| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Duby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Hoxie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Paul Duby inbounds the ball | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Marshall | Paul Duby clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Richard Lewis tips it back up and in | 39-23 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Patrick Hall hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Murphy - foul #2 on Paul Murphy, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andres Rossi - foul #2 on Andres Rossi, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie misses the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Clarence Daniels snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Clarence Daniels misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Patrick Hall gets the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Paul Duby steps in front of the Andres Rossi pass | 40-25 |
| 18:23 | Marshall | Paul Duby misses the dunk attempt | 40-25 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Patrick Hall pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Angelo Garcia comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-25 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Clarence Daniels tips it home | 40-27 |
| 18:00 | Marshall | Paul Murphy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Duby | 43-27 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Angelo Garcia makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dustin Romer | 43-30 |
| 17:27 | Marshall | Paul Duby knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Paul Murphy | 45-30 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Bernard Hoxie is called for the reach on Clarence Daniels - foul #3 on Bernard Hoxie, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Simon Cannon (PF), Charles Munger (C) Richard Lewis, Bernard Hoxie | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:02 | Houston | Patrick Hall is hacked by Paul Edwards - foul #2 on Paul Edwards, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (SG), Rickey Burton (SF) Dustin Romer, Patrick Hall | |
| 16:42 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 45-30 |
| 16:40 | Marshall | Charles Munger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 16:19 | Marshall | Simon Cannon is fouled on the floor by Bryan Shoffner - foul #2 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Flagg (PG), Jason Stewart (SG) Paul Murphy, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (SG), Richard Antoine (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Angelo Garcia, Andres Rossi, Clarence Daniels | |
| 16:06 | Marshall | Jason Stewart clanks a runner in the lane | 45-30 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner grabs the board | 45-30 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Richard Antoine is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Antoine, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Lewis (PF), Bernard Hoxie (C) Paul Duby, Charles Munger | |
| Subs | Houston | Dustin Romer (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Patrick Hall (PF) Justin Kirkley, Rickey Burton, Arron Lenahan | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Flagg (fresh) SG - Jason Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Simon Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Hoxie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Antoine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Marshall | Richard Lewis comes up short on the shot from the right side | 45-30 |
| 15:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bryan Shoffner | 45-30 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Patrick Hall clanks a floater from the baseline | 45-30 |
| 15:15 | Marshall | Richard Lewis gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:01 | Marshall | Jason Stewart is fouled on the floor by Dustin Romer - foul #1 on Dustin Romer, team foul #4 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Murphy (PG), Paul Edwards (SG) Douglas Flagg, Simon Cannon | |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), Andres Rossi (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Bryan Shoffner, Patrick Hall, Richard Antoine | |
| 14:40 | Marshall | Jason Stewart buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Murphy | 47-30 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Dustin Romer drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Eddie Davidson | 47-32 |
| 14:04 | Marshall | Paul Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-32 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Dustin Romer pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Eddie Davidson drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Angelo Garcia | 47-34 |
| 13:39 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-34 |
| 13:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eddie Davidson | 47-34 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Angelo Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Eddie Davidson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Paul Murphy picks off the pass by Eddie Davidson | 47-34 |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Eddie Davidson steals the ball from Jason Stewart | 47-34 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Dustin Romer lays it in on a great pass from Eddie Davidson | 47-36 |
| 12:29 | Marshall | Jason Stewart is hacked by Eddie Davidson - foul #4 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Flagg (PG), Paul Duby (SF), Simon Cannon (PF), Charles Munger (C) Paul Murphy, Jason Stewart, Richard Lewis, Bernard Hoxie | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (SG), Patrick Hall (SF), Richard Antoine (C) Dustin Romer, Eddie Davidson, Clarence Daniels | |
| 12:13 | Marshall | Simon Cannon hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Flagg | 50-36 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Angelo Garcia connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bryan Shoffner | 50-39 |
| 11:33 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul Edwards | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Flagg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Duby (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Simon Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Munger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Antoine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 10:49 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Duby | 55-42 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Andres Rossi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 10:31 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Charles Munger | 55-42 |
| 10:21 | Marshall | Paul Duby misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 10:20 | Marshall | Simon Cannon grabs the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 10:05 | Marshall | Paul Duby connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Flagg | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:47 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bryan Shoffner | 58-45 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Paul Duby misses the easy layup | 58-45 |
| 09:16 | Marshall | Charles Munger gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 09:10 | Marshall | Charles Munger lays it in set up by Paul Duby | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:04 | Houston | Angelo Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Richard Antoine grabs the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Douglas Flagg is called for the reach on Angelo Garcia - foul #1 on Douglas Flagg, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Murphy (PG), Jason Stewart (SG), Richard Lewis (PF), Bernard Hoxie (C) Douglas Flagg, Paul Edwards, Simon Cannon, Charles Munger | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Rickey Burton (SF), Jack Ward (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Angelo Garcia, Bryan Shoffner, Patrick Hall, Andres Rossi, Richard Antoine | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:28 | Houston | Jason Stewart takes the ball from Rickey Burton | 60-45 |
