| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wayne Lynn (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Ray Eagle (fresh) PF - Thomas Small (fresh) C - Hugh Bethune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Thad Schutt (fresh) SG - Richard Marley (fresh) SF - Kevin Carlo (fresh) PF - Paul Burge (fresh) C - Julian Marini (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Paul Burge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Troy | Kevin Carlo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Troy | Kevin Carlo grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Troy | Kevin Carlo misses the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Hugh Bethune grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Troy | Thad Schutt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Hugh Bethune grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | William Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Small snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Hugh Bethune misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Marley - foul #1 on Richard Marley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Hugh Bethune makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Hugh Bethune misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | Troy | Paul Burge gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:22 | Troy | Richard Marley connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thad Schutt | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 18:08 | Troy | Thad Schutt grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:49 | Troy | Thad Schutt makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Marley | 1-4 |
| 17:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Small can't finish the layup | 1-4 |
| 17:23 | Troy | The rebound goes to Julian Marini | 1-4 |
| 17:15 | Troy | Thad Schutt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 1-4 |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Hugh Bethune grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Eagle clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Thad Schutt - foul #1 on Thad Schutt, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue (PG), Jerry Rahn (SG), Dennis Pruitt (C) Wayne Lynn, William Smith, Hugh Bethune | |
| Subs | Troy | Fred Doss (PG), Gary Allen (SG), Charles Glynn (SF), Isaac Hanson (PF), Greg Griffen (C) Thad Schutt, Richard Marley, Kevin Carlo, Paul Burge, Julian Marini | |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Eagle makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Eagle misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Troy | Greg Griffen grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:37 | Troy | Greg Griffen steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Staff (PF), Ernest Ortis (C) Ray Eagle, Thomas Small | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 16:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Pruitt is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Glynn - foul #1 on Charles Glynn, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Rahn clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred Doss - foul #1 on Fred Doss, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Rahn makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Rahn misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:16 | Troy | Isaac Hanson snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 15:52 | Troy | Charles Glynn misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Staff - foul #1 on Dennis Staff, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn (PG), William Smith (SG), Hugh Bethune (C) Jerry Rahn, Eddie Donahue, Ernest Ortis | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 15:52 | Troy | Charles Glynn makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:52 | Troy | Charles Glynn misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Hugh Bethune | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wayne Lynn (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Dennis Pruitt (fresh) PF - Dennis Staff (fresh) C - Hugh Bethune (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Fred Doss (fresh) SG - Charles Glynn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gary Allen (fresh) PF - Isaac Hanson (fresh) C - Greg Griffen (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | William Smith's pass is intercepted by Charles Glynn in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 15:31 | Troy | Gary Allen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 15:29 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Hanson | 3-5 |
| 15:20 | Troy | Fred Doss misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 15:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Hugh Bethune grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Staff misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Greg Griffen - foul #1 on Greg Griffen, team foul #5 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Rahn (SF) Dennis Pruitt | |
| Subs | Troy | Timothy Grenz (PG), Richard Marley (SG), Paul Burge (PF), Julian Marini (C) Fred Doss, Charles Glynn, Isaac Hanson, Greg Griffen | |
| 15:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Staff makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Staff misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:02 | Troy | Gary Allen snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 14:57 | Troy | Richard Marley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Grenz | 4-8 |
| 14:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Smith and the foul's on Timothy Grenz - foul #1 on Timothy Grenz, team foul #6 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue (SG), Ray Eagle (SF), Thomas Small (PF), Ernest Ortis (C) William Smith, Jerry Rahn, Dennis Staff, Hugh Bethune | |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Carlo (SF) Gary Allen | |
| 14:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Troy | Kevin Carlo knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Grenz and he's hacked by Ray Eagle - foul #1 on Ray Eagle, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Rahn (SG) Wayne Lynn | |
| Subs | Troy | Thad Schutt (PG) Timothy Grenz | |
| 14:25 | Troy | Kevin Carlo makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 14:15 | Troy | Kevin Carlo snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:46 | Troy | Kevin Carlo drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thad Schutt | 7-13 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Carlo steals it from Eddie Donahue | 7-13 |
| 13:11 | Troy | Julian Marini is hacked by Ernest Ortis - foul #1 on Ernest Ortis, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ross (PG), William Smith (SG), Dennis Pruitt (SF), Hugh Bethune (C) Eddie Donahue, Jerry Rahn, Ray Eagle, Ernest Ortis | |
| Subs | Troy | Timothy Grenz (PG), Fred Doss (SG), Gary Allen (SF), Charles Glynn (PF), Greg Griffen (C) Thad Schutt, Richard Marley, Kevin Carlo, Paul Burge, Julian Marini | |
| 12:57 | Troy | Timothy Grenz scores on a shot from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 12:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ross is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn (PG) Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 12:48 | Troy | Dennis Pruitt denies the turnaround by Fred Doss | 7-15 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn is hacked by Timothy Grenz - foul #2 on Timothy Grenz, team foul #7 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Staff (PF) Thomas Small | |
| Subs | Troy | Thad Schutt (PG), Isaac Hanson (PF) Timothy Grenz, Fred Doss | |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:13 | Troy | Charles Glynn hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Greg Griffen | 9-18 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Staff misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 11:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Staff hits the follow up shot | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wayne Lynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pruitt (fresh) PF - Dennis Staff (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hugh Bethune (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Thad Schutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Allen (fresh) SF - Charles Glynn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Isaac Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Griffen (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Troy | Charles Glynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue (PG), Charles Ross (SG), Jerry Rahn (SF), Thomas Small (PF), Ernest Ortis (C) Wayne Lynn, William Smith, Dennis Pruitt, Dennis Staff, Hugh Bethune | |
| Subs | Troy | Fred Doss (PG), Richard Marley (SG), Paul Burge (PF), Julian Marini (C) Thad Schutt, Charles Glynn, Isaac Hanson, Greg Griffen | |
| 11:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Allen blocks the short jumper by Jerry Rahn | 11-18 |
| 11:11 | Troy | Richard Marley pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:58 | Troy | Richard Marley is whistled for a carry | 11-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Eagle (SF) Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Carlo (SF) Gary Allen | |
| 10:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Small loses the dribble to Fred Doss | 11-18 |
| 10:40 | Troy | Fred Doss hits the finger roll | 11-20 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Ortis's pass is intercepted by Fred Doss | 11-20 |
| 10:01 | Troy | Julian Marini can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-20 |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Eagle grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Ortis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 09:32 | Troy | Kevin Carlo pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:15 | Troy | Richard Marley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 09:14 | Troy | Julian Marini gets the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 08:59 | Troy | Richard Marley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-20 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn (PG), William Smith (SG), Dennis Pruitt (SF), Dennis Staff (PF), Hugh Bethune (C) Eddie Donahue, Jerry Rahn, Ray Eagle, Thomas Small, Ernest Ortis | |
| Subs | Troy | Thad Schutt (PG), Gary Allen (SG), Charles Glynn (SF), Isaac Hanson (PF), Greg Griffen (C) Fred Doss, Richard Marley, Kevin Carlo, Paul Burge, Julian Marini | |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 14-20 |
| 08:18 | Troy | Isaac Hanson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Staff - foul #2 on Dennis Staff, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Eagle (SF) Dennis Staff | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 08:18 | Troy | Isaac Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:18 | Troy | Isaac Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:03 | Troy | Isaac Hanson pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:39 | Troy | Gary Allen hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Thad Schutt | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Wayne Lynn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ray Eagle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Pruitt (fresh) C - Hugh Bethune (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Thad Schutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Glynn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Isaac Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Griffen (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Lynn, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Small (PF) Ray Eagle | |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Carlo (SF) Isaac Hanson | |
| 07:31 | Troy | Greg Griffen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:29 | Middle Tenn. State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Pruitt misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 14-24 |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Small tips it home | 16-24 |
| 07:03 | Troy | Charles Glynn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Hugh Bethune | 16-24 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | William Smith connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Lynn | 18-24 |
| 06:52 | Troy | Charles Glynn is hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ross (PG), Ray Eagle (SF) Wayne Lynn, Dennis Pruitt | |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Marley (SG), Isaac Hanson (PF), Julian Marini (C) Gary Allen, Charles Glynn, Greg Griffen | |
| 06:40 | Troy | Richard Marley is fouled on the floor by Hugh Bethune - foul #1 on Hugh Bethune, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| 06:40 | Troy | Richard Marley misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:40 | Troy | Julian Marini gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:21 | Troy | Richard Marley comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Hugh Bethune - foul #2 on Hugh Bethune, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn (PG), Dennis Pruitt (C) William Smith, Hugh Bethune | |
| Subs | Troy | Paul Burge (PF) Isaac Hanson | |
| 06:21 | Troy | Richard Marley makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:21 | Troy | Richard Marley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Small misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-26 |
| 05:52 | Troy | The rebound goes to Richard Marley | 18-26 |
| 05:33 | Troy | Kevin Carlo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue (SG) Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Allen (PG), Fred Doss (SF) Thad Schutt, Kevin Carlo | |
| 05:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 04:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 18-26 |
| 04:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Ray Eagle gets the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn is alone and drills a 3 from straight away set up by Eddie Donahue | 21-26 |
| 04:22 | Troy | Gary Allen comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Wayne Lynn - foul #2 on Wayne Lynn, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Smith (SG), Jerry Rahn (SF), Ernest Ortis (C) Wayne Lynn, Ray Eagle, Dennis Pruitt | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Glynn (SG), Kevin Carlo (SF), Isaac Hanson (PF), Greg Griffen (C) Richard Marley, Fred Doss, Paul Burge, Julian Marini | |
| 04:22 | Troy | Gary Allen makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:22 | Troy | Gary Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Isaac Hanson is called for the reach on Eddie Donahue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Isaac Hanson, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| 04:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:03 | Troy | Isaac Hanson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Small - foul #1 on Thomas Small, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ross (PG) Eddie Donahue | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 04:03 | Troy | Isaac Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:03 | Troy | Isaac Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Ernest Ortis grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 03:52 | Troy | Charles Glynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 03:50 | Troy | Isaac Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:34 | Troy | Isaac Hanson connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Allen | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Ross (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Rahn (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Small (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Ortis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gary Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Glynn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Carlo (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Griffen (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Middle Tenn. State | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Staff (PF), Hugh Bethune (C) Charles Ross, Thomas Small | |
| Subs | Troy | Timothy Grenz (PG), Richard Marley (SG) Gary Allen, Kevin Carlo | |
| 03:10 | Troy | Timothy Grenz loses the dribble to Ernest Ortis | 23-31 |
| 03:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Staff banks in the layup set up by Ernest Ortis | 25-31 |
| 02:55 | Troy | Greg Griffen's floater is tipped away by Hugh Bethune | 25-31 |
| 02:54 | Troy | Greg Griffen snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 02:35 | Troy | Richard Marley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 02:33 | Troy | Greg Griffen gets the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:17 | Troy | Greg Griffen misses the easy layup | 25-31 |
| 02:16 | Troy | Greg Griffen gets the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:06 | Troy | Timothy Grenz is fouled on the floor by Jerry Rahn - foul #1 on Jerry Rahn, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue (PG), Charles Ross (SG), Ray Eagle (SF), Thomas Small (PF) Jerry Rahn, William Smith, Ernest Ortis, Dennis Staff | |
| Subs | Troy | Gary Allen (SG), Fred Doss (SF), Paul Burge (PF), Julian Marini (C) Richard Marley, Charles Glynn, Greg Griffen, Isaac Hanson | |
| 02:06 | Troy | Timothy Grenz makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:06 | Troy | Timothy Grenz makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Hugh Bethune drills a fadeaway from the left block | 27-33 |
| 01:27 | Troy | The short jumper by Paul Burge is denied by Thomas Small | 27-33 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Small pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Grenz - foul #3 on Timothy Grenz, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Pruitt (PF) Thomas Small | |
| Subs | Troy | Thad Schutt (PG), Kevin Carlo (SF) Timothy Grenz, Fred Doss | |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddie Donahue misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:23 | Troy | Julian Marini grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 00:59 | Troy | Kevin Carlo hits a floater near the basket set up by Gary Allen and the foul's on Ray Eagle - foul #2 on Ray Eagle, team foul #12 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn (PG) Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:59 | Troy | Kevin Carlo makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Allen - foul #1 on Gary Allen, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Smith (SG), Thomas Small (PF) Eddie Donahue, Ray Eagle | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:28 | Troy | Gary Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Hugh Bethune snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Carlo is called for the reach on Thomas Small in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Carlo, team foul #11 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Staff (C) Hugh Bethune | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Glynn (PF) Paul Burge | |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Small makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Small makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Dennis Staff denies the turnaround by Julian Marini | 32-36 |