| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Gutierres (fresh) SG - Paul Reilly (fresh) SF - Earl Ferguson (fresh) PF - David Shanley (fresh) C - Isaac Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) SF - Luke Burleson (fresh) PF - David Bellamy (fresh) C - Robert Husted (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Richard Gutierres | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Marshall | David Shanley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson buries a driving attempt near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Marshall | Paul Reilly buries a 3 from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Ferguson | 7-2 |
| 17:42 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson makes the jump hook from close range | 7-4 |
| 17:30 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 17:29 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:10 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis drills a runner from the left block | 9-4 |
| 16:54 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen jams it set up by Luke Burleson | 9-6 |
| 16:51 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Gutierres, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Spivey (PF) David Shanley | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:40 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses short on a jumper from the right side | 9-6 |
| 16:39 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Earl Ferguson | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | Marshall | Paul Reilly clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Luke Burleson - foul #1 on Luke Burleson, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Carlson (SF), Brett Wilder (C) Earl Ferguson, Isaac Lewis | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:15 | Marshall | Paul Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:15 | Marshall | Paul Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:03 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 11-6 |
| 16:02 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Richard Gutierres | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Gutierres (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Reilly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Carlson (fresh) PF - James Spivey (fresh) C - Brett Wilder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luke Burleson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Bellamy (fresh) C - Robert Husted (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Marshall | Paul Reilly clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 15:33 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted grabs the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:20 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Husted | 11-9 |
| 15:15 | Marshall | Paul Reilly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 15:14 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 14:45 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Brett Wilder - foul #1 on Brett Wilder, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Hause (SG), Earl Ferguson (SF), David Shanley (PF), Isaac Lewis (C) Richard Gutierres, Paul Reilly, James Spivey, Brett Wilder | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Frank Pannell (SF) Joe Russell, Luke Burleson | |
| 14:45 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:45 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:29 | Marshall | Donald Carlson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:28 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Carlson - foul #1 on Donald Carlson, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates (C) Robert Husted | |
| 14:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Isaac Lewis - foul #1 on Isaac Lewis, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| 14:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:14 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:56 | Marshall | James Hause is fouled on the floor by Bruce Olsen - foul #1 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| 13:43 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Donald Carlson | 13-12 |
| 13:30 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:29 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy tips it home | 13-14 |
| 13:06 | Marshall | Donald Carlson connects on the floater from the right side | 15-14 |
| 12:53 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Earl Ferguson - foul #1 on Earl Ferguson, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Gutierres (PG), James Spivey (SF) Donald Carlson, Earl Ferguson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Luke Burleson (SF) Lawrence Nuzzo, Mark Gates | |
| 12:53 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:53 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:37 | Marshall | James Hause can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Bellamy - foul #1 on David Bellamy, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Reilly (SG) James Spivey | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 12:37 | Marshall | James Hause misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:37 | Marshall | James Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Richard Gutierres - foul #2 on Richard Gutierres, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Nelson Cooley (PG) Richard Gutierres | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted (C) Frank Pannell | |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:15 | Marshall | James Hause pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 11:49 | Marshall | David Shanley buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Nelson Cooley | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Nelson Cooley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Reilly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Hause (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Shanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Isaac Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luke Burleson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Bellamy (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Husted (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Russell | 18-18 |
| 11:19 | Marshall | Nelson Cooley is fouled on the floor by Bruce Olsen - foul #2 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Carlson (PG), Earl Ferguson (SF), James Spivey (PF), Brett Wilder (C) Nelson Cooley, James Hause, David Shanley, Isaac Lewis | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG), Charles Addis (PF) Bruce Olsen, David Bellamy | |
| 11:05 | Marshall | Robert Husted steals the ball from Paul Reilly | 18-18 |
| 10:53 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Russell | 18-20 |
| 10:37 | Marshall | Paul Reilly banks in the layup set up by Earl Ferguson | 20-20 |
| 10:24 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 10:23 | Marshall | Paul Reilly grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:12 | Marshall | Donald Carlson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 10:10 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:58 | Marshall | Charles Addis picks off the pass by Earl Ferguson | 20-20 |
| 09:37 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis is fouled on the floor by James Spivey - foul #1 on James Spivey, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Hause (SG), David Shanley (PF), Isaac Lewis (C) Paul Reilly, James Spivey, Brett Wilder | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Frank Pannell (SF), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, Luke Burleson, Robert Husted | |
