| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jared Murphy (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel McCotter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Archie Sullivan (fresh) PF - Anthony McClendon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Archie Sullivan inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Troy | Samuel McCotter is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Samuel McCotter, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jared Murphy - foul #1 on Jared Murphy, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:47 | Troy | Lynn Coley is whistled for a carry | 33-34 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana Tech | Archie Sullivan is called for the reach on Donald Robinson - foul #3 on Archie Sullivan, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Troy | Garland Bolen (PG), Bobby Paredes (SF), Raymond Braun (PF) Jared Murphy, Archie Sullivan, Anthony McClendon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Hall (PF) Kenneth Mercier | |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall is open but can't throw it down | 33-34 |
| 18:16 | Troy | Garland Bolen gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:58 | Troy | Lynn Coley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 17:29 | Troy | Lynn Coley snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:13 | Troy | Samuel McCotter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 16:30 | Troy | The short jumper by Samuel McCotter is denied by Kevin Grooms | 36-36 |
| 16:29 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:14 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall buries a jump hook from the right block | 36-38 |
| 16:05 | Troy | Garland Bolen scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Samuel McCotter | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Garland Bolen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel McCotter (tiring) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bobby Paredes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Braun (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lynn Coley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel McCotter steps in front of the James Collins pass | 39-38 |
| 15:34 | Troy | Kevin Grooms takes the ball from Garland Bolen | 39-38 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall misses badly on a shot near the basket | 39-38 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Garland Bolen - foul #1 on Garland Bolen, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Jared Murphy (PG), Archie Sullivan (SG), Lawrence Duvall (SF), Anthony McClendon (PF), David Waite (C) Garland Bolen, Samuel McCotter, Bobby Paredes, Raymond Braun, Lynn Coley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Douglas Dutcher (SG), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Kevin Grooms, James Hall, Donald Robinson | |
| 15:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:06 | Troy | The jump hook by Lawrence Duvall is blocked by James Collins | 39-39 |
| 15:04 | Troy | David Waite tips it but misses | 39-39 |
| 15:02 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana Tech | Archie Sullivan takes the ball from James Collins in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 14:42 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall makes the shot from the right block and the foul's on Patrick Land - foul #3 on Patrick Land, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears (SF) James Collins | |
| 14:42 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears knocks in the shot near the basket | 42-41 |
| 13:59 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher's pass is intercepted by Jared Murphy in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 13:52 | Troy | Archie Sullivan banks in the layup on a great pass from Jared Murphy | 44-41 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Anthony McClendon - foul #1 on Anthony McClendon, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Wittman (SG), Jeremy Waldman (SF), Lynn Coley (C) Archie Sullivan, Lawrence Duvall, David Waite | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Hall (C) Dennis Marbury | |
| 13:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:23 | Troy | Jared Murphy is hacked by Patrick Land - foul #4 on Patrick Land, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Darryl Calvert (PF) Patrick Land, Kenneth Mercier | |
| 13:18 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeremy Waldman, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| 12:57 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Douglas Dutcher | 44-46 |
| 12:39 | Troy | Anthony McClendon misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 12:37 | Troy | Lynn Coley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:19 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman hits the finger roll and the foul's on Terry Breshears - foul #2 on Terry Breshears, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Samuel McCotter (SG), Lawrence Duvall (SF), Raymond Braun (PF) Ernest Wittman, Anthony McClendon, Lynn Coley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms (SF), Donald Robinson (C) Terry Breshears, James Hall | |
| 12:19 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:12 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Kokocinski | 47-49 |
| 12:05 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jared Murphy (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel McCotter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lawrence Duvall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Braun (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Waldman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Grooms (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Calvert (fresh) C - Donald Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson is called for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Archie Sullivan (PG), Bobby Paredes (C) Jared Murphy, Jeremy Waldman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Darryl Calvert, Donald Robinson | |
| 11:39 | Troy | Lawrence Duvall hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Braun | 50-49 |
| 11:18 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Lawrence Duvall - foul #4 on Lawrence Duvall, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Troy | Garland Bolen (SG), Anthony McClendon (PF), David Waite (C) Samuel McCotter, Lawrence Duvall, Raymond Braun | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Hall (C) Dennis Marbury | |
