| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) SG - Lawrence Haugland (fresh) SF - Elijah Bongiorno (fresh) PF - Matthew Lytle (fresh) C - Donald Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gavin Kilgore (fresh) SG - Monty Gutirrez (fresh) SF - Ruben Howard (fresh) PF - David Campbell (fresh) C - Brant Kernan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by David Campbell and he's hacked by Matthew Lytle - foul #1 on Matthew Lytle, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | New Orleans | Donald Collins gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | New Orleans | Donald Collins comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Troy | David Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Troy | Brant Kernan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Troy | Ruben Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | New Orleans | Kevin Lawrence snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | New Orleans | Elijah Bongiorno hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Lawrence Haugland | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Troy | Gavin Kilgore is hacked by Elijah Bongiorno in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elijah Bongiorno, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Troy | Gavin Kilgore connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Monty Gutirrez | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | New Orleans | Kevin Lawrence slams it home | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | New Orleans | Donald Collins pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | New Orleans | Lawrence Haugland is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Troy | Gavin Kilgore pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | Troy | Lawrence Haugland is called for the reach on Ruben Howard - foul #1 on Lawrence Haugland, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Barry Vine (PG), Jamie Lebo (SG), Joseph Magnuson (SF), Terry Barnes (PF), Jeffrey Kelly (C) Kevin Lawrence, Lawrence Haugland, Elijah Bongiorno, Matthew Lytle, Donald Collins | |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Ricco (PG), Ronald Thomas (SG), Peter Baskin (SF), Paul Southwell (PF), Darwin Wilks (C) Gavin Kilgore, Monty Gutirrez, Ruben Howard, David Campbell, Brant Kernan | |
| 16:10 | Troy | Darwin Wilks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | Terry Barnes gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:05 | New Orleans | Barry Vine is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Ricco - foul #1 on Mark Ricco, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 15:54 | New Orleans | Darwin Wilks steals the ball from Joseph Magnuson | 4-4 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Barry Vine (fresh) SG - Jamie Lebo (fresh) SF - Joseph Magnuson (fresh) PF - Terry Barnes (fresh) C - Jeffrey Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Mark Ricco (fresh) SG - Ronald Thomas (fresh) SF - Peter Baskin (fresh) PF - Paul Southwell (fresh) C - Darwin Wilks (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Troy | Mark Ricco can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 15:30 | Troy | Peter Baskin tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 15:29 | Troy | Ronald Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:07 | Troy | Darwin Wilks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 4-4 |
| 15:06 | New Orleans | Terry Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:49 | New Orleans | Joseph Magnuson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 14:48 | Troy | Paul Southwell grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 14:45 | Troy | Ronald Thomas's pass is intercepted by Jamie Lebo in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 14:28 | New Orleans | Terry Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Lawrence (PG), William Everett (SG), Elijah Bongiorno (SF), Matthew Wilson (PF), Donald Collins (C) Barry Vine, Jamie Lebo, Joseph Magnuson, Terry Barnes, Jeffrey Kelly | |
| Subs | Troy | William Jaynes (PG), Monty Gutirrez (SG), Ruben Howard (SF), David Campbell (PF), Brant Kernan (C) Mark Ricco, Ronald Thomas, Peter Baskin, Paul Southwell, Darwin Wilks | |
| 14:06 | Troy | David Campbell hits a shot near the basket set up by Ruben Howard | 4-6 |
| 13:44 | New Orleans | Elijah Bongiorno comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 13:42 | Troy | The rebound goes to David Campbell | 4-6 |
| 13:40 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez's pass is intercepted by Kevin Lawrence in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 13:27 | New Orleans | Elijah Bongiorno is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Lawrence | 6-6 |
| 13:22 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez is fouled in the backcourt by William Everett - foul #1 on William Everett, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lawrence Haugland (SG), Matthew Lytle (PF) William Everett, Matthew Wilson | |
| Subs | Troy | Gavin Kilgore (PG), Peter Baskin (C) William Jaynes, Brant Kernan | |
| 13:00 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:32 | New Orleans | Elijah Bongiorno steps out of bounds on the sideline | 6-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Barry Vine (PG), Joseph Magnuson (SF), Terry Barnes (C) Kevin Lawrence, Elijah Bongiorno, Donald Collins | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Thomas (SG), Paul Southwell (SF), Brant Kernan (C) Monty Gutirrez, Ruben Howard, Peter Baskin | |
| 12:19 | Troy | Brant Kernan's pass is intercepted by Joseph Magnuson | 6-9 |
| 12:06 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 6-9 |
| 12:05 | New Orleans | Terry Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 11:52 | New Orleans | Terry Barnes misses long on an open jumper in the paint | 6-9 |
| 11:51 | New Orleans | Terry Barnes hits the follow up shot | 8-9 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Barry Vine (fresh) SG - Lawrence Haugland (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Magnuson (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Lytle (fairly fresh) C - Terry Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gavin Kilgore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Southwell (fresh) PF - David Campbell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brant Kernan (tiring) | |
