| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gordon Iorio (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rudy Olivar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hearne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Phillip Silvey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Wahl (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Corner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Cartwright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Christopher Cummins inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Troy | Daniel Corner scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Cartwright | 32-38 |
| 19:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 19:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 19:06 | Troy | Phillip Silvey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Rudy Olivar - foul #1 on Rudy Olivar, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:06 | Troy | Phillip Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:06 | Troy | Phillip Silvey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rudy Olivar | 37-39 |
| 18:28 | Troy | Todd Cartwright is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster (SG), Marvin Scott (SF), Efren Human (C) Gordon Iorio, Rudy Olivar, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Troy | William Blackman (SF), Gerald Thomas (PF), Kenneth Sheller (C) Christopher Cummins, Daniel Corner, Todd Cartwright | |
| 18:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Scotty Denney | 39-39 |
| 18:02 | Troy | Gerald Thomas makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Neil Wahl - foul #2 on Neil Wahl, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG), James Gaddy (C) Scotty Denney, Jason Valdovinos | |
| Subs | Troy | William Birch (SG), Ronald Dennison (PF) Phillip Silvey, Neil Wahl | |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:47 | Troy | Gerald Thomas snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 17:43 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 17:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by James Gaddy | 42-42 |
| 17:07 | Troy | Gerald Thomas is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio (SG), Rudy Olivar (SF), John Hearne (C) Daniel Foster, Marvin Scott, James Gaddy | |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG), Todd Cartwright (C) William Blackman, Gerald Thomas | |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell is whistled for a carry | 42-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Daniel Corner (PF) Kenneth Sheller | |
| 16:31 | Troy | Daniel Corner misses short on a turnaround from close range | 42-42 |
| 16:30 | Troy | Phillip Silvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:12 | Troy | Ronald Dennison is hacked by Rudy Olivar - foul #2 on Rudy Olivar, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Daniel Foster (SG), Jason Valdovinos (PF) George Pell, Gordon Iorio, Efren Human | |
| Subs | Troy | Neil Wahl (SG), Christopher Cummins (SF) William Birch, Ronald Dennison | |
| 16:00 | Troy | Christopher Cummins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to John Hearne | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Rudy Olivar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hearne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Phillip Silvey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Wahl (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Corner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Cartwright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos makes the wide open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Foster | 44-42 |
| 15:23 | Troy | Phillip Silvey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 15:22 | Troy | Christopher Cummins tips it home | 44-44 |
| 15:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Foster | 46-44 |
| 14:45 | Troy | Daniel Corner connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Cartwright and he's hacked by Daniel Foster - foul #2 on Daniel Foster, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio (SG), Marvin Scott (SF), Efren Human (PF), James Gaddy (C) Daniel Foster, Rudy Olivar, Jason Valdovinos, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Troy | Kenneth Sheller (PG), John Mitchum (SG), William Blackman (SF), Gerald Thomas (C) Phillip Silvey, Neil Wahl, Christopher Cummins, Todd Cartwright | |
| 14:45 | Troy | Daniel Corner misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 14:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 14:16 | Troy | Gerald Thomas gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:03 | Troy | John Mitchum misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Gaddy - foul #1 on James Gaddy, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG) Scotty Denney | |
| Subs | Troy | William Birch (SG) Daniel Corner | |
| 14:03 | Troy | John Mitchum makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:03 | Troy | John Mitchum makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 13:38 | Troy | William Blackman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:20 | Troy | Efren Human is called for the reach on William Blackman - foul #3 on Efren Human, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster (SG), Rudy Olivar (SF), Jason Valdovinos (PF) Gordon Iorio, Marvin Scott, Efren Human | |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG), Neil Wahl (SG), Ronald Dennison (PF), Todd Cartwright (C) John Mitchum, William Birch, William Blackman, Gerald Thomas | |
| 13:01 | Troy | Phillip Silvey knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Sheller | 46-51 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster misses the runner from the left block | 46-51 |
| 12:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Dennison - foul #2 on Ronald Dennison, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), John Hearne (C) George Pell, James Gaddy | |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Cummins (SF) Kenneth Sheller | |
| 12:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:10 | Troy | Neil Wahl drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Phillip Silvey | 48-53 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Foster | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Rudy Olivar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hearne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Phillip Silvey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Wahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Cummins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Dennison (fairly fresh) C - Todd Cartwright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Troy | Christopher Cummins buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Silvey | 50-56 |
| 11:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster is hacked by Neil Wahl - foul #3 on Neil Wahl, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio (SG), Marvin Scott (SF), Efren Human (PF), James Gaddy (C) Daniel Foster, Rudy Olivar, Jason Valdovinos, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Troy | John Mitchum (PG), William Birch (SG), William Blackman (SF), Daniel Corner (PF), Gerald Thomas (C) Phillip Silvey, Neil Wahl, Christopher Cummins, Ronald Dennison, Todd Cartwright | |
| 10:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 10:42 | Troy | William Blackman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Efren Human - foul #4 on Efren Human, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG), Joel Morton (PF) Scotty Denney, Efren Human | |
| Subs | Troy | Kenneth Sheller (C) Daniel Corner | |
| 10:42 | Troy | William Blackman misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:42 | Troy | William Blackman misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to James Gaddy | 52-56 |
| 10:38 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell is hacked by William Birch in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Birch, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| 10:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Pell | 54-56 |
| 10:05 | Troy | William Blackman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 54-56 |
| 10:03 | Troy | Kenneth Sheller snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 09:58 | Troy | William Blackman misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 09:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton is hacked by Gerald Thomas - foul #2 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Daniel Foster (SG), Rudy Olivar (SF), John Hearne (C) George Pell, Gordon Iorio, Marvin Scott, James Gaddy | |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG), Neil Wahl (SG), Christopher Cummins (SF), Daniel Corner (PF), Todd Cartwright (C) John Mitchum, William Birch, William Blackman, Gerald Thomas, Kenneth Sheller | |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Cartwright is called for the reach on John Hearne - foul #2 on Todd Cartwright, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos (PF) Joel Morton | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:07 | Troy | Phillip Silvey clanks a floater from the left side | 56-56 |
| 09:05 | Troy | Daniel Corner snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 08:49 | Troy | Neil Wahl can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 08:47 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to John Hearne | 56-56 |
| 08:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar's pass is intercepted by Neil Wahl in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 08:33 | Troy | Daniel Corner misses the floater from the left side | 56-56 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 08:11 | Troy | Phillip Silvey grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 08:00 | Troy | Christopher Cummins is whistled for traveling | 56-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG), Gordon Iorio (SG), Marvin Scott (SF), Efren Human (PF), James Gaddy (C) Scotty Denney, Daniel Foster, Rudy Olivar, Jason Valdovinos, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Troy | Kenneth Sheller (PG), William Birch (SG), William Blackman (SF), Ronald Dennison (PF), Gerald Thomas (C) Phillip Silvey, Neil Wahl, Christopher Cummins, Daniel Corner, Todd Cartwright | |
| 07:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy buries a 3 from the left corner set up by George Pell | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - George Pell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Iorio (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Efren Human (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Gaddy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Kenneth Sheller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Birch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Blackman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Dennison (fresh) C - Gerald Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Troy | William Blackman is denied on a layup by James Gaddy | 59-56 |
| 07:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell is hacked by Gerald Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | John Mitchum (PG) Gerald Thomas | |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:56 | Troy | William Birch scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Sheller | 61-59 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 06:37 | Troy | Ronald Dennison gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:21 | Troy | John Mitchum can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Efren Human misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 05:59 | Troy | William Blackman grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 05:55 | Troy | William Birch hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Dennison | 61-62 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Dennison takes the ball from George Pell in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| 05:37 | Troy | William Birch misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 05:36 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Sheller is called for the reach on Marvin Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Sheller, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Daniel Foster (SG), Jason Valdovinos (PF), John Hearne (C) George Pell, Gordon Iorio, Efren Human, James Gaddy | |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG), Neil Wahl (SG), Christopher Cummins (SF), Gerald Thomas (PF), Todd Cartwright (C) John Mitchum, William Birch, William Blackman, Ronald Dennison, Kenneth Sheller | |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:16 | Troy | Christopher Cummins buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Neil Wahl | 63-64 |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster's pass is intercepted by Neil Wahl | 63-64 |
| 04:46 | Troy | Daniel Foster steals the ball from Phillip Silvey | 63-64 |
| 04:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Marvin Scott, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar (SF) Marvin Scott | |
| Subs | Troy | Daniel Corner (PF) Gerald Thomas | |
| 04:19 | Troy | Todd Cartwright comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Scotty Denney | 63-64 |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Rudy Olivar | 65-64 |
| 03:44 | Troy | Todd Cartwright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Rudy Olivar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hearne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Phillip Silvey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neil Wahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Cummins (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Corner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Cartwright (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne is hacked by Todd Cartwright - foul #3 on Todd Cartwright, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio (SG), Efren Human (PF) Daniel Foster, Jason Valdovinos | |
| Subs | Troy | Kenneth Sheller (SF), Gerald Thomas (C) Christopher Cummins, Todd Cartwright | |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:24 | Troy | Phillip Silvey is fouled on the floor by Efren Human - foul #5 on Efren Human, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton (PF), James Gaddy (C) Efren Human, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 03:24 | Troy | Phillip Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:24 | Troy | Phillip Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy comes up short on the runner from close range | 67-66 |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy can't tip it in | 67-66 |
