| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Abraham Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernie Cort (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Adkison (fresh) PF - Barry Scott (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gerard Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Rice inbounds the ball | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Gary Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Adkison - foul #1 on Brian Adkison, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| 19:48 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Seifert and he's fouled by Ernie Cort - foul #2 on Ernie Cort, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| 19:48 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 19:32 | Troy | Abraham Wood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Barry Scott | 36-47 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Don Cote scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Roy Seifert | 38-47 |
| 18:41 | Troy | Abraham Wood loses the dribble to Hubert Gatlin | 38-47 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin lays it up and in | 40-47 |
| 18:20 | Troy | Gerard Miller connects on the floater from close range set up by Brian Adkison | 40-49 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Don Cote misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Adkison - foul #2 on Brian Adkison, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Willy Hodges (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Troy | Ricky Phillips (PG), Franklin Akin (SG), Allen Fredrick (SF), Wendell Still (PF), Kenneth Kennedy (C) Abraham Wood, Ernie Cort, Brian Adkison, Barry Scott, Gerard Miller | |
| 17:56 | Rice | Don Cote misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Don Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 17:44 | Troy | Ricky Phillips hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 41-49 |
| 17:43 | Troy | Kenneth Kennedy tips it but misses | 41-49 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Willy Hodges gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Willy Hodges is wide open but clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Kennedy - foul #1 on Kenneth Kennedy, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG) Don Cote | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 17:37 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 17:37 | Troy | Wendell Still snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 17:13 | Troy | Willy Hodges is called for the reach on Allen Fredrick - foul #1 on Willy Hodges, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Rice (SF) Jesse McCubbins | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 17:07 | Troy | Ricky Phillips buries a floater from close range | 41-51 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Lawrence Rice is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint | 43-51 |
| 16:34 | Troy | Allen Fredrick misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Krebs - foul #2 on Charles Krebs, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Don Cote (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Willy Hodges, Richard Cheshire, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | Abraham Wood (PG), Ernie Cort (SG), Gerald Pooler (C) Ricky Phillips, Franklin Akin, Kenneth Kennedy | |
| 16:34 | Troy | Allen Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 16:34 | Troy | Allen Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Don Cote misses the lay-in | 43-53 |
| 16:18 | Troy | Wendell Still gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 15:54 | Troy | Ernie Cort is hacked by Johnnie Lovell - foul #3 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Jesse McCubbins (SF) Johnnie Lovell, Lawrence Rice | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jackson (SF), Barry Scott (PF), Gerard Miller (C) Allen Fredrick, Wendell Still, Gerald Pooler | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jesse McCubbins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Don Cote (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Abraham Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernie Cort (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) PF - Barry Scott (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gerard Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Troy | Joseph Jackson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernie Cort | 43-55 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Gerard Miller denies the turnaround by Hubert Gatlin | 43-55 |
| 15:22 | Troy | Abraham Wood gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 15:10 | Troy | Abraham Wood is whistled for a carry | 43-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Charles Krebs (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Don Cote, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Troy | Ricky Phillips (PG), Franklin Akin (SG), Kenneth Kennedy (SF) Abraham Wood, Ernie Cort, Joseph Jackson | |
| 14:57 | Rice | Richard Cheshire misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-55 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Gary Pittman tips it in | 45-55 |
| 14:32 | Troy | Kenneth Kennedy can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Gary Pittman - foul #2 on Gary Pittman, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Lawrence Rice (SF) Jesse McCubbins, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Adkison (SF), Wendell Still (PF) Barry Scott, Gerard Miller | |
| 14:32 | Troy | Kenneth Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 14:32 | Troy | Kenneth Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 45-56 |
