| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) SF - John Knopf (fresh) PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) SG - Robert Coker (fresh) SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) PF - Jason Klein (fresh) C - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | Marshall | John Knopf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SG), Nicholas Weber (C) Robert Coker, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Timothy Walden gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:28 | Marshall | Timothy Walden's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Weber | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber clanks a shot from the left side | 0-5 |
| 17:20 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:05 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Timothy Walden and he's hacked by Nicholas Weber - foul #1 on Nicholas Weber, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG) Norman Nold | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz (SF), Anthony Heckler (C) Kevin Thurber, Jason Klein | |
| 17:05 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:44 | Marshall | John Knopf snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:33 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Gregory | 5-5 |
| 16:19 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Knopf steals the ball from Kenneth Tatum | 5-5 |
| 15:55 | Marshall | John Knopf misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Nicholas Weber | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) SF - John Knopf (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Walden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Wilds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) SF - Robert Bentz (fresh) PF - Nicholas Weber (fresh) C - Anthony Heckler (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:46 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:29 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronald Gregory | 8-5 |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Jones is called for the reach on Timothy Gorden - foul #1 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Jerry Andrus (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Kenneth Jones, John Knopf, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Jason Klein (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Timothy Gorden, Kenneth Tatum, Robert Bentz, Nicholas Weber, Anthony Heckler | |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:07 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:43 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Coker - foul #1 on Robert Coker, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 14:43 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:43 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:01 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Thurber - foul #1 on Kevin Thurber, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG) Ronald Gregory | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Anthony Heckler (PF) Woodrow Nicks, Jason Klein | |
| 14:01 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:01 | Marshall | John Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Nold is called for the reach on Timothy Gorden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Nold, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Jerry Andrus - foul #1 on Jerry Andrus, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SF) Norman Nold | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:13 | Marshall | John Paniagua hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | David Becker tips it home | 13-10 |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Thurber and he's fouled by Steve Zapoticky - foul #1 on Steve Zapoticky, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Steve Zapoticky, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SG), Robert Bentz (SF), Jason Klein (PF) Robert Coker, Kevin Thurber, Anthony Heckler | |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:30 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses the jump hook from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 12:28 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones tips it in | 15-13 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 12:16 | Marshall | John Knopf gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:00 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the runner in the paint set up by Jerry Andrus | 17-13 |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-13 |
| 11:41 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) SF - Robert Bentz (fresh) PF - Jason Klein (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodolfo Reyes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Marshall | Timothy Walden is called for traveling | 17-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Ronald Gregory (SG), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Jerry Andrus, Kenneth Jones, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Nicholas Weber (PF), Anthony Heckler (C) Timothy Gorden, Robert Bentz, Jason Klein, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG) Kenneth Tatum | |
| 10:45 | Marshall | David Becker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber gets the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Becker - foul #1 on David Becker, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) John Knopf, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Jason Klein (PF) Woodrow Nicks, Nicholas Weber | |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:35 | Marshall | Timothy Walden comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Klein - foul #1 on Jason Klein, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SG), Nicholas Weber (C) Robert Coker, Anthony Heckler | |
| 09:35 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:35 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 09:17 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:12 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Thurber - foul #2 on Kevin Thurber, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SF) Norman Nold | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz (SF) Kevin Thurber | |
| 09:12 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:12 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 08:44 | Marshall | Timothy Walden lays it in set up by Jerry Andrus | 23-18 |
| 08:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein is fouled on the floor by Gerald Wilds - foul #1 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), John Paniagua (C) Ronald Gregory, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG), Anthony Heckler (C) Robert Bentz, Nicholas Weber | |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Walden swats the short shot by Timothy Gorden | 23-18 |
| 08:17 | Marshall | Timothy Walden pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:08 | Marshall | Timothy Gorden denies the turnaround by Timothy Walden | 23-18 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Anthony Heckler | 23-18 |
| 07:50 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Coker | 23-21 |
| 07:36 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-21 |
| 07:35 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum grabs the board | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Paniagua (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Klein (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Gerald Wilds (C) Jerry Andrus, Timothy Walden | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz (SF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Kenneth Tatum, Jason Klein | |
| 07:04 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 06:21 | Marshall | Norman Nold knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Wilds | 28-24 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 06:07 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 06:01 | Marshall | John Paniagua clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Heckler - foul #1 on Anthony Heckler, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (SG), Jerry Andrus (SF) Kenneth Jones, John Knopf | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SG), Nicholas Weber (PF) Timothy Gorden, Robert Coker, Anthony Heckler | |
| 06:01 | Marshall | John Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:01 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Jerry Andrus - foul #2 on Jerry Andrus, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SF), David Becker (C) Jerry Andrus, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SF), Lance Johnson (C) Robert Bentz, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan makes the 3rd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:31 | Marshall | Kenneth Tatum is called for the reach on David Becker - foul #1 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Walden (PF) John Paniagua | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:31 | Marshall | David Becker makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:31 | Marshall | David Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:31 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks is hacked by Steve Zapoticky - foul #2 on Steve Zapoticky, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (SG) Steve Zapoticky | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz (SF), Jason Klein (PF) Blake Ryan, Lance Johnson | |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:18 | Marshall | David Becker grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 05:03 | Marshall | David Becker blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 05:01 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 04:47 | Marshall | Herbert Yee misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Tatum - foul #2 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG) Norman Nold | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG) Kenneth Tatum | |
| 04:47 | Marshall | Herbert Yee misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:47 | Marshall | Herbert Yee makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), John Paniagua (C) Herbert Yee, David Becker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:13 | Marshall | John Knopf hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 31-27 |
| 04:11 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to John Paniagua | 31-27 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | Nicholas Weber blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Jones | 31-27 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Jones | 31-27 |
| 03:40 | Marshall | John Knopf is hacked by Woodrow Nicks - foul #1 on Woodrow Nicks, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (PG), Gerald Wilds (C) Ronald Gregory, Timothy Walden | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Anthony Heckler (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Woodrow Nicks, Robert Bentz, Jason Klein, Nicholas Weber | |
| 03:40 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:40 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Knopf takes the ball from Anthony Heckler | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Paniagua (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-27 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Herbert Yee (SG), Steve Zapoticky (PF) Kenneth Jones, John Knopf, John Paniagua | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:27 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-27 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber is fouled on the floor by Jerry Andrus - foul #3 on Jerry Andrus, team foul #9 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (SG), Timothy Walden (PF) Herbert Yee, Jerry Andrus | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SG), Jason Klein (PF) Timothy Gorden, Robert Coker, Anthony Heckler | |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 02:10 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Timothy Walden | 38-27 |
| 02:01 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 01:29 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Gerald Wilds | 38-27 |
| 01:16 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds is whistled for a carry | 38-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), John Knopf (SF), John Paniagua (C) Ronald Gregory, Steve Zapoticky, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 00:56 | Marshall | Timothy Walden snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 00:52 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses badly on a shot from the right block | 38-27 |
| 00:50 | Marshall | John Paniagua snags the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-27 |
| 00:41 | Marshall | John Knopf snags the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Norman Nold steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), David Becker (C) Norman Nold, Timothy Walden | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG), Anthony Heckler (C) Kevin Thurber, Jason Klein | |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses the tip | 38-27 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Gorden | 38-27 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | The clock runs out | 38-27 |