| Lineup | Troy | PG - Hector Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Seiler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Farr (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Glen Reaves (fresh) PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Alberto Costa inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Troy | Christopher Cole comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-25 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns's layup is rejected by Jeremy Scott | 36-25 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to John Marsh | 36-25 |
| 19:21 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ben Burns | 36-28 |
| 18:57 | Troy | Kenneth Seiler clanks a shot from the right side | 36-28 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas State | Hector Garcia takes the ball from Ben Burns | 36-28 |
| 18:37 | Troy | Hector Garcia can't finish the layup | 36-28 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Milton Farr and he's hacked by Alberto Costa - foul #2 on Alberto Costa, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:11 | Troy | Christopher Cole misses the lay-in but the foul's on Milton Farr - foul #2 on Milton Farr, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:11 | Troy | Christopher Cole makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:11 | Troy | Christopher Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves is hacked by Kenneth Seiler - foul #2 on Kenneth Seiler, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Hall (PG), Larry Vaughan (PF) Hector Garcia, Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Weston Morris (SG) Milton Farr | |
| 17:57 | Arkansas State | The jumper by Glen Reaves is denied by Jeremy Scott | 38-31 |
| 17:55 | Troy | The rebound goes to Kenneth Seiler | 38-31 |
| 17:34 | Troy | Jeremy Scott clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | John Marsh pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas State | John Marsh is whistled for traveling | 38-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Dikembe Dong (SG), Alberto Costa (SF), Bernardo Rodriguez (C) Christopher Cole, Kenneth Seiler, Jeremy Scott | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore (SF), Alvin Pearson (PF), William Benefield (C) Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| 17:00 | Troy | Bernardo Rodriguez banks in the layup and he's fouled by William Benefield - foul #1 on William Benefield, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Hector Garcia (PG) Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Milton Farr (SG) Ben Burns, William Benefield | |
| 17:00 | Troy | Bernardo Rodriguez misses the free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Alvin Pearson | 40-33 |
| 16:48 | Troy | Ronald Whitmore picks off the pass by Albert Hall | 40-33 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore banks in the wide open layup | 40-35 |
| 16:23 | Troy | Alberto Costa drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Hector Garcia | 43-35 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas State | Larry Vaughan picks off the pass by Milton Farr | 43-35 |
| 15:47 | Troy | Albert Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas State | Alvin Pearson pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Hector Garcia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Larry Vaughan (fairly fresh) C - Bernardo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Eckert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Milton Farr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Weston Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alvin Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Arkansas State | Bernardo Rodriguez takes the ball from Milton Farr | 43-35 |
| 15:12 | Troy | Albert Hall's floater is tipped away by Ronald Whitmore | 43-35 |
| 15:10 | Troy | Alberto Costa tips it home | 45-35 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert misses long on a shot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Pearson | 45-37 |
| 14:23 | Troy | Albert Hall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 14:21 | Troy | Larry Vaughan tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 14:03 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr snags the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 13:47 | Troy | Bernardo Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:24 | Troy | Albert Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Weston Morris - foul #1 on Weston Morris, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Cole (SG), Kenneth Seiler (SF), Glenn Renken (PF), Jeremy Scott (C) Hector Garcia, Alberto Costa, Larry Vaughan, Bernardo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Earl McClory (SG), Glen Reaves (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), John Marsh (C) Charles Eckert, Milton Farr, Weston Morris, Ronald Whitmore, Alvin Pearson | |
| 13:24 | Troy | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:24 | Troy | Albert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas State | Albert Hall doubles Ben Burns and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Albert Hall, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Raymond Quist | 49-39 |
| 12:29 | Troy | Christopher Cole scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Scott and he's fouled by Earl McClory - foul #1 on Earl McClory, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Troy | George Lesniak (PG) Albert Hall | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 12:29 | Troy | Christopher Cole misses the free throw | 51-39 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas State | John Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist connects on the 3 from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 12:03 | Troy | Kenneth Seiler clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Marsh - foul #2 on John Marsh, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| 12:03 | Troy | Kenneth Seiler makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:03 | Troy | Kenneth Seiler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:47 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is fouled on the floor by George Lesniak - foul #1 on George Lesniak, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ben Burns | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - George Lesniak (fresh) SG - Christopher Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Seiler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Renken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl McClory (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glen Reaves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Troy | Christopher Cole misses the jumpshot from the left side | 53-44 |
| 11:10 | Troy | Glenn Renken tips it in | 55-44 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 10:54 | Troy | Kenneth Seiler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:29 | Troy | Christopher Cole misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas State | John Marsh pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Seiler - foul #3 on Kenneth Seiler, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Hall (PG), Dikembe Dong (SG), Alberto Costa (SF), Bernardo Rodriguez (C) George Lesniak, Christopher Cole, Glenn Renken, Jeremy Scott | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Weston Morris (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), Alvin Pearson (PF), William Benefield (C) Ben Burns, Earl McClory, Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| 10:03 | Arkansas State | Bernardo Rodriguez steps in front of the Weston Morris pass | 55-44 |
