| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Koenig (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) SF - Yul Huang (fresh) PF - Casey Carter (fresh) C - Boris Zellers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fresh) SG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) SF - Thomas Kincade (fresh) PF - Albert Valez (fresh) C - Joel Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Marvin Cadogan | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Troy | Daniel Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Troy | John Koenig is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Koenig, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Johnson steals it from Joel Hoffman in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Troy | Daniel Johnson banks in the layup | 5-2 |
| 19:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 18:57 | Troy | Albert Valez picks off the pass by John Koenig | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | Troy | John Koenig grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Troy | Daniel Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Troy | Boris Zellers snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Troy | Daniel Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Cadogan | 5-5 |
| 17:46 | Troy | John Koenig misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Albert Valez | 5-5 |
| 17:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade makes the turnaround in the lane | 5-7 |
| 17:21 | Troy | Daniel Johnson travels with the ball | 5-7 |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), John Buchanan (SG), Brian Reynolds (SF), Bryan Aliff (PF), Edward Gilliard (C) John Koenig, Daniel Johnson, Yul Huang, Casey Carter, Boris Zellers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles (PG), Mark Moon (SG), Jason Aust (SF), Brian Sexton (PF), Robert Stokes (C) Jarrett Manley, Marvin Cadogan, Thomas Kincade, Albert Valez, Joel Hoffman | |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust clanks a jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | Troy | Brian Reynolds gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | Troy | Edward Gilliard misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:41 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Brian Sexton | 5-7 |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | John Buchanan is called for the reach on Jason Aust in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Buchanan, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Reynolds - foul #1 on Brian Reynolds, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Troy | Telek Zavacky (SG), Boris Zellers (C) John Buchanan, Edward Gilliard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 16:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:04 | Troy | Bryan Aliff can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 5-8 |
| 16:02 | Troy | Boris Zellers tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Viktor Kuligowski (fairly fresh) SG - Telek Zavacky (fresh) SF - Brian Reynolds (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Aliff (fairly fresh) C - Boris Zellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Winkles (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Moon (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Aust (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Sexton (fairly fresh) C - Robert Stokes (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Bryan Aliff - foul #1 on Bryan Aliff, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Troy | Daniel Johnson (SG), Les Nurse (SF), Casey Carter (PF) Viktor Kuligowski, Brian Reynolds, Bryan Aliff | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst (PG), John Utterback (SF), Albert Valez (PF) Mark Moon, Jason Aust, Robert Stokes | |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:32 | Troy | Daniel Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Casey Carter | 10-11 |
| 15:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Les Nurse steals the ball from Brian Sexton | 10-11 |
| 15:09 | Troy | Les Nurse lays it in | 12-11 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline | 12-13 |
| 14:35 | Troy | Telek Zavacky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 14:34 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 12-13 |
| 14:22 | Troy | Telek Zavacky can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst loses the dribble to Daniel Johnson in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 14:06 | Troy | Telek Zavacky makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Johnson | 15-13 |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback is hacked by Les Nurse - foul #1 on Les Nurse, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Troy | John Koenig (PG), Viktor Kuligowski (SG), Yul Huang (SF), Bryan Aliff (PF), Brian Reynolds (C) Telek Zavacky, Daniel Johnson, Les Nurse, Casey Carter, Boris Zellers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Mark Moon (SG), Thomas Kincade (SF), Robert Stokes (PF), Joel Hoffman (C) Bobby Hurst, Mitchell Winkles, John Utterback, Albert Valez, Brian Sexton | |
| 13:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 13:51 | Troy | Yul Huang pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:33 | Troy | Yul Huang misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stokes pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:07 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Joel Hoffman is blocked by Brian Reynolds | 15-13 |
| 13:05 | Troy | The rebound goes to Brian Reynolds | 15-13 |
| 12:44 | Troy | John Koenig hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 12:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade lays it in uncontested | 15-15 |
| 12:14 | Troy | Brian Reynolds loses the dribble to Robert Stokes | 15-15 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | John Koenig is called for the reach on Jarrett Manley in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Koenig, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Troy | John Buchanan (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Edward Gilliard (PF), Boris Zellers (C) John Koenig, Viktor Kuligowski, Bryan Aliff, Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst (PG), Marvin Cadogan (SG), Jason Aust (PF) Jarrett Manley, Mark Moon, Robert Stokes | |
| 11:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Boris Zellers steals it from Bobby Hurst | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Buchanan (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yul Huang (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Gilliard (fresh) C - Boris Zellers (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Bobby Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kincade (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jason Aust (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joel Hoffman (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Troy | Yul Huang comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-15 |
| 11:45 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Marvin Cadogan | 15-15 |
| 11:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst is fouled in the backcourt by John Buchanan - foul #2 on John Buchanan, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), Casey Carter (PF) John Buchanan, Boris Zellers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez (PF) Thomas Kincade | |
