| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colby Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Forster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 39-28 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Robert Sellers can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 39-28 |
| 19:14 | Marshall | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | Robert Smith drills a jumper near the basket | 41-28 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | William Forster's layup is rejected by Robert Smith | 41-28 |
| 18:44 | Marshall | Ward Winburn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:31 | Marshall | Todd Hansen misses long on a floater from the baseline | 41-28 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Colby Cox gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | William Forster misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-28 |
| 17:59 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:32 | Marshall | Todd Hansen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 41-28 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Billy Davis | 41-28 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | William Forster makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Sellers | 41-30 |
| 16:55 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 16:54 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry snags the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Richard Merchant travels with the ball | 41-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG), Brian Razo (SF), Bobby Madison (C) Ward Winburn, Robert Smith, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Joseph Heard (SF), Stephen Barnaby (C) James Holmes, Colby Cox, Robert Sellers, William Forster | |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Joseph Heard clanks a floater from the right side | 41-30 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Heard | 41-30 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 41-32 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Barnaby | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Razo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Madison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Heard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Barnaby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Billy Davis travels with the ball | 41-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Lesher (SG), Todd Hansen (C) Richard Merchant, Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Holmes (PG), Colby Cox (SG), William Forster (C) Joe Lewis, Christopher Pendley, Billy Davis | |
| 15:11 | Marshall | Todd Hansen can't connect on a runner near the basket | 41-32 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | William Forster snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Joseph Heard misses the floater in the lane | 41-32 |
| 14:45 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby grabs the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Colby Cox misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-32 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | William Forster gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | James Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Duckworth - foul #1 on Stephen Duckworth, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Stephen Duckworth, Randy Lesher, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF) Joseph Heard | |
| 14:05 | Kent State | James Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | James Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:49 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Sellers | 41-34 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Robert Sellers comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-34 |
| 13:22 | Marshall | Ward Winburn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:09 | Marshall | Robert Smith loses the dribble to James Holmes | 41-34 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | William Forster hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Todd Hansen - foul #2 on Todd Hansen, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Lawrence Henry (PF), Bobby Madison (C) Brian Razo, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Billy Davis (PF) James Holmes, Colby Cox, Stephen Barnaby | |
| 12:43 | Kent State | William Forster misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | William Forster misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:43 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ward Winburn | 41-34 |
| 12:23 | Marshall | Ward Winburn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Joe Lewis pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Bobby Madison denies the turnaround by Christopher Pendley | 41-34 |
| 11:52 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Madison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry double dribbles | 41-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Nelson (C) William Forster | |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Ward Winburn is called for the reach on Robert Sellers - foul #3 on Ward Winburn, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Holmes (PG), Joseph Heard (SF), Stephen Barnaby (C) Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers, Robert Nelson | |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby slams it home on a nice dish by James Holmes | 41-36 |
| 10:40 | Marshall | Richard Merchant hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-36 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | James Holmes drills a jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 09:50 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is called for a charge - foul #4 on Ward Winburn, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (PG), Brian Razo (SG), Todd Hansen (C) Richard Merchant, Ward Winburn, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), William Forster (C) Christopher Pendley, Joseph Heard, Stephen Barnaby | |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Brian Razo steals it from Colby Cox | 44-38 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Todd Hansen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 09:13 | Marshall | Brian Razo tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Billy Davis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Duckworth - foul #2 on Stephen Duckworth, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG) Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (PG) James Holmes | |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Billy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:46 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Richard Merchant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Robert Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Billy Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Joe Lewis snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 07:34 | Marshall | Todd Hansen pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Razo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Colby Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Forster (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Marshall | Colby Cox steals the ball from Stephen Duckworth | 46-39 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | William Forster makes the runner from close range set up by Colby Cox | 46-41 |
| 06:54 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Davis - foul #2 on Billy Davis, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Bobby Madison (PF) Stephen Duckworth, Brian Razo, Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Holmes (PG), Joseph Heard (SF), Stephen Barnaby (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers, Billy Davis, William Forster | |
| 06:54 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 06:54 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Joseph Heard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 06:30 | Marshall | Todd Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 06:20 | Marshall | Bobby Madison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bobby Madison, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Lawrence Henry (PF) Richard Merchant, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Pendley (SG) Colby Cox | |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Forster (C) Robert Nelson | |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 05:40 | Marshall | Bobby Madison is denied on a layup by Stephen Barnaby | 47-42 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Forster | 47-42 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Lawrence Henry is called for the reach on James Holmes - foul #2 on Lawrence Henry, team foul #8 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Brian Razo (PF) Daniel Twilley, Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (SG) Christopher Pendley | |
| 05:14 | Kent State | James Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | James Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 05:14 | Marshall | Brian Razo snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Brian Razo dunks the ball on a nice dish by Richard Merchant | 49-43 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Colby Cox is hacked by Ward Winburn - foul #5 on Ward Winburn, team foul #9 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Todd Hansen (C) Ward Winburn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF), Billy Davis (PF) Joseph Heard, Stephen Barnaby | |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:59 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 03:58 | Marshall | Todd Hansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Robert Smith travels with the ball | 49-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby (C) William Forster | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby loses the dribble to Richard Merchant | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Razo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Colby Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Barnaby (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Bobby Madison tips it but misses | 49-45 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Robert Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Robert Sellers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 02:59 | Marshall | Todd Hansen grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 02:59 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Smith (SF), Lawrence Henry (PF) Stephen Duckworth, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Forster (C) Stephen Barnaby | |
| 02:35 | Marshall | Todd Hansen hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Brian Razo | 51-45 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Brian Razo is called for the reach on Colby Cox - foul #1 on Brian Razo, team foul #10 | 51-45 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Colby Cox misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 01:46 | Marshall | Robert Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #11 | 51-46 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Billy Davis banks in the layup set up by Colby Cox | 51-48 |
| 01:07 | Marshall | Brian Razo misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Billy Davis - foul #3 on Billy Davis, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| 01:07 | Marshall | Brian Razo makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 01:07 | Marshall | Brian Razo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Robert Sellers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 00:46 | Marshall | Todd Hansen gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Marshall | Todd Hansen is hacked by James Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Holmes, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Randy Lesher (SG) Richard Merchant, Brian Razo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley is fouled on the floor by Billy Davis - foul #4 on Billy Davis, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry is hacked by Billy Davis - foul #5 on Billy Davis, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby (PF) Billy Davis | |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Randy Lesher is hacked by Colby Cox - foul #2 on Colby Cox, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 00:36 | Marshall | William Forster is called for the reach on Todd Hansen - foul #2 on William Forster, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 00:36 | Marshall | Todd Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:36 | Marshall | Todd Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | James Holmes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | James Holmes is called for the reach on Randy Lesher in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Holmes, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Randy Lesher misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Randy Lesher is called for the reach on Colby Cox - foul #2 on Randy Lesher, team foul #12 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Brian Razo (SG) Daniel Twilley, Randy Lesher | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Colby Cox misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:21 | Marshall | Robert Smith is hacked by James Holmes in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Holmes, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Randy Lesher (SG) Richard Merchant, Brian Razo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:21 | Marshall | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:21 | Marshall | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Kent State | James Holmes is fouled on the floor by Daniel Twilley - foul #1 on Daniel Twilley, team foul #13 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Brian Razo (SG) Daniel Twilley, Randy Lesher | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:14 | Kent State | James Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | James Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Todd Hansen is hacked by James Holmes in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Holmes, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Randy Lesher (SG) Richard Merchant, Brian Razo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Todd Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Todd Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Forster | 59-51 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | James Holmes makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley runs out the clock | 59-54 |