| 11:18 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:57 | Troy | Garland Bolen hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Kenneth Mercier - foul #3 on Kenneth Mercier, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Troy | Samuel McCotter (SG) Bobby Paredes | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:57 | Troy | Garland Bolen makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 10:39 | Troy | Anthony McClendon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:22 | Troy | Garland Bolen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 10:21 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony McClendon | 53-52 |
| 10:03 | Troy | Anthony McClendon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Grooms - foul #1 on Kevin Grooms, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Wittman (PG), Jeremy Waldman (SF), Raymond Braun (C) Garland Bolen, Archie Sullivan, David Waite | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Collins (SG), Terry Breshears (SF), Dennis Marbury (PF), Donald Robinson (C) Douglas Dutcher, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier, James Hall | |
| 10:03 | Troy | Anthony McClendon makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:03 | Troy | Anthony McClendon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins is hacked by Anthony McClendon - foul #2 on Anthony McClendon, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Troy | Jared Murphy (PG), Lynn Coley (C) Samuel McCotter, Anthony McClendon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:48 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:36 | Troy | Jared Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins is hacked by Ernest Wittman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Wittman, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Bobby Paredes (SF) Jeremy Waldman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:32 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:32 | Troy | Raymond Braun grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 09:08 | Troy | Ernest Wittman hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Paredes | 58-54 |
| 09:06 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Wittman - foul #2 on Ernest Wittman, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Samuel McCotter (SG), Jeremy Waldman (SF) Ernest Wittman, Raymond Braun | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG), Darryl Calvert (PF) Timothy Kokocinski, Donald Robinson | |
| 09:06 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:06 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:06 | Troy | Lynn Coley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:46 | Troy | Dennis Marbury picks off the pass by Bobby Paredes | 58-55 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | Jeremy Waldman takes the ball from Dennis Marbury | 58-55 |
| 08:35 | Troy | Jared Murphy lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremy Waldman | 60-55 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Terry Breshears | 60-57 |
| 08:16 | Troy | Jared Murphy misses short on a shot from the left side | 60-57 |
| 08:14 | Troy | Lynn Coley tips it back up and in | 62-57 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 07:56 | Troy | Lynn Coley pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jared Murphy (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel McCotter (tiring) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeremy Waldman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Paredes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lynn Coley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Terry Breshears (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Douglas Dutcher (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Collins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darryl Calvert (fresh) C - Dennis Marbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Troy | Lynn Coley connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jared Murphy | 64-57 |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Terry Breshears | 64-60 |
| 07:09 | Troy | Samuel McCotter scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert double dribbles | 67-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Archie Sullivan (PG), Garland Bolen (SG), Lawrence Duvall (SF), Raymond Braun (PF), David Waite (C) Jared Murphy, Samuel McCotter, Jeremy Waldman, Bobby Paredes, Lynn Coley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Donald Robinson (C) Terry Breshears, James Collins, Darryl Calvert, Dennis Marbury | |
| 06:51 | Troy | Archie Sullivan double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land is hacked by Lawrence Duvall - foul #5 on Lawrence Duvall, team foul #11 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Wittman (SG) Lawrence Duvall | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:37 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 06:12 | Troy | Raymond Braun is hacked by Kenneth Mercier - foul #4 on Kenneth Mercier, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| 05:55 | Troy | Raymond Braun makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Garland Bolen | 69-62 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson lays it in uncontested and the foul's on David Waite - foul #1 on David Waite, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Troy | Samuel McCotter (SG) Garland Bolen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Hall (PF) Kenneth Mercier | |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson misses the free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher's pass is intercepted by David Waite | 69-64 |
| 05:07 | Troy | Ernest Wittman makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel McCotter | 71-64 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall scores on a runner from the left block and the foul's on Raymond Braun - foul #1 on Raymond Braun, team foul #13 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Troy | Jared Murphy (PG), Garland Bolen (SG), Jeremy Waldman (SF), Anthony McClendon (PF), Lynn Coley (C) Ernest Wittman, Samuel McCotter, Archie Sullivan, Raymond Braun, David Waite | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), James Collins (SG), Darryl Calvert (PF) Patrick Land, Douglas Dutcher, Donald Robinson | |
| 04:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:33 | Troy | Anthony McClendon hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Waldman | 73-67 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 73-69 |
| 03:56 | Troy | Anthony McClendon misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 73-69 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jared Murphy (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Garland Bolen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Waldman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony McClendon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lynn Coley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Calvert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 73-69 |
