| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bacon (fresh) PF - Sean Mandeville (fresh) C - David Andrews (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 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Herbert Yee misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Bacon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bacon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Herbert Yee makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Herbert Yee makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bacon hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Reinert | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Marshall | John Knopf misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Bacon - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bacon, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SF) Jeffrey Bacon | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 19:07 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:43 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 18:41 | Marshall | Herbert Yee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 18:32 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson drills a 3 from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 9-4 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 18:07 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews is whistled for a carry | 9-4 |
| 17:52 | Marshall | Herbert Yee loses the ball out of bounds | 9-4 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert connects on the 3 from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 17:20 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Sean Mandeville - foul #1 on Sean Mandeville, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| 17:20 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 17:20 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno misses the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews snags the defensive board | 12-5 |
| 16:54 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 16:53 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 16:43 | Marshall | Wayne Ackerson steps in front of the John Knopf pass | 12-5 |
| 16:25 | Virginia Tech | Brandon Zermeno is called for the reach on Sean Mandeville - foul #1 on Brandon Zermeno, team foul #1 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger (PF), Rick Tamez (C) Sean Mandeville, David Andrews | |
| 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 | |
| 16:10 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by Kurt Phillippi is blocked by Gerald Wilds | 12-5 |
| 16:09 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 15:52 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 15:50 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kurt Phillippi (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Winger (fresh) C - Rick Tamez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) SF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) PF - Gerald Wilds (fresh) C - John Paniagua (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Rick Tamez | 15-5 |
| 15:25 | Marshall | Kurt Phillippi swats the layup by Steve Zapoticky | 15-5 |
| 15:24 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-5 |
| 15:08 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-5 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (SG), David Andrews (C) Wayne Ackerson, Kurt Phillippi | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), John Knopf (SF), Brandon Zermeno (PF) Ronald Gregory, Jerry Andrus, Steve Zapoticky, John Paniagua | |
| 14:48 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Zermeno - foul #2 on Brandon Zermeno, team foul #2 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals (SG) Jeffrey Reinert | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart (C) Brandon Zermeno | |
| 14:48 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez makes the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 14:48 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez makes the 2nd free throw | 17-5 |
| 14:39 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-5 |
| 14:38 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Rick Tamez | 17-5 |
| 14:34 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton travels with the ball | 17-5 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Sean Mandeville (PF) Rick Tamez | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:16 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-5 |
| 14:15 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones tips it in | 17-7 |
| 14:03 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews loses the ball out of bounds | 17-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG) Reyes Seals | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 13:42 | Marshall | John Knopf hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 17-7 |
| 13:41 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews grabs the board | 17-7 |
| 13:35 | Virginia Tech | John Knopf steals it from Richard Winger | 17-7 |
| 13:31 | Marshall | John Knopf can't throw it down | 17-7 |
| 13:30 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart snags the offensive board | 17-7 |
| 13:25 | Marshall | John Knopf misses the easy layup | 17-7 |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | Sean Mandeville pulls down the rebound | 17-7 |
| 13:06 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-7 |
| 13:05 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds pulls down the rebound | 17-7 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Richard Winger is called for the reach on Herbert Yee - foul #1 on Richard Winger, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson (SG), Kurt Phillippi (SF), Rick Tamez (PF), Richard Brownlee (C) Donald Hamilton, Richard Winger, Sean Mandeville, David Andrews | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Jerry Andrus (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Herbert Yee, John Knopf, Gerald Wilds, Eddie Gearheart | |
| 12:42 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-7 |
| 12:41 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones hits the follow up shot | 17-9 |
| 12:35 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-9 |
| 12:34 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson gets the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SF) Kenneth Jones | |
| 11:58 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Ackerson - foul #1 on Wayne Ackerson, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| 11:58 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:58 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:58 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus makes the 3rd free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:44 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Reinert | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) PF - Rick Tamez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Brownlee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) SF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) PF - John Paniagua (fresh) C - David Becker (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky makes the floater from close range | 19-12 |
| 11:12 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 19-12 |
| 11:10 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert grabs the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:54 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson is whistled for traveling | 19-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (PG), Sean Mandeville (PF), David Andrews (C) Jeffrey Reinert, Rick Tamez, Richard Brownlee | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), John Knopf (SF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Jerry Andrus, Ronald Gregory, Steve Zapoticky, David Becker | |
| 10:39 | Marshall | John Knopf misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 10:37 | Marshall | John Knopf snags the offensive board | 19-12 |
| 10:25 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by David Andrews - foul #1 on David Andrews, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gerald Wilds (PF) John Paniagua | |
| 10:25 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:25 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:15 | Virginia Tech | Herbert Yee steals it from Kurt Phillippi | 19-14 |
| 10:00 | Marshall | Herbert Yee is hacked by David Andrews - foul #2 on David Andrews, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger (SF), Rick Tamez (C) Kurt Phillippi, David Andrews | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:00 | Marshall | Herbert Yee misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:00 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart snags the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:40 | Marshall | Richard Winger is called for the reach on John Knopf - foul #2 on Richard Winger, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG), Toby Pewitt (SF) Donald Hamilton, Richard Winger | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:40 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:40 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:33 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 09:31 | Marshall | John Knopf grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 09:13 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Herbert Yee | 19-18 |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Jones | 19-18 |
| 08:55 | Marshall | Herbert Yee lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 19-20 |
| 08:28 | Virginia Tech | Toby Pewitt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eddie Gearheart - foul #1 on Eddie Gearheart, team foul #3 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (SG), Richard Brownlee (C) Wayne Ackerson, Sean Mandeville | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Paniagua (PF) Gerald Wilds | |
| 08:28 | Virginia Tech | Toby Pewitt makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:28 | Virginia Tech | Toby Pewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:15 | Marshall | John Knopf hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 21-23 |
| 08:01 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-23 |
| 07:59 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:36 | Marshall | John Knopf misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-23 |
| 07:35 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hamilton (fresh) SF - Toby Pewitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Tamez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Brownlee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Yee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Knopf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Paniagua (fresh) C - Eddie Gearheart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses the easy layup | 21-23 |
| 07:19 | Virginia Tech | Richard Brownlee snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 07:12 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert is hacked by Herbert Yee - foul #1 on Herbert Yee, team foul #4 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson (SG), Kurt Phillippi (SF), Sean Mandeville (PF) Donald Hamilton, Toby Pewitt, Rick Tamez | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Jerry Andrus (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), Gerald Wilds (PF) Herbert Yee, Kenneth Jones, John Knopf, Eddie Gearheart | |
| 06:54 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:53 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Brownlee | 21-23 |
| 06:36 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:34 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky is hacked by Kurt Phillippi - foul #1 on Kurt Phillippi, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (PG) Jeffrey Reinert | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | Sean Mandeville snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kurt Phillippi | 23-24 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus is whistled for a carry | 23-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez (C) Richard Brownlee | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG) Steve Zapoticky, Jerry Andrus | |
| 05:35 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kurt Phillippi | 25-24 |
| 05:27 | Marshall | Donald Hamilton takes the ball from John Paniagua | 25-24 |
| 05:22 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton banks in the layup | 27-24 |
| 05:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert Yee | 27-26 |
| 04:45 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson drills a 3 from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 04:22 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Paniagua | 30-28 |
| 04:03 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-28 |
| 04:01 | Marshall | John Paniagua snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 03:57 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 30-28 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 03:49 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson travels with the ball | 30-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG), Jeffrey Bacon (SF), Richard Winger (PF), David Andrews (C) Wayne Ackerson, Kurt Phillippi, Sean Mandeville, Rick Tamez | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (PG), John Knopf (SF), Brandon Zermeno (PF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Herbert Yee, Ronald Gregory, Gerald Wilds, John Paniagua | |
| 03:33 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-28 |
| 03:31 | Marshall | John Knopf pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bacon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Winger (fresh) C - David Andrews (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Zermeno (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eddie Gearheart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones buries a 3 from straight away | 30-31 |
| 03:18 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Reinert | 33-31 |
| 03:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones drills a 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 02:41 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Bacon | 36-34 |
| 02:24 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus double dribbles | 36-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SG) Donald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG) Kenneth Jones | |
| 02:01 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Zermeno and he's hacked by Richard Winger - foul #3 on Richard Winger, team foul #10 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson (SG), Rick Tamez (PF) Kurt Phillippi, Richard Winger | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (SG) Jerry Andrus | |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:24 | Virginia Tech | John Knopf is called for the reach on Wayne Ackerson - foul #1 on John Knopf, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| 01:14 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 01:12 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Knopf | 36-37 |
| 00:54 | Marshall | John Knopf knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 36-39 |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bacon hits the finger roll and he's hacked by John Knopf - foul #2 on John Knopf, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Sean Mandeville (PF) David Andrews | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), Gerald Wilds (PF), John Paniagua (C) John Knopf, Brandon Zermeno, Eddie Gearheart | |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bacon makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:21 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 00:19 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory tips it home | 39-41 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bacon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Sean Mandeville grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |