| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Sommers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Davis McClenon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Kerney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Merrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Budde (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stamm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Slomkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant inbounds the ball | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant blows the layup | 46-38 |
| 19:47 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 19:31 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas State | Joseph Stamm can't tip it in | 46-38 |
| 19:28 | Troy | John Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 19:23 | Troy | Mark Sommers hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Johnson | 49-38 |
| 19:21 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski loses the dribble to Mark Sommers in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 19:06 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Sommers | 51-38 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski's floater is knocked away by John Merrick | 51-38 |
| 18:57 | Troy | Davis McClenon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 18:33 | Troy | Mark Sommers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Kurt Marlin (PG), Oscar Garcia (SG), Matthew Krause (SF), Waldo Rutledge (PF), Keith Millard (C) Jonathan Johnson, Mark Sommers, Davis McClenon, Michael Kerney, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed (SF), Gary Manchester (PF), Cecil Lowery (C) Tyler Grant, Joseph Stamm, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| 18:12 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 18:10 | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed grabs the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 17:45 | Troy | Matthew Krause makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Keith Millard | 53-41 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Charles Riley | 53-43 |
| 17:20 | Troy | Waldo Rutledge can't finish the layup | 53-43 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas State | Oscar Garcia is called for the reach on Lloyd Budde in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Garcia, team foul #1 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Birch (PG), Mark Sommers (SG), Davis McClenon (SF), John Merrick (C) Kurt Marlin, Matthew Krause, Waldo Rutledge, Keith Millard | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Grover Graham (PG), Freeman Atkison (SG), Tyler Grant (SF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Charles Riley, Lloyd Budde, Ronald Sneed, Cecil Lowery | |
| 16:58 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 16:56 | Troy | Davis McClenon gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 16:51 | Troy | Mark Sommers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 16:28 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Tyler Grant | 53-45 |
| 16:14 | Troy | Michael Birch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Sommers - foul #1 on Mark Sommers, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Troy | Jonathan Johnson (PG), Matthew Krause (SF), Michael Kerney (PF) Michael Birch, Davis McClenon, Oscar Garcia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed (SF), Joseph Stamm (PF), Cecil Lowery (C) Tyler Grant, Gary Manchester, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| 15:50 | Arkansas State | Grover Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Troy | David Byerly (PG), Kurt Marlin (SF), Waldo Rutledge (C) Mark Sommers, Matthew Krause, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Henry Clark (SG) Grover Graham, Freeman Atkison | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - David Byerly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kurt Marlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Kerney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Waldo Rutledge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Sneed (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stamm (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Lowery (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Troy | David Byerly misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-45 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Charles Riley | 53-47 |
| 15:09 | Troy | Kurt Marlin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Johnson is called for the reach on Henry Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Sommers (SG), Matthew Krause (SF), Keith Millard (C) Jonathan Johnson, Kurt Marlin, Waldo Rutledge | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde (SG), Tyler Grant (SF) Charles Riley, Cecil Lowery | |
| 14:48 | Arkansas State | Matthew Krause steps in front of the Tyler Grant pass | 56-47 |
| 14:26 | Troy | Matthew Krause misses the jumper from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Joseph Stamm | 56-47 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas State | Keith Millard blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Henry Clark | 56-47 |
| 14:18 | Troy | The rebound goes to Michael Kerney | 56-47 |
| 13:54 | Troy | Mark Sommers misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Lloyd Budde - foul #3 on Lloyd Budde, team foul #1 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Birch (PG), Kurt Marlin (SF), Oscar Garcia (PF), John Merrick (C) David Byerly, Matthew Krause, Michael Kerney, Keith Millard | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Grover Graham (SG), James Suter (SF), Gary Manchester (PF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Henry Clark, Lloyd Budde, Tyler Grant, Joseph Stamm, Ronald Sneed | |
