| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Razo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Thomas Bell inbounds the ball | 50-33 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Richard Merchant steals the ball from Lonnie Paris | 50-33 |
| 19:23 | Marshall | Richard Merchant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Lonnie Paris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Lonnie Paris can't finish the layup | 50-33 |
| 18:58 | Houston | James Renken tips it but misses | 50-33 |
| 18:56 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 18:51 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 18:49 | Marshall | Robert Smith misses the tip | 50-33 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Thomas Bell snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Robert Smith steals it from Thomas Bell | 50-33 |
| 18:26 | Marshall | Todd Hansen buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Merchant | 52-33 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Fang Wang is fouled on the floor by Todd Hansen - foul #2 on Todd Hansen, team foul #1 | 52-33 |
| 17:58 | Houston | James Renken misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Henry - foul #2 on Lawrence Henry, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| 17:58 | Houston | James Renken makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 17:58 | Houston | James Renken makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 17:40 | Marshall | Robert Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Merchant | 55-35 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 17:28 | Houston | Steve Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Todd Hansen - foul #3 on Todd Hansen, team foul #3 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG), Bobby Madison (C) Brian Razo, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:13 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses short on a jumper from close range | 55-35 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Lonnie Paris snags the offensive board | 55-35 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Fang Wang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-35 |
| 16:59 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Bobby Madison | 55-35 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 16:53 | Marshall | Robert Smith drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-35 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Lonnie Paris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Fang Wang | 58-37 |
| 16:19 | Marshall | Bobby Madison connects on the floater from the right block | 60-37 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Steve Montgomery buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Fang Wang | 60-40 |
| 15:46 | Marshall | Robert Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Lawrence Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Bobby Madison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Marshall | Lonnie Paris steals the ball from Bobby Madison | 60-40 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Steve Montgomery hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Stephen Duckworth - foul #2 on Stephen Duckworth, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Brian Razo (SF), Todd Hansen (C) Richard Merchant, Robert Smith, Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| 15:19 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the free throw | 60-42 |
| 15:19 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Bobby Madison | 60-42 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 15:01 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:44 | Houston | Milton Hefner can't finish the layup | 60-42 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Garf Glomski tips it back up and in | 60-44 |
| 14:31 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-44 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 14:21 | Marshall | Todd Hansen grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 14:08 | Marshall | Bobby Madison is hacked by Milton Hefner - foul #3 on Milton Hefner, team foul #1 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Lawrence Henry (PF) Stephen Duckworth, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF) Steve Montgomery | |
| 14:01 | Marshall | Brian Razo blows the layup | 60-44 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Frank Kennedy grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 3 from straight away | 60-47 |
| 13:18 | Marshall | Frank Kennedy picks off the pass by Richard Merchant | 60-47 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is fouled on the floor by Brian Razo - foul #1 on Brian Razo, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Smith (SF) Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Frank Kennedy, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 13:01 | Houston | Thomas Bell comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 60-47 |
| 13:00 | Marshall | Todd Hansen gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Carmelo Fuentes takes the ball from Robert Smith | 60-47 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Thomas Bell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carmelo Fuentes | 60-49 |
| 12:26 | Marshall | Richard Merchant is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #2 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG), Lawrence Henry (PF), Bobby Madison (C) Ward Winburn, Brian Razo, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Steve Montgomery (SG) Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson | |
| 12:18 | Marshall | Thomas Bell denies the turnaround by Stephen Duckworth | 60-49 |
| 12:16 | Houston | James Renken gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Fang Wang's floater is tipped away by Robert Smith | 60-49 |
| 12:00 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 11:55 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 11:53 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry misses the tip | 60-49 |
| 11:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lonnie Paris | 60-49 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Lonnie Paris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-49 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Lonnie Paris pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. PF - Lawrence Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. C - Bobby Madison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Lonnie Paris hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Fang Wang | 60-52 |
| 11:17 | Marshall | Bobby Madison clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 11:16 | Marshall | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Fang Wang connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 10:35 | Marshall | Robert Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Merchant | 65-55 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Fang Wang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-55 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Lonnie Paris hits the follow up shot | 65-57 |
| 09:57 | Marshall | James Renken swats the short shot by Robert Smith | 65-57 |
| 09:56 | Marshall | Bobby Madison can't tip it in | 65-57 |
| 09:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Renken | 65-57 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Stephen Duckworth picks off the pass by Steve Montgomery | 65-57 |
| 09:20 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses short on a jumper near the basket | 65-57 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Bobby Madison pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-57 |
| 09:02 | Houston | James Renken gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Fang Wang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Lonnie Paris pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Steve Montgomery clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 08:40 | Marshall | Bobby Madison grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:38 | Marshall | Richard Merchant loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Brian Razo (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Richard Merchant, Stephen Duckworth, Lawrence Henry, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| 08:14 | Houston | Christopher Jackson buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Carmelo Fuentes | 65-59 |
