| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Alfred Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Caruso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Peeples (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Wheatley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bart Cuccia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Grout (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Braithwaite (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Marshall | Don Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-25 |
| 19:34 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| 19:12 | SE Missouri State | Walter Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 18:58 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 41-28 |
| 18:57 | SE Missouri State | George Braithwaite grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:34 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 18:33 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-28 |
| 18:08 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 18:07 | SE Missouri State | George Braithwaite tips it in | 41-30 |
| 17:43 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-30 |
| 17:42 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 17:31 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia blows the layup | 41-30 |
| 17:30 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| 17:14 | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 17:13 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Merritt | 41-32 |
| 17:00 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Peeples takes the ball from John Grout | 41-32 |
| 16:40 | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Abbott | 44-32 |
| 16:19 | SE Missouri State | George Braithwaite comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-32 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Don Phillips snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 15:58 | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 15:56 | Marshall | Don Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Alfred Abbott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Caruso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Peeples (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Wheatley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Walter Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bart Cuccia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Grout (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Merritt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Marshall | Larry Wheatley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 15:38 | Marshall | Don Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:26 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-32 |
| 15:24 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:20 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia clanks a floater from the right side | 44-32 |
| 15:18 | Marshall | Don Phillips snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 14:49 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples's pass is intercepted by John Grout | 44-32 |
| 14:46 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia lays it up and in on a great pass from John Grout | 44-34 |
| 14:27 | Marshall | Larry Wheatley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 14:14 | SE Missouri State | George Braithwaite misses long on a floater near the basket | 47-34 |
| 14:13 | Marshall | Don Phillips pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:08 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 14:07 | Marshall | Larry Wheatley misses the tip | 47-34 |
| 14:06 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:02 | SE Missouri State | John Grout misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 14:00 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 13:41 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Grout - foul #1 on John Grout, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tory Rhodes (SG), Allan Hopkins (SF), John Phifer (PF), Christopher Palafox (C) Gabriel Caruso, Matthew Peeples, Don Phillips, Larry Wheatley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Singleton (PG), Allen Seeley (SG), Tim Finn (SF), Leland Jones (PF), David Carey (C) Walter Jackson, Bart Cuccia, John Grout, George Braithwaite, James Merritt | |
| 13:41 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:41 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:21 | SE Missouri State | Leland Jones misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-36 |
| 13:19 | Marshall | Christopher Palafox pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 12:58 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 12:57 | SE Missouri State | Allen Seeley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 12:50 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Singleton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alfred Abbott - foul #1 on Alfred Abbott, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Arthur Nebel (SG) Alfred Abbott | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 12:50 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 12:50 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:31 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 12:29 | SE Missouri State | David Carey grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 12:11 | SE Missouri State | David Carey hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Leland Jones | 49-39 |
| 11:48 | Marshall | Allan Hopkins is hacked by Joseph Singleton - foul #3 on Joseph Singleton, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso (SG) Arthur Nebel | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | George Braithwaite (PF) David Carey | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Tory Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gabriel Caruso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Phifer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Palafox (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joseph Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Allen Seeley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Finn (fresh) PF - George Braithwaite (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Leland Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Marshall | Tory Rhodes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Allan Hopkins | 52-39 |
| 11:19 | SE Missouri State | Allen Seeley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Braithwaite | 52-42 |
| 10:58 | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Allan Hopkins | 55-42 |
| 10:39 | SE Missouri State | George Braithwaite hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Seeley | 55-44 |
| 10:17 | Marshall | George Braithwaite denies the turnaround by John Phifer | 55-44 |
| 10:16 | SE Missouri State | Leland Jones snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:58 | SE Missouri State | Tim Finn travels with the ball | 55-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Alfred Abbott (PG), Matthew Peeples (SF), Clarence Strickland (PF), Larry Wheatley (C) Tory Rhodes, Allan Hopkins, John Phifer, Christopher Palafox | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Walter Jackson (PG), Bart Cuccia (SG), John Grout (SF), James Merritt (C) Joseph Singleton, Allen Seeley, Tim Finn, Leland Jones | |
| 09:53 | Marshall | Walter Jackson picks off the pass by Alfred Abbott in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 09:51 | SE Missouri State | Walter Jackson hits the finger roll | 55-46 |
| 09:27 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gabriel Caruso | 57-46 |
| 09:16 | SE Missouri State | Walter Jackson makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 08:59 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Grout - foul #2 on John Grout, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Don Phillips (PF) Clarence Strickland | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carey (PF) George Braithwaite | |
| 08:59 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:59 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:59 | SE Missouri State | David Carey gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:49 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Merritt | 58-52 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gabriel Caruso | 60-52 |
| 08:22 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Gabriel Caruso - foul #3 on Gabriel Caruso, team foul #2 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tory Rhodes (SG) Gabriel Caruso | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Leland Jones (PF) David Carey | |
