| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Silvey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Grimm (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Quinlan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Chittenden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Greenawalt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Steven Quinlan inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Troy | Joseph Silvey misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-26 |
| 19:41 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:26 | Troy | Joseph Silvey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Vernon Mera - foul #1 on Vernon Mera, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Shawn Shelton (SF), David Cates (PF) Vernon Mera, Steven Blackman, James Becerra | |
| 19:26 | Troy | Joseph Silvey misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 19:26 | Troy | Joseph Silvey misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 19:26 | Troy | William Greenawalt grabs the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 19:14 | Troy | William Greenawalt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 19:12 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden grabs the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 18:55 | Troy | Steven Quinlan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 18:53 | Houston | David Cates pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Adam Flint throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-26 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Steven Blackman (SF) Adam Flint, Shawn Shelton | |
| 18:43 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF) Robert Hammer | |
| 18:35 | Houston | David Cates misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 38-26 |
| 18:33 | Troy | William Greenawalt grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 18:10 | Troy | William Greenawalt banks in the layup set up by Joseph Silvey and he's hacked by David Cates - foul #1 on David Cates, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Mason (PG), Robert Sanders (SG), John Wilson (PF) Joseph Silvey, Thomas Grimm, Bruce Chittenden | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (SG), Robert Hammer (C) Fred Carroll, James Becerra | |
| 18:10 | Troy | William Greenawalt makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Gregory Mason steals the ball from Steven Blackman | 41-26 |
| 17:28 | Troy | Steven Quinlan buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Sanders | 43-26 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Shawn Shelton knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Hammer and he's hacked by Robert Sanders - foul #3 on Robert Sanders, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Troy | Raleigh Summers (PG), Thomas Grimm (SG), Gary Woods (C) Robert Sanders, Steven Quinlan, William Greenawalt | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), James Becerra (PF) Vernon Mera, Steven Blackman, David Cates | |
| 17:13 | Houston | Shawn Shelton makes the free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:02 | Troy | James Becerra denies the turnaround by John Wilson | 43-29 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Robert Hammer snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Robert Hammer connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Adam Flint | 43-31 |
| 16:24 | Troy | John Wilson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Mason | 45-31 |
| 15:58 | Houston | James Becerra hits the finger roll set up by Adam Flint | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Raleigh Summers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Grimm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Shawn Shelton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Hammer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Troy | Raleigh Summers can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-33 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Robert Hammer pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Adam Flint knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Raleigh Summers - foul #1 on Raleigh Summers, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Silvey (PG), Robert Sanders (SG), Steven Quinlan (SF), Bruce Chittenden (PF), William Greenawalt (C) Raleigh Summers, Thomas Grimm, Gregory Mason, John Wilson, Gary Woods | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), David Cates (C) Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| 15:37 | Houston | Adam Flint misses the free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:37 | Troy | William Greenawalt gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:20 | Troy | William Greenawalt makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Sanders | 47-35 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Adam Flint clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-35 |
| 15:08 | Troy | William Greenawalt snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 14:56 | Troy | Steven Quinlan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 14:54 | Houston | David Cates gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Bruce Chittenden takes the ball from Vernon Mera | 47-35 |
| 14:18 | Troy | Steven Quinlan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Blackman - foul #2 on Steven Blackman, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Woods (C) William Greenawalt | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SF), James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Steven Blackman, Adam Flint, David Cates | |
| 14:18 | Troy | Steven Quinlan makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 14:18 | Troy | Steven Quinlan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Bruce Chittenden is called for the reach on Vernon Mera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Chittenden, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| 13:55 | Houston | James Becerra misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 13:53 | Troy | Gary Woods gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 13:27 | Troy | Steven Quinlan is denied on a layup by James Becerra | 49-35 |
| 13:26 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Woods | 49-35 |
| 13:09 | Troy | Gary Woods clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 13:08 | Troy | Robert Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:58 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Quinlan | 52-35 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Joseph Silvey - foul #1 on Joseph Silvey, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Troy | Raleigh Summers (PG), Thomas Grimm (SG), Gregory Mason (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), John Wilson (C) Joseph Silvey, Robert Sanders, Steven Quinlan, Bruce Chittenden, Gary Woods | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF), Shawn Shelton (PF), David Cates (C) Fred Carroll, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| 12:28 | Houston | Shawn Shelton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 12:09 | Troy | Thomas Grimm misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 12:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shawn Shelton | 52-38 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Shawn Shelton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Steven Blackman grabs the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Raleigh Summers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Grimm (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Reginald Algarin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Houston | David Cates clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 11:30 | Troy | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 11:05 | Troy | Vernon Mera picks off the pass by Raleigh Summers | 52-38 |
| 10:42 | Houston | David Cates misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Silvey (PG), Steven Quinlan (SF), Gary Woods (PF), William Greenawalt (C) Raleigh Summers, Gregory Mason, Robert Robinson, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SF), James Becerra (PF) Steven Blackman, Shawn Shelton | |
