| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) SF - John Granata (fresh) PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Crowell (fresh) SG - Thomas Colman (fresh) SF - Roy Moore (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Howard Randolph (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Howard Randolph wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Marshall | John Davis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Marshall | John Davis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Marshall | Elliott Fenske steps in front of the Roy Moore pass | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Davis | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Howard Randolph - foul #1 on Howard Randolph, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Marshall | Howard Randolph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Karl Edwards | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Marshall | John Davis loses the dribble to Dennis Deleon | 5-2 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | John Granata can't connect on a shot from close range | 5-2 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon tips it back up and in | 7-2 |
| 17:18 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:17 | Marshall | John Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:01 | Marshall | Michael Williams swats the layup by Roy Moore | 7-2 |
| 17:00 | Marshall | Thomas Colman tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Joseph Crowell | 7-4 |
| 16:25 | Marshall | Thomas Colman loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Karl Edwards, Dennis Deleon, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| 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 | |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shawn Green (SF) John Granata | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 15:51 | Marshall | James Stevens buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Lee | 7-6 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Goodwin (fresh) SG - Tom Kendrick (fresh) SF - Shawn Green (fresh) PF - Jonathan Lawrence (fresh) C - Kurt Hollowell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Finck (fresh) PF - John Shepherd (fresh) C - Jeffrey Leu (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Shawn Green is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| 15:25 | Marshall | Kurt Hollowell is called for the reach on Kenneth Lee - foul #1 on Kurt Hollowell, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 15:13 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Shawn Green - foul #1 on Shawn Green, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Granata (SF) Shawn Green | |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Colman (SG) John Shepherd | |
| 15:13 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | John Granata misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 14:57 | Marshall | Kenneth Lee pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:46 | Marshall | Earl Finck drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), Elliott Fenske (PF), Michael Williams (C) James Goodwin, Tom Kendrick, Jonathan Lawrence, Kurt Hollowell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG), Roy Moore (SF), John Davis (PF) Kenneth Lee, James Stevens, Earl Finck | |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Roy Moore misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 7-10 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Michael Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | John Granata gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | John Granata throws it down and he's fouled by Roy Moore - foul #1 on Roy Moore, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Stevens (SG), Howard Randolph (C) Thomas Colman, Jeffrey Leu | |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | John Granata misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:13 | Marshall | Howard Randolph gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:58 | Marshall | Roy Moore is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Roy Moore, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Tom Kendrick (SF) Karl Edwards, John Granata | |
| Subs | Marshall | Earl Finck (SF) Roy Moore | |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Michael Williams drills a 3 from the left corner set up by James Goodwin | 12-10 |
| 12:15 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joseph Crowell, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Shepherd (PF) John Davis | |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Howard Randolph denies the turnaround by Elliott Fenske | 12-10 |
| 12:04 | Marshall | Howard Randolph pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:45 | Marshall | James Stevens misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Goodwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tom Kendrick (fresh) PF - Elliott Fenske (fairly fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Crowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Finck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Shepherd (fresh) C - Howard Randolph (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | East Carolina | James Stevens is called for the reach on Elliott Fenske - foul #1 on James Stevens, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), John Granata (SF), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) James Goodwin, Dennis Deleon, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG), Thomas Colman (SG) Joseph Crowell, John Shepherd | |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | John Granata is fouled on the floor by James Stevens - foul #2 on James Stevens, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Shepherd (PF) James Stevens | |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Randolph - foul #2 on Howard Randolph, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Davis (PF) Howard Randolph | |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:51 | Marshall | Thomas Colman travels with the ball | 14-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu (C) John Shepherd | |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | John Granata is called for traveling | 14-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Williams (C) Kurt Hollowell | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Shepherd (SF) Earl Finck | |
| 10:20 | Marshall | Thomas Colman buries a floater from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence tips it in | 16-12 |
| 09:46 | Marshall | Thomas Colman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Lee | 16-15 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Michael Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 09:32 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | John Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Tom Kendrick - foul #2 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Elliott Fenske (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Karl Edwards, Tom Kendrick, John Granata, Jonathan Lawrence, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG), Earl Finck (SF) Kenneth Lee, John Davis | |
| 09:07 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu's fadeaway is rejected by Kurt Hollowell | 16-15 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kurt Hollowell | 16-15 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell tips it but misses | 16-15 |
