| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Eric Larmon drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Armando Rodriguez and he's hacked by William Merrill - foul #1 on William Merrill, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 19:46 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 19:32 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Fredrick | 37-29 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Robert Spier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 37-29 |
| 19:24 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 19:18 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon's layup is rejected by Kevin Wardle | 37-29 |
| 19:17 | Marshall | David Fredrick grabs the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:01 | Marshall | David Fredrick is fouled on the floor by Kevin Noyes - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:43 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Merrill | 37-31 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 40-31 |
| 18:22 | Marshall | David Fredrick knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Jordon | 40-33 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Kevin Wardle can't tip it in | 40-33 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Eric Larmon grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 17:50 | Marshall | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:45 | Marshall | William Merrill drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ben Spurgeon | 40-35 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Robert Spier blows the layup but the foul's on Ben Spurgeon - foul #3 on Ben Spurgeon, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (SF) Ben Spurgeon | |
| 17:39 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:39 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Douglas Jordon | 40-35 |
| 17:15 | Marshall | Armando Rodriguez steps in front of the Douglas Jordon pass | 40-35 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits the finger roll set up by Armando Rodriguez | 42-35 |
| 16:52 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Fredrick | 42-37 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Kevin Wardle hits the finger roll | 44-37 |
| 16:10 | Marshall | William Merrill knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Fredrick | 44-40 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez can't finish the layup | 44-40 |
| 16:03 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Eric Larmon pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Meredith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Jordon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Houston | Robert Spier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Eric Larmon grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:29 | Houston | William Merrill is called for the reach on Eric Larmon - foul #2 on William Merrill, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), John Moore (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) William Merrill, David Fredrick, Douglas Jordon, James Wilson | |
| 15:16 | Houston | Carter Collins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 15:14 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:58 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-40 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Keith Costello pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Cecil White steals the ball from Wesley Kaplan | 44-40 |
| 14:18 | Marshall | James Meredith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 14:17 | Marshall | John Moore tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 13:35 | Marshall | John Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:30 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Ronald Waterman and he's fouled by Keith Costello - foul #3 on Keith Costello, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), David Fredrick (SG) James Meredith, Cecil White | |
| 13:30 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Armando Rodriguez | 47-45 |
| 13:01 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the tip | 47-45 |
| 12:43 | Marshall | John Moore gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:28 | Marshall | David Fredrick knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Moore | 47-48 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Jordon (PF), James Wilson (C) John Moore, Ronald Waterman | |
| 11:51 | Marshall | James Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Fredrick | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Robert Spier hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 49-50 |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Merrill | 49-52 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Eric Larmon is whistled for a carry | 49-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (SF) Ben Spurgeon | |
| 10:58 | Marshall | William Merrill hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Fredrick | 49-55 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 10:40 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 10:14 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez hits the finger roll set up by Robert Spier and he's hacked by William Merrill - foul #3 on William Merrill, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Keith Costello (C) Kevin Noyes, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon (SF) William Merrill | |
| 09:47 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:32 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 09:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 52-55 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Gordon Ward is fouled on the floor by James Meredith - foul #2 on James Meredith, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (SG), John Moore (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) David Fredrick, Douglas Jordon, James Wilson | |
| 09:05 | Houston | Carter Collins is called for a charge - foul #2 on Carter Collins, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman is hacked by Keith Costello - foul #4 on Keith Costello, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Kevin Wardle (C) Keith Costello, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:37 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Gordon Ward grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Kevin Wardle | 55-55 |
| 08:16 | Marshall | Lawrence Turcotte picks off the pass by James Meredith in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Gordon Ward, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), David Fredrick (SG), Douglas Jordon (PF), James Wilson (C) James Meredith, Cecil White, John Moore, Ronald Waterman | |
| 07:55 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the 3rd free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:55 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 07:41 | Marshall | David Fredrick hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Jordon and he's hacked by Robert Spier - foul #3 on Robert Spier, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 07:41 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Robert Spier scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Keith Costello | 59-58 |
| 07:03 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon is fouled on the floor by Keith Costello - foul #5 on Keith Costello, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Keith Costello, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner (SF) Ben Spurgeon | |
| 06:46 | Marshall | Kevin Noyes steals the ball from James Wilson | 59-58 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 06:18 | Marshall | James Wilson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (SF), John Moore (C) Daniel Wagoner, James Wilson | |
| 05:54 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Moore - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon (SF), Ronald Waterman (C) James Meredith, Douglas Jordon | |
| 05:54 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:40 | Marshall | Kevin Wardle blocks the short jumper by David Fredrick | 64-58 |
| 05:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Wardle | 64-58 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kevin Noyes | 66-58 |
| 05:01 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by David Fredrick | 66-60 |
| 04:42 | Houston | John Moore steps in front of the Robert Spier pass | 66-60 |
| 04:17 | Marshall | John Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John Moore, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), Cecil White (SG), Douglas Jordon (PF), James Wilson (C) William Merrill, David Fredrick, John Moore, Ronald Waterman | |
| 03:57 | Houston | Darryl Christmas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 66-60 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Kevin Wardle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| 03:20 | Marshall | James Meredith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Douglas Jordon denies the turnaround by Kevin Wardle | 66-62 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Kevin Wardle tips it in | 68-62 |
| 02:56 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Gordon Ward, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), David Fredrick (SG) James Meredith, Cecil White | |
| 02:41 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Merrill | 68-64 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Kevin Wardle comes up short on the shot from the right side | 68-64 |
| 02:19 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Douglas Jordon | 68-64 |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 01:41 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 01:16 | Marshall | William Merrill clanks a 3 from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 01:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Spier | 68-64 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is denied on a layup by James Wilson | 68-64 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the offensive board | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez drills a driving attempt from close range | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Marshall | David Fredrick scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Merrill | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is fouled in the backcourt by David Fredrick - foul #1 on David Fredrick, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | David Fredrick hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is hacked by David Fredrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Fredrick, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Kevin Wardle is fouled in the backcourt by William Merrill - foul #4 on William Merrill, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Kevin Wardle makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Kevin Wardle makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses the 3 from straight away | 76-70 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Eric Larmon snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Eric Larmon runs out the clock | 76-70 |