| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 5 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Christopher Jackson inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the lay-in | 32-34 |
| 19:34 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 19:28 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 19:26 | Houston | William Yard pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is hacked by Ward Winburn - foul #1 on Ward Winburn, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Yard | 32-37 |
| 18:27 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 18:25 | Marshall | Allan Reese tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Frank Kennedy knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Christopher Jackson | 34-39 |
| 17:56 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey travels with the ball | 34-39 |
| 17:38 | Houston | William Yard is fouled on the floor by Sammie Farrell - foul #1 on Sammie Farrell, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Raczynski | 34-42 |
| 16:50 | Marshall | Allan Reese misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Preusser - foul #1 on Robert Preusser, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Kenneth Baisley (PF) Sammie Farrell, Richard Jarboe | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Otto Hall (PF) John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy | |
| 16:50 | Marshall | Allan Reese makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:50 | Marshall | Allan Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Robert Preusser grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:34 | Houston | David Pennington banks in the layup | 35-44 |
| 16:14 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Todd Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 15:57 | Houston | David Pennington misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-44 |
| 15:56 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Kenneth Baisley | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Allan Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Otto Hall (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Preusser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley's pass is intercepted by Otto Hall | 35-44 |
| 15:24 | Houston | David Pennington is called for 3 seconds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (SG), Luis Machado (SF), Richard Jarboe (PF) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Frank Kennedy (PF) William Yard, Todd Brown, Robert Preusser | |
| 15:05 | Marshall | Luis Machado blows the layup | 35-44 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Frank Kennedy grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Frank Kennedy knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Jackson | 35-46 |
| 14:28 | Marshall | Luis Machado hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Moore | 37-46 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Frank Kennedy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Jarboe - foul #1 on Richard Jarboe, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF) John Moore, Luis Machado | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Robert Preusser (C) David Pennington, Otto Hall | |
| 14:11 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:58 | Marshall | Robert Preusser is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bracey - foul #2 on Robert Preusser, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Kenneth Hammer (C) Merlin Drewes, Kenneth Baisley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:53 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Robert Preusser snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Christopher Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Robert Preusser grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Frank Kennedy's layup is rejected by Kenneth Hammer | 37-48 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Frank Kennedy tips it but misses | 37-48 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Frank Kennedy tips it but misses | 37-48 |
| 13:17 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Jackson | 37-48 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Christopher Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Kennedy | 37-51 |
| 12:36 | Marshall | William Yard takes the ball from Jeffrey Bracey | 37-51 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Sammie Farrell is called for the reach on John Raczynski - foul #2 on Sammie Farrell, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley (PF), Allan Reese (C) Richard Jarboe, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Otto Hall (PF) John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy | |
| 12:02 | Houston | Robert Preusser comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-51 |
| 12:01 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 11:56 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell's pass is intercepted by William Yard | 37-51 |
| 11:53 | Houston | William Yard slams it home | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Otto Hall (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Marshall | Ward Winburn hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Sammie Farrell | 40-53 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Otto Hall misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-53 |
| 11:08 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 40-53 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Jeffrey Bracey steals it from William Yard | 40-53 |
| 10:47 | Marshall | Ward Winburn blows the layup | 40-53 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 10:33 | Marshall | Allan Reese knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ward Winburn | 42-53 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Otto Hall drills a fadeaway from the right side | 42-55 |
| 10:00 | Marshall | Allan Reese connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-55 |
| 09:55 | Houston | David Pennington buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Brown | 44-58 |
| 09:31 | Marshall | Ward Winburn can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 09:29 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley tips it back up and in | 46-58 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Sammie Farrell is called for the reach on William Yard - foul #3 on Sammie Farrell, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), Luis Machado (SF), Richard Jarboe (PF) Sammie Farrell, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Kenneth Baisley | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Frank Kennedy (PF) William Yard, Todd Brown, Robert Preusser | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-58 |
| 08:59 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:37 | Marshall | Frank Kennedy takes the ball from Luis Machado | 46-58 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Otto Hall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Allan Reese - foul #1 on Allan Reese, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Luis Machado, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Hamilton (PG) David Pennington | |
| 08:15 | Houston | Otto Hall misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Otto Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:58 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (C) Otto Hall | |
| 07:37 | Houston | Billy Hamilton connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Jackson | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 7 reb. C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Billy Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Chad Gardner (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:18 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-62 |
| 07:17 | Marshall | John Moore snags the offensive board | 46-62 |
| 07:02 | Marshall | John Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Bracey | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:41 | Houston | Chad Gardner is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hammer - foul #1 on Kenneth Hammer, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Allan Reese (C) Merlin Drewes, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG) Billy Hamilton | |
| 06:41 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 06:30 | Marshall | Allan Reese misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 06:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Frank Kennedy | 48-64 |
| 06:25 | Houston | John Moore is called for the reach on William Yard in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG) John Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (PF), Robert Preusser (C) Frank Kennedy, Chad Gardner | |
| 06:25 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 06:25 | Houston | William Yard misses the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 06:25 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Richard Jarboe | 48-65 |
| 06:13 | Marshall | Robert Preusser denies the turnaround by Allan Reese | 48-65 |
| 06:11 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 05:58 | Marshall | Ward Winburn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-65 |
| 05:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Todd Brown | 48-65 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Todd Brown clanks a shot from the free throw line | 48-65 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Robert Preusser hits the follow up shot | 48-67 |
| 05:20 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe misses the jump hook from the right block | 48-67 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Robert Preusser snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 04:50 | Houston | William Yard hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Preusser | 48-69 |
| 04:31 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-69 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Robert Preusser grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Robert Preusser misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 48-69 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Todd Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Robert Preusser hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Raczynski | 48-72 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-72 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Robert Preusser snags the defensive board | 48-72 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Jarboe (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Allan Reese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Raczynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Christopher Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-72 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), Luis Machado (SF), Kenneth Baisley (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Sammie Farrell, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Richard Jarboe, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Wood (SG), Chad Gardner (SF), Otto Hall (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Robert Preusser | |
| 02:35 | Marshall | Luis Machado comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-72 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Todd Brown grabs the board | 48-72 |
| 02:04 | Houston | David Pennington is fouled on the floor by Merlin Drewes - foul #1 on Merlin Drewes, team foul #9 | 48-72 |
| 02:04 | Houston | David Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 02:04 | Houston | David Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Todd Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Kenneth Hammer picks off the pass by Todd Brown | 48-73 |
| 01:44 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-73 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Otto Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Billy Wood connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-75 |
| 01:21 | Marshall | Billy Wood steals it from Kenneth Hammer | 48-75 |
| 00:52 | Houston | David Pennington drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Brown | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Marshall | Todd Brown is called for the reach on Kenneth Baisley - foul #1 on Todd Brown, team foul #3 | 48-77 |
| 00:42 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Merlin Drewes | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Todd Brown misses the jump hook near the basket | 51-77 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Chad Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 51-77 |
| 00:00 | Houston | David Pennington runs out the clock | 51-77 |