| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) SG - David Fredrick (fresh) SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) SG - George Murr (fresh) SF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) C - Michael Heredia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | James Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by George Murr | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Marshall | David Fredrick is fouled on the floor by George Murr - foul #1 on George Murr, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Marshall | David Fredrick's pass is intercepted by Michael Heredia | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Murr - foul #2 on George Murr, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SG) George Murr | |
| 18:20 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia buries a jumper from the left block set up by Thomas Kiely and the foul's on Douglas Jordon - foul #1 on Douglas Jordon, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:58 | Marshall | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ben Spurgeon | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Fredrick | 7-5 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman hits a jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:15 | Marshall | David Fredrick is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SG), James Coyer (PF), James Parkman (C) David Weiler, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | James Meredith snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Meredith (fresh) SG - Cecil White (fresh) SF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) PF - John Moore (fresh) C - Ronald Waterman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Roberson (fresh) SF - Thomas Kiely (fairly fresh) PF - James Coyer (fresh) C - James Parkman (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Marshall | John Moore misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman is hacked by James Meredith - foul #1 on James Meredith, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SG) William Stoneman | |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely's pass is intercepted by James Meredith | 7-7 |
| 15:14 | Marshall | Thomas Kiely is called for the reach on Ronald Waterman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Kiely, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 14:59 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner drills a 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 14:39 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shane Roberson, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fredrick (SG), John Finley (C) John Moore, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), William King (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Thomas Kiely, James Coyer, James Parkman | |
| 14:22 | Marshall | David Fredrick's pass is intercepted by David Weiler | 10-7 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | William King lays it in on a great pass from David Weiler | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner misses badly on a shot from the right block | 10-9 |
| 13:51 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:29 | Marshall | David Fredrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:28 | Marshall | John Finley tips it back up and in | 12-9 |
| 13:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Finley picks off the pass by William King | 12-9 |
| 13:06 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses the lay-in | 12-9 |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | William King pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler buries a 3 from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | David Weiler is called for the reach on Cecil White in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Weiler, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Douglas Jordon (PF), James Wilson (C) Cecil White, James Meredith, Daniel Wagoner, John Finley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) Shane Roberson, William King, Michael Heredia | |
| 12:23 | Marshall | James Wilson makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Douglas Jordon | 14-12 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler's pass is intercepted by Ben Spurgeon | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) SG - David Fredrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (tiring) 2 pts. SG - David Weiler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kiely (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) C - James Coyer (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Marshall | David Fredrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses the 3 from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 11:39 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer tips it home | 14-14 |
| 11:37 | Marshall | William Merrill is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Merrill, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman (C) James Coyer | |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 11:00 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon banks in the layup set up by David Fredrick and he's hacked by Thomas Kiely - foul #2 on Thomas Kiely, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Waterman (C) Douglas Jordon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SF), Michael Heredia (C) Thomas Kiely, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 11:00 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler misses the easy layup | 17-14 |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman tips it in | 17-16 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Moore | 19-16 |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman grabs the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 10:13 | Marshall | John Moore gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:56 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on William Stoneman - foul #1 on William Stoneman, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (SG), Daniel Wagoner (PF), James Wilson (C) David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon, John Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) James Parkman, Michael Heredia | |
| 09:56 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:56 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:56 | Marshall | James Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:43 | Marshall | James Meredith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan clanks a floater near the basket | 20-16 |
| 09:24 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 20-16 |
| 09:13 | Marshall | William Stoneman steps in front of the William Merrill pass | 20-16 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson is hacked by William Merrill - foul #2 on William Merrill, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (PG), David Fredrick (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Douglas Jordon (PF) William Merrill, James Meredith, Ronald Waterman, Daniel Wagoner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William King (C) Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer knocks in the floater in the paint | 20-18 |
| 08:31 | Marshall | David Fredrick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ben Spurgeon | 23-18 |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer is denied on a layup by Douglas Jordon | 23-18 |
| 08:09 | Marshall | David Fredrick grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 08:07 | Marshall | Cecil White is hacked by William Stoneman in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Stoneman, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), Michael Heredia (C) William Stoneman, James Coyer | |
