| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Suazo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Louis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kissee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Pullen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Vath (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | William Kissee inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | William Kissee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Shaw - foul #1 on Larry Shaw, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 19:42 | Marshall | William Kissee misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:42 | Marshall | William Kissee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Norman Kelly banks in the layup | 36-27 |
| 19:18 | Marshall | Richard Louis drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Suazo | 39-27 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Joseph Jackson can't finish the layup | 39-27 |
| 18:59 | Marshall | William Kissee grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:54 | Marshall | William Kissee misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-27 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Norman Kelly comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Vath - foul #2 on Bruce Vath, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Norman Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:29 | Marshall | William Kissee gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:25 | Marshall | William Kissee misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Darko Wisneski snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Darko Wisneski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-28 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Joseph Jackson tips it home | 39-30 |
| 17:49 | Marshall | Darko Wisneski steals it from Douglas Suazo | 39-30 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Darko Wisneski | 39-33 |
| 17:19 | Marshall | Mark Pullen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 17:18 | Marshall | Mark Pullen grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:04 | Marshall | Mark Pullen misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 17:02 | Marshall | Mark Pullen tips it in | 41-33 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Larry Shaw loses the dribble to William Kissee | 41-33 |
| 16:35 | Marshall | William Kissee misses the easy layup | 41-33 |
| 16:34 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Louis | 41-33 |
| 16:19 | Marshall | Norman Kelly is called for the reach on Bruce Vath - foul #1 on Norman Kelly, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (PG), David Williams (SG), Steven Schroeder (SF), Ronald Moreland (PF), Timothy Paiz (C) Douglas Suazo, Richard Louis, William Kissee, Mark Pullen, Bruce Vath | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), Hugh Granville (C) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski, Lawrence Kurz, Larry Shaw | |
| 16:02 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Little | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gary Little (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Williams (fresh) SF - Steven Schroeder (fresh) PF - Ronald Moreland (fresh) C - Timothy Paiz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Dailey (fresh) SF - Erik McGowan (fresh) PF - Norman Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | William Dailey is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Larsen (C) Norman Kelly | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 15:25 | Marshall | Ronald Moreland snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 15:05 | Marshall | Gary Little drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Paiz | 45-33 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Erik McGowan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 14:56 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Timothy Paiz | 45-33 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Steven Schroeder is hacked by Erik McGowan - foul #1 on Erik McGowan, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Louis (SG), William Kissee (SF) David Williams, Steven Schroeder | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF) George Anderson, William Dailey, Hugh Granville | |
| 14:17 | Marshall | Richard Louis misses long on a shot from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Joseph Jackson snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Joseph Jackson is called for traveling | 45-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Suazo (PG), Mark Pullen (PF) Gary Little, Ronald Moreland | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (PF) Erik McGowan | |
| 13:56 | Marshall | Mark Pullen knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Suazo | 47-33 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the fadeaway near the basket | 47-33 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Darko Wisneski snags the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 13:25 | Marshall | Richard Louis grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 13:04 | Marshall | Richard Louis makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Suazo | 49-33 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Joseph Jackson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Douglas Suazo - foul #2 on Douglas Suazo, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (SG), Ronald Moreland (PF), Bruce Vath (C) Richard Louis, Mark Pullen, Timothy Paiz | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Kelly (PF) Larry Shaw | |
| 12:45 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Gary Little knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:03 | Rice | Darko Wisneski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Jackson | 52-37 |
| 11:40 | Marshall | Bruce Vath misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Suazo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Little (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Kissee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Moreland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Vath (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:13 | Rice | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 11:12 | Marshall | Bruce Vath snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 10:50 | Marshall | Lawrence Kurz steals it from Gary Little | 52-37 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz tips it back up and in | 52-39 |
| 10:24 | Marshall | Bruce Vath is fouled on the floor by John Larsen - foul #4 on John Larsen, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Louis (SG), Steven Schroeder (SF), Mark Pullen (PF) Douglas Suazo, William Kissee, Ronald Moreland | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), Larry Shaw (C) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski, Lawrence Kurz, John Larsen | |
| 10:07 | Marshall | Steven Schroeder clanks a shot in the paint | 52-39 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 09:47 | Rice | William Dailey is fouled on the floor by Mark Pullen - foul #2 on Mark Pullen, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Adam Heffernan (PG), Timothy Paiz (C) Gary Little, Bruce Vath | |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Granville (C) Norman Kelly | |
