For the 2017 – 18 season , Marshall and coach D'Antoni finished the regular season with a win and season sweep over 24th-ranked Middle Tennessee , Marshall 's first win over a top-25 opponent since 2011 . In the ensuing Conference USA Tournament as the conference 's fourth seed , Marshall dominated against UTSA and Southern Miss , before hanging on late against Western Kentucky 67 – 66 in the conference tournament title game . This gave Marshall its first Conference USA championship and sent the Thundering Herd to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 31 years . As the 13th seed in the East , D'Antoni also led the Thundering Herd to their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory in program history , an 81 – 75 win over Wichita State , the region 's fourth seed , in the first round . Marshall would eventually get knocked out in the second round by a 94 – 71 loss to in-state rival West Virginia
Conference USA Tournament
2018 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball