| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) C - Todd Hansen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Todd Hansen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Richard Merchant hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Johnnie Paro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Marshall | Bobby Madison grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Merchant | 0-5 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Robert Hall can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the tip | 0-5 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the easy layup | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Marshall | Todd Hansen pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | Richard Merchant snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ward Winburn | 0-8 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles is hacked by Jeffrey Bracey - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bracey, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ward Winburn - foul #1 on Ward Winburn, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:22 | Marshall | Ward Winburn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Merchant | 2-11 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Ronald Motyka connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Hall | 4-11 |
| 16:43 | Marshall | Todd Hansen can't finish the layup | 4-11 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey tips it home | 4-13 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 16:03 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bracey, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (PF) Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (SG), Randy Lesher (SF), Allan Reese (PF), Stephen Duckworth (C) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison, Todd Hansen | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) SF - Randy Lesher (fresh) PF - Allan Reese (fresh) C - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Robert Hall can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 6-13 |
| 15:47 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 15:38 | Marshall | Rodrick Beadles is called for the reach on Daniel Twilley - foul #1 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #1 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Rodrick Beadles, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 15:19 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Merchant | 6-15 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Robert Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-15 |
| 14:55 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 14:41 | Marshall | Richard Merchant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-15 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Joaquin Yost drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 14:05 | Marshall | Richard Merchant's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Phillips | 9-15 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Joaquin Yost knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hall | 12-15 |
| 13:31 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-15 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-15 |
| 13:08 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Allan Reese | 12-15 |
| 12:51 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Allan Reese | 12-18 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Robert Hall knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joaquin Yost | 15-18 |
| 12:09 | Marshall | Randy Lesher misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Stephen Duckworth picks off the pass by Joaquin Yost | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Major Arevalo (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Lesher (fairly fresh) PF - Allan Reese (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Duckworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Marshall | Richard Merchant drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Twilley and the foul's on Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #2 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), John Moore (SF), Bobby Madison (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Daniel Twilley, Randy Lesher, Allan Reese, Stephen Duckworth | |
| 11:35 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Charles Kelly clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Ronald Motyka gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses long on a shot in the paint | 15-21 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Ronald Motyka hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Todd Hansen - foul #1 on Todd Hansen, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (PG) Richard Merchant | |
| 10:53 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:31 | Marshall | Richard Greenwalt is called for the reach on Merlin Drewes - foul #1 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG) Merlin Drewes | |
| 10:16 | Marshall | John Moore misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnnie Paro - foul #1 on Johnnie Paro, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| 10:16 | Marshall | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 10:16 | Marshall | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Charles Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Lesher (SF) John Moore | |
| 09:55 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Randy Lesher is fouled on the floor by Rodrick Beadles - foul #2 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Rodrick Beadles | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:20 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:20 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:20 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joaquin Yost | 21-25 |
| 08:48 | Marshall | Ward Winburn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Daniel Twilley | 21-28 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt's pass is intercepted by Todd Hansen | 21-28 |
| 08:02 | Marshall | Johnnie Paro steps in front of the Daniel Twilley pass | 21-28 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Joaquin Yost hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 07:50 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ward Winburn | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Lesher (fresh) PF - Bobby Madison (fairly fresh) C - Todd Hansen (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ward Winburn | 21-31 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Charles Kelly scores on a jumper from the right side | 23-31 |
| 07:08 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley loses the dribble to Joaquin Yost | 23-31 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Johnnie Paro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 06:53 | Marshall | Ward Winburn snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 06:28 | Marshall | Bobby Madison clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #1 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #7 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Stephen Duckworth (SG), John Moore (SF), Allan Reese (C) Daniel Twilley, Ward Winburn, Randy Lesher, Todd Hansen | |
| 06:28 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:28 | Marshall | Bobby Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-32 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips grabs the offensive board | 23-32 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Manuel Wall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-32 |
| 05:22 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Allan Reese | 23-32 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 05:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 23-32 |
| 04:43 | Rice | William Burakowski is fouled on the floor by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #6 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF) William Burakowski, Manuel Wall | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (SG), Randy Lesher (SF) John Moore, Bobby Madison | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Joaquin Yost hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Greenwalt | 25-32 |
| 04:06 | Marshall | Richard Merchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Johnnie Paro (C) Richard Greenwalt, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Todd Hansen (C) Daniel Twilley, Stephen Duckworth | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Major Arevalo tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Lesher (fresh) PF - Allan Reese (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Randy Lesher is hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #8 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Hill (PF) Allan Reese | |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Randy Lesher makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Randy Lesher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Johnnie Paro lays it in set up by Nicholas Phillips and he's fouled by Randy Lesher - foul #1 on Randy Lesher, team foul #7 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey (SF) Randy Lesher | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:58 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Richard Merchant hits the follow up shot | 30-36 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Johnnie Paro banks in the layup | 32-36 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Todd Hansen clanks a floater from the right block | 32-36 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles blows the layup but he's hacked by Todd Hansen - foul #2 on Todd Hansen, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Nicholas Phillips, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Bobby Madison (PF), Allan Reese (C) Richard Merchant, Joseph Hill, Todd Hansen | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Kevin Neihoff swats the layup by Ward Winburn | 34-36 |
| 01:28 | Marshall | Bobby Madison gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:21 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey connects on the shot from the left side | 34-38 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Bracey - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bracey, team foul #9 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Randy Lesher (SF) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey | |
| 01:07 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Bobby Madison is fouled on the floor by Rodrick Beadles - foul #3 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #9 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Johnnie Paro (C) Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Marshall | Todd Hansen (C) Allan Reese | |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Major Arevalo pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by Todd Hansen - foul #3 on Todd Hansen, team foul #10 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (C) Todd Hansen | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Randy Lesher comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Joaquin Yost - foul #1 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #10 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Charles Kelly, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Allan Reese (C) Stephen Duckworth | |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Randy Lesher misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Randy Lesher misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Robert Hall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Bobby Madison - foul #1 on Bobby Madison, team foul #11 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG) Daniel Twilley | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Johnnie Paro pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 40-38 |