| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) C - Todd Hansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) SF - Richard Stansberry (fresh) PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fresh) C - Antony Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Madison swats the dunk try by Antony Phillips | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Jackie Youngblood is blocked by Bobby Madison | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Marshall | Bobby Madison connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Richard Merchant | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Ricky Green | 2-4 |
| 19:00 | Marshall | Jackie Youngblood steps in front of the Todd Hansen pass in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Marshall | Bobby Madison gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is fouled on the floor by Antony Phillips - foul #1 on Antony Phillips, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Marshall | Todd Hansen hits a jumper in the paint set up by Richard Merchant | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Merchant steals it from Richard Stansberry | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Marshall | Todd Hansen misses the 3 from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry can't connect on a floater in the paint | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:48 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Merchant - foul #1 on Richard Merchant, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (SG), Randy Lesher (SF), Allan Reese (PF), Stephen Duckworth (C) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), John Scott (SF), Charles Hall (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Ricky Green, Richard Stansberry, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:08 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Hill (PF) Richard Merchant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SG) Jackie Youngblood | |
| 15:55 | Marshall | Allan Reese misses the lay-in | 4-7 |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) SG - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) SF - Randy Lesher (fresh) PF - Joseph Hill (fresh) C - Allan Reese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Patrick Andrews (fresh) SG - Todd Spikes (fresh) SF - John Scott (fresh) PF - Charles Hall (fresh) C - Hugh Papke (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 15:12 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 4-10 |
| 15:11 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Reese | 4-10 |
| 14:59 | Marshall | Allan Reese misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-10 |
| 14:58 | Marshall | Allan Reese grabs the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 14:37 | Marshall | Randy Lesher scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Twilley | 6-10 |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 14:23 | Marshall | Allan Reese grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 14:07 | Marshall | Allan Reese buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Duckworth | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke hits a shot from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 13:23 | Marshall | Patrick Andrews steals it from Allan Reese | 8-12 |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Hill - foul #1 on Joseph Hill, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Bobby Madison (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Daniel Twilley, Stephen Duckworth, Randy Lesher, Joseph Hill, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Antony Phillips (C) Patrick Andrews, Todd Spikes, John Scott, Hugh Papke | |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Merchant - foul #2 on Richard Merchant, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (PG) Richard Merchant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Charles Hall | |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:42 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Todd Hansen | 8-14 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 12:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood travels with the ball | 8-14 |
| 12:12 | Marshall | Bobby Madison's pass is intercepted by Jackie Youngblood | 8-14 |
| 11:50 | Southern Mississippi | Merlin Drewes steals the ball from Richard Stansberry | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Stansberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fairly fresh) C - Antony Phillips (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Youngblood - foul #1 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| 11:32 | Marshall | Todd Hansen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 11:31 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey tips it but misses | 8-14 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips double dribbles | 8-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG) Merlin Drewes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:59 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 10:40 | Marshall | Todd Hansen snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 10:37 | Marshall | Jackie Youngblood is called for the reach on Daniel Twilley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Lesher (SF), John Moore (C) Jeffrey Bracey, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SG) Jackie Youngblood | |
| 10:22 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses the 3 from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 10:20 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 10:07 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses the fadeaway near the basket | 8-14 |
| 10:06 | Marshall | John Moore gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 09:52 | Marshall | Bobby Madison is fouled on the floor by Eddie Rasmussen - foul #1 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG) Ward Winburn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Patrick Andrews (SG), Charles Hall (PF) Ricky Green, Richard Stansberry, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 09:32 | Marshall | Randy Lesher loses the dribble to Patrick Andrews | 8-14 |
| 09:21 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Willard Bland and he's hacked by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Allan Reese (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Randy Lesher, Bobby Madison, John Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Scott (SF) Willard Bland | |
| 09:21 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips makes the free throw | 8-17 |
