| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Michael South (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramiro Soto (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Searcy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ammons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Earnest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark is hacked by John Ammons - foul #2 on John Ammons, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Fulton | 34-28 |
| 19:10 | Troy | Ramiro Soto loses the dribble to Joshua Fulton | 34-28 |
| 19:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Ramiro Soto steals it from Joshua Fulton in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 19:06 | Troy | Ramiro Soto lays it up and in | 34-30 |
| 18:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd buries a 3 from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 18:36 | Troy | Ramiro Soto knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael South | 37-33 |
| 18:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-33 |
| 18:07 | Troy | Claude Searcy snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 17:48 | Troy | Ramiro Soto can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 17:47 | Troy | John Ammons tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-35 |
| 17:13 | Troy | John Ammons hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Claude Searcy | 40-37 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Ramiro Soto steps in front of the Willie Ackerman pass in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 17:02 | Troy | John Ammons clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Beam - foul #1 on Joseph Beam, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Anthony Gallagher (SG), Eddy Goolsby (SF), Charles Sluss (PF), Michael Fedor (C) Willie Ackerman, Joshua Fulton, Jeffrey Lloyd, Joseph Beam, Marvin Clark | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Weston (PG), Andrew Dixon (SG), David Milbrandt (SF), Carl Roosevelt (C) Michael South, Ramiro Soto, Claude Searcy, Robert Earnest | |
| 17:02 | Troy | John Ammons misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:02 | Troy | John Ammons misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Michael Fedor | 40-37 |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss is fouled on the floor by John Ammons - foul #3 on John Ammons, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael South (PG) John Ammons | |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on David Milbrandt - foul #2 on David Milbrandt, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:04 | Troy | Andrew Dixon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Aaron Gatlin (fresh) SG - Anthony Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eddy Goolsby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Sluss (fresh) C - Michael Fedor (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Michael South (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Weston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Roosevelt (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Milbrandt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 15:49 | Troy | Michael South grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:30 | Troy | Michael South scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Milbrandt | 41-42 |
| 15:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Weston is called for the reach on Eddy Goolsby - foul #2 on Michael Weston, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG), Joshua Fulton (SG), Jason Boyd (SF), Joseph Beam (PF), Marvin Clark (C) Aaron Gatlin, Anthony Gallagher, Eddy Goolsby, Charles Sluss, Michael Fedor | |
| Subs | Troy | Ramiro Soto (PG), Boris Cisowski (SG), Claude Searcy (SF), George Dorsey (PF), Robert Earnest (C) Michael South, Andrew Dixon, Michael Weston, Carl Roosevelt, David Milbrandt | |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Ackerman | 43-42 |
| 14:49 | Troy | George Dorsey is whistled for a carry | 43-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd (SF) Jason Boyd | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 14:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman is whistled for a carry | 43-42 |
| 14:18 | Troy | Ramiro Soto misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 14:17 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Willie Ackerman | 43-42 |
| 14:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Beam | 46-42 |
| 13:48 | Troy | Claude Searcy is whistled for a carry | 46-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (SG), Jason Boyd (SF), Joseph Stanford (C) Joshua Fulton, Jeffrey Lloyd, Marvin Clark | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael South (PG), Michael Weston (SF), John Ammons (PF), David Milbrandt (C) Ramiro Soto, Claude Searcy, George Dorsey, Robert Earnest | |
| 13:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael South is called for the reach on Willie Ackerman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael South, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman is called for 3 seconds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor (C) Joseph Stanford | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 13:16 | Troy | Michael Weston knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 12:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Aaron Gatlin | 49-44 |
| 12:30 | Troy | John Ammons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 12:29 | Troy | David Milbrandt grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 12:13 | Troy | Jason Boyd is called for the reach on David Milbrandt - foul #1 on Jason Boyd, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher (PG), Joshua Fulton (SG), Jeffrey Lloyd (SF), Charles Sluss (PF), Marvin Clark (C) Willie Ackerman, Aaron Gatlin, Jason Boyd, Joseph Beam, Michael Fedor | |
| Subs | Troy | Ramiro Soto (PG), Andrew Dixon (SF), Carl Roosevelt (PF), George Dorsey (C) Michael South, Michael Weston, John Ammons, David Milbrandt | |
| 11:59 | Troy | Ramiro Soto is hacked by Marvin Clark - foul #3 on Marvin Clark, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Claude Searcy (SF) Boris Cisowski | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Sluss (fresh) C - Marvin Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Ramiro Soto (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Andrew Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Claude Searcy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Roosevelt (fresh) 6 reb. C - George Dorsey (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ramiro Soto and he's fouled by Jeffrey Lloyd - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lloyd, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| 11:50 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:50 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Sluss | 49-46 |
| 11:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 11:30 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:06 | Troy | Andrew Dixon makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Claude Searcy | 49-48 |
