| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerry Small (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Derek Newberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jack Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Manor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | George Clark inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Marshall | Steve Manor can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Raymond Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:35 | Rice | George Clark steps in front of the John Jefferson pass | 38-40 |
| 19:19 | Marshall | The jump hook by John Maner is blocked by Gerry Small | 38-40 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Gerry Small grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Raymond Rose misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-40 |
| 18:59 | Marshall | Steve Manor snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 18:42 | Marshall | Jack Smith can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Gerry Small - foul #2 on Gerry Small, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF), George Lundy (C) Donald Taunton, John Jefferson, Raymond McCullogh, Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 18:42 | Marshall | Jack Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:42 | Marshall | Jack Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Gregory Mauk is hacked by George Clark - foul #2 on George Clark, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Carl Hunt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 18:17 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Maner | 38-42 |
| 17:53 | Marshall | Derek Newberg misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 17:52 | Marshall | Jack Smith misses the tip | 38-42 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Gregory Mauk gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:32 | Rice | George Lundy clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 17:30 | Rice | George Lundy grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Gregory Mauk is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gregory Mauk, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG), Alfredo Hernandez (C) Szczesny Zimmerman, George Lundy | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sidney Ferree (SG), Mark Caddell (SF), Gregory Betancourt (PF), Mack Coppa (C) John Maner, George Clark, Jack Smith, Steve Manor | |
| 17:06 | Marshall | Mark Caddell misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 17:05 | Marshall | Sidney Ferree tips it home | 38-44 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Gregory Betancourt gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:27 | Marshall | Sidney Ferree misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 16:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Mauk | 38-44 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Carl Hunt is hacked by Derek Newberg - foul #1 on Derek Newberg, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Raymond Rose (C) Carl Hunt, John Jefferson, Gregory Mauk, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Maner (SG), Jack Smith (PF) Derek Newberg, Mack Coppa | |
| 16:02 | Rice | Mark Caddell is called for the reach on Raymond McCullogh - foul #1 on Mark Caddell, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG) Szczesny Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Marshall | George Clark (SF) Mark Caddell | |
| 15:41 | Rice | John Jefferson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Taunton | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerry Small (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sidney Ferree (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Betancourt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Jack Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Donald Taunton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Raymond Rose hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by George Clark - foul #3 on George Clark, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Alfredo Hernandez (PF) John Jefferson, Gerry Small | |
| Subs | Marshall | Derek Newberg (PG), Steve Manor (C) Sidney Ferree, Gregory Betancourt | |
| 15:00 | Rice | Raymond Rose misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Raymond Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:49 | Marshall | George Clark loses the dribble to Raymond Rose | 42-44 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Raymond Rose clanks a turnaround from close range | 42-44 |
| 14:40 | Marshall | Steve Manor snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 14:22 | Marshall | Derek Newberg is hacked by Szczesny Zimmerman - foul #3 on Szczesny Zimmerman, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rice | George Lundy (C) Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Caddell (SG), Arlie Bellard (PF) John Maner, Jack Smith | |
| 14:05 | Marshall | George Clark can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond McCullogh - foul #1 on Raymond McCullogh, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF), Gerry Small (PF) Donald Taunton, Szczesny Zimmerman, Raymond McCullogh, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sidney Ferree (SG) Mark Caddell | |
| 14:05 | Marshall | George Clark makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:05 | Marshall | George Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Gerry Small gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Carl Hunt clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Gerry Small gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Gregory Mauk drills a shot from the right block set up by Carl Hunt | 44-45 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | Carl Hunt blocks the jumper by Arlie Bellard | 44-45 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Gregory Mauk pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:04 | Rice | John Jefferson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gregory Mauk | 46-45 |
| 12:43 | Marshall | Derek Newberg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by John Jefferson - foul #1 on John Jefferson, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Alfredo Hernandez (PF), Raymond Rose (C) Carl Hunt, John Jefferson, Gregory Mauk, Gerry Small, George Lundy | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Maner (SG), Jack Smith (PF), Gregory Betancourt (C) George Clark, Arlie Bellard, Steve Manor | |
| 12:43 | Marshall | Derek Newberg misses the free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Raymond Rose loses the ball out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Caddell (PG), Arlie Bellard (SF) Derek Newberg, Sidney Ferree | |
| 12:15 | Marshall | Arlie Bellard is hacked by Raymond McCullogh - foul #2 on Raymond McCullogh, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| 12:02 | Marshall | John Maner is hacked by Szczesny Zimmerman - foul #4 on Szczesny Zimmerman, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG) Szczesny Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 12:02 | Marshall | John Maner misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Raymond Rose gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez connects on the shot from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 11:40 | Marshall | John Maner clanks a floater from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 11:38 | Marshall | Gregory Betancourt grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfredo Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Mark Caddell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Maner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arlie Bellard (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jack Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Betancourt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Marshall | Mark Caddell knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Betancourt | 48-50 |
| 11:00 | Rice | John Jefferson slams it home on a nice dish by Donald Taunton | 50-50 |
| 10:41 | Marshall | Gregory Betancourt hits the finger roll | 50-52 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by John Jefferson | 53-52 |