| 09:19 | Marshall | Todd Spikes is called for the reach on Stephen Duckworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Spikes, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| 09:13 | Marshall | Allan Reese misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Hall - foul #1 on Charles Hall, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| 09:13 | Marshall | Allan Reese makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:13 | Marshall | Allan Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:13 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 08:43 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 08:24 | Marshall | John Scott steals the ball from Stephen Duckworth | 9-17 |
| 08:21 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott banks in the layup | 9-19 |
| 08:18 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-19 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Joseph Hill (PF) Daniel Twilley, Stephen Duckworth, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Todd Spikes, John Scott, Charles Hall, Antony Phillips | |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Green | 9-21 |
| 07:55 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-21 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews grabs the board | 9-21 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-21 |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green grabs the offensive rebound | 9-21 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Hill (fresh) C - Allan Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Richard Stansberry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (tiring) C - Hugh Papke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Allan Reese - foul #1 on Allan Reese, team foul #5 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Randy Lesher (SF), Bobby Madison (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Joseph Hill, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Scott (SG) Patrick Andrews | |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 1st free throw | 9-22 |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 2nd free throw | 9-23 |
| 07:06 | Marshall | Randy Lesher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-23 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Ricky Green | 9-26 |
| 06:46 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Twilley | 11-26 |
| 06:26 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke connects on the turnaround from close range | 11-28 |
| 06:24 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Papke - foul #1 on Hugh Papke, team foul #7 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG) Merlin Drewes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SG), Charles Hall (PF), Antony Phillips (C) John Scott, Eddie Rasmussen, Hugh Papke | |
| 06:24 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley misses the 1st free throw | 11-28 |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the board | 11-28 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Todd Spikes | 11-31 |
| 05:45 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth is hacked by Todd Spikes - foul #2 on Todd Spikes, team foul #8 | 11-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Joseph Hill (PF), John Moore (C) Daniel Twilley, Bobby Madison, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Patrick Andrews (SG) Ricky Green, Todd Spikes | |
| 05:45 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth misses the 1st free throw | 11-31 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 11-31 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Willard Bland | 11-34 |
| 05:01 | Marshall | Randy Lesher misses short on a shot from the left block | 11-34 |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland gets the rebound | 11-34 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willard Bland, team foul #9 | 11-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Allan Reese (C) Stephen Duckworth, Randy Lesher, John Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Scott (SF) Richard Stansberry | |
| 04:37 | Marshall | Joseph Hill drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Twilley | 13-34 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Bracey steals it from Willard Bland | 13-34 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Charles Hall steals it from Ward Winburn | 13-34 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Willard Bland | 13-37 |
| 03:45 | Marshall | Allan Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Bobby Madison (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Ward Winburn, Joseph Hill, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Todd Spikes (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Willard Bland, Patrick Andrews, John Scott, Charles Hall, Antony Phillips | |
| 03:21 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-37 |
| 03:19 | Marshall | Todd Hansen grabs the board | 13-37 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Twilley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Todd Spikes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (tiring) C - Hugh Papke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Marshall | Richard Merchant clanks a shot from the left wing | 13-37 |
| 02:53 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey gets the offensive rebound | 13-37 |
| 02:41 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Twilley, team foul #6 | 13-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG), Randy Lesher (SF) Daniel Twilley, Jeffrey Bracey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-40 |
| 01:50 | Marshall | Richard Merchant hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Duckworth | 15-40 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jackie Youngblood | 15-42 |
| 01:16 | Marshall | Bobby Madison connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Merchant | 17-42 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 17-42 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth pulls down the rebound | 17-42 |
| 00:44 | Marshall | Randy Lesher clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-42 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen grabs the defensive rebound | 17-42 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen is fouled on the floor by Todd Hansen - foul #1 on Todd Hansen, team foul #7 | 17-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Joseph Hill (PF), Allan Reese (C) Richard Merchant, Stephen Duckworth, Randy Lesher, Bobby Madison, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), John Scott (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Antony Phillips (C) Ricky Green, Jackie Youngblood, Todd Spikes, Hugh Papke | |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 17-43 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-44 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-44 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Joseph Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-44 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 20-44 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott misses short on a fullcourt shot | 20-44 |