| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) SG - David Laubach (fresh) SF - Wilbert Perry (fresh) PF - Larry Morrow (fresh) C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) SG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Marshall | Salvador Esparza picks off the pass by Stephen Sartin | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Larry Morrow steals the ball from Cameron Calvin | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Marshall | Larry Morrow connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin steps out of bounds on the baseline | 3-0 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin loses the ball out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Marshall | Wilbert Perry clanks a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:33 | Marshall | Larry Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:14 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:12 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin tips it in | 5-0 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz misses the tip | 5-0 |
| 17:06 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 16:59 | Marshall | Jerry Kaplowitz is called for the reach on Stephen Sartin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Kaplowitz, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Jason Myers (SG), Elmer Mount (SF), Chris Macmillan (PF), Paul Mitchell (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Cameron Calvin, Jeffrey Chavira, Salvador Esparza, Eric Henderson | |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-0 |
| 16:41 | Marshall | Wilbert Perry tips it but misses | 5-0 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | Jason Myers gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount's pass is intercepted by Wilbert Perry | 5-0 |
| 16:18 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Mitchell - foul #1 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG), Dario Zimmerman (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Alan Hart (PF) Stephen Sartin, David Laubach, Wilbert Perry, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:18 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:18 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is fouled on the floor by Herbert Riendeau - foul #1 on Herbert Riendeau, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Whitney (C) Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Henderson (C) Jason Myers | |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Alan Hart blocks the short jumper by Elmer Mount | 6-0 |
| 15:58 | Marshall | Larry Whitney snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Riendeau (fresh) SG - Dario Zimmerman (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Alan Hart (fresh) C - Larry Whitney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Arthur Murff (fresh) SG - Elmer Mount (fresh) SF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) PF - Chris Macmillan (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Marshall | Tony Melgar clanks a runner from the baseline | 6-0 |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Larry Whitney denies the turnaround by Paul Mitchell | 6-0 |
| 15:39 | Marshall | Alan Hart snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 15:21 | Marshall | Dario Zimmerman is hacked by Arthur Murff - foul #1 on Arthur Murff, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Cameron Calvin (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF) Arthur Murff, Elmer Mount, Paul Mitchell, Chris Macmillan | |
| 15:00 | Marshall | Larry Whitney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herbert Riendeau | 8-0 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-0 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), David Laubach (SG), Wilbert Perry (SF), Larry Morrow (PF) Herbert Riendeau, Dario Zimmerman, Tony Melgar, Alan Hart | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell (C) Eric Henderson | |
| 14:38 | Marshall | Larry Whitney is fouled on the floor by Paul Mitchell - foul #2 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #4 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin (C) Larry Whitney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart (C) Paul Mitchell | |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Larry Morrow comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Salvador Esparza - foul #1 on Salvador Esparza, team foul #5 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan (C) Brian Eckhart | |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Larry Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 9-0 |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Larry Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 10-0 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira's pass is intercepted by Wilbert Perry | 10-0 |
| 14:13 | Marshall | Wilbert Perry lays it up and in | 12-0 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Stephen Sartin is called for the reach on Jerry Kaplowitz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Sartin, team foul #2 | 12-0 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Salvador Esparza | 12-3 |
| 13:27 | Marshall | Larry Morrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-3 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG), Dario Zimmerman (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Alan Hart (PF), Larry Whitney (C) Stephen Sartin, David Laubach, Wilbert Perry, Larry Morrow, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (PG), Arthur Murff (SF), Elmer Mount (PF), Eric Henderson (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Jeffrey Chavira, Salvador Esparza, Chris Macmillan | |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson misses the lay-in | 12-3 |
| 13:06 | Marshall | Alan Hart pulls down the rebound | 12-3 |
| 12:43 | Marshall | Larry Whitney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-3 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Elmer Mount | 12-3 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-3 |
| 12:18 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-3 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount is fouled on the floor by Alan Hart - foul #1 on Alan Hart, team foul #3 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), David Laubach (SG), Wilbert Perry (SF), Larry Morrow (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Herbert Riendeau, Dario Zimmerman, Tony Melgar, Alan Hart, Larry Whitney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza (PF) Cameron Calvin | |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Laubach - foul #1 on David Laubach, team foul #4 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF) Arthur Murff, Jason Myers | |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) SG - David Laubach (fresh) SF - Wilbert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Morrow (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) SG - Elmer Mount (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin is fouled on the floor by Eric Henderson - foul #1 on Eric Henderson, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| 11:00 | Marshall | Eric Henderson steals the ball from Leslie Tamplin | 12-5 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eric Henderson | 12-8 |
