| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Leroy Bayliss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Pate (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Theodore Rivenbark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederick Hollander (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Sales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Igor Zierden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Duong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Eddie Pate inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Marshall | Noel Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 27-28 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Frederick Hollander steals the ball from Igor Zierden | 27-28 |
| 19:14 | Marshall | Ronald Cox picks off the pass by Noel Smith | 27-28 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook blows the layup | 27-28 |
| 19:08 | Marshall | Noel Smith snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:44 | Marshall | Eddie Pate hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Frederick Hollander | 29-28 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook travels with the ball | 29-28 |
| 18:21 | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Noel Smith | 31-28 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Cox and he's hacked by Eddie Pate - foul #3 on Eddie Pate, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tim Graham (SF) Eddie Pate | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden misses the free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:00 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:47 | Marshall | Noel Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-30 |
| 17:45 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:36 | Marshall | Noel Smith makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Tim Graham | 33-30 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | John Sales misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Robert Duong gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden hits the finger roll | 33-32 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Robert Duong can't connect on a shot in the paint | 36-32 |
| 16:06 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 15:56 | Marshall | Noel Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-32 |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Leroy Bayliss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noel Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Theodore Rivenbark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Hollander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Igor Zierden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Duong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox is whistled for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Smith (PG), Daniel Bowers (SG), Eddie Pate (SF) Leroy Bayliss, Noel Smith, Theodore Rivenbark | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Repp (PG), Jerry Buck (SG), Samuel Brewer (SF), Derrick Ashbaugh (PF) Jerry Cook, Ronald Cox, John Sales, Igor Zierden | |
| 15:20 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Robert Duong buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Repp | 36-34 |
| 14:43 | Marshall | Tim Graham knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Eddie Pate | 39-34 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Samuel Brewer is blocked by Frederick Hollander | 39-34 |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Eddie Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:08 | Marshall | Eddie Pate misses short on a runner from close range | 39-34 |
| 14:06 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Robert Duong hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 41-34 |
| 13:43 | East Carolina | Jerry Buck tips it home | 41-36 |
| 13:25 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Smith | 44-36 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer's pass is intercepted by Eddie Pate | 44-36 |
| 12:39 | Marshall | Paul Smith knocks in the shot from the left block | 46-36 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Robert Duong is denied on a layup by Frederick Hollander | 46-36 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 11:59 | Marshall | Paul Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Bowers | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bowers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Pate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tim Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Hollander (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Repp (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Buck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derrick Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) C - Robert Duong (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Samuel Brewer, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss (PG), Noel Smith (SG), David Kilgore (SF), Theodore Rivenbark (PF) Paul Smith, Daniel Bowers, Eddie Pate, Tim Graham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Cook (PG), Ronald Cox (SG), John Sales (SF), Igor Zierden (PF) Richard Repp, Jerry Buck, Samuel Brewer, Derrick Ashbaugh | |
| 11:09 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Theodore Rivenbark, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | John Sales hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 10:52 | Marshall | Noel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:28 | Marshall | David Kilgore misses badly on a shot from the left block | 49-36 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Igor Zierden | 49-39 |
| 09:55 | Marshall | John Sales is called for the reach on David Kilgore - foul #2 on John Sales, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eddie Pate (SF), Tim Graham (C) David Kilgore, Frederick Hollander | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer (C) Robert Duong | |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Eddie Pate blows the layup but the foul's on John Sales - foul #3 on John Sales, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Repp (C) Samuel Brewer | |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Eddie Pate misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Eddie Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:36 | East Carolina | Richard Repp gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-39 |
| 09:25 | Marshall | Noel Smith snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 09:12 | Marshall | Eddie Pate loses the ball out of bounds | 49-39 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | John Sales knocks in the shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 08:46 | Marshall | Tim Graham's pass is intercepted by Richard Repp | 49-41 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Eddie Pate steals the ball from Richard Repp | 49-41 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Noel Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eddie Pate | 51-41 |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox travels with the ball | 51-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Smith (PG), Daniel Bowers (SG), David Kilgore (PF) Leroy Bayliss, Noel Smith, Theodore Rivenbark | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (SG), Derrick Ashbaugh (PF), Samuel Brewer (C) Ronald Cox, Igor Zierden, Richard Repp | |