| 10:11 | Marshall | John Maner is whistled for traveling | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Robert Avis (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF), Gerry Small (PF), George Lundy (C) Donald Taunton, John Jefferson, Raymond McCullogh, Alfredo Hernandez, Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | Marshall | Derek Newberg (PG), Sidney Ferree (SG), George Clark (SF), Mack Coppa (PF), Steve Manor (C) Mark Caddell, John Maner, Arlie Bellard, Jack Smith, Gregory Betancourt | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Carl Hunt drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-52 |
| 09:47 | Marshall | Steve Manor misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 09:46 | Marshall | Mack Coppa can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 09:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerry Small | 56-52 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Carl Hunt clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-52 |
| 09:27 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Sidney Ferree | 56-52 |
| 09:08 | Marshall | Sidney Ferree misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 56-52 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Gerry Small snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Gregory Mauk connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Hunt | 58-52 |
| 08:35 | Marshall | George Clark hits a floater in the paint | 58-54 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Carl Hunt drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gerry Small | 61-54 |
| 08:06 | Marshall | Derek Newberg clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Robert Avis - foul #1 on Robert Avis, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Alfredo Hernandez (C) Carl Hunt, Robert Avis, Gregory Mauk, George Lundy | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Maner (SG), Jack Smith (PF) George Clark, Mack Coppa | |
| 08:06 | Marshall | Derek Newberg makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:06 | Marshall | Derek Newberg misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Gerry Small grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Donald Taunton makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Jefferson | 64-55 |
| 07:24 | Marshall | Steve Manor comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Donald Taunton pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gerry Small (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfredo Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Derek Newberg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Ferree (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jack Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Manor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Donald Taunton grabs the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Jefferson | 67-55 |
| 06:27 | Marshall | Jack Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Donald Taunton pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh is called for traveling | 67-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Raymond Rose (C) John Jefferson, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Caddell (PG), George Clark (SF), Gregory Betancourt (C) Derek Newberg, Sidney Ferree, Steve Manor | |
| 05:58 | Marshall | Gerry Small steals the ball from Jack Smith | 67-55 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Raymond Rose connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Donald Taunton | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Marshall | John Maner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-55 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Gerry Small gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:11 | Rice | Donald Taunton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 05:10 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Gregory Betancourt | 69-55 |
| 04:57 | Marshall | Jack Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Caddell | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Rice | Raymond Rose buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Taunton and he's fouled by John Maner - foul #2 on John Maner, team foul #5 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG), Alfredo Hernandez (PF) Szczesny Zimmerman, Gerry Small | |
| Subs | Marshall | Derek Newberg (PG), Sidney Ferree (SG), Mack Coppa (C) John Maner, George Clark, Jack Smith | |
| 04:28 | Rice | Raymond Rose misses the free throw | 71-58 |
| 04:28 | Marshall | Gregory Betancourt snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 04:14 | Marshall | Sidney Ferree loses the ball out of bounds | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Donald Taunton is hacked by Mack Coppa - foul #1 on Mack Coppa, team foul #6 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Gregory Mauk (SF) Donald Taunton, Raymond McCullogh | |
| Subs | Marshall | Arlie Bellard (PF) Gregory Betancourt | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | John Jefferson drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Mauk | 73-58 |
| 03:13 | Marshall | Mark Caddell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Gerry Small (PF) Carl Hunt, John Jefferson, Gregory Mauk, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Marshall | George Clark (SF), Steve Manor (C) Mark Caddell, Mack Coppa | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Szczesny Zimmerman (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Gerry Small (fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Raymond Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Derek Newberg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sidney Ferree (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Arlie Bellard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steve Manor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Gerry Small drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Taunton | 75-58 |
| 02:42 | Marshall | George Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Raymond Rose grabs the board | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Rice | Donald Taunton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Szczesny Zimmerman | 78-58 |
| 02:19 | Marshall | George Clark misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 78-58 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Gerry Small grabs the board | 78-58 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-58 |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Arlie Bellard grabs the board | 78-58 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Sidney Ferree misses long on a jumper from the left side | 78-58 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Gerry Small gets the rebound | 78-58 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh is whistled for a carry | 78-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Gregory Mauk (SF), Alfredo Hernandez (PF), George Lundy (C) Donald Taunton, Raymond McCullogh, Gerry Small, Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Caddell (SG), Gregory Betancourt (PF), Mack Coppa (C) Derek Newberg, George Clark, Steve Manor | |
| 01:32 | Marshall | Mack Coppa comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Mauk - foul #3 on Gregory Mauk, team foul #9 | 78-58 |
| 01:32 | Marshall | Mack Coppa makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 01:32 | Marshall | Mack Coppa makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Szczesny Zimmerman and he's hacked by Gregory Betancourt - foul #3 on Gregory Betancourt, team foul #7 | 80-60 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez misses the free throw | 80-60 |
| 01:23 | Marshall | Arlie Bellard gets the rebound | 80-60 |
| 01:04 | Marshall | Mark Caddell is fouled on the floor by Gregory Mauk - foul #4 on Gregory Mauk, team foul #10 | 80-60 |
| 01:04 | Marshall | Mark Caddell makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 01:04 | Marshall | Mark Caddell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Carl Hunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Mark Caddell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 80-62 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Gregory Mauk pulls down the rebound | 80-62 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Carl Hunt runs out the clock | 80-62 |