| 10:28 | Marshall | Salvador Esparza is called for the reach on Larry Morrow - foul #2 on Salvador Esparza, team foul #7 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Whitney (C) Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG), Chris Macmillan (PF), Brian Eckhart (C) Elmer Mount, Salvador Esparza, Eric Henderson | |
| 10:28 | Marshall | Larry Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 10:28 | Marshall | Larry Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Wilbert Perry is called for the reach on Jerry Kaplowitz - foul #1 on Wilbert Perry, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG) Stephen Sartin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SF) Jeffrey Chavira | |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dario Zimmerman (SG), Tony Melgar (SF) David Laubach, Wilbert Perry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (PG) Jerry Kaplowitz | |
| 09:40 | Marshall | Chris Macmillan steps in front of the Larry Whitney pass | 14-8 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Jason Myers misses the 3 from straight away | 14-8 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses the tip | 14-8 |
| 09:31 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Larry Whitney | 14-8 |
| 09:22 | Marshall | Larry Morrow misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-8 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | Jason Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan tips it home | 14-10 |
| 08:53 | Marshall | Dario Zimmerman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Whitney | 17-10 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 08:44 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Herbert Riendeau | 17-10 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Larry Whitney scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Morrow | 20-10 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Jason Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-10 |
| 08:07 | Marshall | Tony Melgar grabs the defensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 08:03 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Morrow | 22-10 |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-12 |
| 07:24 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), David Laubach (SG), Wilbert Perry (SF), Alan Hart (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Herbert Riendeau, Dario Zimmerman, Tony Melgar, Larry Morrow, Larry Whitney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Elmer Mount (PF), Eric Henderson (C) Jason Myers, Arthur Murff, Chris Macmillan, Brian Eckhart | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) SG - David Laubach (fresh) SF - Wilbert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alan Hart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) SG - Cameron Calvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Mount (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-15 |
| 06:49 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Alan Hart | 24-15 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Laubach - foul #2 on David Laubach, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:31 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-15 |
| 06:17 | Marshall | Alan Hart tips it back up and in | 26-15 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Laubach - foul #3 on David Laubach, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dario Zimmerman (SG) David Laubach | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:13 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Eric Henderson - foul #2 on Eric Henderson, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Chris Macmillan (C) Cameron Calvin, Eric Henderson | |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz is hacked by Leslie Tamplin - foul #1 on Leslie Tamplin, team foul #8 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart (C) Chris Macmillan | |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:32 | Marshall | Alan Hart grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 05:17 | Marshall | Alan Hart drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Dario Zimmerman | 29-17 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Elmer Mount | 29-20 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | The short jumper by Alan Hart is denied by Elmer Mount | 29-20 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG), Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Morrow (PF), Larry Whitney (C) Stephen Sartin, Wilbert Perry, Alan Hart, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (SG) Jerry Kaplowitz | |
| 04:15 | Marshall | Larry Whitney clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-20 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Elmer Mount | 29-23 |
| 03:46 | Marshall | Dario Zimmerman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 03:45 | Marshall | Larry Whitney gets the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 03:25 | Marshall | Dario Zimmerman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 03:23 | Marshall | Larry Whitney grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Riendeau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Larry Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. C - Larry Whitney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Arthur Murff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Myers (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Elmer Mount (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Eckhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Murff - foul #2 on Arthur Murff, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Wilbert Perry (SG), Francis Reynolds (PF) Dario Zimmerman, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG), Paul Mitchell (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF), Eric Henderson (C) Arthur Murff, Jeffrey Chavira, Elmer Mount, Brian Eckhart | |
| 03:11 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:11 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson tips it back up and in | 31-25 |
| 02:35 | Marshall | Wilbert Perry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 02:09 | Marshall | Tony Melgar snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 01:51 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau is called for traveling | 31-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Dario Zimmerman (SG), Larry Morrow (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Herbert Riendeau, Wilbert Perry, Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Arthur Murff (SF) Jason Myers, Paul Mitchell | |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elmer Mount (SG) Cameron Calvin | |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin hits a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Eric Henderson - foul #3 on Eric Henderson, team foul #10 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Wilbert Perry (SF) Francis Reynolds | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan (C) Eric Henderson | |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 00:52 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 00:39 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Sartin | 35-25 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan drills a floater from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-27 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-27 |