| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Olguin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Brisson (fresh) PF - James Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Patel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey inbounds the ball | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Marshall | Richard Merchant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Edwards - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| 19:40 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 19:40 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Patel | 42-46 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards blows the layup | 42-46 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson tips it in | 42-48 |
| 19:17 | Marshall | Richard Merchant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Merchant - foul #1 on Richard Merchant, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 19:01 | Marshall | Richard Merchant is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Reed - foul #1 on Matthew Reed, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| 18:54 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Bobby Madison - foul #2 on Bobby Madison, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 18:21 | Marshall | Matthew Reed steals it from Richard Merchant | 42-51 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-51 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed gets the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 18:03 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Madison steals the ball from Paul Olguin | 42-51 |
| 17:53 | Marshall | Ward Winburn buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-51 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 17:32 | Marshall | Richard Merchant is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Merchant, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), John Moore (SF), Luis Machado (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Richard Merchant, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), George Cogar (SG), Richard Jeffrey (SF), Salvatore Moran (PF), John Golden (C) Matthew Reed, Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson, James Edwards, Charles Patel | |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 17:17 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Daniel Twilley | 45-51 |
| 16:53 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 16:51 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 16:37 | Marshall | Luis Machado makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by Merlin Drewes | 47-51 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey is hacked by Kenneth Hammer - foul #2 on Kenneth Hammer, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF) Merlin Drewes, Luis Machado | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Pablo Nunez (PF) George Cogar, Salvatore Moran | |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed is fouled on the floor by Richard Merchant - foul #3 on Richard Merchant, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Bobby Madison (PF) Richard Merchant, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel (C) John Golden | |
| 15:52 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 15:51 | Marshall | John Moore grabs the board | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Jeffrey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Patel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 15:31 | Marshall | Bobby Madison tips it home | 49-51 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Pablo Nunez | 49-54 |
| 14:43 | Marshall | Charles Patel blocks the short jumper by John Moore | 49-54 |
| 14:41 | Marshall | Bobby Madison tips it but misses | 49-54 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey banks in the layup set up by Pablo Nunez | 49-56 |
| 14:17 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is fouled on the floor by Richard Jeffrey - foul #1 on Richard Jeffrey, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Kenneth Hammer (PF), Allan Reese (C) Daniel Twilley, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison, John Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), James Edwards (PF), John Carr (C) Matthew Reed, Brandon Wakefield, Richard Jeffrey, Pablo Nunez, Charles Patel | |
| 14:01 | Marshall | Allan Reese connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin drills a shot from the left block set up by George Cogar | 51-58 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | Michael Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-58 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Brisson | 51-60 |
| 12:43 | Marshall | Michael Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-60 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Merlin Drewes - foul #1 on Merlin Drewes, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Luis Machado (PF) Merlin Drewes, Michael Smith, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Salvatore Moran (PF), John Golden (C) George Cogar, James Edwards, John Carr | |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin misses the free throw | 51-62 |
| 12:37 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 12:21 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin can't finish the layup | 51-62 |
| 12:15 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bracey | 51-62 |
| 12:01 | Marshall | Luis Machado can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 11:56 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 11:55 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bracey | 51-62 |
| 11:42 | Marshall | Ward Winburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Bobby Madison (PF) Richard Merchant, Luis Machado | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (SG) Paul Olguin | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Allan Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Brisson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Moran (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Golden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffrey Bracey - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bracey, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (C) Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards (PF), John Carr (C) Salvatore Moran, John Golden | |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 11:24 | Marshall | Bobby Madison grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 11:19 | Marshall | Brandon Wakefield is called for the reach on Daniel Twilley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (SG) Ward Winburn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SF) Clyde Brisson | |
| 11:02 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Jeffrey - foul #2 on Richard Jeffrey, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| 11:02 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 11:02 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Madison blocks the short jumper by John Carr | 53-63 |
| 10:43 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 10:39 | Marshall | Matthew Reed is called for the reach on Daniel Twilley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Reed, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Allan Reese (C) Merlin Drewes, Jeffrey Bracey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:24 | Marshall | Richard Merchant is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-63 |
| 10:23 | Marshall | Allan Reese pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 10:06 | Marshall | James Edwards is called for the reach on John Moore - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Luis Machado (PF) Daniel Twilley, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SF), Salvatore Moran (PF), Charles Patel (C) Richard Jeffrey, James Edwards, John Carr | |
| 10:06 | Marshall | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 10:06 | Marshall | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-63 |
| 09:48 | Marshall | Ward Winburn grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 09:31 | Marshall | Brandon Wakefield steals the ball from John Moore | 55-63 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran can't connect on a shot from the left block | 55-63 |
| 09:08 | Marshall | John Moore gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:48 | Marshall | John Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-63 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Salvatore Moran | 55-63 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Patel, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Bobby Madison (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Richard Merchant, John Moore, Luis Machado, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), Richard Jeffrey (SF), James Edwards (PF), John Carr (C) Brandon Wakefield, George Cogar, Salvatore Moran, Charles Patel | |
| 08:33 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses the easy layup | 55-63 |
| 08:32 | Marshall | Ward Winburn hits the follow up shot | 57-63 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Olguin and the foul's on Daniel Twilley - foul #3 on Daniel Twilley, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (SG) Ward Winburn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson (SF) Matthew Reed | |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses the free throw | 57-65 |
| 08:17 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Bobby Madison is open and lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Bracey | 59-65 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson loses the dribble to Merlin Drewes | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Jeffrey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Olguin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Brisson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Marshall | John Carr picks off the pass by Kenneth Hammer | 59-65 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Jeffrey | 59-68 |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-68 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson double dribbles | 59-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Luis Machado (PF), Allan Reese (C) Daniel Twilley, Merlin Drewes, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Brandon Wakefield (SG), George Cogar (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF), Charles Patel (C) Richard Jeffrey, Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson, James Edwards, John Carr | |
| 06:22 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is hacked by Brandon Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| 06:22 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:22 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Pablo Nunez | 61-71 |
| 05:33 | Marshall | Matthew Reed steps in front of the Luis Machado pass | 61-71 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Merchant is called for the reach on Matthew Reed - foul #4 on Richard Merchant, team foul #9 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey (SF), John Moore (C) Michael Smith, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson (SF), Salvatore Moran (PF) George Cogar, Pablo Nunez | |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | Ward Winburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-73 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Merchant steps in front of the Salvatore Moran pass | 61-73 |
| 04:43 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bracey | 64-73 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses short on a shot from the left side | 64-73 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed gets the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Luis Machado | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed grabs the board | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Reed | 64-75 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Luis Machado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brandon Wakefield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Brisson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Moran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Patel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Merchant | 67-75 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Clyde Brisson | 67-77 |
| 02:59 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey banks in the layup set up by Ward Winburn and the foul's on Clyde Brisson - foul #2 on Clyde Brisson, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), Bobby Madison (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Richard Merchant, Ward Winburn, Luis Machado, John Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), Richard Jeffrey (SF), James Edwards (PF), John Carr (C) Matthew Reed, Brandon Wakefield, Clyde Brisson, Salvatore Moran, Charles Patel | |
| 02:59 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey makes the free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 70-77 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr snags the offensive board | 70-77 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin banks in the layup on a great pass from James Edwards | 70-79 |
| 02:16 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), John Moore (SF) Merlin Drewes, Jeffrey Bracey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG) George Cogar | |
| 02:12 | Marshall | Richard Merchant is hacked by Matthew Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Reed, team foul #11 | 70-79 |
| 02:12 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 02:12 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-79 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Allan Reese (C) Daniel Twilley, John Moore, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Carr | 72-81 |
| 01:53 | Marshall | Bobby Madison's fadeaway is rejected by James Edwards | 72-81 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr gets the rebound | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 72-81 |
| 01:45 | Marshall | Bobby Madison grabs the board | 72-81 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | Ward Winburn loses the dribble to Paul Olguin in the backcourt | 72-81 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Reed | 72-84 |
| 01:11 | Marshall | Allan Reese banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Ward Winburn and he's hacked by John Carr - foul #4 on John Carr, team foul #12 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), John Moore (SF), Kenneth Hammer (PF) Richard Merchant, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), George Cogar (SG), Salvatore Moran (C) Matthew Reed, Paul Olguin, James Edwards | |
| 01:11 | Marshall | Allan Reese misses the free throw | 74-84 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran gets the rebound | 74-84 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Twilley steps in front of the Brandon Wakefield pass | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Marshall | Allan Reese is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-84 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Carr | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Twilley - foul #4 on Daniel Twilley, team foul #10 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Marshall | Luis Machado (PF) Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:42 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer snags the defensive board | 74-85 |
| 00:36 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley banks in the wide open layup | 76-85 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-85 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Bobby Madison (PF), Allan Reese (C) Daniel Twilley, Merlin Drewes, John Moore, Luis Machado, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Clyde Brisson (SF), James Edwards (PF) George Cogar, Richard Jeffrey, John Carr | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Ward Winburn is called for the reach on Brandon Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ward Winburn, team foul #11 | 76-85 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:34 | Marshall | Bobby Madison gets the rebound | 76-86 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Matthew Reed picks off the pass by Allan Reese in the backcourt | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Brandon Wakefield | 76-88 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-88 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-88 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), Charles Patel (C) Brandon Wakefield, Salvatore Moran | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed runs out the clock | 79-88 |