| 14:11 | Troy | Ricky Phillips pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 13:44 | Troy | Gary Pittman steps in front of the Wendell Still pass | 45-56 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Ricky Phillips is called for the reach on Johnnie Lovell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Phillips, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Don Cote (PF) Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges, Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Troy | Abraham Wood (PG), Ernie Cort (SG), Allen Fredrick (SF), Barry Scott (PF), Gerald Pooler (C) Ricky Phillips, Franklin Akin, Brian Adkison, Wendell Still, Kenneth Kennedy | |
| 13:27 | Rice | Gerald Pooler is called for the reach on Roy Seifert - foul #1 on Gerald Pooler, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (C) Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 13:07 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Seifert | 48-56 |
| 12:46 | Troy | Allen Fredrick misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Don Cote - foul #1 on Don Cote, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Troy | Wendell Still (PF), Gerard Miller (C) Barry Scott, Gerald Pooler | |
| 12:46 | Troy | Allen Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 12:46 | Troy | Allen Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Charles Krebs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (SF) Lawrence Rice | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 12:15 | Troy | Ernie Cort clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Charles Krebs snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 12:02 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 48-58 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Don Cote misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-58 |
| 11:44 | Troy | Abraham Wood pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnnie Lovell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jesse McCubbins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Don Cote (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Abraham Wood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernie Cort (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Fredrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wendell Still (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerard Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Troy | Ernie Cort knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Allen Fredrick and he's fouled by Johnnie Lovell - foul #4 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Willy Hodges (PF), Richard Cheshire (C) Roy Seifert, Johnnie Lovell, Don Cote, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | Franklin Akin (PG), Brian Adkison (SF), Barry Scott (PF), Kenneth Kennedy (C) Abraham Wood, Allen Fredrick, Wendell Still, Gerard Miller | |
| 11:23 | Troy | Ernie Cort misses the free throw | 48-60 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Lawrence Rice grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Lawrence Rice hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Cheshire | 51-60 |
| 10:48 | Troy | Kenneth Kennedy misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Richard Cheshire grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Ernie Cort is called for the reach on Hubert Gatlin - foul #3 on Ernie Cort, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Don Cote (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Jesse McCubbins, Willy Hodges, Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Troy | Ricky Phillips (PG), Gerald Pooler (C) Ernie Cort, Brian Adkison | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 10:26 | Troy | Gerald Pooler pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 10:18 | Troy | Ricky Phillips comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-60 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Lawrence Rice gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Lawrence Rice | 53-60 |
| 09:55 | Troy | Roy Seifert steals the ball from Barry Scott | 53-60 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Kennedy in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 09:36 | Troy | Kenneth Kennedy misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-60 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Gary Pittman snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Roy Seifert is hacked by Kenneth Kennedy - foul #2 on Kenneth Kennedy, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Troy | Allen Fredrick (SG), Joseph Jackson (SF), Wendell Still (PF), Gerard Miller (C) Franklin Akin, Kenneth Kennedy, Barry Scott, Gerald Pooler | |
| 09:18 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:18 | Troy | Wendell Still pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 09:05 | Troy | Charles Krebs is called for the reach on Gerard Miller - foul #3 on Charles Krebs, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SG), Richard Cheshire (PF) Hubert Gatlin, Don Cote | |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Adkison (SF) Joseph Jackson | |
| 09:05 | Troy | Gerard Miller misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Charles Krebs gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Charles Krebs can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 54-60 |
| 08:52 | Troy | The rebound goes to Wendell Still | 54-60 |
| 08:26 | Troy | Brian Adkison drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Phillips | 54-63 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Roy Seifert loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Jacob Newsom (C) Roy Seifert, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | Abraham Wood (PG), Ernie Cort (SG), Joseph Jackson (SF) Ricky Phillips, Allen Fredrick, Brian Adkison | |
