| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) SG - Lance Walker (fresh) SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) PF - Reyes Prather (fresh) C - Lane Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dennis Seguin (fresh) SG - Stephen Crowder (fresh) SF - Joseph Caron (fresh) PF - Daniel McClung (fresh) C - Micheal Tobias (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Lane Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Marshall | Lance Walker's pass is intercepted by Joseph Caron | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Southern Methodist | Jay Brown picks off the pass by Dennis Seguin in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Marshall | Lane Phillips makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Lance Walker | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jay Brown - foul #1 on Jay Brown, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:52 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:52 | Marshall | Willard Sanford gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:46 | Marshall | Dennis Seguin steals the ball from Jay Brown in the backcourt | 2-1 |
| 18:28 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung can't finish the layup | 2-1 |
| 18:26 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Lance Walker | 2-1 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Lane Phillips clanks a floater from the left block | 2-1 |
| 18:08 | Marshall | Lance Walker grabs the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:56 | Marshall | Willard Sanford can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 2-1 |
| 17:54 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:30 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 17:29 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung tips it home | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | Marshall | Reyes Prather can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel McClung - foul #1 on Daniel McClung, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), William Clardy (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, Willard Sanford, Lane Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (SG), Mark Hebron (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Stephen Crowder, Daniel McClung, Micheal Tobias | |
| 17:16 | Marshall | Reyes Prather makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:16 | Marshall | Reyes Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:58 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 16:57 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron tips it in | 4-5 |
| 16:40 | Marshall | John Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Matthew Archer (C) Reyes Prather | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:17 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Seguin | 4-7 |
| 16:13 | Marshall | William Clardy is hacked by Herbert Byrd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Byrd, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | Willard Sanford (SF) William Clardy | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Willard Sanford hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Roger Moore | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) C - Matthew Archer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dennis Seguin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Byrd (fresh) SF - Joseph Caron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Hebron (fresh) C - Heriberto Camacho (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Herbert Byrd | 6-9 |
| 15:25 | Marshall | John Anderson is hacked by Mark Hebron - foul #1 on Mark Hebron, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Dana Chappell (C) Roger Moore, John Anderson, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SG), Daniel McClung (PF), Micheal Tobias (C) Herbert Byrd, Mark Hebron, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 15:11 | Marshall | Lance Walker is open but misses the lay-in | 6-9 |
| 15:10 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:45 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron is hacked by Willard Sanford - foul #1 on Willard Sanford, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Reyes Prather (PF) Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 14:30 | Southern Methodist | Reyes Prather steps in front of the Daniel McClung pass | 6-9 |
| 14:28 | Marshall | Dennis Seguin steps in front of the Lance Walker pass in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 14:07 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung clanks a jumper from the right block | 6-9 |
| 14:06 | Marshall | Reyes Prather grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 13:53 | Marshall | Willard Sanford scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:32 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), William Clardy (SF), Dikembe Abdul (PF), Lane Phillips (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, Willard Sanford, Reyes Prather, Dana Chappell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (PG), Anthony Wise (SG), Eric Moss (SF), Mark Hebron (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Dennis Seguin, Stephen Crowder, Joseph Caron, Daniel McClung, Micheal Tobias | |
| 13:19 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Hebron | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul misses the tip | 9-9 |
| 13:15 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:46 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron blows the dunk but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| 12:46 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:46 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:46 | Marshall | Lane Phillips pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:37 | Marshall | John Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-10 |
| 12:35 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Mark Hebron | 9-10 |
| 12:11 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Wise | 9-12 |
| 12:06 | Marshall | William Clardy's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Hebron | 9-12 |
| 12:04 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 11:36 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 11:34 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - William Clardy (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) C - Lane Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Herbert Byrd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Wise (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Moss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Hebron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Heriberto Camacho (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron misses the dunk | 9-12 |
| 11:17 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron tips it home | 9-14 |
| 11:01 | Marshall | Lane Phillips misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mark Hebron - foul #2 on Mark Hebron, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Willard Sanford (SF), Reyes Prather (PF) Roger Moore, John Anderson, William Clardy, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin (PG), Stephen Crowder (SG), Joseph Caron (SF), Daniel McClung (PF), Micheal Tobias (C) Herbert Byrd, Anthony Wise, Eric Moss, Mark Hebron, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 11:01 | Marshall | Lane Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:01 | Marshall | Lane Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:46 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin is fouled on the floor by Lane Phillips - foul #1 on Lane Phillips, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Matthew Archer (C) Lane Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 10:22 | Southern Methodist | Reyes Prather steals the ball from Joseph Caron | 11-14 |
