| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Russell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Vedder (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Boose (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | John Boose travels with the ball | 31-26 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 19:20 | Rice | John Schechter pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Mikowski - foul #3 on Sylvester Mikowski, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Walter Lawerence (SF) Sylvester Mikowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:50 | Rice | Dennis Woodring drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Schechter | 31-29 |
| 18:31 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Russell | 34-29 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Ronald Nobles steps in front of the Bart Thomas pass | 34-29 |
| 17:55 | Marshall | John Schechter is called for the reach on Jerry Vedder - foul #1 on John Schechter, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:40 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 17:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Schechter | 34-29 |
| 17:15 | Rice | John Schechter can't finish the uncontested layup | 34-29 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | William Russell pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:44 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-29 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Bart Thomas knocks in the floater in the paint | 34-31 |
| 16:09 | Marshall | William Russell is hacked by John Schechter - foul #2 on John Schechter, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | Uros Duszynski (PG), David Drake (SG), James Villalobos (C) William Russell, Ronald Nobles, John Boose | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Dennis Woodring, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 15:54 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Uros Duszynski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Drake (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Lawerence (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerry Vedder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Villalobos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 4 reb. C - Preston Breslin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Gerald Griffith scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Palmer | 34-34 |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Uros Duszynski and he's hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #3 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Russell (PG), Sylvester Mikowski (SF) Uros Duszynski, Jerry Vedder | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Jamie Thrall misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 37-34 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Preston Breslin tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 14:32 | Marshall | David Drake misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 14:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edward Chapman | 37-36 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Gerald Griffith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edgar Lisle and he's hacked by Sylvester Mikowski - foul #4 on Sylvester Mikowski, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (SG), Joseph Rochelle (SF), John Boose (PF) David Drake, Sylvester Mikowski, Walter Lawerence | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Edward Chapman, Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:08 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Villalobos | 37-38 |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Joseph Rochelle | 39-38 |
| 13:32 | Rice | John Schechter is hacked by James Villalobos - foul #2 on James Villalobos, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Gerald Griffith | |
| 13:22 | Rice | Anthony Perdue is fouled on the floor by James Villalobos - foul #3 on James Villalobos, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | Joseph Rochelle pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:48 | Marshall | John Boose lays it in on a nice dish by James Villalobos | 41-38 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 12:33 | Marshall | John Boose gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:28 | Marshall | Joseph Rochelle buries a runner from close range set up by William Russell | 43-38 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Bart Thomas hits a floater from the left side set up by Dennis Woodring | 43-40 |
| 11:55 | Marshall | William Russell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 11:54 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:25 | Marshall | William Russell buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Nobles and the foul's on Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Bart Thomas, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Walter Lawerence (SF), Jerry Vedder (PF) Joseph Rochelle, James Villalobos | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Preston Breslin (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Dennis Woodring, Anthony Perdue, Bart Thomas | |
| 11:25 | Marshall | William Russell makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Lawerence (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jerry Vedder (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Boose (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Preston Breslin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Ronald Nobles steals the ball from Gerald Griffith | 46-40 |
| 10:50 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #4 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Drake (SG) William Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG) Stephen Palmer, John Schechter | |
| 10:50 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:50 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Jamie Thrall banks in the layup set up by Gerald Griffith and he's hacked by Jerry Vedder - foul #1 on Jerry Vedder, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Uros Duszynski (PG) Ronald Nobles | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:33 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:06 | Marshall | John Boose clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 48-43 |
| 10:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edward Chapman | 48-43 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Gerald Griffith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Uros Duszynski - foul #1 on Uros Duszynski, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Edward Chapman, Preston Breslin | |
| 10:00 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:31 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder double dribbles | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (PG) Uros Duszynski | |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (PF) Jamie Thrall | |
| 09:11 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 09:09 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Drake | 50-45 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Walter Lawerence steals it from John Schechter | 50-45 |
| 08:46 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles hits the finger roll set up by Walter Lawerence | 52-45 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Bart Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 08:26 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:18 | Marshall | Dennis Woodring steals it from John Boose | 52-45 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Dennis Woodring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Anthony Perdue hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 07:47 | Marshall | Dennis Woodring is called for the reach on Ronald Nobles - foul #3 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Russell (PG), Mario Steinmetz (SG), Sylvester Mikowski (SF), James Villalobos (C) Ronald Nobles, David Drake, Walter Lawerence, John Boose | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Preston Breslin (SF) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Anthony Perdue | |
