| Lineup | Troy | PG - Phillip Silvey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mitchum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Cummins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Corner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Todd Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Pell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudy Olivar (fresh) PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hearne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Scotty Denney and the foul's on Todd Cartwright - foul #1 on Todd Cartwright, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 19:47 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:25 | Troy | Phillip Silvey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Phillip Silvey steals the ball from Scotty Denney in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| 19:16 | Troy | John Mitchum banks in the layup set up by Phillip Silvey | 40-29 |
| 18:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne tips it but misses | 40-29 |
| 18:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Cummins - foul #1 on Christopher Cummins, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Troy | William Birch (SG), William Blackman (SF), Gerald Thomas (PF) John Mitchum, Christopher Cummins, Daniel Corner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:18 | Troy | Gerald Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 17:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney is fouled on the floor by William Birch - foul #1 on William Birch, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Troy | Kenneth Sheller (PG), Ronald Dennison (PF) Phillip Silvey, Todd Cartwright | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott (SG), Efren Human (PF), James Gaddy (C) George Pell, Jason Valdovinos, John Hearne | |
| 17:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott can't tip it in | 43-31 |
| 17:34 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to James Gaddy | 43-31 |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Scotty Denney | 43-34 |
| 16:58 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Rudy Olivar - foul #1 on Rudy Olivar, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG), John Mitchum (SG), Christopher Cummins (SF), Daniel Corner (PF) William Birch, William Blackman, Ronald Dennison, Gerald Thomas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (SG) Rudy Olivar | |
| 16:58 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:58 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 16:39 | Troy | John Mitchum snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 16:26 | Troy | Efren Human swats the short shot by Christopher Cummins | 44-34 |
| 16:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 16:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott gets the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:54 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Scotty Denney and the foul's on Phillip Silvey - foul #2 on Phillip Silvey, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Troy | Neil Wahl (SG), Ronald Dennison (SF), Todd Cartwright (C) Phillip Silvey, Christopher Cummins, Kenneth Sheller | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster (PG), Gordon Iorio (SG), Rudy Olivar (SF), Jason Valdovinos (PF) Scotty Denney, George Pell, Marvin Scott, Efren Human | |
| 15:54 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Mitchum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Wahl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Dennison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Corner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Todd Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Daniel Foster (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gordon Iorio (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rudy Olivar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gaddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Troy | John Mitchum misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 15:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster can't finish the uncontested layup | 44-37 |
| 15:17 | Troy | Ronald Dennison grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:53 | Troy | Ronald Dennison is hacked by Jason Valdovinos - foul #1 on Jason Valdovinos, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG), William Blackman (SF), Gerald Thomas (PF) John Mitchum, Ronald Dennison, Daniel Corner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human (SF), John Hearne (C) Rudy Olivar, James Gaddy | |
| 14:34 | Troy | Gerald Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 14:32 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to William Blackman | 44-37 |
| 14:19 | Troy | Neil Wahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Cummins (SF) Todd Cartwright | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG) Gordon Iorio | |
| 14:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 44-37 |
| 14:08 | Troy | William Blackman grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 13:39 | Troy | Neil Wahl banks in the layup on a great pass from Phillip Silvey | 46-37 |
| 13:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Phillip Silvey steals it from Daniel Foster | 46-37 |
| 13:25 | Troy | Phillip Silvey hits the finger roll | 48-37 |
| 13:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Foster | 48-39 |
| 13:01 | Troy | Phillip Silvey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-39 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses the 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Gerald Thomas - foul #2 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Troy | William Birch (SG), Kenneth Sheller (SF), Ronald Dennison (PF), Todd Cartwright (C) Neil Wahl, Christopher Cummins, Gerald Thomas, William Blackman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG), Gordon Iorio (SG), Marvin Scott (SF), James Gaddy (C) Scotty Denney, Daniel Foster, Efren Human, John Hearne | |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos makes the 3rd free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:22 | Troy | Phillip Silvey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Sheller | 50-40 |
| 12:08 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Scott | 50-40 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 11:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Phillip Silvey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Birch (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Sheller (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Dennison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - George Pell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Iorio (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gaddy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gordon Iorio | 50-43 |
| 11:32 | Troy | Ronald Dennison misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 50-43 |
| 11:31 | Troy | Todd Cartwright misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 11:29 | Troy | Todd Cartwright tips it back up and in | 52-43 |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Silvey - foul #3 on Phillip Silvey, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Troy | John Mitchum (PG), Daniel Corner (PF) Phillip Silvey, Ronald Dennison | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar (SF), Joel Morton (PF), John Hearne (C) George Pell, Jason Valdovinos, James Gaddy | |
| 11:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton loses the dribble to Todd Cartwright | 52-43 |
| 10:56 | Troy | Todd Cartwright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Neil Wahl (SG), William Blackman (SF) William Birch, Kenneth Sheller | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Efren Human (PF) Marvin Scott, Joel Morton | |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Wahl - foul #4 on Neil Wahl, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG) Neil Wahl | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:39 | Troy | John Mitchum makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Blackman | 55-45 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney comes up short on the runner from close range | 55-45 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar tips it in | 55-47 |