| 11:38 | Troy | Paul Southwell misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Lawrence Haugland | 8-9 |
| 11:32 | New Orleans | Paul Southwell is called for the reach on Matthew Lytle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Southwell, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo (PG), William Everett (SF), Matthew Wilson (PF) Lawrence Haugland, Joseph Magnuson, Matthew Lytle | |
| Subs | Troy | William Jaynes (PG), Ruben Howard (SF), Darwin Wilks (C) Gavin Kilgore, Paul Southwell, Brant Kernan | |
| 11:17 | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Vine | 10-9 |
| 10:59 | Troy | David Campbell's layup is rejected by William Everett | 10-9 |
| 10:58 | Troy | Ruben Howard gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 10:51 | Troy | Terry Barnes steps in front of the Darwin Wilks pass | 10-9 |
| 10:46 | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo's pass is intercepted by William Jaynes in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 10:29 | Troy | David Campbell's pass is intercepted by William Everett | 10-9 |
| 10:25 | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo banks in the layup set up by William Everett | 12-9 |
| 10:23 | Troy | Terry Barnes is called for the reach on Darwin Wilks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Barnes, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Lawrence (PG), Elijah Bongiorno (SF), Matthew Lytle (PF), Jeffrey Kelly (C) Jamie Lebo, William Everett, Matthew Wilson, Terry Barnes | |
| Subs | Troy | Gavin Kilgore (PG), Mark Ricco (SG), Paul Southwell (SF), Peter Baskin (PF), Brant Kernan (C) William Jaynes, Ronald Thomas, Ruben Howard, David Campbell, Darwin Wilks | |
| 10:08 | Troy | Gavin Kilgore misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Lawrence - foul #1 on Kevin Lawrence, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| 10:08 | Troy | Gavin Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:08 | Troy | Gavin Kilgore misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:08 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | Barry Vine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 09:42 | Troy | The rebound goes to Brant Kernan | 12-10 |
| 09:37 | Troy | Gavin Kilgore is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 09:35 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 09:30 | New Orleans | Brant Kernan takes the ball from Barry Vine in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 09:18 | Troy | Peter Baskin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 09:16 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Kelly pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 09:04 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Paul Southwell - foul #2 on Paul Southwell, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo (PG), Lawrence Haugland (SG), Joseph Magnuson (SF), Donald Collins (C) Kevin Lawrence, Barry Vine, Elijah Bongiorno, Jeffrey Kelly | |
| Subs | Troy | Monty Gutirrez (SG), Ruben Howard (SF), David Campbell (PF) Mark Ricco, Paul Southwell, Brant Kernan | |
| 09:04 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:04 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:04 | Troy | Ruben Howard gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 08:45 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 08:43 | Troy | David Campbell snags the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 08:26 | Troy | Peter Baskin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 08:25 | New Orleans | Donald Collins pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 08:11 | New Orleans | Joseph Magnuson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Lawrence (PG), William Everett (SG), Terry Barnes (PF) Jamie Lebo, Lawrence Haugland, Matthew Lytle | |
| Subs | Troy | William Jaynes (PG), Darwin Wilks (C) Gavin Kilgore, Peter Baskin | |
| 07:55 | Troy | Ruben Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Elijah Bongiorno (SF), Matthew Wilson (PF) Joseph Magnuson, Terry Barnes | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Lawrence (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Everett (fresh) SF - Elijah Bongiorno (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Wilson (fresh) C - Donald Collins (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - William Jaynes (fresh) SG - Monty Gutirrez (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Howard (tiring) 3 reb. PF - David Campbell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darwin Wilks (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | Kevin Lawrence makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Wilson | 14-10 |
| 07:10 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez is fouled on the floor by Matthew Wilson - foul #1 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lawrence Haugland (SG), Joseph Magnuson (SF), Matthew Lytle (PF) William Everett, Elijah Bongiorno, Matthew Wilson | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Thomas (PG), Peter Baskin (SF), Brant Kernan (C) William Jaynes, Ruben Howard, Darwin Wilks | |
| 07:10 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 07:10 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 06:56 | New Orleans | Joseph Magnuson is hacked by Peter Baskin - foul #1 on Peter Baskin, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo (PG), Terry Barnes (C) Kevin Lawrence, Donald Collins | |
| Subs | Troy | Gavin Kilgore (PG) Monty Gutirrez | |
| 06:45 | New Orleans | Lawrence Haugland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 06:43 | Troy | The rebound goes to Peter Baskin | 14-12 |
| 06:35 | Troy | Brant Kernan lays it in uncontested | 14-14 |
| 06:33 | New Orleans | Lawrence Haugland is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Thomas - foul #1 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Barry Vine (SG), Elijah Bongiorno (SF) Lawrence Haugland, Joseph Magnuson | |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Ricco (PG), Ruben Howard (SF) Gavin Kilgore, David Campbell | |
