| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jackie Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Summers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Woo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers inbounds the ball | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 19:34 | Marshall | Oscar Croteau is called for the reach on Stephen Sartin - foul #2 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| 19:26 | Marshall | Tony Melgar is fouled on the floor by Nathan Summers - foul #2 on Nathan Summers, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| 19:09 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Melgar | 43-45 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Leslie Tamplin blocks the short jumper by Nathan Summers | 43-45 |
| 18:40 | Marshall | Larry Whitney grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 18:36 | Marshall | Oscar Croteau is called for the reach on Stephen Sartin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), James Sass (SG), Jacob Jefferson (SF), Todd Lax (PF), Troy Edwards (C) Oscar Croteau, Jackie Jenkins, Nathan Summers, Robert Woo, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), James Wells (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Kevin McGlynn, Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 18:17 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin is whistled for a carry | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG) Stephen Sartin | |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 17:51 | Marshall | James Wells is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| 17:25 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 17:09 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:48 | Marshall | Willie Downing misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jacob Jefferson | 46-45 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Jacobson - foul #2 on Larry Jacobson, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Nathan Summers (SF), Robert Woo (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) James Sass, Jacob Jefferson, Todd Lax, Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Larry Jacobson, Daniel Davis, James Wells, Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Leslie Tamplin swats the layup by Robert Sutherland | 46-45 |
| 16:13 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:11 | Marshall | Larry Whitney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Robert Woo loses the dribble to Kevin McGlynn | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Alexander (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Jackie Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Summers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Woo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Marshall | Jackie Jenkins steals the ball from Larry Whitney | 46-45 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins jams it | 48-45 |
| 15:12 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Sartin | 48-47 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is hacked by Kevin McGlynn - foul #2 on Kevin McGlynn, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Larry Bessette (SG), Rickey Yocom (SF) Thomas Alexander, Jackie Jenkins, Nathan Summers | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), James Wells (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Stephen Sartin, Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Kevin McGlynn steals it from Robert Woo | 48-47 |
| 14:44 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs loses the dribble to Oscar Croteau | 48-47 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Rickey Yocom hits the finger roll on a great pass from Oscar Croteau | 50-47 |
| 14:19 | Marshall | James Wells scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Downing and he's fouled by Robert Sutherland - foul #3 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Troy Edwards (PF) Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Paul Courtney (PF) Kevin McGlynn, Willie Downing | |
| 14:19 | Marshall | James Wells makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Paul Courtney steps in front of the Robert Sutherland pass | 50-50 |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Sutherland - foul #4 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Sass (SG), Jacob Jefferson (SF), Todd Lax (PF) Larry Bessette, Rickey Yocom, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Tony Melgar (SF) Larry Jacobson, James Wells | |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | James Sass misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Paul Courtney steals it from Todd Lax | 50-52 |
| 12:37 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Croteau - foul #4 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Nathan Summers (SF), Robert Woo (PF) Oscar Croteau, Jacob Jefferson, Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG), Brian Szymanski (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Daniel Davis, Tony Melgar, Paul Courtney, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 12:37 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:37 | Marshall | Larry Whitney snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:20 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Robert Woo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Todd Lax misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 50-52 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Todd Lax grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Robert Woo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 12:02 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:58 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Woo | 50-52 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Summers | 53-52 |
| 11:35 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-52 |
| 11:33 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin tips it home | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Sass (fairly fresh) SG - Jackie Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Summers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Woo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Todd Lax (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Szymanski (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Leslie Tamplin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Woo | 55-54 |
| 11:23 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Robert Woo grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 11:04 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 10:53 | Marshall | Nathan Summers steals the ball from Leslie Tamplin | 55-54 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins hits the finger roll set up by Nathan Summers | 57-54 |
| 10:47 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (PG), Rickey Yocom (SF), Troy Edwards (C) James Sass, Nathan Summers, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Paul Courtney (C) Stephen Sartin, Kevin McGlynn, Brian Szymanski, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Larry Jacobson steals it from Jackie Jenkins | 57-54 |
| 10:12 | Marshall | Troy Edwards swats the shot by Paul Courtney | 57-54 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Robert Woo pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Robert Woo gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-54 |
| 09:52 | Marshall | Tony Melgar grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Paul Courtney misses the easy layup | 57-54 |
| 09:35 | Marshall | Willie Downing grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 09:28 | Marshall | Willie Downing lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tony Melgar | 57-56 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Rickey Yocom tips it but misses | 57-56 |
| 09:08 | Marshall | Paul Courtney grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | Daniel Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 57-56 |
| 09:01 | Marshall | Willie Downing hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Robert Woo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Willie Downing snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 08:32 | Marshall | Paul Courtney's pass is intercepted by Robert Woo in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 57-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Summers (SF), Jacob Jefferson (PF), Todd Lax (C) Rickey Yocom, Robert Woo, Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), James Wells (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Larry Jacobson, Daniel Davis, Tony Melgar, Willie Downing, Paul Courtney | |
| 08:04 | Marshall | Larry Whitney misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 57-58 |
| 08:03 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Todd Lax's dunk attempt is rejected by Larry Whitney | 57-60 |
| 07:38 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Shawn Wiggs | 57-60 |
