| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Suazo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Louis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kissee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Pullen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Vath (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bobby Hines inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Michael Atwood can't throw it down but he's fouled by Richard Louis - foul #1 on Richard Louis, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:29 | Marshall | Bruce Vath misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 19:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Luis Moran | 36-28 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Michael Atwood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 19:05 | Marshall | William Kissee scores on a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Luis Moran - foul #2 on Luis Moran, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | Marshall | William Kissee misses the free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | Marshall | Mark Pullen grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | Marshall | Richard Louis misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Atwood - foul #2 on Michael Atwood, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | Marshall | Richard Louis misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | Marshall | Richard Louis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Bobby Hines tips it back up and in | 40-30 |
| 17:57 | Marshall | Mark Pullen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Kevin Bickford pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Luis Moran hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Vath - foul #1 on Bruce Vath, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Luis Moran misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:14 | Marshall | Mark Pullen misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 17:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Bickford | 41-30 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Luis Moran buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 16:43 | Marshall | Richard Louis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Kissee | 43-33 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Luis Moran misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 16:25 | Marshall | Mark Pullen grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 16:05 | Marshall | William Kissee misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 16:04 | Marshall | Richard Louis misses the tip | 43-33 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bobby Hines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Suazo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Louis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kissee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mark Pullen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Vath (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Luis Moran blows the layup | 43-33 |
| 15:37 | Marshall | Mark Pullen pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 15:19 | Marshall | William Kissee misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 43-33 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Kevin Bickford snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 14:48 | Houston | 3 seconds is called on Bobby Hines | 43-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF), Steve Merlino (PF), Calvin Davis (C) Luis Moran, Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines, Salvador Gonzalez, Kevin Bickford | |
| 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 | |
| 14:34 | Marshall | Steven Schroeder knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gary Little | 43-35 |
| 14:16 | Houston | David Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 14:14 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ronald Moreland | 43-35 |
| 13:49 | Marshall | Ronald Moreland is hacked by Steve Merlino - foul #2 on Steve Merlino, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| 13:40 | Marshall | Gary Little scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Williams | 43-38 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Steven Ruth misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 13:16 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:03 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Steven Schroeder | 43-40 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Steve Merlino can't finish the layup | 43-40 |
| 12:39 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:26 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz is fouled on the floor by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Kevin Bickford (C) Steven Ruth, David Brown, Derrick Moose, Steve Merlino, Calvin Davis | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Suazo (PG), Richard Louis (SG), William Kissee (SF) Gary Little, David Williams, Steven Schroeder | |
| 12:03 | Marshall | Ronald Moreland blows the dunk | 43-40 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Michael Atwood snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Luis Moran misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Suazo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Louis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kissee (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Moreland (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Paiz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Marshall | Kevin Bickford is called for the reach on William Kissee - foul #1 on Kevin Bickford, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Pullen (PF), Bruce Vath (C) Ronald Moreland, Timothy Paiz | |
| 11:14 | Marshall | Richard Louis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Kevin Bickford drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luis Moran | 47-40 |
| 10:38 | Marshall | Bruce Vath is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bruce Vath, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (PG) Douglas Suazo | |
| 10:26 | Houston | Bobby Hines buries a 3 from straight away | 50-40 |
| 10:13 | Marshall | Kevin Bickford steals it from William Kissee | 50-40 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 09:53 | Marshall | Richard Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 09:48 | Marshall | Bruce Vath is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bickford - foul #2 on Kevin Bickford, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF), Steve Merlino (C) Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:36 | Marshall | William Kissee misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 50-40 |
| 09:35 | Houston | David Brown gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Luis Moran comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 09:17 | Marshall | Bruce Vath snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 09:04 | Marshall | Richard Louis scores on a 3 from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Pullen - foul #1 on Mark Pullen, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), Calvin Davis (C) Luis Moran, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Suazo (PG), Ronald Moreland (SG), Timothy Paiz (C) Gary Little, Richard Louis, Bruce Vath | |
| 08:56 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:43 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Kissee | 52-45 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Calvin Davis hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-45 |
