| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - John McCanna (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Carpenter (fresh) PF - Jonathan Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Barone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:57 | Marshall | Christopher Carpenter is called for the reach on William Merrill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Carpenter, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Mark Dyck (SF) Christopher Carpenter | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 19:48 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 19:46 | Alabama State | John McCanna grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 19:22 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 19:20 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 18:55 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon is hacked by Jonathan Bowman - foul #3 on Jonathan Bowman, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Vincent Keil (PF) Jonathan Bowman | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 18:33 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:32 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon tips it home | 28-34 |
| 18:11 | Alabama State | Ben Spurgeon swats the short shot by Vincent Keil | 28-34 |
| 18:09 | Alabama State | John McCanna snags the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 17:56 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck travels with the ball | 28-34 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn (PG), David Tyler (SG), Curtis Price (C) John McCanna, Richard Webb, Stanley Barone | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), Cecil White (SG), Daniel Wagoner (SF), John Moore (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) William Merrill, David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon, Douglas Jordon, James Wilson | |
| 17:54 | Marshall | Cecil White's pass is intercepted by David Tyler in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 17:34 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck's floater is tipped away by Daniel Wagoner | 28-34 |
| 17:32 | Alabama State | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Price | 28-34 |
| 17:15 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck drills a shot from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 16:54 | Marshall | Curtis Price swats the layup by John Moore | 30-34 |
| 16:53 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Waterman | 30-34 |
| 16:34 | Marshall | Cecil White misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 16:33 | Marshall | John Moore tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 16:15 | Alabama State | Vincent Keil misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 16:13 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 16:12 | Marshall | James Meredith gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:51 | Marshall | James Meredith is hacked by Mark Dyck - foul #2 on Mark Dyck, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John McCanna (PG), Richard Webb (SG), Christopher Carpenter (SF), Jonathan Bowman (PF), Stanley Barone (C) Ricky Hearn, David Tyler, Mark Dyck, Vincent Keil, Curtis Price | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), David Fredrick (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Douglas Jordon (PF), John Finley (C) James Meredith, Cecil White, Daniel Wagoner, John Moore, Ronald Waterman | |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - John McCanna (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Carpenter (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Barone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Finley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Marshall | David Fredrick comes up short on the floater from the right side | 30-36 |
| 15:39 | Alabama State | Jonathan Bowman grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 15:19 | Alabama State | Ben Spurgeon swats the layup by Richard Webb | 30-36 |
| 15:18 | Alabama State | Jonathan Bowman tips it in | 32-36 |
| 15:01 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon hits the finger roll | 32-38 |
| 14:44 | Alabama State | Richard Webb scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Christopher Carpenter | 34-38 |
| 14:31 | Marshall | David Fredrick loses the dribble to Jonathan Bowman | 34-38 |
| 14:18 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 14:16 | Alabama State | Jonathan Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:03 | Alabama State | John Finley is called for the reach on Christopher Carpenter - foul #1 on John Finley, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Tyler (PG), Ricky Hearn (SF), Curtis Price (C) John McCanna, Christopher Carpenter, Stanley Barone | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), John Moore (PF), James Wilson (C) William Merrill, Douglas Jordon, John Finley | |
| 13:46 | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Webb | 37-38 |
| 13:44 | Marshall | David Tyler takes the ball from John Moore in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 13:39 | Alabama State | Jonathan Bowman drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from David Tyler | 39-38 |
| 13:37 | Marshall | David Fredrick is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Hearn - foul #2 on Ricky Hearn, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Mark Dyck (SF), Vincent Keil (PF) Richard Webb, Jonathan Bowman | |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (SG), Daniel Wagoner (SF) David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon | |
| 13:20 | Marshall | James Meredith is hacked by Curtis Price - foul #1 on Curtis Price, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| 13:08 | Marshall | Mark Dyck steps in front of the James Meredith pass | 39-38 |
| 12:42 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 12:41 | Marshall | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:19 | Marshall | James Wilson misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on David Tyler - foul #1 on David Tyler, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John McCanna (PG), Richard Webb (SG), Christopher Carpenter (SF), Jonathan Bowman (PF), Stanley Barone (C) Ricky Hearn, David Tyler, Mark Dyck, Vincent Keil, Curtis Price | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), David Fredrick (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF) James Meredith, Cecil White, John Moore | |
| 12:19 | Marshall | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:19 | Marshall | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:19 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:13 | Alabama State | William Merrill steals the ball from John McCanna in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 12:08 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Barone | 39-39 |
| 12:07 | Alabama State | John McCanna grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:51 | Alabama State | Richard Webb is hacked by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Jordon (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) Daniel Wagoner, James Wilson | |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - John McCanna (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Carpenter (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Barone (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 11:17 | Marshall | William Merrill misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 39-39 |
| 11:15 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 10:58 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-39 |
| 10:57 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:48 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Mark Dyck (PF), Vincent Keil (C) Jonathan Bowman, Stanley Barone | |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (PG), Daniel Wagoner (SF) William Merrill, Ben Spurgeon | |
