| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Razo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dustin Kratzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Ice (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Merchant - foul #2 on Richard Merchant, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:27 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 19:26 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:12 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Merchant and he's hacked by Harry Eakes - foul #2 on Harry Eakes, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:12 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Richard Merchant | 35-32 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Elton Eichner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 18:19 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:56 | Marshall | Elton Eichner steals it from Dustin Kratzer | 35-32 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Elton Eichner | 35-34 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey blows the layup | 35-34 |
| 17:04 | Marshall | Mike Ice gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:47 | Marshall | Mike Ice scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Merchant and he's fouled by Elton Eichner - foul #1 on Elton Eichner, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Smith (SF), Lawrence Henry (PF) Brian Razo, Dustin Kratzer | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG), Ronnie Jackson (PF) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Harry Eakes | |
| 16:47 | Marshall | Mike Ice makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Richard Freeman hits a 3 from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Emanuel Gainey swats the short shot by Lawrence Henry | 38-37 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 15:54 | Samford | The short jumper by Ronnie Jackson is denied by Mike Ice | 38-37 |
| 15:52 | Marshall | Mike Ice grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mike Ice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SF - Ulysses Strasser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emanuel Gainey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Marshall | Richard Merchant clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 15:36 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ronnie Jackson | 38-37 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-37 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 15:15 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:56 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 38-37 |
| 14:54 | Marshall | Robert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 14:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Freeman | 38-37 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson scores on a 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Robert Smith buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Merchant | 41-40 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 13:41 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:23 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser hits a 3 from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 12:57 | Marshall | Richard Freeman takes the ball from Mike Ice | 41-43 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Richard Freeman lays it in | 41-45 |
| 12:32 | Marshall | Robert Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Merchant | 44-45 |
| 12:16 | Samford | The jump hook by Emanuel Gainey is blocked by Robert Smith | 44-45 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Richard Freeman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Richard Freeman, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (PG), Randy Lesher (SG), Brian Razo (SF), Dustin Kratzer (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Richard Merchant, Bradley Wagner, Robert Smith, Lawrence Henry, Mike Ice | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Elton Eichner (SG), Mark Reda (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Paul Graves (C) Richard Freeman, Johnny Lewis, Ulysses Strasser, Ronnie Jackson, Emanuel Gainey | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Lesher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Razo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dustin Kratzer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Reda (fresh) PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Graves (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Razo | 47-45 |
| 11:23 | Samford | Elton Eichner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| 11:04 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 11:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Douglas Whisenant | 47-45 |
| 10:41 | Samford | Paul Graves clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 10:40 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:11 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth is hacked by Douglas Whisenant - foul #1 on Douglas Whisenant, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| 09:56 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer misses the easy layup | 47-45 |
| 09:54 | Marshall | Todd Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:37 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer tips it in | 49-45 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Harry Eakes makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Elton Eichner | 49-47 |
| 09:00 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Lesher and he's fouled by Elton Eichner - foul #2 on Elton Eichner, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Bradley Wagner (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Lawrence Henry (C) Stephen Duckworth, Randy Lesher, Brian Razo, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG), Ronnie Jackson (C) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Harry Eakes | |
| 09:00 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Johnny Lewis is hacked by Dustin Kratzer - foul #3 on Dustin Kratzer, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bobby Madison (C) Dustin Kratzer | |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (SF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Paul Graves, Mark Reda | |
| 08:37 | Samford | Lawrence Henry picks off the pass by Ulysses Strasser | 52-47 |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Richard Merchant is hacked by Emanuel Gainey - foul #1 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| 08:08 | Marshall | Robert Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-47 |
| 08:07 | Marshall | Bobby Madison grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Jackson - foul #3 on Ronnie Jackson, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Razo (SF), Mike Ice (C) Robert Smith, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Harry Eakes (PF) Johnny Lewis, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harry Eakes | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bradley Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Razo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Ice (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Ice - foul #2 on Mike Ice, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer (PF) Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG) Richard Freeman | |
| 07:38 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:38 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:12 | Marshall | Richard Merchant scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Harry Eakes is fouled on the floor by Dustin Kratzer - foul #4 on Dustin Kratzer, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronnie Jackson (C) Emanuel Gainey | |
| 06:27 | Samford | Richard Merchant is called for the reach on Elton Eichner - foul #3 on Richard Merchant, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (PG) Richard Merchant | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SF) Ulysses Strasser | |
| 06:09 | Samford | Harry Eakes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 06:07 | Marshall | Mike Ice pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:47 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Duckworth | 58-49 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Elton Eichner hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 05:08 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Wagner and he's hacked by Harry Eakes - foul #3 on Harry Eakes, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Lawrence Henry (C) Bradley Wagner, Brian Razo, Mike Ice | |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (SG), Ulysses Strasser (SF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Harry Eakes | |
| 05:08 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey can't finish the layup | 61-52 |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:50 | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 61-52 |
| 04:48 | Marshall | Richard Merchant can't tip it in | 61-52 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Johnny Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey tips it home | 61-54 |
| 04:24 | Marshall | Robert Smith's floater is knocked away by Ronnie Jackson | 61-54 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Johnny Lewis slams it home | 61-56 |
| 03:46 | Marshall | Richard Freeman takes the ball from Stephen Duckworth | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Kratzer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Henry (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 61-56 |
| 03:30 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 03:14 | Samford | Richard Freeman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Henry - foul #1 on Lawrence Henry, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bradley Wagner (SG), Brian Razo (SF), Mike Ice (C) Stephen Duckworth, Robert Smith, Dustin Kratzer | |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG), Harry Eakes (PF) Johnny Lewis, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 03:14 | Samford | Richard Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:14 | Samford | Richard Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:00 | Marshall | Richard Merchant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Elton Eichner snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Elton Eichner drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 02:22 | Marshall | Bradley Wagner is hacked by Elton Eichner - foul #3 on Elton Eichner, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Mark Reda (SF), Paul Graves (C) Richard Freeman, Ulysses Strasser, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 02:22 | Marshall | Bradley Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:22 | Marshall | Mike Ice grabs the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:02 | Marshall | Brian Razo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-60 |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Mike Ice misses the tip | 61-60 |
| 01:59 | Marshall | Bradley Wagner misses the tip | 61-60 |
| 01:57 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harry Eakes | 61-60 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dustin Kratzer (PF) Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (SF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Mark Reda, Paul Graves | |
| 01:36 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 01:35 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Mike Ice | 61-60 |
| 01:12 | Marshall | Richard Merchant knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Razo | 63-60 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Elton Eichner drills a jumper from the left side set up by Douglas Whisenant | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Marshall | Emanuel Gainey is called for the reach on Brian Razo - foul #2 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 00:25 | Marshall | Brian Razo makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:25 | Marshall | Brian Razo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Smith (PF) Dustin Kratzer | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Marshall | Bradley Wagner is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Whisenant - foul #2 on Douglas Whisenant, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | Marshall | Bradley Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:08 | Marshall | Bradley Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Samford | Elton Eichner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 00:00 | Samford | The clock runs out | 67-62 |