| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) SG - Lance Walker (fresh) SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) PF - Reyes Prather (fresh) C - Lane Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Nathaniel Setzer (fresh) SG - Kevin Williams (fresh) SF - Chuck Bold (fresh) PF - King Oleson (fresh) C - Roger Henry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Roger Henry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Grambling State | Roger Henry is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Marshall | Willard Sanford can't connect on a runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Grambling State | King Oleson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Grambling State | Chuck Bold clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Reyes Prather | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Marshall | Roger Henry denies the turnaround by Willard Sanford | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Grambling State | King Oleson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Grambling State | Kevin Williams misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Marshall | Willard Sanford gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Marshall | Willard Sanford hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jay Brown | 3-0 |
| 17:39 | Grambling State | Kevin Williams makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chuck Bold | 3-2 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | Jay Brown buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lance Walker and he's fouled by Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Herman Hartl (PG), James Ripple (SG), Delbert Randall (SF), Tyler Palmeri (PF), Charles Robbins (C) Nathaniel Setzer, Kevin Williams, Chuck Bold, King Oleson, Roger Henry | |
| 17:13 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:00 | Grambling State | Herman Hartl makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Ripple | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | Marshall | Willard Sanford makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jay Brown | 9-5 |
| 16:29 | Grambling State | James Ripple loses the dribble to Lane Phillips | 9-5 |
| 16:18 | Marshall | Jay Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:17 | Grambling State | Delbert Randall gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:56 | Grambling State | Charles Robbins is hacked by Jay Brown - foul #1 on Jay Brown, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dikembe Abdul (PF), Matthew Archer (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, Reyes Prather, Lane Phillips | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer (PG) Herman Hartl | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) SG - John Anderson (fresh) SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) C - Matthew Archer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Nathaniel Setzer (fresh) SG - James Ripple (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Delbert Randall (fresh) PF - Tyler Palmeri (fresh) C - Charles Robbins (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Ripple | 9-7 |
| 15:23 | Marshall | James Ripple steps in front of the Dikembe Abdul pass | 9-7 |
| 15:08 | Grambling State | Delbert Randall is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Delbert Randall, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF) Willard Sanford | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Herman Hartl (PG), Kevin Williams (SG) Nathaniel Setzer, James Ripple | |
| 14:56 | Marshall | John Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:55 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:36 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:34 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:29 | Marshall | John Anderson can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | Lance Walker (SG), Reyes Prather (PF) Roger Moore, Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer (PG), James Ripple (SG), Chuck Bold (SF), King Oleson (PF), Roger Henry (C) Herman Hartl, Kevin Williams, Delbert Randall, Tyler Palmeri, Charles Robbins | |
| 14:29 | Marshall | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:29 | Marshall | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:04 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Chuck Bold | 11-10 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Lance Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:58 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul tips it in | 13-10 |
| 13:35 | Grambling State | Roger Henry is hacked by William Clardy - foul #1 on William Clardy, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Willard Sanford (SF), Lane Phillips (C) John Anderson, William Clardy, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Herman Hartl (PG), Delbert Randall (SF), Tyler Palmeri (PF), Charles Robbins (C) Nathaniel Setzer, Chuck Bold, King Oleson, Roger Henry | |
| 13:15 | Grambling State | Herman Hartl can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 13-10 |
| 13:14 | Grambling State | Charles Robbins grabs the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:58 | Grambling State | James Ripple misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Willard Sanford - foul #1 on Willard Sanford, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer (PG), Chuck Bold (SF), King Oleson (PF), Roger Henry (C) Herman Hartl, Delbert Randall, Tyler Palmeri, Charles Robbins | |
| 12:58 | Grambling State | James Ripple makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:58 | Grambling State | James Ripple misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:58 | Marshall | Reyes Prather grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | Willard Sanford misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nathaniel Setzer - foul #1 on Nathaniel Setzer, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Delbert Randall (SF), Tyler Palmeri (PF), Charles Robbins (C) Chuck Bold, King Oleson, Roger Henry | |
| 12:40 | Marshall | Willard Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | Willard Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:28 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Nathaniel Setzer | 15-13 |
| 12:09 | Marshall | Willard Sanford hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jay Brown and he's fouled by Tyler Palmeri - foul #1 on Tyler Palmeri, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Chuck Bold (SF), King Oleson (PF), Roger Henry (C) Delbert Randall, Tyler Palmeri, Charles Robbins | |
| 12:09 | Marshall | Willard Sanford makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:00 | Grambling State | Lane Phillips steals it from Chuck Bold | 18-13 |
| 11:47 | Marshall | Jay Brown can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 11:45 | Grambling State | James Ripple grabs the board | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Reyes Prather (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lane Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Nathaniel Setzer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ripple (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chuck Bold (fresh) PF - King Oleson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Henry (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 11:26 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 11:09 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jay Brown - foul #2 on Jay Brown, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dikembe Abdul (PF), Matthew Archer (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, Reyes Prather, Lane Phillips | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Delbert Randall (SF), Tyler Palmeri (PF), Charles Robbins (C) Chuck Bold, King Oleson, Roger Henry | |
| 11:09 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:09 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:02 | Marshall | John Anderson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 11:00 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:46 | Grambling State | James Ripple misses long on a jumper from the left side | 18-15 |
| 10:44 | Grambling State | Delbert Randall snags the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:34 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Herman Hartl (PG), Chuck Bold (SF), King Oleson (PF), Roger Henry (C) Nathaniel Setzer, Delbert Randall, Tyler Palmeri, Charles Robbins | |
| 10:12 | Grambling State | Herman Hartl is hacked by Roger Moore - foul #1 on Roger Moore, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Delbert Randall (SF), Tyler Palmeri (PF), Charles Robbins (C) Chuck Bold, King Oleson, Roger Henry | |
| 09:55 | Grambling State | Matthew Archer is called for the reach on Tyler Palmeri - foul #1 on Matthew Archer, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF) Willard Sanford | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer (PG), Chuck Bold (SF), King Oleson (PF), Roger Henry (C) Herman Hartl, James Ripple, Delbert Randall, Charles Robbins | |
| 09:55 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:55 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:32 | Marshall | Roger Moore hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 09:20 | Grambling State | Roger Henry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | The rebound goes to William Clardy | 20-17 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | John Anderson misses badly on a shot in the paint | 20-17 |
| 09:01 | Marshall | Matthew Archer can't tip it in | 20-17 |
| 08:59 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:47 | Marshall | Nathaniel Setzer steals it from Matthew Archer | 20-17 |
| 08:27 | Grambling State | Roger Henry hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-19 |
| 08:08 | Marshall | Roger Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 08:07 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:49 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tyler Palmeri | 20-22 |
| 07:42 | Marshall | Roger Moore jams it set up by John Anderson | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clardy (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Archer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Nathaniel Setzer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Palmeri (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chuck Bold (fresh) PF - King Oleson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Henry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Grambling State | King Oleson scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Nathaniel Setzer | 22-24 |
| 07:03 | Marshall | Roger Moore drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Clardy | 25-24 |
| 06:49 | Grambling State | Chuck Bold clanks a 3 from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 06:47 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 06:23 | Marshall | Roger Moore misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 06:21 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Roger Henry | 25-24 |
| 06:17 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer is whistled for a carry | 25-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Zuercher (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Willard Sanford (SF), Reyes Prather (PF), Lane Phillips (C) Roger Moore, John Anderson, William Clardy, Dikembe Abdul, Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Herman Hartl (PG), James Ripple (SG), Delbert Randall (SF), Robert Sartor (PF), Charles Robbins (C) Nathaniel Setzer, Tyler Palmeri, Chuck Bold, King Oleson, Roger Henry | |
| 06:10 | Marshall | Willard Sanford makes the shot from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 05:59 | Grambling State | Delbert Randall makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Robbins | 27-26 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Lance Walker comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Sartor - foul #1 on Robert Sartor, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:27 | Grambling State | Herman Hartl knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Delbert Randall and he's fouled by Robert Zuercher - foul #1 on Robert Zuercher, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| 05:27 | Grambling State | Herman Hartl makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:58 | Marshall | Lane Phillips clanks a shot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 04:57 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | A charge is called on Lance Walker - foul #1 on Lance Walker, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG) Robert Zuercher | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer (PG) Herman Hartl | |
| 04:31 | Grambling State | Charles Robbins misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Lane Phillips - foul #1 on Lane Phillips, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri (PF) Robert Sartor | |
| 04:31 | Grambling State | Charles Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:31 | Grambling State | Charles Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Roger Moore's pass is intercepted by James Ripple | 29-31 |
| 04:05 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri's floater is tipped away by Reyes Prather | 29-31 |
| 04:04 | Grambling State | Charles Robbins tips it in | 29-33 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Willard Sanford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 03:47 | Grambling State | James Ripple grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 03:22 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 03:21 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Reyes Prather (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lane Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Nathaniel Setzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ripple (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Delbert Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Palmeri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Robbins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Grambling State | Delbert Randall misses short on a floater from close range | 29-33 |
| 03:04 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Roger Moore | 29-33 |
| 02:49 | Marshall | Roger Moore buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lance Walker | 32-33 |
| 02:27 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Setzer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 02:25 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Willard Sanford | 32-33 |
| 02:09 | Marshall | Willard Sanford clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 02:07 | Grambling State | Tyler Palmeri snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 01:47 | Grambling State | Charles Robbins's layup is rejected by Lane Phillips | 32-33 |
| 01:46 | Marshall | Lane Phillips snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 01:24 | Marshall | Roger Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 01:23 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Charles Robbins | 32-33 |
| 01:08 | Grambling State | Delbert Randall clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 01:06 | Grambling State | James Ripple tips it home | 32-35 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Roger Moore clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathaniel Setzer - foul #2 on Nathaniel Setzer, team foul #7 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), William Clardy (SF), Dikembe Abdul (PF), Matthew Archer (C) Lance Walker, Willard Sanford, Reyes Prather, Lane Phillips | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Herman Hartl (PG), Kevin Williams (SG), Chuck Bold (SF), King Oleson (PF), Roger Henry (C) Nathaniel Setzer, James Ripple, Delbert Randall, Tyler Palmeri, Charles Robbins | |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Roger Moore makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Roger Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:26 | Grambling State | Chuck Bold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (SG) Roger Moore | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Herman Hartl is called for the reach on Matthew Archer - foul #1 on Herman Hartl, team foul #8 | 34-35 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Matthew Archer misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:04 | Grambling State | Chuck Bold gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Chuck Bold misses the halfcourt shot | 34-35 |