| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Hobbs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lucas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Walser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Lambert (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Womac (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | John Walser inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Marshall | John Walser can't throw it down | 37-39 |
| 19:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sonny Puckett | 37-39 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sonny Puckett | 40-39 |
| 19:17 | Marshall | John Walser hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bruce Lambert | 40-41 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | William Gunn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett can't tip it in | 40-41 |
| 18:47 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Walser | 40-41 |
| 18:26 | Marshall | John Walser hits the finger roll set up by James Lucas | 40-43 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Sonny Puckett and he's hacked by John Hobbs - foul #1 on John Hobbs, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:53 | Marshall | John Hobbs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gilbert Dolly - foul #3 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli (SF) Gilbert Dolly | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 17:53 | Marshall | John Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:53 | Marshall | John Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli's layup is rejected by Bruce Lambert | 43-45 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Steven Womac snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 17:19 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | William Gunn connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Sonny Puckett and he's hacked by Bruce Lambert - foul #2 on Bruce Lambert, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Ruff (PG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Christian Greene (PF) Franklin Bath, Sonny Puckett, Joshua Ruel | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Tubergen (PG), Clinton Krieger (SG), Andre Dipasquale (PF), Thomas Davis (C) John Hobbs, James Lucas, Bruce Lambert, Steven Womac | |
| 16:49 | Kent State | William Gunn makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:33 | Marshall | John Walser knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Clinton Krieger | 46-47 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | William Gunn can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 16:13 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 16:08 | Marshall | John Tubergen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 16:06 | Marshall | John Walser gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 15:49 | Marshall | John Walser knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jack Ruff (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christian Greene (fresh) C - William Gunn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Tubergen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clinton Krieger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Walser (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andre Dipasquale (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | William Gunn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Andre Dipasquale picks off the pass by William Gunn | 46-50 |
| 15:05 | Marshall | John Tubergen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 15:03 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 46-50 |
| 14:41 | Marshall | Jack Ruff steals it from John Tubergen | 46-50 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 14:18 | Marshall | John Tubergen is called for 5 seconds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Terry Walker (SG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), Joshua Ruel (PF) Jack Ruff, Vaughn Spinelli, Christian Greene, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Hobbs (PG), James Lucas (SG), Bruce Lambert (PF), Robert Mathis (C) John Tubergen, John Walser, Andre Dipasquale, Thomas Davis | |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Terry Walker hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Franklin Bath | 51-50 |
| 13:41 | Marshall | John Hobbs misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-50 |
| 13:39 | Marshall | Clinton Krieger snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 13:30 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert clanks a jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 13:28 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert tips it but misses | 51-50 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Franklin Bath grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel is denied on a layup by Clinton Krieger | 51-50 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly tips it back up and in | 53-50 |
| 12:47 | Marshall | Clinton Krieger knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Lucas | 53-52 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 12:25 | Marshall | John Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 12:20 | Marshall | John Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 12:18 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Franklin Bath connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Walker | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Ruel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Hobbs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lucas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clinton Krieger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Lambert (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Mathis (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Marshall | Clinton Krieger is hacked by Terry Walker - foul #4 on Terry Walker, team foul #2 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (SG), Christian Greene (PF), William Gunn (C) Terry Walker, Joshua Ruel, Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Tubergen (SG), John Walser (SF), Steven Womac (C) James Lucas, Clinton Krieger, Robert Mathis | |
| 11:22 | Marshall | John Hobbs is fouled on the floor by Christian Greene - foul #3 on Christian Greene, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale (C) Bruce Lambert | |
| 11:09 | Marshall | John Hobbs blows the layup | 55-54 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Gunn | 55-54 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Christian Greene is hacked by Steven Womac - foul #1 on Steven Womac, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Ruff (PG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF) Franklin Bath, Gilbert Dolly | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Kane (SG) John Hobbs | |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Vaughn Spinelli | 58-54 |
| 10:20 | Marshall | John Walser loses the ball out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Lucas (SG), Robert Mathis (C) Michael Kane, Andre Dipasquale | |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Christian Greene buries a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Robert Mathis - foul #4 on Robert Mathis, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF) Jack Ruff | |
| Subs | Marshall | Bruce Lambert (PF) Robert Mathis | |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Christian Greene makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:51 | Marshall | John Walser comes up short on the shot from close range | 61-54 |
