| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Crowell (fresh) SG - Thomas Colman (fresh) SF - Roy Moore (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Howard Randolph (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fresh) SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) SF - Garry Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - Thomas Just (fresh) C - Zhuang Wang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Howard Randolph wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Marshall | Garry Hollingsworth steps in front of the John Davis pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Philip Luc | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Marshall | Philip Luc steps in front of the Thomas Colman pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Marshall | Howard Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Marshall | Thomas Colman makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Crowell | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Marshall | Howard Randolph's pass is intercepted by Thomas Just | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Colman - foul #1 on Thomas Colman, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Marshall | Howard Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | Marshall | Thomas Colman is hacked by Ronald Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Carr, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell is fouled on the floor by Philip Luc - foul #1 on Philip Luc, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | Marshall | Howard Randolph is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Davis | 5-3 |
| 17:44 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roy Moore - foul #1 on Roy Moore, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG), James Stevens (SG), Earl Finck (SF), John Shepherd (PF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Joseph Crowell, Thomas Colman, Roy Moore, John Davis, Howard Randolph | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Patrick Pantano (SG), Joe Batey (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF) Philip Luc, Ronald Carr, Garry Hollingsworth, Thomas Just | |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | Marshall | John Shepherd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-8 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Earl Finck misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-8 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang hits a shot from close range | 5-10 |
| 16:01 | Marshall | James Stevens misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Lee (fresh) SG - James Stevens (fresh) SF - Earl Finck (fairly fresh) PF - John Shepherd (fresh) C - Jeffrey Leu (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Pantano (fresh) SF - Joe Batey (fresh) PF - Russell Cadiz (fairly fresh) C - Zhuang Wang (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang misses short on a shot from the right block | 5-10 |
| 15:43 | Marshall | Earl Finck grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 15:36 | Marshall | James Stevens misses the lay-in | 5-10 |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Jeffrey Leu - foul #1 on Jeffrey Leu, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Brown (PG), Thomas Colman (SG), Roy Moore (SF), John Davis (PF), Howard Randolph (C) Kenneth Lee, James Stevens, Earl Finck, John Shepherd, Jeffrey Leu | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Thomas Just (PF) George Harvey, Patrick Pantano, Joe Batey, Zhuang Wang | |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz misses the free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just grabs the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 14:55 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc misses short on a 3 from straight away | 5-12 |
| 14:54 | Marshall | John Davis snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Roy Moore is fouled on the floor by Garry Hollingsworth - foul #1 on Garry Hollingsworth, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG) David Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel (C) Russell Cadiz | |
| 14:16 | Marshall | John Davis clanks a jump hook from the right block | 5-12 |
| 14:15 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Colman | 5-12 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Thomas Just swats the short shot by Howard Randolph | 5-12 |
| 13:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Brendel | 5-12 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is hacked by Thomas Colman - foul #2 on Thomas Colman, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Baumberger (SG), James Stevens (PF) Thomas Colman, John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams (C) Thomas Just | |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Baumberger - foul #1 on Michael Baumberger, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Shepherd (C) Howard Randolph | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey (SG) Ronald Carr | |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 13:12 | Marshall | John Shepherd comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG) Joseph Crowell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano (SG), Allen Taylor (PF) Garry Hollingsworth, Mark Brendel | |
| 13:12 | Marshall | John Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:12 | Marshall | John Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Pantano | 7-17 |
| 12:39 | Marshall | James Stevens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 7-17 |
| 12:38 | Marshall | James Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:24 | Marshall | James Stevens misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-17 |
| 12:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 7-17 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc knocks in the 3 from straight away | 7-20 |
| 11:53 | Marshall | John Shepherd misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 7-20 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 7-20 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Lee (fresh) SG - Michael Baumberger (fresh) SF - Roy Moore (fairly fresh) PF - James Stevens (fresh) C - John Shepherd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Pantano (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joe Batey (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Taylor (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-20 |
| 11:24 | Marshall | Michael Baumberger grabs the defensive rebound | 7-20 |
| 11:07 | Marshall | Michael Baumberger is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Baumberger, team foul #6 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG), Earl Finck (SG), John Davis (PF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Kenneth Lee, Michael Baumberger, James Stevens, John Shepherd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Russell Cadiz (C) Philip Luc, Patrick Pantano, Joe Batey, Allen Taylor, Robert Williams | |
| 10:46 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz buries a 3 from the left corner | 7-23 |
| 10:32 | Marshall | Roy Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-23 |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz grabs the board | 7-23 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-26 |
