| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) PF - Lee Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Russell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Vedder (fresh) C - John Boose (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Marshall | John Remmers steals it from John Boose | 23-37 |
| 19:33 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses the lay-in | 23-37 |
| 19:32 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 19:10 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Dwayne Bosley out of a doubleteam | 25-37 |
| 18:37 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sylvester Mikowski | 25-40 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Sylvester Mikowski - foul #1 on Sylvester Mikowski, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:32 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | William Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-40 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-40 |
| 18:04 | Marshall | John Boose pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:36 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles drills a shot from the free throw line | 26-42 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Vedder - foul #3 on Jerry Vedder, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Buganski (C) William Bradley | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Villalobos (C) Jerry Vedder | |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer makes the 3rd free throw | 28-42 |
| 16:58 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles clanks a shot from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 28-42 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright snags the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright snags the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | John Boose steals it from Lee Wright | 28-42 |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Lee Wright swats the dunk try by Ronald Nobles | 28-42 |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Buganski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Russell (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ronald Nobles (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Boose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Villalobos (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 15:13 | Marshall | James Villalobos gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 14:54 | Marshall | William Russell is fouled on the floor by John Remmers - foul #2 on John Remmers, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), Christopher Villani (SG), Ray Denn (SF), William Bradley (C) John Remmers, Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer, Lee Wright | |
| Subs | Marshall | Uros Duszynski (PG), Mario Steinmetz (SG), Walter Lawerence (SF), Jerry Vedder (PF) William Russell, Ronald Nobles, Sylvester Mikowski, John Boose | |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-42 |
| 14:24 | Marshall | Uros Duszynski snags the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 14:07 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Mario Steinmetz | 28-44 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 13:49 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence pulls down the rebound | 28-44 |
| 13:34 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG), Robert Cryer (SF), William Finley (PF) Donald Becker, Christopher Villani, Ray Denn, John Buganski | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Russell (PG), John Boose (C) Uros Duszynski, James Villalobos | |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Mario Steinmetz is called for the reach on John Remmers - foul #1 on Mario Steinmetz, team foul #3 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (SG) Mario Steinmetz | |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers is fouled on the floor by William Russell - foul #3 on William Russell, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 12:49 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 12:24 | Marshall | William Bradley denies the turnaround by Walter Lawerence | 28-44 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles grabs the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 12:02 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Vedder | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Cryer | 31-46 |
| 11:51 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder loses the ball out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright (PF), John Buganski (C) William Finley, William Bradley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski (SF), James Villalobos (C) Jerry Vedder, John Boose | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley is whistled for a carry | 31-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Vedder (PF) Walter Lawerence | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Buganski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Russell (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Vedder (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Villalobos (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:07 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Russell | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 31-48 |
| 10:54 | Marshall | William Russell snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 10:48 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Russell | 31-51 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright misses the jump hook in the lane | 31-51 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Wright | 31-51 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Buganski | 34-51 |
| 10:07 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 34-51 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Remmers | 36-51 |
| 09:28 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Russell | 36-54 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 09:10 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 08:54 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 08:52 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Nobles | 36-54 |
| 08:33 | Marshall | William Russell knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sylvester Mikowski | 36-57 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-57 |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles gets the rebound | 36-57 |
| 08:01 | Marshall | James Villalobos lays it up and in and he's hacked by Lee Wright - foul #2 on Lee Wright, team foul #2 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), Christopher Villani (SG), Ray Denn (SF), William Finley (PF), William Bradley (C) John Remmers, Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer, Lee Wright, John Buganski | |
| Subs | Marshall | Uros Duszynski (PG), Mario Steinmetz (SG), Walter Lawerence (SF), John Boose (C) William Russell, Ronald Nobles, Sylvester Mikowski, Jerry Vedder | |
| 08:01 | Marshall | James Villalobos makes the free throw | 36-60 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | William Finley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-60 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley is fouled on the floor by James Villalobos - foul #1 on James Villalobos, team foul #5 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Vedder (PF) James Villalobos | |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-60 |
| 07:30 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Boose | 36-60 |
| 07:11 | Marshall | William Bradley swats the layup by Uros Duszynski | 36-60 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker pulls down the rebound | 36-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Becker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Denn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Finley (fresh) C - William Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Uros Duszynski (fresh) SG - Mario Steinmetz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Lawerence (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Vedder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Boose (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 36-60 |
| 06:49 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder grabs the defensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 06:31 | Marshall | Mario Steinmetz buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Lawerence | 36-63 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Becker | 39-63 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | A charge is called on Jerry Vedder - foul #4 on Jerry Vedder, team foul #6 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Buganski (PF) William Bradley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Rochelle (SF), James Villalobos (C) Jerry Vedder, John Boose | |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-63 |
| 05:34 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence grabs the defensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 05:21 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence is fouled on the floor by John Buganski - foul #1 on John Buganski, team foul #3 | 39-63 |
| 05:09 | Marshall | Uros Duszynski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-66 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Villani and he's hacked by Joseph Rochelle - foul #2 on Joseph Rochelle, team foul #7 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley (SF) Ray Denn | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Drake (SG) Mario Steinmetz | |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker makes the free throw | 42-66 |
| 04:38 | Marshall | Uros Duszynski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Becker - foul #1 on Donald Becker, team foul #4 | 42-66 |
| 04:38 | Marshall | Uros Duszynski makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 04:38 | Marshall | Uros Duszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-68 |
| 04:17 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence pulls down the rebound | 42-68 |
| 03:49 | Marshall | David Drake makes the floater from the free throw line | 42-70 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani is hacked by James Villalobos - foul #2 on James Villalobos, team foul #8 | 42-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn (SG), George Williams (C) Donald Becker, William Finley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mario Steinmetz (SG) David Drake | |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani makes the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Marshall | George Williams is called for the reach on Joseph Rochelle - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #5 | 44-70 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Christopher Villani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Denn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Ashley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Buganski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Uros Duszynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mario Steinmetz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Rochelle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Lawerence (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Villalobos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:52 | Marshall | James Villalobos is called for traveling | 44-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Mario Steinmetz - foul #2 on Mario Steinmetz, team foul #9 | 44-70 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski misses the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | James Villalobos grabs the board | 44-70 |
| 02:17 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-70 |
| 02:16 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence snags the offensive board | 44-70 |
| 01:53 | Marshall | Mario Steinmetz banks in the layup and he's fouled by Russell Ashley - foul #1 on Russell Ashley, team foul #6 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), William Finley (C) Russell Ashley, George Williams | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:53 | Marshall | Mario Steinmetz makes the free throw | 44-73 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | James Villalobos steps in front of the Christopher Villani pass | 44-73 |
| 01:15 | Marshall | Donald Becker steals it from Uros Duszynski | 44-73 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani throws it down on a great pass from Donald Becker | 46-73 |
| 00:53 | Marshall | Uros Duszynski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mario Steinmetz | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani dunks the ball set up by Donald Becker and he's fouled by Mario Steinmetz - foul #3 on Mario Steinmetz, team foul #10 | 48-75 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani makes the free throw | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Marshall | John Buganski swats the layup by Mario Steinmetz | 49-75 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker can't finish the layup | 49-75 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Finley | 49-75 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani buries a jumpshot from the left side | 51-75 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Uros Duszynski runs out the clock | 51-75 |