| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Burritt (fresh) SF - Joshua Kerr (fresh) PF - Mario Pruden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Joshua Kerr inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Mario Pruden connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Carl Lohr | 30-22 |
| 19:03 | Marshall | Solomon Pearson is called for the reach on James Otterson - foul #2 on Solomon Pearson, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 18:47 | Marshall | Joshua Kerr is fouled on the floor by Scott Bostick - foul #1 on Scott Bostick, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| 18:40 | Marshall | John Becker picks off the pass by Mario Pruden | 30-22 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Becker | 33-22 |
| 17:48 | Marshall | James Otterson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-22 |
| 17:46 | Marshall | Joshua Kerr tips it back up and in | 33-24 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham is whistled for traveling | 33-24 |
| 17:24 | Marshall | David Burritt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Becker | 33-24 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-24 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | James Otterson grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 16:58 | Marshall | James Otterson lays it up and in | 33-26 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 16:37 | Marshall | Joshua Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | David Burritt knocks in the floater from close range | 33-28 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | John Becker drills a jumper from the left block | 35-28 |
| 15:55 | Marshall | Joshua Kerr buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Otterson | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Kerr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Pruden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Lohr | 38-30 |
| 15:19 | Marshall | Mario Pruden misses short on a shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses the shot in the paint | 38-30 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Wareham | 38-30 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | John Becker drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Bostick and the foul's on Herbert McPhearson - foul #1 on Herbert McPhearson, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Miles (PG), Scott Graham (SG), Gary Ross (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) James Otterson, David Burritt, Joshua Kerr, Mario Pruden, Herbert McPhearson | |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | John Becker makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:28 | Marshall | Fred Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-30 |
| 14:27 | Marshall | Fred Baker gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:08 | Marshall | Scott Graham misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Becker | 41-30 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham drills a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Fred Baker - foul #2 on Fred Baker, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the free throw | 44-30 |
| 13:24 | Marshall | Charles Miles is denied on a layup by Dennis Wareham | 44-30 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathan Myers | 46-30 |
| 12:33 | Marshall | Gary Ross is whistled for traveling | 46-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG) Carl Lohr | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), Joshua Kerr (SF), Mario Pruden (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) Scott Graham, Gary Ross, Fred Baker, Timothy Yoder | |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | John Becker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 46-30 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | John Becker hits the follow up shot | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:03 | Marshall | Mario Pruden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Burritt (SG) Charles Miles | |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-30 |
| 11:41 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Herbert McPhearson | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Becker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Kerr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Pruden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Marshall | David Burritt is fouled on the floor by John Becker - foul #2 on John Becker, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Joshua Kerr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 11:05 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Solomon Pearson | 51-33 |
| 10:47 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Otterson | 51-35 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is fouled on the floor by David Burritt - foul #1 on David Burritt, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG) Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Ross (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) Joshua Kerr, Mario Pruden, Herbert McPhearson | |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 51-35 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson grabs the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 09:16 | Marshall | David Burritt lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Otterson | 54-37 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-37 |
| 08:56 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 08:51 | Marshall | Gary Ross comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-37 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Lohr | 57-37 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Gary Ross misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-37 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Lohr | 60-37 |
| 08:24 | Marshall | James Otterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF) Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Miles (PG), Scott Graham (SG), Joshua Kerr (SF), Mario Pruden (PF), Herbert McPhearson (C) James Otterson, David Burritt, Gary Ross, Fred Baker, Timothy Yoder | |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Carl Lohr | 62-37 |
| 07:43 | Marshall | Scott Graham misses the driving attempt from the left block | 62-37 |
| 07:42 | Marshall | Joshua Kerr misses the tip | 62-37 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | John Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Becker (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) SG - Scott Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Kerr (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Pruden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 62-37 |
| 07:12 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-37 |
| 06:56 | Marshall | Joshua Kerr buries a jumpshot from the right side | 62-39 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | John Becker is fouled on the floor by Herbert McPhearson - foul #2 on Herbert McPhearson, team foul #4 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG) Carl Lohr | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG) Scott Graham | |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell (SG) Solomon Pearson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (SG), Gary Ross (SF), Fred Baker (PF), Timothy Yoder (C) James Otterson, Joshua Kerr, Mario Pruden, Herbert McPhearson | |
| 06:05 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-39 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | John Becker gets the rebound | 62-39 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 05:38 | Marshall | Fred Baker gets the rebound | 62-39 |
| 05:16 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 62-39 |
| 05:14 | Marshall | Fred Baker snags the offensive board | 62-39 |
| 04:59 | Marshall | Gary Ross connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Fred Baker | 62-42 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Pursell | 65-42 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | Fred Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | John Becker pulls down the rebound | 65-42 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham drills a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Gary Ross - foul #3 on Gary Ross, team foul #5 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG) Scott Bostick | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Myricks (SF) Scott Graham | |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the free throw | 68-42 |
| 03:49 | Marshall | Charles Myricks blows the layup | 68-42 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Charles Miles gets the offensive rebound | 68-42 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Marshall | Dennis Wareham swats the shot by Timothy Yoder | 68-42 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the board | 68-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Martin Pursell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Becker (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gary Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Miles (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Myricks (fresh) PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Timothy Yoder - foul #1 on Timothy Yoder, team foul #6 | 68-42 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 69-42 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-42 |
| 03:10 | Marshall | Gary Ross misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 70-42 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Nathan Myers | 70-42 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 70-42 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham tips it in | 72-42 |
| 02:26 | Marshall | Dennis Wareham steps in front of the Fred Baker pass | 72-42 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Martin Pursell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-42 |
| 01:59 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder gets the rebound | 72-42 |
| 01:55 | Marshall | Charles Myricks hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Miles | 72-44 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Timothy Yoder denies the turnaround by Nathan Myers | 72-44 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | John Becker snags the offensive board | 72-44 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | John Becker is whistled for a carry | 72-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (SG) Charles Myricks | |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Charles Miles misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-44 |
| 01:04 | Marshall | Fred Baker grabs the offensive board | 72-44 |
| 00:47 | Marshall | Fred Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-44 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | John Becker pulls down the rebound | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Yoder - foul #2 on Timothy Yoder, team foul #7 | 72-44 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses the 1st free throw | 72-44 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 72-44 |
| 00:24 | Marshall | Fred Baker pulls down the rebound | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Marshall | Charles Miles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gary Ross | 72-46 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr runs out the clock | 72-46 |