| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Raymond Simpson (fresh) SG - Donnie Melton (fresh) SF - Hubert Hall (fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fresh) C - Charles Wink (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Michael Burkett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Hubert Hall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Victor Gardner - foul #1 on Victor Gardner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Hubert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Hubert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Raymond Simpson | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Marshall | Donnie Melton buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | Houston | The jump hook by Jeff Johnston is blocked by Michael Burkett | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Jeff Johnston hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | Marshall | Michael Burkett misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Jeff Johnston pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Kevin Tyler is called for traveling | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Marshall | Charles Wink hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Burkett | 2-7 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Kevin Tyler scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 4-7 |
| 17:30 | Marshall | Michael Burkett is hacked by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #1 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | Donnie Melton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Jeff Johnston - foul #1 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 3rd free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Jeff Johnston connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Victor Gardner | 6-9 |
| 16:39 | Marshall | Michael Burkett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (PG), Justin Hanley (SF), Reinaldo Romano (C) Raymond Simpson, Hubert Hall, Charles Wink | |
| 16:22 | Houston | Reinaldo Romano denies the turnaround by Donald Giardina | 6-9 |
| 16:21 | Marshall | Justin Hanley snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 16:05 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 16:04 | Marshall | Antonio Mannino tips it home | 6-11 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Antonio Mannino (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donnie Melton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Hanley (fresh) PF - Michael Burkett (fresh) C - Reinaldo Romano (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Marshall | Justin Hanley is hacked by Kevin Tyler - foul #1 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Emory Timmons (SF), Alonzo Lee (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edwin Smith (SG), Hubert Hall (SF), Charles Wink (PF) Donnie Melton, Justin Hanley, Michael Burkett | |
| 15:28 | Marshall | Charles Wink misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alonzo Lee - foul #1 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG) Antonio Mannino | |
| 15:28 | Marshall | Charles Wink makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:28 | Marshall | Charles Wink makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the floater from the left side | 8-13 |
| 15:04 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:44 | Marshall | Reinaldo Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Emory Timmons scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-13 |
| 14:18 | Marshall | Charles Wink can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 14:17 | Marshall | Hubert Hall tips it in | 11-15 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Charles Wink pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:26 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 11-15 |
| 13:25 | Marshall | Charles Wink tips it home | 11-17 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Alonzo Lee | 13-17 |
| 12:44 | Marshall | Charles Wink comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 13-17 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Alonzo Lee gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Schrader | 16-17 |
| 11:53 | Marshall | Charles Wink drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Simpson | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Emory Timmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Raymond Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Hubert Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Wink (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Reinaldo Romano (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Edwin Smith - foul #1 on Edwin Smith, team foul #1 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Eddie Wyatt, Emory Timmons, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (PG), Donnie Melton (SG), Justin Hanley (SF), Michael Burkett (PF), Marlin Barnes (C) Raymond Simpson, Edwin Smith, Hubert Hall, Charles Wink, Reinaldo Romano | |
| 11:10 | Houston | Kevin Tyler drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Victor Gardner | 18-19 |
| 10:54 | Marshall | Justin Hanley misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Victor Gardner - foul #2 on Victor Gardner, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG) Victor Gardner | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:54 | Marshall | Justin Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:54 | Marshall | Justin Hanley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Donald Giardina can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 10:35 | Marshall | Marlin Barnes gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:23 | Marshall | Marlin Barnes knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 18-22 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Antonio Mannino - foul #1 on Antonio Mannino, team foul #2 | 18-22 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:52 | Marshall | Donnie Melton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Justin Hanley | 20-25 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu's pass is intercepted by Marlin Barnes | 20-25 |
| 09:34 | Marshall | Antonio Mannino misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Jeff Johnston pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Kevin Tyler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| 09:12 | Marshall | Antonio Mannino gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 08:56 | Marshall | Michael Burkett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-25 |
| 08:55 | Marshall | Marlin Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 08:39 | Marshall | Michael Burkett is fouled on the floor by Jeff Johnston - foul #2 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Eddie Wyatt, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG), Hubert Hall (SF), Charles Wink (C) Antonio Mannino, Justin Hanley, Marlin Barnes | |
| 08:39 | Marshall | Michael Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Emory Timmons comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Donnie Melton - foul #1 on Donnie Melton, team foul #3 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (SF) Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edwin Smith (SG) Donnie Melton | |