| 08:14 | Troy | Gerard Miller misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Rice - foul #3 on Lawrence Rice, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Don Cote (PF) Willy Hodges, Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 08:14 | Troy | Gerard Miller makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 08:14 | Troy | Gerard Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Still - foul #2 on Wendell Still, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 07:56 | Troy | Gerard Miller lays it in set up by Abraham Wood | 56-67 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Lawrence Rice comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 07:49 | Troy | Wendell Still gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 07:38 | Troy | Gerard Miller blows the layup but he's fouled by Jacob Newsom - foul #1 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Gary Pittman (C) Jesse McCubbins, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Troy | Franklin Akin (SG), Barry Scott (PF) Ernie Cort, Wendell Still | |
| 07:38 | Troy | Gerard Miller makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 07:38 | Troy | Gerard Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lawrence Rice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Cote (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Abraham Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franklin Akin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Gerard Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Don Cote is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 07:21 | Troy | Abraham Wood drills a floater in the lane | 59-71 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Don Cote makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Lawrence Rice and the foul's on Barry Scott - foul #2 on Barry Scott, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF) Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice | |
| Subs | Troy | Allen Fredrick (SG), Brian Adkison (SF), Kenneth Kennedy (C) Franklin Akin, Joseph Jackson, Gerard Miller | |
| 06:52 | Rice | Don Cote misses the free throw | 61-71 |
| 06:52 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Cheshire | 61-71 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Kenneth Kennedy is called for the reach on Johnnie Lovell - foul #3 on Kenneth Kennedy, team foul #11 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Charles Krebs (C) Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Troy | Ricky Phillips (PG), Wendell Still (PF) Abraham Wood, Barry Scott | |
| 06:34 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Willy Hodges snags the offensive board | 62-71 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Richard Cheshire hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jesse McCubbins and he's fouled by Wendell Still - foul #3 on Wendell Still, team foul #12 | 64-71 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Richard Cheshire makes the free throw | 65-71 |
| 06:02 | Troy | Brian Adkison scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Allen Fredrick | 65-73 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Willy Hodges's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Kennedy | 65-73 |
| 05:24 | Troy | Allen Fredrick drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Adkison | 65-75 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Fredrick - foul #1 on Allen Fredrick, team foul #13 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Don Cote (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Jesse McCubbins, Richard Cheshire, Willy Hodges, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | Abraham Wood (PG), Franklin Akin (SG), Joseph Jackson (SF), Barry Scott (PF), Gerald Pooler (C) Ricky Phillips, Allen Fredrick, Brian Adkison, Wendell Still, Kenneth Kennedy | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 05:05 | Troy | Joseph Jackson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-75 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the board | 67-75 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Lawrence Rice tips it home | 69-75 |
| 04:16 | Troy | Lawrence Rice picks off the pass by Gerald Pooler | 69-75 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell is hacked by Barry Scott - foul #3 on Barry Scott, team foul #14 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cheshire (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Don Cote, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Troy | Ricky Phillips (PG), Ernie Cort (SG), Allen Fredrick (SF), Wendell Still (PF), Gerard Miller (C) Abraham Wood, Franklin Akin, Joseph Jackson, Barry Scott, Gerald Pooler | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 03:37 | Troy | Allen Fredrick misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-75 |
| 03:35 | Troy | Wendell Still pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-75 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnnie Lovell (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Rice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Cheshire (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Ricky Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernie Cort (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Fredrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wendell Still (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerard Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Troy | Ernie Cort blows the dunk | 71-75 |
| 03:15 | Troy | Allen Fredrick snags the offensive board | 71-75 |
| 02:59 | Troy | Allen Fredrick drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Ernie Cort | 71-77 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Wendell Still is called for the reach on Richard Cheshire - foul #4 on Wendell Still, team foul #15 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Willy Hodges (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Johnnie Lovell, Lawrence Rice, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Troy | Abraham Wood (PG), Franklin Akin (SG), Brian Adkison (SF), Kenneth Kennedy (C) Ricky Phillips, Ernie Cort, Allen Fredrick, Gerard Miller | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Richard Cheshire makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Richard Cheshire makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 02:28 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Don Cote (PF) Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 02:07 | Troy | Franklin Akin is hacked by Charles Krebs - foul #4 on Charles Krebs, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Don Cote | |