| 10:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 10:47 | Troy | Claude Searcy gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:30 | Troy | The jump hook by Carl Roosevelt is blocked by Jeffrey Lloyd | 49-48 |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lloyd | 49-48 |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss is fouled on the floor by Ramiro Soto - foul #3 on Ramiro Soto, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG), Aaron Gatlin (SG), Eddy Goolsby (SF), Joseph Beam (PF), Michael Fedor (C) Anthony Gallagher, Joshua Fulton, Jeffrey Lloyd, Charles Sluss, Marvin Clark | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael South (PG), Boris Cisowski (SG), Michael Weston (SF), David Milbrandt (PF), Robert Earnest (C) Ramiro Soto, Andrew Dixon, Claude Searcy, Carl Roosevelt, George Dorsey | |
| 10:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 10:01 | Troy | Boris Cisowski gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:52 | Troy | Robert Earnest knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Weston and he's fouled by Joseph Beam - foul #2 on Joseph Beam, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| 09:52 | Troy | Robert Earnest makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 09:30 | Troy | David Milbrandt knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael South | 49-53 |
| 09:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby can't finish the layup | 49-53 |
| 09:06 | Troy | Michael Weston pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:54 | Troy | Michael South misses the lay-in | 49-53 |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor clanks a turnaround in the paint | 49-53 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam misses the jump hook from close range | 49-53 |
| 08:32 | Troy | David Milbrandt pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:09 | Troy | Boris Cisowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 08:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor loses the ball out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher (PG), Joshua Fulton (SG), Jeffrey Lloyd (SF), Charles Sluss (PF), Marvin Clark (C) Willie Ackerman, Aaron Gatlin, Eddy Goolsby, Joseph Beam, Michael Fedor | |
| Subs | Troy | Ramiro Soto (PG), Andrew Dixon (SG), Claude Searcy (SF), John Ammons (PF), Carl Roosevelt (C) Michael South, Boris Cisowski, Michael Weston, David Milbrandt, Robert Earnest | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Anthony Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Sluss (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Ramiro Soto (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Dixon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Claude Searcy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ammons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Roosevelt (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Troy | John Ammons scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-55 |
| 07:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Searcy - foul #1 on Claude Searcy, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| 07:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:26 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 07:08 | Troy | Andrew Dixon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 07:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton's pass is intercepted by John Ammons in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| 06:41 | Troy | Ramiro Soto can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 06:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton makes the 3 from straight away | 53-55 |
| 06:01 | Troy | Claude Searcy is hacked by Jeffrey Lloyd - foul #4 on Jeffrey Lloyd, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG), Aaron Gatlin (SG), Jason Boyd (SF), Joseph Beam (PF) Anthony Gallagher, Joshua Fulton, Jeffrey Lloyd, Charles Sluss | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael South (PG), Boris Cisowski (SG), David Milbrandt (SF), George Dorsey (PF), Robert Earnest (C) Ramiro Soto, Andrew Dixon, Claude Searcy, John Ammons, Carl Roosevelt | |
| 05:44 | Troy | Michael South misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 05:43 | Troy | George Dorsey snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:29 | Troy | Boris Cisowski misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-55 |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | George Dorsey is called for the reach on Jason Boyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Dorsey, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stanford (C) Marvin Clark | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Weston (SF) Robert Earnest | |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:12 | Troy | Michael Weston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 05:10 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to David Milbrandt | 55-55 |
| 04:57 | Troy | Willie Ackerman takes the ball from David Milbrandt | 55-55 |
| 04:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses the easy layup | 55-55 |
| 04:53 | Troy | The rebound goes to George Dorsey | 55-55 |
| 04:38 | Troy | Jason Boyd takes the ball from David Milbrandt | 55-55 |
| 04:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Aaron Gatlin | 58-55 |
| 04:20 | Troy | Boris Cisowski connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Milbrandt | 58-57 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman is hacked by Michael South in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael South, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton (SG), Jeffrey Lloyd (SF), Eddy Goolsby (PF), Michael Fedor (C) Aaron Gatlin, Jason Boyd, Joseph Beam, Joseph Stanford | |
| Subs | Troy | Ramiro Soto (PG), John Ammons (PF), Robert Earnest (C) Michael South, David Milbrandt, George Dorsey | |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:18 | Troy | Robert Earnest gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:07 | Troy | Ramiro Soto misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 04:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor tips it back up and in | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eddy Goolsby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Fedor (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Ramiro Soto (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Boris Cisowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Weston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Ammons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Earnest (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Troy | Ramiro Soto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Fedor scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Willie Ackerman | 63-57 |
| 02:55 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss (PF), Marvin Clark (C) Eddy Goolsby, Michael Fedor | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael South (PG), Claude Searcy (SF), Carl Roosevelt (PF), David Milbrandt (C) Boris Cisowski, Michael Weston, John Ammons, Robert Earnest | |
