| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Fisher (fresh) SG - Russell Gold (fresh) SF - Mark Leary (fresh) PF - Shawn Garner (fresh) C - Dale Simmonds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Noel Warren (fresh) SG - David Font (fresh) SF - Szczesny Belinski (fresh) PF - Jerry Morrow (fresh) C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Jerry Morrow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | NC State | David Font tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Marshall | Russell Gold misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | NC State | David Font snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Shawn Garner | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Marshall | Mark Leary misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | NC State | Jerry Morrow gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Noel Warren connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Marshall | Paul Fisher can't connect on a floater from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Marshall | Shawn Garner can't tip it in | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | NC State | Noel Warren clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Marshall | Noel Warren is called for the reach on Dale Simmonds - foul #1 on Noel Warren, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Marshall | Dikembe Ahumada picks off the pass by Dale Simmonds | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Noel Warren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Marshall | Shawn Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Marshall | Mark Leary misses the easy layup | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Marshall | Mark Leary snags the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Marshall | Shawn Garner hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:31 | NC State | David Font pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:25 | NC State | Jerry Morrow tips it back up and in | 0-6 |
| 17:12 | Marshall | Russell Gold hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Fisher | 2-6 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahumada, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffry James (PG), Marc Brown (SG), Brunon Klemanski (SF), Glenn Bryant (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Noel Warren, David Font, Szczesny Belinski, Jerry Morrow, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Paul Fisher is called for traveling | 2-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | Marvin Kaul (SG), Neil Anderson (PF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Russell Gold, Shawn Garner, Dale Simmonds | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:24 | NC State | Marc Brown misses long on a shot from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Marc Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Glenn Bryant tips it in | 2-8 |
| 15:45 | Marshall | Paul Fisher knocks in the floater from the left wing | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Kaul (fresh) SF - Mark Leary (fairly fresh) PF - Neil Anderson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Leu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffry James (fresh) SG - Marc Brown (fresh) SF - Brunon Klemanski (fresh) PF - Glenn Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Federico Rossi (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | NC State | Marvin Kaul is called for the reach on Glenn Bryant - foul #1 on Marvin Kaul, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Jones (PG), Russell Gold (SG), Shawn Garner (PF), Dale Simmonds (C) Paul Fisher, Marvin Kaul, Mark Leary, Jeffrey Leu | |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG), David Font (SG), Szczesny Belinski (SF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Jeffry James, Marc Brown, Brunon Klemanski, Federico Rossi | |
| 15:11 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski hits the finger roll | 4-10 |
| 14:48 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds can't connect on a runner from the right block | 4-10 |
| 14:47 | Marshall | Shawn Garner grabs the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 14:32 | Marshall | The pull-up jumper by Russell Gold is blocked by Dikembe Ahumada | 4-10 |
| 14:30 | NC State | The rebound goes to Glenn Bryant | 4-10 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski is called for traveling | 4-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Fisher (PG) Jason Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | Jerry Morrow (PF) Glenn Bryant | |
| 14:14 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds is hacked by Noel Warren - foul #2 on Noel Warren, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffry James (PG) Noel Warren | |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Russell Gold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu (PF) Shawn Garner | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:36 | NC State | Jerry Morrow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 13:34 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Neil Anderson | 4-10 |
| 13:16 | Marshall | The jumper by Dale Simmonds is denied by Jerry Morrow | 4-10 |
| 13:14 | Marshall | Paul Fisher hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 12:53 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Szczesny Belinski | 6-12 |
| 12:27 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu hits the finger roll | 8-12 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada can't finish the layup | 8-12 |
| 12:19 | Marshall | Russell Gold grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 11:57 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds loses the dribble to Jeffry James | 8-12 |
| 11:54 | NC State | David Font lays it in set up by Jeffry James | 8-14 |
| 11:39 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Fisher | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Gold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Leu (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Simmonds (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffry James (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Font (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Szczesny Belinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada is fouled on the floor by Dale Simmonds - foul #1 on Dale Simmonds, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Jones (PG), Marvin Kaul (SG), Mark Leary (SF), Shawn Garner (PF) Paul Fisher, Russell Gold, Neil Anderson, Dale Simmonds | |