| 08:17 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Mark Pullen | 54-47 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Steven Ruth clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Calvin Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the jumper in the lane | 54-47 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Steve Merlino grabs the offensive board | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Ruth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Moose (fresh) PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Suazo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Moreland (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Kissee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mark Pullen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Paiz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Houston | David Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Moreland - foul #2 on Ronald Moreland, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG), Bobby Hines (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Kevin Bickford (C) Steven Ruth, Derrick Moose, Steve Merlino, Calvin Davis | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Louis (SG), Bruce Vath (C) William Kissee, Mark Pullen | |
| 07:32 | Houston | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:32 | Houston | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:04 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Moreland | 56-50 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Kevin Bickford blows the dunk | 56-50 |
| 06:49 | Marshall | Bruce Vath snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 06:30 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG) David Brown | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 06:08 | Houston | Luis Moran is hacked by Richard Louis - foul #2 on Richard Louis, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (PG), William Kissee (SF) Douglas Suazo, Timothy Paiz | |
| 05:52 | Houston | Bruce Vath blocks the short jumper by Bobby Hines | 56-50 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:40 | Houston | William Kissee steals it from Michael Atwood | 56-50 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | William Kissee lays it in | 56-52 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Luis Moran is hacked by Bruce Vath - foul #3 on Bruce Vath, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Williams (SG), Mark Pullen (PF), Timothy Paiz (C) Richard Louis, Ronald Moreland, Bruce Vath | |
| 05:25 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Luis Moran misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:25 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:18 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 05:16 | Marshall | Mark Pullen misses the tip | 57-52 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Kevin Bickford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Paiz - foul #2 on Timothy Paiz, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:57 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz's layup is rejected by Kevin Bickford | 58-52 |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Mark Pullen tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Bobby Hines is fouled on the floor by Gary Little - foul #1 on Gary Little, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Suazo (PG) David Williams | |
| 04:39 | Houston | Bobby Hines makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Bobby Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:24 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 04:23 | Marshall | William Kissee tips it in | 60-56 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Michael Atwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), David Brown (SF), Steve Merlino (PF), Calvin Davis (C) Luis Moran, Bobby Hines, Salvador Gonzalez, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Louis (SG), Bruce Vath (C) Gary Little, Timothy Paiz | |
| 04:05 | Marshall | The jump hook by William Kissee is blocked by Steve Merlino | 60-56 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Calvin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Michael Atwood loses the dribble to Douglas Suazo | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Ruth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Brown (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Suazo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Louis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kissee (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Pullen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Bruce Vath (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Marshall | The jump hook by William Kissee is blocked by Calvin Davis | 60-56 |
| 03:42 | Marshall | Mark Pullen tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 03:15 | Houston | David Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Steven Ruth | 62-58 |
| 03:10 | Marshall | Richard Louis's floater is tipped away by Steve Merlino | 62-58 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Steve Merlino pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses long on a shot from the right side | 62-58 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Mark Pullen grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 02:32 | Marshall | David Brown steals the ball from William Kissee | 62-58 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG), Bobby Hines (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Kevin Bickford (C) Steven Ruth, David Brown, Steve Merlino, Calvin Davis | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:09 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by William Kissee - foul #1 on William Kissee, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:52 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo drills a shot from the left side set up by Mark Pullen | 64-60 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford is fouled on the floor by Bruce Vath - foul #4 on Bruce Vath, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:27 | Marshall | Richard Louis is hacked by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| 01:27 | Marshall | Richard Louis makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:27 | Marshall | Richard Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Luis Moran blows the layup but the foul's on Douglas Suazo - foul #3 on Douglas Suazo, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Marshall | Mark Pullen comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-62 |
| 00:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Bickford | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Richard Louis is called for the reach on Kevin Bickford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Louis, team foul #13 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG) Michael Atwood | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Marshall | Richard Louis drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Kissee | 69-65 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Douglas Suazo is called for the reach on Luis Moran in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Suazo, team foul #14 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Steve Merlino (PF) David Brown, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Richard Louis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Steve Merlino pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Steve Merlino is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Suazo - foul #5 on Douglas Suazo, team foul #15 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SF), Dennis Retherford (C) Bobby Hines, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (PG) Douglas Suazo | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | Bruce Vath misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 00:12 | Houston | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Hines (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Michael Atwood, Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:11 | Houston | Luis Moran is hacked by Gary Little in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Little, team foul #16 | 72-65 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Richard Louis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Dennis Retherford pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Luis Moran runs out the clock | 74-65 |