| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) SG - Charles Shores (fresh) SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) C - Donald McElroy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fresh) SG - David Cates (fresh) SF - Yong Yen (fresh) PF - Justin Jones (fresh) C - William Reith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | William Reith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Marshall | Yong Yen loses the dribble to Trevor Johnson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Trevor Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Lee and he's fouled by Robert Halton - foul #1 on Robert Halton, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Marshall | David Cates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Vince Lovell snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Yong Yen - foul #1 on Yong Yen, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Vince Lovell | 4-0 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Trevor Johnson loses the dribble to Robert Halton | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Marshall | Yong Yen hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Cates | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Donald McElroy buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Shores | 6-2 |
| 17:54 | Marshall | The pull-up jumper by William Reith is blocked by Donald McElroy | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Trevor Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Gregory Lee is hacked by Robert Halton - foul #2 on Robert Halton, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), James Lipton (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, Charles Shores, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG), Charles Matias (SG), Michael Young (SF), Patrick Ryan (PF), Charles Cox (C) Robert Halton, David Cates, Yong Yen, Justin Jones, William Reith | |
| 17:16 | Akron | Ryan Brazil blows the layup | 6-2 |
| 17:15 | Marshall | Michael Young snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:03 | Marshall | Michael Young buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Erwin Butler | 6-4 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Michael Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Marshall | Ryan Brazil denies the turnaround by Michael Young | 6-4 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | Marshall | Michael Young grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Michael Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Charles Shores (SG) Michael Smith, James Lipton | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Cates (SG), Justin Jones (PF) Charles Matias, Charles Cox | |
| 15:49 | Akron | Gregory Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bill Hollars | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Shores (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Erwin Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Cates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) C - Patrick Ryan (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Marshall | Erwin Butler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 9-4 |
| 15:30 | Marshall | Justin Jones tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Gregory Lee loses the dribble to Patrick Ryan | 9-6 |
| 15:04 | Marshall | Matthew Billingsley steals it from Michael Young | 9-6 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Charles Shores misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Ryan - foul #1 on Patrick Ryan, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Gregory Lee, Matthew Billingsley, Bill Hollars, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG), Paul Pitts (SG), Yong Yen (SF), Charles Cox (PF), William Reith (C) Erwin Butler, David Cates, Michael Young, Justin Jones, Patrick Ryan | |
| 14:53 | Akron | Charles Shores makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Charles Shores misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:53 | Marshall | Charles Cox snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:39 | Marshall | Charles Matias connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-9 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Donald McElroy misses the dunk attempt | 10-9 |
| 14:17 | Marshall | Yong Yen gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:13 | Marshall | Yong Yen is hacked by Charles Shores in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Shores, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SG) Charles Shores | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 13:54 | Marshall | Paul Pitts is called for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Cates (SG), Justin Jones (PF) Paul Pitts, Charles Cox | |
| 13:39 | Akron | James Lipton is whistled for traveling | 10-9 |
| 13:18 | Marshall | William Reith hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block | 10-11 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Gregory Lee comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 10-11 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Vince Lovell grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:44 | Akron | The jump hook by Trevor Johnson is blocked by William Reith | 10-11 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Trevor Johnson tips it in | 12-11 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | David Cates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Charles Shores (SG), Matthew Billingsley (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, James Lipton, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG), Paul Pitts (SG), Michael Young (SF), Patrick Ryan (PF), Charles Cox (C) Charles Matias, David Cates, Yong Yen, Justin Jones, William Reith | |
| 12:14 | Akron | Bill Hollars buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Smith and the foul's on Patrick Ryan - foul #2 on Patrick Ryan, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Wesley Chadwick (C) Patrick Ryan | |
| 12:14 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:54 | Marshall | Matthew Billingsley steals the ball from Wesley Chadwick | 15-11 |
| 11:40 | Akron | Ryan Brazil scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Shores and he's hacked by Wesley Chadwick - foul #1 on Wesley Chadwick, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF) Michael Smith, Matthew Billingsley | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Cates (SG), Justin Jones (PF) Paul Pitts, Wesley Chadwick | |
| 11:40 | Akron | Ryan Brazil makes the free throw | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Shores (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Erwin Butler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Cates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Cox (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Marshall | Bill Hollars is called for the reach on David Cates - foul #1 on Bill Hollars, team foul #2 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Yong Yen (SF), William Reith (C) Michael Young, Charles Cox | |
| 11:11 | Marshall | Trevor Johnson is called for the reach on Yong Yen - foul #1 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Vince Lovell (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Bill Hollars, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG) Erwin Butler | |
| 10:50 | Marshall | Charles Matias is called for traveling | 18-11 |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:37 | Akron | William Reith is called for the reach on James Lipton - foul #1 on William Reith, team foul #7 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Billingsley (SF) Charles Shores | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Pitts (SF) Yong Yen | |
| 10:37 | Akron | James Lipton makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:37 | Akron | James Lipton misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:37 | Marshall | William Reith pulls down the rebound | 19-11 |
| 10:30 | Marshall | Charles Matias is hacked by Gregory Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Lee, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG) Gregory Lee | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:24 | Marshall | William Reith misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Billingsley - foul #1 on Matthew Billingsley, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| 10:24 | Marshall | William Reith misses the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:24 | Marshall | William Reith misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:24 | Akron | James Lipton grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Donald McElroy drills a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Justin Jones - foul #1 on Justin Jones, team foul #8 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill Hollars (PF) Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG), Michael Young (SF), Charles Cox (PF), Wesley Chadwick (C) Charles Matias, David Cates, Justin Jones, William Reith | |
| 10:08 | Akron | Donald McElroy makes the free throw | 22-11 |
| 09:50 | Marshall | Wesley Chadwick's floater is knocked away by Bill Hollars | 22-11 |
| 09:49 | Marshall | Wesley Chadwick snags the offensive board | 22-11 |
