| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brent Stephan (fresh) SG - Michael Ragland (fresh) SF - Alvin Simeon (fresh) PF - Andrew Canas (fresh) C - Erik Saltzberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Pullum (fresh) SG - Stephen Luong (fresh) SF - Thomas Coleman (fresh) PF - Steven Tucker (fresh) C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson misses the turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Troy | Andrew Canas gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Troy | Andrew Canas is hacked by James Nelson - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Troy | Erik Saltzberg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Erik Saltzberg, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker makes the floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Troy | Alvin Simeon scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Troy | Alvin Simeon pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Troy | Andrew Canas misses the jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Troy | Alvin Simeon hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Stephen Luong, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Cokley (C) Erik Saltzberg | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie (PG), Willard King (SG), Bernard Cooper (SF), Henry Brass (PF), Michael Balbuena (C) Timothy Pullum, Stephen Luong, Thomas Coleman, Steven Tucker, James Nelson | |
| 16:34 | Troy | Carl Cokley buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Stephan | 7-2 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Balbuena | 7-5 |
| 15:52 | Troy | Alvin Simeon misses short on a shot from the left side | 7-5 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Cooper gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brent Stephan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Ragland (fairly fresh) SF - Alvin Simeon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Canas (fairly fresh) C - Carl Cokley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Duane Bowie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willard King (fresh) SF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) PF - Henry Brass (fresh) C - Michael Balbuena (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Cokley steals the ball from Duane Bowie in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 15:28 | Troy | Alvin Simeon loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Lindley (PG), Theodore Liebowitz (SG), Eric Craig (SF), Erik Saltzberg (C) Brent Stephan, Michael Ragland, Alvin Simeon, Andrew Canas | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman (SF), Steven Tucker (PF), James Nelson (C) Duane Bowie, Henry Brass, Michael Balbuena | |
| 15:25 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson is hacked by Kevin Lindley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Lindley, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 15:20 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Craig takes the ball from Willard King | 7-5 |
| 15:12 | Troy | Erik Saltzberg blows the layup | 7-5 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson is fouled on the floor by Erik Saltzberg - foul #2 on Erik Saltzberg, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Troy | Johnson Cabezas (SG), Douglas Manns (C) Carl Cokley, Erik Saltzberg | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG), Stephen Luong (SG) Willard King, Bernard Cooper | |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 7-5 |
| 14:30 | Troy | Douglas Manns pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:07 | Troy | Johnson Cabezas's floater is tipped away by Thomas Coleman | 7-5 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 13:46 | Troy | Douglas Manns snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 13:22 | Troy | Stephen Luong is called for the reach on Johnson Cabezas - foul #2 on Stephen Luong, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Troy | Brent Stephan (PG), Michael Ragland (SG), Alvin Simeon (SF), Andrew Canas (PF), Carl Cokley (C) Kevin Lindley, Johnson Cabezas, Theodore Liebowitz, Eric Craig, Douglas Manns | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willard King (SG), Bernard Cooper (SF), Henry Brass (PF), Michael Balbuena (C) Stephen Luong, Thomas Coleman, Steven Tucker, James Nelson | |
| 13:12 | Troy | Brent Stephan hits a shot from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Brass | 9-5 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Pullum | 9-7 |
| 12:27 | Troy | Carl Cokley blows the layup | 9-7 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Cooper misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Balbuena can't tip it in | 9-7 |
| 12:02 | Troy | Carl Cokley gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 11:33 | Troy | Michael Ragland loses the ball out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Troy | Douglas Manns (C) Carl Cokley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Langner (PG), Duane Bowie (SG), Thomas Coleman (SF), Steven Tucker (PF), James Nelson (C) Timothy Pullum, Willard King, Bernard Cooper, Henry Brass, Michael Balbuena | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brent Stephan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ragland (fresh) SF - Alvin Simeon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Canas (fresh) C - Douglas Manns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Henry Langner (fresh) SG - Duane Bowie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Coleman (fresh) PF - Steven Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 11:08 | Troy | Alvin Simeon snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 10:53 | Troy | Alvin Simeon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Langner - foul #1 on Henry Langner, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Lindley (PG), Theodore Liebowitz (SG), Eric Craig (PF) Brent Stephan, Michael Ragland, Andrew Canas | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:53 | Troy | Alvin Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 10:53 | Troy | Alvin Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman is hacked by Kevin Lindley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Lindley, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Troy | Johnson Cabezas (SG) Kevin Lindley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 10:36 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 10:32 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Langner - foul #2 on Henry Langner, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Troy | Brent Stephan (PG) Alvin Simeon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willard King (PG), Bernard Cooper (SG) Henry Langner, Duane Bowie | |
| 10:32 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 10:32 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Manns - foul #1 on Douglas Manns, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Tucker | 11-9 |
| 10:16 | Troy | Brent Stephan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Manns is called for the reach on James Nelson - foul #2 on Douglas Manns, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Ragland (SG), Carl Cokley (C) Brent Stephan, Douglas Manns | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie (PG), Henry Brass (C) Thomas Coleman, James Nelson | |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass blows the layup | 11-9 |
| 09:44 | Troy | Eric Craig pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 09:21 | Troy | Carl Cokley misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Willard King - foul #1 on Willard King, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Troy | Andrew Canas (PF) Johnson Cabezas | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman (SF), Michael Balbuena (C) Bernard Cooper, Steven Tucker | |