| 13:54 | Troy | Mark Sommers makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:54 | Troy | Mark Sommers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas State | Mark Sommers steals the ball from Charles Riley in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| 13:32 | Troy | Oscar Garcia is whistled for traveling | 58-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Jonathan Johnson (PG), Davis McClenon (SF), Waldo Rutledge (PF) Michael Birch, Mark Sommers, Kurt Marlin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley is hacked by Waldo Rutledge - foul #3 on Waldo Rutledge, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Birch (PG) John Merrick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:05 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Grover Graham | 58-50 |
| 12:48 | Troy | Oscar Garcia misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-50 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 12:25 | Troy | Waldo Rutledge lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Birch | 60-53 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas State | James Suter hits the finger roll | 60-55 |
| 11:54 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester is hacked by Jonathan Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Troy | David Byerly (PG), Mark Sommers (SG), Kurt Marlin (SF), Keith Millard (PF), John Merrick (C) Michael Birch, Jonathan Johnson, Davis McClenon, Oscar Garcia, Waldo Rutledge | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG), Lloyd Budde (SG), Tyler Grant (SF), Ronald Sneed (PF), Cecil Lowery (C) Charles Riley, Grover Graham, James Suter, Gary Manchester, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| 11:46 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery misses the wide open floater from the right side | 63-55 |
| 11:44 | Troy | John Merrick pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - David Byerly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sommers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Kurt Marlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Millard (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Merrick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) SG - Lloyd Budde (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyler Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Lowery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Troy | David Byerly connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 11:11 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde snags the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery is fouled on the floor by John Merrick - foul #2 on John Merrick, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Kerney (PF) John Merrick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Joseph Stamm (PF) Ronald Sneed | |
| 10:34 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery buries a floater from the right side | 65-57 |
| 10:12 | Troy | Kurt Marlin misses the easy layup | 65-57 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Freeman Atkison | 65-60 |
| 09:47 | Troy | David Byerly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 09:46 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Stamm and he's hacked by Keith Millard - foul #1 on Keith Millard, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Birch (PG), Oscar Garcia (SG), Matthew Krause (SF), John Merrick (C) David Byerly, Mark Sommers, Kurt Marlin, Keith Millard | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Grover Graham (SG), Ronald Sneed (PF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Freeman Atkison, Lloyd Budde, Joseph Stamm, Cecil Lowery | |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 09:14 | Troy | Oscar Garcia connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Krause | 67-63 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Sneed | 67-65 |
| 08:46 | Troy | John Merrick double dribbles | 67-65 |
| Subs | Troy | Jonathan Johnson (PG), Davis McClenon (SF), Waldo Rutledge (PF) Michael Birch, Matthew Krause, Michael Kerney | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester (PF) Tyler Grant | |
| 08:42 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley is hacked by Jonathan Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Troy | David Byerly (PG) Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 08:42 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 08:42 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 08:14 | Troy | Davis McClenon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Oscar Garcia | 69-67 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski travels with the ball | 69-67 |
| Subs | Troy | Jonathan Johnson (PG), Mark Sommers (SG), Matthew Krause (SF) David Byerly, Davis McClenon, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Henry Clark (PG), Lloyd Budde (SG), James Suter (SF), Joseph Stamm (PF) Charles Riley, Grover Graham, Ronald Sneed, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| 07:46 | Troy | Lloyd Budde is called for the reach on Jonathan Johnson - foul #4 on Lloyd Budde, team foul #2 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Troy | John Merrick (C) Waldo Rutledge | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG) Henry Clark | |
| 07:19 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 07:17 | Troy | John Merrick tips it home | 71-67 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Sommers (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Matthew Krause (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Garcia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Merrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Freeman Atkison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Budde (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Suter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Stamm (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Manchester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | James Suter comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Sommers - foul #2 on Mark Sommers, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Birch (PG), Michael Kerney (PF) Mark Sommers, Oscar Garcia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Sneed (PF), Cecil Lowery (C) Joseph Stamm, Gary Manchester | |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | James Suter makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | James Suter misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 07:12 | Troy | John Merrick snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 06:54 | Troy | Jonathan Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde clanks a floater from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 06:39 | Troy | The rebound goes to Matthew Krause | 74-68 |
