| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reyes Prather (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lane Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Willard Sanford inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Marshall | Willard Sanford misses the fadeaway from close range | 38-29 |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the fadeaway in the paint | 40-29 |
| 19:21 | Marshall | Willard Sanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Robert Adams grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 19:13 | Marshall | Lane Phillips pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:44 | Marshall | Willard Sanford buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Anderson | 40-31 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Reyes Prather - foul #2 on Reyes Prather, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Frank Westra makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Frank Westra makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | Willard Sanford is hacked by Raymond Barr - foul #3 on Raymond Barr, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Melara (SF) Raymond Barr | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 17:56 | Marshall | Reyes Prather comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 42-31 |
| 17:54 | Marshall | Willard Sanford grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:49 | Marshall | Willard Sanford scores on a runner in the paint | 42-33 |
| 17:32 | East Carolina | Frank Westra is hacked by Reyes Prather - foul #3 on Reyes Prather, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Bailey (C) Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Zuercher (PG), Dikembe Abdul (PF), Matthew Archer (C) John Anderson, Reyes Prather, Lane Phillips | |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 17:23 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:03 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher's floater is knocked away by James Melara | 42-33 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Frank Westra grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes clanks a jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Frank Westra gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | James Melara misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Archer - foul #1 on Matthew Archer, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (SG) Carl Grimes | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF) Willard Sanford | |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | James Melara makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | James Melara misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:41 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Robert Adams picks off the pass by Lance Walker | 43-33 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Robert Adams is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Adams, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG), Raymond Barr (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Robert Adams, James Melara, Frank Westra, Billy Bailey | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Roger Moore (SG), Reyes Prather (PF) Robert Zuercher, Lance Walker, Matthew Archer | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roger Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Clardy (fresh) PF - Reyes Prather (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Marshall | Reyes Prather scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Roger Moore | 43-35 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Reyes Prather - foul #4 on Reyes Prather, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG) James Paul | |
| Subs | Marshall | Willard Sanford (SF), Lane Phillips (C) William Clardy, Reyes Prather | |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:12 | Marshall | Jay Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 15:11 | Marshall | Willard Sanford snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 14:53 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul clanks a floater near the basket | 45-35 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Grimes | 45-35 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes hits the finger roll | 47-35 |
| 14:19 | Marshall | Jay Brown's pass is intercepted by Paul Hardy | 47-35 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Hardy | 50-35 |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Carl Grimes takes the ball from Lane Phillips | 50-35 |
| 13:43 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses the easy layup | 50-35 |
| 13:41 | Marshall | Lane Phillips grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 13:28 | Marshall | Lane Phillips dunks the ball | 50-37 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Willard Sanford steals it from Raymond Barr | 50-37 |
| 12:56 | Marshall | Willard Sanford knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 50-39 |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), James Paul (SG), James Melara (SF), Frank Westra (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Paul Hardy, Carl Grimes, Raymond Barr, Daryl Lofland, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Matthew Archer (PF), Dana Chappell (C) Jay Brown, Roger Moore, Dikembe Abdul, Lane Phillips | |
| 12:27 | Marshall | Matthew Archer is called for 3 seconds | 50-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF) Willard Sanford | |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Robert Adams can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dana Chappell - foul #1 on Dana Chappell, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Robert Adams misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:56 | Marshall | Lance Walker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Paul - foul #1 on James Paul, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| 11:56 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:56 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Melara (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clardy (fresh) PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) C - Dana Chappell (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Robert Adams knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Billy Bailey | 53-41 |
| 11:24 | Marshall | William Clardy buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Anderson | 53-43 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | James Paul clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 10:58 | Marshall | Lance Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:49 | Marshall | Matthew Archer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Robert Adams can't throw it down | 53-43 |
| 10:38 | Marshall | The rebound goes to William Clardy | 53-43 |
