| Lineup | Troy | PG - Bruce Franz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Kerney (fresh) C - John Merrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Douglas Crook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Boling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Willis (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Benson (fresh) C - Shannon Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis inbounds the ball | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook is hacked by Michael Kerney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Kerney, team foul #1 | 37-53 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook hits a wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Shannon Ayers | 37-56 |
| 19:27 | Troy | Jimmy Cox is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Sommers | 40-56 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shannon Ayers | 40-58 |
| 19:03 | Troy | Bruce Franz misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Douglas Crook - foul #3 on Douglas Crook, team foul #1 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Pease (SG), Davis McClenon (SF), Oscar Garcia (PF), Waldo Rutledge (C) Mark Sommers, Jimmy Cox, Michael Kerney, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix (PG), Willie Finnegan (SG), Leroy Spada (SF), David Hughes (PF), Fred Treece (C) Douglas Crook, Reginald Boling, Shane Willis, Bennie Benson, Shannon Ayers | |
| 19:03 | Troy | Bruce Franz makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 19:03 | Troy | Bruce Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hughes can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Bruce Franz - foul #3 on Bruce Franz, team foul #2 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Troy | Jonathan Johnson (PG) Bruce Franz | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 18:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 18:37 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 18:35 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Davis McClenon | 42-60 |
| 18:23 | Troy | Waldo Rutledge misses long on an open jump hook from the left block | 42-60 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Willie Finnegan | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 18:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada hits the follow up shot | 42-62 |
| 18:14 | Troy | Robert Pease travels in the backcourt | 42-62 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Sommers (SG), Matthew Krause (SF), Michael Kerney (PF), John Merrick (C) Robert Pease, Davis McClenon, Oscar Garcia, Waldo Rutledge | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling (SG), Edward Williams (SF), Bennie Benson (PF), John Billups (C) Willie Finnegan, Leroy Spada, David Hughes, Fred Treece | |
| 17:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams buries a 3 from straight away set up by Matthew Hix | 42-65 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:37 | Troy | Mark Sommers hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Johnson | 45-65 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 45-65 |
| 17:24 | Troy | Michael Kerney grabs the defensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 16:59 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hix - foul #3 on Matthew Hix, team foul #2 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Troy | Kurt Marlin (PG), Robert Pease (SG), Jimmy Cox (SF), Oscar Garcia (PF), Waldo Rutledge (C) Jonathan Johnson, Mark Sommers, Matthew Krause, Michael Kerney, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan (SG), Shane Willis (SF), David Hughes (PF), Shannon Ayers (C) Matthew Hix, Edward Williams, Bennie Benson, John Billups | |
| 16:52 | Troy | Oscar Garcia misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 45-65 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-65 |
| 16:31 | Troy | The rebound goes to Waldo Rutledge | 45-65 |
| 16:29 | Troy | Kurt Marlin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-65 |
| Subs | Troy | John Merrick (C) Oscar Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan is fouled on the floor by Waldo Rutledge - foul #3 on Waldo Rutledge, team foul #3 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Sommers (SG), Davis McClenon (PF) Kurt Marlin, Waldo Rutledge | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Treece (C) Shannon Ayers | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis is hacked by John Merrick - foul #1 on John Merrick, team foul #4 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Troy | Bruce Franz (PG), Waldo Rutledge (PF) Mark Sommers, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook (PG), Leroy Spada (SF), Bennie Benson (PF), Shannon Ayers (C) Willie Finnegan, Shane Willis, David Hughes, Fred Treece | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Bruce Franz (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pease (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Waldo Rutledge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Davis McClenon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Douglas Crook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Boling (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Spada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Benson (fairly fresh) C - Shannon Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Reginald Boling and he's hacked by Robert Pease - foul #2 on Robert Pease, team foul #5 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Kerney (PF) Davis McClenon | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson misses the free throw | 45-67 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada grabs the offensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jimmy Cox - foul #3 on Jimmy Cox, team foul #6 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Troy | Oscar Garcia (SG) Robert Pease | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 15:31 | Troy | Reginald Boling is called for the reach on Jimmy Cox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reginald Boling, team foul #3 | 45-69 |
| 15:18 | Troy | Bruce Franz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Crook - foul #4 on Douglas Crook, team foul #4 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix (PG), Shane Willis (SF) Douglas Crook, Leroy Spada | |
| 15:18 | Troy | Bruce Franz makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 15:18 | Troy | Bruce Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-69 |
| 15:02 | Troy | Oscar Garcia gets the rebound | 47-69 |
| 14:41 | Troy | Oscar Garcia makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Franz | 50-69 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-69 |
| Subs | Troy | Kurt Marlin (PG), Mark Sommers (SG), Davis McClenon (PF), John Merrick (C) Bruce Franz, Oscar Garcia, Michael Kerney, Waldo Rutledge | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan (SG), David Hughes (PF), Fred Treece (C) Reginald Boling, Bennie Benson, Shannon Ayers | |
| 14:26 | Troy | Mark Sommers drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Davis McClenon | 53-69 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan is hacked by Mark Sommers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Sommers, team foul #7 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Troy | Matthew Krause (SF) Jimmy Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:04 | Troy | John Merrick is alone and drills a shot from the baseline | 55-71 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Hix | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:32 | Troy | Davis McClenon scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Sommers | 57-74 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix is fouled in the backcourt by John Merrick - foul #2 on John Merrick, team foul #8 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Troy | Bruce Franz (PG), Robert Pease (SG), Jimmy Cox (SF), Michael Kerney (PF), Waldo Rutledge (C) Kurt Marlin, Mark Sommers, Matthew Krause, Davis McClenon, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams (SG), Leroy Spada (SF), Bennie Benson (PF), Shannon Ayers (C) Willie Finnegan, Shane Willis, David Hughes, Fred Treece | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix misses the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 13:30 | Troy | Michael Kerney pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:13 | Troy | Waldo Rutledge comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 57-74 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix is open and scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Shannon Ayers | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:01 | Troy | Jimmy Cox misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Leroy Spada - foul #2 on Leroy Spada, team foul #5 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Troy | Oscar Garcia (PF) Michael Kerney | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling (SG), John Billups (PF) Edward Williams, Bennie Benson | |
| 13:01 | Troy | Jimmy Cox makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 13:01 | Troy | Jimmy Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Pease - foul #3 on Robert Pease, team foul #9 | 59-76 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada misses the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 12:58 | Troy | The rebound goes to Waldo Rutledge | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:37 | Troy | Jimmy Cox misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Spada - foul #3 on Leroy Spada, team foul #6 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Troy | John Merrick (C) Waldo Rutledge | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 12:37 | Troy | Jimmy Cox makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 12:37 | Troy | Jimmy Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups grabs the defensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix loses the dribble to Robert Pease | 60-76 |
| 11:55 | Troy | Robert Pease loses the dribble to John Billups | 60-76 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Bruce Franz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pease (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Cox (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Garcia (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - John Merrick (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Matthew Hix (tired) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Boling (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Spada (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Billups (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Shannon Ayers (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Spada | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:38 | Troy | Bruce Franz is hacked by Matthew Hix in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Hix, team foul #7 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Sommers (SG), Davis McClenon (SF), Michael Kerney (PF), Waldo Rutledge (C) Robert Pease, Jimmy Cox, Oscar Garcia, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan (PG), Edward Williams (SG), Shane Willis (SF), David Hughes (PF), Fred Treece (C) Matthew Hix, Reginald Boling, Leroy Spada, John Billups, Shannon Ayers | |
| 11:38 | Troy | Bruce Franz misses the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hughes snags the defensive board | 60-78 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams is hacked by Mark Sommers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Sommers, team foul #10 | 60-78 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-79 |
| 11:36 | Troy | The rebound goes to Michael Kerney | 60-79 |
