| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shayne Seelye (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Gerrard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Antony Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sammie Farrell | 24-38 |
| 19:11 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips is fouled on the floor by Allan Reese - foul #3 on Allan Reese, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley (C) Allan Reese | |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 26-38 |
| 18:35 | Marshall | Eddie Rasmussen blocks the short jumper by Richard Jarboe | 26-38 |
| 18:34 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey grabs the offensive board | 26-38 |
| 18:25 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-38 |
| 18:24 | Marshall | Ward Winburn hits the follow up shot | 26-40 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Gerrard | 29-40 |
| 17:51 | Marshall | Ward Winburn connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Baisley | 29-42 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye can't tip it in | 29-42 |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen gets the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-42 |
| 17:17 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen tips it home | 31-42 |
| 16:57 | Marshall | James Gerrard takes the ball from Richard Jarboe | 31-42 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 16:19 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:15 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 16:09 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell is fouled on the floor by Sammie Farrell - foul #1 on Sammie Farrell, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Tony Morrison (SF), Hugh Papke (PF), Jason Jones (C) Anthony Powell, James Gerrard, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Smith (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), John Moore (SF), Luis Machado (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Sammie Farrell, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Richard Jarboe, Kenneth Baisley | |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shayne Seelye (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Tony Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hugh Papke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Luis Machado (fresh) C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Marshall | John Moore misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 34-42 |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 15:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 15:21 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:02 | Marshall | John Moore is open and lays it up and in | 34-44 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Hammer is called for the reach on Jason Jones - foul #1 on Kenneth Hammer, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Casey Beverly (SG), Antony Phillips (C) John Gamble, Shayne Seelye, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Allan Reese (C) Michael Smith, Luis Machado | |
| 14:37 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly travels with the ball | 34-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Jarboe (PF) Kenneth Hammer | |
| 14:12 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF), Matthew Lund (PF) Tony Morrison, Hugh Papke | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Smith (SG) Merlin Drewes | |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Luis Machado (PF) John Moore, Richard Jarboe | |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey loses the dribble to Casey Beverly in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| 13:32 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| 13:32 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses the free throw | 36-44 |
| 13:32 | Marshall | Luis Machado snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 13:25 | Marshall | Ward Winburn connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 13:08 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund is whistled for a carry | 36-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke (PF), Jason Jones (C) Matthew Lund, Antony Phillips | |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (PG), Kenneth Baisley (PF) Michael Smith, Luis Machado | |
| 13:06 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is fouled in the backcourt by Casey Beverly - foul #4 on Casey Beverly, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (SG) Casey Beverly | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 13:01 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Baisley | 36-49 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Baisley - foul #3 on Kenneth Baisley, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison (SF) James Gerrard | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Kenneth Hammer (C) Jeffrey Bracey, Allan Reese | |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:39 | Marshall | John Moore scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ward Winburn | 38-51 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 38-51 |
| 12:18 | Marshall | John Moore grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 12:13 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Moore | 38-54 |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble misses the jumper from the right side | 38-54 |
| 11:51 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tony Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hugh Papke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Merlin Drewes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Baisley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 38-57 |
| 11:26 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Tony Morrison picks off the pass by Merlin Drewes in the backcourt | 38-57 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Baisley - foul #4 on Kenneth Baisley, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Antony Phillips (C) John Gamble, Tony Morrison, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Richard Jarboe (PF), Allan Reese (C) John Moore, Ward Winburn, Merlin Drewes, Kenneth Baisley, Kenneth Hammer | |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 10:40 | Marshall | Michael Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Sammie Farrell | 40-59 |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-59 |
| 10:26 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 10:01 | Marshall | Andy Kutz is called for the reach on Sammie Farrell - foul #4 on Andy Kutz, team foul #2 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (SG), James Gerrard (SF) Andy Kutz, Hugh Papke | |
