| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jay Brown (fresh) SG - Lance Walker (fresh) SF - William Clardy (fresh) PF - Dana Chappell (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) PF - Michael Nash (fresh) C - Philip Kelley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Marshall | Lance Walker's 3 pointer is rejected by Robert Cantwell | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Michael Nash scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Marshall | Dana Chappell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Robert Cantwell gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Paul Dunn is fouled on the floor by William Clardy - foul #1 on William Clardy, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Paul Dunn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | Marshall | Dana Chappell comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Michael Nash pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Michael Nash hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 2-7 |
| 17:51 | Marshall | William Clardy is whistled for traveling | 2-7 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-7 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Philip Kelley snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:11 | Houston | William Clardy takes the ball from Michael Nash | 2-7 |
| 16:56 | Marshall | Lance Walker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jay Brown | 5-7 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Dana Chappell takes the ball from Edward Castrejon | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | Marshall | William Clardy loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (SG), Matthew Archer (PF) Lance Walker, Dana Chappell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:15 | Houston | Michael Nash misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (SG) Jay Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:15 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:58 | Marshall | John Anderson is fouled on the floor by Edward Castrejon - foul #1 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Zuercher (SF) William Clardy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) SG - John Anderson (fresh) SF - Robert Zuercher (fresh) PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Dunn - foul #1 on Paul Dunn, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SF) Paul Dunn | |
| 15:42 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:42 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:32 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 15:19 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul makes the runner from close range | 9-9 |
| 15:09 | Houston | John Galaviz clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Zuercher - foul #1 on Robert Zuercher, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Lance Walker (SG), Dana Chappell (PF) Roger Moore, John Anderson, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| 15:09 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:09 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:50 | Marshall | Jay Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 9-11 |
| 14:49 | Houston | John Galaviz pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Brian Jackson lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 9-13 |
| 14:25 | Marshall | Dana Chappell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jay Brown | 11-13 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Robert Cantwell can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Archer - foul #1 on Matthew Archer, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clardy (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Robert Zuercher, Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF) Edward Castrejon | |
| 14:21 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:21 | Marshall | The rebound goes to William Clardy | 11-14 |
| 14:03 | Marshall | Lance Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 14:02 | Marshall | Dana Chappell can't tip it in | 11-14 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Robert Cantwell clanks a floater from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 13:54 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:35 | Marshall | Dana Chappell drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jay Brown | 13-14 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Paul Dunn drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Galaviz | 13-16 |
| 12:57 | Marshall | Jay Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 12:55 | Houston | John Galaviz grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Paul Dunn buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Jackson | 13-19 |
| 12:38 | Marshall | Lance Walker comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by John Galaviz - foul #1 on John Galaviz, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), Matthew Archer (PF) Jay Brown, Dana Chappell | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Michael Nash (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Robert Cantwell, John Galaviz, Brian Jackson, David Green | |
| 12:38 | Marshall | Lance Walker misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:38 | Marshall | Lance Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Edward Castrejon scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Kelley | 14-22 |
| 11:57 | Marshall | Matthew Archer misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Edward Castrejon - foul #2 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (SG), Charles Fudge (C) Lance Walker, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Houston | George Turman (SG), Alfred Amos (SF) Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn | |
| 11:57 | Marshall | Matthew Archer makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 11:57 | Marshall | Matthew Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) SG - John Anderson (fresh) SF - William Clardy (fresh) PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Fudge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) SG - George Turman (fresh) SF - Alfred Amos (fresh) PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Houston | Michael Nash misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 16-22 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Alfred Amos gets the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Roger Moore takes the ball from George Turman | 16-22 |
| 11:24 | Marshall | William Clardy misses the easy layup | 16-22 |
| 11:23 | Marshall | John Anderson tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 11:23 | Marshall | The refs have stopped play. Charles Fudge is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 18-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Dana Chappell (PF) John Anderson, Charles Fudge | |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG) George Turman | |
| 10:58 | Houston | John Galaviz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-22 |
| 10:57 | Marshall | Matthew Archer pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 10:37 | Marshall | Dana Chappell misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Galaviz - foul #2 on John Galaviz, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Zuercher (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) William Clardy, Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG) John Galaviz | |
| 10:37 | Marshall | Dana Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 10:37 | Marshall | Dana Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Philip Kelley clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 10:15 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 09:57 | Marshall | Dana Chappell connects on the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Philip Kelley - foul #1 on Philip Kelley, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Lance Walker (SG) Roger Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF) Alfred Amos | |
