| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John French (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Razo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Richard Merchant can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 19:03 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses the dunk attempt | 34-22 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Jarrod Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the dunk attempt | 34-22 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Jarrod Lee tips it but misses | 34-22 |
| 18:51 | Marshall | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 18:45 | Marshall | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #2 | 34-22 |
| 18:45 | Marshall | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 18:45 | Marshall | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Johnnie Paro pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Johnnie Paro scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 36-22 |
| 18:03 | Marshall | Richard Merchant is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #3 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (PG) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 17:51 | Marshall | Brian Razo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-22 |
| 17:49 | Rice | John Marson snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Jarrod Lee hits a shot in the paint set up by John Marson | 38-22 |
| 17:18 | Marshall | Brian Razo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-22 |
| 17:17 | Marshall | Richard Merchant gets the offensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 17:03 | Marshall | Todd Hansen throws it down on a nice dish by Ward Winburn | 38-24 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Jarrod Lee dunks the ball set up by John French | 40-24 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Richard Merchant knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Todd Hansen - foul #1 on Todd Hansen, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Lloyd Rizzo (SF), Major Arevalo (C) John French, Joaquin Yost, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (PG), Randy Lesher (SG), Lawrence Henry (PF), Bobby Madison (C) Richard Merchant, Ward Winburn, Brian Razo, Todd Hansen | |
| 15:57 | Rice | Jarrod Lee makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Jarrod Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Marson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jarrod Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Lesher (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Madison (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Robert Hall's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Henry | 42-28 |
| 15:29 | Marshall | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 15:25 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth drills a jumper from the right block | 42-30 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Major Arevalo hits a 3 from straight away set up by Lloyd Rizzo | 45-30 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Randy Lesher knocks in the shot from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses the easy layup | 45-32 |
| 14:33 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 14:13 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Duckworth, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Rice | John French (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Ronald Motyka (C) John Marson, Lloyd Rizzo, Jarrod Lee | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG) Randy Lesher | |
| 13:55 | Rice | Major Arevalo blows the layup | 45-32 |
| 13:54 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:35 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry blows the layup | 45-32 |
| 13:34 | Marshall | Robert Smith can't tip it in | 45-32 |
| 13:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joaquin Yost | 45-32 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Major Arevalo is whistled for traveling | 45-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Paro (C) Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Brian Razo (SF), Todd Hansen (C) Stephen Duckworth, Robert Smith, Bobby Madison | |
| 12:47 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brian Razo | 45-35 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Joaquin Yost scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Motyka | 47-35 |
| 12:04 | Marshall | Richard Merchant is hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #1 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (PG), Lloyd Rizzo (SF), Major Arevalo (PF) Robert Hall, Joaquin Yost, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Marshall | Bobby Madison (PF) Lawrence Henry | |
| 11:48 | Marshall | Johnnie Paro picks off the pass by Todd Hansen | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Marson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John French (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Razo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 5 pts. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the shot near the basket set up by John Marson and he's hacked by Bobby Madison - foul #1 on Bobby Madison, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses the free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:30 | Marshall | Todd Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 11:10 | Marshall | John French picks off the pass by Brian Razo | 49-35 |
| 11:05 | Rice | John Marson banks in the layup on a nice dish by John French | 51-35 |
| 10:47 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses short on a floater from the left block | 51-35 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the shot from the right block set up by John French | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:26 | Marshall | Richard Merchant is hacked by John Marson - foul #2 on John Marson, team foul #5 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Jarrod Lee (PF) John French, Lloyd Rizzo, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (PG), Randy Lesher (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Lawrence Henry (PF) Richard Merchant, Ward Winburn, Brian Razo, Todd Hansen | |
| 10:13 | Marshall | Robert Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Duckworth | 53-38 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Major Arevalo's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Smith | 53-38 |
| 10:05 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:55 | Marshall | Robert Hall picks off the pass by Robert Smith | 53-38 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Major Arevalo buries a runner in the lane and the foul's on Bobby Madison - foul #2 on Bobby Madison, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Rice | John French (SG) John Marson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Todd Hansen (C) Randy Lesher, Bobby Madison | |
