| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Fortune (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Pate (fresh) PF - Nathan Branch (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Hollander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael McQuitty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julius Kull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Mills (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Salmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fredrick Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Eddie Pate inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Marshall | Nathan Branch misses the lay-in | 42-41 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Fredrick Gordon grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana Tech | Fredrick Gordon scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-43 |
| 19:09 | Marshall | Nathan Branch buries a fadeaway near the basket | 44-43 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon drills a runner from the right block | 44-45 |
| 18:30 | Marshall | David Fortune misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathan Mills - foul #3 on Jonathan Mills, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Costigan (SF) Jonathan Mills | |
| 18:30 | Marshall | David Fortune makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 18:30 | Marshall | David Fortune makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 18:18 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Branch blocks the short jumper by Larry Salmon | 46-45 |
| 18:17 | Marshall | Nathan Branch gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 17:54 | Marshall | Eddie Pate knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Bowers | 48-45 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Costigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Willis (SG), Alan Perkins (C) Daniel Bowers, Frederick Hollander | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:13 | Marshall | Eddie Pate steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tim Graham (SF) Eddie Pate | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Meeks (PG), Damon Gale (PF) Michael McQuitty, Larry Salmon | |
| 16:57 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Costigan connects on the 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 16:28 | Marshall | Tim Graham misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 16:26 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Damon Gale | 48-48 |
| 16:20 | Louisiana Tech | Damon Gale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Yong Chu (PG), Daniel Bowers (SG), Frederick Hollander (C) David Fortune, Jay Willis, Nathan Branch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Stocker (SF) Julius Kull | |
| 15:56 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Stocker gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Yong Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Graham (fresh) PF - Alan Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Hollander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Meeks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Duane Costigan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Fred Stocker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Damon Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredrick Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Meeks lays it up and in set up by Fred Stocker | 48-50 |
| 15:28 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eddie Pate (SF), Nathan Branch (PF) Tim Graham, Alan Perkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty (PG), Jonathan Mills (SF), Larry Salmon (PF) Duane Costigan, Fred Stocker, Fredrick Gordon | |
| 15:01 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon buries a runner from the baseline | 48-52 |
| 14:33 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers drills a jumpshot from the right side | 50-52 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Nathan Branch - foul #2 on Nathan Branch, team foul #1 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fortune (PG), Jay Willis (SG), Alan Perkins (C) Yong Chu, Daniel Bowers, Frederick Hollander | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Julius Kull (SG), Fredrick Gordon (C) Robert Meeks, Damon Gale | |
| 14:21 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Eddie Pate is denied on a dunk by Larry Salmon | 50-54 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Fredrick Gordon | 50-54 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by David Fortune - foul #2 on David Fortune, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 13:24 | Marshall | Eddie Pate comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jonathan Mills - foul #4 on Jonathan Mills, team foul #2 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark (C) Nathan Branch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Costigan (SF) Jonathan Mills | |
| 13:24 | Marshall | Eddie Pate makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 13:24 | Marshall | Eddie Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana Tech | David Fortune picks off the pass by Larry Salmon | 52-57 |
| 12:54 | Marshall | Alan Perkins travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tim Graham (SF) Eddie Pate | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Meeks (PG), Damon Gale (PF) Michael McQuitty, Larry Salmon | |
| 12:35 | Louisiana Tech | Jay Willis takes the ball from Julius Kull | 52-57 |
| 12:18 | Marshall | Damon Gale is called for the reach on Alan Perkins - foul #1 on Damon Gale, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Bowers (SG), Nathan Branch (PF), Frederick Hollander (C) Jay Willis, Alan Perkins, Theodore Rivenbark | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:59 | Marshall | Nathan Branch misses the easy layup but the foul's on Damon Gale - foul #2 on Damon Gale, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| 11:59 | Marshall | Nathan Branch makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:59 | Marshall | Nathan Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Fortune (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bowers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Graham (fresh) PF - Nathan Branch (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Hollander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Meeks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julius Kull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Costigan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Damon Gale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredrick Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Costigan is fouled on the floor by Nathan Branch - foul #3 on Nathan Branch, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eddie Pate (SF) Tim Graham | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Stocker (SF) Julius Kull | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Damon Gale makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Fredrick Gordon and he's fouled by Nathan Branch - foul #4 on Nathan Branch, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Yong Chu (PG), Alan Perkins (PF) David Fortune, Nathan Branch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty (PG) Robert Meeks | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Damon Gale misses the free throw | 54-59 |
| 11:17 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Frederick Hollander | 54-59 |
| 10:55 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 10:53 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander tips it back up and in | 56-59 |
| 10:46 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Perkins takes the ball from Damon Gale | 56-59 |
| 10:29 | Marshall | Eddie Pate knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 58-59 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| 10:09 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 10:04 | Marshall | Eddie Pate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fortune (PG), Jay Willis (SG), Theodore Rivenbark (C) Yong Chu, Daniel Bowers, Frederick Hollander | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Julius Kull (SG), Larry Salmon (PF), Don Scott (C) Duane Costigan, Damon Gale, Fredrick Gordon | |