| 10:42 | Houston | David Cates makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:42 | Houston | David Cates misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:42 | Troy | William Greenawalt snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 10:21 | Troy | Gary Woods is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-39 |
| Subs | Troy | Bruce Chittenden (PF) Gary Woods | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Hammer (C) David Cates | |
| 10:05 | Houston | James Becerra hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 10:03 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 09:38 | Troy | Steven Quinlan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-39 |
| 09:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Becerra | 52-39 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-39 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Fred Carroll hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 08:58 | Troy | Joseph Silvey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-41 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Fred Carroll's pass is intercepted by Thomas Grimm in the backcourt | 55-41 |
| 08:54 | Troy | Thomas Grimm lays it in | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:40 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Joseph Silvey - foul #2 on Joseph Silvey, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Sanders (PG), Raleigh Summers (SG), Gregory Mason (SF), Gary Woods (PF) Joseph Silvey, Thomas Grimm, Steven Quinlan, Bruce Chittenden | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), Shawn Shelton (C) Vernon Mera, Fred Carroll, Robert Hammer | |
| 08:21 | Houston | James Becerra lays it up and in on a nice dish by Reginald Algarin | 57-43 |
| 08:00 | Troy | Gregory Mason scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raleigh Summers | 60-43 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Adam Flint is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Quinlan (SF), John Wilson (PF) Raleigh Summers, William Greenawalt | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Robert Hammer (C) Adam Flint, James Becerra | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:42 | Troy | Gary Woods is fouled on the floor by Shawn Shelton - foul #2 on Shawn Shelton, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SF) Steven Blackman | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gregory Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Steven Quinlan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Algarin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Troy | Vernon Mera is called for the reach on Gregory Mason - foul #2 on Vernon Mera, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF) Fred Carroll | |
| 07:08 | Troy | Gary Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Silvey (PG) Robert Sanders | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SF), James Becerra (PF), David Cates (C) Steven Blackman, Shawn Shelton, Robert Hammer | |
| 06:46 | Houston | James Becerra misses the dunk attempt | 60-43 |
| 06:45 | Troy | Steven Quinlan pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:23 | Troy | John Wilson misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Becerra - foul #1 on James Becerra, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Raleigh Summers (SG), Bruce Chittenden (PF) Gregory Mason, Gary Woods | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), Shawn Shelton (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Vernon Mera, Fred Carroll, James Becerra, David Cates | |
| 06:23 | Troy | John Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:23 | Troy | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Joseph Silvey is called for the reach on Adam Flint in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Silvey, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Troy | William Greenawalt (C) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG) Reginald Algarin | |
| 06:19 | Houston | Adam Flint makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Adam Flint makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:54 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 05:52 | Troy | William Greenawalt can't tip it in | 61-45 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Shawn Shelton gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Steven Blackman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Flint | 61-48 |
| 05:10 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Greenawalt | 63-48 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Fred Carroll is called for 10 seconds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Sanders (PG), Thomas Grimm (SG), Gregory Mason (SF) Joseph Silvey, Raleigh Summers, Steven Quinlan | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), James Becerra (PF), David Cates (C) Adam Flint, Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton, Robert Hammer | |
| 04:45 | Troy | Gregory Mason clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Blackman - foul #3 on Steven Blackman, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Robinson (PF), Gary Woods (C) Bruce Chittenden, William Greenawalt | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:45 | Troy | Gregory Mason makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:45 | Troy | Gregory Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:45 | Houston | David Cates grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Vernon Mera knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 04:07 | Troy | Robert Sanders double dribbles | 64-51 |
| Subs | Troy | John Wilson (PF) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SF), Robert Hammer (C) Steven Blackman, David Cates | |
| 03:51 | Houston | Vernon Mera knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Troy | Robert Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 03:45 | Troy | Thomas Grimm tips it in | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Robert Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Grimm (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Mason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Algarin (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Becerra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Hammer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Houston | Robert Hammer misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Woods - foul #2 on Gary Woods, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Silvey (PG), Steven Quinlan (SF), Bruce Chittenden (PF) Robert Sanders, Gregory Mason, Gary Woods | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (PF) James Becerra | |
| 03:28 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:28 | Houston | Robert Hammer misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:28 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 03:01 | Troy | Shawn Shelton denies the turnaround by Thomas Grimm | 66-54 |
| 02:59 | Troy | Steven Quinlan tips it home | 68-54 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 02:40 | Troy | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 02:14 | Troy | Thomas Grimm clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Robert Hammer pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Vernon Mera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Sanders (PG), Raleigh Summers (SG), Gregory Mason (SF), Gary Woods (C) Joseph Silvey, Thomas Grimm, Steven Quinlan, Bruce Chittenden | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), David Cates (PF), Russell Oglesby (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Robert Hammer | |
| 01:26 | Troy | John Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 01:24 | Houston | David Cates snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Fred Carroll buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Adam Flint and he's fouled by Raleigh Summers - foul #2 on Raleigh Summers, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Fred Carroll makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:52 | Troy | Gregory Mason can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-57 |
| 00:50 | Troy | John Wilson grabs the offensive board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Troy | Gregory Mason throws it down on a great pass from Robert Sanders | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Houston | David Cates lays it up and in on a great pass from Adam Flint | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Robert Sanders runs out the clock | 70-59 |