| 09:37 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:37 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:25 | Marshall | David Shanley misses the easy layup | 20-22 |
| 09:23 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 09:16 | Miami (OH) | David Shanley swats the layup by Mark Gates | 20-22 |
| 09:15 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell tips it but misses | 20-22 |
| 09:14 | Marshall | David Shanley grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:55 | Marshall | Donald Carlson is whistled for traveling | 20-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Nelson Cooley (PG) Earl Ferguson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy (PF) Charles Addis | |
| 08:44 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell is whistled for traveling | 20-22 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | James Hause lays it up and in on a great pass from Isaac Lewis | 22-22 |
| 07:54 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jesse Wright | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Nelson Cooley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hause (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Shanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Isaac Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Wright (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Pannell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Mark Gates - foul #1 on Mark Gates, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Reilly (SG), Earl Ferguson (SF), James Spivey (PF) Donald Carlson, James Hause, David Shanley | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Charles Mayfield (SG), Luke Burleson (SF), Robert Husted (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Jesse Wright, Frank Pannell, Mark Gates | |
| 07:41 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:41 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:41 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Bellamy | 23-24 |
| 07:15 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted misses long on a jumper from the left block | 23-24 |
| 07:13 | Marshall | Paul Reilly snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 06:59 | Marshall | Nelson Cooley is fouled on the floor by Luke Burleson - foul #2 on Luke Burleson, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brett Wilder (C) Isaac Lewis | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell (SF) Luke Burleson | |
| 06:45 | Marshall | Robert Husted blocks the short jumper by James Spivey | 23-24 |
| 06:43 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Joe Russell | 23-24 |
| 06:18 | Miami (OH) | Paul Reilly steals it from Joe Russell | 23-24 |
| 06:07 | Marshall | Frank Pannell takes the ball from Brett Wilder | 23-24 |
| 05:50 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted's pass is intercepted by James Spivey | 23-24 |
| 05:25 | Marshall | Nelson Cooley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-24 |
| 05:24 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:09 | Miami (OH) | Nelson Cooley takes the ball from David Bellamy | 23-24 |
| 05:05 | Marshall | Nelson Cooley misses the easy layup | 23-24 |
| 05:03 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Ferguson | 23-24 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | Paul Reilly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 04:43 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 04:18 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 04:12 | Marshall | Nelson Cooley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Nelson Cooley, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Huff (PG), Donald Carlson (SG), James Hause (SF), David Shanley (PF), Isaac Lewis (C) Nelson Cooley, Paul Reilly, Earl Ferguson, James Spivey, Brett Wilder | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Jesse Wright (SG), Charles Addis (PF), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, Charles Mayfield, David Bellamy, Robert Husted | |
| 03:53 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright is hacked by Donald Carlson - foul #2 on Donald Carlson, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Gutierres (PG) Robert Huff | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen (SG), Luke Burleson (SF) Lawrence Nuzzo, Mark Gates | |
| 03:53 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:53 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:39 | Marshall | James Hause comes up short on the floater from the right side | 23-28 |
| 03:37 | Marshall | David Shanley can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 03:36 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Gutierres (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hause (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Shanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Isaac Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jesse Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luke Burleson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Addis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Pannell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG) Jesse Wright | |
| 02:55 | Marshall | David Shanley is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Nuzzo - foul #1 on Lawrence Nuzzo, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | David Shanley makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | David Shanley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:30 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Bruce Olsen is blocked by Isaac Lewis | 25-28 |
| 02:29 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:13 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-28 |
| 02:12 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Isaac Lewis | 25-28 |
| 02:08 | Marshall | James Hause throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Reilly (SG) James Hause | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Robert Husted (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Frank Pannell | |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Carlson - foul #3 on Donald Carlson, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Earl Ferguson (SF) Donald Carlson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy (PF) Charles Addis | |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:52 | Marshall | Isaac Lewis gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | David Shanley clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Bellamy - foul #2 on David Bellamy, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | David Shanley makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | David Shanley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:43 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:32 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 01:31 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 01:00 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Bellamy - foul #3 on David Bellamy, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Spivey (PF), Brett Wilder (C) David Shanley, Isaac Lewis | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell (SF), Charles Addis (PF) Luke Burleson, David Bellamy | |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Richard Gutierres misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:40 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell misses long on a shot from the left block | 29-31 |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Earl Ferguson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 29-34 |