| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernie Bullock (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester May (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Pruneda (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randal Delaney (fresh) C - Thomas Saldana (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Thomas Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | William Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:26 | Ball State | The jump hook by Randal Delaney is blocked by David Pruneda | 40-36 |
| 19:24 | Marshall | Lester May gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:10 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock is hacked by Thomas Saldana - foul #1 on Thomas Saldana, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 19:00 | Marshall | Phillip Gardner steals it from Bernie Bullock | 40-36 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | William Thomas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Thomas, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Cole (PG) William Thomas | |
| 18:22 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock tips it but misses | 40-36 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Jerry Andrus steals the ball from Thomas Saldana | 40-36 |
| 17:54 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus can't finish the layup | 40-36 |
| 17:52 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Kenneth Jones is called for the reach on Mark Cole - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Randal Delaney banks in the layup and he's hacked by Lester May - foul #2 on Lester May, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Randal Delaney makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:53 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Randal Delaney - foul #3 on Randal Delaney, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (PG), Mike Parker (C) Kenneth Jones, David Pruneda | |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Palmatier (SF), Roy Jones (PF) Phillip Gardner, Randal Delaney | |
| 16:53 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:53 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Thomas Saldana | 40-39 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana buries a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Jerry Andrus - foul #3 on Jerry Andrus, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SG), Eddie Gearheart (C) Jerry Andrus, Lester May | |
| Subs | Ball State | Roberto Russo (SG) Thomas Smith | |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:03 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart's layup is rejected by Thomas Saldana | 40-42 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | Roy Jones gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Knopf (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernie Bullock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Gearheart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Mark Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roberto Russo (fresh) SF - Russell Palmatier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Saldana (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Mark Cole misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 15:40 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 15:35 | Marshall | John Knopf can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Mark Cole grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Palmatier | 40-45 |
| 15:05 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Thomas Saldana | 40-45 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Roberto Russo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 14:46 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 14:25 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-45 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Roberto Russo grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Roberto Russo makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 14:00 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock misses the floater from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Mike Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:41 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Roy Jones - foul #3 on Roy Jones, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (PG), Jerry Andrus (SG), Lester May (PF), David Pruneda (C) John Knopf, Bernie Bullock, Mike Parker, Eddie Gearheart | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Thomas (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Phillip Gardner (SF), Randal Delaney (PF), Darwin Mitchell (C) Mark Cole, Roberto Russo, Russell Palmatier, Roy Jones, Thomas Saldana | |
| 13:41 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:41 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Thomas Smith is hacked by Lester May - foul #3 on Lester May, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bernie Bullock (SF) Steve Zapoticky | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Thomas Smith connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Randal Delaney | 42-51 |
| 12:47 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 12:46 | Marshall | David Pruneda hits the follow up shot | 44-51 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 12:33 | Marshall | Lester May grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 12:20 | Marshall | David Pruneda is called for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF) Bernie Bullock | |
| Subs | Ball State | Roy Jones (C) Darwin Mitchell | |
| 12:08 | Ball State | Randal Delaney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 12:06 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 12:02 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus double dribbles | 44-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Palmatier (C) Roy Jones | |
| 11:41 | Ball State | Thomas Smith's floater is tipped away by David Pruneda | 44-51 |
| 11:39 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Lester May | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester May (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Pruneda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randal Delaney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Russell Palmatier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 11:19 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus tips it home | 46-51 |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Russell Palmatier can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-51 |
| 11:04 | Marshall | Lester May grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 10:59 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 10:48 | Ball State | Russell Palmatier travels with the ball | 49-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Roy Jones (PF), Thomas Saldana (C) Phillip Gardner, Randal Delaney | |
| 10:28 | Marshall | Lester May hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 51-51 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Roy Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bernie Bullock (SF), Mike Parker (PF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Kenneth Jones, Lester May, David Pruneda | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Roberts (PG), Mark Cole (SG), Roberto Russo (SF) William Thomas, Thomas Smith, Russell Palmatier | |
| 09:52 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart dunks the ball and the foul's on Roy Jones - foul #4 on Roy Jones, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SG) Jerry Andrus | |
