| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dana Chappell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | William Clardy inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Marshall | William Clardy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 19:37 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:22 | Marshall | Jay Brown buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Clardy | 33-33 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney is fouled on the floor by Jay Brown - foul #1 on Jay Brown, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Lance Walker steals it from Thomas Beauchamp | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | Marshall | Jay Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lance Walker | 35-33 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Norman Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-33 |
| 18:31 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | Gilbert McGibney takes the ball from Jay Brown | 35-33 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Beauchamp | 35-36 |
| 17:41 | Marshall | Lance Walker is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Lance Walker, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Thomas Beauchamp | |
| 17:20 | Rice | Norman Smith loses the dribble to William Clardy | 35-36 |
| 17:06 | Marshall | Lance Walker is hacked by Richard Young - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (SG), Matthew Archer (PF) Lance Walker, Dana Chappell | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Michael Fellman (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Gilbert McGibney, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| 16:52 | Marshall | Roger Moore's pass is intercepted by Norman Smith | 35-36 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Bob Weir scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Mulloy | 35-39 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul can't finish the layup | 35-39 |
| 16:15 | Marshall | William Clardy snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:05 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul jams it | 37-39 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Larry Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Lance Walker (SG), Robert Zuercher (SF), Dana Chappell (PF) Jay Brown, William Clardy, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Joshua Odom (PF), Richard Young (C) Norman Smith, Bob Weir, Michael Fellman | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Larry Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Larry Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Matthew Archer grabs the board | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Zuercher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dana Chappell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Archer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - George Mulloy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Marshall | Lance Walker is fouled on the floor by Richard Young - foul #2 on Richard Young, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG) Larry Hughes | |
| 15:07 | Marshall | Thomas Beauchamp is called for the reach on Robert Zuercher - foul #3 on Thomas Beauchamp, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| 14:59 | Marshall | Matthew Archer misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Young - foul #3 on Richard Young, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 14:59 | Marshall | Matthew Archer makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:59 | Marshall | Matthew Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Moore - foul #1 on Roger Moore, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul (C) Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:33 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:33 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 14:16 | Marshall | Richard Young blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Abdul | 39-39 |
| 14:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joshua Odom | 39-39 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Lance Walker is called for the reach on Joshua Odom - foul #3 on Lance Walker, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), William Clardy (SF), Matthew Archer (PF) Roger Moore, Robert Zuercher, Dana Chappell | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Bob Weir (SF), Michael Fellman (PF) George Mulloy, Thomas Beauchamp, Joshua Odom | |
| 13:33 | Rice | Michael Fellman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Archer - foul #3 on Matthew Archer, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (C) Richard Young | |
| 13:33 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:24 | Marshall | Lance Walker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 13:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Fellman | 39-41 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Michael Fellman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Smith | 39-44 |
| 12:43 | Marshall | Matthew Archer misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 12:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gilbert McGibney | 39-44 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Larry Hughes makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Smith | 39-46 |
| 12:09 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul misses the lay-in | 39-46 |
| 12:08 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul tips it in | 41-46 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Norman Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 11:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Hughes | 41-46 |
| 11:24 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney's dunk attempt is rejected by Matthew Archer | 41-46 |
| 11:23 | Marshall | Matthew Archer grabs the board | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lance Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abdul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bob Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Fellman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 10:54 | Marshall | Gilbert McGibney steals it from Matthew Archer | 41-46 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Michael Fellman misses the easy layup | 41-46 |
| 10:41 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 10:32 | Marshall | Norman Smith steps in front of the William Clardy pass | 41-46 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Bob Weir connects on the 3 from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 10:02 | Marshall | Lance Walker misses the lay-in | 41-49 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Michael Fellman grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 09:37 | Marshall | William Clardy gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:19 | Marshall | Jay Brown is hacked by Gilbert McGibney - foul #1 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), Robert Zuercher (SF), Dana Chappell (PF), Charles Fudge (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, William Clardy, Matthew Archer, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Vic Cornwall (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Joshua Odom (PF), Richard Young (C) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Bob Weir, Michael Fellman, Larry Hughes | |
| 09:09 | Marshall | Charles Fudge hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Moore | 43-49 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Joshua Odom gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Vic Cornwall is fouled on the floor by Robert Zuercher - foul #1 on Robert Zuercher, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Vic Cornwall misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:31 | Marshall | Charles Fudge grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 08:14 | Marshall | Charles Fudge comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 43-49 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Richard Young pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Joshua Odom hits a shot from the left side | 43-51 |