| 10:09 | Marshall | Jay Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Crowder - foul #1 on Stephen Crowder, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| 10:09 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:09 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:52 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls (PF) Daniel McClung | |
| 09:27 | Marshall | Matthew Archer drills a jump hook from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 09:08 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Archer - foul #1 on Matthew Archer, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul (C) Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (SG), Daniel McClung (PF) Stephen Crowder, Micheal Tobias | |
| 09:08 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:08 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:08 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:06 | Marshall | Joseph Caron picks off the pass by Jay Brown in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 09:05 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron hits the finger roll | 15-16 |
| 08:58 | Marshall | Reyes Prather drills a shot from the left block set up by Jay Brown | 17-16 |
| 08:34 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron misses short on a floater from the right side | 17-16 |
| 08:33 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:30 | Marshall | Lance Walker is hacked by Anthony Wise in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Wise, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dana Chappell (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, Reyes Prather | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho (PF) Daniel McClung | |
| 08:12 | Marshall | Willard Sanford knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 07:49 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-16 |
| 07:48 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Wise | 20-16 |
| 07:28 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF), Matthew Archer (PF), Lane Phillips (C) Willard Sanford, Dikembe Abdul, Dana Chappell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (PG), Stephen Crowder (SG), Eric Moss (SF), Daniel McClung (PF) Dennis Seguin, Anthony Wise, Joseph Caron, Larry Earls | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) SF - William Clardy (fresh) PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lane Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Herbert Byrd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Crowder (fresh) SF - Eric Moss (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel McClung (fresh) 2 pts. C - Heriberto Camacho (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Marshall | William Clardy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 07:11 | Marshall | Matthew Archer snags the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 07:02 | Marshall | Roger Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herbert Byrd - foul #2 on Herbert Byrd, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Lance Walker (SG), Reyes Prather (PF) John Anderson, Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin (PG), Micheal Tobias (C) Herbert Byrd, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 07:02 | Marshall | Roger Moore makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:02 | Marshall | Roger Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:41 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias clanks a shot from the left block | 22-16 |
| 06:39 | Marshall | Lance Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:23 | Marshall | William Clardy misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 06:21 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 05:52 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder dunks the ball | 22-18 |
| 05:34 | Marshall | Lance Walker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel McClung - foul #2 on Daniel McClung, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Willard Sanford (SF), Dikembe Abdul (PF), Matthew Archer (C) Roger Moore, William Clardy, Reyes Prather, Lane Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Joseph Caron (SF), Heriberto Camacho (PF) Dennis Seguin, Eric Moss, Daniel McClung | |
| 05:34 | Marshall | Lance Walker misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:34 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:07 | Southern Methodist | Willard Sanford is called for the reach on Joseph Caron - foul #2 on Willard Sanford, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (SG), Dana Chappell (SF) Lance Walker, Willard Sanford | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 04:49 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias drills a shot from the left block | 23-20 |
| 04:34 | Marshall | Dana Chappell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | John Anderson tips it but misses | 23-20 |
| 04:31 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 04:08 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (SG), William Clardy (SF), Reyes Prather (PF) John Anderson, Dana Chappell, Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls (PF) Heriberto Camacho | |
| 04:08 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:08 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:46 | Marshall | Reyes Prather comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 03:44 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 03:26 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron clanks a floater from the left side | 23-21 |
| 03:24 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clardy (fresh) PF - Reyes Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdul (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Anthony Wise (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Crowder (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Caron (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Earls (fresh) C - Micheal Tobias (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Marshall | Roger Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Clardy | 26-21 |
| 02:40 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Crowder | 26-23 |
| 02:38 | Marshall | Larry Earls picks off the pass by Roger Moore in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 02:26 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Reyes Prather - foul #1 on Reyes Prather, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Willard Sanford (SF), Matthew Archer (PF), Lane Phillips (C) Jay Brown, Roger Moore, William Clardy, Reyes Prather, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin (PG), Herbert Byrd (SG), Daniel McClung (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Anthony Wise, Stephen Crowder, Larry Earls, Micheal Tobias | |
| 02:26 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:26 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:02 | Marshall | John Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lance Walker | 29-25 |
| 01:38 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Byrd | 29-27 |
| 01:22 | Marshall | John Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 01:21 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:02 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Byrd | 29-29 |
| 01:00 | Marshall | John Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), Reyes Prather (PF) John Anderson, Lane Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss (SF), Mark Hebron (PF) Joseph Caron, Daniel McClung | |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Herbert Byrd | 29-32 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | Roger Moore misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 00:12 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:01 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron buries a shot from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Willard Sanford misses the fullcourt shot | 29-34 |