| Subs | Troy | Ernie Cort (SG) Abraham Wood | |
| 02:07 | Troy | Franklin Akin makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 02:07 | Troy | Franklin Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #11 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Abraham Wood (PG) Franklin Akin | |
| 01:53 | Troy | Brian Adkison knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ernie Cort | 73-81 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-81 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Don Cote (PF) Jesse McCubbins, Willy Hodges, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | Barry Scott (PF), Gerard Miller (C) Wendell Still, Kenneth Kennedy | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:51 | Rice | Abraham Wood is called for the reach on Lawrence Rice in the backcourt - foul #1 on Abraham Wood, team foul #16 | 73-81 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Lawrence Rice makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Lawrence Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 01:30 | Troy | Abraham Wood is fouled on the floor by Roy Seifert - foul #2 on Roy Seifert, team foul #12 | 75-81 |
| 01:30 | Troy | Abraham Wood makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 01:30 | Troy | Abraham Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Gary Pittman scores on a floater from the left side set up by Hubert Gatlin | 77-83 |
| 00:57 | Troy | Gerard Miller scores on a shot in the lane | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Barry Scott steals it from Hubert Gatlin | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Troy | Abraham Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Seifert - foul #3 on Roy Seifert, team foul #13 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Wendell Still (PF) Barry Scott | |
| 00:48 | Troy | Abraham Wood makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:48 | Troy | Abraham Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Brian Adkison is called for the reach on Don Cote in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Adkison, team foul #17 | 77-87 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Willy Hodges (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Troy | Ricky Phillips (PG), Franklin Akin (SG), Allen Fredrick (SF), Kenneth Kennedy (C) Abraham Wood, Ernie Cort, Brian Adkison, Gerard Miller | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Don Cote misses the 1st free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Don Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:44 | Troy | Johnnie Lovell is called for the reach on Allen Fredrick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #14 | 78-87 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges, Richard Cheshire, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Troy | Abraham Wood (PG), Ernie Cort (SG), Gerard Miller (C) Ricky Phillips, Franklin Akin, Kenneth Kennedy | |
| 00:44 | Troy | Allen Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:44 | Troy | Allen Fredrick misses the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the board | 78-88 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Roy Seifert and the foul's on Wendell Still - foul #5 on Wendell Still, team foul #18 | 80-88 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Adkison (SF), Barry Scott (PF) Allen Fredrick, Wendell Still | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the free throw | 81-88 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Troy | Hubert Gatlin is called for the reach on Ernie Cort in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #15 | 81-88 |
| 00:35 | Troy | Ernie Cort misses the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:35 | Troy | Ernie Cort makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Don Cote knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 84-89 |
| 00:26 | Troy | Ernie Cort is fouled in the backcourt by Hubert Gatlin - foul #3 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #16 | 84-89 |
| 00:26 | Troy | Ernie Cort makes the 1st free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:26 | Troy | Ernie Cort makes the 2nd free throw | 84-91 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Don Cote double dribbles | 84-91 |
| 00:17 | Troy | Abraham Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Hubert Gatlin - foul #4 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #17 | 84-91 |
| 00:17 | Troy | Abraham Wood makes the 1st free throw | 84-92 |
| 00:17 | Troy | Abraham Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 84-92 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the rebound | 84-92 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Don Cote hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 84-92 |
| 00:12 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Gatlin | 84-92 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Gary Pittman travels with the ball | 84-92 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Troy | Ernie Cort is fouled in the backcourt by Hubert Gatlin - foul #5 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #18 | 84-92 |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:09 | Troy | Ernie Cort makes the 1st free throw | 84-93 |
| 00:09 | Troy | Ernie Cort misses the 2nd free throw | 84-93 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the rebound | 84-93 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Don Cote misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-93 |
| 00:01 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Rice | 84-93 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 84-93 |