| 07:25 | Marshall | Larry Bessette is called for the reach on Stephen Sartin - foul #4 on Larry Bessette, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), Robert Sutherland (C) Larry Bessette, Jackie Jenkins, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin (C) Shawn Wiggs | |
| 07:25 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:25 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Summers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wells (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Summers | 60-62 |
| 07:09 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn's pass is intercepted by Oscar Croteau in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau lays it up and in | 62-62 |
| 07:04 | Marshall | Jacob Jefferson steals it from Stephen Sartin in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:35 | Marshall | James Wells is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Leslie Tamplin | 62-64 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 06:22 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 06:06 | Marshall | Jacob Jefferson is called for the reach on Stephen Sartin - foul #1 on Jacob Jefferson, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Sass (SG), Robert Woo (PF) Thomas Alexander, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (SG), Brian Szymanski (SF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Kevin McGlynn, James Wells, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 06:06 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:06 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Sutherland | 62-65 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Robert Woo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 05:59 | Marshall | Larry Whitney pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 05:50 | Marshall | Larry Whitney snags the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 05:45 | Marshall | Larry Whitney makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Sartin and he's fouled by Robert Woo - foul #3 on Robert Woo, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Tony Melgar (SF) Stephen Sartin, Brian Szymanski | |
| 05:45 | Marshall | Larry Whitney makes the free throw | 62-68 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Larry Whitney is called for the reach on Robert Sutherland - foul #4 on Larry Whitney, team foul #3 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (PF) Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Willie Downing (PF) Larry Whitney | |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 05:15 | Marshall | Willie Downing grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Croteau - foul #5 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #11 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG), Troy Edwards (PF) Oscar Croteau, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland lays it in on a nice dish by James Sass | 64-70 |
| 04:53 | Marshall | Daniel Davis buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Downing and the foul's on Troy Edwards - foul #3 on Troy Edwards, team foul #12 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Rickey Yocom (SF) James Sass, Nathan Summers | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Brian Szymanski (SF) Larry Jacobson, Tony Melgar | |
| 04:53 | Marshall | Daniel Davis makes the free throw | 64-73 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-73 |
| 04:36 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| 04:30 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski comes up short on the shot from the right side | 64-73 |
| 04:28 | Marshall | Willie Downing tips it but misses | 64-73 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Rickey Yocom | 64-73 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-73 |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Willie Downing grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 04:15 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Daniel Davis | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 64-76 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland hits the follow up shot | 66-76 |
| 03:54 | Marshall | Rickey Yocom is called for the reach on Brian Szymanski - foul #1 on Rickey Yocom, team foul #13 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Sass (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), Jacob Jefferson (SF), Todd Lax (PF) Larry Bessette, Jackie Jenkins, Rickey Yocom, Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG), Paul Courtney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Daniel Davis, Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 03:54 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski misses the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 03:54 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander hits a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Brian Szymanski - foul #1 on Brian Szymanski, team foul #4 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Melgar (SF) Brian Szymanski | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the free throw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn banks in the layup and he's fouled by Robert Sutherland - foul #5 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #14 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Woo (PF) Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG) Stephen Sartin | |
| 03:31 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn makes the free throw | 69-80 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Todd Lax's layup is rejected by Tony Melgar | 69-80 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Todd Lax tips it back up and in | 71-80 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Sass (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jacob Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Woo (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Lax (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Larry Jacobson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin McGlynn (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:39 | Marshall | Tony Melgar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-80 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Robert Woo grabs the defensive rebound | 71-80 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Todd Lax loses the dribble to Kevin McGlynn | 71-80 |
| 02:28 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Rickey Yocom (SF), Troy Edwards (C) Thomas Alexander, Jacob Jefferson, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Marshall | Willie Downing (PF) Paul Courtney | |
| 02:18 | Marshall | Willie Downing misses the dunk attempt | 71-80 |
| 02:16 | Marshall | Tony Melgar gets the offensive rebound | 71-80 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 71-80 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins gets the rebound | 71-80 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (PG) Jackie Jenkins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), Larry Whitney (PF) Larry Jacobson, Kevin McGlynn, Willie Downing | |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Robert Woo misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Davis - foul #1 on Daniel Davis, team foul #5 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Nathan Summers (SF), Todd Lax (C) James Sass, Rickey Yocom, Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG) Daniel Davis | |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Robert Woo makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Robert Woo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:45 | Marshall | Jackie Jenkins is called for the reach on Stephen Sartin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jackie Jenkins, team foul #15 | 73-80 |
| 01:45 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 01:45 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 01:45 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Leslie Tamplin | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:25 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 73-81 |
| 01:24 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin hits the follow up shot | 73-83 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Stephen Sartin steals it from Larry Bessette in the backcourt | 73-83 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Larry Whitney misses the shot near the basket | 73-83 |
| 01:03 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin tips it in | 73-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Larry Bessette, team foul #16 | 73-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), James Sass (SG), Jacob Jefferson (SF), Troy Edwards (C) Larry Bessette, Jackie Jenkins, Nathan Summers, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-85 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson is fouled on the floor by Kevin McGlynn - foul #3 on Kevin McGlynn, team foul #6 | 73-85 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 73-85 |
| 00:25 | Marshall | Tony Melgar grabs the defensive rebound | 73-85 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin runs out the clock | 73-85 |