| 08:25 | Marshall | Paul Murphy hits the finger roll set up by Jason Stewart | 62-45 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Jason Stewart steps in front of the Justin Kirkley pass | 62-45 |
| 08:02 | Marshall | Paul Duby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Stewart | 64-45 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Rickey Burton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 07:46 | Marshall | Jason Stewart snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:41 | Marshall | Jason Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Ward | 64-45 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Clarence Daniels snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Rickey Burton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Justin Kirkley | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Duby (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Bernard Hoxie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rickey Burton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jack Ward (fresh) C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Marshall | Richard Lewis connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Bernard Hoxie and the foul's on Jack Ward - foul #1 on Jack Ward, team foul #6 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Simon Cannon (SF) Paul Duby | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Patrick Hall (PF) Justin Kirkley, Rickey Burton, Jack Ward | |
| 07:09 | Marshall | Richard Lewis misses the free throw | 66-48 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Clarence Daniels gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Clarence Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-48 |
| 06:38 | Marshall | Jason Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Patrick Hall pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Dustin Romer buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bryan Shoffner | 66-51 |
| 06:12 | Marshall | Richard Lewis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 06:11 | Marshall | Jason Stewart tips it back up and in | 68-51 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Eddie Davidson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-51 |
| 05:50 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Bernard Hoxie | 68-51 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Paul Murphy is fouled on the floor by Bryan Shoffner - foul #3 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #7 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Edwards (SG), Charles Munger (PF) Jason Stewart, Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), Andres Rossi (PF) Dustin Romer, Patrick Hall | |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Angelo Garcia comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 05:26 | Marshall | Charles Munger grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 05:21 | Marshall | Paul Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Flagg (PG), Paul Duby (SF) Paul Murphy, Bernard Hoxie | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (SG), Richard Antoine (C) Bryan Shoffner, Clarence Daniels | |
| 05:07 | Houston | Justin Kirkley is hacked by Douglas Flagg - foul #2 on Douglas Flagg, team foul #5 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Brown (C) Simon Cannon | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (C) Richard Antoine | |
| 04:59 | Houston | Eddie Davidson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andres Rossi | 70-54 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | Charles Munger hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Paul Duby | 72-54 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Andres Rossi misses the shot in the lane | 72-54 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Justin Kirkley gets the offensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses the floater from just outside the lane | 72-54 |
| 04:09 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| 03:46 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 72-54 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Eddie Davidson gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-54 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Angelo Garcia tips it in | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Murphy (PG), Richard Lewis (PF), Bernard Hoxie (C) Douglas Flagg, Charles Munger, David Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Dustin Romer (SG), Clarence Daniels (C) Justin Kirkley, Patrick Hall | |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Bernard Hoxie can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 72-56 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Clarence Daniels snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Duby (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Bernard Hoxie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-56 |
| 03:03 | Marshall | Richard Lewis pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:52 | Marshall | Paul Murphy is hacked by Andres Rossi - foul #3 on Andres Rossi, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Stewart (SG), Douglas Flagg (SF), Simon Cannon (PF), Charles Munger (C) Paul Edwards, Paul Duby, Richard Lewis, Bernard Hoxie | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Justin Kirkley (SG), Patrick Hall (SF), Richard Antoine (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Angelo Garcia, Dustin Romer, Eddie Davidson, Andres Rossi, Clarence Daniels | |
| 02:52 | Marshall | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:52 | Marshall | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Justin Kirkley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-56 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Patrick Hall lays it in on a nice dish by Arron Lenahan | 74-58 |
| 01:52 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Bryan Shoffner - foul #4 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #9 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Brown (C) Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:52 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:52 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg misses the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Arron Lenahan grabs the board | 75-58 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Richard Antoine is fouled on the floor by Charles Munger - foul #3 on Charles Munger, team foul #6 | 75-58 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Richard Antoine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-58 |
| 01:20 | Marshall | David Brown grabs the board | 75-58 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Shoffner - foul #5 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #10 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Rickey Burton (SG) Bryan Shoffner | |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Rickey Burton drills a floater in the paint | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Stewart | 79-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Arron Lenahan loses the dribble to Douglas Flagg | 79-60 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Charles Munger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Hall - foul #2 on Patrick Hall, team foul #11 | 79-60 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Charles Munger makes the 1st free throw | 80-60 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Charles Munger makes the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Arron Lenahan knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Hall | 81-62 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Douglas Flagg runs out the clock | 81-62 |