| 08:07 | Marshall | Cecil White makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:07 | Marshall | Cecil White misses the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 24-18 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by David Fredrick - foul #1 on David Fredrick, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (SG), Daniel Wagoner (SF), John Finley (C) David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon, Douglas Jordon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF) George Murr | |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:48 | Marshall | John Moore snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Cecil White (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Meredith (fresh) SF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Moore (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Finley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Heredia (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Weiler (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Roberson (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) C - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Marshall | Cecil White's pass is intercepted by Shane Roberson in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | William King lays it in and he's fouled by John Finley - foul #1 on John Finley, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | William King makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:11 | Marshall | Cecil White connects on the open jumper from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Finley steals it from Nicholas Tiernan | 26-22 |
| 06:57 | Marshall | Cecil White loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fredrick (SG), Douglas Jordon (PF) Cecil White, John Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), James Parkman (PF) William King, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-22 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson hits the follow up shot | 26-24 |
| 06:36 | Marshall | Shane Roberson takes the ball from James Meredith in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson slams it home | 26-26 |
| 06:20 | Marshall | James Meredith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Parkman | 26-26 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Finley steals it from Shane Roberson | 26-26 |
| 05:48 | Marshall | Michael Heredia is called for the reach on David Fredrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Heredia, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon (SF), John Moore (PF), James Wilson (C) Daniel Wagoner, Douglas Jordon, John Finley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) George Murr, James Parkman, Michael Heredia | |
| 05:48 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Tiernan | 26-26 |
| 05:29 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Weiler | 26-28 |
| 05:24 | Marshall | David Fredrick buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Meredith | 29-28 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | David Fredrick hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ben Spurgeon | 32-31 |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (PG), Douglas Jordon (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) James Meredith, John Moore, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), William King (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Thomas Kiely, Nicholas Tiernan, James Coyer | |
| 04:13 | Marshall | David Fredrick hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Shane Roberson - foul #2 on Shane Roberson, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF) Shane Roberson | |
| 04:13 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 04:13 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | Douglas Jordon is called for the reach on William King - foul #2 on Douglas Jordon, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), Daniel Wagoner (SF) David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG) David Weiler | |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:49 | Marshall | William Stoneman is called for the reach on William Merrill in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Stoneman, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (PG) William Stoneman | |
| 03:49 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:49 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Jordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Shane Roberson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Murr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kiely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Heredia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by George Murr | 35-35 |
| 03:07 | Marshall | William Merrill is fouled on the floor by Shane Roberson - foul #3 on Shane Roberson, team foul #12 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon (SF), John Finley (C) Douglas Jordon, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (PG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Parkman (C) Shane Roberson, William King, Michael Heredia | |
| 03:07 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 03:07 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan can't tip it in | 37-35 |
| 02:42 | Marshall | Cecil White snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 02:22 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon lays it up and in set up by William Merrill and the foul's on David Weiler - foul #2 on David Weiler, team foul #13 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fredrick (SG), John Moore (PF), James Wilson (C) Cecil White, Daniel Wagoner, John Finley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer (C) James Parkman | |
| 02:22 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 02:13 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely hits the finger roll | 40-37 |
| 02:03 | Marshall | James Wilson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Murr - foul #3 on George Murr, team foul #14 | 40-37 |
| 02:03 | Marshall | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 02:03 | Marshall | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Moore picks off the pass by George Murr | 41-37 |
| 01:34 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon can't throw it down | 41-37 |
| 01:32 | Marshall | James Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 01:13 | Marshall | William Merrill buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Fredrick and he's fouled by Thomas Kiely - foul #3 on Thomas Kiely, team foul #15 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (SG), Douglas Jordon (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) David Fredrick, John Moore, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William King (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Nicholas Tiernan, James Coyer | |
| 01:13 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Waterman | 44-37 |
| 01:02 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:58 | Marshall | James Meredith is hacked by David Weiler in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Weiler, team foul #16 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), James Parkman (PF) David Weiler, William King | |
| 00:58 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 00:58 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline set up by William Merrill | 48-39 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses the driving attempt from the right block | 48-39 |