| 09:53 | Troy | Phillip Silvey is fouled on the floor by Scotty Denney - foul #3 on Scotty Denney, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Kenneth Sheller (PG), Christopher Cummins (SF), Ronald Dennison (PF), Gerald Thomas (C) Phillip Silvey, William Blackman, Daniel Corner, Todd Cartwright | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG), Daniel Foster (SG), James Gaddy (C) Scotty Denney, Gordon Iorio, John Hearne | |
| 09:38 | Troy | Christopher Cummins lays it in on a great pass from John Mitchum | 57-47 |
| 09:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human misses short on a floater in the lane | 57-47 |
| 09:16 | Troy | Christopher Cummins pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 09:10 | Troy | John Mitchum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Troy | William Birch (SG) John Mitchum | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott (SF), Joel Morton (PF) Rudy Olivar, Efren Human | |
| 09:07 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Pell, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| 08:47 | Troy | Gerald Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG), William Blackman (SF), Todd Cartwright (C) Kenneth Sheller, Christopher Cummins, Gerald Thomas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG) George Pell | |
| 08:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney lays it in | 57-49 |
| 08:27 | Troy | Daniel Foster is called for the reach on William Birch - foul #4 on Daniel Foster, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Daniel Corner (PF) Ronald Dennison | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio (SG) Daniel Foster | |
| 08:18 | Troy | Phillip Silvey knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Birch | 59-49 |
| 07:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 59-49 |
| 07:48 | Troy | The rebound goes to Todd Cartwright | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Phillip Silvey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Birch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Blackman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Corner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Todd Cartwright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Iorio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joel Morton (fresh) C - James Gaddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Troy | William Birch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 07:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 07:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Kenneth Sheller (PG), Neil Wahl (SG), Christopher Cummins (SF), Gerald Thomas (C) Phillip Silvey, William Birch, William Blackman, Todd Cartwright | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG), Daniel Foster (SG), Rudy Olivar (SF), Jason Valdovinos (PF), John Hearne (C) Scotty Denney, Gordon Iorio, Marvin Scott, Joel Morton, James Gaddy | |
| 07:01 | Troy | Neil Wahl connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Sheller | 61-49 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 06:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar snags the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 06:28 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Sheller | 61-49 |
| 06:24 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller lays it in | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster loses the dribble to Gerald Thomas | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:45 | Troy | Christopher Cummins connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Neil Wahl | 66-49 |
| 05:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerald Thomas takes the ball from Daniel Foster | 66-49 |
| 05:14 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 68-49 |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Rudy Olivar, team foul #6 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Troy | John Mitchum (PG), William Birch (SG), William Blackman (SF), Ronald Dennison (PF), Todd Cartwright (C) Kenneth Sheller, Neil Wahl, Christopher Cummins, Daniel Corner, Gerald Thomas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Gordon Iorio (SG), Marvin Scott (SF), Efren Human (PF), James Gaddy (C) George Pell, Daniel Foster, Rudy Olivar, Jason Valdovinos, John Hearne | |
| 04:40 | Troy | Ronald Dennison blows the layup but he's fouled by Gordon Iorio - foul #4 on Gordon Iorio, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| 04:40 | Troy | Ronald Dennison makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:40 | Troy | Ronald Dennison makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio is fouled in the backcourt by William Birch - foul #2 on William Birch, team foul #9 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Gerald Thomas (C) Todd Cartwright | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG) Scotty Denney | |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio misses the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 04:36 | Troy | Gerald Thomas pulls down the rebound | 70-50 |
| 04:20 | Troy | William Blackman's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Scott | 70-50 |
| 04:18 | Troy | Ronald Dennison tips it in | 72-50 |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell hits the finger roll set up by James Gaddy | 72-52 |
| 03:40 | Troy | Ronald Dennison misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-52 |
| 03:38 | Troy | Gerald Thomas hits the follow up shot | 74-52 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Mitchum (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Birch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Blackman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Thomas (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - George Pell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Iorio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Efren Human (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - James Gaddy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-52 |
| 03:18 | Troy | Ronald Dennison gets the rebound | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Troy | William Blackman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Blackman, team foul #10 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Troy | Kenneth Sheller (PG) William Birch | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster (SG), Joel Morton (PF) Gordon Iorio, James Gaddy | |
| 02:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-52 |
| 02:33 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Blackman | 76-52 |
| 02:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Foster | 76-54 |
| 02:09 | Troy | John Mitchum misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-54 |
| 02:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human grabs the board | 76-54 |
| 01:52 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 76-54 |
| 01:51 | Troy | Gerald Thomas grabs the board | 76-54 |
| 01:22 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Pell - foul #4 on George Pell, team foul #8 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy (C) Joel Morton | |
| 01:22 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller misses the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 01:22 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller misses the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 01:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human grabs the defensive rebound | 76-54 |
| 01:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human loses the dribble to Ronald Dennison | 76-54 |
| 00:47 | Troy | William Blackman hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Dennison and he's hacked by Efren Human - foul #3 on Efren Human, team foul #9 | 78-54 |
| Subs | Troy | William Birch (SG) Ronald Dennison | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:47 | Troy | William Blackman makes the free throw | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | William Blackman picks off the pass by Marvin Scott | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Troy | William Birch misses the fadeaway near the basket | 79-54 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy snags the defensive board | 79-54 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 79-54 |
| 00:04 | Troy | William Birch snags the defensive board | 79-54 |
| 00:00 | Troy | John Mitchum runs out the clock | 79-54 |