| Lineup | Troy | PG - Bradley Jennings (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Fouts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Murdock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Person (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myron Uriarte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Nagy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte buries a floater from the free throw line set up by John Nagy | 44-38 |
| 19:24 | Troy | Myron Uriarte picks off the pass by Bradley Jennings | 44-38 |
| 18:58 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 18:56 | Troy | Kenneth Longley pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:52 | Troy | Randy Fouts comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Nagy - foul #1 on John Nagy, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Joshua Hill (PG), Boris McKinnon (SF), Mark Young (PF), Karl Crass (C) Bradley Jennings, Steve Murdock, Kenneth Longley, James Person | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), Jaroslav Deveric (SG), Spencer Anderson (SF), Aleksandar Pijanowski (PF), Luther Green (C) Michael Cobos, Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow, Goran Krzesinski, John Nagy | |
| 18:52 | Troy | Randy Fouts makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:52 | Troy | Randy Fouts makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Luther Green | 46-40 |
| 18:12 | Troy | Karl Crass is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Karl Crass, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Howard Schwalen (SG), Steve Murdock (SF) Randy Fouts, Boris McKinnon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 17:44 | Troy | Howard Schwalen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 17:37 | Troy | Howard Schwalen hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 46-40 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Pijanowski | 46-40 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Aleksandar Pijanowski | 46-43 |
| 16:57 | Troy | Joshua Hill misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Luther Green grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 16:51 | Troy | Steve Murdock gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 16:46 | Troy | Howard Schwalen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Bradley Jennings (PG), Randy Fouts (SG), Boris McKinnon (SF), Kenneth Longley (PF), James Person (C) Joshua Hill, Howard Schwalen, Steve Murdock, Mark Young, Karl Crass | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), John Nagy (C) Chad Duncan, Jaroslav Deveric, Spencer Anderson, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Luther Green | |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| 16:11 | Troy | Kenneth Longley buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bradley Jennings and the foul's on Goran Krzesinski - foul #2 on Goran Krzesinski, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Steve Murdock (SF) Boris McKinnon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:11 | Troy | Kenneth Longley misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos is hacked by Randy Fouts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Fouts, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Boris McKinnon (SG) Randy Fouts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:52 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 48-43 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Bigelow | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Bradley Jennings (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris McKinnon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steve Murdock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Longley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Person (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Cobos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myron Uriarte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bigelow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Goran Krzesinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Nagy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Myron Uriarte | 48-45 |
| 15:26 | Troy | Bradley Jennings misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 15:24 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Matthew Bigelow | 48-45 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | John Nagy tips it but misses | 48-45 |
| 15:04 | Troy | James Person snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 15:02 | Troy | Kenneth Longley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| Subs | Troy | John Morgan (PG), Randy Fouts (SG) Bradley Jennings, Boris McKinnon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), John Baumgardner (C) Michael Cobos, John Nagy | |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte's floater is tipped away by Steve Murdock | 48-45 |
| 14:50 | Troy | John Morgan grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 14:48 | Troy | James Person throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| Subs | Troy | Howard Schwalen (SG) Randy Fouts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | James Person is called for the reach on James Patrick - foul #3 on James Person, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | James Patrick clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Morgan - foul #1 on John Morgan, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | James Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | James Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:18 | Troy | John Morgan is fouled on the floor by Goran Krzesinski - foul #3 on Goran Krzesinski, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Randy Fouts (SG) Howard Schwalen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:59 | Troy | Kenneth Longley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:52 | Illinois State | James Patrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Bradley Jennings (PG), Karl Crass (PF) John Morgan, Kenneth Longley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (SG) Myron Uriarte | |
| 13:29 | Troy | Goran Krzesinski is called for the reach on Randy Fouts - foul #4 on Goran Krzesinski, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Kenneth Longley (PF) James Person | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Nagy (PF) Goran Krzesinski | |
| 13:15 | Troy | Kenneth Longley travels with the ball | 48-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Howard Schwalen (SG), Mark Young (SF) Randy Fouts, Steve Murdock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:54 | Illinois State | John Nagy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 12:43 | Troy | Bradley Jennings loses the dribble to Matthew Bigelow | 48-48 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | James Patrick lays it in | 48-50 |
| 12:05 | Troy | Mark Young is fouled on the floor by Matthew Bigelow - foul #2 on Matthew Bigelow, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Troy | John Morgan (PG), Randy Fouts (SG), Joshua Hill (SF), James Person (C) Bradley Jennings, Howard Schwalen, Mark Young, Karl Crass | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Spencer Anderson (PF), Luther Green (C) James Patrick, Michael Cobos, Matthew Bigelow, John Nagy, John Baumgardner | |