| 09:27 | Rice | Erik McGowan throws it down and he's fouled by Steven Schroeder - foul #1 on Steven Schroeder, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses the free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:27 | Marshall | Richard Louis gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Hugh Granville - foul #2 on Hugh Granville, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Moreland (SF) Steven Schroeder | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Richard Louis steals it from Larry Shaw | 53-41 |
| 08:43 | Marshall | Ronald Moreland can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (PG), William Kissee (SF) Adam Heffernan, Richard Louis | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG), Norman Kelly (PF) George Anderson, William Dailey, Hugh Granville | |
| 08:43 | Marshall | Ronald Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:43 | Marshall | Ronald Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Gary Little - foul #2 on Gary Little, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Louis (SG) Ronald Moreland | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:28 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:05 | Marshall | Richard Louis loses the ball out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bruce Vath (C) Timothy Paiz | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF) Erik McGowan | |
| 07:45 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 55-46 |
| 07:26 | Marshall | Mark Pullen misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 55-46 |
| 07:25 | Marshall | Bruce Vath tips it but misses | 55-46 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gary Little (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Louis (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kissee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Pullen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Vath (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Larry Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Rice | Larry Shaw lays it in and the foul's on Mark Pullen - foul #3 on Mark Pullen, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Suazo (PG), Ronald Moreland (PF) Gary Little, Mark Pullen | |
| Subs | Rice | John Larsen (C) Norman Kelly | |
| 07:06 | Rice | Larry Shaw makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:50 | Marshall | Richard Louis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Larry Shaw pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Larry Shaw steps out of bounds on the sideline | 55-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Paiz (PF), Steven Schroeder (C) Richard Louis, Bruce Vath | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), Hugh Granville (PF) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski, Lawrence Kurz, Larry Shaw | |
| 06:08 | Marshall | William Kissee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Erik McGowan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:46 | Rice | John Larsen misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 05:45 | Rice | George Anderson hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 05:25 | Marshall | John Larsen swats the dunk try by Ronald Moreland | 55-51 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Erik McGowan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:08 | Rice | John Larsen blows the layup but the foul's on Douglas Suazo - foul #3 on Douglas Suazo, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Louis (SG), Mark Pullen (PF), Bruce Vath (C) William Kissee, Timothy Paiz, Steven Schroeder | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) George Anderson, William Dailey, Erik McGowan, Hugh Granville | |
| 05:08 | Rice | John Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:08 | Rice | John Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:53 | Marshall | Bruce Vath can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-53 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Bruce Vath tips it back up and in | 57-53 |
| 04:32 | Rice | John Larsen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 04:30 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 04:04 | Marshall | Mark Pullen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 57-53 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Norman Kelly snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Darko Wisneski clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Louis - foul #1 on Richard Louis, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (PG), Steven Schroeder (SF) Douglas Suazo, Ronald Moreland | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (C) John Larsen | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Darko Wisneski makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Darko Wisneski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:47 | Marshall | Mark Pullen lays it up and in | 59-55 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 59-55 |
| 03:26 | Marshall | Bruce Vath gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gary Little (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Louis (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Schroeder (fresh) PF - Mark Pullen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Vath (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Larry Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Marshall | Mark Pullen is called for traveling | 59-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Williams (SG), William Kissee (SF), Timothy Paiz (PF) Richard Louis, Mark Pullen, Bruce Vath | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz is fouled on the floor by William Kissee - foul #2 on William Kissee, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), John Larsen (C) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski, Larry Shaw | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | William Kissee loses the dribble to Lawrence Kurz | 59-55 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Suazo (PG), Richard Louis (SG), Mark Pullen (PF), Bruce Vath (C) Gary Little, David Williams, Timothy Paiz, Steven Schroeder | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG) George Anderson, William Dailey | |
| 02:32 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| 02:14 | Marshall | William Kissee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Darko Wisneski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 01:42 | Marshall | John Larsen swats the short shot by Mark Pullen | 59-55 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Darko Wisneski misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Pullen - foul #4 on Mark Pullen, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Darko Wisneski makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Darko Wisneski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:34 | Marshall | Bruce Vath grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 01:13 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 01:11 | Marshall | Bruce Vath tips it back up and in | 61-56 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Joseph Jackson drills a 3 from the right corner | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Larsen - foul #5 on John Larsen, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (C) John Larsen | |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Richard Louis steals it from Joseph Jackson | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo lays it in set up by Richard Louis | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Darko Wisneski knocks in the 3 from straight away | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Joseph Jackson is called for the reach on Douglas Suazo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 64-62 |