| 11:17 | Troy | Davis McClenon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-79 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Treece snags the defensive board | 60-79 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Sommers - foul #4 on Mark Sommers, team foul #11 | 60-79 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Pease (SG), Matthew Krause (SF) Mark Sommers, Waldo Rutledge | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson (PF) David Hughes | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-80 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 10:55 | Troy | Robert Pease is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-81 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Treece lays it in uncontested set up by Edward Williams | 63-83 |
| 10:19 | Troy | Robert Pease hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-83 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Treece pulls down the rebound | 63-83 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Finnegan | 63-85 |
| 10:03 | Troy | Bruce Franz misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-85 |
| 10:02 | Troy | Matthew Krause misses the tip | 63-85 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Treece grabs the board | 63-85 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Williams | 63-88 |
| 09:55 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-88 |
| Subs | Troy | Kurt Marlin (PG), Jonathan Johnson (SG), Jimmy Cox (SF), Oscar Garcia (PF), Waldo Rutledge (C) Bruce Franz, Robert Pease, Matthew Krause, Michael Kerney, Davis McClenon | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling (PG), Leroy Spada (SF), David Hughes (PF), Shannon Ayers (C) Edward Williams, Shane Willis, Bennie Benson, Fred Treece | |
| 09:53 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-88 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shannon Ayers can't finish the layup | 63-88 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-88 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hughes hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Reginald Boling | 63-90 |
| 09:14 | Troy | Reginald Boling is called for the reach on Kurt Marlin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reginald Boling, team foul #8 | 63-90 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Pease (SG), John Merrick (C) Jonathan Johnson, Jimmy Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams (SG) Willie Finnegan | |
| 09:14 | Troy | Kurt Marlin makes the 1st free throw | 64-90 |
| 09:14 | Troy | Kurt Marlin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-90 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reginald Boling travels with the ball | 65-90 |
| Subs | Troy | Bruce Franz (PG), Jimmy Cox (SF) Kurt Marlin, Waldo Rutledge | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis (SF), John Billups (C) Leroy Spada, Shannon Ayers | |
| 08:36 | Troy | Bruce Franz misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-90 |
| 08:34 | Troy | Oscar Garcia tips it home | 67-90 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Pease picks off the pass by John Billups in the backcourt | 67-90 |
| 08:23 | Troy | Jimmy Cox misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Williams - foul #1 on Edward Williams, team foul #9 | 67-90 |
| Subs | Troy | Waldo Rutledge (PF) Oscar Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan (SG), Bennie Benson (PF), Fred Treece (C) Edward Williams, David Hughes, John Billups | |
| 08:23 | Troy | Jimmy Cox makes the 1st free throw | 68-90 |
| 08:23 | Troy | Jimmy Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 69-90 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Reginald Boling | 69-93 |
| 07:51 | Troy | Bruce Franz buries a fadeaway from the right block | 71-93 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-93 |
| Subs | Troy | Jonathan Johnson (PG), Mark Sommers (SG), Matthew Krause (SF), Oscar Garcia (PF), Davis McClenon (C) Bruce Franz, Robert Pease, Jimmy Cox, Waldo Rutledge, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook (PG), Leroy Spada (SF), Shannon Ayers (C) Willie Finnegan, Shane Willis, Fred Treece | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Sommers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Krause (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Garcia (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Davis McClenon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Douglas Crook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Reginald Boling (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Spada (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bennie Benson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Ayers (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-93 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson snags the offensive board | 71-93 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Crook | 71-96 |
| 07:06 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 71-96 |
| 07:04 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson tips it in | 73-96 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson double dribbles | 73-96 |
| Subs | Troy | Bruce Franz (PG), Jimmy Cox (SF), Michael Kerney (PF), Waldo Rutledge (C) Jonathan Johnson, Matthew Krause, Oscar Garcia, Davis McClenon | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis (SF), David Hughes (PF), Fred Treece (C) Leroy Spada, Bennie Benson, Shannon Ayers | |
| 06:28 | Troy | Mark Sommers is fouled on the floor by Fred Treece - foul #1 on Fred Treece, team foul #10 | 73-96 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups (C) Fred Treece | |
| 06:28 | Troy | Mark Sommers misses the 1st free throw | 73-96 |
| 06:28 | Troy | Mark Sommers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-96 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Shane Willis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 74-96 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups grabs the offensive rebound | 74-96 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Franz steps in front of the Shane Willis pass | 74-96 |
| 05:37 | Troy | Bruce Franz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-96 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hughes snags the defensive board | 74-96 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Franz takes the ball from Douglas Crook | 74-96 |
