| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Gurley (fresh) SG - Lawrence Milian (fresh) SF - Rudy Blumer (fresh) PF - James Trahan (fresh) C - Michael Fuchs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Raymond Simpson (fresh) SG - Donnie Melton (fresh) SF - Hubert Hall (fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fresh) C - Charles Wink (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Michael Burkett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Marshall | Michael Burkett misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Marshall | Hubert Hall tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | American U. | James Trahan pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | American U. | Rudy Blumer connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Gurley | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Marshall | Donnie Melton connects on the 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | American U. | The jump hook by James Trahan is blocked by Hubert Hall | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Marshall | Donnie Melton gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Marshall | Michael Burkett misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | American U. | James Trahan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | American U. | James Trahan's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Burkett | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | American U. | Lawrence Milian misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | American U. | James Trahan hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 18:26 | Marshall | Donnie Melton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Marshall | Donnie Melton gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Marshall | Donnie Melton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | Marshall | Michael Burkett tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | American U. | John Gurley makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Milian | 6-5 |
| 17:25 | Marshall | Charles Wink misses the fadeaway from the left side | 6-5 |
| 17:24 | American U. | James Trahan pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:19 | American U. | Lawrence Milian hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Gurley | 8-5 |
| 16:58 | Marshall | Charles Wink comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 8-5 |
| 16:56 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Hall | 8-5 |
| 16:41 | Marshall | James Trahan steals it from Michael Burkett | 8-5 |
| 16:17 | American U. | Michael Fuchs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:15 | Marshall | Donnie Melton pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:56 | Marshall | Michael Fuchs picks off the pass by Donnie Melton | 8-5 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Gurley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Milian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Blumer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Trahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Fuchs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Raymond Simpson (fairly fresh) SG - Donnie Melton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hubert Hall (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Wink (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | American U. | Michael Fuchs hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Gurley | 10-5 |
| 15:34 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson is hacked by John Gurley in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gurley, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Gordon Webb (SG), Luis Parr (SF), Vance Donald (PF), Jesse Tope (C) John Gurley, Lawrence Milian, Rudy Blumer, James Trahan, Michael Fuchs | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (PG), Edwin Smith (SG), Jerry Farrell (SF), Justin Hanley (PF), Reinaldo Romano (C) Raymond Simpson, Donnie Melton, Hubert Hall, Michael Burkett, Charles Wink | |
| 15:16 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 10-5 |
| 15:14 | American U. | Luis Parr gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:10 | American U. | Antonio Mannino is called for the reach on Bryan Hering - foul #1 on Antonio Mannino, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| 14:53 | American U. | Bryan Hering connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 14:45 | Marshall | Edwin Smith is called for traveling | 12-5 |
| 14:25 | American U. | Gordon Webb is whistled for a carry | 12-5 |
| 14:02 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-5 |
| 14:01 | American U. | Luis Parr pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:46 | American U. | Gordon Webb comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Edwin Smith - foul #1 on Edwin Smith, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Lawrence Milian (SG), Rudy Blumer (SF) Luis Parr, Jesse Tope | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Burkett (PF) Jerry Farrell | |
| 13:46 | American U. | Gordon Webb makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:46 | American U. | Gordon Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:32 | Marshall | Edwin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-5 |
| 13:31 | American U. | Rudy Blumer snags the defensive board | 14-5 |
| 13:27 | American U. | Bryan Hering is whistled for a carry | 14-5 |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), James Trahan (PF), Michael Fuchs (C) Bryan Hering, Gordon Webb, Vance Donald | |
| Subs | Marshall | Marlin Barnes (C) Reinaldo Romano | |
| 13:20 | Marshall | Edwin Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-5 |
| 13:19 | Marshall | Michael Burkett tips it but misses | 14-5 |
| 13:18 | American U. | The rebound goes to Rudy Blumer | 14-5 |
| 12:50 | American U. | Rudy Blumer loses the dribble to Antonio Mannino | 14-5 |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Edwin Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Antonio Mannino | 14-7 |
| 12:31 | American U. | Michael Fuchs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG), Donnie Melton (SG), Hubert Hall (SF), Charles Wink (C) Antonio Mannino, Edwin Smith, Justin Hanley, Marlin Barnes | |
