| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) C - John Larsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Suazo (fresh) SG - Richard Louis (fresh) SF - Jerry McDougall (fresh) PF - Mark Pullen (fresh) C - Bruce Vath (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | George Anderson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Marshall | Mark Pullen connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Vath | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Rice | George Anderson is fouled on the floor by Douglas Suazo - foul #1 on Douglas Suazo, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Marshall | Bruce Vath grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Marshall | Mark Pullen makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry McDougall | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | Rice | George Anderson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | Marshall | Mark Pullen grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | Marshall | Bruce Vath misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Rice | George Anderson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Richard Louis | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Marshall | Bruce Vath gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Marshall | Mark Pullen hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Louis | 0-7 |
| 17:35 | Rice | John Larsen blows the dunk but he's fouled by Bruce Vath - foul #1 on Bruce Vath, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) George Anderson, Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (SF) Jerry McDougall | |
| 17:35 | Rice | John Larsen misses the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:35 | Rice | John Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:35 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Mark Pullen | 0-7 |
| 17:11 | Marshall | Richard Louis is hacked by Erik McGowan - foul #1 on Erik McGowan, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Granville (C) John Larsen | |
| Subs | Marshall | Steven Schroeder (SF), Timothy Paiz (PF), Andrew Webster (C) Douglas Suazo, Mark Pullen, Bruce Vath | |
| 16:57 | Marshall | Gary Little misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 16:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Erik McGowan | 0-7 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Erik McGowan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-7 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Williams (SG) Richard Louis | |
| 16:30 | Marshall | Steven Schroeder is fouled on the floor by Michael Chapin - foul #1 on Michael Chapin, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG) Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 16:06 | Marshall | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-7 |
| 16:04 | Rice | William Dailey snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Larry Shaw's floater is tipped away by Timothy Paiz | 0-7 |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) SG - William Dailey (fresh) SF - Erik McGowan (fresh) PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) C - Hugh Granville (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gary Little (fresh) SG - David Williams (fresh) SF - Steven Schroeder (fresh) PF - Timothy Paiz (fresh) C - Andrew Webster (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Marshall | Steven Schroeder makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by David Williams | 0-9 |
| 15:14 | Rice | George Anderson clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Little - foul #1 on Gary Little, team foul #3 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) William Dailey, Erik McGowan, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Suazo (PG), Richard Louis (SG), Jerry McDougall (SF), Mark Pullen (PF), Bruce Vath (C) Gary Little, David Williams, Steven Schroeder, Timothy Paiz, Andrew Webster | |
| 15:14 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 1-9 |
| 15:14 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | George Anderson steps in front of the Richard Louis pass | 2-9 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Norman Kelly throws it down on a nice dish by George Anderson | 4-9 |
| 14:27 | Marshall | Mark Pullen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by George Anderson | 7-12 |
| 13:51 | Marshall | Bruce Vath lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Pullen | 7-14 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Norman Kelly makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from George Anderson | 9-14 |
| 13:13 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Pullen | 9-16 |
| 12:55 | Rice | George Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Norman Kelly can't tip it in | 9-16 |
| 12:52 | Rice | John Larsen tips it home | 11-16 |
| 12:43 | Marshall | Lawrence Kurz steals the ball from Douglas Suazo | 11-16 |
| 12:21 | Rice | George Anderson travels with the ball | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) George Anderson, Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (PG), Steven Schroeder (SF), Timothy Paiz (PF), Andrew Webster (C) Douglas Suazo, Jerry McDougall, Mark Pullen, Bruce Vath | |
| 12:00 | Marshall | Steven Schroeder's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Shaw | 11-16 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Michael Chapin grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Steven Schroeder steals it from John Larsen | 11-16 |
| 11:35 | Marshall | Richard Louis misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Erik McGowan - foul #2 on Erik McGowan, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG), Hugh Granville (C) Erik McGowan, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 11:35 | Marshall | Richard Louis misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:35 | Marshall | Richard Louis misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Hugh Granville pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) C - Hugh Granville (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gary Little (fresh) SG - Richard Louis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Paiz (fresh) C - Andrew Webster (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Andrew Webster is called for the reach on Hugh Granville - foul #1 on Andrew Webster, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Michael Chapin, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Suazo (PG), Bruce Vath (C) Richard Louis, Andrew Webster | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Shawn Roy misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 10:54 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:33 | Marshall | Steven Schroeder is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry McDougall (SF), Mark Pullen (PF) Steven Schroeder, Timothy Paiz | |
| 10:21 | Rice | Norman Kelly is whistled for traveling | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), John Larsen (C) Shawn Roy, Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:10 | Marshall | William Dailey is called for the reach on Douglas Suazo - foul #1 on William Dailey, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| 10:03 | Marshall | Jerry McDougall misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 11-16 |
| 10:02 | Marshall | Mark Pullen can't tip it in | 11-16 |
| 10:01 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Vath | 11-16 |
| 09:48 | Marshall | William Dailey is called for the reach on Bruce Vath - foul #2 on William Dailey, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG) William Dailey | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Louis (SG) Gary Little | |
