| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Kevin Bolin (fresh) SG - Gary Leiker (fresh) SF - John Mann (fresh) PF - Milton Crane (fresh) C - Frank Gilham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Jason Lee (fresh) SF - Claude Searcy (fresh) PF - Carl Roosevelt (fresh) C - Robert Earnest (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Robert Earnest wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Troy | Claude Searcy hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Kevin Bolin - foul #1 on Kevin Bolin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Troy | Claude Searcy makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Leiker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Troy | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Troy | Charles Smith connects on the jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Leiker is hacked by Jason Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Lee, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Troy | Robert Earnest pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Troy | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Troy | Robert Earnest misses the tip | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 0-5 |
| 18:37 | Troy | Robert Earnest grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | Troy | Robert Earnest misses the jumper from the right side | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Gilham grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Leiker is hacked by Jason Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Lee, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Troy | Andrew Dixon (SG) Jason Lee | |
| 18:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Leiker | 2-5 |
| 17:48 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt misses short on a shot from close range | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Gilham snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Andrew Dixon picks off the pass by Gary Leiker in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | Troy | Robert Earnest misses short on a floater from the left block | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Troy | Claude Searcy tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Smith steals the ball from Milton Crane | 2-7 |
| 16:59 | Troy | Claude Searcy misses short on a runner from the right block | 2-7 |
| 16:57 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt tips it home | 2-9 |
| 16:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Leiker | 5-9 |
| 16:20 | Troy | Frank Gilham steps in front of the Carl Roosevelt pass | 5-9 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Anthony Hager (PG), Robert Crissman (SG), Luis Goodall (SF), Shelby Chambers (PF), Chance Wright (C) Kevin Bolin, Gary Leiker, John Mann, Milton Crane, Frank Gilham | |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas McNamee (PG), John Ammons (SF), George Dorsey (PF), David Milbrandt (C) Charles Smith, Claude Searcy, Carl Roosevelt, Robert Earnest | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Anthony Hager (fresh) SG - Robert Crissman (fresh) SF - Luis Goodall (fresh) PF - Shelby Chambers (fresh) C - Chance Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Thomas McNamee (fresh) SG - Andrew Dixon (fairly fresh) SF - John Ammons (fresh) PF - George Dorsey (fresh) C - David Milbrandt (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Troy | John Ammons comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Crissman - foul #1 on Robert Crissman, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| 15:42 | Troy | John Ammons makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:42 | Troy | John Ammons makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Anthony Hager hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 15:25 | Troy | The rebound goes to John Ammons | 5-11 |
| 15:15 | Troy | Thomas McNamee hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Milbrandt | 5-14 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Crissman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| 14:54 | Troy | The short jumper by George Dorsey is denied by Chance Wright | 5-14 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chance Wright pulls down the rebound | 5-14 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Crissman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Crissman snags the offensive board | 5-14 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Shelby Chambers's layup is rejected by George Dorsey | 5-14 |
| 14:25 | Troy | John Ammons snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 14:09 | Troy | Thomas McNamee drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Dixon | 5-16 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Shelby Chambers misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-16 |
| 13:54 | Troy | John Ammons grabs the board | 5-16 |
| 13:35 | Troy | Andrew Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Cory Owens (PG), Gary Leiker (SG), John Mann (SF), Milton Crane (PF), Jim Summers (C) Anthony Hager, Robert Crissman, Luis Goodall, Shelby Chambers, Chance Wright | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Smith (PG), Claude Searcy (SF), Carl Roosevelt (PF), Robert Earnest (C) Thomas McNamee, John Ammons, George Dorsey, David Milbrandt | |
| 13:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Earnest - foul #1 on Robert Earnest, team foul #3 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin (PG) Cory Owens | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 13:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane makes the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 13:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:05 | Troy | Robert Earnest can't connect on a shot from the left block | 7-16 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Leiker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 12:42 | Troy | Claude Searcy clanks a runner in the paint | 10-16 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Leiker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Gilham (C) Gary Leiker | |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas McNamee (SG), John Ammons (C) Andrew Dixon, Robert Earnest | |
| 12:27 | Troy | John Ammons misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 10-16 |
| 12:26 | Troy | Charles Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:07 | Troy | Charles Smith's floater is knocked away by Frank Gilham | 10-16 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Mann is fouled on the floor by Claude Searcy - foul #1 on Claude Searcy, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Anthony Hager (PG), Robert Crissman (SG) Kevin Bolin, Jim Summers | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Anthony Hager (fresh) SG - Robert Crissman (fresh) SF - John Mann (fresh) PF - Milton Crane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Gilham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Thomas McNamee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Claude Searcy (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Carl Roosevelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ammons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Anthony Hager | 12-16 |
| 11:02 | Troy | Claude Searcy loses the dribble to Milton Crane | 12-16 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Ammons denies the turnaround by John Mann | 12-16 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Crissman gets the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Crissman hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Mann | 15-16 |
| 10:13 | Troy | Thomas McNamee knocks in the shot from the left side | 15-18 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Anthony Hager misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Mann pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Gilham is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 15-18 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Mann misses the tip | 15-18 |
| 09:39 | Troy | The rebound goes to John Ammons | 15-18 |
| 09:18 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 09:17 | Troy | John Ammons grabs the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 08:59 | Troy | John Ammons hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 15-18 |
| 08:58 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt misses the tip | 15-18 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Gilham grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Crissman is hacked by Charles Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin (PG), Gary Leiker (SG), Luis Goodall (SF), Shelby Chambers (PF), Chance Wright (C) Anthony Hager, Robert Crissman, John Mann, Milton Crane, Frank Gilham | |
| Subs | Troy | Andrew Dixon (SG), George Dorsey (PF), David Milbrandt (C) Thomas McNamee, Carl Roosevelt, John Ammons | |
