| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) SF - John Knopf (fresh) PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) PF - Joseph Beam (fresh) C - Duane Nasser (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | John Knopf wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Marshall | Norman Nold scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser's pass is intercepted by John Knopf | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joshua Fulton | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Marshall | John Knopf comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser loses the dribble to John Knopf | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Marshall | John Knopf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Ackerman | 2-6 |
| 17:23 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Norman Nold, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 17:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Fulton | 2-9 |
| 16:36 | Marshall | John Paniagua clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-9 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd travels with the ball | 2-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF) Kenneth Jones, John Knopf | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark (PF) Joseph Beam | |
| 16:07 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Gregory | 4-9 |
| 15:50 | Middle Tenn. State | John Paniagua steps in front of the Marvin Clark pass | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) PF - John Paniagua (fresh) C - David Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Fulton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Clark (fresh) C - Duane Nasser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Jerry Andrus, Steve Zapoticky, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Anthony Gallagher (SG), Eddy Goolsby (SF), Joseph Beam (PF) Willie Ackerman, Joshua Fulton, Jeffrey Lloyd, Duane Nasser | |
| 15:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby is whistled for traveling | 4-9 |
| 14:50 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Marvin Clark - foul #1 on Marvin Clark, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF) Ronald Gregory | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 14:50 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:50 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:20 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:15 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds is hacked by Marvin Clark - foul #2 on Marvin Clark, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG), Duane Nasser (C) Anthony Gallagher, Marvin Clark | |
| 13:57 | Marshall | Timothy Walden hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 5-9 |
| 13:55 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds tips it home | 7-9 |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 13:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Eddy Goolsby misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 13:12 | Marshall | Norman Nold pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:46 | Marshall | John Knopf misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 12:44 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones tips it in | 9-9 |
| 12:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 12:31 | Marshall | Norman Nold grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:17 | Marshall | John Knopf is fouled on the floor by Eddy Goolsby - foul #1 on Eddy Goolsby, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Jerry Andrus (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Norman Nold, Kenneth Jones, John Knopf, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton (SG), Jeffrey Lloyd (SF), Charles Sluss (PF) Aaron Gatlin, Eddy Goolsby, Joseph Beam | |
| 12:12 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Gregory, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam (PF) Duane Nasser | |
| 12:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willie Ackerman | 9-11 |
| 11:41 | Marshall | David Becker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 9-11 |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss grabs the board | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) PF - John Paniagua (fresh) C - David Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Willie Ackerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) PF - Joseph Beam (fairly fresh) C - Charles Sluss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 11:34 | Marshall | David Becker snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 11:25 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory scores on a runner from the left block set up by Jerry Andrus | 11-11 |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Ackerman | 11-13 |
| 10:57 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 10:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 10:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 10:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 10:30 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the fadeaway from close range | 13-15 |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Joseph Beam and the foul's on David Becker - foul #1 on David Becker, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Ronald Gregory, Jerry Andrus, Steve Zapoticky, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Duane Nasser (C) Willie Ackerman, Joseph Beam | |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:41 | Marshall | Norman Nold clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 09:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffrey Lloyd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 09:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss tips it in | 13-20 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-20 |
| 09:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Walden steps in front of the Jeffrey Lloyd pass | 13-20 |
| 08:47 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses the fadeaway from the left side | 13-20 |
| 08:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Joshua Fulton | 13-20 |
| 08:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser clanks a shot in the lane | 13-20 |
| 08:26 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Norman Nold | 13-20 |
| 08:02 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds lays it in on a nice dish by Norman Nold | 15-20 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | John Knopf picks off the pass by Duane Nasser | 15-20 |
| 07:39 | Marshall | John Knopf misses the lay-in | 15-20 |
| 07:38 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Timothy Walden (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Wilds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Aaron Gatlin (fresh) SG - Joshua Fulton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Sluss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Nasser (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-20 |
| 07:15 | Marshall | Timothy Walden snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 07:10 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Wilds and the foul's on Charles Sluss - foul #1 on Charles Sluss, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Jerry Andrus (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Norman Nold, John Knopf, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG), Anthony Gallagher (SG), Kyle Demski (SF), Eddy Goolsby (PF) Aaron Gatlin, Joshua Fulton, Jeffrey Lloyd, Charles Sluss | |
| 07:10 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 06:56 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Paniagua | 20-20 |
| 06:31 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Paniagua | 23-20 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Demski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 05:57 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus loses the dribble to Willie Ackerman | 23-23 |
| 05:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 05:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher snags the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Demski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 05:22 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:07 | Marshall | David Becker is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Becker, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Kenneth Jones, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (SG), Joseph Beam (PF) Anthony Gallagher, Kyle Demski | |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Wilds - foul #1 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton (SG) Aaron Gatlin | |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:35 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 04:33 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses the tip | 23-25 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Andrus takes the ball from Willie Ackerman | 23-25 |
| 04:06 | Marshall | John Knopf knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Andrus | 26-25 |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Beam misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 26-25 |
| 03:47 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 03:27 | Marshall | Eddy Goolsby is called for the reach on John Knopf - foul #2 on Eddy Goolsby, team foul #5 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG) Ronald Gregory, Jerry Andrus | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin (PG), Jeffrey Lloyd (SF), Marvin Clark (C) Willie Ackerman, Eddy Goolsby, Duane Nasser | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Aaron Gatlin (fresh) SG - Joshua Fulton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Clark (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Marshall | Timothy Walden clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-25 |
| 03:03 | Marshall | John Knopf tips it back up and in | 28-25 |
| 02:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Clark misses the 3 from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 02:43 | Marshall | Norman Nold pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:22 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones scores on a floater from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 02:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin hits a jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 01:54 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Nold | 32-27 |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Fulton is hacked by Gerald Wilds - foul #2 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #6 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) John Knopf, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman (PG), Charles Sluss (C) Joshua Fulton, Joseph Beam | |
| 01:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Aaron Gatlin loses the dribble to David Becker | 32-27 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | David Becker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 01:17 | Marshall | John Paniagua tips it home | 34-27 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman is fouled on the floor by David Becker - foul #3 on David Becker, team foul #7 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Herbert Yee (SG), Steve Zapoticky (PF) Norman Nold, Kenneth Jones, David Becker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Ackerman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:04 | Marshall | John Paniagua pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 00:46 | Marshall | Herbert Yee is hacked by Marvin Clark - foul #3 on Marvin Clark, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Gallagher (SG), Eddy Goolsby (PF) Aaron Gatlin, Marvin Clark | |
| 00:30 | Marshall | John Paniagua can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Sluss - foul #2 on Charles Sluss, team foul #7 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Duane Nasser (C) Jeffrey Lloyd | |
| 00:30 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | John Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Sluss clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |