| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Andre Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Yan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Leist (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ruben Buteau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Sidney Rearick inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-29 |
| 19:41 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:19 | Marshall | Carmelo Yan's pass is intercepted by Michael Jones | 28-29 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Michael Jones can't finish the layup | 28-29 |
| 18:58 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ruben Buteau | 28-29 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Darryl Leist knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Andre Rossi | 30-29 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Albert Horton comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Carmelo Yan - foul #2 on Carmelo Yan, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Albert Horton makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Albert Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:00 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau misses the jump hook from the right block | 30-30 |
| 17:58 | Marshall | William Wood gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:45 | Marshall | Andre Rossi lays it in on a nice dish by Carmelo Yan | 32-30 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Leonard Puig's pass is intercepted by Andre Rossi in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 17:42 | Marshall | Andre Rossi hits the finger roll | 34-30 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Albert Horton is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (C) Albert Horton, Michael Jones | |
| 17:04 | Marshall | Carmelo Yan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 17:02 | Marshall | Darryl Leist tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey | 36-33 |
| 16:27 | Marshall | Darryl Leist is hacked by Richard Bass - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski (PG), Otis Cox (SG), Jason Denmark (SF), David Morrison (PF), Mike Haynes (C) Andre Rossi, Carmelo Yan, William Wood, Darryl Leist, Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon | |
| 16:11 | Marshall | Mike Haynes blows the dunk | 36-33 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Leonard Puig grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:51 | Rice | William Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Arthur Dean snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jurica Dzierzanowski (fresh) SG - Otis Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Denmark (fresh) PF - David Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Mike Haynes - foul #2 on Mike Haynes, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, William Barnes | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:24 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Carmelo Yan (SG), William Wood (SF) Otis Cox, Mike Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Richard Bass, Arthur Dean | |
| 15:03 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Wood - foul #1 on William Wood, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), Darryl Leist (PF), Ruben Buteau (C) Jurica Dzierzanowski, David Morrison, Jason Denmark | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 15:03 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses the 3rd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:03 | Marshall | The rebound goes to William Wood | 36-36 |
| 14:44 | Marshall | Carmelo Yan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andre Rossi | 39-36 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Michael Jones is hacked by Ruben Buteau - foul #2 on Ruben Buteau, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Charles Miles | |
| 14:25 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it home | 39-38 |
| 14:05 | Marshall | Carmelo Yan connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Wood | 41-38 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Sidney Rearick loses the dribble to William Wood | 41-38 |
| 13:33 | Marshall | James Spurgeon steps in front of the Darryl Leist pass | 41-38 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Albert Horton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 13:18 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Albert Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski (PG), Otis Cox (SG), Jason Denmark (SF), David Morrison (PF), Mike Haynes (C) Andre Rossi, Carmelo Yan, William Wood, Darryl Leist, Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 12:44 | Marshall | Jason Denmark's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Bass | 41-38 |
| 12:43 | Marshall | Mike Haynes can't tip it in | 41-38 |
| 12:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Barnes | 41-38 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Richard Bass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 12:20 | Marshall | Otis Cox grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 12:02 | Marshall | David Morrison comes up short on the shot from the right side | 41-38 |
| 12:00 | Marshall | Mike Haynes tips it but misses | 41-38 |
| 11:59 | Marshall | Mike Haynes tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Arthur Dean can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-38 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jurica Dzierzanowski (fresh) SG - Otis Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Denmark (fresh) PF - David Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Rice | David Morrison is called for the reach on Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on David Morrison, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), Carmelo Yan (SG), William Wood (SF), Darryl Leist (PF), Ruben Buteau (C) Jurica Dzierzanowski, Otis Cox, Jason Denmark, David Morrison, Mike Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| 11:08 | Rice | Andre Rossi picks off the pass by Michael Jones | 43-38 |
| 11:03 | Marshall | Andre Rossi banks in the layup | 45-38 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey travels with the ball | 45-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 10:32 | Marshall | William Wood is fouled on the floor by Sidney Rearick - foul #3 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Charles Miles | |
| 10:19 | Marshall | Sidney Rearick picks off the pass by Carmelo Yan | 45-38 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Albert Horton misses the easy layup | 45-38 |
| 10:14 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 09:52 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darryl Leist | 47-40 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 09:35 | Marshall | William Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:24 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG) Albert Horton | |
| 09:24 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:24 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:00 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Puig and the foul's on Andre Rossi - foul #3 on Andre Rossi, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Morrison (C) Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (C) Michael Jones | |
| 09:00 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:00 | Marshall | David Morrison grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 08:42 | Marshall | Carmelo Yan clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski (PG), Jason Denmark (SF), Mike Haynes (C) Andre Rossi, William Wood, Darryl Leist | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon | |
| 08:42 | Marshall | Carmelo Yan makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:42 | Marshall | Carmelo Yan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:29 | Rice | David Morrison steals the ball from Richard Bass | 50-42 |
| 08:08 | Marshall | Mike Haynes makes the shot from the right side set up by Carmelo Yan | 52-42 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Richard Bass tips it back up and in | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jurica Dzierzanowski (fresh) SG - Carmelo Yan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Denmark (fresh) PF - David Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Carmelo Yan | 55-44 |
| 07:29 | Rice | William Barnes travels with the ball | 55-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), William Wood (SF), Darryl Leist (PF), Ruben Buteau (C) Carmelo Yan, Jason Denmark, David Morrison, Mike Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Wayne Woolsey, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| 07:14 | Marshall | Albert Horton is called for the reach on Jurica Dzierzanowski - foul #2 on Albert Horton, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 06:55 | Marshall | Andre Rossi misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 06:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 55-44 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Darryl Leist swats the layup by James Spurgeon | 55-44 |
| 06:45 | Marshall | Andre Rossi pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 06:31 | Marshall | Andre Rossi drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Sidney Rearick drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Spurgeon | 57-47 |
| 05:56 | Marshall | Andre Rossi clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Andre Rossi grabs the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 05:35 | Marshall | William Wood hits the finger roll set up by Ruben Buteau | 59-47 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Charles Miles hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 04:50 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Albert Horton grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Charles Miles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 04:37 | Marshall | William Wood pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | The short jumper by William Wood is denied by Sidney Rearick | 59-50 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Miles | 59-53 |
| 03:56 | Marshall | Andre Rossi can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Albert Horton drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Spurgeon | 59-56 |
| 03:34 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-56 |
| 03:33 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau can't tip it in | 59-56 |
| 03:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sidney Rearick | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Andre Rossi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jurica Dzierzanowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Wood (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darryl Leist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Ruben Buteau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Michael Jones clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Ruben Buteau - foul #3 on Ruben Buteau, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Otis Cox (PG), Carmelo Yan (SG), Jason Denmark (SF), David Morrison (PF), Mike Haynes (C) Andre Rossi, Jurica Dzierzanowski, William Wood, Darryl Leist, Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF) Charles Miles, Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:51 | Marshall | The pull-up jumper by Mike Haynes is blocked by Michael Jones | 59-58 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Michael Jones | |
| 02:32 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 02:31 | Rice | William Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-58 |
| 02:19 | Marshall | Mike Haynes snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 02:19 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), William Wood (SF), Darryl Leist (PF), Ruben Buteau (C) Otis Cox, Jason Denmark, David Morrison, Mike Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| 01:58 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau hits the finger roll | 61-58 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Albert Horton misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 01:33 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:19 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Carmelo Yan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Wood | 64-58 |
| 00:49 | Rice | James Spurgeon drills a jump hook in the lane | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Carmelo Yan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Sidney Rearick grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Albert Horton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-60 |
| 00:18 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau grabs the board | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Marshall | Leonard Puig is called for the reach on Ruben Buteau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Puig, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jason Denmark (SF) William Wood | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:17 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Albert Horton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 00:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jones | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Michael Jones double dribbles | 64-60 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Leonard Puig is called for the reach on Ruben Buteau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Puig, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses long on a halfcourt shot | 66-60 |