| 10:18 | Marshall | Lance Walker buries a jumper in the paint | 53-45 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | James Melara misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Clardy - foul #1 on William Clardy, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG), Daryl Lofland (PF), Timothy Palma (C) James Paul, Frank Westra, Billy Bailey | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Roger Moore (SG), Willard Sanford (SF), Dikembe Abdul (PF), Lane Phillips (C) John Anderson, Lance Walker, William Clardy, Matthew Archer, Dana Chappell | |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | James Melara makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | James Melara makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:50 | Marshall | Willard Sanford is fouled on the floor by James Melara - foul #1 on James Melara, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF) James Melara | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:37 | Marshall | Willard Sanford buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr tips it but misses | 55-48 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Adams | 55-48 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr clanks a runner from the left block | 55-48 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Lane Phillips steals it from Daryl Lofland | 55-48 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Carl Grimes is called for the reach on Roger Moore - foul #1 on Carl Grimes, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), Frank Westra (PF) Robert Adams, Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | Marshall | Lance Walker (SG), Matthew Archer (PF), Dana Chappell (C) Roger Moore, Dikembe Abdul, Lane Phillips | |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Frank Westra swats the shot by Dana Chappell | 55-48 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Frank Westra pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Palma | 55-48 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| 08:06 | Marshall | Willard Sanford snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 08:04 | Marshall | Jay Brown is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jay Brown, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG) Jay Brown | |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Barr | 58-48 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) C - Dana Chappell (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Marshall | Willard Sanford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the jump hook from the baseline | 60-48 |
| 07:12 | Marshall | Dana Chappell misses long on a shot from the right side | 60-48 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Palma | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Marshall | Lance Walker's pass is intercepted by Paul Hardy | 63-48 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes lays it up and in set up by Paul Hardy | 65-48 |
| 06:25 | Marshall | Roger Moore buries a shot from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-50 |
| 05:58 | Marshall | Matthew Archer scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Lance Walker | 68-52 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Frank Westra snags the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma snags the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Archer - foul #2 on Matthew Archer, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), James Paul (SG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF) Paul Hardy, Carl Grimes, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), John Anderson (SG), William Clardy (SF), Reyes Prather (PF), Lane Phillips (C) Roger Moore, Lance Walker, Willard Sanford, Matthew Archer, Dana Chappell | |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:04 | Marshall | Jay Brown buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by William Clardy | 70-54 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Robert Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 04:39 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Anderson | 70-54 |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Jay Brown misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-54 |
| 04:26 | Marshall | Reyes Prather tips it but misses | 70-54 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | James Melara pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Robert Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-54 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Adams | 70-54 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | James Paul clanks a jump hook from the right block | 70-54 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | William Clardy pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Marshall | Jay Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Melara - foul #2 on James Melara, team foul #6 | 70-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (SG), Billy Bailey (C) James Paul, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | Marshall | Lance Walker (SG), Willard Sanford (SF) John Anderson, William Clardy | |
| 03:40 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 03:40 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Melara (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Billy Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Reyes Prather (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lane Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | James Melara blows the dunk but he's hacked by Willard Sanford - foul #2 on Willard Sanford, team foul #9 | 70-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG) Paul Hardy | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | James Melara makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | James Melara makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 03:15 | Marshall | Jay Brown hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Willard Sanford | 72-59 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | James Melara hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Robert Adams hits the follow up shot | 74-59 |
| 02:34 | Marshall | Jay Brown loses the dribble to Billy Bailey | 74-59 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes loses the dribble to Jay Brown | 74-59 |
| 02:04 | Marshall | Willard Sanford is fouled on the floor by James Melara - foul #3 on James Melara, team foul #7 | 74-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG), Paul Hardy (SG), James Paul (SF) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, James Melara | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dikembe Abdul (PF), Matthew Archer (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, Reyes Prather, Lane Phillips | |
| 02:04 | Marshall | Willard Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 02:04 | Marshall | Willard Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Dikembe Abdul takes the ball from James Paul | 74-61 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on James Paul - foul #2 on James Paul, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Melara (SF) John Lane | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF) Willard Sanford | |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul misses the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | James Melara drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Billy Bailey | 76-62 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | Roger Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Paul - foul #3 on James Paul, team foul #9 | 76-62 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | Roger Moore makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | Roger Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the offensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 01:02 | Marshall | Matthew Archer misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 76-63 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Hardy | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Matthew Archer - foul #3 on Matthew Archer, team foul #10 | 78-63 |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the free throw | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Matthew Archer misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Daryl Lofland - foul #3 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #10 | 79-63 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Matthew Archer misses the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Matthew Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 79-64 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the board | 79-64 |
| 00:18 | Marshall | Roger Moore clanks a jumper from the right wing | 79-64 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | James Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 79-64 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy runs out the clock | 79-64 |