| 07:26 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski loses the ball out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jamie Thrall (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Mario Steinmetz (fresh) SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Vedder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Villalobos (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Preston Breslin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Preston Breslin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Jamie Thrall hits the follow up shot | 52-49 |
| 06:51 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski can't finish the layup | 52-49 |
| 06:50 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski tips it home | 54-49 |
| 06:33 | Rice | James Villalobos picks off the pass by Jamie Thrall | 54-49 |
| 06:08 | Marshall | Mario Steinmetz is hacked by Edgar Lisle - foul #1 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Walter Lawerence (PF) Jerry Vedder | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Preston Breslin, Jamie Thrall, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 06:08 | Marshall | Mario Steinmetz makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:08 | Marshall | Mario Steinmetz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 56-51 |
| 05:22 | Marshall | Walter Lawerence can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-51 |
| 05:21 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski can't tip it in | 56-51 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Stephen Palmer lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from John Schechter | 56-53 |
| 05:03 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (SG), John Boose (PF) Mario Steinmetz, Walter Lawerence | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:47 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses the jumper from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 04:46 | Marshall | John Boose tips it in | 58-53 |
| 04:29 | Rice | John Boose is called for the reach on Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on John Boose, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:06 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 58-55 |
| 04:04 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:57 | Rice | James Villalobos blocks the jumper by Anthony Perdue | 58-55 |
| 03:56 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:54 | Marshall | William Russell loses the dribble to Stephen Palmer in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Stephen Palmer lays it up and in | 58-57 |
| 03:26 | Marshall | John Boose hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 58-57 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Anthony Perdue snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the contested shot from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Woodring | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Boose (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Villalobos (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is hacked by William Russell - foul #3 on William Russell, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Walter Lawerence (SF), Jerry Vedder (PF) Sylvester Mikowski, James Villalobos | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:22 | Marshall | John Boose snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses the floater from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Dennis Woodring pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-62 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Russell | 60-62 |
| 00:55 | Rice | John Schechter scores on a jumper from the baseline | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder is fouled on the floor by John Schechter - foul #3 on John Schechter, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski (SF) Walter Lawerence | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:34 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:34 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Nobles - foul #1 on Ronald Nobles, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | John Boose gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Russell | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | John Schechter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | William Russell snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Vedder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Boose (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | John Schechter wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | Rice | Stephen Palmer travels with the ball | 64-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| 04:23 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Stephen Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Stephen Palmer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left block | 64-64 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | John Boose snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:33 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-64 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Gerald Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Gerald Griffith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Bart Thomas connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Palmer | 64-66 |
| 02:58 | Marshall | John Boose is fouled on the floor by Bart Thomas - foul #2 on Bart Thomas, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Drake (SG) Ronald Nobles | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 02:58 | Marshall | John Boose makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:58 | Marshall | John Boose makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Nobles (SG) David Drake | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), John Schechter (PF) Edgar Lisle, Preston Breslin | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Stephen Palmer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left side | 66-66 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Boose | 66-66 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder is fouled on the floor by Stephen Palmer - foul #5 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Stephen Palmer, Jamie Thrall | |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is hacked by Ronald Nobles - foul #2 on Ronald Nobles, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:41 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Schechter - foul #4 on John Schechter, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| 01:41 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:41 | Marshall | Sylvester Mikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jerry Vedder - foul #2 on Jerry Vedder, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:00 | Marshall | William Russell is fouled on the floor by Dennis Woodring - foul #4 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| 01:00 | Marshall | William Russell misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:00 | Marshall | William Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Nobles (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sylvester Mikowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Vedder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Boose (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 00:40 | Rice | John Schechter is fouled on the floor by Ronald Nobles - foul #3 on Ronald Nobles, team foul #12 | 70-69 |
| 00:40 | Rice | John Schechter makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:40 | Rice | John Schechter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:13 | Marshall | Ronald Nobles misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 00:11 | Marshall | Jerry Vedder pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:09 | Marshall | William Russell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Nobles | 72-71 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-71 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 72-71 |