| 02:33 | Troy | Ramiro Soto misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Marvin Clark - foul #4 on Marvin Clark, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| 02:33 | Troy | Ramiro Soto makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:33 | Troy | Ramiro Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael South picks off the pass by Willie Ackerman in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| 02:09 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt scores on a shot near the basket | 63-61 |
| 01:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss blows the layup but the foul's on David Milbrandt - foul #3 on David Milbrandt, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Boris Cisowski (SG), John Ammons (PF), Robert Earnest (C) Ramiro Soto, Carl Roosevelt, David Milbrandt | |
| 01:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:49 | Troy | Robert Earnest gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:29 | Troy | Claude Searcy is fouled on the floor by Willie Ackerman - foul #3 on Willie Ackerman, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam (PF) Charles Sluss | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 01:29 | Troy | Claude Searcy makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:29 | Troy | Claude Searcy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton knocks in the shot near the basket | 66-63 |
| 01:05 | Troy | Michael South hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 00:43 | Troy | Claude Searcy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Troy | Boris Cisowski comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Beam - foul #3 on Joseph Beam, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Troy | Boris Cisowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:21 | Troy | Boris Cisowski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Boris Cisowski is called for the reach on Marvin Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Cisowski, team foul #11 | 66-64 |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | Troy | Michael South scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman blows the wide open layup | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The clock runs out | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Marvin Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Michael South (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Boris Cisowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Claude Searcy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ammons (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Earnest (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark wins the tip | 67-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 67-67 |
| 04:36 | Troy | Robert Earnest grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:16 | Troy | Michael South misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 04:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Earnest - foul #1 on Robert Earnest, team foul #12 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Weston (SF), Carl Roosevelt (PF), David Milbrandt (C) Claude Searcy, John Ammons, Robert Earnest | |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:41 | Troy | Michael Weston makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Boris Cisowski and he's fouled by Marvin Clark - foul #5 on Marvin Clark, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (SG), Eddy Goolsby (SF), Charles Sluss (PF), Michael Fedor (C) Joshua Fulton, Jeffrey Lloyd, Joseph Beam, Marvin Clark | |
| Subs | Troy | Ramiro Soto (PG) Michael South | |
| 03:41 | Troy | Michael Weston misses the free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 03:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Andrew Dixon (SG) Boris Cisowski | |
| 03:31 | Troy | Ramiro Soto hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Weston | 69-72 |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Aaron Gatlin, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher (SG) Willie Ackerman | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 02:49 | Troy | Michael Weston is fouled on the floor by Eddy Goolsby - foul #1 on Eddy Goolsby, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael South (PG), Boris Cisowski (SG), George Dorsey (C) Ramiro Soto, Andrew Dixon, Carl Roosevelt | |
| 02:49 | Troy | Michael Weston makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:49 | Troy | Michael Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG), Joshua Fulton (SG), Jeffrey Lloyd (SF), Joseph Beam (PF) Aaron Gatlin, Anthony Gallagher, Eddy Goolsby, Michael Fedor | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd clanks a turnaround in the paint | 69-74 |
| 02:22 | Troy | The rebound goes to Michael South | 69-74 |
| 02:22 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Claude Searcy (SF), Carl Roosevelt (PF) Michael Weston, George Dorsey | |
| 02:10 | Troy | Boris Cisowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-74 |
| 02:08 | Troy | Michael South tips it in | 69-76 |
| 01:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-76 |
| 01:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss tips it but misses | 69-76 |
| 01:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam can't tip it in | 69-76 |
| 01:52 | Troy | Claude Searcy pulls down the rebound | 69-76 |
| 01:52 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | John Ammons (PF), Robert Earnest (C) Carl Roosevelt, David Milbrandt | |
| 01:38 | Troy | Willie Ackerman steals it from Claude Searcy | 69-76 |
| 01:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman is fouled on the floor by Boris Cisowski - foul #5 on Boris Cisowski, team foul #13 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ramiro Soto (SG) Boris Cisowski | |
| 01:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 01:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:15 | Troy | Robert Earnest misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-76 |
| 01:13 | Troy | Claude Searcy snags the offensive board | 71-76 |
| 01:03 | Troy | Michael South misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 01:02 | Troy | Ramiro Soto tips it home | 71-78 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Sluss (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Michael South (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ramiro Soto (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Claude Searcy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Ammons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Earnest (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Troy | Michael South loses the dribble to Willie Ackerman | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 00:16 | Troy | Robert Earnest pulls down the rebound | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:15 | Troy | Robert Earnest is hacked by Willie Ackerman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Ackerman, team foul #13 | 74-78 |
| 00:15 | Troy | Robert Earnest makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:15 | Troy | Robert Earnest makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 74-80 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Lloyd | 74-80 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-80 |
| 00:03 | Troy | Claude Searcy grabs the board | 74-80 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Claude Searcy runs out the clock | 74-80 |