| Subs | NC State | Marc Brown (PG), Brunon Klemanski (SG), Glenn Bryant (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Jeffry James, David Font, Jerry Morrow, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 11:13 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski blows the layup but the foul's on Marvin Kaul - foul #2 on Marvin Kaul, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Whitfield (SG), Henry Delarosa (C) Marvin Kaul, Jeffrey Leu | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:13 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:13 | Marshall | Henry Delarosa pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:54 | Marshall | Marc Brown steps in front of the Mark Leary pass | 10-15 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Henry Delarosa blocks the short jumper by Federico Rossi | 10-15 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Marc Brown tips it but misses | 10-15 |
| 10:25 | NC State | Glenn Bryant grabs the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Marc Brown clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-15 |
| 10:07 | Marshall | Shawn Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:00 | Marshall | Henry Delarosa scores on a shot in the lane set up by Donald Whitfield | 12-15 |
| 09:41 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 09:40 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jason Jones | 12-15 |
| 09:23 | Marshall | The jump hook by Shawn Garner is blocked by Szczesny Belinski | 12-15 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Federico Rossi snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Marc Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-18 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | Mark Leary is fouled on the floor by Szczesny Belinski - foul #1 on Szczesny Belinski, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Fisher (PG), Neil Anderson (C) Jason Jones, Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffry James (PG), David Font (SG), Jerry Morrow (PF) Marc Brown, Szczesny Belinski, Glenn Bryant | |
| 08:47 | Marshall | Paul Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffry James - foul #1 on Jeffry James, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | Russell Gold (SG), Dale Simmonds (C) Donald Whitfield, Shawn Garner | |
| Subs | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada (C) Federico Rossi | |
| 08:47 | Marshall | Paul Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:47 | Marshall | Paul Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Jerry Morrow gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Jerry Morrow clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Neil Anderson - foul #1 on Neil Anderson, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu (PF) Mark Leary | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:23 | NC State | Jerry Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Jerry Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:11 | Marshall | Neil Anderson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dikembe Ahumada - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahumada, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | NC State | Szczesny Belinski (SF), Dikembe Albarazi (C) Brunon Klemanski, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 08:11 | Marshall | Neil Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:11 | Marshall | Neil Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:53 | NC State | Jerry Morrow clanks a shot from the right block | 14-20 |
| 07:52 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 07:33 | Marshall | Szczesny Belinski blocks the short jumper by Neil Anderson | 14-20 |
| 07:31 | NC State | David Font snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Gold (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Leu (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Simmonds (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffry James (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Font (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Szczesny Belinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski is hacked by Neil Anderson - foul #2 on Neil Anderson, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Jones (SG), Mark Leary (SF), Shawn Garner (PF) Russell Gold, Neil Anderson, Dale Simmonds | |
| Subs | NC State | Marc Brown (SG), Glenn Bryant (PF), Federico Rossi (C) David Font, Jerry Morrow, Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 07:01 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-20 |
| 06:59 | Marshall | Shawn Garner gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 06:41 | Marshall | Jason Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Klemanski (SF) Szczesny Belinski | |
| 06:25 | NC State | Jason Jones is called for the reach on Marc Brown - foul #1 on Jason Jones, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Federico Rossi misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Leu - foul #1 on Jeffrey Leu, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Font (SG) Jeffry James | |
| 06:16 | NC State | Federico Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Federico Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:16 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 06:06 | Marshall | Jason Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Marc Brown gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Jeffrey Leu is called for the reach on Marc Brown - foul #2 on Jeffrey Leu, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Russell Gold (SG), Dale Simmonds (C) Jason Jones, Jeffrey Leu | |
| Subs | NC State | Jerry Morrow (PF) David Font | |
