| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Hubert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Gabaldon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Rodriguez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Copland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Ruhland - foul #3 on David Ruhland, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG) David Ruhland | |
| 19:44 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:44 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Michael Bourque tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 18:58 | Marshall | John Gabaldon is fouled on the floor by Shane Nitz - foul #2 on Shane Nitz, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| 18:41 | Marshall | John Gabaldon comes up short on the shot from the right side | 34-35 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 18:16 | Rice | John Gabaldon picks off the pass by Yevgeny Loszynski | 34-35 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | John Gabaldon misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Shane Nitz - foul #3 on Shane Nitz, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jefferson Ono (PF) Shane Nitz | |
| 18:12 | Marshall | John Gabaldon makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | John Gabaldon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Jefferson Ono steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-35 |
| 17:41 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Copland | 38-35 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Robert Bartram can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 17:09 | Marshall | Ronald Copland snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:44 | Marshall | A charge is called on Ronald Copland - foul #2 on Ronald Copland, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jasper Stewart (PG), John Beaudoin (SG), Charles Delavega (SF), Marlin Barnes (C) Hubert Hall, John Gabaldon, Felix Rodriguez, Thomas Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Chen China (C) Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Michael Bourque | |
| 16:23 | Rice | Chen China is denied on a layup by Marlin Barnes | 38-35 |
| 16:22 | Marshall | Marlin Barnes gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:06 | Marshall | Chen China is called for the reach on Marlin Barnes - foul #3 on Chen China, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), Liang Xiong (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, Chen China | |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Jasper Stewart scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Delavega | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jasper Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Beaudoin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Delavega (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Copland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Marlin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Valletta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Patrick (fresh) PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Liang Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Rice | James Valletta misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 15:36 | Rice | James Valletta pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:22 | Rice | John Beaudoin picks off the pass by Franklin Wagner | 41-35 |
| 15:15 | Marshall | John Beaudoin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 15:14 | Marshall | Jasper Stewart hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Franklin Wagner can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 14:54 | Marshall | Charles Delavega pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Ronald Copland misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jefferson Ono - foul #1 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Hubert Hall (PG), John Gabaldon (SG), Felix Rodriguez (SF), Thomas Simmons (C) Jasper Stewart, John Beaudoin, Charles Delavega, Marlin Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Franklin Wagner, James Valletta, William Patrick, Jefferson Ono, Liang Xiong | |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Ronald Copland makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Ronald Copland makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Shane Nitz is called for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Elbert Brown (PF) Ronald Copland | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:02 | Marshall | Michael Bourque steps in front of the Felix Rodriguez pass | 45-35 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Michael Bourque lays it in on a nice dish by David Ruhland | 45-37 |
| 13:31 | Marshall | Hamisi Azim blocks the short jumper by Elbert Brown | 45-37 |
| 13:30 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez tips it in | 47-37 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Shane Nitz can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Simmons - foul #2 on Thomas Simmons, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:01 | Marshall | John Gabaldon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Michael Bourque snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Robert Bartram loses the dribble to Hubert Hall | 47-39 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | John Gabaldon can't finish the layup | 47-39 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Shane Nitz gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:27 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on David Ruhland | 47-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jasper Stewart (SG), Marlin Barnes (C) John Gabaldon, Thomas Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:07 | Marshall | Hamisi Azim steps in front of the Jasper Stewart pass | 47-39 |
| 11:52 | Rice | David Ruhland is hacked by Hubert Hall - foul #1 on Hubert Hall, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Beaudoin (SG) Hubert Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), Jefferson Ono (PF) David Ruhland, Shane Nitz | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jasper Stewart (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Beaudoin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Felix Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elbert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Marlin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Felix Rodriguez picks off the pass by Hamisi Azim | 47-39 |
| 11:27 | Marshall | John Beaudoin lays it up and in set up by Felix Rodriguez | 49-39 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Jefferson Ono can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Marlin Barnes - foul #1 on Marlin Barnes, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Delavega (SF) Felix Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Chen China (C) Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Michael Bourque | |
| 11:09 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:56 | Marshall | Elbert Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by William Patrick - foul #1 on William Patrick, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Hubert Hall (PG), John Gabaldon (SG) Jasper Stewart, John Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:56 | Marshall | Elbert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:56 | Marshall | Elbert Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Jefferson Ono pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:44 | Rice | William Patrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 10:34 | Marshall | Hubert Hall is hacked by Yevgeny Loszynski - foul #3 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Copland (PF), Thomas Simmons (C) Elbert Brown, Marlin Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Shane Nitz (PF) William Patrick, Chen China | |
