| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Young (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Scotty Scoggin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Paul Pitts inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Raymond Phipps drills a floater near the basket | 32-34 |
| 19:18 | Marshall | Paul Pitts misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dominick Goodlett - foul #2 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:18 | Marshall | Paul Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:18 | Marshall | Paul Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Scotty Scoggin is called for the reach on Adam Pease - foul #1 on Scotty Scoggin, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:51 | Rice | John Watson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-36 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett loses the dribble to Paul Pitts | 32-36 |
| 18:24 | Marshall | Robert Halton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Cates | 32-39 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Raymond Phipps can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Scotty Scoggin - foul #2 on Scotty Scoggin, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:53 | Marshall | Robert Halton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-39 |
| 17:52 | Marshall | David Cates tips it in | 34-41 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Robert Halton takes the ball from Adam Pease | 34-41 |
| 17:14 | Marshall | Michael Young loses the ball out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jonathon Keach (PF), Scott Parker (C) Michael Young, Scotty Scoggin | |
| 17:02 | Rice | Blake Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-41 |
| 17:01 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Scott Parker | 34-41 |
| 16:44 | Marshall | David Cates misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-41 |
| 16:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 34-41 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Blake Jones misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 16:36 | Marshall | Scott Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Robert Halton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 16:15 | Rice | James Snow pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 15:50 | Marshall | Scott Parker double dribbles | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG), Donald Uselton (SG), John Warren (SF), Michael Young (PF), Scotty Scoggin (C) Robert Halton, David Cates, Paul Pitts, Jonathon Keach, Scott Parker | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Matias (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Uselton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Warren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Young (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Scotty Scoggin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Rice | John Watson is called for traveling | 36-41 |
| 15:08 | Marshall | Michael Young can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 36-41 |
| 15:07 | Marshall | Charles Matias grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:55 | Marshall | Michael Young blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Phipps - foul #1 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), David Cates (SG) Donald Uselton, John Warren | |
| 14:55 | Marshall | Michael Young makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:55 | Marshall | Michael Young makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:48 | Rice | James Snow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 14:47 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:20 | Marshall | David Cates makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Matias | 36-46 |
| 13:51 | Rice | James Snow makes the driving attempt from close range | 38-46 |
| 13:31 | Marshall | Michael Young buries a shot from the left wing set up by Robert Halton | 38-48 |
| 13:16 | Rice | John Watson connects on the shot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 12:54 | Marshall | Robert Halton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Raymond Phipps gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Michael Young blocks the short jumper by Timothy Petty | 40-48 |
| 12:21 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Scotty Scoggin | 40-48 |
| 11:59 | Marshall | Michael Young lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Halton | 40-50 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Adam Pease banks in the layup set up by James Snow | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Cates (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Matias (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Michael Young (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Scotty Scoggin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Marshall | Michael Young misses the fadeaway from close range | 42-50 |
| 11:24 | Rice | Adam Pease gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Adam Pease is hacked by Scotty Scoggin - foul #3 on Scotty Scoggin, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Marshall | Donald Uselton (PG), John Warren (SG), Paul Pitts (SF), Jonathon Keach (PF), Scott Parker (C) Robert Halton, David Cates, Charles Matias, Michael Young, Scotty Scoggin | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Robert Pearce is hacked by John Warren - foul #1 on John Warren, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Blake Jones drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dominick Goodlett | 45-50 |
| 10:46 | Marshall | Paul Pitts misses the lay-in | 45-50 |
| 10:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dominick Goodlett | 45-50 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Blake Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 10:13 | Marshall | John Warren's pass is intercepted by Robert Pearce | 47-50 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Scott Parker blocks the short jumper by Gregory Freeman | 47-50 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Robert Pearce tips it home | 49-50 |
| 09:29 | Marshall | John Warren is fouled on the floor by Robert Pearce - foul #2 on Robert Pearce, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), David Cates (SG) Donald Uselton, John Warren | |
| 09:09 | Marshall | Scott Parker makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Cates | 49-52 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Paul Pitts steals the ball from Timothy Chavis | 49-52 |
| 08:27 | Marshall | Timothy Chavis swats the short shot by Paul Pitts | 49-52 |
| 08:26 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach tips it in | 49-54 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Parker - foul #1 on Scott Parker, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (SF), Michael Young (PF), William Johnson (C) Paul Pitts, Jonathon Keach, Scott Parker | |
| 08:08 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:08 | Marshall | William Johnson gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | Robert Halton makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Young | 49-56 |
| 07:52 | Rice | James Snow hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Craig Chappell and he's fouled by Charles Matias - foul #2 on Charles Matias, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (C) Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 07:52 | Rice | James Snow makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:32 | Marshall | Charles Matias misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 07:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Cates (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Matias (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Michael Young (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - William Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF) Craig Chappell, James Snow | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin (C) William Johnson | |
| 06:51 | Marshall | Charles Matias misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 06:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dominick Goodlett | 52-56 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 06:28 | Marshall | Michael Young grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:00 | Marshall | Robert Halton is fouled on the floor by Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Chavis (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, Raymond Phipps, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Pitts (SF), Jonathon Keach (PF) Charles Matias, Michael Young | |
| 05:46 | Marshall | David Cates knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Halton and the foul's on Dominick Goodlett - foul #3 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | David Cates makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:30 | Rice | John Watson banks in the layup set up by Blake Jones | 54-59 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Paul Pitts misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Dominick Goodlett - foul #4 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF) Dominick Goodlett, John Watson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG), Donald Uselton (SG), Scott Parker (C) Robert Halton, David Cates, Scotty Scoggin | |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Paul Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Paul Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Timothy Chavis comes up short on the shot in the lane | 54-60 |
| 05:01 | Rice | James Snow pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Blake Jones | 56-60 |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Charles Matias misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Blake Jones - foul #3 on Blake Jones, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Cates (SG) Donald Uselton | |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Charles Matias makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Charles Matias makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Blake Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 03:59 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 03:54 | Marshall | David Cates hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Rice | James Snow can't finish the layup | 56-65 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Paul Pitts | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Marshall | Paul Pitts lays it in | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Matias (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Cates (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathon Keach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Rice | James Snow drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-67 |
| 02:56 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF) Timothy Petty, James Snow | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), Michael Young (PF), Scotty Scoggin (C) Charles Matias, Jonathon Keach, Scott Parker | |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Michael Young connects on the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Michael Young makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 02:14 | Rice | John Watson hits the follow up shot | 60-70 |
| 02:10 | Marshall | Robert Halton is whistled for traveling | 60-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 01:58 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Pitts - foul #1 on Paul Pitts, team foul #7 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG), Donald Uselton (SG), John Warren (SF), Jonathon Keach (PF), Scott Parker (C) Robert Halton, David Cates, Paul Pitts, Michael Young, Scotty Scoggin | |
| 01:58 | Rice | John Watson misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 01:58 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 01:55 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), David Cates (SG), Paul Pitts (SF), Michael Young (PF), Scotty Scoggin (C) Charles Matias, Donald Uselton, John Warren, Jonathon Keach, Scott Parker | |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 01:28 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Scotty Scoggin | 61-70 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Adam Pease comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 61-72 |
| 00:54 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Robert Halton | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Michael Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-72 |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Robert Halton gets the offensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Robert Halton runs out the clock | 61-72 |