| 11:50 | Troy | James Person is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on James Person, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Troy | Karl Crass (C) James Person | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (SG) Myron Uriarte | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Randy Fouts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Longley (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Crass (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Chad Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jaroslav Deveric (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Aleksandar Pijanowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Spencer Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 11:28 | Troy | Randy Fouts knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Morgan | 50-50 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 50-50 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Karl Crass - foul #3 on Karl Crass, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Troy | Bradley Jennings (PG), Steve Murdock (SF), Mark Young (PF), Boris McKinnon (C) John Morgan, Joshua Hill, Kenneth Longley, Karl Crass | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), John Nagy (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Jaroslav Deveric, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Spencer Anderson, Luther Green | |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:36 | Troy | Boris McKinnon hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bradley Jennings | 53-52 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Boris McKinnon steps in front of the Chad Duncan pass | 53-52 |
| 10:13 | Troy | Chad Duncan steals it from Mark Young in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 10:10 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte misses the easy layup | 53-52 |
| 10:08 | Troy | Mark Young gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:02 | Troy | Steve Murdock lays it in set up by Bradley Jennings | 55-52 |
| 09:58 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Jennings - foul #3 on Bradley Jennings, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Troy | Joshua Hill (PG), Karl Crass (C) Bradley Jennings, Randy Fouts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Spencer Anderson (PF) Myron Uriarte, Matthew Bigelow | |
| 09:58 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:58 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:58 | Troy | Karl Crass pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:43 | Troy | Mark Young comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:24 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 09:22 | Troy | Steve Murdock pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:57 | Troy | Steve Murdock is hacked by John Nagy - foul #2 on John Nagy, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Troy | Bradley Jennings (PG), Howard Schwalen (SG), Kenneth Longley (PF) Joshua Hill, Boris McKinnon, Mark Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Matthew Bigelow (SF), Aleksandar Pijanowski (PF), Luther Green (C) James Patrick, Chad Duncan, John Nagy, Spencer Anderson, John Baumgardner | |
| 08:47 | Troy | Bradley Jennings can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Luther Green - foul #1 on Luther Green, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| 08:47 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| 08:47 | Troy | Bradley Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:47 | Troy | Bradley Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-53 |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | Luther Green snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Luther Green hits the follow up shot | 56-55 |
| 08:06 | Troy | Michael Cobos is called for the reach on Steve Murdock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cobos, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Troy | John Morgan (PG), Boris McKinnon (C) Bradley Jennings, Karl Crass | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Jaroslav Deveric (SG) Michael Cobos, Myron Uriarte | |
| 08:06 | Troy | Steve Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:06 | Troy | Steve Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | James Patrick misses the dunk | 58-55 |
| 07:43 | Troy | Boris McKinnon pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Schwalen (fairly fresh) SF - Steve Murdock (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Longley (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris McKinnon (tiring) 5 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Patrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jaroslav Deveric (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Bigelow (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aleksandar Pijanowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Troy | John Morgan's pass is intercepted by Jaroslav Deveric in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow clanks a shot from the left side | 58-55 |
| 07:23 | Troy | Howard Schwalen snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 07:01 | Troy | Steve Murdock scores on a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Matthew Bigelow - foul #3 on Matthew Bigelow, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Troy | Joshua Hill (PG), Randy Fouts (SG), Mark Young (PF), James Person (C) John Morgan, Howard Schwalen, Kenneth Longley, Boris McKinnon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), John Nagy (SF), Goran Krzesinski (PF), John Baumgardner (C) James Patrick, Jaroslav Deveric, Matthew Bigelow, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Luther Green | |
| 07:01 | Troy | Steve Murdock misses the free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | John Baumgardner pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Nagy | 60-57 |
| 06:20 | Troy | Randy Fouts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 06:18 | Troy | James Person hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 06:16 | Illinois State | Joshua Hill steps in front of the John Nagy pass in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 06:07 | Troy | Joshua Hill is hacked by Michael Cobos - foul #3 on Michael Cobos, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Troy | Bradley Jennings (PG) Steve Murdock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Patrick (PG), Spencer Anderson (SF) Myron Uriarte, John Nagy | |
| 06:07 | Troy | Joshua Hill makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:07 | Troy | Joshua Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Baumgardner | 63-60 |
| 05:51 | Troy | Joshua Hill is fouled in the backcourt by James Patrick - foul #4 on James Patrick, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luther Green (C) John Baumgardner | |
| 05:51 | Troy | Joshua Hill makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:51 | Troy | Joshua Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | Luther Green grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | James Patrick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 05:37 | Troy | Bradley Jennings snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 05:35 | Troy | Bradley Jennings is fouled in the backcourt by Luther Green - foul #2 on Luther Green, team foul #12 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Kenneth Longley (PF) Mark Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte (SG) Michael Cobos | |