| 09:33 | Marshall | Richard Louis is whistled for traveling | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Paiz (C) Bruce Vath | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Michael Chapin can't finish the layup | 11-16 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Michael Chapin misses the tip | 11-16 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Larry Shaw tips it in | 13-16 |
| 08:53 | Marshall | Richard Louis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Suazo | 13-19 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 08:16 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 08:15 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz snags the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 08:02 | Marshall | Richard Louis is hacked by Gordon Burnam - foul #1 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Gordon Burnam, Michael Chapin, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (PG), Steven Schroeder (SF), Bruce Vath (C) Douglas Suazo, Jerry McDougall, Mark Pullen | |
| 07:57 | Marshall | Richard Louis misses badly on a runner from the left block | 13-19 |
| 07:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Norman Kelly | 13-19 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 13-19 |
| 07:27 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Richard Louis | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gary Little (fresh) SG - Richard Louis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Paiz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bruce Vath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Gary Little is hacked by Norman Kelly - foul #1 on Norman Kelly, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Granville (C) Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Williams (SG) Richard Louis | |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Gary Little makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Gary Little misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Hugh Granville grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz blows the dunk | 13-20 |
| 07:01 | Marshall | Bruce Vath grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 06:52 | Marshall | David Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-20 |
| 06:22 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:01 | Marshall | Bruce Vath hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by David Williams | 13-22 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Paiz - foul #1 on Timothy Paiz, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Suazo (PG), Richard Louis (SG), Jerry McDougall (SF), Mark Pullen (PF) Gary Little, David Williams, Steven Schroeder, Timothy Paiz | |
| 05:41 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:24 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 05:23 | Marshall | Bruce Vath tips it home | 15-24 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Jerry McDougall is called for the reach on Norman Kelly - foul #1 on Jerry McDougall, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) Shawn Roy, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | Marshall | Andrew Webster (C) Bruce Vath | |
| 04:57 | Rice | George Anderson drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Larsen | 18-24 |
| 04:39 | Marshall | Mark Pullen scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Suazo | 18-26 |
| 04:19 | Rice | George Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 04:17 | Marshall | Jerry McDougall pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 04:01 | Marshall | Mark Pullen is fouled on the floor by Larry Shaw - foul #1 on Larry Shaw, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (PG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) George Anderson, Michael Chapin, Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Marshall | Bruce Vath (C) Andrew Webster | |
| 04:01 | Marshall | Mark Pullen misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Larsen | 18-26 |
| 03:44 | Rice | John Larsen comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bruce Vath - foul #2 on Bruce Vath, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG) Shawn Roy | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 03:44 | Rice | John Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:44 | Rice | John Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:23 | Marshall | Mark Pullen misses the easy layup | 20-26 |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Bruce Vath pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Douglas Suazo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Louis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry McDougall (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Pullen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Vath (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Bruce Vath is fouled on the floor by John Larsen - foul #1 on John Larsen, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG) Gordon Burnam | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (PG), Steven Schroeder (SF) Douglas Suazo, Jerry McDougall | |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Bruce Vath makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Bruce Vath makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Louis - foul #1 on Richard Louis, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Paiz (PF) Mark Pullen | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Lawrence Kurz takes the ball from Bruce Vath | 22-28 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Erik McGowan is hacked by Bruce Vath - foul #3 on Bruce Vath, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Suazo (PG), Andrew Webster (C) Richard Louis, Bruce Vath | |
| 02:15 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:55 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo hits a shot from the left side | 24-30 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Erik McGowan is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Erik McGowan, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG) Erik McGowan, Lawrence Kurz | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry McDougall (SF), Mark Pullen (PF) Steven Schroeder, Andrew Webster | |
| 01:16 | Marshall | William Dailey is called for the reach on Jerry McDougall - foul #3 on William Dailey, team foul #11 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) William Dailey, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Louis (SG) Gary Little | |
| 01:16 | Marshall | Jerry McDougall misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:16 | Marshall | Jerry McDougall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:12 | Rice | George Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Suazo - foul #2 on Douglas Suazo, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| 01:12 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:12 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:47 | Marshall | Richard Louis clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Larsen gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Timothy Paiz grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 00:32 | Marshall | Douglas Suazo connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Pullen | 26-34 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Gordon Burnam is called for traveling | 26-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF) Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Little (PG) Douglas Suazo | |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Richard Louis misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 26-34 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-34 |