| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Neil Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Andress (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Jacobson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - David Robert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Ward (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Lamarche (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Beehler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Potts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Troy | Charles Ward misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 19:33 | Troy | David Beehler tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson makes the shot in the lane | 42-42 |
| 19:00 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Charles Ward and the foul's on Darryl Jacobson - foul #1 on Darryl Jacobson, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (SG), Calvin Porter (C) Charles Ward, Dennis Potts | |
| 19:00 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas State | Henry Johnston pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by Darryl Jacobson is denied by Calvin Porter | 42-44 |
| 18:39 | Troy | David Beehler gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 18:28 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas State | William Murdock misses the dunk but he's hacked by Calvin Porter - foul #2 on Calvin Porter, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin (PG), Paul Sakamoto (SG), James Sack (SF), Frederick Goldstein (PF) Neil Lewis, Tim Andress, Darryl Jacobson, Henry Johnston | |
| Subs | Troy | Philip Ford (SG), Richard McAlister (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) David Robert, Kevin Lamarche, David Beehler | |
| 18:14 | Arkansas State | William Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas State | William Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:49 | Troy | Calvin Porter loses the dribble to Christopher McCoppin | 44-47 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto's pass is intercepted by Joshua Thompson in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 17:32 | Troy | Calvin Porter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard McAlister | 44-49 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas State | James Sack is fouled on the floor by Ronald Crouch - foul #1 on Ronald Crouch, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis (PG), Darryl Jacobson (SF) Christopher McCoppin, William Murdock | |
| Subs | Troy | David Robert (PG), Charles Ward (SG), Kevin Lamarche (SF), Dennis Potts (C) Ronald Crouch, Philip Ford, Calvin Porter, Joshua Thompson | |
| 16:49 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Potts - foul #2 on Dennis Potts, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clinton Zuberbuhler (C) Frederick Goldstein | |
| Subs | Troy | David Beehler (PF) Richard McAlister | |
| 16:49 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 16:27 | Troy | David Beehler scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Robert | 46-51 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dennis Potts - foul #3 on Dennis Potts, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tim Andress (SG), Henry Johnston (PF) James Sack, Paul Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Reed (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) Kevin Lamarche, Dennis Potts | |
| 16:12 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:12 | Troy | David Beehler gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 16:00 | Troy | David Robert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas State | Clinton Zuberbuhler grabs the board | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Neil Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Andress (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Jacobson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Zuberbuhler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - David Robert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Beehler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson is hacked by Christopher Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Reed, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin (SF) Darryl Jacobson | |
| Subs | Troy | Philip Ford (PG), Jeffrey Moring (SG), Dennis Potts (C) David Robert, Charles Ward, Christopher Reed | |
| 15:46 | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin is fouled on the floor by Joshua Thompson - foul #2 on Joshua Thompson, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson (SF) Neil Lewis | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress is fouled on the floor by Philip Ford - foul #2 on Philip Ford, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham (C) Clinton Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 15:09 | Troy | Richard Leatham is called for the reach on Dennis Potts - foul #1 on Richard Leatham, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto (SG), James Sack (SF), Frederick Goldstein (C) Tim Andress, Darryl Jacobson, Richard Leatham | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (PG), Kevin Lamarche (SF), Calvin Porter (PF), Richard McAlister (C) Philip Ford, Joshua Thompson, David Beehler, Dennis Potts | |
| 14:59 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring clanks a shot near the basket | 49-51 |
| 14:57 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis (PG), Richard Leatham (PF) Christopher McCoppin, Henry Johnston | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 14:34 | Troy | Calvin Porter misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Frederick Goldstein | 49-51 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | Ronald Crouch is called for the reach on James Sack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Crouch, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Murdock (C) Frederick Goldstein | |
| Subs | Troy | David Robert (PG), Dennis Potts (C) Ronald Crouch, Richard McAlister | |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | James Sack makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | James Sack makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 14:14 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis travels with the ball | 51-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tim Andress (SG), Christopher McCoppin (SF) James Sack, Paul Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Reed (SF), David Beehler (PF) Kevin Lamarche, Calvin Porter | |
| 13:54 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson (SF) Neil Lewis | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (PG), Joshua Thompson (SF) David Robert, Christopher Reed | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | Dennis Potts is called for the reach on Richard Leatham - foul #4 on Dennis Potts, team foul #9 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Henry Johnston (PF) William Murdock | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (SG), Christopher Reed (SF) Jeffrey Moring, Dennis Potts | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | Henry Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-51 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Henry Johnston | 53-51 |