| 06:19 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 06:17 | Troy | Brant Kernan pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 06:12 | Troy | Ronald Thomas is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 06:11 | New Orleans | Terry Barnes grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 05:54 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle is hacked by Brant Kernan - foul #1 on Brant Kernan, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Lawrence (PG), Donald Collins (C) Jamie Lebo, Matthew Lytle | |
| Subs | Troy | William Jaynes (PG) Mark Ricco | |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Elijah Bongiorno hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Lawrence | 17-14 |
| 05:07 | Troy | Terry Barnes swats the layup by Ronald Thomas | 17-14 |
| 05:05 | Troy | Peter Baskin grabs the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 04:54 | Troy | Ronald Thomas loses the dribble to Donald Collins | 17-14 |
| 04:49 | New Orleans | Elijah Bongiorno loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 04:49 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo (PG), William Everett (SG), Joseph Magnuson (SF), Matthew Wilson (PF), Jeffrey Kelly (C) Kevin Lawrence, Barry Vine, Elijah Bongiorno, Terry Barnes, Donald Collins | |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Ricco (SG), Darwin Wilks (SF), David Campbell (PF) Ronald Thomas, Ruben Howard, Brant Kernan | |
| 04:39 | Troy | Darwin Wilks hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Kelly - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kelly, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Troy | Gavin Kilgore (PG) William Jaynes | |
| 04:39 | Troy | Darwin Wilks makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 04:39 | Troy | Darwin Wilks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 04:20 | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo's floater is tipped away by Peter Baskin | 17-16 |
| 04:18 | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 03:59 | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to William Everett | 17-16 |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | Joseph Magnuson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 17-16 |
| 03:48 | Troy | David Campbell snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Jamie Lebo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Everett (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Magnuson (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Kelly (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gavin Kilgore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Ricco (fairly fresh) SF - Darwin Wilks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Campbell (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Baskin (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Troy | Gavin Kilgore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 03:23 | New Orleans | Matthew Wilson grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 03:00 | New Orleans | Jamie Lebo hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Magnuson | 20-16 |
| 02:44 | Troy | Mark Ricco is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gavin Kilgore | 20-19 |
| 02:28 | New Orleans | William Everett makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Matthew Wilson | 22-19 |
| 02:07 | Troy | David Campbell hits a floater from the left side | 22-21 |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | William Everett is fouled on the floor by Mark Ricco - foul #2 on Mark Ricco, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Barry Vine (PG), Lawrence Haugland (SG), Matthew Lytle (PF), Donald Collins (C) Jamie Lebo, Joseph Magnuson, Matthew Wilson, Jeffrey Kelly | |
| Subs | Troy | William Jaynes (PG), Monty Gutirrez (SG), Ruben Howard (SF), Paul Southwell (PF), Brant Kernan (C) Gavin Kilgore, Mark Ricco, Darwin Wilks, David Campbell, Peter Baskin | |
| 01:58 | New Orleans | William Everett misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 01:58 | Troy | Brant Kernan gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 01:39 | Troy | Ruben Howard misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-21 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | William Everett snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 01:24 | New Orleans | Donald Collins hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block | 22-21 |
| 01:22 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 01:17 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Haugland - foul #2 on Lawrence Haugland, team foul #9 | 24-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Lawrence (PG), Elijah Bongiorno (SF) Barry Vine, William Everett | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 01:17 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:17 | Troy | Monty Gutirrez misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:17 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 01:00 | New Orleans | Lawrence Haugland is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Lawrence | 27-22 |
| 00:56 | Troy | Ruben Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Thomas (PG) William Jaynes | |
| 00:46 | New Orleans | Matthew Lytle misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 27-22 |
| 00:44 | New Orleans | Elijah Bongiorno tips it back up and in | 29-22 |
| 00:36 | Troy | Ruben Howard misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | Donald Collins snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Brant Kernan is called for the reach on Donald Collins - foul #2 on Brant Kernan, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Barry Vine (SG) Lawrence Haugland | |
| Subs | Troy | Gavin Kilgore (PG), David Campbell (PF) Monty Gutirrez, Brant Kernan | |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Donald Collins misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 00:15 | Troy | Paul Southwell grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 00:13 | Troy | Gavin Kilgore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Terry Barnes (C) Donald Collins | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Kevin Lawrence is open and scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Vine | 31-22 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Gavin Kilgore misses the halfcourt shot | 31-22 |