| 03:26 | Troy | Jeremy Waldman grabs the defensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 03:11 | Troy | Anthony McClendon buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Waldman | 76-69 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms is hacked by Jeremy Waldman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Waldman, team foul #14 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Troy | Archie Sullivan (PG), Samuel McCotter (SG), Bobby Paredes (SF) Jared Murphy, Garland Bolen, Jeremy Waldman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Terry Breshears (SG), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Donald Robinson (C) Timothy Kokocinski, James Collins, Darryl Calvert, James Hall | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 03:07 | Troy | Lynn Coley pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 02:55 | Troy | Anthony McClendon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 02:53 | Troy | Samuel McCotter tips it in | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony McClendon - foul #3 on Anthony McClendon, team foul #15 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Braun (PF) Anthony McClendon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG) Kevin Grooms | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:31 | Troy | Samuel McCotter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 78-72 |
| 02:30 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears gets the rebound | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Land | 78-75 |
| 02:17 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Wittman (SG), David Waite (C) Samuel McCotter, Lynn Coley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:58 | Troy | Donald Robinson steals the ball from Archie Sullivan | 78-75 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-75 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson tips it in | 78-77 |
| 01:40 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | Troy | Jared Murphy (PG), Samuel McCotter (SG), Anthony McClendon (PF), Lynn Coley (C) Ernest Wittman, Bobby Paredes, Raymond Braun, David Waite | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF) Patrick Land, Terry Breshears | |
| 01:33 | Troy | Lynn Coley buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Samuel McCotter | 80-77 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher is fouled on the floor by Anthony McClendon - foul #4 on Anthony McClendon, team foul #16 | 80-77 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:59 | Troy | Jared Murphy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 80-79 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher gets the rebound | 80-79 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Troy | Samuel McCotter connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jared Murphy | 82-79 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Kenneth Mercier is denied by Anthony McClendon | 82-79 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson tips it in | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Troy | Douglas Dutcher is called for the reach on Samuel McCotter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Dutcher, team foul #7 | 82-81 |
| 00:13 | Troy | Samuel McCotter makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:13 | Troy | Samuel McCotter misses the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson grabs the board | 83-81 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-81 |
| 00:06 | Troy | Douglas Dutcher is called for the reach on Anthony McClendon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Dutcher, team foul #8 | 83-81 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Collins (SG) Douglas Dutcher | |
| 00:06 | Troy | Anthony McClendon misses the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the defensive rebound | 83-81 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Murphy - foul #2 on Jared Murphy, team foul #17 | 83-81 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 00:04 | Troy | Troy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Troy | Samuel McCotter clanks a halfcourt shot | 83-83 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jared Murphy (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel McCotter (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SF - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony McClendon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Troy | Lynn Coley wins the tip | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:51 | Troy | Lynn Coley banks in the layup | 85-83 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Grooms | 85-86 |
| 04:18 | Troy | Anthony McClendon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-86 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 88-86 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier tips it home | 88-88 |
| 03:39 | Troy | Samuel McCotter drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Lynn Coley | 90-88 |
| 03:24 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 90-88 |
| 03:23 | Troy | The rebound goes to Anthony McClendon | 90-88 |
| 02:57 | Troy | Samuel McCotter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Kokocinski - foul #3 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #9 | 90-88 |
| Subs | Troy | Garland Bolen (PG), Bobby Paredes (SF), Raymond Braun (PF), David Waite (C) Jared Murphy, Archie Sullivan, Anthony McClendon, Lynn Coley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (SG), Terry Breshears (SF), James Hall (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) James Collins, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier, Donald Robinson | |
| 02:57 | Troy | Samuel McCotter makes the 1st free throw | 91-88 |
| 02:57 | Troy | Samuel McCotter makes the 2nd free throw | 92-88 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski is fouled in the backcourt by Garland Bolen - foul #2 on Garland Bolen, team foul #18 | 92-88 |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Wittman (SG) Samuel McCotter | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 1st free throw | 92-89 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 2nd free throw | 92-90 |
| 02:49 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 92-90 |
| 02:36 | Troy | Garland Bolen clanks a shot from the left wing | 92-90 |
| 02:34 | Troy | Raymond Braun gets the offensive rebound | 92-90 |
| 02:14 | Troy | Ernest Wittman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 92-90 |
| 02:13 | Troy | Raymond Braun tips it in | 94-90 |
| 02:13 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 94-90 |