| 09:49 | Marshall | Steven Womac gets the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 09:38 | Marshall | Gilbert Dolly is called for the reach on Steven Womac - foul #4 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Joshua Ruel (PF) Gilbert Dolly, Christian Greene | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Hobbs (PG) John Tubergen | |
| 09:26 | Marshall | Steven Womac double dribbles | 61-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ralph Johnson (C) William Gunn | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel lays it up and in on a great pass from Franklin Bath | 63-54 |
| 08:47 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert misses badly on a shot from the right block | 63-54 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 08:21 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Walser | 63-54 |
| 07:53 | Marshall | John Walser is hacked by Joshua Ruel - foul #2 on Joshua Ruel, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), Christian Greene (PF), William Gunn (C) Sonny Puckett, Vaughn Spinelli, Joshua Ruel, Ralph Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Clinton Krieger (SG), John Tubergen (SF), Andre Dipasquale (PF), Robert Mathis (C) James Lucas, John Walser, Bruce Lambert, Steven Womac | |
| 07:35 | Marshall | John Hobbs scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christian Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - William Gunn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Hobbs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Krieger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Tubergen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Dipasquale (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Mathis (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Terry Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 07:17 | Marshall | Robert Mathis snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 07:03 | Marshall | Clinton Krieger drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Terry Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Ruff (PG) Franklin Bath | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Walser (SF) John Hobbs | |
| 06:23 | Marshall | Clinton Krieger misses the easy layup | 63-59 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | William Gunn pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Jack Ruff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Christian Greene gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Christian Greene lays it in set up by Gilbert Dolly | 65-59 |
| 05:53 | Marshall | John Walser is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Walser, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (PG), Joshua Ruel (PF) Jack Ruff, Christian Greene | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Lucas (SG), Bruce Lambert (PF) Clinton Krieger, Andre Dipasquale | |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel travels with the ball | 65-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG) Sonny Puckett | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:28 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Walker | 68-62 |
| 05:03 | Marshall | Franklin Bath steps in front of the John Tubergen pass in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Terry Walker dunks the ball on a nice dish by Franklin Bath | 70-62 |
| 04:41 | Marshall | John Walser can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-62 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | Robert Mathis tips it back up and in | 70-64 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-64 |
| 04:18 | Marshall | Robert Mathis pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 04:14 | Marshall | John Walser comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joshua Ruel | 70-64 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bruce Lambert - foul #3 on Bruce Lambert, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (SG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF), Christian Greene (C) Terry Walker, Gilbert Dolly, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Hobbs (PG), Clinton Krieger (SF), Steven Womac (C) John Tubergen, John Walser, Robert Mathis | |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 03:51 | Marshall | John Hobbs misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-64 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Franklin Bath pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli lays it in | 74-64 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Ruel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Christian Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Hobbs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lucas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clinton Krieger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Lambert (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Womac (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Clinton Krieger misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joshua Ruel | 74-64 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bruce Lambert - foul #4 on Bruce Lambert, team foul #7 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF) Franklin Bath | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Walser (SF), Andre Dipasquale (C) James Lucas, Bruce Lambert | |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 02:58 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Terry Walker (SG), William Gunn (C) Sonny Puckett, Vaughn Spinelli, Christian Greene | |
| Subs | Marshall | Bruce Lambert (PF), Robert Mathis (C) Steven Womac, Andre Dipasquale | |
| 02:52 | Marshall | John Walser scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by John Hobbs | 76-67 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | William Gunn drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Terry Walker | 78-67 |
| 02:13 | Marshall | Clinton Krieger buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Terry Walker drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Bath | 80-70 |
| 01:35 | Marshall | John Walser comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 80-70 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel snags the defensive board | 80-70 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-70 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | John Walser snags the defensive board | 80-70 |
| 01:04 | Marshall | Clinton Krieger can't connect on a runner in the lane | 80-70 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Terry Walker grabs the board | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Kent State | John Hobbs is called for the reach on Franklin Bath - foul #2 on John Hobbs, team foul #8 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (SG), Jack Ruff (SF), Christian Greene (PF), Randy Reynolds (C) Terry Walker, Gilbert Dolly, Joshua Ruel, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Tubergen (PG), Michael Kane (SF), Steven Womac (PF), Andre Dipasquale (C) John Hobbs, John Walser, Bruce Lambert, Robert Mathis | |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale misses the lay-in | 82-70 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Christian Greene gets the rebound | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds | 82-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli (SF) Franklin Bath | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:18 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Clinton Krieger and the foul's on Sonny Puckett - foul #2 on Sonny Puckett, team foul #6 | 82-72 |
| 00:18 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale misses the free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli grabs the defensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Jack Ruff runs out the clock | 82-72 |