| 08:22 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:22 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:22 | Marshall | Don Phillips grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 08:03 | Marshall | Don Phillips misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Leland Jones - foul #2 on Leland Jones, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | Allan Hopkins (SG), Clarence Strickland (C) Alfred Abbott, Larry Wheatley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 08:03 | Marshall | Don Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:03 | Marshall | Don Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:48 | SE Missouri State | John Grout hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Bart Cuccia | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Tory Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Allan Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Peeples (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Strickland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bart Cuccia (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Grout (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Leland Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Marshall | Clarence Strickland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 07:34 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Merritt | 62-55 |
| 07:17 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia is fouled on the floor by Matthew Peeples - foul #2 on Matthew Peeples, team foul #3 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso (SG), Christopher Palafox (C) Matthew Peeples, Clarence Strickland | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tim Finn (SF), George Braithwaite (PF) John Grout, Leland Jones | |
| 07:05 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia is hacked by Don Phillips - foul #1 on Don Phillips, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Alfred Abbott (PG) Tory Rhodes | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 06:48 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Don Phillips - foul #2 on Don Phillips, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Phifer (PF), Larry Wheatley (C) Don Phillips, Christopher Palafox | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Singleton (PG), Allen Seeley (SG) Walter Jackson, Bart Cuccia | |
| 06:48 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:48 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott is hacked by Allen Seeley - foul #1 on Allen Seeley, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Leland Jones (C) James Merritt | |
| 06:25 | Marshall | Larry Wheatley knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Alfred Abbott | 64-57 |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | Tim Finn makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Leland Jones | 64-59 |
| 05:58 | Marshall | George Braithwaite is called for the reach on John Phifer - foul #2 on George Braithwaite, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Palafox (PF) Allan Hopkins | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Grout (SF) Tim Finn | |
| 05:35 | Marshall | Christopher Palafox can't connect on a floater from the right block | 64-59 |
| 05:33 | SE Missouri State | Leland Jones grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 05:11 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Singleton is hacked by Alfred Abbott - foul #2 on Alfred Abbott, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Matthew Peeples (SF), Don Phillips (PF) John Phifer, Larry Wheatley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Walter Jackson (PG), Bart Cuccia (SG), James Merritt (C) Joseph Singleton, Allen Seeley, Leland Jones | |
| 05:04 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia hits the finger roll set up by Walter Jackson | 64-61 |
| 04:49 | Marshall | Don Phillips connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 04:27 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 04:16 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples drills a driving attempt from the left block | 68-64 |
| 04:05 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt misses badly on a runner from the right block | 68-64 |
| 04:03 | SE Missouri State | George Braithwaite tips it but misses | 68-64 |
| 04:01 | Marshall | Don Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 03:43 | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 03:41 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Grout | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Alfred Abbott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gabriel Caruso (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Peeples (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Palafox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Walter Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bart Cuccia (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Grout (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Braithwaite (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:22 | SE Missouri State | Walter Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 03:21 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia can't tip it in | 68-64 |
| 03:20 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt tips it home | 68-66 |
| 03:03 | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso clanks a shot near the basket | 68-66 |
| 03:01 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 02:44 | SE Missouri State | John Grout is whistled for traveling | 68-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tory Rhodes (PG), Arthur Nebel (SG), Allan Hopkins (SF), John Phifer (PF), Larry Wheatley (C) Alfred Abbott, Gabriel Caruso, Matthew Peeples, Don Phillips, Christopher Palafox | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tim Finn (SF), Leland Jones (PF) John Grout, George Braithwaite | |
| 02:42 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso (SG), Matthew Peeples (SF) Arthur Nebel, Allan Hopkins | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | George Braithwaite (PF) Leland Jones | |
| 02:35 | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 02:34 | SE Missouri State | James Merritt pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:26 | SE Missouri State | Walter Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 02:25 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia can't tip it in | 68-66 |
| 02:23 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 02:17 | Marshall | Larry Wheatley loses the ball out of bounds | 68-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Don Phillips (PF) John Phifer | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 01:55 | SE Missouri State | Don Phillips picks off the pass by Tim Finn | 68-66 |
| 01:41 | Marshall | Larry Wheatley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 01:40 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:17 | SE Missouri State | Tim Finn misses the lay-in | 68-66 |
| 01:15 | Marshall | Larry Wheatley grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 00:57 | Marshall | Tory Rhodes drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gabriel Caruso | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | SE Missouri State | George Braithwaite scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Jackson and he's hacked by Don Phillips - foul #3 on Don Phillips, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | Alfred Abbott (PG) Tory Rhodes | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Grout (SF) Tim Finn | |
| 00:47 | SE Missouri State | George Braithwaite misses the free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:47 | Marshall | Larry Wheatley pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Marshall | Larry Wheatley misses the jumper from the right block | 70-68 |
| 00:18 | Marshall | Gabriel Caruso tips it home | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | SE Missouri State | Bart Cuccia clanks a 3 from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 00:11 | SE Missouri State | Walter Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:09 | SE Missouri State | Walter Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-68 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples grabs the board | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples is fouled in the backcourt by Bart Cuccia - foul #3 on Bart Cuccia, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Phifer (PF) Don Phillips | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Matthew Peeples makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Walter Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 74-68 |