| Subs | Troy | Archie Sullivan (PG), Samuel McCotter (SG), Anthony McClendon (PF), Lynn Coley (C) Garland Bolen, Ernest Wittman, Raymond Braun, David Waite | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Collins (SG), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Donald Robinson (C) Patrick Land, James Hall, Dennis Marbury | |
| 02:11 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson travels in the backcourt | 94-90 |
| 01:55 | Troy | Archie Sullivan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 94-90 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson pulls down the rebound | 94-90 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins double dribbles | 94-90 |
| Subs | Troy | Jared Murphy (PG) Bobby Paredes | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms (SF) Terry Breshears | |
| 01:13 | Troy | Jared Murphy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jared Murphy, team foul #19 | 94-90 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson slams it home | 94-92 |
| 00:47 | Troy | Jared Murphy double dribbles | 94-92 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jared Murphy (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Samuel McCotter (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SF - Archie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony McClendon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 94-94 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Troy | Archie Sullivan travels with the ball | 94-94 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 94-94 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses short on a halfcourt shot | 94-94 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jared Murphy (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Samuel McCotter (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SF - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony McClendon (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Troy | Lynn Coley wins the tip | 94-94 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Troy | Samuel McCotter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 94-94 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 94-94 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | Anthony McClendon blocks the short jumper by Timothy Kokocinski | 94-94 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins tips it home | 94-96 |
| 03:55 | Troy | Archie Sullivan hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 96-96 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel McCotter - foul #3 on Samuel McCotter, team foul #20 | 96-96 |
| Subs | Troy | Bobby Paredes (SF), Raymond Braun (PF) Archie Sullivan, Anthony McClendon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Terry Breshears (SF), James Hall (PF) Timothy Kokocinski, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier | |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 96-97 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 96-98 |
| 03:35 | Troy | Lynn Coley misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Donald Robinson - foul #1 on Donald Robinson, team foul #10 | 96-98 |
| Subs | Troy | Garland Bolen (PG), Ernest Wittman (SG) Jared Murphy, Samuel McCotter | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury (C) Donald Robinson | |
| 03:35 | Troy | Lynn Coley misses the 1st free throw | 96-98 |
| 03:35 | Troy | Lynn Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 97-98 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 97-98 |
| 03:20 | Troy | The rebound goes to Lynn Coley | 97-98 |
| 02:59 | Troy | Raymond Braun scores on a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Dennis Marbury - foul #3 on Dennis Marbury, team foul #11 | 99-98 |
| Subs | Troy | David Waite (C) Lynn Coley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG) James Collins | |
| 02:59 | Troy | Raymond Braun makes the free throw | 100-98 |
| 02:55 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (4 full remaining) | 100-98 |
| Subs | Troy | Jared Murphy (PG), Samuel McCotter (SG), Archie Sullivan (SF), Anthony McClendon (PF) Garland Bolen, Ernest Wittman, Bobby Paredes, Raymond Braun | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier (PF), Donald Robinson (C) James Hall, Dennis Marbury | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 100-98 |
| 02:43 | Troy | The rebound goes to Jared Murphy | 100-98 |
| 02:43 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 100-98 |
| Subs | Troy | Lynn Coley (C) David Waite | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Collins (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF) Patrick Land, Terry Breshears | |
| 02:28 | Troy | Lynn Coley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 100-98 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier snags the defensive board | 100-98 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Samuel McCotter - foul #4 on Samuel McCotter, team foul #21 | 100-98 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 1st free throw | 100-99 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 2nd free throw | 100-100 |
| 01:54 | Troy | Anthony McClendon is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Anthony McClendon, team foul #22 | 100-100 |
| Subs | Troy | Raymond Braun (PF) Anthony McClendon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Kokocinski | 100-103 |
| 01:39 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 100-103 |
| 01:10 | Troy | Raymond Braun connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Lynn Coley | 102-103 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 102-103 |
| 00:55 | Troy | Jared Murphy pulls down the rebound | 102-103 |
| 00:55 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 102-103 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Jared Murphy (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Samuel McCotter (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SF - Archie Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Braun (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Lynn Coley (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Collins (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:33 | Troy | Kevin Grooms is called for the reach on Samuel McCotter - foul #2 on Kevin Grooms, team foul #12 | 102-103 |
| 00:33 | Troy | Samuel McCotter makes the 1st free throw | 103-103 |
| 00:33 | Troy | Samuel McCotter makes the 2nd free throw | 104-103 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Kokocinski | 104-105 |
| 00:13 | Troy | Troy calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 104-105 |
| 00:03 | Troy | Samuel McCotter connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jared Murphy | 106-105 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (3 full remaining) | 106-105 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses short on a halfcourt shot | 106-105 |