| 09:34 | Marshall | Michael Young can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-11 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Bill Hollars snags the defensive board | 22-11 |
| 09:14 | Akron | Wesley Chadwick denies the turnaround by Michael Smith | 22-11 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Donald McElroy tips it back up and in | 24-11 |
| 08:43 | Marshall | Erwin Butler buries a jump hook in the paint | 24-13 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Bill Hollars is fouled on the floor by Charles Cox - foul #1 on Charles Cox, team foul #9 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Charles Shores (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Ryan Brazil (C) Michael Smith, Matthew Billingsley, James Lipton, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG), David Cates (SG), Yong Yen (SF), Justin Jones (PF), William Reith (C) Erwin Butler, Paul Pitts, Michael Young, Charles Cox, Wesley Chadwick | |
| 08:23 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | David Cates pulls down the rebound | 25-13 |
| 08:01 | Marshall | Justin Jones scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by David Cates | 25-15 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Bill Hollars can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-15 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Ryan Brazil hits the follow up shot | 27-15 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Shores (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Hollars (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Matias (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Cates (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Yong Yen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Reith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Marshall | Justin Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Ryan Brazil pulls down the rebound | 27-15 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Gregory Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-15 |
| 07:17 | Marshall | Justin Jones snags the defensive board | 27-15 |
| 07:06 | Marshall | William Reith misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-15 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Gregory Lee grabs the board | 27-15 |
| 06:50 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the turnaround in the paint | 27-15 |
| 06:48 | Marshall | Yong Yen pulls down the rebound | 27-15 |
| 06:30 | Marshall | Bill Hollars is called for the reach on Justin Jones - foul #2 on Bill Hollars, team foul #6 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Vince Lovell (PF) Gregory Lee, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG), Michael Young (SF) Charles Matias, Yong Yen | |
| 06:22 | Marshall | William Reith lays it in | 27-17 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Young - foul #1 on Michael Young, team foul #10 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Billingsley (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Pitts (SG), Charles Cox (PF), Wesley Chadwick (C) David Cates, Justin Jones, William Reith | |
| 06:05 | Akron | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:05 | Marshall | Wesley Chadwick grabs the defensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 05:48 | Marshall | Paul Pitts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-17 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Wesley Chadwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 05:36 | Marshall | Michael Young buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Erwin Butler | 28-20 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Michael Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 05:09 | Marshall | Charles Cox pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 05:07 | Marshall | Michael Young is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Shores - foul #2 on Charles Shores, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Donald McElroy (C) Michael Smith, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Cates (SG), Yong Yen (SF), Justin Jones (PF) Erwin Butler, Paul Pitts, Wesley Chadwick | |
| 05:07 | Marshall | Michael Young makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:07 | Marshall | Michael Young misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:07 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald McElroy | 28-21 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Gregory Lee is hacked by Justin Jones - foul #2 on Justin Jones, team foul #11 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF) Matthew Billingsley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG), William Reith (C) Michael Young, Justin Jones | |
| 04:42 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | William Reith snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | Charles Matias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SG) Charles Shores | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:29 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the jumper from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Yong Yen gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Charles Cox misses the shot from the left block | 29-21 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Gregory Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Trevor Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Lovell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald McElroy (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Matias (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Cates (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Yong Yen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Cox (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Reith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Marshall | Yong Yen loses the ball out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Charles Shores (SG), Matthew Billingsley (SF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, James Lipton, Trevor Johnson, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), Paul Pitts (SF), Justin Jones (PF) David Cates, Yong Yen, Charles Cox | |
| 03:06 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Vince Lovell can't tip it in | 31-21 |
| 03:02 | Marshall | Justin Jones grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Justin Jones clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Billingsley - foul #2 on Matthew Billingsley, team foul #8 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill Hollars (PF) Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Young (SF), Patrick Ryan (C) Charles Matias, William Reith | |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Justin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Justin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Bill Hollars connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Smith | 33-23 |
| 02:03 | Marshall | Robert Halton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Cates (SG), Yong Yen (SF) Paul Pitts, Michael Young | |
| 02:03 | Marshall | Robert Halton makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:03 | Marshall | Robert Halton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the tip | 33-25 |
| 01:42 | Marshall | Yong Yen snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 01:34 | Marshall | Robert Halton misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Bill Hollars pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Gregory Lee banks in the layup and he's fouled by Yong Yen - foul #2 on Yong Yen, team foul #12 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Matthew Billingsley, Bill Hollars, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG), William Reith (C) Robert Halton, Patrick Ryan | |
| 01:12 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Gregory Lee is called for the reach on Erwin Butler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Lee, team foul #10 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SG) Charles Shores | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Cox (PF) Justin Jones | |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Erwin Butler makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Erwin Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Trevor Johnson grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 00:59 | Akron | James Lipton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Donald McElroy grabs the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Vince Lovell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 00:45 | Marshall | Yong Yen snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Erwin Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG) Gregory Lee | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (SG), Michael Young (SF), Patrick Ryan (PF) David Cates, Yong Yen, Charles Cox | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Michael Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 00:19 | Marshall | Charles Matias can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 00:17 | Marshall | William Reith gets the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | William Reith can't finish the layup | 39-26 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Michael Smith clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-26 |