| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Fey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Deer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Russell Shelton inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Peter Gamble misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Fey - foul #1 on Charles Fey, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Peter Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Peter Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:28 | Marshall | Bruce Menges can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-32 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Jesse Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | James Deer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Russell Shelton tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 18:52 | Marshall | Charles Fey is fouled on the floor by Russell Shelton - foul #1 on Russell Shelton, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 18:37 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Russell Shelton snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | William Myers steals the ball from Russell Shelton | 40-34 |
| 18:07 | Marshall | William Myers throws it down | 42-34 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-34 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Russell Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Russell Shelton is fouled on the floor by Bruce Menges - foul #2 on Bruce Menges, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Fey - foul #2 on Charles Fey, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Easley (SF), Brian Yancey (PF) Bruce Menges, Scott Perry | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:28 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Gregory Patterson | 42-34 |
| 17:12 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 17:10 | Marshall | Brian Yancey tips it in | 44-34 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | James Deer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Easley - foul #1 on Jerry Easley, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Sanders (PG) William Myers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jackson (SG), Edward Huynh (SF) Peter Gamble, Russell Shelton | |
| 16:42 | Kent State | James Deer misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | James Deer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Gregory Patterson | 44-34 |
| 16:25 | Marshall | Timothy Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bruce Menges (SF) Gregory Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonel Cooper (PF), David Kimbrough (C) James Deer, Robert Fowler | |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Jesse Glover blows the layup | 44-34 |
| 16:09 | Marshall | Timothy Sanders gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:46 | Marshall | Bruce Menges clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 15:45 | Marshall | Timothy Sanders hits the follow up shot | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Fey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Yancey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Easley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Huynh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Edward Huynh buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Leonel Cooper | 46-36 |
| 15:13 | Marshall | Bruce Menges scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Sanders | 49-36 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | David Kimbrough is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Myers (PG), Patrick Ivey (SG), Scott Perry (PF), Gregory Patterson (C) Timothy Sanders, Charles Fey, Bruce Menges, Brian Yancey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (SG), David Rodrigez (SF), James Deer (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Jesse Glover, Edward Huynh, Leonel Cooper, David Kimbrough | |
| 14:47 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson makes the jumper from the free throw line | 51-36 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | David Rodrigez knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Peter Gamble | 51-39 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Patrick Ivey blows the layup | 51-39 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Peter Gamble gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Peter Gamble is hacked by Patrick Ivey - foul #2 on Patrick Ivey, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Guadalupe Ortiz (SF) Jerry Easley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Russell Shelton (PG) Richard Jackson | |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Russell Shelton is denied on a layup by Scott Perry | 51-39 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | James Deer tips it home | 51-41 |
| 13:21 | Marshall | William Myers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 13:20 | Marshall | Scott Perry grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 13:12 | Marshall | Guadalupe Ortiz drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Myers | 54-41 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | David Rodrigez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SG), Bruce Menges (SF) Patrick Ivey, Guadalupe Ortiz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG) Russell Shelton | |
| 12:42 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Fowler - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonel Cooper (PF) James Deer | |
| 12:42 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 12:42 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Jesse Glover makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonel Cooper | 56-44 |
| 12:08 | Marshall | Charles Fey lays it in on a nice dish by Bruce Menges and the foul's on Robert Fowler - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Sanders (PG), Brian Yancey (PF) William Myers, Scott Perry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donovan Bryant (SG) Peter Gamble | |
| 12:08 | Marshall | Charles Fey misses the free throw | 58-44 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Robert Fowler makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Leonel Cooper | 58-47 |
| 11:36 | Marshall | Charles Fey connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Fey (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Yancey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donovan Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Rodrigez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Robert Fowler is fouled on the floor by Brian Yancey - foul #1 on Brian Yancey, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Easley (C) Gregory Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jackson (SG), Russell Shelton (SF), James Deer (PF) Donovan Bryant, David Rodrigez, Robert Fowler | |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jerry Easley - foul #2 on Jerry Easley, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Myers (PG) Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 10:46 | Marshall | Charles Fey knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by William Myers | 63-49 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Russell Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Perry (PF) Bruce Menges | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (SG) Richard Jackson | |
| 10:09 | Marshall | James Deer steals the ball from Charles Fey | 63-49 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-49 |
| 09:54 | Marshall | Scott Perry snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 09:41 | Marshall | William Myers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 09:40 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Perry | 63-49 |