| Subs | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell (PF) Roy Jones | |
| 09:52 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Eddie Gearheart picks off the pass by Roberto Russo | 54-51 |
| 09:14 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno (PG), Lester May (PF) John Knopf, Eddie Gearheart | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Thomas (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Phillip Gardner (SF), Randal Delaney (PF) Michael Roberts, Mark Cole, Roberto Russo, Darwin Mitchell | |
| 08:52 | Ball State | William Thomas is fouled on the floor by Bernie Bullock - foul #2 on Bernie Bullock, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (PG), Jerry Andrus (SG), David Pruneda (C) Brandon Zermeno, Steve Zapoticky, Mike Parker | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Thomas Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 08:36 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Saldana - foul #2 on Thomas Saldana, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Palmatier (C) Thomas Saldana | |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:57 | Ball State | Randal Delaney misses the easy layup | 56-51 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Randal Delaney hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| 07:39 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-53 |
| 07:38 | Marshall | Lester May snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernie Bullock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lester May (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - David Pruneda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randal Delaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Palmatier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock misses badly on a shot in the paint | 56-53 |
| 07:22 | Marshall | David Pruneda grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 07:13 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones loses the dribble to Russell Palmatier | 56-53 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Kenneth Jones is called for the reach on Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), Mike Parker (PF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Bernie Bullock, Lester May, David Pruneda | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Cole (SG), Thomas Saldana (C) Thomas Smith, Randal Delaney | |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Mark Cole's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Jones | 56-53 |
| 06:41 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-53 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Russell Palmatier gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Mark Cole buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Gardner | 56-56 |
| 06:05 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Saldana - foul #3 on Thomas Saldana, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno (PG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), Lester May (PF) Kenneth Jones, Jerry Andrus, Mike Parker | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Roberts (PG), Roberto Russo (SF), Roy Jones (PF) William Thomas, Phillip Gardner, Russell Palmatier | |
| 06:05 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:05 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 05:50 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 05:35 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bernie Bullock (SF), David Pruneda (C) Brandon Zermeno, Eddie Gearheart | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Smith (SG), Randal Delaney (PF) Michael Roberts, Roy Jones | |
| 05:15 | Ball State | Randal Delaney comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 58-56 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Knopf | 60-56 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Thomas Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 04:36 | Marshall | David Pruneda pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:31 | Marshall | John Knopf is denied on a layup by Thomas Saldana | 60-56 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Roberto Russo snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Lester May is called for the reach on Thomas Saldana - foul #4 on Lester May, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (PG), Jerry Andrus (SG) John Knopf, Steve Zapoticky | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Thomas (PG), Phillip Gardner (SF) Mark Cole, Roberto Russo | |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:24 | Marshall | The rebound goes to David Pruneda | 60-56 |
| 04:10 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Phillip Gardner - foul #2 on Phillip Gardner, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Palmatier (C) Thomas Saldana | |
| 04:10 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:10 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Randal Delaney lays it in set up by William Thomas | 62-58 |
| 03:37 | Marshall | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Jerry Andrus - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Mike Parker (PF) Lester May | |
| Subs | Ball State | Roy Jones (C) Randal Delaney | |
| 03:37 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:37 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Roy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernie Bullock (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mike Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Pruneda (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Palmatier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Roy Jones misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Pruneda - foul #2 on David Pruneda, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Bernie Bullock, David Pruneda | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Roy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Roy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | John Knopf is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Knopf, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Cole (SG) Thomas Smith | |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bernie Bullock (SF), Lester May (PF), David Pruneda (C) John Knopf, Mike Parker, Eddie Gearheart | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Smith (SG), Randal Delaney (PF), Thomas Saldana (C) Mark Cole, Russell Palmatier, Roy Jones | |
| 02:32 | Ball State | William Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #4 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | William Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | William Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:08 | Marshall | Lester May connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Jones | 65-60 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Jerry Andrus steals it from Phillip Gardner | 65-60 |
| 01:35 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Pruneda | 67-60 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | William Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-60 |
| 01:11 | Marshall | David Pruneda gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Randal Delaney misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 70-60 |
| 00:41 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus's pass is intercepted by Thomas Saldana | 70-60 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | William Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner tips it but misses | 70-60 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | David Pruneda snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones runs out the clock | 70-60 |