| 10:26 | Alabama State | Richard Webb misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Wagoner - foul #1 on Daniel Wagoner, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn (PG), Curtis Price (C) John McCanna, Christopher Carpenter | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (SF), John Finley (C) Douglas Jordon, Ronald Waterman | |
| 10:26 | Alabama State | Richard Webb makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:26 | Alabama State | Richard Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:04 | Marshall | David Fredrick is called for 3 seconds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Tyler (SG) Richard Webb | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PF) David Fredrick | |
| 09:51 | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn hits a jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 09:49 | Marshall | Curtis Price is called for the reach on Cecil White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Price, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| 09:49 | Marshall | Cecil White makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:49 | Marshall | Cecil White makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:30 | Alabama State | Daniel Wagoner steps in front of the Curtis Price pass | 43-41 |
| 09:27 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Price - foul #3 on Curtis Price, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Jonathan Bowman (PF) Vincent Keil | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), James Wilson (C) Cecil White, James Meredith, John Finley | |
| 09:27 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:27 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:09 | Alabama State | David Tyler misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Wagoner - foul #2 on Daniel Wagoner, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Richard Webb (SG), Christopher Carpenter (SF) Ricky Hearn, Curtis Price | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fredrick (SG) Daniel Wagoner | |
| 09:09 | Alabama State | David Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:09 | Alabama State | David Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:55 | Marshall | John Moore scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from William Merrill and he's hacked by Jonathan Bowman - foul #4 on Jonathan Bowman, team foul #9 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John McCanna (PG), Stanley Barone (C) David Tyler, Jonathan Bowman | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:55 | Marshall | John Moore makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:42 | Alabama State | John McCanna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Waterman (PF) John Moore | |
| 08:18 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses long on an open shot from the right block | 45-46 |
| 08:17 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 07:57 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone can't connect on a floater in the lane | 45-46 |
| 07:56 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 07:49 | Alabama State | Richard Webb hits a jumper from the right block set up by Christopher Carpenter | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - John McCanna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Webb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mark Dyck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Stanley Barone (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ronald Waterman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | Marshall | William Merrill is fouled in the backcourt by John McCanna - foul #2 on John McCanna, team foul #10 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn (PG), David Tyler (SG), Vincent Keil (PF), Curtis Price (C) John McCanna, Richard Webb, Mark Dyck, Stanley Barone | |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (SG), James Meredith (SF), Douglas Jordon (PF), John Finley (C) David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon, Ronald Waterman, James Wilson | |
| 07:47 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:47 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:27 | Alabama State | Curtis Price can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Finley - foul #2 on John Finley, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Jonathan Bowman (PF) Christopher Carpenter | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner (SF) William Merrill | |
| 07:27 | Alabama State | Curtis Price makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:27 | Alabama State | Curtis Price makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Vincent Keil - foul #1 on Vincent Keil, team foul #11 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter (SF) Curtis Price | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (C) John Finley | |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:43 | Alabama State | Vincent Keil misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-50 |
| 06:42 | Alabama State | Vincent Keil hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 06:38 | Marshall | Vincent Keil steps in front of the James Meredith pass in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 06:22 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Bowman | 54-50 |
| 06:06 | Marshall | Jonathan Bowman is called for the reach on James Meredith - foul #5 on Jonathan Bowman, team foul #12 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John McCanna (PG), Richard Webb (SG), Mark Dyck (SF), Curtis Price (C) Ricky Hearn, David Tyler, Christopher Carpenter, Jonathan Bowman | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fredrick (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), John Finley (C) Cecil White, Daniel Wagoner, John Moore | |
| 06:06 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:06 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:04 | Alabama State | John McCanna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter (SF) Vincent Keil | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), Ronald Waterman (C) James Meredith, John Finley | |
| 05:49 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Waterman | 54-55 |
| 05:33 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter jams it on a nice dish by John McCanna | 56-55 |
| 05:09 | Marshall | William Merrill's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Dyck | 56-55 |
| 05:08 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 04:43 | Alabama State | John McCanna loses the dribble to David Fredrick | 56-55 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | David Fredrick hits the finger roll | 56-57 |
| 04:18 | Alabama State | Richard Webb misses long on a shot from close range | 56-57 |
| 04:17 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 04:02 | Alabama State | Curtis Price's pass is intercepted by Ben Spurgeon | 56-57 |
| 03:56 | Marshall | Richard Webb picks off the pass by William Merrill in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 03:54 | Alabama State | John McCanna banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Webb | 58-57 |
| 03:33 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 58-57 |
| 03:31 | Alabama State | Richard Webb pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - John McCanna (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Webb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Carpenter (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Dyck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Curtis Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Jordon (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Waterman (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Alabama State | Richard Webb buries a runner from close range set up by John McCanna | 60-57 |
| 03:01 | Marshall | David Fredrick hits the finger roll | 60-59 |