| 12:02 | Marshall | Charles Wink hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Fuchs - foul #1 on Michael Fuchs, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Gordon Webb (SG) Lawrence Milian | |
| Subs | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano (C) Michael Burkett | |
| 12:02 | Marshall | Charles Wink makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:36 | American U. | James Trahan double dribbles | 14-10 |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Vance Donald (PF), Jesse Tope (C) John Gurley, James Trahan, Michael Fuchs | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bryan Hering (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Webb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rudy Blumer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vance Donald (fresh) C - Jesse Tope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Raymond Simpson (fresh) SG - Donnie Melton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hubert Hall (fresh) PF - Charles Wink (fresh) 3 pts. C - Reinaldo Romano (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Marshall | Jesse Tope is called for the reach on Donnie Melton - foul #1 on Jesse Tope, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | American U. | Luis Parr (SF) Rudy Blumer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (PG) Raymond Simpson | |
| 11:08 | Marshall | Vance Donald blocks the jumper by Hubert Hall | 14-10 |
| 11:07 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jesse Tope | 14-10 |
| 11:02 | American U. | Bryan Hering can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 11:01 | Marshall | Hubert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:46 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano hits a driving attempt from close range | 14-12 |
| 10:39 | American U. | Bryan Hering comes up short on the floater from the left side | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | Marshall | Donnie Melton pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:12 | Marshall | Donnie Melton is fouled on the floor by Gordon Webb - foul #1 on Gordon Webb, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Lawrence Milian (SG), Rudy Blumer (SF), James Trahan (PF), Michael Fuchs (C) Bryan Hering, Gordon Webb, Luis Parr, Vance Donald, Jesse Tope | |
| Subs | Marshall | Justin Hanley (SF), Michael Burkett (PF), Marlin Barnes (C) Hubert Hall, Charles Wink, Reinaldo Romano | |
| 09:55 | Marshall | Michael Burkett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Trahan - foul #1 on James Trahan, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG), Edwin Smith (SG) Antonio Mannino, Donnie Melton | |
| 09:55 | Marshall | Michael Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:55 | Marshall | Michael Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:33 | American U. | Rudy Blumer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 09:31 | American U. | James Trahan tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 09:08 | Marshall | Michael Burkett can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Gurley - foul #2 on John Gurley, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG) John Gurley | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:08 | Marshall | Michael Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:08 | Marshall | Michael Burkett misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:08 | American U. | Michael Fuchs gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:41 | American U. | Michael Fuchs connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by James Trahan | 18-13 |
| 08:12 | Marshall | Edwin Smith's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Milian | 18-13 |
| 08:09 | American U. | Lawrence Milian lays it in | 20-13 |
| 08:07 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Gordon Webb (SF), Vance Donald (PF), Jesse Tope (C) Rudy Blumer, James Trahan, Michael Fuchs | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (PG), Donnie Melton (SG), Hubert Hall (SF), Charles Wink (C) Raymond Simpson, Edwin Smith, Justin Hanley, Marlin Barnes | |
| 07:52 | American U. | Donnie Melton steps in front of the Jesse Tope pass | 20-13 |
| 07:45 | Marshall | Michael Burkett misses the jumper in the lane | 20-13 |
| 07:43 | Marshall | Charles Wink grabs the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Charles Wink is hacked by Bryan Hering - foul #1 on Bryan Hering, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Luis Parr (SF) Lawrence Milian | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Charles Wink makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Charles Wink misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:37 | American U. | Luis Parr grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bryan Hering (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Webb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Parr (fresh) PF - Vance Donald (fresh) C - Jesse Tope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Antonio Mannino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donnie Melton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hubert Hall (fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Wink (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | American U. | Gordon Webb is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 20-14 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano (C) Michael Burkett | |
| 06:57 | Marshall | Donnie Melton buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Wink | 20-16 |
| 06:38 | American U. | Bryan Hering comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Wink - foul #1 on Charles Wink, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | American U. | Lawrence Milian (SG), Rudy Blumer (SF), James Trahan (PF), Michael Fuchs (C) Gordon Webb, Luis Parr, Vance Donald, Jesse Tope | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG) Antonio Mannino | |
| 06:38 | American U. | Bryan Hering makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:38 | American U. | Bryan Hering misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:38 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 06:25 | Marshall | James Trahan is called for the reach on Donnie Melton - foul #2 on James Trahan, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | American U. | George Clark (PG), Vance Donald (PF) Bryan Hering, James Trahan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Burkett (PF) Reinaldo Romano | |