| 08:20 | Houston | Emory Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Emory Timmons misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:20 | Marshall | Charles Wink grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 07:59 | Marshall | Hubert Hall is whistled for a carry | 21-25 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 21-25 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Edwin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Emory Timmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Raymond Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Smith (fresh) SF - Hubert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Burkett (fresh) C - Charles Wink (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Marshall | Edwin Smith is fouled on the floor by Emory Timmons - foul #1 on Emory Timmons, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Marshall | Justin Hanley (PF) Michael Burkett | |
| 07:35 | Marshall | Edwin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:35 | Marshall | Edwin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:11 | Houston | Hubert Hall steps in front of the Michael Johnson pass | 21-27 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Edwin Smith dunks the ball on a nice dish by Hubert Hall | 21-29 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Michael Johnson's pass is intercepted by Raymond Simpson | 21-29 |
| 06:41 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson hits the finger roll | 21-31 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Donald Giardina travels with the ball | 21-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Russell Schrader, Emory Timmons, Alonzo Lee | |
| Subs | Marshall | Antonio Mannino (PG), Donnie Melton (SG), Michael Burkett (PF), Reinaldo Romano (C) Raymond Simpson, Edwin Smith, Hubert Hall, Charles Wink | |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Michael Burkett drills a shot near the basket | 21-33 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Donald Giardina connects on the open jumpshot from the right side set up by Kevin Tyler | 23-33 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Kevin Tyler is called for the reach on Justin Hanley - foul #2 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Emory Timmons (SF), Michael Shipley (C) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Justin Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Justin Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Russell Schrader clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Antonio Mannino - foul #2 on Antonio Mannino, team foul #4 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Farrell (PG), John Gabaldon (SF), Charles Wink (C) Antonio Mannino, Justin Hanley, Reinaldo Romano | |
| 05:22 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 05:22 | Marshall | Charles Wink snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 05:08 | Marshall | Donnie Melton loses the ball out of bounds | 24-35 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu blows the layup | 24-35 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Emory Timmons grabs the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Emory Timmons misses long on a runner from the right block | 24-35 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | Charles Wink grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 04:31 | Marshall | Charles Wink scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Farrell | 24-37 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Michael Shipley's pass is intercepted by John Gabaldon | 24-37 |
| 04:13 | Marshall | Jerry Farrell lays it up and in on a great pass from John Gabaldon | 24-39 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 24-39 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu hits the follow up shot | 26-39 |
| 03:33 | Marshall | Donnie Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Michael Shipley snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Emory Timmons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Melton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Gabaldon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Burkett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Wink (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Houston | John Gabaldon blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Akimseu | 26-39 |
| 03:05 | Marshall | Donnie Melton gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Charles Wink misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 26-39 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 02:34 | Marshall | Charles Wink grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 02:29 | Marshall | Eddie Wyatt is called for the reach on Jerry Farrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #10 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Alonzo Lee (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Eddie Wyatt, Emory Timmons, Dikembe Akimseu, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Raymond Simpson (PG), Hubert Hall (SF), Justin Hanley (PF), Reinaldo Romano (C) Donnie Melton, John Gabaldon, Michael Burkett, Charles Wink | |
| 02:29 | Marshall | Jerry Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 02:29 | Marshall | Jerry Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Jeff Johnston drills a floater near the basket set up by Donald Giardina and he's fouled by Reinaldo Romano - foul #1 on Reinaldo Romano, team foul #5 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edwin Smith (SG) Jerry Farrell | |
| 02:15 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | Hubert Hall pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | Edwin Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 02:09 | Marshall | Justin Hanley grabs the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 02:04 | Marshall | Raymond Simpson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-42 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Alonzo Lee connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeff Johnston and he's fouled by Hubert Hall - foul #1 on Hubert Hall, team foul #6 | 30-42 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 01:20 | Marshall | Justin Hanley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Simpson | 31-44 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Donald Giardina is hacked by Hubert Hall - foul #2 on Hubert Hall, team foul #7 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Donnie Melton (SG), Michael Burkett (PF) Edwin Smith, Justin Hanley | |
| 01:03 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:44 | Marshall | Michael Burkett double dribbles | 33-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Wink (C) Reinaldo Romano | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-44 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Jeff Johnston hits the follow up shot | 35-44 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Jeff Johnston is called for the reach on Charles Wink - foul #3 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #11 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), Emory Timmons (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Alonzo Lee, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Charles Wink misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Charles Wink misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu clanks a halfcourt shot | 35-44 |