| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David French (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David McDougall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Markle (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cates (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Yong Yen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Reith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | David French inbounds the ball | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Mississippi | David French misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 19:44 | Marshall | David Cates grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 19:42 | Marshall | Richard Markle is called for the reach on David Cates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Markle, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| 19:27 | Marshall | Justin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| 19:09 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Pascua | 48-36 |
| 18:58 | Marshall | David Cates clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 18:57 | Marshall | Justin Jones snags the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 18:41 | Marshall | William Reith loses the dribble to David French | 48-36 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall lays it up and in on a nice dish by David French | 50-36 |
| 18:36 | Marshall | David Cates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG) Ralph Pascua, George Lee | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 18:11 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | David French grabs the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Larry Cavitt is blocked by Justin Jones | 50-36 |
| 17:49 | Marshall | William Reith pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 17:31 | Marshall | Justin Jones misses short on a shot from the right block | 50-36 |
| 17:30 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | David French can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Justin Jones - foul #2 on Justin Jones, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (PF) David McDougall, Richard Markle | |
| 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 | |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | David French makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | David French makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 17:17 | Marshall | Charles Cox drills a runner in the paint set up by Michael Young | 52-38 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Richard Markle (C) Tony Schoberg, David French | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 17:03 | Marshall | Erwin Butler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Larry Cavitt | 52-38 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt buries a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Young - foul #2 on Michael Young, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses the free throw | 54-38 |
| 16:53 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 16:38 | Marshall | Charles Matias misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 16:20 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 15:58 | Marshall | Charles Matias misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Ryan | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Roy Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Markle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Erwin Butler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Matias (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Cox (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Marshall | Charles Matias clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 15:38 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 15:20 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee double dribbles | 54-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Norman Lewis (SF), David McDougall (PF), David French (C) Ralph Pascua, Larry Cavitt, Roy Murray, Richard Markle | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), David Cates (SG), Yong Yen (SF), Justin Jones (PF), William Reith (C) Erwin Butler, Charles Matias, Michael Young, Patrick Ryan, Charles Cox | |
| 14:30 | Marshall | David Cates clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by George Lee - foul #2 on George Lee, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| 14:30 | Marshall | David Cates misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 14:30 | Marshall | David Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 14:10 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-39 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg tips it home | 56-39 |
| 13:53 | Marshall | Robert Halton is whistled for a carry | 56-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (PF) David McDougall | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 13:38 | Southern Mississippi | David French hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Schoberg | 59-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:28 | Marshall | Robert Halton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Norman Lewis - foul #4 on Norman Lewis, team foul #3 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Richard Markle (C) George Lee, Norman Lewis | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 13:28 | Marshall | Robert Halton misses the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 13:28 | Marshall | Robert Halton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Larry Cavitt | 62-40 |
| 12:56 | Marshall | David Cates is hacked by Larry Cavitt - foul #2 on Larry Cavitt, team foul #4 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG) Tony Schoberg | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG), Paul Pitts (SF), Patrick Ryan (C) Robert Halton, Yong Yen, William Reith | |
| 12:47 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Patrick Ryan, team foul #3 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall (PF) Andy Perkins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Young (SF) David Cates | |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | David French misses the lay-in | 62-40 |
| 12:18 | Marshall | Paul Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 12:00 | Marshall | Michael Young loses the dribble to David French | 62-40 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | David French dunks the ball | 64-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David French (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - David McDougall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Markle (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Matias (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pitts (fresh) SF - Michael Young (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Justin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Marshall | Justin Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 64-40 |
| 11:43 | Marshall | Justin Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 11:35 | Marshall | Paul Pitts misses the floater from the left wing | 64-40 |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | David French grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 11:08 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is whistled for traveling | 64-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (SF), Andy Perkins (PF) Ralph Pascua, Larry Cavitt, David French, David McDougall | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), David Cates (SG), Yong Yen (SF), Charles Cox (PF), William Reith (C) Charles Matias, Paul Pitts, Michael Young, Justin Jones, Patrick Ryan | |
| 10:59 | Marshall | Robert Halton hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Cates | 64-43 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Markle | 67-43 |
| 10:35 | Marshall | Andy Perkins steals it from Charles Cox | 67-43 |
| 10:08 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Andy Perkins, team foul #5 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Patrick Ryan (PF) Charles Cox | |