| 05:18 | Troy | Shane Willis blocks the jumper by Michael Kerney | 74-96 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups snags the defensive board | 74-96 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 74-96 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to David Hughes | 74-96 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook is hacked by Michael Kerney - foul #3 on Michael Kerney, team foul #12 | 74-96 |
| Subs | Troy | Kurt Marlin (PG), Robert Pease (SG), Matthew Krause (SF), Oscar Garcia (PF), John Merrick (C) Bruce Franz, Mark Sommers, Jimmy Cox, Michael Kerney, Waldo Rutledge | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams (SG), Leroy Spada (SF), Bennie Benson (PF), Fred Treece (C) Reginald Boling, Shane Willis, David Hughes, John Billups | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook makes the 1st free throw | 74-97 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook makes the 2nd free throw | 74-98 |
| 04:54 | Troy | Bennie Benson steps in front of the Kurt Marlin pass in the backcourt | 74-98 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Benson misses the floater in the lane | 74-98 |
| 04:38 | Troy | Matthew Krause pulls down the rebound | 74-98 |
| 04:21 | Troy | Robert Pease misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-98 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Fred Treece | 74-98 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook is hacked by Robert Pease in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Pease, team foul #13 | 74-98 |
| Subs | Troy | Jonathan Johnson (PG), Davis McClenon (SF) Kurt Marlin, Matthew Krause | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan (SG), Shannon Ayers (C) Edward Williams, Fred Treece | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook makes the 1st free throw | 74-99 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Crook makes the 2nd free throw | 74-100 |
| 04:13 | Troy | Robert Pease's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-100 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix (PG) Douglas Crook | |
| 03:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Willie Finnegan | 74-102 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Troy | Matthew Hix swats the shot by John Merrick | 74-102 |
| 03:38 | Troy | John Merrick can't tip it in | 74-102 |
| 03:36 | Troy | Robert Pease tips it back up and in | 76-102 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pease (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Davis McClenon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Garcia (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - John Merrick (very tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Matthew Hix (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Willie Finnegan (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Spada (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bennie Benson (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shannon Ayers (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Pease - foul #5 on Robert Pease, team foul #14 | 76-102 |
| Subs | Troy | Kurt Marlin (PG), Matthew Krause (SF) Robert Pease, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hughes (PF), Fred Treece (C) Bennie Benson, Shannon Ayers | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix makes the 1st free throw | 76-103 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix misses the 2nd free throw | 76-103 |
| 03:33 | Troy | Davis McClenon pulls down the rebound | 76-103 |
| 03:26 | Troy | Willie Finnegan takes the ball from Jonathan Johnson | 76-103 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-103 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams (SG) Willie Finnegan | |
| 03:13 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kurt Marlin | 79-103 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-103 |
| 02:56 | Troy | Matthew Krause snags the defensive board | 79-103 |
| 02:43 | Troy | Oscar Garcia misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-103 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix grabs the board | 79-103 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Hix and the foul's on Matthew Krause - foul #1 on Matthew Krause, team foul #15 | 79-105 |
| Subs | Troy | Waldo Rutledge (PF) Kurt Marlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan (SG), John Billups (PF) Leroy Spada, David Hughes | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams misses the free throw | 79-105 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups grabs the offensive rebound | 79-105 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Waldo Rutledge - foul #4 on Waldo Rutledge, team foul #16 | 79-105 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups makes the 1st free throw | 79-106 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Billups makes the 2nd free throw | 79-107 |
| 02:00 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 82-107 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 82-107 |
| 01:37 | Troy | Oscar Garcia gets the rebound | 82-107 |
| 01:24 | Troy | Edward Williams steps in front of the Oscar Garcia pass | 82-107 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Finnegan | 82-109 |
| 01:09 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-109 |
| 01:07 | Troy | Matthew Krause grabs the offensive board | 82-109 |
| 00:59 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-109 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Finnegan grabs the board | 82-109 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Williams makes the jumper from the baseline | 82-111 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Troy | Matthew Krause's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-111 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Leroy Spada (SF), David Hughes (PF) Edward Williams, John Billups | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Hix runs out the clock | 82-111 |