| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Edwards (fresh) SG - Dave Sharber (fresh) SF - Joel McLean (fresh) PF - Timothy Barks (fresh) C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) SF - John Knopf (fresh) PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | John Knopf wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Joel McLean - foul #1 on Joel McLean, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber is whistled for a carry | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Norman Nold | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | James Edwards misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Marshall | Norman Nold scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 0-7 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson drills a turnaround from the baseline | 2-7 |
| 17:55 | Marshall | Timothy Walden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 17:26 | Marshall | Timothy Walden misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-7 |
| 17:25 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Wilds | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | Marshall | Norman Nold hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Timothy Barks is called for traveling | 2-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Jerry Andrus (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Norman Nold, John Knopf, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| 16:35 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-11 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Joel McLean connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Edwards | 5-11 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber grabs the board | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dave Sharber (fresh) SF - Joel McLean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Barks (fairly fresh) C - Robert Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Paniagua (fresh) C - David Becker (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | James Edwards makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dave Sharber | 7-11 |
| 15:26 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory is fouled on the floor by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Samuel Lowry (SG), Marc Morgan (SF), David Dow (PF), Jerry Fong (C) Dave Sharber, Joel McLean, Timothy Barks, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Kenneth Jones, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| 15:18 | Marshall | Samuel Lowry steals it from John Knopf | 7-11 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | James Edwards misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Andrus - foul #1 on Jerry Andrus, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG) Jerry Andrus | |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:45 | Marshall | John Knopf clanks a shot from the right side | 9-11 |
| 14:44 | Central Michigan | Marc Morgan gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by James Edwards is blocked by John Knopf | 9-11 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Gerald Wilds | 9-11 |
| 14:11 | Marshall | John Knopf misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Jerry Fong pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:52 | Central Michigan | Marc Morgan is fouled on the floor by John Knopf - foul #1 on John Knopf, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber (SG), Robert Jefferson (C) James Edwards, Jerry Fong | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Ronald Gregory, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson buries a shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Lowry and he's hacked by David Becker - foul #1 on David Becker, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (PG) Norman Nold | |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:15 | Marshall | John Knopf is hacked by Marc Morgan - foul #1 on Marc Morgan, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel McLean (SF), Timothy Barks (PF) Marc Morgan, David Dow | |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SF) John Knopf | |
| 13:02 | Marshall | Timothy Barks swats the short shot by David Becker | 12-11 |
| 13:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | Timothy Barks takes the ball from Jerry Andrus | 12-11 |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Steve Zapoticky steals it from Robert Jefferson | 12-11 |
| 12:03 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Becker | 12-14 |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | John Paniagua swats the layup by Robert Jefferson | 12-14 |
| 11:39 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Samuel Lowry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dave Sharber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel McLean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Barks (fresh) C - Robert Jefferson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) PF - John Paniagua (fresh) C - David Becker (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Marshall | David Becker blows the dunk but he's hacked by Timothy Barks - foul #1 on Timothy Barks, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Edwards (PG), Christopher Combs (SG), Marc Morgan (SF), David Dow (C) Samuel Lowry, Dave Sharber, Joel McLean, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF) Jerry Andrus, Steve Zapoticky, John Paniagua | |
| 11:29 | Marshall | David Becker makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:29 | Marshall | David Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | James Edwards is whistled for a carry | 12-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Fong (C) Timothy Barks | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gerald Wilds (C) David Becker | |
| 11:08 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Norman Nold | 12-18 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Gerald Wilds denies the turnaround by Jerry Fong | 12-18 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | David Dow grabs the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Timothy Walden swats the shot by Christopher Combs | 12-18 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Jerry Fong grabs the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | David Dow misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-18 |
| 10:13 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:00 | Marshall | John Knopf misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Marc Morgan - foul #2 on Marc Morgan, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber (SG), Joel McLean (SF), Timothy Barks (PF), Robert Jefferson (C) Christopher Combs, Marc Morgan, David Dow, Jerry Fong | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (SG) Kenneth Jones | |
| 10:00 | Marshall | John Knopf misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:00 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 09:42 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Knopf | 12-19 |
| 09:19 | Marshall | Timothy Barks is called for the reach on John Knopf - foul #2 on Timothy Barks, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dow (PF) Timothy Barks | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:09 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 09:07 | Marshall | Timothy Walden can't tip it in | 12-19 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber blows the layup but he's hacked by Gerald Wilds - foul #1 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SG) Norman Nold | |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:01 | Marshall | Timothy Walden gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Combs (SF) Joel McLean | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) John Knopf, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | David Dow blows the layup | 13-19 |
