| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Sproul (fresh) SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SF - Melvin Krakowsky (fresh) PF - Fred Larson (fresh) C - Steven Nicodemus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jay Macrae (fresh) SG - Bruce Page (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - William Holt (fresh) C - John Mund (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Marshall | William Sproul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky is hacked by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Marshall | Fred Larson is alone and drills a floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page loses the dribble to William Sproul | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | William Sproul lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Marshall | Robert Thomas misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Marshall | William Sproul hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:40 | Marshall | William Sproul snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:15 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Sproul | 9-2 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses long on a shot from the right side | 9-2 |
| 16:49 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Steven Nicodemus | 9-2 |
| 16:44 | Marshall | William Sproul can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-2 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 16:20 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:18 | Marshall | Robert Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Petties (PG), Derek Stam (SG), Jeffrey Harbin (SF), Samuel Porter (PF), Chad Thacker (C) William Sproul, Robert Thomas, Melvin Krakowsky, Fred Larson, Steven Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam (PG), Larry Frank (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Foor (C) Jay Macrae, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, William Holt, John Mund | |
| 16:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-2 |
| 16:04 | Marshall | Samuel Porter gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Petties (fresh) SG - Derek Stam (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Harbin (fresh) PF - Samuel Porter (fresh) C - Chad Thacker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Putnam (fresh) SG - Larry Frank (fresh) SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - John Foor (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Marshall | Derek Stam buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Porter | 12-2 |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor is hacked by Chad Thacker - foul #1 on Chad Thacker, team foul #1 | 12-2 |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 12-2 |
| 15:18 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Chad Thacker | 12-2 |
| 15:04 | Marshall | William Petties is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-2 |
| 15:03 | Marshall | Samuel Porter grabs the offensive board | 12-2 |
| 14:42 | Marshall | Samuel Porter makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Derek Stam | 14-2 |
| 14:20 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 14-2 |
| 14:19 | Marshall | Samuel Porter pulls down the rebound | 14-2 |
| 14:04 | Marshall | Samuel Porter misses the floater from just outside the lane | 14-2 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor gets the rebound | 14-2 |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Putnam | 14-4 |
| 13:38 | Marshall | Derek Stam is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Frank - foul #1 on Larry Frank, team foul #2 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Sproul (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Melvin Krakowsky (SF), Fred Larson (PF), Steven Nicodemus (C) William Petties, Derek Stam, Jeffrey Harbin, Samuel Porter, Chad Thacker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Robert Putnam, Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| 13:18 | Marshall | Fred Larson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-4 |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the defensive board | 14-4 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams's floater is tipped away by Fred Larson | 14-4 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund tips it back up and in | 14-6 |
| 12:56 | Marshall | William Sproul connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 17-6 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses short on a floater from the right side | 17-6 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams snags the offensive board | 17-6 |
| 12:29 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 17-6 |
| 12:27 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus snags the defensive board | 17-6 |
| 12:18 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 17-6 |
| 12:17 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Nicodemus | 17-6 |
| 12:03 | Marshall | William Sproul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Smith (SG), Jeffrey Harbin (SF), Jimmy Ruggerio (C) Robert Thomas, Melvin Krakowsky, Steven Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (SG), Robert Putnam (SF) Bruce Page, Paul Williams | |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-6 |
| 11:42 | Marshall | Fred Larson pulls down the rebound | 17-6 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Sproul (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Harbin (fresh) PF - Fred Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Ruggerio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jay Macrae (fresh) SG - Gary Burnett (fresh) SF - Robert Putnam (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Marshall | Robert Putnam steals it from William Sproul in the backcourt | 17-6 |
| 11:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-6 |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam tips it in | 17-8 |
| 11:09 | Marshall | Kenneth Smith is hacked by Jay Macrae in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Macrae, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Petties (PG), Samuel Porter (PF), Chad Thacker (C) William Sproul, Fred Larson, Jimmy Ruggerio | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Foor (C) Jay Macrae, William Holt, John Mund | |
| 10:50 | Marshall | Chad Thacker misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-8 |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Harbin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Harbin, team foul #2 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Derek Stam (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Melvin Krakowsky (SF), Steven Nicodemus (C) William Petties, Kenneth Smith, Samuel Porter, Chad Thacker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF) Robert Putnam, Gary Burnett | |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Frank | 17-11 |
| 09:58 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 09:57 | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 09:45 | Marshall | Larry Frank is called for the reach on Melvin Krakowsky - foul #2 on Larry Frank, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Sproul (PG), Samuel Porter (PF) Derek Stam, Jeffrey Harbin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae (PG), Tyler Ward (PF), John Mund (C) Larry Frank, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| 09:28 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Nicodemus takes the ball from John Mund | 17-11 |
