| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) SG - David Fredrick (fresh) SF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) PF - Brett Wilder (fresh) C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sam Hurdle (fresh) SG - William Gaston (fresh) SF - John Busch (fresh) PF - Lawrence Hall (fresh) C - Douglas Pack (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Sam Hurdle | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Marshall | Brett Wilder misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Marshall | James Wilson tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Marshall | Brett Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Marshall | William Merrill hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wilson | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | William Merrill is called for the reach on Sam Hurdle - foul #1 on William Merrill, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Gaston | 5-4 |
| 17:49 | Marshall | Brett Wilder makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by William Merrill | 7-4 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:06 | Marshall | Brett Wilder hits a jump hook in the paint | 9-4 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch loses the ball out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont (PG), James Webb (SF) Sam Hurdle, John Busch | |
| 16:33 | Marshall | Brett Wilder hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Webb - foul #1 on James Webb, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John May (PF), Benjamin Whitman (C) Lawrence Hall, Douglas Pack | |
| 16:33 | Marshall | Brett Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:33 | Marshall | Brett Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Gaston | 11-6 |
| 16:05 | Marshall | Kenneth McDearmont steals it from Daniel Wagoner | 11-6 |
| 15:57 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Wilder takes the ball from John May | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fresh) SF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) PF - Brett Wilder (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth McDearmont (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Gaston (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Webb (fresh) PF - John May (fresh) C - Benjamin Whitman (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Marshall | William Merrill misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin Whitman - foul #1 on Benjamin Whitman, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | George Michaels (SF), David Shanley (C) Daniel Wagoner, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG), John Busch (SF) Kenneth McDearmont, John May | |
| 15:41 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:41 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:28 | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Sam Hurdle | 13-9 |
| 15:12 | Marshall | David Shanley is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Whitman - foul #2 on Benjamin Whitman, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG) William Merrill | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont (SG), Lawrence Hall (PF), Douglas Pack (C) William Gaston, James Webb, Benjamin Whitman | |
| 14:57 | Marshall | Sam Hurdle picks off the pass by David Shanley | 13-9 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle misses the lay-in | 13-9 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont tips it but misses | 13-9 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:37 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Pack and he's fouled by David Shanley - foul #1 on David Shanley, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon (SG), Daniel Wagoner (SF) David Fredrick, Brett Wilder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:37 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:20 | Marshall | George Michaels knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ben Spurgeon and he's hacked by Lawrence Hall - foul #1 on Lawrence Hall, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Wilson (C) David Shanley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston (SG), James Webb (SF) Kenneth McDearmont, John Busch | |
| 14:20 | Marshall | George Michaels makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 14:06 | Marshall | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 13:46 | Marshall | James Meredith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 13:44 | Marshall | James Wilson snags the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 13:31 | Marshall | James Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fredrick (SG), Brett Wilder (PF) Ben Spurgeon, George Michaels | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont (PG), John May (PF) Sam Hurdle, Lawrence Hall | |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 13:17 | Marshall | Brett Wilder gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:48 | Marshall | John May steals it from James Meredith | 16-12 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana Tech | David Fredrick steals the ball from William Gaston | 16-12 |
| 12:21 | Marshall | David Fredrick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth McDearmont - foul #1 on Kenneth McDearmont, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), George Michaels (SF), David Shanley (C) James Meredith, Daniel Wagoner, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland (SG), John Busch (SF), Lawrence Hall (PF) William Gaston, John May, Douglas Pack | |
| 12:21 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:21 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb hits a runner in the paint and he's hacked by David Shanley - foul #2 on David Shanley, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (C) David Shanley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG) Robert Moreland | |
| 12:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Michaels (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Wilder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sam Hurdle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth McDearmont (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Busch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Hall (fresh) C - James Webb (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Marshall | John Moore is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McDearmont - foul #2 on Kenneth McDearmont, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland (SG) Kenneth McDearmont | |
| 11:36 | Marshall | William Merrill hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-15 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch is fouled on the floor by Brett Wilder - foul #1 on Brett Wilder, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon (SG) David Fredrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston (SG) Robert Moreland | |
| 11:03 | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 11:01 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 10:39 | Marshall | George Michaels lays it up and in | 23-15 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Sam Hurdle | 23-17 |
| 10:06 | Marshall | William Merrill loses the dribble to Sam Hurdle | 23-17 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Hall | 23-20 |
| 09:20 | Marshall | Brett Wilder misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-20 |
| 09:19 | Marshall | George Michaels can't tip it in | 23-20 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Busch | 23-23 |
| 08:45 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Gaston | 23-26 |
| 08:12 | Marshall | William Merrill can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Spurgeon (fairly fresh) SF - George Michaels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brett Wilder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Moore (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sam Hurdle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Gaston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Busch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Hall (fairly fresh) C - James Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 07:46 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Brett Wilder can't finish the layup | 23-26 |
| 07:38 | Marshall | Brett Wilder gets the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:27 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon is fouled on the floor by William Gaston - foul #1 on William Gaston, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), Daniel Wagoner (SF), Douglas Jordon (PF), James Wilson (C) William Merrill, George Michaels, Brett Wilder, John Moore | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland (PG), John May (PF), Douglas Pack (C) Sam Hurdle, Lawrence Hall, James Webb | |
| 07:27 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:27 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland is fouled on the floor by James Meredith - foul #1 on James Meredith, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fredrick (SG) Ben Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 06:56 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 06:42 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner makes the fadeaway in the lane | 27-26 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Gaston | 27-28 |
| 05:49 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana Tech | John May snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana Tech | John May misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-28 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston tips it home | 27-30 |
| 05:08 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 05:07 | Louisiana Tech | John May grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 04:54 | Louisiana Tech | David Fredrick steps in front of the Robert Moreland pass | 27-30 |
| 04:25 | Marshall | James Meredith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-30 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Wagoner takes the ball from Douglas Pack | 27-30 |
| 03:50 | Marshall | James Meredith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 03:49 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Jordon | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Meredith (fairly fresh) SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Wagoner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Jordon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Moreland (fairly fresh) SG - William Gaston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Busch (tiring) 10 pts. PF - John May (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Pack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Marshall | James Meredith buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Fredrick and he's fouled by Robert Moreland - foul #1 on Robert Moreland, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | George Michaels (SF), Brett Wilder (PF), David Shanley (C) Daniel Wagoner, Douglas Jordon, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG), Kenneth McDearmont (SG), James Webb (SF), Lawrence Hall (PF), Benjamin Whitman (C) Robert Moreland, William Gaston, John Busch, John May, Douglas Pack | |
| 03:35 | Marshall | James Meredith misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), Ben Spurgeon (SG) James Meredith, David Fredrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:10 | Marshall | William Merrill misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-30 |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth McDearmont | 29-30 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Sam Hurdle | 29-33 |
| 02:41 | Marshall | Lawrence Hall denies the turnaround by Ben Spurgeon | 29-33 |
| 02:39 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 02:24 | Marshall | George Michaels misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 02:00 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont's pass is intercepted by David Shanley | 29-33 |
| 01:40 | Marshall | Brett Wilder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sam Hurdle | 29-36 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | Brett Wilder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fredrick (SG), Daniel Wagoner (SF), James Wilson (C) Ben Spurgeon, George Michaels, David Shanley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack (C) Sam Hurdle | |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Benjamin Whitman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth McDearmont | 29-39 |
| 00:37 | Marshall | William Merrill clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb misses short on a floater from the left block | 29-39 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack grabs the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Brett Wilder - foul #2 on Brett Wilder, team foul #6 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), George Michaels (PF) William Merrill, Brett Wilder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland (PG), William Gaston (SG), John Busch (SF), John May (PF) Kenneth McDearmont, Benjamin Whitman, James Webb, Lawrence Hall | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | David Fredrick can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-40 |