| 06:25 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:25 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:09 | American U. | Hubert Hall is called for the reach on Lawrence Milian - foul #1 on Hubert Hall, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Justin Hanley (SF) Hubert Hall | |
| 05:49 | American U. | Michael Fuchs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 05:47 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Raymond Simpson | 21-18 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Michael Burkett hits the finger roll set up by Justin Hanley and he's hacked by Lawrence Milian - foul #1 on Lawrence Milian, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edwin Smith (SG), Reinaldo Romano (C) Donnie Melton, Charles Wink | |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Michael Burkett makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:21 | American U. | Lawrence Milian misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 05:20 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:05 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Fuchs - foul #2 on Michael Fuchs, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Henry Galvin (SG), Gordon Webb (PF), Jesse Tope (C) George Clark, Lawrence Milian, Vance Donald, Michael Fuchs | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (PG), Hubert Hall (SF) Raymond Simpson, Justin Hanley | |
| 05:05 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:05 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:55 | American U. | Bryan Hering is called for 10 seconds | 21-22 |
| 04:34 | Marshall | Edwin Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Antonio Mannino | 21-25 |
| 04:22 | American U. | Rudy Blumer clanks a 3 from straight away | 21-25 |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Michael Burkett pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:04 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano banks in the layup | 21-27 |
| 03:53 | American U. | Jesse Tope misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 03:52 | American U. | Rudy Blumer tips it back up and in | 23-27 |
| 03:37 | Marshall | Michael Burkett makes the turnaround from the baseline | 23-29 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bryan Hering (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Galvin (fresh) SF - Rudy Blumer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Webb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Tope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Antonio Mannino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edwin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hubert Hall (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Reinaldo Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | American U. | Jesse Tope misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Burkett - foul #1 on Michael Burkett, team foul #5 | 23-29 |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Lawrence Milian (SG), James Trahan (PF), Michael Fuchs (C) Bryan Hering, Henry Galvin, Rudy Blumer, Gordon Webb | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG), Donnie Melton (SG), Justin Hanley (SF), Charles Wink (PF), Marlin Barnes (C) Antonio Mannino, Edwin Smith, Hubert Hall, Michael Burkett, Reinaldo Romano | |
| 03:19 | American U. | Jesse Tope misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:19 | American U. | Jesse Tope misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:19 | Marshall | Charles Wink grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 03:03 | Marshall | John Gurley steps in front of the Justin Hanley pass | 23-29 |
| 03:00 | American U. | John Gurley banks in the layup | 25-29 |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Marlin Barnes can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 25-29 |
| 02:43 | Marshall | Justin Hanley snags the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Donnie Melton is hacked by James Trahan - foul #3 on James Trahan, team foul #11 | 25-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Gordon Webb (SF), Vance Donald (PF) Jesse Tope, James Trahan | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:31 | American U. | Vance Donald pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:10 | American U. | Lawrence Milian is fouled on the floor by Donnie Melton - foul #1 on Donnie Melton, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Rudy Blumer (SF) Gordon Webb | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:58 | American U. | John Gurley misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Simpson - foul #1 on Raymond Simpson, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Hubert Hall (SF) Marlin Barnes | |
| 01:58 | American U. | John Gurley makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:58 | American U. | John Gurley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:44 | Marshall | Donnie Melton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Simpson | 27-33 |
| 01:27 | American U. | Vance Donald connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Rudy Blumer | 29-33 |
| 01:07 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 01:06 | American U. | Rudy Blumer pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:02 | American U. | Lawrence Milian misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 01:01 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Justin Hanley | 29-33 |
| 00:37 | Marshall | Justin Hanley's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Milian | 29-33 |
| 00:14 | American U. | Rudy Blumer is fouled on the floor by Charles Wink - foul #2 on Charles Wink, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Gordon Webb (SG), Jesse Tope (C) John Gurley, Lawrence Milian, Michael Fuchs | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (PG), Edwin Smith (SG), Jerry Farrell (SF), Michael Burkett (PF), Reinaldo Romano (C) Raymond Simpson, Donnie Melton, Hubert Hall, Justin Hanley, Charles Wink | |
| 00:14 | American U. | Rudy Blumer makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:14 | American U. | Rudy Blumer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Michael Burkett makes the jump hook in the lane | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Rudy Blumer misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-35 |