| 09:49 | Marshall | Tony Schoberg steps in front of the David Cates pass | 67-43 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-43 |
| 09:24 | Marshall | William Reith snags the defensive board | 67-43 |
| 09:21 | Marshall | Tony Schoberg steals it from Yong Yen in the backcourt | 67-43 |
| 09:09 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-43 |
| 08:58 | Marshall | David Cates is fouled on the floor by George Lee - foul #3 on George Lee, team foul #6 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), David French (SF), David McDougall (PF) Tony Schoberg, George Lee, Roy Murray, Andy Perkins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG), Charles Matias (SG), Michael Young (SF), Justin Jones (PF) Robert Halton, David Cates, Yong Yen, William Reith | |
| 08:48 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan is fouled on the floor by Richard Markle - foul #3 on Richard Markle, team foul #7 | 70-43 |
| 08:48 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 08:48 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall grabs the board | 70-44 |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 70-44 |
| 08:18 | Marshall | Justin Jones snags the defensive board | 70-44 |
| 08:13 | Marshall | Michael Young hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Matias | 70-47 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Larry Cavitt | 72-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David French (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - David McDougall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Markle (tired) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Erwin Butler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Matias (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Ryan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 72-47 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle pulls down the rebound | 72-47 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David French | 75-47 |
| 07:15 | Marshall | Justin Jones knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Erwin Butler | 75-49 |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | David French misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-49 |
| 06:55 | Marshall | Justin Jones snags the defensive board | 75-49 |
| 06:30 | Marshall | Charles Matias misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-49 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua gets the rebound | 75-49 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall lays it in set up by Ralph Pascua | 77-49 |
| 05:50 | Marshall | Charles Matias misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ralph Pascua - foul #2 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #8 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Roy Murray (SF), Andy Perkins (PF) Ralph Pascua, David McDougall, Richard Markle | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Pitts (SF), Charles Cox (PF), Wesley Chadwick (C) Michael Young, Justin Jones, Patrick Ryan | |
| 05:50 | Marshall | Charles Matias makes the 1st free throw | 77-50 |
| 05:50 | Marshall | Charles Matias makes the 2nd free throw | 77-51 |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 77-51 |
| 05:23 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Wesley Chadwick | 77-51 |
| 05:01 | Marshall | Paul Pitts comes up short on the floater in the lane | 77-51 |
| 04:59 | Marshall | Charles Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-51 |
| 04:49 | Marshall | Paul Pitts knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Charles Matias and he's hacked by David French - foul #2 on David French, team foul #9 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Young (SF) Charles Matias | |
| 04:49 | Marshall | Paul Pitts makes the free throw | 77-54 |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Paul Pitts - foul #2 on Paul Pitts, team foul #4 | 77-54 |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 78-54 |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 79-54 |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 3rd free throw | 80-54 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | Larry Cavitt is called for the reach on Charles Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Cavitt, team foul #10 | 80-54 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | Charles Cox makes the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | Charles Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Wesley Chadwick is called for the reach on Andy Perkins - foul #1 on Wesley Chadwick, team foul #5 | 80-56 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Andy Perkins | 82-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Tony Schoberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Cavitt (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David French (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Andy Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Roy Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Erwin Butler (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Paul Pitts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Chadwick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Marshall | Michael Young misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David French - foul #3 on David French, team foul #11 | 82-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston (PF) Andy Perkins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (SG), Patrick Ryan (C) Paul Pitts, Wesley Chadwick | |
| 03:29 | Marshall | Michael Young makes the 1st free throw | 82-57 |
| 03:29 | Marshall | Michael Young makes the 2nd free throw | 82-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Cox swats the short shot by David French | 82-58 |
| 03:09 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 82-58 |
| 03:03 | Marshall | Michael Young misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 82-58 |
| 03:02 | Marshall | Charles Cox snags the offensive board | 82-58 |
| 02:50 | Marshall | Michael Young is hacked by Roy Murray - foul #1 on Roy Murray, team foul #12 | 82-58 |
| 02:50 | Marshall | Michael Young makes the 1st free throw | 82-59 |
| 02:50 | Marshall | Michael Young makes the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 82-60 |
| 02:26 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 82-60 |
| 02:22 | Marshall | Erwin Butler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 82-60 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Charles Cox grabs the offensive board | 82-60 |
| 02:16 | Marshall | Charles Cox misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Weston - foul #2 on Timothy Weston, team foul #13 | 82-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Pitts (SG), Wesley Chadwick (C) Erwin Butler, Patrick Ryan | |
| 02:16 | Marshall | Charles Cox makes the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 02:16 | Marshall | Charles Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 01:49 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses the jumper from close range | 82-62 |
| 01:47 | Marshall | Wesley Chadwick grabs the defensive rebound | 82-62 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | Michael Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 82-62 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | David French pulls down the rebound | 82-62 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-62 |
| 01:15 | Marshall | Wesley Chadwick pulls down the rebound | 82-62 |
| 01:11 | Marshall | Charles Matias is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Cox | 82-65 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Pitts is called for the reach on Larry Cavitt - foul #3 on Paul Pitts, team foul #6 | 82-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (PF) Timothy Weston | |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG), Patrick Ryan (PF) Paul Pitts, Wesley Chadwick | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg hits a jumper from the right block | 84-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Cox | 84-67 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg runs out the clock | 84-67 |