| 09:11 | Marshall | William Sproul travels with the ball | 17-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Fred Larson (PF) Samuel Porter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tyler Ward and he's fouled by Melvin Krakowsky - foul #1 on Melvin Krakowsky, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin (SF) Melvin Krakowsky | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (PF), Robert Putnam (C) Tyler Ward, John Mund | |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:28 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 19-14 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 08:05 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 07:54 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus can't connect on a floater in the paint | 19-14 |
| 07:52 | Marshall | Fred Larson snags the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 07:38 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Sproul (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harbin (fresh) PF - Fred Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Nicodemus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jay Macrae (fairly fresh) SG - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) PF - John Foor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Putnam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 07:31 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:18 | Marshall | Robert Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Foor | 19-14 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams's pass is intercepted by Fred Larson | 19-14 |
| 06:38 | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Nicodemus | 22-14 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-14 |
| 06:11 | Marshall | Fred Larson gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:53 | Marshall | Robert Thomas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-14 |
| 05:51 | Marshall | Robert Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:36 | Marshall | Robert Thomas is fouled on the floor by John Foor - foul #1 on John Foor, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Petties (PG), Derek Stam (SG), Melvin Krakowsky (SF), Samuel Porter (PF), Chad Thacker (C) William Sproul, Robert Thomas, Jeffrey Harbin, Fred Larson, Steven Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Bruce Page, Paul Williams, John Foor, Robert Putnam | |
| 05:23 | Marshall | William Petties misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-14 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt's fadeaway is rejected by Melvin Krakowsky | 22-14 |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Melvin Krakowsky grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 04:36 | Marshall | Samuel Porter is wide open but clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 22-14 |
| 04:34 | Marshall | Chad Thacker tips it home | 24-14 |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett clanks a floater from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the offensive board | 24-14 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt drills a floater in the lane set up by Tyler Ward | 24-16 |
| 03:56 | Marshall | William Petties is fouled in the backcourt by William Holt - foul #1 on William Holt, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam (PG), Larry Frank (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Jay Macrae, Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward, William Holt | |
| 03:40 | Marshall | William Petties banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Derek Stam | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Petties (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Stam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Krakowsky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Thacker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Putnam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Frank (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-19 |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Samuel Porter blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Sproul (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Jeffrey Harbin (SF), Fred Larson (PF) William Petties, Derek Stam, Melvin Krakowsky, Chad Thacker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), William Holt (PF) Paul Williams, John Mund | |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Samuel Porter makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Samuel Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Holt | 27-19 |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Page | 27-22 |
| 02:41 | Marshall | Fred Larson jams it set up by Jeffrey Harbin | 29-22 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 02:18 | Marshall | Samuel Porter gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:16 | Marshall | William Sproul is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Putnam - foul #1 on Robert Putnam, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus (C) Samuel Porter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) Robert Putnam, Bruce Page, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| 02:16 | Marshall | William Sproul makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:16 | Marshall | William Sproul makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Burnett | 31-24 |
| 01:55 | Marshall | Larry Frank picks off the pass by Jeffrey Harbin in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank is fouled on the floor by William Sproul - foul #1 on William Sproul, team foul #4 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Petties (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Melvin Krakowsky (SF) William Sproul, Kenneth Smith, Fred Larson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG) Larry Frank | |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Melvin Krakowsky - foul #2 on Melvin Krakowsky, team foul #5 | 31-24 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:37 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:30 | Marshall | John Mund is called for the reach on Steven Nicodemus - foul #1 on John Mund, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Derek Stam (PG) William Petties | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF) Tyler Ward | |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Steven Nicodemus makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Gary Burnett and the foul's on Melvin Krakowsky - foul #3 on Melvin Krakowsky, team foul #6 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Chad Thacker (SF), Fred Larson (PF) Melvin Krakowsky, Jeffrey Harbin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam (PG), Robert Jones (PF) Bruce Page, John Foor | |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:58 | Marshall | Derek Stam clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 00:56 | Marshall | Fred Larson gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:36 | Marshall | Chad Thacker blows the layup | 33-27 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Chad Thacker - foul #2 on Chad Thacker, team foul #7 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Sproul (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Jeffrey Harbin (SF) Derek Stam, Robert Thomas, Steven Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SG), Tyler Ward (PF) Gary Burnett, Robert Jones | |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Jeffrey Harbin clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-29 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the fullcourt shot | 33-29 |