| 12:45 | Troy | Christopher McCoppin steals it from Joshua Thompson | 53-51 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis (PG), Paul Sakamoto (SG), James Sack (SF), Frederick Goldstein (C) Christopher McCoppin, Tim Andress, Darryl Jacobson, Richard Leatham | |
| Subs | Troy | David Robert (PG), Philip Ford (SG), Kevin Lamarche (SF), Calvin Porter (PF), Richard McAlister (C) Charles Ward, Ronald Crouch, Christopher Reed, David Beehler, Joshua Thompson | |
| 12:31 | Troy | Richard McAlister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas State | Kevin Lamarche swats the layup by Frederick Goldstein | 53-51 |
| 12:07 | Troy | Calvin Porter snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 11:45 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Henry Johnston - foul #2 on Henry Johnston, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Murdock (C) Henry Johnston | |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffrey Moring (SG), David Beehler (PF) David Robert, Richard McAlister | |
| 11:45 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:45 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Neil Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Sakamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Sack (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frederick Goldstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Philip Ford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Moring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Lamarche (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Beehler (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Calvin Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Arkansas State | James Sack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 11:15 | Troy | David Beehler pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 11:11 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 11:09 | Troy | David Beehler grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 10:53 | Troy | Calvin Porter can't finish the layup | 53-52 |
| 10:51 | Troy | David Beehler grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 10:40 | Troy | Calvin Porter hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Neil Lewis - foul #1 on Neil Lewis, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin (PG), Tim Andress (SG), Darryl Jacobson (SF), Henry Johnston (PF) Neil Lewis, Paul Sakamoto, James Sack, Frederick Goldstein | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (PG), Richard McAlister (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) Philip Ford, Kevin Lamarche, David Beehler | |
| 10:40 | Troy | Calvin Porter misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:40 | Troy | Calvin Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin misses long on a floater from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson snags the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas State | Calvin Porter steps in front of the Tim Andress pass | 53-53 |
| 09:51 | Troy | Calvin Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham (PF), Clinton Zuberbuhler (C) Henry Johnston, William Murdock | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (PG), Christopher Reed (SF), David Beehler (PF) Jeffrey Moring, Richard McAlister, Calvin Porter | |
| 09:32 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress buries a jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 09:21 | Troy | Joshua Thompson's floater is tipped away by Clinton Zuberbuhler | 55-53 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Crouch - foul #3 on Ronald Crouch, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Sack (SG), Paul Sakamoto (PF) Tim Andress, Richard Leatham | |
| Subs | Troy | David Robert (PG), Kevin Lamarche (SF), Richard McAlister (C) Ronald Crouch, Christopher Reed, Joshua Thompson | |
| 09:15 | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:54 | Troy | David Beehler misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Sack - foul #2 on James Sack, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis (PG) Christopher McCoppin | |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffrey Moring (SG) Charles Ward | |
| 08:54 | Troy | David Beehler makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:54 | Troy | David Beehler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 08:38 | Troy | Richard McAlister can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Darryl Jacobson - foul #2 on Darryl Jacobson, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham (PF) Darryl Jacobson | |
| Subs | Troy | Calvin Porter (C) David Beehler | |
| 08:38 | Troy | Richard McAlister misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:38 | Troy | Richard McAlister makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham is open and scores on a shot from the right block set up by Neil Lewis | 58-56 |
| 07:52 | Troy | Calvin Porter clanks a shot from close range | 58-56 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas State | Clinton Zuberbuhler gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Moring in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 07:38 | Troy | Neil Lewis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Moring - foul #2 on Neil Lewis, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tim Andress (SG), Darryl Jacobson (SF), Henry Johnston (PF), William Murdock (C) Paul Sakamoto, James Sack, Richard Leatham, Clinton Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (PG), Christopher Reed (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Dennis Potts (C) David Robert, Kevin Lamarche, Richard McAlister, Calvin Porter | |
| 07:38 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:38 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Neil Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tim Andress (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Jacobson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Charles Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Moring (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Potts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis is called for traveling | 58-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (SG) Jeffrey Moring | |
| 07:02 | Troy | Dennis Potts misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-58 |
| 07:00 | Arkansas State | Henry Johnston grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 06:25 | Troy | Charles Ward misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 06:24 | Troy | Ronald Crouch snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 05:55 | Troy | Charles Ward is fouled on the floor by Neil Lewis - foul #3 on Neil Lewis, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin (PG), Paul Sakamoto (SG), James Sack (SF), Richard Leatham (PF), Frederick Goldstein (C) Neil Lewis, Tim Andress, Darryl Jacobson, Henry Johnston, William Murdock | |