| 08:49 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:32 | Marshall | The jumper by Thomas Colman is denied by Shawn Green | 16-15 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | James Goodwin comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Elliott Fenske | 16-15 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-15 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | John Shepherd snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 07:37 | Marshall | John Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-15 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Dennis Deleon | 16-15 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Goodwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shawn Green (fresh) PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kurt Hollowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Crowell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Colman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earl Finck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Shepherd (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Leu (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 16-15 |
| 07:30 | Marshall | Thomas Colman gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Thomas Colman is called for traveling | 16-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Granata (SF), Michael Williams (C) Shawn Green, Kurt Hollowell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Baumberger (SG), John Davis (PF) Thomas Colman, John Shepherd | |
| 06:53 | East Carolina | James Goodwin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Michael Williams hits the follow up shot | 18-15 |
| 06:26 | Marshall | John Davis throws it down on a great pass from Michael Baumberger and he's fouled by Elliott Fenske - foul #1 on Elliott Fenske, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Gary Eudy (SG), Jonathan Lawrence (PF) James Goodwin, Dennis Deleon, Elliott Fenske | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG) Joseph Crowell | |
| 06:26 | Marshall | John Davis makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy misses badly on a floater from the right block | 18-18 |
| 06:03 | Marshall | John Davis snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Kenneth Lee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 05:36 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 05:28 | Marshall | Kenneth Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 18-18 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Williams | 21-18 |
| 05:05 | Marshall | Earl Finck blows the layup but he's hacked by John Granata - foul #1 on John Granata, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon (SG), Elliott Fenske (PF) Gary Eudy, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG), Thomas Colman (SG), John Shepherd (C) Kenneth Lee, Michael Baumberger, Jeffrey Leu | |
| 05:05 | Marshall | Earl Finck misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:05 | Marshall | Earl Finck makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Earl Finck takes the ball from John Granata | 21-19 |
| 04:37 | Marshall | John Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG) Karl Edwards | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:37 | Marshall | John Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:37 | Marshall | John Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske hits the follow up shot | 23-21 |
| 04:06 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Goodwin - foul #1 on James Goodwin, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence (C) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:06 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:06 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Elliott Fenske, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (SF) John Granata | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roy Moore (SF), James Stevens (PF), Howard Randolph (C) Earl Finck, John Davis, John Shepherd | |
| 03:19 | Marshall | Howard Randolph banks in the layup | 23-24 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Goodwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tom Kendrick (fresh) PF - Elliott Fenske (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Crowell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Colman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roy Moore (fresh) PF - James Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | James Goodwin misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Stevens - foul #3 on James Stevens, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shawn Green (SF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Dennis Deleon, Elliott Fenske | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Shepherd (PF) James Stevens | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | James Goodwin misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | James Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Shawn Green is called for the reach on Howard Randolph - foul #2 on Shawn Green, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Michael Williams (C) James Goodwin, Kurt Hollowell | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Howard Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Howard Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick loses the ball out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Granata (SF) Shawn Green | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG), Michael Baumberger (SG) Joseph Crowell, Thomas Colman | |
| 02:27 | Marshall | Roy Moore scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Lee and he's hacked by Tom Kendrick - foul #3 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Eudy (SG) Tom Kendrick | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:27 | Marshall | Roy Moore makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 02:00 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Howard Randolph | 24-29 |
| 01:39 | Marshall | Kenneth Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon (SG), Elliott Fenske (PF) Gary Eudy, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG), Thomas Colman (SG), John Davis (PF) Kenneth Lee, Michael Baumberger, John Shepherd | |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon is hacked by Thomas Colman - foul #1 on Thomas Colman, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell (C) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:11 | Marshall | Howard Randolph is denied on a dunk by Elliott Fenske | 26-29 |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Howard Randolph can't tip it in | 26-29 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Joseph Crowell steals the ball from Karl Edwards | 26-29 |
| 00:56 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell misses the easy layup | 26-29 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | John Granata comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 00:49 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Davis | 26-29 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Howard Randolph misses long on a jumper near the basket | 26-29 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Granata | 29-29 |
| 00:15 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-29 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | Howard Randolph pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | The clock runs out | 32-29 |