| 09:22 | Marshall | Brian Yancey is fouled on the floor by Leonel Cooper - foul #2 on Leonel Cooper, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Sanders (PG), Gregory Patterson (C) William Myers, Brian Yancey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jackson (PG), David Rodrigez (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Jesse Glover, Russell Shelton, Leonel Cooper | |
| 08:57 | Marshall | Charles Fey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 08:55 | Marshall | Jerry Easley hits the follow up shot | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:45 | Kent State | David Rodrigez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 08:44 | Marshall | Scott Perry pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:25 | Marshall | Jerry Easley travels with the ball | 65-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Myers (PG), Patrick Ivey (SG), Bruce Menges (SF), Brian Yancey (PF) Timothy Sanders, Charles Fey, Jerry Easley, Scott Perry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Russell Shelton (PF) James Deer | |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Peter Gamble makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Russell Shelton | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:48 | Marshall | William Myers comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-52 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Russell Shelton snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Richard Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by William Myers - foul #2 on William Myers, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), Leonel Cooper (PF) Peter Gamble, Russell Shelton | |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Richard Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:43 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 07:28 | Marshall | Bruce Menges's pass is intercepted by Robert Fowler | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Ivey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Yancey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rodrigez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Robert Fowler hits a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Gregory Patterson - foul #1 on Gregory Patterson, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SG) Patrick Ivey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donovan Bryant (SG), James Deer (PF) Richard Jackson, Leonel Cooper | |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Robert Fowler makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:51 | Marshall | Bruce Menges misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 06:50 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson hits the follow up shot | 67-55 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Donovan Bryant connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Deer | 67-58 |
| 06:20 | Marshall | Charles Fey drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Robert Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-58 |
| 06:04 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Brian Yancey | 69-58 |
| 06:02 | Marshall | William Myers is hacked by Jesse Glover in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Glover, team foul #6 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Sanders (PG), Jerry Easley (SF), Scott Perry (PF) William Myers, Bruce Menges, Brian Yancey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (SG), Russell Shelton (SF) Donovan Bryant, David Rodrigez | |
| 05:57 | Marshall | Timothy Sanders misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 05:44 | Marshall | Jerry Easley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Robert Fowler grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Jesse Glover makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Shelton | 69-60 |
| 05:14 | Marshall | Peter Gamble picks off the pass by Timothy Sanders | 69-60 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Jesse Glover hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Gamble | 69-62 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Scott Perry is whistled for a carry | 69-62 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bruce Menges (SF), Brian Yancey (C) Jerry Easley, Gregory Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonel Cooper (PF), David Kimbrough (C) James Deer, Robert Fowler | |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Timothy Sanders picks off the pass by Jesse Glover | 69-62 |
| 04:15 | Marshall | Bruce Menges hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Sanders | 71-62 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Russell Shelton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Kimbrough | 71-65 |
| 03:39 | Marshall | Scott Perry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Jesse Glover gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Jesse Glover connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Leonel Cooper | 71-67 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Fey (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Scott Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Yancey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Gamble (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Timothy Sanders is fouled on the floor by Leonel Cooper - foul #3 on Leonel Cooper, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Marshall | Patrick Ivey (SG), Jerry Easley (SF), Gregory Patterson (C) Charles Fey, Bruce Menges, Scott Perry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jackson (PG), Donovan Bryant (SG), David Rodrigez (SF), James Deer (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Jesse Glover, Peter Gamble, Russell Shelton, Leonel Cooper, David Kimbrough | |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Timothy Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Timothy Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Myers (PG), Charles Fey (SG), Bruce Menges (SF) Timothy Sanders, Patrick Ivey, Jerry Easley | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:32 | Kent State | James Deer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 73-70 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Myers | 75-70 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Perry (PF) Brian Yancey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), Peter Gamble (SG) Richard Jackson, Donovan Bryant | |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Jesse Glover clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-70 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Robert Fowler hits the follow up shot | 75-72 |
| 01:37 | Marshall | Scott Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-72 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Peter Gamble buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jesse Glover | 75-75 |
| 00:55 | Marshall | Bruce Menges misses the lay-in | 75-75 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Deer | 75-75 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Robert Fowler misses short on a floater near the basket | 75-75 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | James Deer snags the offensive board | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Kent State | James Deer hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Peter Gamble and he's fouled by Scott Perry - foul #2 on Scott Perry, team foul #10 | 75-77 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | James Deer makes the free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:08 | Marshall | Marshall calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | William Myers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Bruce Menges snags the offensive board | 75-78 |