| 08:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The short jumper by Kevin Bolin is denied by George Dorsey | 15-18 |
| 08:41 | Troy | George Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:17 | Troy | David Milbrandt is hacked by Luis Goodall - foul #1 on Luis Goodall, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| 08:02 | Troy | Claude Searcy misses the fadeaway from the right side | 15-18 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Chance Wright | 15-18 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Luis Goodall knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Bolin | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Kevin Bolin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Leiker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Goodall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shelby Chambers (fresh) C - Chance Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Dixon (fairly fresh) SF - Claude Searcy (tired) 5 pts. PF - George Dorsey (fresh) 2 blk. C - David Milbrandt (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Troy | Claude Searcy blows the layup | 18-18 |
| 07:13 | Troy | Claude Searcy hits the follow up shot | 18-20 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chance Wright connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Luis Goodall | 21-20 |
| 06:36 | Troy | David Milbrandt clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-20 |
| 06:35 | Troy | George Dorsey hits the follow up shot | 21-22 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chance Wright is hacked by David Milbrandt - foul #1 on David Milbrandt, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Anthony Hager (PG), Robert Crissman (SG), John Mann (SF), Milton Crane (PF), Jim Summers (C) Kevin Bolin, Gary Leiker, Luis Goodall, Shelby Chambers, Chance Wright | |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas McNamee (PG), John Ammons (SF), Carl Roosevelt (PF), Robert Earnest (C) Charles Smith, Claude Searcy, George Dorsey, David Milbrandt | |
| 06:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane is fouled on the floor by Carl Roosevelt - foul #1 on Carl Roosevelt, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:02 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt can't finish the layup | 23-22 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Crissman gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jim Summers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 05:32 | Troy | Andrew Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:14 | Troy | John Mann is called for the reach on John Ammons - foul #1 on John Mann, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| 05:04 | Troy | Robert Crissman is called for the reach on Andrew Dixon - foul #2 on Robert Crissman, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Cory Owens (PG), Gary Leiker (SG), Shelby Chambers (PF) Anthony Hager, Robert Crissman, Milton Crane | |
| Subs | Troy | David Milbrandt (PF) Carl Roosevelt | |
| 04:44 | Troy | Cory Owens steals it from Andrew Dixon | 23-22 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Cory Owens is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cory Owens, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin (PG), Luis Goodall (PF) Cory Owens, Shelby Chambers | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Smith (PG) Thomas McNamee | |
| 04:28 | Troy | Robert Earnest is called for traveling | 23-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Gilham (C) Jim Summers | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 04:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin is fouled in the backcourt by John Ammons - foul #1 on John Ammons, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:10 | Troy | David Milbrandt buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Ammons | 25-24 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 03:48 | Troy | John Ammons snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 03:44 | Troy | Charles Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Mann - foul #2 on John Mann, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Anthony Hager (SG), Robert Crissman (SF), Shelby Chambers (PF), Chance Wright (C) Gary Leiker, John Mann, Luis Goodall, Frank Gilham | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Lee (SG), Claude Searcy (SF), Carl Roosevelt (PF), George Dorsey (C) Andrew Dixon, John Ammons, David Milbrandt, Robert Earnest | |
| 03:44 | Troy | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:44 | Troy | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chance Wright snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin makes the 3 from the left wing | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Kevin Bolin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hager (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Crissman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shelby Chambers (fresh) C - Chance Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 3 pts. SG - Jason Lee (fresh) SF - Claude Searcy (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Roosevelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Troy | Claude Searcy is hacked by Robert Crissman - foul #3 on Robert Crissman, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jim Summers (SG), John Mann (SF), Milton Crane (PF) Kevin Bolin, Robert Crissman, Shelby Chambers | |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas McNamee (PG) Charles Smith | |
| 03:09 | Troy | Claude Searcy misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Milton Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jim Summers is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Lee - foul #3 on Jason Lee, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Troy | Andrew Dixon (SG) Jason Lee | |
| 03:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jim Summers makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jim Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:04 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 02:43 | Troy | George Dorsey lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jim Summers - foul #1 on Jim Summers, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Luis Goodall (PF) Milton Crane | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 02:43 | Troy | George Dorsey makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Mann misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Mann tips it in | 31-28 |
| 02:18 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by John Mann - foul #3 on John Mann, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Leiker (SG), Milton Crane (PF) John Mann, Chance Wright | |
| Subs | Troy | John Ammons (SF), David Milbrandt (C) Claude Searcy, George Dorsey | |
| 02:18 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Luis Goodall can't finish the layup | 31-31 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Luis Goodall gets the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Luis Goodall misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 01:44 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 01:28 | Troy | Carl Roosevelt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Leiker gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Luis Goodall is fouled on the floor by John Ammons - foul #2 on John Ammons, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin (PG), Shelby Chambers (PF), Frank Gilham (C) Anthony Hager, Milton Crane, Jim Summers | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Smith (PG), Claude Searcy (SF), Robert Earnest (C) Thomas McNamee, John Ammons, Carl Roosevelt | |
| 01:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Luis Goodall makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Luis Goodall makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:05 | Troy | Andrew Dixon's floater is knocked away by Frank Gilham | 33-31 |
| 01:03 | Troy | Andrew Dixon can't tip it in | 33-31 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Shelby Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Luis Goodall scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Frank Gilham | 35-31 |
| 00:55 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chance Wright (PF) Luis Goodall | |
| Subs | Troy | George Dorsey (PF) Robert Earnest | |
| 00:33 | Troy | Claude Searcy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-31 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Chance Wright pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Gilham misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 00:16 | Troy | Andrew Dixon snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:04 | Troy | Claude Searcy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bolin comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 35-31 |