| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Hobbs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Walser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is fouled on the floor by John Walser - foul #2 on John Walser, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Peter Fierro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-28 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Shawn Callier tips it home | 38-28 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | Fyodor Zerphey denies the turnaround by Bruce Lambert | 38-28 |
| 19:05 | Marshall | David Burritt tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the dunk | 38-30 |
| 18:41 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 18:36 | Marshall | John Hobbs buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Burritt | 38-33 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Fierro | 40-33 |
| 17:52 | Marshall | David Burritt misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Scott Thornton pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Shawn Callier knocks in the 3 from straight away | 43-33 |
| 17:02 | Marshall | John Walser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Yoder - foul #2 on Timothy Yoder, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Bernard Hartley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Myricks (PG), Andre Dipasquale (PF) John Hobbs, Bruce Lambert | |
| 16:33 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Scott Thornton - foul #2 on Scott Thornton, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Virgil Rowlands (SF) John Walser | |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Peter Fierro | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Myricks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Rowlands (fresh) PF - Andre Dipasquale (fresh) C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Marshall | David Burritt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Yoder - foul #3 on Timothy Yoder, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Bernard Hartley (SF) Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Hobbs (PG), John Walser (SF), Bruce Lambert (PF) Charles Myricks, Virgil Rowlands, Timothy Yoder | |
| 15:20 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:58 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert misses the easy layup | 48-37 |
| 14:57 | Marshall | David Burritt hits the follow up shot | 48-39 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Thornton | 50-39 |
| 14:15 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Burritt | 50-42 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Scott Thornton hits the finger roll and he's hacked by David Burritt - foul #2 on David Burritt, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Myricks (SG), Timothy Yoder (C) David Burritt, Bruce Lambert | |
| 13:46 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:29 | Marshall | Charles Myricks is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Myricks, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Houston | John Luce (C) Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Mathis (PF) Andre Dipasquale | |
| 13:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 53-42 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Bernard Hartley gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Peter Fierro knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Shawn Callier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Bernard Hartley, John Luce | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Burritt (SG), Virgil Rowlands (SF), Bruce Lambert (PF) John Hobbs, John Walser, Robert Mathis | |
| 11:48 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert lays it in set up by David Burritt and he's fouled by Robert Mayers - foul #1 on Robert Mayers, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| 11:48 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert misses the free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Mayers | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Myricks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Virgil Rowlands (fresh) PF - Bruce Lambert (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Bruce Lambert steals the ball from Peter Fierro | 56-44 |
| 11:12 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey double dribbles | 56-44 |
| 10:37 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Burritt | 56-47 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Shawn Callier hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Mayers | 58-47 |
| 10:10 | Marshall | Peter Fierro is called for the reach on Charles Myricks - foul #1 on Peter Fierro, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Bernard Hartley (SF), John Luce (C) Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Hobbs (PG), John Walser (SF), Andre Dipasquale (C) Charles Myricks, Virgil Rowlands, Timothy Yoder | |
| 09:59 | Marshall | David Burritt's dunk attempt is rejected by Fyodor Zerphey | 58-47 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Shawn Callier is fouled on the floor by John Walser - foul #3 on John Walser, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Robert Mayers (PF) Peter Fierro, Shawn Callier | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey's fadeaway is rejected by Andre Dipasquale | 58-47 |
| 09:00 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Bruce Lambert | 58-47 |
| 08:40 | Marshall | David Burritt makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Hobbs and he's fouled by Bernard Hartley - foul #3 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Luce | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Yoder (C) Bruce Lambert | |
| 08:40 | Marshall | David Burritt misses the free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:40 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | John Walser hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 08:22 | Marshall | David Burritt can't tip it in | 58-49 |
| 08:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Mayers | 58-49 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is fouled on the floor by John Walser - foul #4 on John Walser, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Shawn Callier (SG) Mike McAllister, Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Myricks (SF) John Walser | |
| 08:02 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:49 | Marshall | David Burritt buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Yoder | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Burritt (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Myricks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Dipasquale (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Yoder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Fierro and he's fouled by John Hobbs - foul #1 on John Hobbs, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Bernard Hartley | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Walser (SF) John Hobbs | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:30 | Marshall | Timothy Yoder snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 07:09 | Marshall | John Walser misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 07:08 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:56 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (SF), John Luce (C) Fyodor Zerphey, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Marshall | Virgil Rowlands (SG), Bruce Lambert (PF) David Burritt, Andre Dipasquale | |
| 06:31 | Houston | Timothy Yoder swats the short shot by Robert Mayers | 62-52 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Peter Fierro tips it but misses | 62-52 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Shawn Callier pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Bruce Lambert is called for the reach on Peter Fierro - foul #1 on Bruce Lambert, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Bernard Hartley (SF) John Ginter | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Hobbs (PG), David Burritt (SG) Charles Myricks, Virgil Rowlands | |
| 06:10 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:48 | Marshall | David Burritt comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Bernard Hartley snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Callier | 66-52 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:23 | Marshall | John Hobbs's layup is rejected by Robert Mayers | 66-52 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Robert Mayers gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:58 | Houston | John Luce connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Fierro | 68-52 |
| 04:46 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-52 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Bernard Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 04:19 | Houston | John Luce misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Burritt - foul #3 on David Burritt, team foul #10 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Peter Fierro, Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Myricks (SF), Andre Dipasquale (PF), Robert Mathis (C) John Walser, Bruce Lambert, Timothy Yoder | |
| 04:19 | Houston | John Luce misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:19 | Houston | John Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:09 | Marshall | Charles Myricks is hacked by Bernard Hartley - foul #4 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #5 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Luce | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 03:56 | Marshall | Charles Myricks misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-52 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 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) | |
| 03:32 | Houston | Mike McAllister is hacked by John Hobbs - foul #2 on John Hobbs, team foul #11 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (PG), John Ginter (SF), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), John Luce (C) Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley, Fyodor Zerphey, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Marshall | Virgil Rowlands (SG), Clinton Krieger (SF) John Hobbs, David Burritt | |
| 03:32 | Houston | Mike McAllister misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Mike McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) SG - Mike McAllister (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Ginter (fresh) PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) C - John Luce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Myricks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Virgil Rowlands (fresh) SF - Clinton Krieger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andre Dipasquale (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Charles Myricks misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-52 |
| 03:19 | Houston | John Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 02:52 | Houston | John Luce can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Mathis - foul #1 on Robert Mathis, team foul #12 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:52 | Houston | John Luce misses the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 02:52 | Houston | John Luce misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 02:52 | Marshall | Robert Mathis snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | Charles Myricks misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-52 |
| 02:39 | Houston | John Luce pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Mike McAllister is whistled for traveling | 70-52 |
| 01:55 | Marshall | Charles Myricks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Ellis - foul #1 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #6 | 70-52 |
| 01:55 | Marshall | Charles Myricks makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:55 | Marshall | Charles Myricks misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:55 | Houston | John Luce gets the rebound | 70-53 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Robert Mayers lays it up and in and he's fouled by Andre Dipasquale - foul #2 on Andre Dipasquale, team foul #13 | 72-53 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the free throw | 73-53 |
| 01:24 | Marshall | Virgil Rowlands hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clinton Krieger | 73-56 |
| 00:59 | Houston | The jumper by John Luce is denied by Clinton Krieger | 73-56 |
| 00:58 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | Marshall | Virgil Rowlands clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-56 |
| 00:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Ginter | 73-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | John Luce misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 73-56 |
| 00:21 | Houston | John Ginter gets the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Christopher Ellis runs out the clock | 73-56 |