| 05:59 | NC State | Marc Brown makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Marc Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:33 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds makes the shot in the paint and the foul's on Federico Rossi - foul #1 on Federico Rossi, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| 05:33 | Marshall | Dale Simmonds makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Federico Rossi is whistled for a carry | 17-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Jones (PG), Henry Delarosa (SF) Paul Fisher, Mark Leary | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffry James (PG) Federico Rossi | |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Jason Jones misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffry James - foul #2 on Jeffry James, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Font (SG), Szczesny Belinski (SF), Dikembe Albarazi (C) Jeffry James, Brunon Klemanski, Glenn Bryant | |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Jason Jones misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Jason Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:39 | NC State | David Font is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Font, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Leary (SF) Shawn Garner | |
| Subs | NC State | Federico Rossi (PF) Jerry Morrow | |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Mark Leary misses badly on a shot from the right block | 18-23 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Marc Brown gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:18 | NC State | David Font is called for traveling | 18-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Fisher (PG) Jason Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:54 | Marshall | Mark Leary knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Delarosa | 20-23 |
| 03:37 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Leary | 20-23 |
| 03:36 | NC State | Marc Brown can't tip it in | 20-23 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Federico Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 03:16 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-23 |
| 03:15 | Marshall | Henry Delarosa snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Gold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Leary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Simmonds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Marc Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Font (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Szczesny Belinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Federico Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Marshall | Mark Leary drills a floater near the basket set up by Henry Delarosa and he's fouled by Marc Brown - foul #1 on Marc Brown, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Marvin Kaul (SG), Neil Anderson (PF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Russell Gold, Henry Delarosa, Dale Simmonds | |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG), Brunon Klemanski (SG), Glenn Bryant (SF), Jerry Morrow (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Marc Brown, David Font, Szczesny Belinski, Federico Rossi, Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 03:10 | Marshall | Mark Leary makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada is whistled for traveling | 23-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Shawn Garner (PF) Mark Leary | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:34 | Marshall | Marvin Kaul drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 02:22 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski makes the floater from the left side | 25-25 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | Marvin Kaul clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Bryant - foul #1 on Glenn Bryant, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | Marvin Kaul makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | Marvin Kaul misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Noel Warren gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Marvin Kaul is called for the reach on Brunon Klemanski - foul #3 on Marvin Kaul, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Jones (SG) Marvin Kaul | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:05 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Shawn Garner pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Jason Jones is hacked by Dikembe Ahumada - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahumada, team foul #12 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | NC State | Federico Rossi (C) Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Jason Jones makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Jason Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Glenn Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Jerry Morrow is fouled on the floor by Shawn Garner - foul #1 on Shawn Garner, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Russell Gold (SG) Paul Fisher | |
| Subs | NC State | David Font (SG) Federico Rossi | |
| 01:24 | NC State | Jerry Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Jerry Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:24 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:02 | Marshall | Shawn Garner blows the layup | 28-26 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Jerry Morrow pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Glenn Bryant misses the jumpshot from the left side | 28-26 |
| 00:52 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | David Font is called for the reach on Shawn Garner - foul #2 on David Font, team foul #13 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Fisher (PG), Mark Leary (SF), Dale Simmonds (C) Jason Jones, Neil Anderson, Jeffrey Leu | |
| Subs | NC State | Szczesny Belinski (SF), Federico Rossi (PF), Dikembe Albarazi (C) Brunon Klemanski, Jerry Morrow, Glenn Bryant | |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Shawn Garner makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Shawn Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Noel Warren misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Fisher - foul #1 on Paul Fisher, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Henry Delarosa (PF) Shawn Garner | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Noel Warren makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Noel Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Russell Gold misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 00:03 | NC State | The rebound goes to Federico Rossi | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Federico Rossi comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 30-28 |