| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Haggerty (fresh) SG - Samuel Boyd (fresh) SF - Andrew Norman (fresh) PF - Reginald Parish (fresh) C - Ron Spain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Yee (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) SF - John Knopf (fresh) PF - Brandon Zermeno (fresh) C - Eddie Gearheart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Marshall | John Knopf misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | John Knopf can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Marshall | John Knopf snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Marshall | Herbert Yee connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Jones | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Eddie Gearheart picks off the pass by Ron Spain | 0-4 |
| 17:22 | Marshall | John Knopf lays it up and in set up by Herbert Yee | 0-6 |
| 17:05 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knopf steps in front of the Reginald Parish pass | 0-6 |
| 16:59 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart is hacked by Ron Spain - foul #1 on Ron Spain, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Castiglia (PG), Paul Adams (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Danny Laffey (C) Kenneth Haggerty, Samuel Boyd, Andrew Norman, Ron Spain | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Jerry Andrus (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), Gerald Wilds (PF), John Paniagua (C) Herbert Yee, Kenneth Jones, John Knopf, Brandon Zermeno, Eddie Gearheart | |
| 16:53 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Gregory | 0-8 |
| 16:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey banks in the layup | 2-8 |
| 16:28 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Zapoticky | 2-10 |
| 16:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Reginald Parish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-10 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG) Reginald Parish | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 15:52 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| 15:52 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 15:52 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Castiglia (fresh) SG - Timothy Merriman (fresh) SF - Paul Adams (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Danny Laffey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) PF - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Paniagua (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey is hacked by Steve Zapoticky - foul #1 on Steve Zapoticky, team foul #1 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty (PG), Samuel Boyd (SG), Andrew Norman (SF), Ron Spain (C) Bradley Castiglia, Timothy Merriman, Paul Adams, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), Brandon Zermeno (PF) Ronald Gregory, Gerald Wilds | |
| 15:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Kenneth Haggerty | 4-11 |
| 15:09 | Marshall | Ron Spain is called for the reach on John Paniagua in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Spain, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Reginald Parish (PF) Ron Spain | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), John Knopf (SF), David Becker (C) Jerry Andrus, Steve Zapoticky, John Paniagua | |
| 14:57 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 14:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Boyd | 6-11 |
| 14:40 | Marshall | Andrew Norman picks off the pass by Brandon Zermeno | 6-11 |
| 14:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 14:18 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:16 | Marshall | Kenneth Haggerty is called for the reach on Kenneth Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Haggerty, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Castiglia (PG), Timothy Merriman (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Paul Adams (C) Kenneth Haggerty, Samuel Boyd, Andrew Norman, Danny Laffey | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gerald Wilds (PF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Brandon Zermeno, David Becker | |
| 14:04 | Marshall | Reginald Parish is called for the reach on Gerald Wilds - foul #1 on Reginald Parish, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (SG), Jerry Andrus (SF) Kenneth Jones, John Knopf | |
| 13:52 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds is called for 3 seconds | 6-11 |
| 13:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Eddie Gearheart is called for the reach on Paul Adams - foul #1 on Eddie Gearheart, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SF) Herbert Yee | |
| 13:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams misses the jumper near the basket | 6-11 |
| 13:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams hits the follow up shot | 8-11 |
| 13:18 | Marshall | Timothy Merriman picks off the pass by Ronald Gregory in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 13:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Castiglia hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Merriman | 10-11 |
| 12:55 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus loses the dribble to Timothy Merriman | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Castiglia lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Merriman | 12-11 |
| 12:29 | Marshall | Paul Adams steals it from Eddie Gearheart | 12-11 |
| 12:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams hits a shot near the basket set up by Timothy Merriman | 14-11 |
| 12:04 | Marshall | Bradley Castiglia is called for the reach on Ronald Gregory in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Castiglia, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty (PG), Samuel Boyd (SG), Andrew Norman (SF), Danny Laffey (C) Bradley Castiglia, Timothy Merriman, Robert Smith, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), John Knopf (SF), Brandon Zermeno (PF), John Paniagua (C) Ronald Gregory, Jerry Andrus, Steve Zapoticky, Gerald Wilds, Eddie Gearheart | |
| 11:43 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Paniagua and the foul's on Reginald Parish - foul #2 on Reginald Parish, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams (C) Reginald Parish | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 11:43 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Haggerty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Norman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Laffey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Yee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Zermeno (fresh) C - John Paniagua (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Brandon Zermeno steals the ball from Samuel Boyd | 14-14 |
| 11:20 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 14-14 |
| 11:18 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Kenneth Haggerty | 14-14 |
| 10:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty blows the layup but the foul's on Herbert Yee - foul #1 on Herbert Yee, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith (PF) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:38 | Marshall | John Knopf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| 10:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Paniagua swats the layup by Danny Laffey | 15-14 |
| 10:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-14 |
| 10:05 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:03 | Marshall | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Kenneth Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire (PG), Paul Adams (C) Kenneth Haggerty, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (PG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), David Becker (PF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Herbert Yee, John Knopf, Brandon Zermeno, John Paniagua | |
