| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Lane Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) PF - Raymond English (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Willard Sanford inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Jay Brown clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-38 |
| 19:42 | Houston | Paul Dunn gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses the floater from just outside the lane | 23-38 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Raymond English can't tip it in | 23-38 |
| 19:17 | Marshall | Lance Walker gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | Lane Phillips misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 19:05 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:43 | Marshall | Jay Brown is hacked by Edward Castrejon - foul #2 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Lance Walker clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 23-38 |
| 18:36 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul can't tip it in | 23-38 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Raymond English snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Raymond English comes up short on the runner from the right block | 23-38 |
| 18:28 | Marshall | Lane Phillips gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:14 | Marshall | Lance Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Robert Simmons is hacked by Dikembe Abdul - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Raymond Borger buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Simmons and he's fouled by Jay Brown - foul #1 on Jay Brown, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the free throw | 23-41 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-41 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Robert Simmons grabs the board | 23-41 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Lane Phillips - foul #2 on Lane Phillips, team foul #3 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Matthew Archer (C) Lane Phillips | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:19 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:07 | Marshall | Willard Sanford misses short on a floater from the right wing | 23-43 |
| 17:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Simmons | 23-43 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Raymond English throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (SF), Philip Kelley (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Paul Dunn, Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| 16:38 | Marshall | Willard Sanford comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Nash - foul #2 on Michael Nash, team foul #2 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dana Chappell (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:38 | Marshall | Willard Sanford misses the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 16:38 | Marshall | Willard Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Robert Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG) Edward Castrejon | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:59 | Marshall | Willard Sanford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Philip Kelley - foul #1 on Philip Kelley, team foul #3 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Reyes Prather (PF), Lane Phillips (C) Matthew Archer, Dana Chappell | |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG) Robert Simmons | |
| 15:59 | Marshall | Willard Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 15:59 | Marshall | Willard Sanford misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 15:59 | Marshall | Reyes Prather grabs the offensive board | 25-43 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Anderson (fresh) SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reyes Prather (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Lane Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Nash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Marshall | Roger Moore misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 25-43 |
| 15:35 | Houston | Michael Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Michael Nash scores on a 3 from the left corner | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:12 | Marshall | Willard Sanford is whistled for a carry | 25-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Lance Walker (SG), William Clardy (SF) Roger Moore, John Anderson, Willard Sanford | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond English (PF), Raymond Borger (C) Robert Cantwell, John Galaviz, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley, Brian Jackson | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:49 | Houston | Raymond English makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Edward Castrejon | 25-48 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Lance Walker misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 25-48 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Paul Dunn snags the defensive board | 25-48 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the easy layup | 25-48 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Raymond Borger snags the offensive board | 25-48 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Raymond English misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William Clardy - foul #1 on William Clardy, team foul #4 | 25-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Willard Sanford (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) William Clardy, Lane Phillips | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:04 | Houston | Raymond English misses the 1st free throw | 25-48 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Raymond English misses the 2nd free throw | 25-48 |
| 14:04 | Marshall | Reyes Prather snags the defensive board | 25-48 |
| 13:56 | Marshall | Raymond English is called for the reach on Reyes Prather - foul #1 on Raymond English, team foul #4 | 25-48 |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Jay Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-48 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the board | 25-48 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Simmons | 25-50 |
| 13:04 | Marshall | Willard Sanford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-50 |
| 13:02 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul tips it home | 27-50 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Raymond Borger knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Simmons | 27-52 |
| 12:23 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 27-52 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Willard Sanford tips it back up and in | 29-52 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the dunk | 29-52 |
| 12:02 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 29-52 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fairly fresh) SG - Lance Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reyes Prather (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond English (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Brown | 32-52 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Robert Simmons is fouled on the floor by Reyes Prather - foul #4 on Reyes Prather, team foul #5 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), Lane Phillips (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, Reyes Prather | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Philip Kelley (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Robert Simmons, Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| 11:11 | Houston | Michael Nash is hacked by Willard Sanford - foul #2 on Willard Sanford, team foul #6 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF) Willard Sanford | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:52 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Galaviz | 32-55 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | William Clardy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Galaviz - foul #2 on John Galaviz, team foul #5 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Matthew Archer (PF) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:45 | Marshall | William Clardy makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | William Clardy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Michael Nash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Willard Sanford (SF) William Clardy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:02 | Marshall | John Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 09:43 | Houston | John Galaviz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 09:41 | Marshall | Willard Sanford gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 09:22 | Marshall | John Anderson hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Matthew Archer | 39-55 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Michael Nash hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 39-55 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the offensive board | 39-55 |
