| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) SF - William Stacy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Steve Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jackson Rhyne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Craver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Benjamin Mullins inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Troy | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-37 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Vincent | 34-37 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 34-37 |
| 19:18 | Troy | The rebound goes to Dean Craver | 34-37 |
| 19:06 | Troy | Benjamin Mullins is hacked by Pete Sharpe - foul #3 on Pete Sharpe, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (C) Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 18:55 | Troy | Steve Barnes is hacked by Heriberto Rossi - foul #3 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Heriberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 18:49 | Troy | James Taylor misses the dunk | 34-37 |
| 18:47 | Troy | Benjamin Mullins tips it home | 34-39 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent is fouled on the floor by Dean Craver - foul #2 on Dean Craver, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Norman Frazier (SF), Wade Gregory (C) Harvey Dobbs, William Stacy, Charles Vincent | |
| Subs | Troy | William Vines (PG), Robert Buzzell (SG), Mitch Funches (SF), Santos Ashley (PF), Joseph Yingling (C) Steve Barnes, Jackson Rhyne, Benjamin Mullins, James Taylor, Dean Craver | |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Rigoberto Rossi | 36-39 |
| 18:06 | Troy | Mitch Funches comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 18:04 | Troy | Santos Ashley tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 18:03 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Santos Ashley | 36-39 |
| 17:40 | Troy | Robert Buzzell misses badly on a runner from the right block | 36-39 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent (PF) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Troy | Jackson Rhyne (SG) Robert Buzzell | |
| 17:25 | Troy | William Vines makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jackson Rhyne | 36-42 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Santos Ashley - foul #3 on Santos Ashley, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), William Stacy (SF) Joshua Zalusky, Norman Frazier | |
| Subs | Troy | James Hwang (PG), Benjamin Mullins (SF), Dean Craver (C) William Vines, Mitch Funches, Santos Ashley | |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:56 | Troy | Charles Vincent steals the ball from Jackson Rhyne | 37-42 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Joseph Yingling steals the ball from Charles Vincent in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 16:40 | Troy | William Stacy steals it from Dean Craver | 37-42 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-42 |
| 16:15 | Troy | Joseph Yingling gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:10 | Troy | Jackson Rhyne comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rigoberto Rossi - foul #3 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), Floyd Lashbrook (C) Harvey Dobbs, Rigoberto Rossi, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | Troy | Steve Barnes (PG), Robert Buzzell (SF), James Taylor (PF) James Hwang, Benjamin Mullins, Joseph Yingling | |
| 16:10 | Troy | Jackson Rhyne makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:10 | Troy | Jackson Rhyne misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Buzzell - foul #2 on Robert Buzzell, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi (SG), Pete Sharpe (C) Joshua Zalusky, Charles Vincent | |
| Subs | Troy | Mitch Funches (SF), Santos Ashley (C) Jackson Rhyne, Dean Craver | |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Mahar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Stacy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Steve Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Buzzell (fresh) SF - Mitch Funches (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Santos Ashley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Santos Ashley - foul #4 on Santos Ashley, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SF) William Stacy | |
| Subs | Troy | Benjamin Mullins (SF) Santos Ashley | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:42 | Troy | Mitch Funches double dribbles | 39-43 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Buzzell - foul #3 on Robert Buzzell, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Michael Mahar | 41-43 |
| 15:07 | Troy | Robert Buzzell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Steve Barnes is called for the reach on Michael Mahar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Barnes, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Troy | William Vines (SG), Dean Craver (C) Robert Buzzell, Mitch Funches | |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Steve Barnes steals it from Joshua Zalusky | 41-43 |
| 14:31 | Troy | Heriberto Rossi steals it from Dean Craver | 41-43 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the shot from the left block | 43-43 |
| 13:45 | Troy | William Vines comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Floyd Lashbrook | 45-43 |
| 13:15 | Troy | Benjamin Mullins misses badly on a floater from the right side | 45-43 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Floyd Lashbrook | 45-43 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar is hacked by Benjamin Mullins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benjamin Mullins, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), William Stacy (SF), Charles Vincent (PF), Wade Gregory (C) Heriberto Rossi, Joshua Zalusky, Floyd Lashbrook, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | Troy | James Hwang (PG), Jackson Rhyne (SG), Robert Buzzell (SF), Joseph Yingling (PF), Mitch Funches (C) Steve Barnes, William Vines, Benjamin Mullins, James Taylor, Dean Craver | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:11 | Troy | Jackson Rhyne pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:47 | Troy | Robert Buzzell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Hwang | 45-46 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Jackson Rhyne steals the ball from William Stacy | 45-46 |
| 12:12 | Troy | Robert Buzzell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (SG), Norman Frazier (SF) Michael Mahar, William Stacy | |
| Subs | Troy | Dean Craver (C) Robert Buzzell | |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 11:48 | Troy | Jackson Rhyne knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wade Gregory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James Hwang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackson Rhyne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mitch Funches (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Yingling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Craver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Yingling - foul #2 on Joseph Yingling, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi (SG), Pete Sharpe (C) Harvey Dobbs, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | Troy | Steve Barnes (PG), James Taylor (PF) James Hwang, Joseph Yingling | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:12 | Troy | Mitch Funches comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Frazier | 47-48 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 11:05 | Troy | Mitch Funches gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:41 | Troy | Mitch Funches hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Jackson Rhyne | 47-50 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe's layup is rejected by James Taylor | 47-50 |
| 10:25 | Troy | Mitch Funches gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:15 | Troy | Jackson Rhyne buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 47-52 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dean Craver - foul #3 on Dean Craver, team foul #9 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), William Stacy (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Rigoberto Rossi, Heriberto Rossi, Norman Frazier, Charles Vincent | |
