| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Andre Rossi (fresh) SG - Aleksandar Glowinski (fresh) SF - Jerry McDougall (fresh) PF - Andrew Webster (fresh) C - Ruben Buteau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gene Mitchel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Tim Condroski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ruben Buteau | 3-3 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 18:59 | Marshall | Andre Rossi clanks a floater from the right side | 3-6 |
| 18:57 | Rice | James Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 18:44 | Rice | James Spurgeon is fouled on the floor by Jerry McDougall - foul #1 on Jerry McDougall, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the finger roll set up by Wayne Woolsey | 3-8 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Robert Oliver - foul #1 on Robert Oliver, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:48 | Rice | James Spurgeon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-8 |
| 17:47 | Marshall | Jerry McDougall gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:27 | Marshall | The jump hook by Ruben Buteau is blocked by James Spurgeon | 5-8 |
| 17:25 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Webster | 5-8 |
| 17:16 | Marshall | Jerry McDougall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| 17:08 | Rice | Richard Bass misses short on a jumper in the paint | 5-8 |
| 17:06 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Glowinski | 5-8 |
| 16:53 | Marshall | Jerry McDougall scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Andre Rossi | 7-8 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Gene Mitchel loses the ball out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, Gene Mitchel | |
| 16:09 | Marshall | Charles Miles steps in front of the Ruben Buteau pass | 7-8 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Charles Miles is whistled for a carry | 7-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jared Lewis (PG), Jurica Dzierzanowski (SG), Darryl Leist (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Fred Devaughn (C) Andre Rossi, Aleksandar Glowinski, Jerry McDougall, Andrew Webster, Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Charles Miles, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) SG - Jurica Dzierzanowski (fresh) SF - Darryl Leist (fresh) PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) C - Fred Devaughn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) C - Esteban Romero (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Marshall | Mark Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:29 | Marshall | Darryl Leist tips it in | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Gordon Burnam is hacked by Jurica Dzierzanowski - foul #1 on Jurica Dzierzanowski, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Gene Mitchel (C) Gordon Burnam, Esteban Romero | |
| 15:09 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jared Lewis - foul #1 on Jared Lewis, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:47 | Marshall | Darryl Leist scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Fred Devaughn | 11-10 |
| 14:42 | Rice | James Spurgeon comes up short on the shot in the paint | 11-10 |
| 14:41 | Marshall | Mark Wilson gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski is hacked by Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), Aleksandar Glowinski (SG), Jerry McDougall (SF), Andrew Webster (PF), Ruben Buteau (C) Jared Lewis, Jurica Dzierzanowski, Darryl Leist, Mark Wilson, Fred Devaughn | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 14:12 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau is whistled for a carry | 11-10 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Andrew Webster steals the ball from Gene Mitchel | 11-10 |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF) Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Gene Mitchel blows the layup | 13-10 |
| 13:21 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Mitchel | 13-10 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Richard Bass misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Esteban Romero tips it but misses | 13-10 |
| 13:07 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 12:38 | Marshall | Jerry McDougall is fouled on the floor by Charles Miles - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | Darryl Leist (C) Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Arthur Dean (C) Charles Miles, Richard Bass, Gene Mitchel | |
| 12:31 | Marshall | Darryl Leist comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Esteban Romero pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Gordon Burnam knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Oliver | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | Marshall | Andrew Webster comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 12:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Dean | 13-12 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Gordon Burnam blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jerry McDougall - foul #2 on Jerry McDougall, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski (PG), Fred Devaughn (C) Andre Rossi, Jerry McDougall | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Arthur Dean | |
| 11:57 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jurica Dzierzanowski (fresh) SG - Aleksandar Glowinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darryl Leist (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Webster (fresh) C - Fred Devaughn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) C - Esteban Romero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Marshall | Andrew Webster misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 11:40 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski grabs the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 11:22 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Robert Oliver gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Gordon Burnam hits the follow up shot | 13-15 |
| 10:49 | Marshall | Andrew Webster scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Fred Devaughn | 15-15 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Tim Condroski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), Mark Wilson (PF), Ruben Buteau (C) Aleksandar Glowinski, Andrew Webster, Fred Devaughn | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Gene Mitchel (C) Gordon Burnam, Robert Oliver, Esteban Romero | |
| 10:08 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau hits a floater near the basket | 17-15 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Tim Condroski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 09:56 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 09:39 | Marshall | Darryl Leist is whistled for a carry | 17-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF) Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| 09:20 | Rice | The jumper by Arthur Dean is denied by Ruben Buteau | 17-15 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Darryl Leist snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 09:02 | Marshall | Darryl Leist is fouled on the floor by Richard Bass - foul #1 on Richard Bass, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jared Lewis (SG), Joseph Cochrane (PF) Jurica Dzierzanowski, Darryl Leist | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Esteban Romero (PF) Charles Miles, Arthur Dean | |
| 08:45 | Marshall | Mark Wilson lays it in on a great pass from Andre Rossi | 19-15 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Mark Wilson is called for the reach on Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Mark Wilson, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski (SG), Andrew Webster (PF) Jared Lewis, Joseph Cochrane | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:21 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ruben Buteau - foul #1 on Ruben Buteau, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jared Lewis (PG) Andre Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Richard Bass, Esteban Romero | |
| 08:21 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:00 | Marshall | Jared Lewis's layup is rejected by Gene Mitchel | 19-17 |
| 07:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gene Mitchel | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) SG - Aleksandar Glowinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Webster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ruben Buteau (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Robert Oliver is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Oliver, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski (PG), Darryl Leist (SF), Fred Devaughn (C) Jared Lewis, Mark Wilson, Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Charles Miles (SG) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver | |
| 07:30 | Marshall | Fred Devaughn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Charles Miles misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Darryl Leist grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:44 | Marshall | Fred Devaughn misses the floater from close range | 19-17 |
| 06:42 | Marshall | Fred Devaughn snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 06:22 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Charles Miles buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Burnam | 19-20 |
| 05:58 | Marshall | Fred Devaughn misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Gene Mitchel - foul #1 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), Mark Wilson (PF) Aleksandar Glowinski, Andrew Webster | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Charles Miles, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| 05:58 | Marshall | Fred Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:58 | Marshall | Fred Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Jurica Dzierzanowski takes the ball from Gordon Burnam | 21-20 |
| 05:36 | Marshall | Andre Rossi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jurica Dzierzanowski | 23-20 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Esteban Romero can't connect on a floater from close range | 23-20 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Richard Bass pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Esteban Romero is called for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Cochrane (SF), Andrew Webster (PF), Ruben Buteau (C) Jurica Dzierzanowski, Darryl Leist, Fred Devaughn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Andrew Webster loses the dribble to Richard Bass | 23-20 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Richard Bass scores on a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Ruben Buteau - foul #2 on Ruben Buteau, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski (SG) Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG) Gordon Burnam | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Mark Wilson snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Andre Rossi is hacked by Charles Miles - foul #2 on Charles Miles, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Richard Bass, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Andre Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Andre Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Leonard Puig hits a jumper from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 03:54 | Marshall | Mark Wilson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 03:53 | Marshall | Andrew Webster pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Andre Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aleksandar Glowinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Cochrane (fresh) PF - Andrew Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Marshall | Mark Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry McDougall (SF), Ruben Buteau (C) Joseph Cochrane, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Robert Oliver (SG) Wayne Woolsey, Leonard Puig | |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the easy layup but the foul's on Andrew Webster - foul #1 on Andrew Webster, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Darryl Leist (PF) Andrew Webster | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Darryl Leist gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:10 | Marshall | Jerry McDougall misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 03:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 25-25 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 25-27 |
| 02:27 | Marshall | Darryl Leist misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by James Spurgeon - foul #2 on James Spurgeon, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski (SG), Andrew Webster (PF) Andre Rossi, Aleksandar Glowinski | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| 02:27 | Marshall | Darryl Leist makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:27 | Marshall | Darryl Leist misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Richard Bass pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Robert Oliver comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry McDougall - foul #3 on Jerry McDougall, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Wilson (SG) Jerry McDougall | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:14 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:14 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:54 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau makes the driving attempt from the right block | 28-27 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Gordon Burnam's fadeaway is rejected by Ruben Buteau | 28-27 |
| 01:38 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 01:14 | Marshall | Mark Wilson is fouled on the floor by Gordon Burnam - foul #1 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski (SG) Darryl Leist | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Tim Condroski (SF), Gene Mitchel (C) Gordon Burnam, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean | |
| 01:14 | Marshall | Mark Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:14 | Marshall | Mark Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Robert Oliver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Esteban Romero tips it in | 30-29 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Oliver - foul #3 on Robert Oliver, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), Darryl Leist (SF), Fred Devaughn (C) Jurica Dzierzanowski, Andrew Webster, Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), James Spurgeon (PF) Robert Oliver, Esteban Romero | |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:11 | Rice | James Spurgeon can't finish the layup | 32-29 |
| 00:09 | Marshall | Darryl Leist gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tim Condroski | 32-29 |