| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dana Chappell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | William Clardy inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul is hacked by Philip Kelley - foul #1 on Philip Kelley, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:15 | Marshall | William Clardy loses the dribble to Michael Nash | 23-29 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Robert Cantwell is hacked by Jay Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jay Brown, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG) Jay Brown | |
| 18:51 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Clardy - foul #2 on William Clardy, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:51 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Dana Chappell | 24-29 |
| 18:35 | Marshall | Dana Chappell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Edward Castrejon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Dunn | 27-29 |
| 18:23 | Marshall | Lance Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 18:21 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Walker | 27-29 |
| 17:55 | Marshall | Lance Walker connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Moore | 27-32 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Robert Cantwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 17:35 | Marshall | Dana Chappell snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 17:19 | Marshall | Paul Dunn steals it from Roger Moore | 27-32 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Michael Nash snags the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Dana Chappell is called for the reach on Michael Nash - foul #2 on Dana Chappell, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Philip Kelley knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 30-32 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | William Clardy connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Michael Nash double dribbles | 30-35 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (SG), Matthew Archer (PF) Lance Walker, Dana Chappell | |
| 15:58 | Marshall | William Clardy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Brian Jackson gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Galaviz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Clardy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Houston | John Galaviz misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by William Clardy - foul #3 on William Clardy, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Alfred Amos (SF) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Robert Zuercher (SF) John Anderson, William Clardy | |
| 15:51 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:51 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:31 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Alfred Amos misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 15:11 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:56 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher drills a floater from the right side | 32-40 |
| 14:32 | Houston | John Galaviz misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 14:30 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:20 | Marshall | Roger Moore drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 14:11 | Houston | David Green clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Michael Nash (PF) Zhuang Xue, John Galaviz, Alfred Amos, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Lance Walker (SG), William Clardy (SF), Dana Chappell (PF) Roger Moore, Robert Zuercher, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 14:11 | Houston | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:11 | Houston | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:02 | Marshall | Lance Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Castrejon - foul #2 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Kelley (C) David Green | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:02 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:02 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Michael Nash misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 13:48 | Marshall | William Clardy snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 13:26 | Marshall | Lance Walker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Philip Kelley pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Edward Castrejon connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 36-45 |
| 12:55 | Marshall | Matthew Archer knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lance Walker | 36-47 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Matthew Archer is called for the reach on Robert Cantwell - foul #2 on Matthew Archer, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul (C) Matthew Archer | |
| 12:43 | Houston | Paul Dunn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 12:41 | Marshall | Lance Walker grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Dana Chappell misses the floater from just outside the lane | 36-47 |
| 12:21 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul tips it home | 36-49 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Paul Dunn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 38-49 |
| 11:47 | Marshall | Dana Chappell scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Jay Brown | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dana Chappell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Philip Kelley loses the dribble to Lance Walker | 38-51 |
| 11:17 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul makes the fadeaway in the paint | 38-53 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Michael Nash hits a shot from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 10:32 | Marshall | Jay Brown misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-53 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Edward Castrejon pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cantwell and the foul's on Dana Chappell - foul #3 on Dana Chappell, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Alfred Amos (SF), Brian Jackson (C) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), Robert Zuercher (SF), Matthew Archer (PF), Charles Fudge (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, William Clardy, Dana Chappell, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 10:17 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:01 | Marshall | John Anderson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 09:59 | Marshall | Charles Fudge misses the tip | 43-53 |
| 09:57 | Houston | John Galaviz grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Zhuang Xue knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Galaviz | 46-53 |
| 09:31 | Marshall | John Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Alfred Amos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, Alfred Amos, Michael Nash | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Robert Zuercher, Charles Fudge | |
| 09:05 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-56 |
| 09:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Galaviz | 46-56 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses badly on a shot from the left block | 46-56 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | John Anderson pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 08:26 | Marshall | Roger Moore misses the shot from the free throw line | 46-56 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 08:04 | Houston | The jump hook by Brian Jackson is blocked by Dikembe Abdul | 46-56 |
| 08:02 | Houston | John Galaviz grabs the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 07:37 | Houston | William Clardy steps in front of the Robert Cantwell pass | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Galaviz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Marshall | John Anderson can't finish the layup | 46-56 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Brian Jackson pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Brian Jackson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Cantwell and he's fouled by Matthew Archer - foul #3 on Matthew Archer, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Paul Dunn (SF), Michael Nash (PF) Robert Cantwell, John Galaviz, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Robert Zuercher (SF), Dana Chappell (PF) Roger Moore, John Anderson, William Clardy, Matthew Archer | |
| 06:53 | Houston | Brian Jackson makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-56 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Paul Dunn pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Brian Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Houston | George Turman (SG), David Green (C) Edward Castrejon, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:49 | Marshall | Paul Dunn denies the turnaround by Dana Chappell | 49-56 |
| 05:48 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul hits the follow up shot | 49-58 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Zhuang Xue hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 05:22 | Marshall | Lance Walker misses the easy layup | 49-58 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Michael Nash pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Dana Chappell takes the ball from David Green | 49-58 |
| 04:50 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher is fouled on the floor by Zhuang Xue - foul #2 on Zhuang Xue, team foul #3 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, George Turman, David Green | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF), Matthew Archer (C) Robert Zuercher, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 04:33 | Marshall | Matthew Archer connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 49-60 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Matthew Archer is called for the reach on Paul Dunn - foul #4 on Matthew Archer, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Paul Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Paul Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 03:58 | Marshall | Dana Chappell banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Clardy | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Houston | Dana Chappell denies the turnaround by Michael Nash | 51-62 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Michael Nash hits the follow up shot | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Marshall | Lance Walker connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Brown | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Nash (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Clardy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dana Chappell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matthew Archer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Houston | William Clardy steals it from Philip Kelley | 53-64 |
| 02:54 | Marshall | Lance Walker scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jay Brown | 53-66 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Michael Nash misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-66 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | Matthew Archer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 02:18 | Marshall | Jay Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 56-66 |
| 01:29 | Marshall | Dana Chappell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by William Clardy - foul #4 on William Clardy, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), John Anderson (SG), John Heron (SF), Charles Fudge (C) Jay Brown, Lance Walker, William Clardy, Dana Chappell | |
| 01:20 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:20 | Houston | David Green grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Charles Fudge picks off the pass by Zhuang Xue | 56-66 |
| 00:41 | Marshall | Paul Dunn swats the layup by Charles Fudge | 56-66 |
| 00:39 | Houston | John Galaviz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | The short jumper by Brian Jackson is denied by Charles Fudge | 56-66 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Paul Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses long on a shot from the right side | 56-66 |
| 00:30 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Jackson | 56-66 |
| 00:27 | Houston | John Anderson steps in front of the Paul Dunn pass | 56-66 |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Roger Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Anderson | 56-68 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Zhuang Xue clanks a shot from the free throw line | 56-68 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | Matthew Archer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Roger Moore runs out the clock | 56-68 |