| Subs | Troy | William Vines (PG), Robert Buzzell (SG), Benjamin Mullins (SF), Joseph Yingling (PF) Steve Barnes, Jackson Rhyne, Mitch Funches, James Taylor | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:39 | Troy | William Vines's pass is intercepted by Floyd Lashbrook | 49-52 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses long on a jumper in the paint | 49-52 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-52 |
| 09:10 | Troy | Joseph Yingling grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 08:54 | Troy | Robert Buzzell's floater is knocked away by Pete Sharpe | 49-52 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | William Stacy blows the layup | 49-52 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | William Stacy tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 08:14 | Troy | Dean Craver can't finish the layup | 51-52 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | William Stacy grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Buzzell steps in front of the Harvey Dobbs pass | 51-52 |
| 07:44 | Troy | Benjamin Mullins travels with the ball | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Michael Mahar (SG), Charles Vincent (PF), Wade Gregory (C) Harvey Dobbs, Joshua Zalusky, Floyd Lashbrook, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | Troy | James Hwang (PG), Jackson Rhyne (SG), Santos Ashley (PF), Mitch Funches (C) William Vines, Robert Buzzell, Joseph Yingling, Dean Craver | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Mahar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Stacy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James Hwang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackson Rhyne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Mullins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Santos Ashley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Mitch Funches (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 51-52 |
| 07:19 | Troy | Mitch Funches grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 07:13 | Troy | Charles Vincent denies the turnaround by Jackson Rhyne | 51-52 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Stacy | 51-52 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | William Stacy is open and scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Rigoberto Rossi and he's fouled by Benjamin Mullins - foul #4 on Benjamin Mullins, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi (SG) Michael Mahar | |
| Subs | Troy | James Taylor (PF) Benjamin Mullins | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:44 | Troy | Mitch Funches snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 06:25 | Troy | Mitch Funches can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Wade Gregory - foul #1 on Wade Gregory, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SF) Rigoberto Rossi, William Stacy | |
| Subs | Troy | Steve Barnes (PG) James Hwang | |
| 06:25 | Troy | Mitch Funches makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:25 | Troy | Mitch Funches misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Heriberto Rossi | 55-53 |
| 05:45 | Troy | Santos Ashley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Wade Gregory - foul #2 on Wade Gregory, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar (PG), Norman Frazier (SF) Harvey Dobbs, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | Troy | Benjamin Mullins (SF) Mitch Funches | |
| 05:45 | Troy | Santos Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:45 | Troy | Santos Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky misses badly on a floater near the basket | 55-55 |
| 05:31 | Troy | James Taylor grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 05:19 | Troy | James Taylor drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Benjamin Mullins | 55-57 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent knocks in the jumper from close range | 57-57 |
| 04:57 | Troy | Jackson Rhyne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:55 | Troy | Benjamin Mullins tips it home | 57-59 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 57-59 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier can't tip it in | 57-59 |
| 04:28 | Troy | Jackson Rhyne grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 04:26 | Troy | Michael Mahar is called for the reach on Steve Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Mahar, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), William Stacy (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Michael Mahar, Norman Frazier, Charles Vincent, Joshua Zalusky | |
| Subs | Troy | James Hwang (PG), William Vines (SG), Mitch Funches (SF), Joseph Yingling (C) Steve Barnes, Jackson Rhyne, Benjamin Mullins, James Taylor | |
| 04:14 | Troy | William Vines hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Heriberto Rossi - foul #4 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| 04:14 | Troy | William Vines misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:14 | Troy | William Vines makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 03:39 | Troy | Joseph Yingling buries a runner in the paint set up by James Hwang | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Stacy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James Hwang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Vines (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitch Funches (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Santos Ashley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Yingling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi is hacked by Joseph Yingling in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Yingling, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Wade Gregory (C) Heriberto Rossi, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | Troy | Dean Craver (C) Santos Ashley | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:37 | Troy | Dean Craver grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 03:20 | Troy | Dean Craver misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 03:18 | Troy | James Hwang tips it home | 60-64 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs is hacked by James Hwang in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hwang, team foul #12 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier (SF) William Stacy | |
| Subs | Troy | Steve Barnes (PG), Jackson Rhyne (SG), Benjamin Mullins (SF) James Hwang, William Vines, Mitch Funches | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:11 | Troy | Joseph Yingling grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:58 | Troy | Dean Craver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 02:57 | Troy | Joseph Yingling gets the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:51 | Troy | Dean Craver's layup is rejected by Floyd Lashbrook | 61-64 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory tips it home | 63-64 |
| 02:23 | Troy | Floyd Lashbrook picks off the pass by Steve Barnes | 63-64 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 01:58 | Troy | Benjamin Mullins snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 01:44 | Troy | Jackson Rhyne is called for traveling | 63-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF), Charles Vincent (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Norman Frazier, Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | Troy | James Taylor (PF) Joseph Yingling | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe connects on the open shot from the left block | 65-64 |
| 01:01 | Troy | James Taylor scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Steve Barnes | 65-66 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe hits the finger roll | 67-66 |
| 00:24 | Troy | Dean Craver is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Rossi - foul #5 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Heriberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:24 | Troy | Dean Craver makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:24 | Troy | Dean Craver makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Dean Craver steals it from Harvey Dobbs | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Troy | Steve Barnes is hacked by Joshua Zalusky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Zalusky, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Troy | Steve Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent connects on the jumper from the left block | 69-68 |