| 08:47 | Houston | John Galaviz connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Nash | 39-57 |
| 08:24 | Marshall | John Anderson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Moore | 42-57 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Brian Jackson connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Galaviz | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willard Sanford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lane Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Nash (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Philip Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Marshall | John Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Reyes Prather (PF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Roger Moore, John Anderson, Matthew Archer, Lane Phillips | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond English (PF), Raymond Borger (C) Robert Cantwell, John Galaviz, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley, Brian Jackson | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Robert Simmons connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Jay Brown - foul #2 on Jay Brown, team foul #7 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF) Willard Sanford | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses the free throw | 42-61 |
| 07:35 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Borger | 42-61 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Paul Dunn hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Simmons | 42-63 |
| 06:59 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul is fouled on the floor by Edward Castrejon - foul #3 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #6 | 42-63 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Raymond English swats the shot by Jay Brown | 42-63 |
| 06:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond English | 42-63 |
| 06:16 | Houston | The short jumper by Raymond Borger is denied by Reyes Prather | 42-63 |
| 06:14 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 42-63 |
| 06:08 | Marshall | Lance Walker is whistled for traveling | 42-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | Willard Sanford (SF) William Clardy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:51 | Houston | Paul Dunn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond English | 42-66 |
| 05:47 | Marshall | Jay Brown is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), William Clardy (SF), Matthew Archer (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, Willard Sanford, Reyes Prather | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Philip Kelley (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Robert Simmons, Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| 05:26 | Houston | John Galaviz clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-66 |
| 05:24 | Marshall | Matthew Archer pulls down the rebound | 42-66 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Roger Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Anderson | 45-66 |
| 04:49 | Houston | John Galaviz clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #8 | 45-66 |
| 04:49 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 04:49 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Roger Moore clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-68 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | Matthew Archer tips it home | 47-68 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Philip Kelley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-68 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Philip Kelley snags the offensive board | 47-68 |
| 03:58 | Houston | John Galaviz connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 47-70 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Nash (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Philip Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Marshall | Roger Moore buries a floater from just outside the lane | 49-70 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Michael Nash hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 49-70 |
| 03:22 | Marshall | William Clardy grabs the board | 49-70 |
| 03:11 | Marshall | John Anderson is fouled on the floor by John Galaviz - foul #3 on John Galaviz, team foul #7 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dana Chappell (C) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG) Philip Kelley | |
| 03:11 | Marshall | John Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Brian Jackson gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| 02:58 | Houston | William Clardy is called for the reach on Brian Jackson - foul #2 on William Clardy, team foul #9 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Zuercher (SG) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 02:58 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| 02:39 | Marshall | Dana Chappell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Clardy | 52-70 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-70 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Michael Nash tips it back up and in | 52-72 |
| 02:02 | Marshall | Matthew Archer banks in the layup set up by William Clardy and the foul's on Brian Jackson - foul #2 on Brian Jackson, team foul #8 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul (C) William Clardy | |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Amos (SF), Philip Kelley (PF) John Galaviz, Michael Nash | |
| 02:02 | Marshall | Matthew Archer makes the free throw | 55-72 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Alfred Amos misses short on a floater from the right side | 55-72 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Zhuang Xue can't tip it in | 55-72 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Zhuang Xue gets the offensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Roger Moore is called for the reach on Robert Cantwell - foul #1 on Roger Moore, team foul #10 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (SG), William Clardy (SF) Robert Zuercher, Dana Chappell | |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG), Michael Nash (SF) Zhuang Xue, Alfred Amos | |
| 01:18 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | William Clardy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-74 |
| 00:57 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdul | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Marshall | William Clardy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dikembe Abdul | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Robert Cantwell can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Moore - foul #2 on Roger Moore, team foul #11 | 58-74 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul hits the finger roll | 60-76 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Cantwell runs out the clock | 60-76 |