| 07:52 | Marshall | Robert Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Milton Hefner double dribbles | 65-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Lawrence Henry (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG) Frank Kennedy | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Razo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Marshall | Todd Hansen comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 65-59 |
| 07:08 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 06:55 | Marshall | Milton Hefner takes the ball from Todd Hansen | 65-59 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Christopher Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Bobby Madison (PF) Daniel Twilley, Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF) Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| 06:19 | Marshall | Brian Razo is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 65-59 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the easy layup | 65-59 |
| 05:56 | Houston | James Renken hits the follow up shot | 65-61 |
| 05:41 | Marshall | Todd Hansen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 05:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Renken | 65-61 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Milton Hefner knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Fang Wang | 65-64 |
| 05:15 | Marshall | Brian Razo misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 05:14 | Marshall | Richard Merchant grabs the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 04:55 | Marshall | Ward Winburn connects on the 3 from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Milton Hefner lays it in on a great pass from Steve Montgomery and he's hacked by Bobby Madison - foul #1 on Bobby Madison, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Lawrence Henry (PF) Ward Winburn, Brian Razo, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Lonnie Paris (C) Fang Wang, Steve Montgomery, James Renken | |
| 04:34 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:34 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Richard Merchant is hacked by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #3 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #3 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Renken (PF) Milton Hefner | |
| 03:54 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth's pass is intercepted by Lonnie Paris | 68-66 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Christopher Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carmelo Fuentes | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lawrence Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 14 reb. C - Bobby Madison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Marshall | Bobby Madison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Lesher (SG), Todd Hansen (C) Richard Merchant, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Steve Montgomery (SG) Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson | |
| 02:51 | Houston | Fang Wang misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Duckworth - foul #3 on Stephen Duckworth, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF) Thomas Bell | |
| 02:51 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:47 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Ward Winburn (SG) Stephen Duckworth, Randy Lesher | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SF) Christopher Jackson | |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Richard Merchant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Lonnie Paris pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Lonnie Paris hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fang Wang | 68-73 |
| 01:56 | Marshall | Richard Merchant knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Fang Wang comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Lonnie Paris grabs the offensive board | 71-73 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Robert Smith steals it from Thomas Bell | 71-73 |
| 01:03 | Marshall | Steve Montgomery is called for the reach on Todd Hansen - foul #2 on Steve Montgomery, team foul #4 | 71-73 |
| 00:47 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry hits a floater from the left block set up by Robert Smith | 73-73 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Lonnie Paris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Hansen - foul #4 on Todd Hansen, team foul #8 | 73-73 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Lonnie Paris makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Lonnie Paris makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Todd Hansen clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 73-75 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry hits the follow up shot | 75-75 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 15 reb. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 20 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Marshall | Todd Hansen wins the tip | 75-75 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:45 | Marshall | The jumper by Robert Smith is denied by Lonnie Paris | 75-75 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Steve Montgomery snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Thomas Bell drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Fang Wang | 75-77 |
| 04:06 | Marshall | James Renken steals the ball from Ward Winburn | 75-77 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-77 |
| 03:51 | Marshall | Todd Hansen grabs the board | 75-77 |
| 03:47 | Marshall | Robert Smith lays it up and in | 77-77 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Henry - foul #3 on Lawrence Henry, team foul #9 | 77-77 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Steve Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Steve Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 03:08 | Marshall | Todd Hansen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-79 |
| 03:06 | Houston | James Renken snags the defensive board | 77-79 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Steve Montgomery scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lonnie Paris | 77-81 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-81 |
| 02:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steve Montgomery | 77-81 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Thomas Bell connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 77-83 |
| 01:49 | Marshall | Richard Merchant can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 77-83 |
| 01:47 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-83 |
| 01:31 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Renken - foul #2 on James Renken, team foul #5 | 77-83 |
| 01:31 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 01:31 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses long on a floater in the lane | 79-83 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 79-83 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Robert Smith makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Lawrence Henry | 82-83 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Henry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 16 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lonnie Paris (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Fang Wang buries a runner from the baseline | 82-85 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | Robert Smith is called for traveling | 82-85 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF) Thomas Bell | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Merchant - foul #1 on Richard Merchant, team foul #10 | 82-85 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:11 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry grabs the board | 82-86 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-86 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Robert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 82-86 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-86 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Todd Hansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-86 |