF - John Parsons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Carmine Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Troy | Carmine Costa comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-58 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Grider snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan is hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #3 on Dennis Smith, team foul #15 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Williams (PF), Charles Conner (C) Ronald Grider, Mark Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Troy | Yazid Banda (PG), Leroy Dattilo (SF), Li-Liang Sun (PF), Robert Perkins (C) William Sewell, Edward Hackworth, John Parsons, Carmine Costa | |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Stan Hoggan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 02:27 | Troy | Dennis Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 73-58 |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Conner | 73-58 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Conner comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Yazid Banda - foul #3 on Yazid Banda, team foul #16 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Busse (PG), Calvin Barrier (SG), Ronald Grider (PF) Morgan Flowers, Stan Hoggan, James Williams | |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Demarest (PG), Travis Mackie (SG), Edward Hackworth (SF) Yazid Banda, Dennis Smith, Leroy Dattilo | |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Conner makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:16 | Troy | Robert Perkins gets the rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:54 | Troy | Robert Perkins loses the dribble to Calvin Barrier | 74-58 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Calvin Barrier slams it home | 76-58 |
| 01:33 | Troy | Donald Busse takes the ball from Raymond Demarest | 76-58 |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Busse misses the easy layup | 76-58 |
| 01:28 | Troy | Edward Hackworth gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| 01:22 | Troy | Raymond Demarest hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Perkins | 76-61 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Busse misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 76-61 |
| 00:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Grider gets the offensive rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Conner lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Donald Busse | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Troy | Calvin Barrier steps in front of the Robert Perkins pass | 78-61 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Busse hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Calvin Barrier | 80-61 |
| 00:18 | Troy | Robert Perkins's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Grider | 80-61 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Conner snags the defensive board | 80-61 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Busse runs out the clock | 80-61 |