| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zerzan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Martinez (fresh) PF - Michael Light (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Blades (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Zach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stoney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Carl Williams inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Marshall | George Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | David Stevens misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Michael Light tips it in | 33-28 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | James Zerzan steps in front of the Ivan Zach pass | 33-28 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan misses the easy layup | 33-28 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | George Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:46 | Marshall | Ivan Zach makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | David Stevens drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 18:03 | Marshall | George Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Light snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez buries a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Ivan Zach - foul #1 on Ivan Zach, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:31 | Marshall | George Porter steals it from David Blades | 39-31 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zach - foul #2 on Ivan Zach, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Medley (SG), Jared Fine (SF), Luke Harpole (C) James Zerzan, Oscar Martinez, David Stevens | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Washington (PF) Joseph Stoney | |
| 17:05 | Central Michigan | George Porter connects on the floater from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 16:51 | Marshall | John Washington comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Luke Harpole - foul #1 on Luke Harpole, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG) George Porter | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Doster (SF), Stephen Sanders (C) Carl Williams, George Thomas | |
| 16:51 | Marshall | John Washington makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:51 | Marshall | John Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley connects on the jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 16:19 | Marshall | David Blades connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Sanders | 43-35 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Light clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Luke Harpole tips it home | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Theodore Hall (fresh) SG - Martin Medley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jared Fine (fresh) PF - Michael Light (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Luke Harpole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Blades (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Zach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Doster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Washington (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Marshall | David Blades is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), James Zerzan (SG), Ludoslaw Debski (SF), Clint Warnock (C) Theodore Hall, Martin Medley, Jared Fine, Michael Light | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Adkins (PG), Carl Williams (SF), Joseph Stoney (PF) David Blades, Ivan Zach, John Washington | |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 15:38 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:23 | Marshall | Timothy Adkins misses the jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 15:21 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders tips it in | 45-37 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Zerzan | 48-37 |
| 14:51 | Marshall | Timothy Adkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | George Porter pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | Ludoslaw Debski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | George Porter gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | Stephen Sanders blocks the short jumper by George Porter | 48-37 |
| 14:14 | Marshall | James Doster gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:50 | Marshall | The short jumper by Carl Williams is denied by Clint Warnock | 48-37 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Zerzan | 48-37 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | George Porter drills a floater from the right side | 50-37 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Carl Williams and he's hacked by Clint Warnock - foul #1 on Clint Warnock, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG), Martin Medley (SG), Oscar Martinez (SF), Michael Light (PF), David Stevens (C) George Porter, James Zerzan, Ludoslaw Debski, Luke Harpole, Clint Warnock | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Blades (PG), Ivan Zach (SG), Florentino Russo (SF), George Thomas (C) Timothy Adkins, James Doster, Carl Williams, Stephen Sanders | |
| 13:11 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | Michael Light comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Theodore Hall takes the ball from Joseph Stoney | 50-40 |
| 12:40 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez misses long on a floater from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 12:38 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 12:26 | Marshall | David Blades misses the fadeaway from the left block | 50-40 |
| 12:24 | Marshall | Ivan Zach tips it in | 50-42 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Martin Medley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 12:00 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney grabs the board | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Theodore Hall (fresh) SG - Martin Medley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oscar Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Light (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - David Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Blades (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Zach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Florentino Russo (fresh) PF - Joseph Stoney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Marshall | Florentino Russo drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from George Thomas | 50-44 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | David Stevens comes up short on the shot from the left block | 50-44 |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | Michael Light snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 11:04 | Marshall | George Thomas gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:43 | Marshall | David Blades misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | David Stevens pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Michael Light loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), James Zerzan (SG), Ludoslaw Debski (SF), Luke Harpole (C) Theodore Hall, Martin Medley, Oscar Martinez, David Stevens | |
| Subs | Marshall | Carl Williams (SF), John Washington (PF), Stephen Sanders (C) Florentino Russo, Joseph Stoney, George Thomas | |
| 10:10 | Marshall | Carl Williams double dribbles | 50-44 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | George Porter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 09:49 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders can't throw it down | 50-44 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to George Porter | 50-44 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ludoslaw Debski | 53-44 |
| 09:06 | Marshall | David Blades connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Zach | 53-46 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Michael Light makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Porter | 56-46 |
