| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) SG - George Lee (fresh) SF - Roy Murray (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) C - Donald Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fresh) SG - David Cates (fresh) SF - Yong Yen (fresh) PF - Justin Jones (fresh) C - Scotty Scoggin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | Marshall | Ralph Pascua picks off the pass by David Cates in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-0 |
| 19:07 | Marshall | Yong Yen misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 6-0 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:56 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Jones denies the turnaround by Roy Murray | 6-0 |
| 18:55 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:36 | Marshall | Justin Jones connects on the shot from the baseline | 6-2 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 18:05 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Donald Curry - foul #1 on Donald Curry, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| 18:05 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 18:05 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Curry | 8-4 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-4 |
| 17:35 | Marshall | David Cates loses the ball out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Andy Perkins (SF), Jerry Reny (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Roy Murray, Nathaniel Mitchell, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Young (SF), Jonathon Keach (C) Yong Yen, Scotty Scoggin | |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Cates - foul #1 on David Cates, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG), Erwin Butler (SG), Scott Parker (C) Robert Halton, David Cates, Justin Jones | |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| 16:50 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-4 |
| 16:49 | Marshall | Scott Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 16:44 | Marshall | Erwin Butler misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 16:43 | Marshall | Scott Parker misses the tip | 13-4 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins gets the rebound | 13-4 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Young denies the turnaround by Larry Cavitt | 13-4 |
| 16:26 | Marshall | Michael Young pulls down the rebound | 13-4 |
| 16:22 | Marshall | Michael Young misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Donald Curry (C) David Jackson, Andy Perkins, Jerry Reny, Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), David Cates (SG), Yong Yen (SF), Justin Jones (PF) Charles Matias, Erwin Butler, Michael Young, Jonathon Keach | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alva Zervas (fresh) SF - Timothy Weston (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) C - Donald Curry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fresh) SG - David Cates (fresh) SF - Yong Yen (fresh) PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Marshall | Robert Halton hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Yong Yen | 13-7 |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Yong Yen steals it from Larry Cavitt | 13-7 |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Robert Halton blows the layup | 13-7 |
| 15:20 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-7 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Weston | 13-7 |
| 15:00 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alva Zervas, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), Andy Perkins (PF) Larry Cavitt, Alva Zervas, Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin (C) Scott Parker | |
| 14:39 | Marshall | Andy Perkins is called for the reach on David Cates - foul #1 on Andy Perkins, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray (SF), Jerry Reny (C) Timothy Weston, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG) Robert Halton | |
| 14:26 | Marshall | David Cates hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny lays it in set up by Ralph Pascua | 15-9 |
| 14:15 | Marshall | Charles Matias is hacked by Ralph Pascua in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg (C) Andy Perkins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (SG), Michael Young (SF), Jonathon Keach (PF) David Cates, Yong Yen, Justin Jones | |
| 14:01 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Scotty Scoggin, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Alva Zervas (SG), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Jerry Reny | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Pitts (PF) Scotty Scoggin | |
| 13:46 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas misses the jumper from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 13:45 | Marshall | Paul Pitts grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 13:43 | Marshall | David Jackson is called for the reach on Michael Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SF) Roy Murray | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 13:30 | Marshall | Michael Young drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Pitts | 15-11 |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Erwin Butler - foul #1 on Erwin Butler, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston (SF), Andy Perkins (PF) David Jackson, Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), David Cates (SG), Yong Yen (SF), Justin Jones (PF) Charles Matias, Erwin Butler, Paul Pitts, Jonathon Keach | |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:47 | Marshall | David Cates comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Michael Young hits the follow up shot | 17-13 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 12:27 | Marshall | Justin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Yong Yen buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Halton and he's hacked by Timothy Weston - foul #1 on Timothy Weston, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Jerry Reny (C) Larry Cavitt, Alva Zervas, Timothy Weston, Andy Perkins, Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin (C) Michael Young | |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Yong Yen makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Mitchell | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Murray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Reny (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Yong Yen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scotty Scoggin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-16 |
| 11:47 | Marshall | Yong Yen pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 11:45 | Marshall | Robert Halton is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Halton, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (SF) Yong Yen | |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell lays it in | 19-16 |
| 10:56 | Marshall | George Lee takes the ball from Justin Jones | 19-16 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua misses the easy layup | 19-16 |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee snags the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Andy Perkins (PF), Donald Curry (C) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Roy Murray, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (SG), Paul Pitts (SF), Jonathon Keach (PF), Scott Parker (C) Robert Halton, David Cates, Justin Jones, Scotty Scoggin | |
| 10:16 | Marshall | Erwin Butler can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Timothy Weston | 19-16 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Matias takes the ball from Donald Curry | 19-16 |
| 10:01 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Matias | 19-18 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Weston | 22-18 |
| 09:22 | Marshall | Erwin Butler is fouled on the floor by David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (SG) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Cates (SG), Yong Yen (SF), Michael Young (PF) Charles Matias, Paul Pitts, Jonathon Keach | |
| 09:22 | Marshall | Erwin Butler misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:22 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 08:57 | Marshall | Yong Yen pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:52 | Marshall | David Cates is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Timothy Weston, Andy Perkins, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), Justin Jones (PF) Erwin Butler, Scott Parker | |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-18 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt tips it in | 24-18 |
| 08:12 | Marshall | Yong Yen misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 24-18 |
| 08:11 | Marshall | Michael Young snags the offensive board | 24-18 |
| 07:53 | Marshall | Robert Halton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Alva Zervas (fresh) SG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Rosenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Yong Yen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-18 |
| 07:13 | Marshall | David Cates misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-18 |
| 07:11 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Yong Yen | 27-18 |
| 06:58 | Marshall | David Cates scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Jones | 27-20 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg snags the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Halton - foul #2 on Robert Halton, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Roy Murray (SF), Andy Perkins (PF), Jerry Reny (C) Alva Zervas, George Lee, Nathaniel Mitchell, Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG), Erwin Butler (SG), Paul Pitts (SF), Jonathon Keach (PF), Scotty Scoggin (C) Robert Halton, David Cates, Yong Yen, Justin Jones, Michael Young | |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Charles Matias is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Pascua - foul #2 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #8 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry (C) Ralph Pascua | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Charles Matias makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Charles Matias makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:12 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Cavitt | 32-22 |
| 05:54 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 32-22 |
| 05:53 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach grabs the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 05:48 | Marshall | Charles Matias drills a floater from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt clanks a jump hook from the right block | 32-24 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny tips it back up and in | 34-24 |
| 05:15 | Marshall | Paul Pitts misses short on an open shot from the left block | 34-24 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny is whistled for a carry | 34-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) Roy Murray, Jerry Reny | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Cates (SG), Justin Jones (PF), Scott Parker (C) Erwin Butler, Jonathon Keach, Scotty Scoggin | |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Paul Pitts misses the lay-in but the foul's on Timothy Weston - foul #2 on Timothy Weston, team foul #9 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (SF) Andy Perkins, Timothy Weston | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Paul Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Paul Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 04:38 | Marshall | Justin Jones gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 04:25 | Marshall | Paul Pitts is fouled on the floor by Roy Murray - foul #1 on Roy Murray, team foul #10 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (PG), Jerry Reny (C) Larry Cavitt, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Uselton (PG) Charles Matias | |
| 04:25 | Marshall | Paul Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:25 | Marshall | Paul Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Alva Zervas, team foul #11 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (PG) Alva Zervas | |
| Subs | Marshall | Yong Yen (SF), Michael Young (C) Paul Pitts, Scott Parker | |
| 03:51 | Marshall | Yong Yen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Cavitt (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Reny (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Donald Uselton (fresh) SG - David Cates (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Yong Yen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Young | 34-26 |
| 03:25 | Marshall | Yong Yen gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 03:20 | Marshall | David Cates hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Reny - foul #1 on Jerry Reny, team foul #12 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Alva Zervas (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Andy Perkins (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Larry Cavitt, George Lee, Roy Murray, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), Scotty Scoggin (C) Donald Uselton, Michael Young | |
| 03:20 | Marshall | David Cates makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:20 | Marshall | David Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Andy Perkins and he's fouled by David Cates - foul #2 on David Cates, team foul #6 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (SG) David Cates | |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 03:03 | Marshall | Robert Halton's pass is intercepted by Alva Zervas in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg misses badly on a shot from the left side | 37-28 |
| 02:46 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Scotty Scoggin | 37-28 |
| 02:34 | Marshall | Robert Halton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 02:32 | Marshall | Charles Matias tips it but misses | 37-28 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 02:23 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Charles Matias | 37-28 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Yong Yen is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Yong Yen, team foul #7 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry (C) Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Young (PF), Jonathon Keach (C) Justin Jones, Scotty Scoggin | |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua misses short on a runner near the basket | 37-28 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas tips it in | 39-28 |
| 01:59 | Marshall | Alva Zervas is called for the reach on Charles Matias in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alva Zervas, team foul #13 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Roy Murray (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) Ralph Pascua, Alva Zervas, Timothy Weston | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Cates (SG) Yong Yen | |
| 01:59 | Marshall | Charles Matias makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:59 | Marshall | Charles Matias makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry is denied on a layup by Jonathon Keach | 39-30 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Curry | 39-30 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 01:34 | Marshall | Michael Young gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 01:32 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach loses the dribble to Roy Murray in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray lays it in | 41-30 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Michael Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), Jerry Reny (C) Andy Perkins, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG), Paul Pitts (SF), Justin Jones (PF) Robert Halton, Charles Matias, Michael Young | |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Keach - foul #1 on Jonathon Keach, team foul #8 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Timothy Weston (SF) David Jackson, Roy Murray | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin (C) Jonathon Keach | |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 01:01 | Marshall | Justin Jones gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 00:45 | Marshall | Erwin Butler hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by David Cates | 42-32 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston is hacked by Scotty Scoggin - foul #2 on Scotty Scoggin, team foul #9 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg (C) Jerry Reny | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), Yong Yen (SF) David Cates, Paul Pitts | |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Ralph Pascua is called for the reach on Robert Halton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #14 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (PG) Ralph Pascua | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Robert Halton makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Robert Halton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin grabs the board | 44-34 |