| 09:43 | Troy | The jumper by Dikembe Dong is denied by Alvin Pearson | 55-44 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Alvin Pearson | 55-44 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore is whistled for a carry | 55-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Hector Garcia (PG), Larry Vaughan (PF) Dikembe Dong, Kenneth Seiler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 09:30 | Troy | Hector Garcia misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-44 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore clanks a jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas State | Alvin Pearson grabs the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas State | Bernardo Rodriguez steals the ball from Charles Eckert | 55-44 |
| 08:56 | Troy | Charles Eckert is called for the reach on Larry Vaughan - foul #1 on Charles Eckert, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Jeremy Scott (C) Bernardo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Milton Farr (SG) Charles Eckert, Weston Morris | |
| 08:42 | Troy | Albert Hall hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Hector Garcia | 57-44 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 08:25 | Troy | Larry Vaughan snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 08:10 | Troy | Hector Garcia is fouled on the floor by William Benefield - foul #2 on William Benefield, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Cole (SF) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), John Marsh (C) Ronald Whitmore, Alvin Pearson, William Benefield | |
| 08:10 | Troy | Hector Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:10 | Troy | Hector Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns knocks in the runner from close range | 59-46 |
| 07:32 | Troy | Larry Vaughan is called for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Vaughan, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Troy | George Lesniak (PG), Kenneth Seiler (SF), Glenn Renken (PF) Hector Garcia, Albert Hall, Larry Vaughan | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:14 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-46 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves grabs the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - George Lesniak (fresh) SG - Christopher Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Seiler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Renken (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Farr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Glen Reaves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Milton Farr | 59-48 |
| 06:52 | Troy | Milton Farr is called for the reach on Christopher Cole - foul #3 on Milton Farr, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Weston Morris (SG) Milton Farr | |
| 06:52 | Troy | Christopher Cole makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:52 | Troy | Christopher Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves hits the follow up shot | 61-50 |
| 06:09 | Troy | George Lesniak clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist is fouled on the floor by Glenn Renken - foul #1 on Glenn Renken, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Troy | Albert Hall (PG), Dikembe Dong (SG), Larry Vaughan (PF), Bernardo Rodriguez (C) George Lesniak, Christopher Cole, Glenn Renken, Jeremy Scott | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), Alvin Pearson (C) Ben Burns, Glen Reaves, John Marsh | |
| 05:49 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:49 | Troy | Bernardo Rodriguez grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 05:31 | Troy | Dikembe Dong is called for 5 seconds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Troy | Hector Garcia (PG), Alberto Costa (SF) Dikembe Dong, Kenneth Seiler | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Benefield (C) Raymond Quist | |
| 05:17 | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert's fadeaway is rejected by Bernardo Rodriguez | 61-51 |
| 05:16 | Troy | Hector Garcia snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:09 | Troy | Hector Garcia scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Charles Eckert - foul #2 on Charles Eckert, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SG) William Benefield | |
| 05:09 | Troy | Hector Garcia misses the free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Milton Farr | 63-53 |
| 04:25 | Troy | Hector Garcia misses the floater from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert is fouled on the floor by Larry Vaughan - foul #3 on Larry Vaughan, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Troy | George Lesniak (PG), Christopher Cole (SG), Kenneth Seiler (SF), Glenn Renken (PF), Jeremy Scott (C) Hector Garcia, Albert Hall, Alberto Costa, Larry Vaughan, Bernardo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), John Marsh (C) Weston Morris, Ronald Whitmore, Alvin Pearson | |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:56 | Troy | Christopher Cole connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from George Lesniak | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist misses the fadeaway from the left side | 65-55 |
| 03:32 | Troy | Jeremy Scott grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Troy | Jeremy Scott scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Christopher Cole | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - George Lesniak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Cole (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Seiler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Renken (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Eckert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Milton Farr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glen Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 67-55 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist tips it but misses | 67-55 |
| 02:55 | Troy | Glenn Renken snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 02:55 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Troy | Hector Garcia (PG), Larry Vaughan (PF) George Lesniak, Glenn Renken | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG) Charles Eckert | |
| 02:41 | Troy | Jeremy Scott can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 67-55 |
| 02:39 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas State | John Marsh misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 67-55 |
| 02:31 | Troy | Kenneth Seiler gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 02:05 | Troy | Christopher Cole buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-55 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns can't finish the layup | 70-55 |
| 01:41 | Troy | The rebound goes to Hector Garcia | 70-55 |
| 01:37 | Troy | Hector Garcia misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-55 |
| 01:36 | Troy | Christopher Cole can't tip it in | 70-55 |
| 01:34 | Troy | Kenneth Seiler pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:18 | Troy | Jeremy Scott banks in the layup and the foul's on John Marsh - foul #3 on John Marsh, team foul #10 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Troy | Alberto Costa (SF) Larry Vaughan | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Weston Morris (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), Alvin Pearson (PF), William Benefield (C) Ben Burns, Milton Farr, Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| 01:18 | Troy | Jeremy Scott makes the free throw | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore is fouled on the floor by Alberto Costa - foul #3 on Alberto Costa, team foul #9 | 73-55 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:45 | Troy | Hector Garcia knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alberto Costa | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas State | Alvin Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Troy | Jeremy Scott lays it in set up by Christopher Cole | 77-57 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 77-57 |
| 00:04 | Troy | Kenneth Seiler grabs the board | 77-57 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Hector Garcia runs out the clock | 77-57 |