| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Macfarlane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Watson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Colman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Leary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Michael Watson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Macfarlane | 39-40 |
| 19:23 | Marshall | Paul Fisher's pass is intercepted by Jack Carter | 39-40 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | Jack Carter is denied on a dunk by Howard Randolph | 39-40 |
| 19:04 | Marshall | Shawn Garner gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | Charles Hunter steals it from Thomas Colman in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 19:00 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 18:59 | Marshall | Mark Leary grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 18:34 | Marshall | Shawn Garner lays it in uncontested and he's fouled by James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edward Zuro (PG), Leslie Petrin (PF) John Macfarlane, James Williams | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 18:34 | Marshall | Shawn Garner makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 18:15 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Thomas Colman | 39-43 |
| 17:51 | Marshall | Mark Leary misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Jack Carter snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Jack Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Garner | 39-43 |
| 17:31 | Marshall | Mark Leary pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:27 | Marshall | Mark Leary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Macfarlane (PG), Walter Potter (SF), Jerry Kelly (C) Michael Watson, Charles Hunter, Jack Carter | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Baumberger (PG), Marvin Kaul (SG), Neil Anderson (SF), Dale Simmonds (PF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Paul Fisher, Thomas Colman, Mark Leary, Shawn Garner, Howard Randolph | |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | John Macfarlane misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Walter Potter pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin blows the layup | 39-43 |
| 16:56 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Marvin Kaul | 39-43 |
| 16:41 | Marshall | Michael Baumberger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-43 |
| 16:40 | Illinois State | John Macfarlane gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Walter Potter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey Leu - foul #3 on Jeffrey Leu, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Cook (PG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SG), Jack Carter (C) John Macfarlane, Edward Zuro, Leslie Petrin | |
| Subs | Marshall | Howard Randolph (C) Jeffrey Leu | |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Walter Potter misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Walter Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:21 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 16:05 | Marshall | Neil Anderson misses the jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 16:03 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Walter Potter misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Marvin Kaul - foul #3 on Marvin Kaul, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), James Williams (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Jerry Kelly | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Fisher (PG), Thomas Colman (SG), Shawn Garner (PF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Marvin Kaul, Neil Anderson, Dale Simmonds, Howard Randolph | |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Walter Potter makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Walter Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Jack Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Aaron Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Potter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Colman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Baumberger (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Shawn Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Leu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Walter Potter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 15:29 | Marshall | Shawn Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:27 | Marshall | Walter Potter is called for the reach on Michael Baumberger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Potter, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF) Walter Potter | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Leary (SF) Michael Baumberger | |
| 15:14 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Watson - foul #3 on Michael Watson, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| 15:14 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:14 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | Aaron Cook can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 14:49 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Leu | 40-44 |
| 14:45 | Marshall | Thomas Colman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Leu | 40-47 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-47 |
| 14:31 | Marshall | Paul Fisher snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Thomas Colman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 14:24 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu tips it home | 40-49 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Jack Carter scores on a runner from the left block | 42-49 |
| 13:47 | Marshall | Shawn Garner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-49 |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Thomas Colman gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 13:38 | Marshall | Thomas Colman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | James Williams can't finish the layup | 42-51 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia snags the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Michael Watson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 13:03 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 12:38 | Marshall | Thomas Colman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-51 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | Jack Carter snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Aaron Cook misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 12:31 | Marshall | Mark Leary gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:23 | Marshall | Paul Fisher drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Aaron Cook - foul #3 on Aaron Cook, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Macfarlane (PG), Edward Zuro (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) Aaron Cook, Michael Watson, Dikembe Ahluwalia, James Williams, Jack Carter | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Baumberger (SG), Neil Anderson (SF), Dale Simmonds (PF), Howard Randolph (C) Thomas Colman, Mark Leary, Shawn Garner, Jeffrey Leu | |
| 12:23 | Marshall | Paul Fisher makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | John Macfarlane comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 12:06 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin tips it in | 44-54 |
| 12:02 | Marshall | Michael Baumberger is hacked by John Macfarlane in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Macfarlane, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Marvin Kaul (SG) Paul Fisher | |
| 11:35 | Marshall | Charles Hunter picks off the pass by Marvin Kaul | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Macfarlane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Zuro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leslie Petrin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Baumberger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Kaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Neil Anderson (fresh) PF - Dale Simmonds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-54 |
| 11:17 | Marshall | Neil Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 11:15 | Marshall | Michael Baumberger loses the dribble to Charles Hunter in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter tips it home | 46-54 |
| 10:56 | Marshall | Neil Anderson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), Walter Potter (SF), James Williams (PF) Edward Zuro, Charles Hunter, Jerry Kelly | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | John Macfarlane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Carter (C) Leslie Petrin | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Fisher (PG) Neil Anderson | |
| 10:35 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Leary (SF) Michael Baumberger | |
| 10:16 | Illinois State | John Macfarlane knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Williams | 49-54 |