| 03:04 | Troy | Gerald Thomas grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:55 | Troy | The pull-up jumper by Neil Wahl is blocked by James Gaddy | 67-66 |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos (PF), John Hearne (C) Joel Morton, James Gaddy | |
| Subs | Troy | John Mitchum (PG), William Blackman (SF) Phillip Silvey, Daniel Corner | |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Rudy Olivar hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 02:28 | Troy | Gerald Thomas grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:28 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG) John Mitchum | |
| 02:12 | Troy | William Blackman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Sheller - foul #3 on Kenneth Sheller, team foul #11 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Cummins (SF), Daniel Corner (PF), Todd Cartwright (C) William Blackman, Gerald Thomas, Kenneth Sheller | |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:31 | Troy | Todd Cartwright knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Phillip Silvey | 69-69 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gordon Iorio | 72-69 |
| 01:01 | Troy | Todd Cartwright connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Phillip Silvey | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Scotty Denney | 74-71 |
| 00:26 | Troy | Phillip Silvey buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Neil Wahl | 74-74 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Daniel Corner snags the defensive board | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gordon Iorio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Olivar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hearne (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Phillip Silvey (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Neil Wahl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Cummins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Corner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Cartwright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio is hacked by Neil Wahl - foul #4 on Neil Wahl, team foul #12 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Scott (SF) Rudy Olivar | |
| Subs | Troy | William Blackman (SF), Gerald Thomas (PF) Christopher Cummins, Daniel Corner | |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:30 | Troy | Neil Wahl makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Blackman | 75-77 |
| 04:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-77 |
| 04:02 | Troy | Neil Wahl grabs the defensive rebound | 75-77 |
| 03:38 | Troy | John Hearne swats the short shot by William Blackman | 75-77 |
| 03:37 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Scott | 78-77 |
| 02:42 | Troy | Gerald Thomas is hacked by Jason Valdovinos - foul #2 on Jason Valdovinos, team foul #9 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Pell (PG), Daniel Foster (SG), Rudy Olivar (SF), Joel Morton (PF), James Gaddy (C) Scotty Denney, Gordon Iorio, Marvin Scott, Jason Valdovinos, John Hearne | |
| Subs | Troy | John Mitchum (PG), William Birch (SG), Kenneth Sheller (SF), Daniel Corner (PF) Phillip Silvey, Neil Wahl, William Blackman, Todd Cartwright | |
| 02:42 | Troy | Gerald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:42 | Troy | Gerald Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | James Gaddy snags the defensive board | 78-78 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| 02:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by James Gaddy is blocked by Gerald Thomas | 78-78 |
| 02:24 | Troy | Gerald Thomas grabs the board | 78-78 |
| 02:24 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scotty Denney (PG), Jason Valdovinos (PF), John Hearne (C) George Pell, Joel Morton, James Gaddy | |
| Subs | Troy | Phillip Silvey (PG), Neil Wahl (SG), Christopher Cummins (SF) John Mitchum, William Birch, Kenneth Sheller | |
| 02:14 | Troy | Christopher Cummins clanks a runner near the basket | 78-78 |
| 02:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Valdovinos gets the rebound | 78-78 |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Thomas - foul #4 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #13 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Todd Cartwright (C) Gerald Thomas | |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:52 | Troy | Christopher Cummins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-78 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| 01:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Foster misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 80-78 |
| 01:25 | Troy | Todd Cartwright grabs the defensive rebound | 80-78 |
| 01:13 | Troy | Daniel Corner travels with the ball | 80-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gordon Iorio (SG) Daniel Foster | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 01:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Valdovinos | 83-78 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Scotty Denney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gordon Iorio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Olivar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Valdovinos (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hearne (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Phillip Silvey (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Neil Wahl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Cummins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Corner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Cartwright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Troy | Phillip Silvey can't finish the layup | 83-78 |
| 00:46 | Troy | Todd Cartwright can't tip it in | 83-78 |
| 00:44 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Corner | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Troy | Neil Wahl clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Scotty Denney - foul #3 on Scotty Denney, team foul #10 | 83-78 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Neil Wahl makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Neil Wahl makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne misses the jumper from the left block | 83-80 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne gets the offensive rebound | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne is hacked by Todd Cartwright - foul #4 on Todd Cartwright, team foul #14 | 83-80 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:08 | Troy | Daniel Corner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 85-80 |
| 00:06 | Troy | Neil Wahl grabs the offensive board | 85-80 |
| 00:02 | Troy | Neil Wahl scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-83 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Wahl - foul #5 on Neil Wahl, team foul #15 | 85-83 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | John Mitchum (SG) Neil Wahl | |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Phillip Silvey misses long on a fullcourt shot | 87-83 |