| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Wayne Mitts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Uselton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Parker (fresh) C - Scotty Scoggin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Eric Keller inbounds the ball | 39-21 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Parker - foul #2 on Scott Parker, team foul #1 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG) Edmond Ferguson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 19:45 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 40-21 |
| 19:28 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Vernon Mera - foul #1 on Vernon Mera, team foul #1 | 40-21 |
| 19:28 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts misses the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 19:28 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Allen Morello knocks in the floater from close range set up by David Phillips | 42-22 |
| 18:57 | Marshall | Donald Uselton scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-24 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Vincent Vaden drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Phillips | 44-24 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts is hacked by Vincent Vaden - foul #3 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Greg Rice (C) Vernon Mera, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 18:00 | Marshall | Scott Parker misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-24 |
| 17:59 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin grabs the offensive rebound | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:54 | Marshall | Paul Pitts knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Scott Parker blocks the short jumper by Eric Keller | 44-27 |
| 17:37 | Houston | David Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Wayne Mitts - foul #1 on Wayne Mitts, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG) Edmond Ferguson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jonathon Keach (PF) Scott Parker | |
| 17:09 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by David Phillips | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:45 | Marshall | Donald Uselton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-27 |
| 16:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Greg Rice | 46-27 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Donald Uselton picks off the pass by Eric Keller | 46-27 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Vernon Mera - foul #2 on Vernon Mera, team foul #3 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Roger Pendergrass, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Rose (PG), John Warren (SG), Derek Peterson (SF), William Johnson (C) Wayne Mitts, Donald Uselton, Paul Pitts, Scotty Scoggin | |
| 16:32 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach misses the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Eric Keller clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Derek Peterson - foul #1 on Derek Peterson, team foul #3 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG) Vernon Mera | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 16:19 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 15:53 | Marshall | John Warren misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-28 |
| 15:52 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach tips it in | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Tschida (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Christopher Rose (fresh) SG - John Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Peterson (fresh) PF - Jonathon Keach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Houston | David Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-30 |
| 15:35 | Marshall | William Johnson gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 15:29 | Marshall | Christopher Rose clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-30 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 15:22 | Houston | David Phillips loses the dribble to William Johnson | 47-30 |
| 15:18 | Marshall | The short jumper by Derek Peterson is denied by Richard Tschida | 47-30 |
| 15:17 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach grabs the offensive board | 47-30 |
| 14:56 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach misses the lay-in | 47-30 |
| 14:54 | Marshall | Derek Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 14:40 | Marshall | John Warren knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Phillips | 50-33 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Derek Peterson buries a floater from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Rose - foul #1 on Christopher Rose, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Vernon Mera (SG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Greg Rice (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, David Phillips, Eric Keller, Allen Morello, Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | Marshall | Wayne Mitts (PG), Donald Uselton (SG), Paul Pitts (SF), Michael Young (PF), Scotty Scoggin (C) Christopher Rose, John Warren, Derek Peterson, Jonathon Keach, William Johnson | |
| 13:10 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass is fouled on the floor by Paul Pitts - foul #1 on Paul Pitts, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Greg Rice's pass is intercepted by Scotty Scoggin | 50-35 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | Michael Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-35 |
| 12:39 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Mitts | 50-35 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-35 |
| 12:21 | Marshall | Michael Young tips it in | 50-37 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses short on a floater from the left block | 50-37 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Greg Rice snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Paul Pitts picks off the pass by Greg Rice | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward Butts (fresh) SG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Wayne Mitts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Uselton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Young (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Scotty Scoggin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Marshall | Donald Uselton is hacked by Vernon Mera - foul #3 on Vernon Mera, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Allen Morello (PF) Edward Butts, Vernon Mera, Roger Pendergrass, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 11:14 | Marshall | Paul Pitts's layup is rejected by Allen Morello | 50-37 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Allen Morello gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 11:06 | Houston | David Phillips loses the dribble to Donald Uselton | 50-37 |
| 11:02 | Marshall | Donald Uselton lays it up and in | 50-39 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Greg Rice misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Scotty Scoggin - foul #3 on Scotty Scoggin, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF) Edmond Ferguson, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:47 | Houston | Greg Rice makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Greg Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:47 | Marshall | Michael Young grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 10:43 | Marshall | Donald Uselton drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Pitts | 51-41 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Donald Uselton steps in front of the Vernon Mera pass | 51-41 |
| 10:01 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts is fouled on the floor by Vernon Mera - foul #4 on Vernon Mera, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, Eric Keller, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Rose (PG), John Warren (SG), Derek Peterson (SF), Scott Parker (PF), Jonathon Keach (C) Wayne Mitts, Donald Uselton, Paul Pitts, Michael Young, Scotty Scoggin | |
| 09:46 | Marshall | John Warren comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 51-41 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Allen Morello gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-41 |
| 09:37 | Marshall | Scott Parker gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:32 | Marshall | Christopher Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF) Roger Pendergrass | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:09 | Houston | Vincent Vaden lays it in on a nice dish by Edmond Ferguson | 53-41 |
| 08:58 | Marshall | Scott Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Phillips | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:36 | Marshall | John Warren knocks in the shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Eric Keller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Marshall | Wayne Mitts (PG), Donald Uselton (SG), Paul Pitts (SF), Michael Young (PF), Scotty Scoggin (C) Christopher Rose, John Warren, Derek Peterson, Scott Parker, Jonathon Keach | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:55 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass double dribbles | 56-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Vernon Mera (SG), Allen Morello (PF) Edward Butts, David Phillips, Eric Keller | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Wayne Mitts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Uselton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Paul Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Young (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Scotty Scoggin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Michael Young hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Uselton | 56-46 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-46 |
| 06:59 | Marshall | Scotty Scoggin grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Michael Young misses short on a jumper from the left side | 56-46 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Vernon Mera pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Edmond Ferguson | 59-46 |
| 06:03 | Marshall | A charge is called on Scotty Scoggin - foul #4 on Scotty Scoggin, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Rose (PG), Scott Parker (PF) Wayne Mitts, Michael Young | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits a floater in the paint set up by Vernon Mera and the foul's on Scott Parker - foul #3 on Scott Parker, team foul #8 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jonathon Keach (C) Scotty Scoggin | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass makes the free throw | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:27 | Marshall | Paul Pitts connects on the runner in the lane set up by Christopher Rose | 62-48 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 64-48 |
| 04:54 | Marshall | Donald Uselton misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Roger Pendergrass - foul #2 on Roger Pendergrass, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Rice (C) Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Marshall | Wayne Mitts (PG), John Warren (SF), Michael Young (PF) Christopher Rose, Paul Pitts, Scott Parker | |
| 04:54 | Marshall | Donald Uselton makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:54 | Marshall | Donald Uselton misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Greg Rice's pass is intercepted by Michael Young | 64-49 |
| 04:13 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-49 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Vernon Mera grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass banks in the layup set up by Eric Keller | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:34 | Marshall | John Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-49 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Greg Rice snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Wayne Mitts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Uselton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Young (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Keach (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Michael Young - foul #4 on Michael Young, team foul #9 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Charles Ferland (SF) David Phillips, Eric Keller | |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Rose (PG), Derek Peterson (SF), Scott Parker (PF) Wayne Mitts, Donald Uselton, Michael Young | |
| 03:13 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 03:13 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 03:05 | Marshall | Derek Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-49 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-49 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass grabs the offensive board | 68-49 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Derek Peterson denies the turnaround by Edward Butts | 68-49 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Edward Butts gets the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Greg Rice misses the lay-in | 68-49 |
| 02:01 | Marshall | Jonathon Keach snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| 01:55 | Marshall | Scott Parker's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Ferland | 68-49 |
| 01:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Vernon Mera | 68-49 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Vernon Mera connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Roger Pendergrass | 71-49 |
| 01:14 | Marshall | John Warren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-49 |
| 01:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward Butts | 71-49 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Edward Butts misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-49 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Scott Parker pulls down the rebound | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Marshall | Derek Peterson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Warren | 71-52 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Edward Butts runs out the clock | 71-52 |