| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) SG - James Meredith (fresh) SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Durst | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by Ben Spurgeon - foul #1 on Ben Spurgeon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits a shot from the right block set up by Corey Riddle | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Joseph Durst pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Donald Reavis is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Marshall | James Meredith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Rice | James Meredith picks off the pass by Corey Riddle in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Marshall | William Merrill misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Meredith | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson lays it up and in on a great pass from William Merrill | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled on the floor by James Meredith - foul #1 on James Meredith, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by Gregory Patterson - foul #1 on Gregory Patterson, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 16:36 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Donald Reavis's pass is intercepted by Douglas Jordon | 5-2 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | William Merrill misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:15 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:54 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Waterman (PF) Douglas Jordon | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Howard Reed (SF), Darren Shaffer (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Donald Reavis | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Meredith (fresh) SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) PF - Ronald Waterman (fresh) C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) SF - Howard Reed (fresh) PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) C - Darren Shaffer (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-2 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Howard Reed's pass is intercepted by Ronald Waterman | 5-2 |
| 15:14 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Darren Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 14:54 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:47 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (PG), Cecil White (SG), Douglas Jordon (PF), John Finley (C) William Merrill, James Meredith, Ben Spurgeon, Gregory Patterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Carlos Tedrow, Darren Shaffer | |
| 14:47 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 14:47 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson's pass is intercepted by Douglas Jordon | 7-2 |
| 14:21 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Finley | 9-2 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Reed and he's hacked by John Finley - foul #1 on John Finley, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon (SF) John Finley | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Frank Stephenson | |
| 13:54 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:32 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-5 |
| 13:31 | Marshall | Cecil White snags the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon buries a floater in the paint set up by Cecil White | 11-5 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Jordon - foul #1 on Douglas Jordon, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), James Meredith (SG), John Finley (PF), Gregory Patterson (C) Charles Fey, Cecil White, Douglas Jordon, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Joseph Durst | |
| 12:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:35 | Marshall | James Meredith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 12:33 | Marshall | William Merrill gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:15 | Marshall | John Finley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF) Howard Reed | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 11-9 |
| 11:48 | Marshall | James Meredith clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SF) Ben Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Carlos Tedrow, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 11:48 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:48 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Fey (fresh) PF - John Finley (fresh) C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 11:18 | Marshall | The rebound goes to William Merrill | 13-9 |
| 11:09 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 13-9 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Joseph Durst pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the runner from the right block | 13-9 |
| 10:50 | Marshall | John Finley grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | William Merrill clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-9 |
| 10:44 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:34 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Merrill and he's fouled by Corey Riddle - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon (SF), Douglas Jordon (PF) Charles Fey, John Finley | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Corey Riddle, Donald Reavis | |
| 10:34 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses the free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 10:15 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 10:00 | Marshall | The jumper by William Merrill is denied by Lawrence Johnson | 15-9 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Ben Spurgeon is called for the reach on Joseph Durst - foul #2 on Ben Spurgeon, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (SG), Charles Fey (SF), Ronald Waterman (C) James Meredith, Ben Spurgeon, Gregory Patterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF) Joseph Durst | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Howard Reed hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Stephenson | 15-12 |
| 08:47 | Marshall | Lawrence Johnson swats the shot by Douglas Jordon | 15-12 |
| 08:45 | Marshall | Cecil White gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:29 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Frank Stephenson gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Howard Reed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 08:20 | Marshall | William Merrill grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 07:59 | Marshall | William Merrill hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Cecil White and he's hacked by Frank Stephenson - foul #1 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (SG), Gregory Patterson (C) Cecil White, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Frank Stephenson, Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| 07:59 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 07:34 | Rice | William Merrill is called for the reach on Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on William Merrill, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (PG), Ronald Waterman (PF) William Merrill, Douglas Jordon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Cecil White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Fey (fresh) PF - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Marshall | Charles Fey is whistled for a carry | 18-14 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gregory Patterson - foul #2 on Gregory Patterson, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Finley (C) Gregory Patterson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:48 | Marshall | Charles Fey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-16 |
| 06:47 | Marshall | Cecil White grabs the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 06:33 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-16 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Joseph Durst gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Corey Riddle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the follow up shot | 18-18 |
| 06:12 | Marshall | Joseph Durst takes the ball from John Finley | 18-18 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 18-20 |
| 05:47 | Marshall | John Finley clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), Myron Browning (SF), Douglas Jordon (PF) Cecil White, Charles Fey, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Howard Reed, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 05:47 | Marshall | John Finley misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:47 | Marshall | John Finley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Durst | 18-20 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Douglas Jordon - foul #2 on Douglas Jordon, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Phillips (C) Douglas Jordon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:11 | Marshall | Myron Browning misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-22 |
| 05:09 | Marshall | William Merrill snags the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | William Merrill is hacked by Joseph Durst - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (SG) James Meredith | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Howard Reed (SF) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst | |
| 04:44 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | William Merrill misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 19-22 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frank Stephenson | 19-25 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | Cecil White clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Donald Reavis's layup is rejected by John Finley | 19-25 |
| 03:39 | Marshall | John Finley gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:32 | Marshall | John Finley misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 19-25 |
| 03:31 | Marshall | Timothy Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Myron Browning (fresh) PF - John Finley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Marshall | Cecil White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (PG), James Meredith (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Douglas Jordon (PF), Gregory Patterson (C) William Merrill, Cecil White, Myron Browning, John Finley, Timothy Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF) Frank Stephenson, Howard Reed, Donald Reavis | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Gregory Patterson steals it from Corey Riddle | 19-25 |
| 02:36 | Marshall | James Meredith is whistled for traveling | 19-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Darren Shaffer | |
| 02:16 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 19-28 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | The jumper by Ben Spurgeon is denied by Carlos Tedrow | 19-28 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Corey Riddle gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Joseph Durst scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 19-30 |
| 01:23 | Marshall | Charles Fey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 19-30 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-30 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 00:48 | Marshall | James Meredith loses the ball out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG) Charles Fey | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Joseph Durst knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Reavis | 19-32 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | James Meredith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-32 |
| 00:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Frank Stephenson | 19-32 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the jumpshot from the left side | 19-32 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon grabs the board | 19-32 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 19-32 |