| 10:03 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:03 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Norman | 18-15 |
| 09:43 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus loses the dribble to Samuel Boyd in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 09:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-15 |
| 09:30 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 09:28 | Marshall | Samuel Boyd picks off the pass by Steve Zapoticky in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 09:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 09:08 | Marshall | David Becker grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 08:59 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 18-15 |
| 08:57 | Marshall | David Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:39 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is open and scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Steve Zapoticky | 18-17 |
| 08:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 08:14 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jones | 18-17 |
| 08:00 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 18-17 |
| 07:58 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses the tip | 18-17 |
| 07:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 07:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mike McEntire | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike McEntire (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Boyd (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Norman (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Danny Laffey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Adams (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Zapoticky (fairly fresh) PF - David Becker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Gearheart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Marshall | David Becker buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 20-19 |
| 06:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 06:54 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jones | 20-19 |
| 06:48 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart hits a floater in the lane | 20-21 |
| 06:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey travels with the ball | 20-21 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty (PG), Bradley Castiglia (SG) Mike McEntire, Samuel Boyd | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), Ronald Gregory (SG), John Knopf (SF), Brandon Zermeno (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Jerry Andrus, Kenneth Jones, Steve Zapoticky, David Becker, Eddie Gearheart | |
| 06:20 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-21 |
| 06:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Castiglia grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-21 |
| 05:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| 05:40 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno misses long on an open shot in the lane | 20-21 |
| 05:39 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds tips it back up and in | 20-23 |
| 05:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman is whistled for traveling | 20-23 |
| 05:11 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno is fouled on the floor by Paul Adams - foul #1 on Paul Adams, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| 05:11 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 05:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Castiglia | 23-23 |
| 04:47 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno lays it up and in and he's fouled by Paul Adams - foul #2 on Paul Adams, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG), Ron Spain (C) Bradley Castiglia, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:47 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 04:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Norman grabs the offensive board | 23-26 |
| 04:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd (SG) Kenneth Haggerty | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), Jerry Andrus (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Ronald Gregory, John Knopf, Brandon Zermeno, Gerald Wilds | |
| 03:54 | Marshall | John Paniagua connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Becker | 23-28 |
| 03:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Castiglia (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Reginald Parish (PF) Timothy Merriman, Andrew Norman, Danny Laffey | |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SF), Brandon Zermeno (PF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Herbert Yee, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Castiglia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Reginald Parish (fresh) C - Ron Spain (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) PF - Brandon Zermeno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Gearheart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Boyd - foul #1 on Samuel Boyd, team foul #11 | 23-28 |
| 03:23 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:23 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Eddie Gearheart swats the short shot by Ron Spain | 23-30 |
| 03:06 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 02:42 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #12 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Haggerty (PG), Paul Adams (SF) Samuel Boyd, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (SG), John Knopf (SF) Jerry Andrus, Kenneth Jones | |
| 02:42 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:42 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bradley Castiglia | 25-31 |
| 02:27 | Marshall | John Knopf loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd (SG) Bradley Castiglia | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), Gerald Wilds (PF) Steve Zapoticky, Brandon Zermeno | |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Wilds - foul #1 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #4 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG) Samuel Boyd | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Paniagua (C) Eddie Gearheart | |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | John Knopf is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Gregory | 27-34 |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ronald Gregory | 27-34 |
| 01:38 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the wide open runner from the left block | 27-36 |
| 01:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Yee steps in front of the Kenneth Haggerty pass | 27-36 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory misses the turnaround in the lane | 27-36 |
| 01:17 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds grabs the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 00:54 | Marshall | John Paniagua knocks in the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Reginald Parish - foul #3 on Reginald Parish, team foul #13 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire (PG), Bradley Castiglia (SG), Andrew Norman (SF), Danny Laffey (PF) Kenneth Haggerty, Timothy Merriman, Paul Adams, Reginald Parish | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Herbert Yee, Ronald Gregory, John Knopf, Gerald Wilds | |
| 00:54 | Marshall | John Paniagua makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron Spain misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Laffey can't tip it in | 27-39 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd (SG) Bradley Castiglia | |
| Subs | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno (PF) John Paniagua | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Boyd hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 27-39 |