| 09:45 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Stocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| 09:44 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 09:35 | Marshall | David Fortune misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Stocker pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tim Graham (SF) Eddie Pate | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Meeks (PG), Fredrick Gordon (C) Michael McQuitty, Don Scott | |
| 09:00 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark loses the dribble to Robert Meeks | 58-59 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Fredrick Gordon | 58-61 |
| 08:27 | Marshall | David Fortune makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Theodore Rivenbark | 60-61 |
| 08:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Meeks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Yong Chu (PG), Daniel Bowers (SG), Frederick Hollander (C) David Fortune, Jay Willis, Theodore Rivenbark | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty (PG), Duane Costigan (SF) Robert Meeks, Fred Stocker | |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | Fredrick Gordon grabs the board | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Yong Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bowers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Graham (fresh) PF - Alan Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Hollander (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael McQuitty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julius Kull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Costigan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Salmon (fresh) 13 pts. C - Fredrick Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty buries a shot from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 07:30 | Marshall | Tim Graham scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-63 |
| 07:09 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael McQuitty | 63-65 |
| 07:04 | Marshall | Tim Graham buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Hollander denies the turnaround by Larry Salmon | 65-65 |
| 06:42 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Tim Graham | 65-65 |
| 06:37 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Yong Chu | 68-65 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Frederick Hollander - foul #2 on Frederick Hollander, team foul #5 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fortune (PG), Eddie Pate (SF), Nathan Branch (PF) Yong Chu, Tim Graham, Alan Perkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Meeks (PG), Jonathan Mills (SF), Damon Gale (C) Michael McQuitty, Julius Kull, Fredrick Gordon | |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Salmon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:56 | Marshall | David Fortune can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers misses the tip | 68-67 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Damon Gale | 68-67 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Mills misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 05:34 | Marshall | Nathan Branch grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 05:17 | Marshall | Eddie Pate misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 05:16 | Marshall | David Fortune pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:47 | Marshall | The jump hook by Eddie Pate is blocked by Damon Gale | 68-67 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Meeks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Willis (SG), Alan Perkins (C) Daniel Bowers, Frederick Hollander | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty (PG), Fredrick Gordon (C) Duane Costigan, Larry Salmon | |
| 04:21 | Marshall | Nathan Branch is denied on a dunk by Jonathan Mills | 68-67 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Fredrick Gordon gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Meeks | 68-70 |
| 03:41 | Marshall | Alan Perkins drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from David Fortune | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Fortune (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Pate (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathan Branch (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Alan Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael McQuitty (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Meeks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Damon Gale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredrick Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Damon Gale is denied by Nathan Branch | 70-70 |
| 03:23 | Marshall | Nathan Branch gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 03:11 | Marshall | Damon Gale steps in front of the Eddie Pate pass | 70-70 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Mills is fouled on the floor by Eddie Pate - foul #1 on Eddie Pate, team foul #6 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Marshall | Yong Chu (PG), Tim Graham (SF) David Fortune, Eddie Pate | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Maddox (PG), Julius Kull (SG), Fred Stocker (SF), Robert Dorsey (PF) Michael McQuitty, Robert Meeks, Jonathan Mills, Damon Gale | |
| 02:39 | Louisiana Tech | Fredrick Gordon's layup is rejected by Nathan Branch | 70-70 |
| 02:38 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Alan Perkins | 70-70 |
| 02:38 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fortune (PG), Daniel Bowers (SG), Eddie Pate (SF), Frederick Hollander (C) Yong Chu, Jay Willis, Tim Graham, Alan Perkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty (PG), Jonathan Mills (SF), Larry Salmon (PF) Christopher Maddox, Fred Stocker, Robert Dorsey | |
| 02:19 | Marshall | David Fortune misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-70 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Fredrick Gordon | 70-70 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Julius Kull can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Fortune - foul #3 on David Fortune, team foul #7 | 70-70 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Julius Kull makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Julius Kull makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:47 | Marshall | Fredrick Gordon picks off the pass by Daniel Bowers | 70-72 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Mills is hacked by Frederick Hollander - foul #3 on Frederick Hollander, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Mills misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:32 | Marshall | Nathan Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:17 | Marshall | Nathan Branch knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by David Fortune | 72-72 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 72-72 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty tips it in | 72-74 |
| 00:39 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-74 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Eddie Pate grabs the offensive board | 72-74 |
| 00:24 | Marshall | The short jumper by Eddie Pate is denied by Fredrick Gordon | 72-74 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Fredrick Gordon | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Fredrick Gordon is hacked by David Fortune in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Fortune, team foul #9 | 72-74 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Fredrick Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Fredrick Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Marshall | David Fortune drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Branch | 75-76 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty is fouled in the backcourt by David Fortune - foul #5 on David Fortune, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Marshall | Yong Chu (PG) David Fortune | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael McQuitty makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-77 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Julius Kull gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Julius Kull runs out the clock | 75-77 |