| 09:38 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the free throw | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by John French - foul #2 on John French, team foul #6 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Paro (C) Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG) Richard Merchant | |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth makes the 3rd free throw | 56-41 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Robert Hall clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-41 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the tip | 56-41 |
| 09:00 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:47 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Johnnie Paro pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Jarrod Lee lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hall | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Hall - foul #4 on Robert Hall, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF) Robert Hall, Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Brian Razo (SF), Bobby Madison (C) Robert Smith, Lawrence Henry, Todd Hansen | |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:57 | Rice | John French makes the shot in the paint set up by Jarrod Lee | 60-42 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Ward Winburn loses the dribble to Lloyd Rizzo | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John French (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Jarrod Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Razo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Duckworth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. C - Bobby Madison (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Jarrod Lee lays it in set up by Lloyd Rizzo | 62-42 |
| 07:04 | Marshall | Bobby Madison blows the layup | 62-42 |
| 07:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jarrod Lee | 62-42 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Jarrod Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodrick Beadles | 65-42 |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is fouled on the floor by John French - foul #3 on John French, team foul #8 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), John Marson (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Ronald Motyka (C) Lloyd Rizzo, John French, Rodrick Beadles, Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Marshall | Lawrence Henry (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Brian Razo, Stephen Duckworth | |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the board | 65-43 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Robert Hall buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Marson and he's fouled by Bobby Madison - foul #3 on Bobby Madison, team foul #5 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (SF) Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Randy Lesher (SG), Brian Razo (SF), Stephen Duckworth (PF) Richard Merchant, Ward Winburn, Lawrence Henry, Todd Hansen | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the free throw | 68-43 |
| 05:32 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-43 |
| 05:30 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley gets the offensive rebound | 68-43 |
| 05:20 | Marshall | Randy Lesher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:56 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rodrick Beadles and he's hacked by Randy Lesher - foul #1 on Randy Lesher, team foul #6 | 70-43 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo makes the free throw | 71-43 |
| 04:47 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth misses the jumper from the right side | 71-43 |
| 04:45 | Marshall | Bobby Madison snags the offensive board | 71-43 |
| 04:33 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Twilley | 71-46 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 71-46 |
| 04:18 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth pulls down the rebound | 71-46 |
| 04:04 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley misses the lay-in | 71-46 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles grabs the defensive rebound | 71-46 |
| 03:36 | Rice | John Marson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-46 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Ronald Motyka pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Marson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fairly fresh) PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Lesher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Razo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Duckworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. C - Bobby Madison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Bobby Madison - foul #4 on Bobby Madison, team foul #7 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo makes the 3rd free throw | 74-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Major Arevalo - foul #1 on Major Arevalo, team foul #9 | 74-46 |
| 03:17 | Marshall | Bobby Madison makes the 1st free throw | 74-47 |
| 03:17 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the defensive board | 74-47 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Charles Kelly knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Marson | 76-47 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-47 |
| 02:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 76-47 |
| 02:15 | Rice | John Marson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 79-47 |
| 02:03 | Marshall | Randy Lesher is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Randy Lesher, team foul #8 | 79-47 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-47 |
| 01:47 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 79-47 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Daniel Twilley is called for the reach on John Marson - foul #1 on Daniel Twilley, team foul #9 | 79-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (C) Charles Kelly, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:23 | Rice | John Marson makes the 1st free throw | 80-47 |
| 01:23 | Rice | John Marson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-47 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the offensive board | 80-47 |
| 01:06 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Rodrick Beadles is blocked by Stephen Duckworth | 80-47 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Brian Razo grabs the board | 80-47 |
| 01:00 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 80-50 |
| 00:32 | Marshall | Brian Razo pulls down the rebound | 80-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-50 |
| 00:26 | Marshall | Brian Razo grabs the offensive board | 80-50 |
| 00:24 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth is whistled for traveling | 80-50 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Marson runs out the clock | 80-50 |