| 10:00 | Marshall | Roy Moore knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Joseph Crowell | 9-26 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Carr, team foul #5 | 9-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Stevens (SG), Howard Randolph (C) Roy Moore, Jeffrey Leu | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Patrick Pantano (SG), Mark Brendel (SF), Zhuang Wang (C) George Harvey, Ronald Carr, Garry Hollingsworth, Russell Cadiz | |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Howard Randolph is whistled for a carry | 9-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Shepherd (SF) Earl Finck | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth (SF) Thomas Just | |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 9-26 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth tips it but misses | 9-26 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc tips it in | 9-28 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Howard Randolph is hacked by Zhuang Wang - foul #1 on Zhuang Wang, team foul #6 | 9-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG), Jeffrey Leu (C) Joseph Crowell, Howard Randolph | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Joe Batey (SG), Thomas Just (PF) Philip Luc, Patrick Pantano, Garry Hollingsworth | |
| 08:11 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu is whistled for traveling | 9-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Earl Finck (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by George Harvey | 9-30 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Lee (fresh) SG - James Stevens (fresh) SF - Earl Finck (fresh) PF - John Shepherd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Leu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Batey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Brendel (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Just (fresh) C - Zhuang Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Marshall | Earl Finck knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Shepherd | 12-30 |
| 07:14 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-30 |
| 07:12 | Marshall | Earl Finck grabs the defensive rebound | 12-30 |
| 07:08 | Marshall | James Stevens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-30 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Earl Finck tips it in | 14-30 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-30 |
| 06:51 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu grabs the board | 14-30 |
| 06:22 | Marshall | Earl Finck can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 14-30 |
| 06:21 | Marshall | John Shepherd tips it back up and in | 16-30 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-30 |
| 06:03 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Earl Finck | 16-30 |
| 05:41 | Marshall | Earl Finck lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Lee | 18-30 |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | John Shepherd blocks the jumper by Zhuang Wang | 18-30 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Finck is called for the reach on Mark Brendel - foul #1 on Earl Finck, team foul #7 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG), Roy Moore (SF), John Davis (PF), Howard Randolph (C) Kenneth Lee, Earl Finck, John Shepherd, Jeffrey Leu | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Patrick Pantano (SG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Russell Cadiz (C) George Harvey, Joe Batey, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 04:50 | Marshall | John Davis can't throw it down | 18-32 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Philip Luc | 18-32 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth misses the tip | 18-32 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth snags the offensive board | 18-32 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel can't tip it in | 18-32 |
| 04:19 | Marshall | James Stevens grabs the board | 18-32 |
| 04:17 | Marshall | Roy Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Garry Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Garry Hollingsworth, team foul #7 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey (SF), Robert Williams (C) Garry Hollingsworth, Mark Brendel | |
| 04:17 | Marshall | Roy Moore misses the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz grabs the defensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 03:55 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz is hacked by James Stevens - foul #1 on James Stevens, team foul #8 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Colman (SG) James Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF) Patrick Pantano, Joe Batey | |
| 03:55 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 03:55 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz misses the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Howard Randolph gets the rebound | 18-33 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Crowell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Colman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Howard Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) SF - Garry Hollingsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Marshall | Roy Moore is open but misses the lay-in | 18-33 |
| 03:29 | Marshall | John Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-33 |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #8 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor (PF) Russell Cadiz | |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Crowell takes the ball from Garry Hollingsworth | 19-33 |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Howard Randolph is called for traveling | 19-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG) Joseph Crowell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano (PG) Philip Luc | |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-36 |
| 02:18 | Marshall | Garry Hollingsworth steals the ball from John Davis in the backcourt | 19-36 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-36 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Pantano | 19-36 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Garry Hollingsworth | 19-39 |
| 01:40 | Marshall | Garry Hollingsworth picks off the pass by Kenneth Lee in the backcourt | 19-39 |
| 01:38 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth hits the finger roll | 19-41 |
| 01:34 | Marshall | Kenneth Lee travels in the backcourt | 19-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG), Michael Baumberger (SG), Earl Finck (SF), John Shepherd (C) Kenneth Lee, Thomas Colman, Roy Moore, Howard Randolph | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Joe Batey (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Zhuang Wang (C) Ronald Carr, Garry Hollingsworth, Allen Taylor, Robert Williams | |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang misses the easy layup | 19-41 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Just | 19-41 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just knocks in the runner from the right block | 19-43 |
| 00:55 | Marshall | John Shepherd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-43 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc pulls down the rebound | 19-43 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Baumberger picks off the pass by Patrick Pantano | 19-43 |
| 00:45 | Marshall | Patrick Pantano is called for the reach on Earl Finck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Pantano, team foul #9 | 19-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Stevens (SF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Michael Baumberger, John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (SG) Patrick Pantano | |
| 00:45 | Marshall | Earl Finck misses the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just gets the rebound | 19-43 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Leu - foul #2 on Jeffrey Leu, team foul #9 | 19-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG), Thomas Colman (SG) Joseph Crowell, John Shepherd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang misses the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 19-44 |
| 00:26 | Marshall | Joe Batey takes the ball from Thomas Colman in the backcourt | 19-44 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey slams it home | 19-46 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-46 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Earl Finck tips it but misses | 19-46 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc pulls down the rebound | 19-46 |