| 07:49 | Marshall | Eddie Pate is hacked by John Sales - foul #4 on John Sales, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bowers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Pate (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Kilgore (fresh) C - Tim Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Buck (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Sales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Derrick Ashbaugh (fresh) C - Samuel Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Smith | 54-41 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Eddie Pate gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 07:33 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-41 |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | John Sales is whistled for a carry | 54-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Frederick Hollander (C) Tim Graham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:59 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Igor Zierden (PF) John Sales | |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Frederick Hollander blocks the short jumper by Jerry Buck | 54-41 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 54-41 |
| 06:27 | East Carolina | Derrick Ashbaugh gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 05:59 | Marshall | David Kilgore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 54-43 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Jerry Buck tips it back up and in | 54-45 |
| 05:51 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss (PG), Noel Smith (SG), Theodore Rivenbark (PF), Tim Graham (C) Paul Smith, Daniel Bowers, David Kilgore, Frederick Hollander | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG), Robert Duong (C) Jerry Buck, Derrick Ashbaugh | |
| 05:41 | Marshall | Noel Smith knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Leroy Bayliss and he's fouled by Ronald Cox - foul #3 on Ronald Cox, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| 05:41 | Marshall | Noel Smith makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Noel Smith - foul #2 on Noel Smith, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:19 | Marshall | Tim Graham can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Tim Graham blocks the jumper by Ronald Cox | 57-48 |
| 05:11 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer tips it home | 57-50 |
| 04:57 | Marshall | Noel Smith is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cox - foul #4 on Ronald Cox, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Sales (SF) Samuel Brewer | |
| 04:35 | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | John Sales hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 04:04 | Marshall | The jump hook by Noel Smith is blocked by Igor Zierden | 60-52 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 03:29 | Marshall | The pull-up jumper by Eddie Pate is blocked by Igor Zierden | 60-55 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Leroy Bayliss (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Noel Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Pate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Rivenbark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Sales (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Igor Zierden (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Duong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook's pass is intercepted by Eddie Pate | 60-55 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Eddie Pate misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Duong - foul #2 on Robert Duong, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Smith (PG), Daniel Bowers (SG), Frederick Hollander (C) Leroy Bayliss, Noel Smith, Theodore Rivenbark | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Repp (PG), Jerry Buck (SG), Samuel Brewer (C) Jerry Cook, Ronald Cox, Robert Duong | |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Eddie Pate misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Eddie Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| 02:41 | Marshall | Tim Graham loses the ball out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss (PG), Noel Smith (SG), Theodore Rivenbark (PF) Paul Smith, Daniel Bowers, Tim Graham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Cook (PG), Ronald Cox (SG) Richard Repp, Jerry Buck | |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook snags the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox misses the floater from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 02:12 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Cox | 60-58 |
| 01:19 | Marshall | Noel Smith connects on the turnaround in the lane | 62-58 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-58 |
| 00:56 | Marshall | Eddie Pate snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:53 | Marshall | Eddie Pate is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Cox - foul #5 on Ronald Cox, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Repp (SG), Robert Duong (C) Ronald Cox, Samuel Brewer | |
| 00:53 | Marshall | Eddie Pate makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:53 | Marshall | Eddie Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Igor Zierden is blocked by Eddie Pate | 64-58 |
| 00:44 | Marshall | Eddie Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Jerry Cook is called for the reach on Eddie Pate in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Cook, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tim Graham (PF), Daniel Bowers (C) Theodore Rivenbark, Frederick Hollander | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Eddie Pate makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Eddie Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | John Sales gets the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | John Sales grabs the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Frederick Hollander (C) Eddie Pate | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:26 | Marshall | Noel Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Repp - foul #3 on Richard Repp, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| 00:26 | Marshall | Noel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:26 | Marshall | Noel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 00:19 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Frederick Hollander | 68-61 |
| 00:17 | Marshall | Jerry Cook is called for the reach on Frederick Hollander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Cook, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| 00:17 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:17 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden grabs the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Richard Repp is hacked by Noel Smith - foul #3 on Noel Smith, team foul #4 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eddie Pate (SF), Theodore Rivenbark (PF) Daniel Bowers, Tim Graham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | Noel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Noel Smith runs out the clock | 70-61 |