| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Armand Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | John Knopf inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Armand Costa | 32-35 |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Heslin | 34-35 |
| 19:20 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Domenic Bruno - foul #1 on Domenic Bruno, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:20 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:20 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the jumper from the right side | 34-37 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Armand Costa tips it but misses | 34-37 |
| 19:04 | Marshall | Timothy Walden grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:49 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 34-39 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | Kenneth Jones is called for the reach on Bart Christensen - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 18:00 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Archie Burt - foul #1 on Archie Burt, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 18:00 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:47 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 17:46 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Knopf | 37-42 |
| 17:41 | Marshall | John Knopf misses the jump hook from the left block | 37-42 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 17:37 | East Carolina | Ronald Gregory picks off the pass by Michael Heslin in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 17:20 | Marshall | John Knopf hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Gerald Wilds swats the short shot by Archie Burt | 37-42 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 16:44 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Armand Costa | 37-42 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Archie Burt is hacked by Gerald Wilds - foul #1 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Mario Grant (SF), Ruben Bullard (PF), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (PG), Herbert Yee (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Ronald Gregory, Kenneth Jones, John Knopf, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | Mario Grant comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 16:04 | Marshall | Ruben Bullard is called for the reach on Jerry Andrus - foul #2 on Ruben Bullard, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| 15:56 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Zapoticky | 39-45 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Smail (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Yee (fresh) SF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Paniagua (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Becker (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Mario Grant drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Smith | 42-45 |
| 15:25 | Marshall | Mario Grant steals it from David Becker | 42-45 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the easy layup | 42-45 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard is whistled for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Armand Costa (PF), Alan Heer (C) Tony Smith, Bart Christensen, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), John Knopf (SF) Jerry Andrus, Herbert Yee, Steve Zapoticky | |
| 14:45 | Marshall | John Knopf scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mario Grant | 45-47 |
| 14:11 | Marshall | John Paniagua is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Ruben Bullard, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Archie Burt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Heslin | 48-47 |
| 13:24 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Alan Heer is fouled on the floor by Timothy Walden - foul #3 on Timothy Walden, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (SG) Mario Grant | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (SF) John Knopf | |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin loses the ball out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SG) Tony Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Norman Nold connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ronald Gregory | 48-49 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin drills a shot from the right side | 50-49 |
| 12:14 | Marshall | Timothy Walden travels with the ball | 50-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG), Mario Grant (SF) Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Norman Nold, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 11:48 | Marshall | David Becker pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Heer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Paniagua (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Becker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Marshall | John Paniagua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Armand Costa (PF), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, Ruben Bullard, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SG) Kenneth Jones | |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Tony Smith connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mario Grant | 52-49 |
| 11:13 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Mario Grant - foul #1 on Mario Grant, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Walden (PF) David Becker | |
| 11:13 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Charles Smail grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:52 | East Carolina | Armand Costa comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-51 |
| 10:50 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:32 | Marshall | John Knopf can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 10:31 | Marshall | Timothy Walden gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:15 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 10:14 | Marshall | John Paniagua pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:58 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Andrus and he's hacked by Armand Costa - foul #2 on Armand Costa, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF), Alan Heer (C) Tony Smith, Bart Christensen, Mario Grant, Armand Costa, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), Gerald Wilds (C) Jerry Andrus, John Knopf, Timothy Walden | |
| 09:58 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | Alan Heer can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 09:39 | Marshall | John Paniagua snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 09:33 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Paniagua | 52-56 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Archie Burt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 08:53 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 54-56 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Archie Burt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Gerald Wilds - foul #2 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SF), Timothy Walden (PF) Ronald Gregory, John Paniagua | |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:25 | Marshall | Timothy Walden can't finish the layup | 56-56 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | Archie Burt is fouled on the floor by Jerry Andrus - foul #2 on Jerry Andrus, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG) Ruben Bullard | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF) Norman Nold | |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 08:03 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 07:46 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 07:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Heer | 56-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 07:38 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 07:19 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds is called for traveling | 56-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SF), Ruben Bullard (PF) Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Paniagua (C) Gerald Wilds | |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Timothy Walden steps in front of the Bart Christensen pass | 56-56 |
| 06:50 | Marshall | John Paniagua's layup is rejected by Ruben Bullard | 56-56 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Alan Heer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Armand Costa (C) Michael Heslin, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), David Becker (C) Kenneth Jones, John Knopf, Timothy Walden | |
| 06:17 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Mario Grant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-59 |
| 06:11 | Marshall | John Paniagua grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 05:57 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tony Smith - foul #1 on Tony Smith, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Tony Smith, Bart Christensen | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), Gerald Wilds (C) Steve Zapoticky, David Becker | |
| 05:57 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:57 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Gerald Wilds blocks the short jumper by Ruben Bullard | 56-60 |
| 05:45 | East Carolina | Armand Costa tips it but misses | 56-60 |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:19 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Domenic Bruno - foul #2 on Domenic Bruno, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Alan Heer (C) Ruben Bullard, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF) Jerry Andrus | |
| 05:19 | Marshall | John Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:19 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Archie Burt snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-61 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jones | 56-61 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mario Grant - foul #2 on Mario Grant, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG) Mario Grant | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Timothy Walden (PF) Norman Nold, John Paniagua | |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Heslin | 59-62 |
| 04:24 | Marshall | John Knopf knocks in the floater from the left side | 59-64 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Alan Heer scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Archie Burt | 61-64 |
| 04:07 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SF), Ruben Bullard (PF) Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SG), David Becker (C) Kenneth Jones, Gerald Wilds | |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Mario Grant | 63-64 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Gregory, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bart Christensen | 66-64 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Becker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Marshall | David Becker misses the runner from the left block | 66-64 |
| 03:11 | Marshall | David Becker tips it back up and in | 66-66 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 66-66 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | John Knopf pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Mario Grant, Ruben Bullard | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), Gerald Wilds (C) Ronald Gregory, Jerry Andrus, David Becker | |
| 02:17 | Marshall | John Knopf knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Nold | 66-69 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen travels with the ball | 66-69 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | Norman Nold is hacked by Michael Heslin - foul #1 on Michael Heslin, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Archie Burt snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Heslin | 69-70 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | John Knopf jams it set up by Kenneth Jones | 69-72 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Heslin | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Norman Nold | 71-74 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-74 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Archie Burt gets the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-74 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones snags the defensive board | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones runs out the clock | 71-74 |