| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) C - Donald Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Peltier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Lang (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Logan Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Denham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel inbounds the ball | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Lee Wall is denied on a layup by Logan Taylor | 41-46 |
| 19:37 | Marshall | Nelson Denham grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 19:17 | Marshall | Lee Wall steals it from David Peltier | 41-46 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 41-46 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Lee Wall hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 18:39 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Peltier | 43-48 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-48 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 18:04 | Marshall | John Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:45 | Marshall | David Peltier lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Hampton and he's hacked by Lee Wall - foul #2 on Lee Wall, team foul #1 | 43-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Kory Molinari (PF) Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Marshall | Leonard Barton (C) Nelson Denham | |
| 17:45 | Marshall | David Peltier makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:32 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Johnnie Reed | 45-51 |
| 17:15 | Marshall | Leonard Barton scores on a shot in the paint set up by Timothy Hampton | 45-53 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | David Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-53 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 16:31 | Marshall | Leonard Barton misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Johnnie Reed - foul #1 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, David Robinson, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), John Charles (SG), Randy Nicholson (PF), Nelson Denham (C) Timothy Hampton, David Peltier, John Lang, Logan Taylor | |
| 16:31 | Marshall | Leonard Barton makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 16:31 | Marshall | Leonard Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson blows the layup | 47-54 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill tips it home | 49-54 |
| 15:56 | Marshall | Richard McCathern loses the dribble to Joseph Sobel | 49-54 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kory Molinari (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Charles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Barton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randy Nicholson (fresh) C - Nelson Denham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mark Paulson | 52-54 |
| 15:19 | Marshall | John Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Carl Gibson (C) Mark Paulson, Leroy Hill, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Hampton (PG), John Kilpatrick (SF), Logan Taylor (PF) Richard McCathern, Leonard Barton, Randy Nicholson | |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 14:48 | Marshall | John Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 14:47 | Marshall | Logan Taylor hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Lee Wall scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Johnnie Reed and the foul's on Nelson Denham - foul #2 on Nelson Denham, team foul #1 | 57-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Donald Decker (C) Joseph Sobel, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Lang (SF), Randy Nicholson (C) John Kilpatrick, Nelson Denham | |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 14:30 | Marshall | John Lang snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 14:12 | Marshall | Robert Tipler is called for the reach on John Lang - foul #1 on Robert Tipler, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Gibson (PF) Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Marshall | Leonard Barton (C) Randy Nicholson | |
| 13:54 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton is fouled on the floor by Robert Tipler - foul #2 on Robert Tipler, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kory Molinari (PF) Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Peltier (SG) John Charles | |
| 13:38 | Marshall | John Lang's fadeaway is rejected by Kory Molinari | 57-56 |
| 13:36 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 13:30 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Leonard Barton | 57-59 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | David Robinson loses the dribble to John Lang | 57-59 |
| 12:57 | Marshall | Donald Decker steps in front of the Logan Taylor pass | 57-59 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Donald Decker is hacked by Timothy Hampton - foul #2 on Timothy Hampton, team foul #2 | 57-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF) Robert Tipler, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), Randy Nicholson (PF), Nelson Denham (C) Timothy Hampton, Logan Taylor, Leonard Barton | |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari loses the dribble to David Peltier | 57-59 |
| 12:28 | Marshall | John Lang scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Peltier | 57-62 |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 12:09 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Nelson Denham | 57-62 |
| 12:03 | Marshall | John Lang clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 12:01 | Marshall | Nelson Denham pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 11:51 | Marshall | John Lang is hacked by Joseph Sobel - foul #2 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Johnnie Reed, Kory Molinari, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Charles (SG), John Kilpatrick (SF) David Peltier, John Lang | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Charles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Kilpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randy Nicholson (fresh) C - Nelson Denham (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard McCathern | 57-64 |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Lee Wall clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-64 |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson grabs the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson hits a floater in the paint | 59-64 |
| 10:47 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson slams it home | 59-66 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler loses the dribble to Nelson Denham | 59-66 |
| 10:06 | Marshall | Richard McCathern misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler's 3 pointer is rejected by Randy Nicholson | 59-66 |
| 09:58 | Marshall | Nelson Denham grabs the board | 59-66 |
| 09:43 | Marshall | John Charles is fouled on the floor by Lee Wall - foul #3 on Lee Wall, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), David Robinson (SF), Kory Molinari (PF), Donald Decker (C) Mark Paulson, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Hampton (PG), David Peltier (SG), John Lang (SF), Logan Taylor (PF), Leonard Barton (C) Richard McCathern, John Charles, John Kilpatrick, Randy Nicholson, Nelson Denham | |