| 02:59 | Alabama State | Alabama State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn (PG), David Tyler (SG), Vincent Keil (PF), Stanley Barone (C) John McCanna, Richard Webb, Christopher Carpenter, Curtis Price | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), Daniel Wagoner (SF), John Moore (PF), James Wilson (C) William Merrill, Ben Spurgeon, Douglas Jordon, Ronald Waterman | |
| 02:36 | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Meredith - foul #1 on James Meredith, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (SG) David Fredrick | |
| 02:36 | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:36 | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:36 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 61-59 |
| 02:36 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 02:18 | Marshall | James Meredith misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ricky Hearn - foul #3 on Ricky Hearn, team foul #13 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Richard Webb (SG) David Tyler | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fredrick (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF) Cecil White, Daniel Wagoner | |
| 02:18 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:18 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:16 | Alabama State | Alabama State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John McCanna (PG) Ricky Hearn | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG) James Meredith | |
| 01:54 | Alabama State | Ben Spurgeon steps in front of the Stanley Barone pass | 61-61 |
| 01:25 | Marshall | John Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 01:24 | Marshall | William Merrill grabs the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by William Merrill | 61-63 |
| 01:09 | Alabama State | Alabama State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter (SF) Vincent Keil | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Jordon (PF) John Moore | |
| 00:45 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 00:25 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | Alabama State | Richard Webb misses short on a jumper from the right block | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - John McCanna (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Webb (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Dyck (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Stanley Barone (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:47 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 04:45 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck tips it in | 65-63 |
| 04:31 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 65-63 |
| 04:29 | Alabama State | The rebound goes to Stanley Barone | 65-63 |
| 04:12 | Alabama State | John McCanna misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 04:10 | Alabama State | Richard Webb grabs the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:52 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ben Spurgeon - foul #2 on Ben Spurgeon, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Vincent Keil (C) Stanley Barone | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 03:52 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:52 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:36 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon is whistled for traveling | 66-63 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn (PG), Curtis Price (C) John McCanna, Christopher Carpenter | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 03:21 | Alabama State | Curtis Price clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 66-63 |
| 03:19 | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn tips it in | 68-63 |
| 03:17 | Marshall | Richard Webb is called for the reach on David Fredrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Webb, team foul #14 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), John Moore (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) William Merrill, Douglas Jordon, James Wilson | |
| 03:17 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:17 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:14 | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn travels in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| 03:02 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 03:01 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:58 | Alabama State | Alabama State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John McCanna (PG), Christopher Carpenter (SF) Ricky Hearn, Curtis Price | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), Douglas Jordon (PF), James Wilson (C) James Meredith, John Moore, Ronald Waterman | |
| 02:53 | Alabama State | Douglas Jordon is called for the reach on Mark Dyck - foul #2 on Douglas Jordon, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| 02:53 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:53 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Dyck - foul #3 on Mark Dyck, team foul #15 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Stanley Barone (C) Vincent Keil | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:31 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 02:10 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| 02:10 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:10 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:10 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 70-65 |
| 01:58 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 70-65 |
| 01:56 | Alabama State | John McCanna grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 01:47 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone dunks the ball set up by Richard Webb and he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #5 on James Wilson, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (C) James Wilson | |
| 01:47 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone misses the free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:47 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 01:38 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by John McCanna | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:27 | Marshall | John Moore comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 01:25 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Alabama State | Richard Webb buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 76-65 |
| 01:03 | Marshall | Stanley Barone denies the turnaround by Douglas Jordon | 76-65 |
| 01:02 | Alabama State | Stanley Barone pulls down the rebound | 76-65 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - John McCanna (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Webb (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Carpenter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Dyck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Stanley Barone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Jordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter is hacked by Ben Spurgeon - foul #3 on Ben Spurgeon, team foul #11 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn (PG), David Tyler (SG), Vincent Keil (PF) John McCanna, Richard Webb, Stanley Barone | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), Cecil White (SG), Daniel Wagoner (SF), Ronald Waterman (C) William Merrill, David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon, Douglas Jordon | |
| 00:59 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:59 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner can't finish the layup | 77-65 |
| 00:50 | Alabama State | Mark Dyck grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Alabama State | Christopher Carpenter makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricky Hearn | 79-65 |
| 00:20 | Marshall | Christopher Carpenter picks off the pass by Cecil White | 79-65 |
| 00:00 | Alabama State | Ricky Hearn runs out the clock | 79-65 |