| Lineup | Troy | PG - Marty Currey (fresh) SG - Thomas Mundy (fresh) SF - Jason Fritz (fresh) PF - Jeffery Hixson (fresh) C - Mike Mathews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) SG - David Bentz (fresh) SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) C - Fabian Conti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Mike Mathews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Troy | Mike Mathews clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Dobromir Prusinski - foul #1 on Dobromir Prusinski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Troy | Mike Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Troy | Mike Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Raul Marrero | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Troy | Mike Mathews is fouled on the floor by Fabian Conti - foul #1 on Fabian Conti, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Troy | Fabian Conti takes the ball from Mike Mathews | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dobromir Prusinski | 2-5 |
| 18:26 | Troy | Mike Mathews misses long on a floater near the basket | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:42 | Troy | David Bentz steals it from Mike Mathews | 2-7 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero is fouled in the backcourt by Marty Currey - foul #1 on Marty Currey, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Troy | Marcus Thomas (PG), Paul Schuller (SG), Ronald Brunswick (SF), Kevin Belt (PF), Bill Olsen (C) Marty Currey, Thomas Mundy, Jason Fritz, Jeffery Hixson, Mike Mathews | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | David Bentz scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Raul Marrero | 2-9 |
| 17:27 | Troy | Bill Olsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 17:25 | Troy | Kevin Belt grabs the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 17:07 | Troy | Marcus Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fabian Conti | 2-9 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-9 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Bentz, Aaron Rice, Fabian Conti | |
| 16:47 | Troy | Paul Schuller makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Marcus Thomas | 5-9 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kwamin Akuchie | 5-11 |
| 16:15 | Troy | Bill Olsen clanks a jump hook in the lane | 5-11 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Raul Marrero | 5-11 |
| Subs | Troy | Marty Currey (PG), Thomas Mundy (SG), Jason Fritz (SF), Jeffery Hixson (PF), Mike Mathews (C) Marcus Thomas, Paul Schuller, Ronald Brunswick, Kevin Belt, Bill Olsen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Gary Stagner (SF), Fabian Conti (C) Raul Marrero, Dobromir Prusinski, Gregory Cummings | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Marty Currey (fresh) SG - Thomas Mundy (fresh) SF - Jason Fritz (fresh) PF - Jeffery Hixson (fresh) C - Mike Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Whittaker (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Troy | Thomas Mundy is denied on a layup by Fabian Conti | 5-11 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | David Whittaker grabs the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | David Whittaker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 5-11 |
| 14:59 | Troy | Mike Mathews gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:55 | Troy | Jason Fritz scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti is hacked by Thomas Mundy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Mundy, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Troy | Marcus Thomas (SF) Jason Fritz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (SG), Aaron Rice (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Dikembe Abdelmuti, Kwamin Akuchie, Fabian Conti | |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | David Bentz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Marcus Thomas - foul #1 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG) David Whittaker | |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | David Bentz misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:39 | Troy | Marty Currey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-12 |
| 14:33 | Troy | The rebound goes to Marty Currey | 7-12 |
| 14:17 | Troy | Thomas Mundy is whistled for a carry | 7-12 |
| Subs | Troy | Paul Schuller (SG), Ronald Brunswick (SF), Bill Olsen (PF) Marty Currey, Thomas Mundy, Jeffery Hixson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski (SF) Gary Stagner | |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero loses the dribble to Marcus Thomas in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 14:10 | Troy | Marcus Thomas banks in the layup | 9-12 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dobromir Prusinski | 9-15 |
| 13:28 | Troy | Mike Mathews drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Marcus Thomas | 12-15 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Bill Olsen blocks the short jumper by Dobromir Prusinski | 12-15 |
| 13:01 | Troy | The rebound goes to Mike Mathews | 12-15 |
| 12:39 | Troy | Ronald Brunswick misses the 3 from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 12:37 | Troy | Mike Mathews snags the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 12:18 | Troy | Marcus Thomas hits a jump hook in the lane | 14-15 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Marcus Thomas steals it from Aaron Rice | 14-15 |
| 11:58 | Troy | Paul Schuller slams it home set up by Marcus Thomas | 16-15 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 11:39 | Troy | Marcus Thomas pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Marcus Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Schuller (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Brunswick (tiring) PF - Bill Olsen (tiring) C - Mike Mathews (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Bentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (tiring) 6 pts. C - Gregory Cummings (tiring) | |
| 11:24 | Troy | Marcus Thomas can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Raul Marrero - foul #1 on Raul Marrero, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Troy | Marty Currey (PG), Thomas Mundy (SG), Jason Fritz (SF), Kevin Belt (PF) Paul Schuller, Ronald Brunswick, Bill Olsen, Mike Mathews | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Raul Marrero, David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Gregory Cummings | |
| 11:24 | Troy | Marcus Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:24 | Troy | Marcus Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | David Whittaker is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Fritz - foul #1 on Jason Fritz, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffery Hixson (PF) Marcus Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie can't tip it in | 18-15 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Fabian Conti | 18-15 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Gary Stagner | 18-17 |
| 10:36 | Troy | Jason Fritz clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Fabian Conti - foul #2 on Fabian Conti, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (C) Fabian Conti | |