| 09:20 | Marshall | David Peltier is hacked by Robert Tipler - foul #3 on Robert Tipler, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG) Robert Tipler | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:20 | Marshall | David Peltier makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 09:20 | Marshall | David Peltier makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 09:07 | Marshall | John Lang pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 08:58 | Marshall | Donald Decker denies the turnaround by David Peltier | 59-68 |
| 08:57 | Marshall | Logan Taylor tips it home | 59-70 |
| 08:38 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hampton - foul #3 on Timothy Hampton, team foul #3 | 59-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG) Leroy Hill | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:23 | East Carolina | David Peltier is called for the reach on Johnnie Reed - foul #2 on David Peltier, team foul #4 | 59-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Lee Wall (PF) Mark Paulson, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:06 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Donald Decker grabs the offensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Donald Decker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | John Lang gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 07:38 | Marshall | Leonard Barton's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Reed | 59-70 |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the easy layup | 59-70 |
| 07:33 | Marshall | Logan Taylor snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Hampton (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Peltier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lang (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Logan Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Barton (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Marshall | David Peltier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-70 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Lee Wall gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 07:08 | Marshall | Logan Taylor snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 06:50 | Marshall | Donald Decker is called for the reach on Leonard Barton - foul #2 on Donald Decker, team foul #8 | 59-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Kory Molinari (PF), Carl Gibson (C) David Robinson, Lee Wall, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Charles (SG), Nelson Denham (C) David Peltier, John Lang | |
| 06:50 | Marshall | Leonard Barton misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the fadeaway from the left block | 59-70 |
| 06:39 | Marshall | Logan Taylor snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 06:26 | Marshall | John Charles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Hampton | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-73 |
| 05:59 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-73 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel grabs the board | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 62-73 |
| 05:51 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Nelson Denham | 62-73 |
| 05:30 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-73 |
| 05:28 | Marshall | John Charles tips it but misses | 62-73 |
| 05:27 | Marshall | Nelson Denham gets the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Leonard Barton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Hampton | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-75 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Nelson Denham | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Logan Taylor | 62-78 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lee Wall (PF), Donald Decker (C) Kory Molinari, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Peltier (SG), John Lang (SF) John Charles, Leonard Barton | |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Nelson Denham steals it from Johnnie Reed | 62-78 |
| 03:56 | Marshall | John Lang misses the floater from the right side | 62-78 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Sobel | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler clanks a turnaround from close range | 62-78 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel tips it but misses | 62-78 |
| 03:47 | Marshall | John Lang grabs the board | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Timothy Hampton, team foul #5 | 62-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG), David Robinson (SF) Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), Randy Nicholson (PF) Timothy Hampton, Logan Taylor | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Peltier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lang (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. PF - Randy Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nelson Denham (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Donald Decker buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Paulson | 65-78 |
| 02:36 | Marshall | Nelson Denham is fouled on the floor by Donald Decker - foul #3 on Donald Decker, team foul #9 | 65-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG) Johnnie Reed | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:36 | Marshall | Nelson Denham makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 02:36 | Marshall | Nelson Denham makes the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | David Robinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-80 |
| 02:26 | Marshall | Nelson Denham grabs the board | 65-80 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Paulson - foul #1 on Mark Paulson, team foul #10 | 65-80 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG), Kory Molinari (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Robert Tipler, Lee Wall, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Charles (SG), John Kilpatrick (SF), Leonard Barton (C) David Peltier, John Lang, Nelson Denham | |
| 02:11 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari snags the defensive board | 65-80 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-80 |
| 01:50 | East Carolina | David Robinson can't tip it in | 65-80 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-80 |
| 01:19 | Marshall | David Robinson picks off the pass by Randy Nicholson | 65-80 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill connects on the 3 from the right corner | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Carl Gibson is called for the reach on Randy Nicholson - foul #1 on Carl Gibson, team foul #11 | 68-80 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Gibson | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the dunk attempt | 68-81 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Hill | 68-81 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | David Robinson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-81 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | John Charles clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 71-81 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari snags the defensive board | 71-81 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari clanks a fullcourt shot | 71-81 |