| 09:21 | Troy | Carl Cokley misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 09:21 | Troy | Carl Cokley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 09:05 | Troy | Andrew Canas snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 08:58 | Troy | Carl Cokley throws it down | 14-9 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Canas - foul #1 on Andrew Canas, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Troy | Brent Stephan (PG), Alvin Simeon (SF) Theodore Liebowitz, Eric Craig | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG), James Nelson (C) Thomas Coleman, Michael Balbuena | |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 08:24 | Troy | Michael Ragland comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-10 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King is fouled on the floor by Michael Ragland - foul #1 on Michael Ragland, team foul #8 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Troy | Johnson Cabezas (SG) Michael Ragland | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Cooper (SF), Steven Tucker (PF) Duane Bowie, Henry Brass | |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 08:12 | Troy | Johnson Cabezas gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 07:52 | Troy | Andrew Canas banks in the layup on a great pass from Johnson Cabezas | 16-11 |
| 07:27 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard Cooper | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brent Stephan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnson Cabezas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alvin Simeon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Canas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Cokley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Pullum (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) PF - Steven Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Troy | Carl Cokley travels with the ball | 16-14 |
| Subs | Troy | Eric Craig (C) Carl Cokley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie (PG), Thomas Coleman (SF), Henry Brass (C) Timothy Pullum, Willard King, James Nelson | |
| 07:00 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Ragland (SG), Theodore Liebowitz (SF) Johnson Cabezas, Alvin Simeon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG) Bernard Cooper | |
| 06:39 | Troy | Michael Ragland loses the dribble to Thomas Coleman | 16-14 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Coleman | 16-16 |
| 06:18 | Troy | Timothy Pullum steals the ball from Andrew Canas | 16-16 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker misses the easy layup but the foul's on Theodore Liebowitz - foul #1 on Theodore Liebowitz, team foul #9 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Johnson Cabezas (PG), Alvin Simeon (SF), Carl Cokley (C) Brent Stephan, Theodore Liebowitz, Eric Craig | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Cooper (SG) Timothy Pullum | |
| 06:05 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 05:47 | Troy | Michael Ragland is whistled for a carry | 16-17 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Balbuena (PF), James Nelson (C) Steven Tucker, Henry Brass | |
| 05:32 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Cooper | 16-19 |
| 05:17 | Troy | Johnson Cabezas scores on a shot from the left side set up by Alvin Simeon | 18-19 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman is hacked by Andrew Canas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Canas, team foul #10 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Troy | Brent Stephan (PG), Eric Craig (PF) Johnson Cabezas, Andrew Canas | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG) Duane Bowie | |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Balbuena grabs the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Carl Cokley - foul #1 on Carl Cokley, team foul #11 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willard King (SG) Bernard Cooper | |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:43 | Troy | Carl Cokley blows the layup | 18-22 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-22 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Balbuena gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Cokley - foul #2 on Carl Cokley, team foul #12 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz (SG), Erik Saltzberg (C) Michael Ragland, Carl Cokley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass (PF) James Nelson | |
| 04:26 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:26 | Troy | Erik Saltzberg grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:05 | Troy | Brent Stephan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-23 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Erik Saltzberg picks off the pass by Thomas Coleman in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 03:47 | Troy | Brent Stephan misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Pullum - foul #1 on Timothy Pullum, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Troy | Johnson Cabezas (SG), Douglas Manns (PF) Alvin Simeon, Eric Craig | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie (PG), Stephen Luong (SG), Bernard Cooper (SF), Steven Tucker (PF) Timothy Pullum, Willard King, Thomas Coleman, Michael Balbuena | |
| 03:47 | Troy | Brent Stephan makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:47 | Troy | Brent Stephan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | Erik Saltzberg picks off the pass by Duane Bowie | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Brent Stephan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnson Cabezas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Liebowitz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Manns (fresh) 2 reb. C - Erik Saltzberg (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Duane Bowie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Luong (fresh) SF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) PF - Steven Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Henry Brass (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Troy | Douglas Manns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 03:06 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Saltzberg | 20-23 |
| 03:01 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz lays it in set up by Johnson Cabezas | 22-23 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker is open and buries a floater from the left wing set up by Duane Bowie | 22-25 |
| 02:18 | Troy | Brent Stephan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie misses badly on a shot from the left side | 25-25 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| 01:55 | Troy | Theodore Liebowitz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 01:53 | Troy | Erik Saltzberg tips it in | 27-27 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker tips it but misses | 27-27 |
| 01:34 | Troy | Erik Saltzberg grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 01:16 | Troy | Brent Stephan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Lindley (PG), Michael Ragland (SG), Alvin Simeon (SF), Andrew Canas (PF), Eric Craig (C) Brent Stephan, Johnson Cabezas, Theodore Liebowitz, Douglas Manns, Erik Saltzberg | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Langner (PG), Willard King (SG), Thomas Coleman (SF), Michael Balbuena (PF), James Nelson (C) Duane Bowie, Stephen Luong, Bernard Cooper, Steven Tucker, Henry Brass | |
| 01:02 | Troy | Kevin Lindley misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Langner - foul #3 on Henry Langner, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG) Henry Langner | |
| 01:02 | Troy | Kevin Lindley misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:02 | Troy | Kevin Lindley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson double dribbles | 30-27 |
| 00:22 | Troy | Eric Craig misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Pullum - foul #2 on Timothy Pullum, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| 00:22 | Troy | Eric Craig makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:22 | Troy | Eric Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman misses long on a floater from the baseline | 32-27 |