| 05:35 | Troy | Bradley Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:35 | Troy | Bradley Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Spencer Anderson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 05:15 | Troy | James Person grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 05:09 | Troy | Randy Fouts loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| Subs | Troy | John Morgan (PG), Boris McKinnon (SF) Bradley Jennings, Joshua Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Nagy (SF), John Baumgardner (C) Spencer Anderson, Luther Green | |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | James Patrick misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Randy Fouts - foul #4 on Randy Fouts, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Steve Murdock (SF), Karl Crass (PF) Boris McKinnon, Kenneth Longley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric (SG) Myron Uriarte | |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | James Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | James Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:48 | Troy | James Patrick is called for the reach on James Person in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Patrick, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (SG) James Patrick | |
| 04:48 | Troy | James Person makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:48 | Troy | James Person misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 04:29 | Troy | The rebound goes to Randy Fouts | 67-62 |
| 04:14 | Troy | Steve Murdock clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | Jaroslav Deveric grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | John Nagy can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 03:53 | Troy | James Person grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 03:51 | Troy | Michael Cobos steals it from Steve Murdock in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jaroslav Deveric | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Fouts (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steve Murdock (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Karl Crass (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Person (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jaroslav Deveric (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cobos (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Nagy (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Goran Krzesinski (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Baumgardner (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Troy | Randy Fouts is whistled for traveling | 67-65 |
| Subs | Troy | Bradley Jennings (PG), Howard Schwalen (SG), Boris McKinnon (SF), Mark Young (PF) John Morgan, Randy Fouts, Steve Murdock, Karl Crass | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG), Myron Uriarte (SG), Aleksandar Pijanowski (SF), Luther Green (C) Jaroslav Deveric, Michael Cobos, John Nagy, John Baumgardner | |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Bradley Jennings is called for the reach on Chad Duncan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Jennings, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:18 | Troy | Bradley Jennings is fouled in the backcourt by Myron Uriarte - foul #2 on Myron Uriarte, team foul #14 | 67-67 |
| 03:18 | Troy | Bradley Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:18 | Troy | Bradley Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:18 | Troy | James Person snags the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 02:59 | Troy | Chad Duncan steals the ball from Mark Young | 68-67 |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan is hacked by Boris McKinnon - foul #2 on Boris McKinnon, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Troy | Joshua Hill (SF), Kenneth Longley (PF) Boris McKinnon, Mark Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:33 | Troy | Bradley Jennings misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 68-69 |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Goran Krzesinski pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Joshua Hill is called for the reach on Aleksandar Pijanowski - foul #3 on Joshua Hill, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow (SF) Goran Krzesinski | |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Pijanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:18 | Troy | Kenneth Longley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:02 | Troy | Kenneth Longley drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Jennings | 71-70 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Chad Duncan loses the dribble to Howard Schwalen in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| 01:47 | Troy | James Person comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 71-70 |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | Howard Schwalen takes the ball from Matthew Bigelow | 71-70 |
| 01:15 | Troy | James Person misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 01:13 | Troy | Howard Schwalen tips it back up and in | 73-70 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Randy Fouts (SG), Steve Murdock (SF) Howard Schwalen, Joshua Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Cobos (PG), Goran Krzesinski (PF), John Baumgardner (C) Chad Duncan, Aleksandar Pijanowski, Luther Green | |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steve Murdock - foul #1 on Steve Murdock, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| 00:55 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Myron Uriarte makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Troy | Kenneth Longley can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 73-71 |
| 00:27 | Troy | James Person tips it in | 75-71 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Michael Cobos connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Goran Krzesinski | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Troy | Steve Murdock is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Cobos - foul #4 on Michael Cobos, team foul #15 | 75-74 |
| 00:20 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-74 |
| 00:20 | Troy | Steve Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:20 | Troy | Steve Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steve Murdock - foul #2 on Steve Murdock, team foul #13 | 77-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Matthew Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:11 | Troy | Michael Cobos is called for the reach on Bradley Jennings in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Cobos, team foul #16 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Duncan (PG) Michael Cobos | |
| 00:11 | Troy | Bradley Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:11 | Troy | Bradley Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Steve Murdock steals it from Goran Krzesinski | 78-76 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Steve Murdock runs out the clock | 78-76 |