| Subs | Marshall | Luis Machado (PF) Richard Jarboe | |
| 09:43 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Sammie Farrell | 40-61 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Reese is called for the reach on Anthony Powell - foul #4 on Allan Reese, team foul #7 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (SG), Matthew Lund (PF), Tony Morrison (C) Shayne Seelye, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), John Moore (C) Sammie Farrell, Allan Reese | |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:02 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Ward Winburn | 42-64 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Gerrard | 44-64 |
| 08:44 | Marshall | Matthew Lund steps in front of the Michael Smith pass in the backcourt | 44-64 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 08:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble hits the follow up shot | 46-64 |
| 08:15 | Marshall | John Moore can't finish the layup | 46-64 |
| 08:13 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Machado | 46-64 |
| 08:00 | Marshall | Michael Smith is denied on a layup by Tony Morrison | 46-64 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-64 |
| 07:32 | Marshall | John Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Powell (tiring) 7 pts. SG - John Gamble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Gerrard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Lund (fairly fresh) C - Tony Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luis Machado (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. | |
| 07:11 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Luis Machado | 46-66 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-66 |
| 06:54 | Marshall | John Moore gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 06:29 | Marshall | Michael Smith connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ward Winburn and he's hacked by Anthony Powell - foul #1 on Anthony Powell, team foul #3 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), Hugh Papke (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) Anthony Powell, John Gamble, James Gerrard, Matthew Lund, Tony Morrison | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Merlin Drewes (SF), Richard Jarboe (PF), Allan Reese (C) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Luis Machado, John Moore | |
| 06:29 | Marshall | Michael Smith misses the free throw | 46-68 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Casey Beverly | 48-68 |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-68 |
| 05:41 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen gets the rebound | 48-68 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 48-68 |
| 05:30 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke snags the offensive board | 48-68 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Reese is called for the reach on Jason Jones - foul #5 on Allan Reese, team foul #8 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG) Casey Beverly | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Kenneth Baisley (C) Michael Smith, Allan Reese | |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:55 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-68 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (SG), Tony Morrison (SF), Antony Phillips (C) Shayne Seelye, Hugh Papke, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (SF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Jeffrey Bracey, Richard Jarboe | |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley loses the ball out of bounds | 50-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG) Merlin Drewes | |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-68 |
| 04:11 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer grabs the board | 50-68 |
| 03:51 | Marshall | Eddie Rasmussen swats the layup by Ward Winburn | 50-68 |
| 03:50 | Marshall | John Moore tips it but misses | 50-68 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley grabs the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 03:27 | Marshall | Tony Morrison swats the shot by Ward Winburn | 50-68 |
| 03:26 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips gets the rebound | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Casey Beverly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tony Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Antony Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. PF - Kenneth Baisley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-68 |
| 03:18 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer grabs the board | 50-68 |
| 02:50 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 50-68 |
| 02:48 | Marshall | John Moore can't tip it in | 50-68 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #9 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (SG), Hugh Papke (SF), Matthew Lund (PF), Jason Jones (C) Casey Beverly, Tony Morrison, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (SG), Luis Machado (SF) Sammie Farrell, Ward Winburn | |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz misses the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:23 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer grabs the board | 51-68 |
| 02:17 | Marshall | Andy Kutz is called for the reach on John Moore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andy Kutz, team foul #4 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (SG) Andy Kutz | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:58 | Marshall | Hugh Papke is called for the reach on Luis Machado - foul #1 on Hugh Papke, team foul #5 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG), Tony Morrison (SF) John Gamble, Matthew Lund | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Anthony Powell is called for the reach on Kenneth Hammer - foul #2 on Anthony Powell, team foul #6 | 51-68 |
| 01:14 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-68 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-68 |
| 00:53 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer grabs the board | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Marshall | John Moore clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly grabs the board | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-68 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones grabs the offensive board | 51-68 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 51-68 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | John Moore runs out the clock | 51-68 |