| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Morton Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Munger (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Alter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Lesniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Paul Edwards is denied on a layup by Harry Lesniewski | 23-21 |
| 19:38 | Marshall | Charles Munger grabs the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 19:15 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 23-21 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Harry Lesniewski | 23-21 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 18:51 | Marshall | Charles Munger knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Sylvester Mikowski | 25-24 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter double dribbles | 25-24 |
| 18:09 | Marshall | Morton Thompson misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Boyd - foul #2 on William Boyd, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 18:09 | Marshall | Morton Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 18:09 | Marshall | Morton Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter is fouled on the floor by Paul Edwards - foul #1 on Paul Edwards, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Michigan | Morton Thompson is called for the reach on Gregory Alter - foul #1 on Morton Thompson, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski buries a shot near the basket and the foul's on Morton Thompson - foul #2 on Morton Thompson, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Boose (C) Charles Munger | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 17:27 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:27 | Marshall | John Boose gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 17:10 | Marshall | John Boose's pass is intercepted by Broderick Higgins | 27-26 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd makes the floater in the paint set up by Broderick Higgins | 27-28 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | Broderick Higgins steps in front of the Paul Edwards pass | 27-28 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski misses badly on a shot from close range | 27-28 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Broderick Higgins | 27-28 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Morton Thompson - foul #3 on Morton Thompson, team foul #4 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Stewart (PG), Douglas Flagg (SF), Charles Munger (C) Ronald Nobles, Sylvester Mikowski, Morton Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton (SG), Keith Rasmussen (SF), Timothy Emond (PF), David Tobolski (C) Gregory Alter, Donald Massenburg, William Boyd, Harry Lesniewski | |
| 16:01 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jason Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Flagg (fresh) PF - John Boose (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Munger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Broderick Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lance Fulton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Rasmussen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Emond (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Tobolski (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Edwards | 29-30 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins scores on a shot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 15:11 | Marshall | Jason Stewart hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Edwards | 31-32 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | David Tobolski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Charles Munger | 31-32 |
| 14:30 | Marshall | Timothy Emond steals it from Douglas Flagg | 31-32 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 13:57 | Marshall | Charles Munger's pass is intercepted by Broderick Higgins | 31-35 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen misses the lay-in | 31-35 |
| 13:52 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Charles Munger | 31-35 |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Paul Edwards comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Keith Rasmussen - foul #3 on Keith Rasmussen, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (PG), Sylvester Mikowski (SF), David Brown (PF), Morton Thompson (C) Jason Stewart, Douglas Flagg, John Boose, Charles Munger | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Phillip Horrell (PG), Gregory Alter (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF), William Boyd (PF), Harry Lesniewski (C) Broderick Higgins, Lance Fulton, Keith Rasmussen, Timothy Emond, David Tobolski | |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Paul Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Paul Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | Phillip Horrell loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Russell (SG) Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:08 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles clanks a shot from the right side | 32-35 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Massenburg | 32-37 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles is hacked by Phillip Horrell - foul #2 on Phillip Horrell, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Stewart (SG) William Russell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:26 | Marshall | Jason Stewart can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 32-37 |
| 12:25 | Marshall | Jason Stewart tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Michigan | Phillip Horrell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 11:48 | Marshall | Jason Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Edwards (SG), Charles Munger (C) Jason Stewart, Morton Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 3 pf. C - Charles Munger (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Phillip Horrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Alter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Lesniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Michigan | Phillip Horrell tips it but misses | 34-40 |
| 11:31 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 11:21 | Marshall | Paul Edwards clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Charles Munger tips it in | 36-40 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-40 |
| 11:04 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Paul Edwards | 36-40 |
| 10:48 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles clanks a runner from the left block | 36-40 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | David Brown blocks the short jumper by William Boyd | 36-40 |
| 10:35 | Marshall | David Brown snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 10:31 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Sylvester Mikowski and he's fouled by Phillip Horrell - foul #3 on Phillip Horrell, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Stewart (SF), Morton Thompson (PF) Sylvester Mikowski, David Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (PG), Timothy Emond (SG), Lance Fulton (SF), Keith Rasmussen (C) Phillip Horrell, Gregory Alter, Donald Massenburg, Harry Lesniewski | |
| 10:31 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-40 |
| 10:07 | Marshall | Charles Munger snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 09:57 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles is called for 10 seconds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Flagg (SF), John Boose (C) Ronald Nobles, Charles Munger | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Tobolski (C) William Boyd | |
| 09:39 | Eastern Michigan | Morton Thompson steps in front of the Timothy Emond pass | 39-40 |
| 09:21 | Marshall | Jason Stewart scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Edwards | 41-40 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins is fouled on the floor by John Boose - foul #1 on John Boose, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski (SF) Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg (SF) David Tobolski | |
| 09:07 | Eastern Michigan | Douglas Flagg takes the ball from Lance Fulton | 41-40 |
| 09:04 | Marshall | Jason Stewart hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Flagg | 43-40 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Keith Rasmussen | 43-43 |
| 08:38 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Brown (PF) Morton Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter (SG), William Boyd (PF), Harry Lesniewski (C) Lance Fulton, Timothy Emond, Keith Rasmussen | |
| 08:24 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Broderick Higgins | 43-45 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | Gregory Alter steals it from David Brown | 43-45 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Sylvester Mikowski - foul #2 on Sylvester Mikowski, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (PG), Paul Edwards (SG), Charles Munger (C) Jason Stewart, Douglas Flagg, John Boose | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Phillip Horrell (PG) Broderick Higgins | |
| 07:37 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Munger (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Phillip Horrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Alter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Lesniewski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Charles Munger hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Massenburg - foul #1 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Walter Lawerence (SF) Sylvester Mikowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton (SF) Donald Massenburg | |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Charles Munger makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Charles Munger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on David Brown - foul #4 on David Brown, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen (C) Harry Lesniewski | |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:42 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles lays it in on a great pass from Paul Edwards | 47-49 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 06:27 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Charles Munger | 47-49 |
| 06:16 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter is called for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski (SF), Morton Thompson (PF) Walter Lawerence, David Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (PG), Donald Massenburg (SF), Timothy Emond (PF) Phillip Horrell, Gregory Alter, William Boyd | |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-49 |
| 05:44 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Munger | 47-49 |
| 05:32 | Marshall | Morton Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-49 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Lance Fulton | 47-49 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Sylvester Mikowski - foul #3 on Sylvester Mikowski, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski (C) Keith Rasmussen | |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:26 | Marshall | Charles Munger gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:57 | Marshall | Paul Edwards makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Morton Thompson | 50-49 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Broderick Higgins | 50-52 |
| 04:18 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles can't connect on a floater from the left side | 50-52 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski double dribbles | 50-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Stewart (PG), David Brown (PF), John Boose (C) Ronald Nobles, Morton Thompson, Charles Munger | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter (SG), William Boyd (PF) Lance Fulton, Timothy Emond | |
| 03:51 | Marshall | David Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Edwards | 52-52 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter hits a floater from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jason Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Paul Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Boose (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gregory Alter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Massenburg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Lesniewski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski travels with the ball | 52-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Flagg (SG), Walter Lawerence (SF) Paul Edwards, Sylvester Mikowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Phillip Horrell (PG), Keith Rasmussen (SF), David Tobolski (C) Broderick Higgins, Donald Massenburg, Harry Lesniewski | |
| 03:01 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 03:00 | Marshall | John Boose gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:00 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (PG), Paul Edwards (SG), Sylvester Mikowski (SF), Charles Munger (C) Jason Stewart, Douglas Flagg, Walter Lawerence, John Boose | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (PG), Donald Massenburg (SF), Harry Lesniewski (C) Phillip Horrell, Keith Rasmussen, David Tobolski | |
| 02:39 | Marshall | Paul Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Broderick Higgins | 52-54 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 02:12 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Charles Munger | 52-54 |
| 01:55 | Marshall | Paul Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 52-54 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd misses short on a shot in the paint | 52-54 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg tips it in | 52-56 |
| 01:12 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William Boyd - foul #3 on William Boyd, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| 01:12 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:12 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 00:52 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ronald Nobles | 54-56 |
| 00:36 | Marshall | David Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Harry Lesniewski - foul #3 on Harry Lesniewski, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| 00:36 | Marshall | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:36 | Marshall | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg makes the jump hook from the right block | 56-58 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | David Brown buries a 3 from the left corner | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg misses long on a fullcourt shot | 59-58 |