| 07:33 | Marshall | Dana Chappell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 07:31 | Marshall | Dana Chappell grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 07:20 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Beauchamp - foul #4 on Thomas Beauchamp, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), William Clardy (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Roger Moore, John Anderson, Charles Fudge | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG) Vic Cornwall | |
| 07:20 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:20 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Richard Young pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Zuercher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dana Chappell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Norman Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Mulloy | 44-53 |
| 06:46 | Marshall | Jay Brown misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 06:45 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul tips it home | 46-53 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Joshua Odom's pass is intercepted by Robert Zuercher | 46-53 |
| 05:54 | Marshall | William Clardy drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Zuercher | 49-53 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Joshua Odom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 05:42 | Marshall | William Clardy pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:32 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jay Brown | 51-53 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Joshua Odom scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 04:59 | Marshall | George Mulloy picks off the pass by Dana Chappell | 51-56 |
| 04:34 | Rice | George Mulloy misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 04:32 | Rice | George Mulloy gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Richard Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 04:18 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jay Brown | 51-56 |
| 04:13 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Joshua Odom grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Norman Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Mulloy | 51-59 |
| 03:51 | Marshall | Dana Chappell clanks a jumper from the left block | 51-59 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Richard Young is called for traveling | 51-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Matthew Archer (PF), Charles Fudge (C) Jay Brown, Robert Zuercher, Dana Chappell, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG), Vic Cornwall (SF), Michael Fellman (PF), Larry Hughes (C) George Mulloy, Norman Smith, Thomas Beauchamp, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Marshall | Lance Walker scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Clardy | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Clardy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Fudge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vic Cornwall (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Fellman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Rice | Matthew Archer steals it from Michael Fellman | 53-59 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Dikembe Abdul (C) Roger Moore, Charles Fudge | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG) Vic Cornwall | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Marshall | Lance Walker comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 53-59 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Michael Fellman grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dana Chappell (PF) Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Young (C) Larry Hughes | |
| 02:15 | Rice | Bob Weir misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-59 |
| 02:14 | Marshall | The rebound goes to William Clardy | 53-59 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Jay Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gilbert McGibney - foul #2 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Odom (PF) Michael Fellman | |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Norman Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Odom | 55-61 |
| 01:44 | Marshall | William Clardy misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Richard Young hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Norman Smith | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Marshall | Lance Walker hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-64 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Richard Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 00:54 | Marshall | William Clardy snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Marshall | Norman Smith is called for the reach on Lance Walker - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SF) Bob Weir | |
| 00:47 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:47 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Richard Young is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Brown - foul #2 on Jay Brown, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Thomas Beauchamp | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Richard Young makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Richard Young misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:46 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdul | 59-65 |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Dana Chappell hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Brown | 61-65 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Jay Brown is called for the reach on Gilbert McGibney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jay Brown, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SF) Bob Weir | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:39 | Marshall | Dana Chappell grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Gilbert McGibney is called for the reach on Lance Walker - foul #3 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Lance Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joshua Odom | 62-66 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Jay Brown is called for the reach on Joshua Odom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jay Brown, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Thomas Beauchamp | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Joshua Odom misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Joshua Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:24 | Marshall | William Clardy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | Marshall | Jay Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Bob Weir snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Bob Weir is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Brown - foul #5 on Jay Brown, team foul #11 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG) Jay Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Bob Weir misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Bob Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:17 | Marshall | Dana Chappell grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 00:09 | Marshall | Roger Moore clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:08 | Marshall | Dana Chappell pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Roger Moore connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Richard Young is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Moore - foul #2 on Roger Moore, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SF) Bob Weir | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Richard Young misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Richard Young misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Lance Walker | 65-66 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Marshall calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | William Clardy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 65-66 |