| 06:30 | Troy | Freeman Atkison steals it from Matthew Krause | 74-68 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde loses the dribble to Michael Kerney | 74-68 |
| 06:00 | Troy | Michael Kerney hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Krause | 76-68 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Johnson steals the ball from Freeman Atkison in the backcourt | 76-68 |
| 05:43 | Troy | Matthew Krause is fouled on the floor by James Suter - foul #2 on James Suter, team foul #3 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Troy | David Byerly (PG), Kurt Marlin (SG), Davis McClenon (SF), Waldo Rutledge (PF), Keith Millard (C) Michael Birch, Jonathan Johnson, Matthew Krause, Michael Kerney, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG), Grover Graham (SG), Tyler Grant (SF), Joseph Stamm (PF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Freeman Atkison, Lloyd Budde, James Suter, Ronald Sneed, Cecil Lowery | |
| 05:27 | Troy | Davis McClenon is hacked by Charles Riley - foul #3 on Charles Riley, team foul #4 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Troy | Oscar Garcia (SG) Kurt Marlin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 05:14 | Troy | Waldo Rutledge is fouled on the floor by Joseph Stamm - foul #2 on Joseph Stamm, team foul #5 | 76-68 |
| 05:00 | Troy | Davis McClenon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Tyler Slomkowski | 76-68 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Grover Graham | 76-70 |
| 04:29 | Troy | Oscar Garcia misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 76-70 |
| 04:28 | Troy | David Byerly tips it back up and in | 78-70 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas State | Joseph Stamm misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 78-70 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Tyler Slomkowski misses the tip | 78-70 |
| 04:02 | Troy | Oscar Garcia grabs the board | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Troy | Keith Millard is fouled on the floor by Tyler Slomkowski - foul #2 on Tyler Slomkowski, team foul #6 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Birch (PG), Mark Sommers (SG), Kurt Marlin (SF), John Merrick (C) David Byerly, Davis McClenon, Waldo Rutledge, Keith Millard | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Henry Clark (PG), Lloyd Budde (SG), Ronald Sneed (SF), Gary Manchester (PF), Cecil Lowery (C) Charles Riley, Grover Graham, Tyler Grant, Joseph Stamm, Tyler Slomkowski | |
| 03:15 | Troy | Oscar Garcia hits a fadeaway from the left side | 80-70 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Michael Birch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Sommers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Kurt Marlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oscar Garcia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Merrick (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Henry Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lloyd Budde (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Manchester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Arkansas State | Henry Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Kerney (PF) Oscar Garcia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freeman Atkison (PG) Henry Clark | |
| 02:58 | Troy | Mark Sommers buries a floater from the left block | 82-70 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-70 |
| Subs | Troy | David Byerly (PG) Michael Birch | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Riley (PG) Freeman Atkison | |
| 02:44 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-70 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester grabs the offensive rebound | 82-70 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas State | Cecil Lowery lays it up and in | 82-72 |
| 02:18 | Troy | David Byerly is hacked by Charles Riley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Riley, team foul #7 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Troy | Oscar Garcia (PF), Waldo Rutledge (C) Michael Kerney, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tyler Grant (SF), Tyler Slomkowski (C) Ronald Sneed, Cecil Lowery | |
| 02:18 | Troy | David Byerly makes the 1st free throw | 83-72 |
| 02:18 | Troy | David Byerly makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Budde knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Grant | 84-75 |
| 01:26 | Troy | Mark Sommers makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Waldo Rutledge | 87-75 |
| 01:09 | Arkansas State | Gary Manchester makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Riley | 87-78 |
| 00:53 | Troy | David Byerly hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Waldo Rutledge | 90-78 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Arkansas State | David Byerly steals it from Tyler Slomkowski in the backcourt | 90-78 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Troy | Tyler Grant steals it from Kurt Marlin | 90-78 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 90-78 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Manchester | 90-78 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Charles Riley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 90-80 |
| 00:00 | Troy | David Byerly runs out the clock | 90-80 |