| Lineup | Troy | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Jason Lee (fresh) SF - Claude Searcy (fresh) PF - Carl Roosevelt (fresh) C - Robert Earnest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) SG - Domenic Russo (fresh) SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) C - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Robert Earnest wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Troy | Jason Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Domenic Russo - foul #1 on Domenic Russo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Troy | Jason Lee makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Troy | Jason Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo connects on the open floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Troy | Jason Lee buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 4-2 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Earnest - foul #1 on Robert Earnest, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Troy | Domenic Russo picks off the pass by Charles Smith in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:33 | Troy | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Troy | Charles Smith misses badly on a floater from the left side | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Earnest | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | Troy | Jason Lee is whistled for traveling | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss makes the floater in the lane set up by Christopher Fenton | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | Troy | Charles Smith is hacked by Bill Lekberg - foul #1 on Bill Lekberg, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas McNamee (PG), Andrew Dixon (SG), John Ammons (SF), George Dorsey (PF), David Milbrandt (C) Charles Smith, Jason Lee, Claude Searcy, Carl Roosevelt, Robert Earnest | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:22 | Troy | Christopher Fenton swats the layup by David Milbrandt | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | Troy | John Ammons gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Troy | Boris Wnukowski swats the shot by David Milbrandt | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Troy | David Milbrandt tips it back up and in | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg is hacked by Thomas McNamee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas McNamee, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James States (SG), Richard Wofford (SF), Mario Blue (PF), Robert Nichols (C) Domenic Russo, Christopher Fenton, Wayne Strauss, Boris Wnukowski | |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | David Milbrandt steals the ball from Richard Wofford | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | Troy | George Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Thomas McNamee picks off the pass by Richard Wofford in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | Troy | Andrew Dixon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Andrew Dixon, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Lee (SG), Carl Roosevelt (PF) Andrew Dixon, David Milbrandt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (SG) Bill Lekberg | |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | James States misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 15:54 | Troy | John Ammons pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Thomas McNamee (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Ammons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Roosevelt (fresh) C - George Dorsey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James States (fresh) SG - Jean Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Wofford (fresh) PF - Mario Blue (fresh) C - Robert Nichols (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Troy | Jason Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue is hacked by Carl Roosevelt - foul #1 on Carl Roosevelt, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Smith (PG), Andrew Dixon (SG), Claude Searcy (SF), David Milbrandt (C) Thomas McNamee, Jason Lee, John Ammons, George Dorsey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Domenic Russo (SG), Christopher Fenton (SF), Wayne Strauss (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) James States, Jean Williams, Richard Wofford, Mario Blue, Robert Nichols | |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Earnest (C) Carl Roosevelt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (SG) Domenic Russo | |
| 14:45 | Troy | Christopher Fenton swats the short shot by Claude Searcy | 6-5 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | Claude Searcy takes the ball from Christopher Fenton in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 14:30 | Troy | Claude Searcy blows the dunk | 6-5 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Wayne Strauss | 6-5 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 6-5 |
| 14:05 | Troy | Robert Earnest snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:57 | Troy | Claude Searcy knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Jean Williams - foul #1 on Jean Williams, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Lee (SG), Carl Roosevelt (PF) Andrew Dixon, Robert Earnest | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG), James States (SG), Mario Blue (PF), Robert Nichols (C) Bill Lekberg, Jean Williams, Wayne Strauss, Boris Wnukowski | |
| 13:57 | Troy | Claude Searcy misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mario Blue | 8-5 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Nichols | 8-8 |
| 13:39 | Troy | David Milbrandt is hacked by Robert Nichols - foul #1 on Robert Nichols, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Earnest (C) David Milbrandt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston (SF) Christopher Fenton | |
| 13:30 | Troy | Charles Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adam Brown - foul #1 on Adam Brown, team foul #6 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Troy | Andrew Dixon (SF) Claude Searcy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford (SF) Lawrence Humiston | |
| 13:30 | Troy | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:30 | Troy | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | James States misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 13:17 | Troy | Robert Earnest grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 12:51 | Troy | Charles Smith is whistled for a carry | 8-8 |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas McNamee (PG), John Ammons (PF), George Dorsey (C) Charles Smith, Carl Roosevelt, Robert Earnest | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Lawrence Humiston (SF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Adam Brown, Richard Wofford, Robert Nichols | |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | James States comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Jason Lee - foul #1 on Jason Lee, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Troy | David Milbrandt (C) Andrew Dixon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton (SF), Wayne Strauss (PF) Lawrence Humiston, Mario Blue | |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | James States makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | James States makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:19 | Troy | George Dorsey lays it in | 10-10 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Boris Wnukowski is called for 3 seconds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Troy | Claude Searcy (SF) George Dorsey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (SG), Robert Nichols (C) James States, Boris Wnukowski | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Thomas McNamee (fresh) SG - Jason Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Claude Searcy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ammons (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Milbrandt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bill Lekberg (fresh) SG - Jean Williams (fresh) SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Nichols (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Troy | Claude Searcy makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Ammons | 13-10 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Ammons - foul #1 on John Ammons, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Smith (PG), Andrew Dixon (SG), Carl Roosevelt (PF), Robert Earnest (C) Thomas McNamee, Jason Lee, John Ammons, David Milbrandt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford (SF), Mario Blue (C) Christopher Fenton, Wayne Strauss | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:07 | Troy | Claude Searcy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 16-12 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue snags the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 16-12 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue tips it home | 16-14 |
| 10:14 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-14 |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jean Williams | 18-16 |
| 09:39 | Troy | Charles Smith's floater is knocked away by Mario Blue | 18-16 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford gets the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas McNamee (PG), Jason Lee (SG), John Ammons (SF), George Dorsey (PF), David Milbrandt (C) Charles Smith, Andrew Dixon, Claude Searcy, Carl Roosevelt, Robert Earnest | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG), James States (SG), Christopher Fenton (SF), Wayne Strauss (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Bill Lekberg, Jean Williams, Richard Wofford, Robert Nichols, Mario Blue | |
| 08:57 | Troy | James States is called for the reach on Jason Lee - foul #1 on James States, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| 08:57 | Troy | Jason Lee misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:57 | Troy | David Milbrandt grabs the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:46 | Troy | George Dorsey is hacked by Christopher Fenton - foul #1 on Christopher Fenton, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| 08:46 | Troy | George Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:46 | Troy | George Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | James States misses short on a floater near the basket | 20-16 |
| 08:29 | Troy | John Ammons snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 08:04 | Troy | Adam Brown steals it from George Dorsey | 20-16 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | James States comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 07:47 | Troy | The rebound goes to John Ammons | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Thomas McNamee (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Ammons (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Dorsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Milbrandt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James States (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Boris Wnukowski (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Troy | David Milbrandt misses the dunk | 20-16 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | James States is fouled on the floor by George Dorsey - foul #1 on George Dorsey, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Smith (PG), Andrew Dixon (SG), Claude Searcy (SF), Carl Roosevelt (PF), Robert Earnest (C) Thomas McNamee, Jason Lee, John Ammons, George Dorsey, David Milbrandt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Lawrence Humiston (SF), Mario Blue (PF) Adam Brown, Christopher Fenton, Wayne Strauss | |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | James States makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | James States makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:50 | Troy | Andrew Dixon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 06:49 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt hits the follow up shot | 22-18 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 06:26 | Troy | Bill Lekberg steals the ball from Robert Earnest | 22-21 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg hits the follow up shot | 22-23 |
| 05:48 | Troy | Charles Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Claude Searcy | 24-23 |
| 05:25 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Humiston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Mario Blue hits the follow up shot | 24-25 |
| 05:07 | Troy | Claude Searcy is hacked by Mario Blue - foul #1 on Mario Blue, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas McNamee (PG), Jason Lee (SG), John Ammons (PF), David Milbrandt (C) Charles Smith, Andrew Dixon, Carl Roosevelt, Robert Earnest | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Brown (PG), Jean Williams (SG), Christopher Fenton (SF), Wayne Strauss (PF), Robert Nichols (C) Bill Lekberg, James States, Lawrence Humiston, Mario Blue, Boris Wnukowski | |
| 05:07 | Troy | Claude Searcy makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:07 | Troy | Claude Searcy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas McNamee - foul #2 on Thomas McNamee, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Smith (PG), Carl Roosevelt (PF) Thomas McNamee, Claude Searcy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:48 | Troy | Jason Lee is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Troy | George Dorsey (PF) Carl Roosevelt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss hits the finger roll and he's hacked by George Dorsey - foul #2 on George Dorsey, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Roosevelt (PF) George Dorsey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:02 | Troy | Jason Lee buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Smith | 28-30 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Adam Brown misses long on an open turnaround near the basket | 28-30 |
| 03:45 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Ammons (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Carl Roosevelt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Milbrandt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jean Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Fenton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Troy | David Milbrandt is hacked by Robert Nichols - foul #2 on Robert Nichols, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas McNamee (PG), Andrew Dixon (SG), Claude Searcy (SF), George Dorsey (C) Charles Smith, Jason Lee, John Ammons, Carl Roosevelt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg (PG), Domenic Russo (SG), Richard Wofford (C) Adam Brown, Jean Williams, Wayne Strauss | |
| 03:37 | Troy | David Milbrandt makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:37 | Troy | David Milbrandt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dixon - foul #2 on Andrew Dixon, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Roosevelt (PF) David Milbrandt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Strauss (PF), Mario Blue (C) Christopher Fenton, Robert Nichols | |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:08 | Troy | George Dorsey connects on the jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg is hacked by Thomas McNamee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas McNamee, team foul #11 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Smith (PG) Thomas McNamee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Bill Lekberg makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:51 | Troy | Claude Searcy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 34-34 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Domenic Russo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Lekberg | 34-37 |
| 02:13 | Troy | George Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Wofford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Lee (SG), David Milbrandt (C) Charles Smith, George Dorsey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Fenton (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Boris Wnukowski (C) Richard Wofford, Wayne Strauss, Mario Blue | |
| 01:54 | Troy | Andrew Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols is called for 10 seconds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Smith (PG), John Ammons (SF) Andrew Dixon, Claude Searcy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jean Williams (SG) Domenic Russo | |
| 01:26 | Troy | Jason Lee connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Smith | 37-37 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Jean Williams | 37-39 |
| 00:59 | Troy | Charles Smith misses short on a shot from the right side | 37-39 |
| 00:57 | Troy | David Milbrandt grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 00:34 | Troy | John Ammons's layup is rejected by Boris Wnukowski | 37-39 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Jean Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | David Milbrandt steals the ball from Bill Lekberg | 37-39 |
| 00:00 | Troy | David Milbrandt can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-39 |