| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brian McGlothern (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stumpf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Nesbitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Guitierrez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Philip Booker inbounds the ball | 13-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Philip Booker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Barton | 15-30 |
| 19:20 | Troy | Brian McGlothern makes the 3 from straight away | 15-33 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Sam Long misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-33 |
| 18:57 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf grabs the board | 15-33 |
| 18:34 | Troy | Jack Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-33 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Barton | 15-33 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | William Barton is fouled on the floor by Jack Lewis - foul #1 on Jack Lewis, team foul #1 | 15-33 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Philip Booker loses the ball out of bounds | 15-33 |
| 17:40 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf makes the jump hook from the right block | 15-35 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-35 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the tip | 15-35 |
| 17:12 | Troy | Wesley Guitierrez gets the rebound | 15-35 |
| 17:07 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-35 |
| 17:05 | Troy | Brian McGlothern pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-35 |
| 16:47 | Troy | Brian McGlothern clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-35 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the board | 15-35 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-35 |
| 16:39 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt grabs the board | 15-35 |
| 16:13 | Troy | Robert Summers takes the ball from Anthony Stumpf | 15-35 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Robert Summers shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Sam Long | 17-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Booker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brian McGlothern (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stumpf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Guitierrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Troy | Wesley Guitierrez can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Sam Long - foul #1 on Sam Long, team foul #1 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Troy | Scotty Currie (SG), Larry Vincent (SF), Oliver Lewis (PF) Jack Lewis, Anthony Stumpf, Mark Nesbitt | |
| 15:26 | Troy | Wesley Guitierrez makes the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 15:26 | Troy | Wesley Guitierrez misses the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Robert Summers gets the rebound | 17-36 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | William Barton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 17-36 |
| 15:07 | Troy | The rebound goes to Oliver Lewis | 17-36 |
| 14:47 | Troy | Austin Coward picks off the pass by Brian McGlothern | 17-36 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | William Barton drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sam Long | 20-36 |
| 14:09 | Troy | Scotty Currie is whistled for a carry | 20-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Scurry (C) Wesley Guitierrez | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Sam Long clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-36 |
| 13:46 | Troy | Brian McGlothern gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 13:35 | Troy | Brian McGlothern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-36 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Philip Booker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn (PF) Sam Long | |
| Subs | Troy | Jack Lewis (SG), Anthony Stumpf (SF), Mark Nesbitt (PF) Scotty Currie, Larry Vincent, Oliver Lewis | |
| 13:00 | Troy | Jack Lewis hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Brian McGlothern | 20-38 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Austin Coward can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-38 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn tips it home | 22-38 |
| 12:15 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Wilburn - foul #1 on Christopher Wilburn, team foul #2 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Carl Hartsock (PF) Austin Coward, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 12:15 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt misses the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 12:15 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | William Barton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 22-39 |
| 11:54 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf pulls down the rebound | 22-39 |
| 11:25 | Troy | Jack Lewis is hacked by Leroy Dickens - foul #1 on Leroy Dickens, team foul #3 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abu (SG), Sam Long (PF) William Barton, Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Troy | Larry Vincent (PF), Wesley Guitierrez (C) Mark Nesbitt, Charles Scurry | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abu (fresh) SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brian McGlothern (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stumpf (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Larry Vincent (fresh) C - Wesley Guitierrez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Troy | Jack Lewis is called for a backcourt violation | 22-39 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock loses the dribble to Larry Vincent | 22-39 |
| 10:17 | Troy | Dikembe Abu is called for the reach on Jack Lewis - foul #2 on Dikembe Abu, team foul #4 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Austin Coward (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Robert Summers (C) Leroy Dickens, Dikembe Abu, Carl Hartsock, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | Troy | Adam Haring (PG), Scotty Currie (SG), Mark Nesbitt (PF) Brian McGlothern, Jack Lewis, Anthony Stumpf | |
| 09:54 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 22-39 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the rebound | 22-39 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Sam Long is hacked by Larry Vincent - foul #1 on Larry Vincent, team foul #2 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | Brian McGlothern (PG), Charles Scurry (C) Adam Haring, Wesley Guitierrez | |
| 09:02 | Illinois | William Barton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 09:00 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 08:35 | Troy | Brian McGlothern comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-39 |
| 08:33 | Troy | Larry Vincent gets the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 08:13 | Troy | Brian McGlothern connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Scurry | 22-41 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | William Barton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 22-41 |
| 07:53 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| 07:25 | Troy | Brian McGlothern misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-41 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the board | 22-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Booker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Long (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Summers (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brian McGlothern (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scotty Currie (fresh) SF - Larry Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Scurry (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | William Barton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-41 |
| 07:17 | Troy | Larry Vincent gets the rebound | 22-41 |
| 06:59 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Larry Vincent | 22-43 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | William Barton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Summers | 25-43 |
| 06:11 | Troy | Brian McGlothern misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-43 |
| 06:09 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt gets the offensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 05:53 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (PG), Dikembe Abu (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Christopher Wilburn (PF) William Barton, Austin Coward, Philip Booker, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Troy | Adam Haring (PG), Jack Lewis (SG), Anthony Stumpf (SF), Oliver Lewis (PF), Wesley Guitierrez (C) Brian McGlothern, Scotty Currie, Larry Vincent, Mark Nesbitt, Charles Scurry | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jack Lewis | 25-43 |
| 05:09 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf is hacked by Dikembe Abu - foul #3 on Dikembe Abu, team foul #5 | 25-43 |
| 04:51 | Troy | Jack Lewis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-43 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Wilburn | 25-43 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn is fouled on the floor by Adam Haring - foul #1 on Adam Haring, team foul #3 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (PF) Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Troy | Brian McGlothern (PG) Adam Haring | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF) Sam Long | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 03:42 | Troy | Brian McGlothern misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Philip Booker gets the rebound | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Abu | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:16 | Troy | Jack Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 03:15 | Troy | Anthony Stumpf tips it back up and in | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brian McGlothern (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Stumpf (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Oliver Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wesley Guitierrez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn is fouled on the floor by Wesley Guitierrez - foul #1 on Wesley Guitierrez, team foul #4 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Austin Coward (SG) Leroy Dickens, Dikembe Abu | |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Nesbitt (PF), Larry Vincent (C) Oliver Lewis, Wesley Guitierrez | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | William Barton makes the contested fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Carl Hartsock | 30-45 |
| 02:31 | Troy | Brian McGlothern misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-45 |
| 02:30 | Troy | Larry Vincent tips it back up and in | 30-47 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | William Barton is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Barton, team foul #6 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (PF) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Troy | Scotty Currie (SG), Wesley Guitierrez (C) Jack Lewis, Anthony Stumpf | |
| 02:15 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt drills a driving attempt in the lane | 30-49 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | William Barton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sam Long | 33-49 |
| 01:39 | Troy | Brian McGlothern knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Nesbitt | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Scotty Currie - foul #1 on Scotty Currie, team foul #5 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | Troy | Jack Lewis (SG), Anthony Stumpf (SF) Scotty Currie, Larry Vincent | |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Jack Lewis is called for the reach on Robert Summers - foul #2 on Jack Lewis, team foul #6 | 33-52 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Robert Summers buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Philip Booker | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Troy | Jack Lewis is fouled on the floor by Austin Coward - foul #2 on Austin Coward, team foul #7 | 35-52 |
| 00:30 | Troy | Jack Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Sam Long pulls down the rebound | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | William Barton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-52 |
| 00:23 | Troy | Mark Nesbitt grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Brian McGlothern runs out the clock | 35-52 |