| 10:34 | Marshall | Hubert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 10:34 | Marshall | Hubert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Jefferson Ono scores on a jumper from the right block set up by David Ruhland | 52-44 |
| 10:01 | Marshall | Shane Nitz is called for the reach on Charles Delavega - foul #4 on Shane Nitz, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, James Valletta, Shane Nitz | |
| 10:01 | Marshall | Charles Delavega misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jefferson Ono | 52-44 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Robert Bartram hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Bourque and the foul's on Ronald Copland - foul #3 on Ronald Copland, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez (SF) Charles Delavega | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:47 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:29 | Marshall | Hamisi Azim is called for the reach on Ronald Copland - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #9 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jasper Stewart (PG), John Beaudoin (SG) Hubert Hall, John Gabaldon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:29 | Marshall | Ronald Copland makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:29 | Marshall | Ronald Copland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Jefferson Ono hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 09:02 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:49 | Marshall | Jasper Stewart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 08:47 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Copland | 54-46 |
| 08:38 | Marshall | Jasper Stewart scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Felix Rodriguez | 57-46 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Jefferson Ono tips it home | 57-48 |
| 08:12 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-48 |
| 08:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bourque | 57-48 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Jefferson Ono can't tip it in | 57-48 |
| 07:42 | Marshall | Thomas Simmons pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jasper Stewart (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Beaudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Copland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bartram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jefferson Ono (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | Marshall | Ronald Copland misses the lay-in | 57-48 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 07:08 | Marshall | Jasper Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Michael Bourque buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Ruhland | 57-52 |
| 06:41 | Marshall | Jasper Stewart buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Felix Rodriguez | 60-52 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Hamisi Azim hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 06:07 | Marshall | Jasper Stewart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Robert Bartram grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 05:58 | Rice | David Ruhland can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 60-55 |
| 05:56 | Marshall | Ronald Copland grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 05:56 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Hubert Hall (PG), John Gabaldon (SG), Elbert Brown (PF), Marlin Barnes (C) Jasper Stewart, John Beaudoin, Ronald Copland, Thomas Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) David Ruhland, Hamisi Azim, Jefferson Ono, Michael Bourque | |
| 05:42 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez's pass is intercepted by Robert Bartram | 60-55 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Bartram | 60-57 |
| 05:27 | Marshall | Elbert Brown knocks in the jumper in the lane | 62-57 |
| 05:00 | Rice | James Valletta misses the driving attempt from close range | 62-57 |
| 04:59 | Marshall | Marlin Barnes pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:41 | Marshall | John Gabaldon connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Hubert Hall | 65-57 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Chen China clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-57 |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Felix Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:23 | Marshall | Chen China steps in front of the Hubert Hall pass | 65-57 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | Hubert Hall grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 03:43 | Marshall | Elbert Brown is fouled on the floor by Shane Nitz - foul #5 on Shane Nitz, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jasper Stewart (SG), Charles Delavega (SF) John Gabaldon, Felix Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Robert Bartram, James Valletta, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 03:43 | Marshall | Elbert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:43 | Marshall | Elbert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Hubert Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jasper Stewart (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Delavega (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elbert Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Marlin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | David Ruhland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-57 |
| 03:24 | Marshall | Elbert Brown pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Marshall | Jasper Stewart misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-57 |
| 02:58 | Marshall | Elbert Brown can't tip it in | 67-57 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Gabaldon (SG), Thomas Simmons (C) Jasper Stewart, Marlin Barnes | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Jefferson Ono loses the dribble to Elbert Brown | 67-57 |
| 02:17 | Marshall | Hubert Hall lays it up and in on a great pass from Elbert Brown | 69-57 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Elbert Brown is called for the reach on David Ruhland - foul #4 on Elbert Brown, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jasper Stewart (PG), John Beaudoin (SG), Ronald Copland (PF), Marlin Barnes (C) Hubert Hall, John Gabaldon, Elbert Brown, Thomas Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Chen China (C) David Ruhland, Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Michael Bourque | |
| 01:52 | Rice | James Valletta's pass is intercepted by Ronald Copland | 69-57 |
| 01:37 | Marshall | Marlin Barnes connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Beaudoin | 71-57 |
| 01:15 | Rice | John Beaudoin steals it from William Patrick | 71-57 |
| 01:11 | Marshall | John Beaudoin misses the lay-in | 71-57 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | Charles Delavega grabs the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 00:52 | Marshall | Marlin Barnes is whistled for traveling | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Chen China drills a jumper in the lane | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Marshall | The jump hook by Jasper Stewart is blocked by Jefferson Ono | 71-59 |
| 00:16 | Marshall | Charles Delavega can't tip it in | 71-59 |
| 00:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Loszynski | 71-59 |
| 00:10 | Rice | William Patrick can't finish the layup | 71-59 |
| 00:08 | Marshall | Jasper Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Jasper Stewart runs out the clock | 71-59 |