| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | John Walser inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Marshall | The short jumper by David Burritt is denied by Fyodor Zerphey | 27-22 |
| 19:41 | Houston | James Gardner grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Frank Tully hits the follow up shot | 29-22 |
| 18:50 | Marshall | David Burritt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-22 |
| 18:48 | Marshall | Fred Baker gets the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 18:43 | Marshall | John Walser knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 29-24 |
| 18:18 | Houston | John Luce scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by James Gardner | 31-24 |
| 18:00 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson's pass is intercepted by Frank Tully | 31-24 |
| 17:33 | Houston | John Luce is called for traveling | 31-24 |
| 17:18 | Marshall | Fyodor Zerphey steps in front of the David Burritt pass | 31-24 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Frank Tully is hacked by James Otterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Otterson, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) John Luce | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 17:02 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the easy layup | 31-24 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Joshua Gross pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Joshua Gross drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Tully | 33-24 |
| 16:28 | Marshall | James Otterson misses long on a floater from the left side | 33-24 |
| 16:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Gardner | 33-24 |
| 16:03 | Houston | James Gardner misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herbert McPhearson - foul #1 on Herbert McPhearson, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), David Smith (SF) Frank Tully, Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Ross (SF), Timothy Yoder (C) John Walser, Herbert McPhearson | |
| 16:03 | Houston | James Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:03 | Houston | James Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:03 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 15:44 | Marshall | James Otterson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ross (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Fred Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Houston | James Gardner is fouled on the floor by Timothy Yoder - foul #3 on Timothy Yoder, team foul #3 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG), John Luce (C) James Gardner, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Myricks (SG), Charles Simmons (PF) James Otterson, David Burritt, Fred Baker | |
| 14:52 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Hill | 35-24 |
| 14:45 | Marshall | Scott Graham scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Simmons and he's fouled by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Joshua Gross (SF) Joseph Hill, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson (C) Charles Simmons | |
| 14:45 | Marshall | Scott Graham misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 14:45 | Houston | John Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Frank Tully comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-26 |
| 14:26 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Gary Ross | 35-26 |
| 14:08 | Marshall | Charles Myricks drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Frank Tully connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Fierro | 38-29 |
| 13:18 | Marshall | Gary Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-29 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Frank Tully pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Peter Fierro loses the dribble to Scott Graham | 38-29 |
| 13:06 | Marshall | Scott Graham misses the lay-in | 38-29 |
| 13:04 | Houston | John Luce gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Peter Fierro knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Gross and he's hacked by Timothy Yoder - foul #4 on Timothy Yoder, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Houston | James Gardner (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Joshua Gross, John Luce | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG), John Walser (SF), Fred Baker (PF) Scott Graham, Charles Myricks, Gary Ross, Timothy Yoder | |
| 12:39 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:13 | Marshall | James Otterson scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Burritt | 41-31 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Herbert McPhearson steals the ball from David Smith | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Otterson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Marshall | James Otterson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Burritt | 41-33 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Herbert McPhearson - foul #2 on Herbert McPhearson, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Joshua Gross (SF), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Ross (C) Herbert McPhearson | |
| 11:02 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 10:44 | Marshall | Fred Baker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 10:43 | Marshall | Gary Ross snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 10:24 | Marshall | James Otterson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 09:47 | Marshall | James Otterson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Gross - foul #1 on Joshua Gross, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson (C) Gary Ross | |
| 09:23 | Marshall | James Otterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) John Luce | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Ross (SF) John Walser | |
| 08:56 | Houston | Paul Erickson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 08:54 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Herbert McPhearson | 45-35 |
| 08:35 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson is called for a backcourt violation | 45-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (SG) James Gardner | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Simmons (PF) Fred Baker | |
| 08:11 | Houston | Joshua Gross buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Fierro | 47-35 |
| 07:48 | Marshall | Gary Ross misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 07:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Gross | 47-35 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Frank Tully is fouled on the floor by James Otterson - foul #2 on James Otterson, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (SF), John Luce (C) Joshua Gross, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Myricks (SG), John Walser (SF), Fred Baker (PF) James Otterson, David Burritt, Gary Ross, Charles Simmons | |
| 07:24 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 07:22 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Herbert McPhearson | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Scott Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Myricks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Walser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert McPhearson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Marshall | Charles Myricks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 07:15 | Marshall | John Walser gets the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 07:03 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson buries a turnaround from the right block | 47-37 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Frank Tully buries a 3 from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 06:35 | Marshall | Frank Tully takes the ball from Scott Graham | 50-37 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Frank Tully banks in the layup | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:27 | Marshall | Scott Graham misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 06:26 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 06:10 | Marshall | Scott Graham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 06:08 | Marshall | Fred Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Herbert McPhearson drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Scott Graham | 52-39 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Herbert McPhearson denies the turnaround by Peter Fierro | 52-39 |
| 05:25 | Houston | David Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-39 |
| Subs | Houston | James Gardner (SG), Joshua Gross (SF) Peter Fierro, David Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Otterson (PG), David Burritt (SG) Scott Graham, Charles Myricks | |
| 05:09 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 05:08 | Marshall | James Otterson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 05:03 | Marshall | James Otterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | Fred Baker snags the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 04:45 | Marshall | David Burritt clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 04:43 | Houston | John Luce pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is fouled on the floor by Fred Baker - foul #3 on Fred Baker, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) John Luce | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Yoder (C) Herbert McPhearson | |
| 04:14 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | John Walser is whistled for traveling | 54-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), David Smith (PF) Frank Tully, James Gardner, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Graham (PG), Charles Myricks (SG), Gary Ross (SF), Charles Simmons (PF) James Otterson, David Burritt, John Walser, Fred Baker | |
| 03:30 | Houston | Gary Ross picks off the pass by Paul Erickson | 54-39 |
| 03:27 | Marshall | Scott Graham lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Ross | 54-41 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Joseph Hill comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Joshua Gross tips it but misses | 54-41 |
| 03:01 | Marshall | Gary Ross gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Scott Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Myricks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Ross (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Simmons (fresh) C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 02:43 | Marshall | Scott Graham is fouled on the floor by Paul Erickson - foul #2 on Paul Erickson, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:38 | Marshall | Charles Myricks misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-41 |
| 02:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fyodor Zerphey | 54-41 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Paul Erickson banks in the layup set up by Joseph Hill | 56-41 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | Scott Graham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Paul Erickson snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 01:51 | Marshall | Charles Simmons snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 01:46 | Marshall | Gary Ross misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-41 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Joseph Hill pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Peter Fierro connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Hill | 59-41 |
| 01:16 | Marshall | David Smith swats the layup by Scott Graham | 59-41 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Paul Erickson pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Peter Fierro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-41 |
| 00:53 | Marshall | Charles Simmons grabs the board | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder hits a shot near the basket | 59-43 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Peter Fierro is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Graham - foul #1 on Scott Graham, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 00:37 | Marshall | Gary Ross hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| 00:37 | Marshall | Gary Ross makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:37 | Marshall | Gary Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Scott Graham picks off the pass by Peter Fierro in the backcourt | 61-44 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Charles Myricks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Yoder | 61-44 |
| 00:24 | Marshall | Charles Myricks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Peter Fierro runs out the clock | 61-44 |