| 10:12 | Marshall | Paul Fisher is fouled on the floor by Jack Carter - foul #1 on Jack Carter, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Colman (SG), Shawn Garner (PF) Marvin Kaul, Dale Simmonds | |
| 09:52 | Marshall | Thomas Colman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 09:50 | Marshall | Mark Leary snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 09:27 | Marshall | Mark Leary misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 49-54 |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | James Williams grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Walter Potter misses the jumper in the lane | 49-54 |
| 09:19 | Marshall | Paul Fisher pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:14 | Marshall | Mark Leary misses long on an open shot from the left block | 49-54 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Jack Carter pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Jack Carter tips it but misses | 49-54 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | John Macfarlane pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | Walter Potter hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Macfarlane | 52-54 |
| 08:26 | Marshall | Thomas Colman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Fisher | 52-57 |
| 08:12 | Illinois State | Michael Watson double dribbles | 52-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edward Zuro (PG), Aaron Cook (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) John Macfarlane, Michael Watson, Walter Potter, James Williams, Jack Carter | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Baumberger (PG), Marvin Kaul (SG), Neil Anderson (SF), Dale Simmonds (PF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Paul Fisher, Thomas Colman, Mark Leary, Shawn Garner, Howard Randolph | |
| 07:53 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu loses the ball out of bounds | 52-57 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Edward Zuro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Leslie Petrin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Baumberger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Kaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Neil Anderson (fresh) PF - Dale Simmonds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Leu (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Marshall | Neil Anderson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Hunter - foul #2 on Charles Hunter, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SG) Aaron Cook | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 07:10 | Marshall | Neil Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:10 | Marshall | Neil Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Charles Hunter | 52-58 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Leslie Petrin, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Carter (C) Jerry Kelly | |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Colman (SG) Jeffrey Leu | |
| 06:36 | Marshall | Thomas Colman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 06:34 | Marshall | Marvin Kaul tips it home | 52-60 |
| 06:10 | Illinois State | Thomas Colman takes the ball from Edward Zuro | 52-60 |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Marvin Kaul misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Jack Carter gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Jack Carter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-60 |
| 05:35 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 05:08 | Marshall | Charles Hunter swats the short shot by Neil Anderson | 52-60 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Jack Carter scores on a shot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds misses the shot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Neil Anderson tips it in | 54-62 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:04 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia is hacked by Neil Anderson - foul #1 on Neil Anderson, team foul #3 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Cook (PG), Michael Watson (SG), Walter Potter (SF), James Williams (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) Edward Zuro, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Charles Hunter, Leslie Petrin, Jack Carter | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Fisher (PG), Mark Leary (SF), Jeffrey Leu (PF), Howard Randolph (C) Michael Baumberger, Marvin Kaul, Neil Anderson, Dale Simmonds | |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Leu | 54-62 |
| 03:45 | Marshall | Howard Randolph pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Marshall | Jerry Kelly steals the ball from Howard Randolph | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | James Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Cook | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Aaron Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Potter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Colman (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Leary (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Leu (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Randolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Michael Watson is called for the reach on Thomas Colman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Watson, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Macfarlane (PG) Aaron Cook | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Thomas Colman makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Thomas Colman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | John Macfarlane misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 03:06 | Marshall | Howard Randolph pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Marshall | James Williams picks off the pass by Mark Leary | 56-64 |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | John Macfarlane can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Fisher - foul #1 on Paul Fisher, team foul #4 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Shawn Garner (PF) Howard Randolph | |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | John Macfarlane misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | John Macfarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Marshall | Paul Fisher misses the fadeaway from the left block | 57-64 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Walter Potter - foul #2 on Walter Potter, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Cook (SG), Jack Carter (C) Michael Watson, Jerry Kelly | |
| Subs | Marshall | Howard Randolph (C) Jeffrey Leu | |
| 02:08 | Marshall | Thomas Colman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Aaron Cook clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 01:56 | Marshall | Shawn Garner gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Marshall | John Macfarlane is called for the reach on Paul Fisher - foul #3 on John Macfarlane, team foul #11 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edward Zuro (PG), Leslie Petrin (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) John Macfarlane, James Williams, Jack Carter | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Baumberger (SG), Neil Anderson (SF), Dale Simmonds (PF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Thomas Colman, Mark Leary, Shawn Garner, Howard Randolph | |
| 01:32 | Marshall | Paul Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:32 | Marshall | Paul Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Walter Potter knocks in the jumper from the left side | 59-69 |
| 00:41 | Marshall | Neil Anderson can't finish the layup | 59-69 |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu tips it but misses | 59-69 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly grabs the board | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin lays it up and in and the foul's on Dale Simmonds - foul #1 on Dale Simmonds, team foul #5 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Macfarlane (PG), Michael Watson (SG), James Williams (PF), Jack Carter (C) Edward Zuro, Aaron Cook, Walter Potter, Jerry Kelly | |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Colman (SG), Mark Leary (SF), Shawn Garner (PF), Howard Randolph (C) Michael Baumberger, Neil Anderson, Dale Simmonds, Jeffrey Leu | |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin misses the free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Howard Randolph snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Howard Randolph is fouled in the backcourt by John Macfarlane - foul #4 on John Macfarlane, team foul #12 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SF) Leslie Petrin | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Baumberger (SF) Mark Leary | |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Howard Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Howard Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Michael Watson's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Randolph | 61-71 |
| 00:25 | Marshall | Howard Randolph gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Paul Fisher runs out the clock | 61-71 |