| Subs | Troy | Philip Ford (SG), Kevin Lamarche (SF), David Beehler (PF) Ronald Crouch, Christopher Reed, Joshua Thompson | |
| 05:55 | Troy | Charles Ward makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:55 | Troy | Charles Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 05:44 | Troy | David Beehler pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:30 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-60 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Paul Sakamoto | 61-60 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas State | Frederick Goldstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Troy | David Robert (PG) Charles Ward | |
| 05:19 | Troy | Philip Ford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-60 |
| 05:17 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to James Sack | 61-60 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham is fouled in the backcourt by David Beehler - foul #1 on David Beehler, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Calvin Porter (PF) David Beehler | |
| 05:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:56 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Robert | 63-62 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto can't tip it in | 63-62 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas State | Frederick Goldstein misses the tip | 63-62 |
| 04:24 | Troy | Calvin Porter pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:09 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Robert | 63-64 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas State | Frederick Goldstein misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 03:46 | Troy | Dennis Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:22 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-64 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis (PG), Tim Andress (SG), Darryl Jacobson (SF), Henry Johnston (PF), William Murdock (C) Christopher McCoppin, Paul Sakamoto, James Sack, Richard Leatham, Frederick Goldstein | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (PG), Jeffrey Moring (SG), Christopher Reed (SF), Richard McAlister (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) David Robert, Philip Ford, Kevin Lamarche, Calvin Porter, Dennis Potts | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Neil Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tim Andress (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Jacobson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Ronald Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Moring (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard McAlister (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Arkansas State | William Murdock knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 65-64 |
| 02:45 | Troy | Darryl Jacobson steals it from Jeffrey Moring | 65-64 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas State | Henry Johnston hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jeffrey Moring - foul #4 on Jeffrey Moring, team foul #12 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Troy | David Beehler (PF) Christopher Reed | |
| 02:36 | Arkansas State | Henry Johnston misses the free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:36 | Troy | David Beehler gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:36 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 02:13 | Troy | David Beehler misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-64 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Neil Lewis | 67-64 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Crouch - foul #4 on Ronald Crouch, team foul #13 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (PG), Kevin Lamarche (SF) Ronald Crouch, David Beehler | |
| 02:08 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:05 | Troy | Charles Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas State | William Murdock blows the dunk | 68-64 |
| 01:51 | Troy | Joshua Thompson snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 01:51 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Troy | David Robert (PG), David Beehler (PF), Dennis Potts (C) Charles Ward, Richard McAlister, Joshua Thompson | |
| 01:41 | Troy | David Robert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Neil Lewis - foul #4 on Neil Lewis, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| 01:41 | Troy | David Robert makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:41 | Troy | David Robert makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | Dennis Potts blocks the jumper by Darryl Jacobson | 68-66 |
| 01:26 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:07 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Lamarche | 68-68 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Beehler - foul #2 on David Beehler, team foul #14 | 68-68 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:44 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche misses long on a runner near the basket | 70-68 |
| 00:43 | Troy | Dennis Potts tips it home | 70-70 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas State | William Murdock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-70 |
| 00:30 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring is hacked by William Murdock - foul #2 on William Murdock, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| 00:30 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:30 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson grabs the board | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress's fadeaway is rejected by David Beehler | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Troy | David Robert snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Troy | Troy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Neil Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tim Andress (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Jacobson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - David Robert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Moring (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Lamarche (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Beehler (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - Dennis Potts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Arkansas State | William Murdock wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-70 |
| 04:12 | Troy | David Beehler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Henry Johnston - foul #3 on Henry Johnston, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Calvin Porter (C) Dennis Potts | |