| 08:04 | Marshall | John Paniagua grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 07:39 | Marshall | James Edwards is called for the reach on Ronald Gregory - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Samuel Lowry (PG), Jerry Fong (C) James Edwards, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG) Jerry Andrus | |
| 07:39 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:39 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Samuel Lowry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dave Sharber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Combs (fresh) PF - David Dow (fresh) C - Jerry Fong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Paniagua (fresh) C - David Becker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Jerry Fong steps out of bounds on the sideline | 13-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joel McLean (SF), Robert Jefferson (C) Dave Sharber, David Dow | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Ronald Gregory, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| 07:12 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Knopf | 13-24 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Samuel Lowry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 07:01 | Marshall | Timothy Walden gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:45 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Lowry - foul #1 on Samuel Lowry, team foul #8 | 13-24 |
| 06:45 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:45 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Jerry Fong pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-25 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Fong | 13-25 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | Joel McLean buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Christopher Combs | 15-25 |
| 06:04 | Marshall | John Knopf blows the dunk | 15-25 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Jerry Fong scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Jefferson | 17-25 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Samuel Lowry steps in front of the Timothy Walden pass | 17-25 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Combs misses the easy layup | 17-25 |
| 05:32 | Marshall | Timothy Walden pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:17 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | Samuel Lowry gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Jones - foul #1 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber (SG), Mike Hayden (SF), David Dow (PF) Christopher Combs, Joel McLean, Jerry Fong | |
| 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 | |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:37 | Marshall | The short jumper by Steve Zapoticky is denied by Robert Jefferson | 19-25 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Mike Hayden grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 04:04 | Marshall | John Paniagua grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:00 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 19-25 |
| 03:58 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory snags the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 03:50 | Marshall | David Becker misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 19-25 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:31 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky lays it up and in set up by David Becker and the foul's on Robert Jefferson - foul #1 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Edwards (PG), Marc Morgan (SF), Timothy Barks (PF) Samuel Lowry, Mike Hayden, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), John Knopf (SF) Jerry Andrus, David Becker | |
| 03:31 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Sharber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Morgan (fresh) PF - Timothy Barks (fresh) C - David Dow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Paniagua (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Marc Morgan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-28 |
| 03:10 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 02:51 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory loses the dribble to Dave Sharber | 19-28 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber misses the easy layup | 19-28 |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 02:28 | Marshall | John Knopf misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | David Dow grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marc Morgan | 22-28 |
| 01:56 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is fouled on the floor by Dave Sharber - foul #1 on Dave Sharber, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Combs (SG), Joel McLean (SF), Jerry Fong (C) Dave Sharber, Marc Morgan, David Dow | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Ronald Gregory, Steve Zapoticky, John Paniagua | |
| 01:56 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:56 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Timothy Barks banks in the layup and he's fouled by Timothy Walden - foul #1 on Timothy Walden, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SF) John Knopf | |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Timothy Barks misses the free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:47 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 01:34 | Marshall | Timothy Walden misses the lay-in | 24-29 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Jerry Fong snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | Jerry Fong is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jerry Fong, team foul #11 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Samuel Lowry (SG) Christopher Combs | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:01 | Marshall | Norman Nold is fouled on the floor by James Edwards - foul #3 on James Edwards, team foul #12 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Combs (SG) James Edwards | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:01 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:01 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:01 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Wilds | 24-30 |
| 00:50 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kenneth Jones | 24-32 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Joel McLean is fouled on the floor by Gerald Wilds - foul #2 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber (SG), Marc Morgan (C) Christopher Combs, Timothy Barks | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF) Jerry Andrus | |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Joel McLean makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Joel McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:19 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-35 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Jerry Fong is denied on a dunk by Gerald Wilds | 26-35 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Dave Sharber tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | John Knopf can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-35 |