| 09:57 | Marshall | Dana Chappell misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 22-22 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Michael Nash connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Zhuang Xue | 22-24 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Dana Chappell knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jay Brown | 24-24 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Michael Nash snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 08:34 | Houston | Philip Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 08:33 | Marshall | Jay Brown snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 08:27 | Marshall | Robert Zuercher comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Paul Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Zuercher - foul #2 on Robert Zuercher, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), William Clardy (SF), Matthew Archer (PF) Jay Brown, Robert Zuercher, Dana Chappell | |
| Subs | Houston | George Turman (SG), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Zhuang Xue, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| 08:14 | Houston | Paul Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:14 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdul | 24-25 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | Roger Moore makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lance Walker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Clardy (fresh) PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Turman (fresh) SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Green (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Houston | George Turman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 07:33 | Marshall | Matthew Archer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 07:29 | Marshall | Roger Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (SG) Lance Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Amos (SF) Paul Dunn | |
| 07:15 | Houston | Dikembe Abdul takes the ball from Brian Jackson | 27-25 |
| 06:52 | Marshall | William Clardy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Alfred Amos grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Robert Cantwell travels with the ball | 27-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG), Charles Fudge (C) John Anderson, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Philip Kelley (C) Robert Cantwell, David Green | |
| 06:21 | Marshall | Zhuang Xue is called for the reach on Roger Moore - foul #1 on Zhuang Xue, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Lance Walker (SG) Jay Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (PF) Brian Jackson | |
| 06:21 | Marshall | Roger Moore makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 06:21 | Marshall | Roger Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:07 | Houston | George Turman is hacked by Lance Walker - foul #1 on Lance Walker, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG) Roger Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF) Alfred Amos | |
| 05:52 | Houston | Michael Nash is hacked by Matthew Archer - foul #2 on Matthew Archer, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dana Chappell (PF) Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:52 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Michael Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | Charles Fudge gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:28 | Marshall | Dana Chappell's pass is intercepted by Michael Nash | 29-26 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Zhuang Xue is hacked by Jay Brown - foul #1 on Jay Brown, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul (C) Charles Fudge | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:12 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:12 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Dana Chappell | 29-26 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | William Clardy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jay Brown | 31-26 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Philip Kelley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Zhuang Xue | 31-29 |
| 04:23 | Marshall | Jay Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 04:22 | Marshall | Dana Chappell pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 04:05 | Marshall | Jay Brown is hacked by Philip Kelley - foul #2 on Philip Kelley, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (SG), Charles Fudge (SF) Lance Walker, William Clardy | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Alfred Amos (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) George Turman, Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| 04:05 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:05 | Marshall | Jay Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Brian Jackson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Anderson (SG), Robert Zuercher (SF), Matthew Archer (PF) Jay Brown, Charles Fudge, Dana Chappell | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), John Galaviz (SF) Zhuang Xue, Alfred Amos | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Roger Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Zuercher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Galaviz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Green (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | Marshall | John Anderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 03:36 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| 03:13 | Houston | Robert Zuercher steals it from John Galaviz | 35-29 |
| 02:58 | Marshall | John Anderson is called for traveling | 35-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jay Brown (PG) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (PF) David Green | |
| 02:38 | Houston | Brian Jackson scores on a jumper from the right block set up by John Galaviz and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdul - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | Lance Walker (SG), William Clardy (SF), Dana Chappell (PF) Roger Moore, Robert Zuercher, Matthew Archer | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF), Philip Kelley (C) John Galaviz, Michael Nash | |
| 02:38 | Houston | Brian Jackson makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:17 | Marshall | William Clardy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-32 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Philip Kelley is denied on a layup by Dana Chappell | 35-32 |
| 02:08 | Marshall | Dikembe Abdul snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Edward Castrejon steals the ball from Dikembe Abdul | 35-32 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Edward Castrejon lays it up and in | 35-34 |
| 01:22 | Marshall | Dana Chappell misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Paul Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses long on a floater from the left block | 35-34 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Paul Dunn tips it in | 35-36 |
| 00:58 | Marshall | Dana Chappell double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roger Moore (PG), Matthew Archer (PF), Charles Fudge (C) Jay Brown, Dana Chappell, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SF), Michael Nash (PF) Paul Dunn, Brian Jackson | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Edward Castrejon | 35-38 |
| 00:20 | Marshall | Lance Walker loses the dribble to John Galaviz | 35-38 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Michael Nash misses the jump hook from the left block | 35-38 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 35-38 |