| 04:12 | Troy | David Beehler misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:12 | Troy | David Beehler misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas State | William Murdock snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 04:07 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 04:03 | Troy | Henry Johnston blocks the short jumper by David Robert | 73-70 |
| 04:01 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to David Beehler | 73-70 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas State | The refs have stopped play. Henry Johnston is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 73-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto (PF) Henry Johnston | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (PG), Richard McAlister (C) David Robert, David Beehler | |
| 03:39 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Frederick Goldstein (PF) Tim Andress | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (SG) Jeffrey Moring | |
| 03:18 | Arkansas State | Richard McAlister is called for the reach on Paul Sakamoto - foul #3 on Richard McAlister, team foul #15 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Sack (SF), Clinton Zuberbuhler (C) Darryl Jacobson, William Murdock | |
| Subs | Troy | Joshua Thompson (C) Kevin Lamarche | |
| 03:18 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 03:00 | Troy | Charles Ward is fouled on the floor by Frederick Goldstein - foul #1 on Frederick Goldstein, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin (PG) Neil Lewis | |
| Subs | Troy | David Beehler (PF) Calvin Porter | |
| 03:00 | Troy | Charles Ward makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:00 | Troy | Charles Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis (PG), Tim Andress (SG), Darryl Jacobson (SF), William Murdock (C) Christopher McCoppin, James Sack, Frederick Goldstein, Clinton Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | Troy | David Robert (PG), Jeffrey Moring (SG), Kevin Lamarche (SF), Calvin Porter (C) Charles Ward, Ronald Crouch, Richard McAlister, Joshua Thompson | |
| 02:35 | Arkansas State | William Murdock lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Sakamoto and he's hacked by Calvin Porter - foul #3 on Calvin Porter, team foul #16 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Richard McAlister (C) David Beehler | |
| 02:35 | Arkansas State | William Murdock makes the free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:31 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Troy | David Beehler (PF) Richard McAlister | |
| 02:23 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 78-72 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto grabs the board | 78-72 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress misses the 3 from straight away | 78-72 |
| 02:16 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 01:54 | Troy | Paul Sakamoto swats the layup by David Beehler | 78-72 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas State | William Murdock gets the rebound | 78-72 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas State | William Murdock comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 78-72 |
| 01:44 | Troy | David Robert grabs the board | 78-72 |
| 01:25 | Troy | David Beehler misses the shot from the left side | 78-72 |
| 01:24 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche tips it but misses | 78-72 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 78-72 |
| 01:15 | Troy | The rebound goes to Calvin Porter | 78-72 |
| 00:56 | Troy | David Beehler scores on a turnaround from the right block | 78-74 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Neil Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tim Andress (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Jacobson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Sakamoto (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Murdock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - David Robert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Moring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Lamarche (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Beehler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. C - Calvin Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress banks in the wide open layup | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 80-74 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress grabs the defensive rebound | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | David Robert is called for the reach on Tim Andress in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Robert, team foul #17 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham (C) William Murdock | |
| Subs | Troy | Dennis Potts (C) Calvin Porter | |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | Tim Andress misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:42 | Troy | Dennis Potts grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 00:35 | Troy | Kevin Lamarche can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-74 |
| 00:34 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Moring | 80-74 |
| 00:31 | Troy | David Robert hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-77 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto is fouled in the backcourt by David Robert - foul #3 on David Robert, team foul #18 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McCoppin (PG), William Murdock (C) Neil Lewis, Richard Leatham | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:29 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:24 | Troy | David Robert misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-77 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | William Murdock grabs the defensive rebound | 82-77 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas State | William Murdock is fouled in the backcourt by David Robert - foul #4 on David Robert, team foul #19 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neil Lewis (PG) Christopher McCoppin | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:21 | Arkansas State | William Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas State | William Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:16 | Troy | Neil Lewis steps in front of the David Robert pass | 84-77 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas State | Paul Sakamoto hits the finger roll on a great pass from Neil Lewis | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Troy | David Robert makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-80 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson is hacked by Jeffrey Moring in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Moring, team foul #20 | 86-80 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Leatham (C) William Murdock | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (SG) Jeffrey Moring | |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Darryl Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Charles Ward buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 88-83 |