| 08:37 | Marshall | Carl Williams buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Zach and the foul's on Ludoslaw Debski - foul #4 on Ludoslaw Debski, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez (SF), David Stevens (C) Ludoslaw Debski, Michael Light | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Adkins (PG), James Doster (SG), George Thomas (C) David Blades, Ivan Zach, Stephen Sanders | |
| 08:37 | Marshall | Carl Williams misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | David Stevens pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | David Stevens clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-48 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan grabs the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | George Porter buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Oscar Martinez | 59-48 |
| 07:59 | Marshall | James Zerzan picks off the pass by George Thomas | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zerzan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luke Harpole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Doster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Washington (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Porter | 61-48 |
| 07:25 | Marshall | John Washington makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Williams | 61-50 |
| 07:03 | Central Michigan | David Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG), Martin Medley (SG), Ludoslaw Debski (SF), Michael Light (PF), Clint Warnock (C) George Porter, James Zerzan, Oscar Martinez, Luke Harpole, David Stevens | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Blades (PG), Ivan Zach (SG), Stephen Sanders (PF) Timothy Adkins, Carl Williams, John Washington | |
| 06:38 | Marshall | Ivan Zach drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Blades | 61-53 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Michael Light comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Michael Light snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Light knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Theodore Hall | 64-53 |
| 05:54 | Marshall | James Doster is hacked by Ludoslaw Debski - foul #5 on Ludoslaw Debski, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Porter (PG), Jared Fine (SF), Luke Harpole (C) Theodore Hall, Ludoslaw Debski, Clint Warnock | |
| Subs | Marshall | Carl Williams (SF), Joseph Stoney (PF) James Doster, George Thomas | |
| 05:38 | Marshall | Jared Fine is called for the reach on David Blades - foul #1 on Jared Fine, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Stevens (C) Luke Harpole | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:28 | Marshall | Ivan Zach scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Jared Fine hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 05:01 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 04:43 | Marshall | David Stevens picks off the pass by Stephen Sanders | 64-55 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | George Porter makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Medley | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Marshall | Carl Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 04:13 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Zerzan (SG), Oscar Martinez (SF) Martin Medley, Jared Fine | |
| Subs | Marshall | George Thomas (C) Stephen Sanders | |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | David Stevens comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by George Thomas - foul #1 on George Thomas, team foul #3 | 67-58 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - George Porter (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zerzan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Light (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. C - David Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Blades (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zach (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stoney (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - George Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ivan Zach | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | David Stevens makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by James Zerzan | 71-60 |
| 03:15 | Marshall | George Thomas can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Stevens - foul #2 on David Stevens, team foul #6 | 71-60 |
| 03:15 | Marshall | George Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 03:15 | Marshall | George Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | David Stevens misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 71-62 |
| 02:52 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 02:42 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney misses the shot from the baseline | 71-62 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | Ivan Zach misses the tip | 71-62 |
| 02:38 | Central Michigan | Michael Light snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | George Porter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-62 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | George Porter grabs the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | James Zerzan is fouled on the floor by David Blades - foul #2 on David Blades, team foul #4 | 71-62 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | Oscar Martinez makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 01:11 | Marshall | George Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | George Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 01:02 | Marshall | Ivan Zach clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-62 |
| 01:01 | Marshall | George Thomas tips it in | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Michael Light is fouled on the floor by Joseph Stoney - foul #2 on Joseph Stoney, team foul #5 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall (PG), Martin Medley (SG), Jared Fine (SF), Clint Warnock (PF), Luke Harpole (C) George Porter, James Zerzan, Oscar Martinez, Michael Light, David Stevens | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Adkins (PG), James Doster (SG), Florentino Russo (SF), John Washington (PF), Stephen Sanders (C) David Blades, Ivan Zach, Carl Williams, Joseph Stoney, George Thomas | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall is fouled on the floor by James Doster - foul #2 on James Doster, team foul #6 | 74-64 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall is fouled on the floor by Timothy Adkins - foul #2 on Timothy Adkins, team foul #7 | 74-64 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Marshall | Timothy Adkins buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Florentino Russo | 76-66 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Timothy Adkins is called for the reach on Clint Warnock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Adkins, team foul #8 | 76-66 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Clint Warnock makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Clint Warnock misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:47 | Marshall | John Washington snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| 00:42 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Clint Warnock | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Medley | 79-66 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | John Washington is fouled on the floor by Clint Warnock - foul #2 on Clint Warnock, team foul #7 | 79-66 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | John Washington makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | John Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | John Washington buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Florentino Russo | 79-69 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Theodore Hall runs out the clock | 79-69 |