| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Munger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-38 |
| 19:49 | Marshall | Charles Munger gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:32 | Marshall | 3 seconds is called on Charles Munger | 28-38 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Paul Edwards steals it from Keith Hartman | 28-38 |
| 19:09 | Marshall | Paul Edwards lays it up and in | 28-40 |
| 19:04 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Mikowski - foul #2 on Sylvester Mikowski, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| 18:45 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 18:26 | Marshall | Tim Carriere picks off the pass by Charles Munger | 30-40 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| 17:55 | Marshall | David Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-40 |
| 17:54 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Jonathan Garner | 33-40 |
| 17:21 | Marshall | Paul Edwards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 17:19 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to David Brown | 33-40 |
| 17:01 | Marshall | Paul Edwards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tim Carriere | 33-40 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Hartman | 35-40 |
| 16:37 | Marshall | Jonathan Garner is called for the reach on Charles Munger - foul #3 on Jonathan Garner, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), Bob Cronin (PF), John Clear (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Tim Carriere, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Stewart (PG), Douglas Flagg (SF), Morton Thompson (PF), John Boose (C) Ronald Nobles, Sylvester Mikowski, David Brown, Charles Munger | |
| 16:28 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-40 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bob Cronin | 35-40 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-40 |
| 16:22 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:06 | Marshall | Morton Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 16:05 | Marshall | John Boose tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 15:58 | Marshall | John Boose grabs the board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rodney Edwards (fresh) SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wyatt Frost (fresh) PF - Bob Cronin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Clear (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jason Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Flagg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Morton Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Boose (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Marshall | Morton Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | John Clear drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wyatt Frost | 38-40 |
| 14:56 | Marshall | Morton Thompson clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Clear - foul #1 on John Clear, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Tim Carriere (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Rodney Edwards, Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost, Bob Cronin, John Clear | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (PG), Sylvester Mikowski (SF) Paul Edwards, Douglas Flagg | |
| 14:56 | Marshall | Morton Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:56 | Marshall | Morton Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Erik Hopson | 41-41 |
| 14:32 | Marshall | Morton Thompson loses the dribble to Erik Hopson | 41-41 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 14:09 | Marshall | Jason Stewart is hacked by Blaine Howell - foul #2 on Blaine Howell, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Brown (PF), Charles Munger (C) Morton Thompson, John Boose | |
| 13:51 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski is fouled on the floor by Erik Hopson - foul #1 on Erik Hopson, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Flagg (SG) Jason Stewart | |
| 13:29 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 12:55 | Marshall | David Brown connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Sylvester Mikowski | 46-45 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Munger - foul #2 on Charles Munger, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bob Cronin (C) Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Stewart (PG), Paul Edwards (SG) Ronald Nobles, Sylvester Mikowski | |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Jason Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 12:20 | Marshall | Paul Edwards tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses the jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 12:01 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jason Stewart | 47-47 |
| 11:56 | Marshall | Keith Hartman picks off the pass by Jason Stewart | 47-47 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman banks in the layup | 49-47 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Blaine Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Carriere (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bob Cronin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jason Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Flagg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Munger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Marshall | Bob Cronin steps in front of the David Brown pass | 49-47 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Flagg - foul #1 on Douglas Flagg, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Wyatt Frost (SG), Jonathan Garner (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (PG), Sylvester Mikowski (SF), Morton Thompson (PF), John Boose (C) Jason Stewart, Douglas Flagg, David Brown, Charles Munger | |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:13 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-47 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 10:52 | Marshall | Morton Thompson hits a jump hook from the left block | 52-49 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 10:24 | Marshall | Morton Thompson snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 10:06 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG) Erik Hopson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 52-49 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner tips it home | 54-49 |
| 09:37 | Marshall | Paul Edwards is fouled on the floor by Rodney Edwards - foul #1 on Rodney Edwards, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Tim Carriere (PF) Rodney Edwards, Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Stewart (PG), David Brown (PF) Ronald Nobles, Morton Thompson | |
| 09:16 | Marshall | David Brown's floater is tipped away by Tim Carriere | 54-49 |
| 09:14 | Marshall | Jason Stewart tips it in | 54-51 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Richard Estes (SF), John Clear (C) Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Flagg (SG), Walter Lawerence (SF), Charles Munger (C) Paul Edwards, Sylvester Mikowski, John Boose | |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:27 | Marshall | John Clear is called for the reach on Douglas Flagg - foul #2 on John Clear, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bob Cronin (C) Richard Estes | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (PG) Walter Lawerence | |
| 08:04 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg is hacked by Keith Hartman - foul #2 on Keith Hartman, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| 08:04 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bob Cronin | 56-51 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Clear | 58-51 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Blaine Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Clear (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Bob Cronin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Flagg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Munger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Marshall | David Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 07:20 | Marshall | Jason Stewart snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 07:09 | Marshall | Jason Stewart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Nobles | 58-53 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | David Brown blocks the short jumper by Tim Carriere | 58-53 |
| 06:43 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:27 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Bob Cronin - foul #2 on Bob Cronin, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Wyatt Frost (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, John Clear, Tim Carriere, Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Edwards (SG), Sylvester Mikowski (SF), Morton Thompson (PF), John Boose (C) Douglas Flagg, Jason Stewart, David Brown, Charles Munger | |
| 06:27 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:27 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:08 | East Carolina | John Boose picks off the pass by Rodney Edwards | 58-55 |
| 05:56 | Marshall | Victor Plummer takes the ball from Paul Edwards | 58-55 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 05:39 | Marshall | John Boose is whistled for a carry | 60-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Russell (PG) Ronald Nobles | |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses the shot from the right side | 60-55 |
| 05:12 | Marshall | John Boose snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 04:59 | Marshall | Paul Edwards is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Garner - foul #4 on Jonathan Garner, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Bob Cronin (PF) Rodney Edwards, Wyatt Frost | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Stewart (PG) William Russell | |
| 04:59 | Marshall | Paul Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is whistled for traveling | 60-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Tim Carriere (PF) Victor Plummer, Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:36 | Marshall | Jason Stewart misses the turnaround from the right block | 60-55 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Keith Hartman and he's fouled by Morton Thompson - foul #1 on Morton Thompson, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Brown (PF) Morton Thompson | |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses the free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner grabs the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Paul Edwards picks off the pass by Blaine Howell | 62-55 |
| 04:04 | Marshall | Jason Stewart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Edwards | 62-57 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner tips it but misses | 62-57 |
| 03:38 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jason Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Boose (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Jason Stewart connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sylvester Mikowski | 62-60 |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Paul Edwards steals it from Tim Carriere | 62-60 |
| 02:59 | Marshall | Tim Carriere denies the turnaround by John Boose | 62-60 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Jason Stewart steals it from Blaine Howell | 62-60 |
| 02:51 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (PG), Charles Munger (C) Jason Stewart, John Boose | |
| 02:26 | Marshall | Charles Munger buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Paul Edwards | 62-62 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 02:12 | Marshall | Charles Munger pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:02 | Marshall | Charles Munger misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner is fouled on the floor by Charles Munger - foul #3 on Charles Munger, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Munger - foul #4 on Charles Munger, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:13 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Brown | 64-64 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 00:39 | Marshall | David Brown is called for traveling | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses long on a floater from the left side | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Garner | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Charles Munger is called for the reach on Jonathan Garner - foul #5 on Charles Munger, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG) Keith Hartman | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Boose (C) Charles Munger | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Marshall | Paul Edwards pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Marshall | Marshall calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:06 | Marshall | John Boose is called for traveling | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Ronald Nobles is called for the reach on Tim Carriere in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Nobles, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-64 |