| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Christopher Jackson inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Jackson | 33-29 |
| 19:21 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Garf Glomski - foul #2 on Garf Glomski, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:21 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:21 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 18:59 | Marshall | Richard Merchant pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:42 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Garf Glomski gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is hacked by Jeffrey Bracey - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bracey, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:24 | Houston | John Raczynski travels with the ball | 35-29 |
| 18:03 | Marshall | Richard Merchant drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 17:42 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 17:41 | Marshall | Richard Merchant snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 17:19 | Marshall | Ward Winburn connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Madison | 41-29 |
| 17:06 | Houston | John Raczynski scores on a 3 from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 16:45 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Milton Hefner pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is whistled for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer (C) Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Fang Wang, John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 16:20 | Marshall | Ward Winburn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Merchant and he's hacked by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #1 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (C) Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:20 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses the free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Otto Hall | 43-32 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Frank Kennedy loses the dribble to Ward Winburn | 43-32 |
| 15:58 | Marshall | Ward Winburn banks in the layup | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Houston | William Yard misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Hammer - foul #3 on Kenneth Hammer, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (SG), Luis Machado (PF) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:51 | Houston | William Yard misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 15:51 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Richard Merchant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Otto Hall grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Otto Hall scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 14:55 | Marshall | Robert Preusser steals it from Richard Merchant | 45-35 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Frank Kennedy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 14:40 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Richard Merchant | 45-35 |
| 14:28 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Merchant | 48-35 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Frank Kennedy is fouled on the floor by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Bobby Madison (PF), Allan Reese (C) Richard Merchant, John Moore, Luis Machado, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) William Yard, Carmelo Fuentes, Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser, Otto Hall | |
| 13:56 | Houston | Garf Glomski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Garf Glomski pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Christopher Jackson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allan Reese - foul #2 on Allan Reese, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:18 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-37 |
| 13:16 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:56 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Christopher Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Garf Glomski grabs the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Fang Wang is hacked by Bobby Madison - foul #2 on Bobby Madison, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG) Daniel Twilley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:18 | Houston | John Raczynski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-37 |
| 12:17 | Marshall | Richard Merchant snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 11:59 | Marshall | Richard Merchant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Houston | John Raczynski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Garf Glomski | 48-40 |
| 11:16 | Marshall | Bobby Madison knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Jeffrey Bracey | 50-40 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Richard Merchant steals it from John Raczynski | 50-40 |
| 10:39 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Milton Hefner - foul #1 on Milton Hefner, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (SG), Kenneth Hammer (C) Ward Winburn, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Fang Wang, John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 10:39 | Marshall | Bobby Madison makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:39 | Marshall | Bobby Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Robert Preusser misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Otto Hall hits the follow up shot | 52-42 |
| 10:18 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses the easy layup | 52-42 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Otto Hall gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Robert Preusser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 10:02 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 09:57 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Twilley | 54-42 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Otto Hall comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 09:20 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-42 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer snags the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 09:13 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Hammer | 56-42 |
| 08:58 | Houston | William Yard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Otto Hall tips it in | 56-44 |
| 08:44 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the floater from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Otto Hall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bracey - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bracey, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), John Moore (SF), Allan Reese (C) Daniel Twilley, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Garf Glomski (C) William Yard, Carmelo Fuentes, Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser | |
| 08:26 | Houston | Otto Hall makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Otto Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 08:09 | Marshall | Richard Merchant scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ward Winburn | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:00 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-46 |
| 07:59 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Garf Glomski | 61-46 |
| 07:49 | Houston | John Raczynski connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Fang Wang | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Hammer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Otto Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Marshall | John Moore misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-49 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Fang Wang gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses badly on a runner near the basket | 61-49 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Otto Hall snags the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Garf Glomski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-49 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Otto Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 07:03 | Marshall | John Moore snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 06:42 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-49 |
| 06:41 | Houston | John Raczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the shot in the lane | 61-49 |
| 06:36 | Marshall | Richard Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 06:34 | Marshall | Richard Merchant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Luis Machado (PF) Richard Merchant, John Moore, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (PF) Otto Hall | |
| 06:17 | Houston | Daniel Twilley takes the ball from Fang Wang | 61-49 |
| 06:00 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses badly on a floater from the left side | 61-49 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Milton Hefner pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:46 | Houston | John Raczynski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 05:45 | Marshall | Luis Machado gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:32 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bracey, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bobby Madison (PF), John Moore (C) Luis Machado, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (C) John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| 05:11 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Twilley - foul #1 on Daniel Twilley, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG) Daniel Twilley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:11 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:11 | Marshall | John Moore grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 04:49 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Houston | John Moore picks off the pass by Frank Kennedy | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey drills a jumper in the paint set up by Ward Winburn and the foul's on Milton Hefner - foul #2 on Milton Hefner, team foul #4 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (SG), Allan Reese (C) Ward Winburn, John Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser | |
| 04:16 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey makes the free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-50 |
| 03:53 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Richard Merchant | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (SG), John Moore (SF), Luis Machado (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Richard Merchant, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Machado (fresh) C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Otto Hall drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Preusser | 67-53 |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Otto Hall takes the ball from Kenneth Hammer | 67-53 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Frank Kennedy scores on a runner from close range | 67-55 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes is hacked by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #2 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| 01:53 | Marshall | Luis Machado is hacked by Robert Preusser - foul #2 on Robert Preusser, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| 01:34 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Machado | 70-55 |
| 01:27 | Houston | William Yard comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Twilley - foul #2 on Daniel Twilley, team foul #9 | 70-55 |
| 01:27 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:27 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Luis Machado misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Kennedy - foul #1 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #7 | 70-57 |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Luis Machado makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Luis Machado misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Frank Kennedy gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 00:59 | Houston | William Yard drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Preusser | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Moore | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Robert Preusser is called for traveling | 73-59 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 73-59 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Frank Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses long on a fullcourt shot | 73-59 |