| 10:36 | Troy | Jason Fritz makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:36 | Troy | Jason Fritz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Marty Currey is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelmuti - foul #2 on Marty Currey, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Troy | Marcus Thomas (PG), Bill Olsen (C) Marty Currey, Kevin Belt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 09:58 | Troy | Jeffery Hixson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:45 | Troy | Marcus Thomas misses the floater in the lane | 20-17 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Thomas Mundy steals it from David Whittaker in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| 09:39 | Troy | Thomas Mundy banks in the layup | 22-17 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 09:22 | Troy | Jeffery Hixson snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 09:03 | Troy | Dikembe Abdelmuti is called for the reach on Jeffery Hixson - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelmuti, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Belt (PF), Mike Mathews (C) Jeffery Hixson, Bill Olsen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), David Bentz (SG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Aaron Rice (PF) David Whittaker, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gary Stagner, Kwamin Akuchie | |
| 08:47 | Troy | Jason Fritz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jason Fritz, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffery Hixson (PF) Jason Fritz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings (C) James Ton | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero is hacked by Mike Mathews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Mathews, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Brunswick (PG) Marcus Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:15 | Troy | Jeffery Hixson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-19 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | David Bentz pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | David Bentz travels in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| Subs | Troy | Marcus Thomas (SF) Kevin Belt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:02 | Troy | Mike Mathews misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gregory Cummings - foul #1 on Gregory Cummings, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (C) Gregory Cummings | |
| 08:02 | Troy | Mike Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:02 | Troy | Mike Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Mike Mathews - foul #2 on Mike Mathews, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Troy | Bill Olsen (C) Mike Mathews | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:33 | Troy | Jeffery Hixson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexander Meredith (PG), Kwamin Akuchie (PF) Raul Marrero, Aaron Rice | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Marcus Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mundy (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Brunswick (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffery Hixson (tiring) 2 reb. C - Bill Olsen (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alexander Meredith (fresh) SG - David Bentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) C - James Ton (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Alexander Meredith | 24-22 |
| 06:57 | Troy | Jeffery Hixson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-22 |
| 06:56 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Hixson | 24-22 |
| 06:45 | Troy | Marcus Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dobromir Prusinski | 24-22 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kwamin Akuchie | 24-25 |
| 06:23 | Troy | Jeffery Hixson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | James Ton loses the dribble to Marcus Thomas in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 06:00 | Troy | Thomas Mundy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie is open and buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Ton | 24-27 |
| 05:15 | Troy | Jeffery Hixson is fouled on the floor by James Ton - foul #1 on James Ton, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Troy | Paul Schuller (PG), Kevin Belt (SF) Marcus Thomas, Ronald Brunswick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Alexander Meredith, David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Kwamin Akuchie, James Ton | |
| 05:15 | Troy | Jeffery Hixson makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:15 | Troy | Jeffery Hixson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Cummings | 26-30 |
| 04:42 | Troy | Paul Schuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Troy | Marcus Thomas (SF) Jeffery Hixson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 04:25 | Troy | Paul Schuller grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 04:25 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-30 |
| 04:12 | Troy | Marcus Thomas misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-30 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelmuti | 26-32 |
| 03:41 | Troy | Paul Schuller misses short on a jumper from the left side | 26-32 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti banks in the layup on a great pass from Raul Marrero | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Paul Schuller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Mundy (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Thomas (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Belt (fairly fresh) C - Bill Olsen (tired) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (tiring) 6 pts. C - Gregory Cummings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Troy | Kevin Belt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Raul Marrero - foul #2 on Raul Marrero, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Troy | Marty Currey (PG), Jason Fritz (SF), Mike Mathews (C) Paul Schuller, Marcus Thomas, Bill Olsen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Gary Stagner, Aaron Rice, Gregory Cummings | |
| 03:01 | Troy | Kevin Belt makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:01 | Troy | Kevin Belt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 02:39 | Troy | Kevin Belt grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 02:29 | Troy | Kwamin Akuchie swats the layup by Mike Mathews | 28-34 |
| 02:27 | Troy | Mike Mathews tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Dobromir Prusinski | 30-37 |
| 01:50 | Troy | Mike Mathews hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 30-37 |
| 01:49 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Mathews | 30-37 |
| 01:27 | Troy | Thomas Mundy is called for traveling | 30-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Paul Schuller (SG), Jeffery Hixson (PF) Thomas Mundy, Kevin Belt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), David Bentz (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), James Ton (PF) Raul Marrero, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Dobromir Prusinski, Kwamin Akuchie | |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | David Bentz is open and scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Fabian Conti | 30-39 |
| 00:51 | Troy | Jason Fritz misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Stagner - foul #1 on Gary Stagner, team foul #9 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Rice (PF) Fabian Conti | |
| 00:51 | Troy | Jason Fritz makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:51 | Troy | Jason Fritz misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner is whistled for traveling | 31-39 |
| 00:11 | Troy | Mike Mathews drills a shot from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | James Ton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The clock runs out | 33-39 |