| 11:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:29 | Troy | Joel Hoffman picks off the pass by Daniel Johnson | 15-17 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Troy | Boris Zellers (C) Edward Gilliard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), John Utterback (SF) Bobby Hurst, Joel Hoffman | |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:54 | Troy | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley is fouled in the backcourt by Viktor Kuligowski - foul #1 on Viktor Kuligowski, team foul #9 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Reynolds (SF) Yul Huang | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:36 | Troy | John Utterback is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on John Utterback, team foul #1 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Troy | Telek Zavacky (PG), Bryan Aliff (PF) Viktor Kuligowski, Casey Carter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:18 | Troy | Bryan Aliff misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 10:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Boris Zellers is called for the reach on Albert Valez - foul #1 on Boris Zellers, team foul #10 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Troy | Les Nurse (SF), Edward Gilliard (PF) Brian Reynolds, Boris Zellers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst (PG), Thomas Kincade (SF) Jarrett Manley, John Utterback | |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 09:37 | Troy | Bryan Aliff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-23 |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), Casey Carter (PF) Telek Zavacky, Bryan Aliff | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon (SG), Brian Sexton (PF), Joel Hoffman (C) Marvin Cadogan, Albert Valez, Jason Aust | |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Hurst | 15-26 |
| 09:14 | Troy | Joel Hoffman steps in front of the Daniel Johnson pass | 15-26 |
| 09:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-26 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade snags the offensive board | 15-26 |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 08:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Les Nurse - foul #2 on Les Nurse, team foul #11 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Yul Huang (SF), Bryan Aliff (PF), Boris Zellers (C) Les Nurse, Casey Carter, Edward Gilliard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Mitchell Winkles (SG), Robert Stokes (PF), Jason Aust (C) Bobby Hurst, Mark Moon, Brian Sexton, Joel Hoffman | |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade misses the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 08:32 | Troy | Bryan Aliff grabs the defensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 08:03 | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Aliff | 18-27 |
| 07:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 07:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Viktor Kuligowski (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yul Huang (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Aliff (fairly fresh) C - Boris Zellers (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mitchell Winkles (fresh) SF - Thomas Kincade (tired) 5 pts. PF - Robert Stokes (fresh) C - Jason Aust (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 07:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stokes grabs the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 07:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Mitchell Winkles | 18-29 |
| 07:03 | Troy | Jason Aust swats the layup by Viktor Kuligowski | 18-29 |
| 07:01 | Troy | Yul Huang can't tip it in | 18-29 |
| 06:59 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jason Aust | 18-29 |
| 06:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 18-29 |
| 06:43 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Winkles | 18-29 |
| 06:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Kincade, team foul #2 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Troy | Telek Zavacky (PG), Brian Reynolds (SF), Casey Carter (PF) Viktor Kuligowski, Yul Huang, Bryan Aliff | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst (PG), Mark Moon (SG), John Utterback (SF), Albert Valez (PF), Brian Sexton (C) Jarrett Manley, Mitchell Winkles, Thomas Kincade, Robert Stokes, Jason Aust | |
| 06:16 | Troy | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-29 |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton is open and buries a jump hook from close range | 18-31 |
| 05:37 | Troy | Boris Zellers hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 05:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton's layup is rejected by Boris Zellers | 20-31 |
| 05:13 | Troy | Boris Zellers snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 04:53 | Troy | Daniel Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-31 |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 20-31 |
| 04:24 | Troy | Boris Zellers grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 04:24 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), Yul Huang (SF), Edward Gilliard (C) Telek Zavacky, Casey Carter, Boris Zellers | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), Mitchell Winkles (SF), Robert Stokes (C) Bobby Hurst, John Utterback, Albert Valez | |
| 04:02 | Troy | Brian Reynolds steps out of bounds on the sideline | 20-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Bryan Aliff (C) Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Joel Hoffman (C) Mark Moon, Brian Sexton | |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stokes misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 03:47 | Troy | Edward Gilliard pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Viktor Kuligowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Johnson (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yul Huang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Gilliard (fresh) C - Bryan Aliff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Winkles (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Stokes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:41 | Troy | Jarrett Manley is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Jarrett Manley, team foul #3 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Troy | John Koenig (PG), John Buchanan (SG), Les Nurse (SF) Viktor Kuligowski, Daniel Johnson, Yul Huang | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:15 | Troy | Les Nurse misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 03:13 | Troy | Bryan Aliff tips it home | 22-31 |
| 02:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan clanks a shot from the baseline | 22-31 |
| 02:56 | Troy | Edward Gilliard gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:33 | Troy | John Koenig scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Gilliard | 25-31 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Bryan Aliff steals it from Mitchell Winkles | 25-31 |
| 01:54 | Troy | John Koenig clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 01:52 | Troy | Les Nurse tips it back up and in | 27-31 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Telek Zavacky (SG), Yul Huang (SF), Casey Carter (PF), Brian Reynolds (C) John Buchanan, Les Nurse, Edward Gilliard, Bryan Aliff | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst (PG), Mark Moon (SG), John Utterback (SF), Brian Sexton (PF), Jason Aust (C) Jarrett Manley, Marvin Cadogan, Mitchell Winkles, Robert Stokes, Joel Hoffman | |
| 01:41 | Troy | Mark Moon is called for the reach on Telek Zavacky - foul #1 on Mark Moon, team foul #4 | 27-31 |
| 01:21 | Troy | John Koenig comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 01:19 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 01:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust tips it but misses | 27-31 |
| 01:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Casey Carter is called for the reach on Bobby Hurst - foul #1 on Casey Carter, team foul #12 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), Boris Zellers (C) John Koenig, Casey Carter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez (PF) Jason Aust | |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Hurst misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:44 | Troy | Brian Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 00:23 | Troy | A charge is called on Viktor Kuligowski - foul #2 on Viktor Kuligowski, team foul #13 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Troy | John Koenig (PG), Bryan Aliff (PF) Telek Zavacky, Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade (SF) John Utterback | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-33 |