| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Lambert (fresh) 10 pts. C - Robert Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Houston | Scott Thornton is fouled on the floor by Robert Mathis - foul #3 on Robert Mathis, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Steven Womac (C) Robert Mathis | |
| 19:09 | Houston | David Morris comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Lucas - foul #1 on James Lucas, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| 19:09 | Houston | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:09 | Houston | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:52 | Marshall | John Walser can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 18:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shawn Callier | 28-25 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Bernard Hartley buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | John Hobbs connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Robert Mayers buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bernard Hartley | 33-28 |
| 17:31 | Marshall | John Hobbs clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 17:30 | Marshall | Steven Womac grabs the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 17:22 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert makes the jump hook from the baseline | 33-30 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Shawn Callier connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 16:34 | Marshall | James Lucas is hacked by Shawn Callier - foul #2 on Shawn Callier, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF), John Ginter (C) Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Tubergen (PG), Clinton Krieger (SG), Andre Dipasquale (C) John Hobbs, James Lucas, Bruce Lambert | |
| 16:19 | Marshall | Shawn Callier is called for the reach on John Tubergen - foul #3 on Shawn Callier, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Christopher Ellis (SG) Shawn Callier, David Morris | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 16:10 | Marshall | Jimmie Jimmerson picks off the pass by John Walser | 36-30 |
| 15:45 | Houston | John Hinkle misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-30 |
| 15:43 | Houston | John Ginter grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Hinkle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Tubergen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Krieger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Walser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Womac (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Andre Dipasquale (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF) Travis Shelton, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Hinkle | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Hobbs (PG), Bruce Lambert (PF), Robert Mathis (C) John Walser, Steven Womac, Andre Dipasquale | |
| 15:11 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert misses the easy layup | 36-30 |
| 15:10 | Houston | John Ginter grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 14:53 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:36 | Marshall | Robert Mathis clanks a jump hook from the right block | 36-30 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Bernard Hartley snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Bruce Lambert steals it from Christopher Ellis | 36-30 |
| 13:56 | Marshall | John Tubergen scores on a floater from the right block | 36-32 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Shawn Callier clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 13:33 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:12 | Marshall | Bernard Hartley steals it from Bruce Lambert | 36-32 |
| 12:56 | Houston | John Ginter clanks a shot from the right block | 36-32 |
| 12:54 | Marshall | Robert Mathis grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 12:31 | Marshall | John Hobbs misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Robert Mayers gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Shawn Callier clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 12:14 | Marshall | Robert Mathis snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 11:53 | Marshall | John Hobbs buries a shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Shawn Callier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), David Morris (SG), Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Shawn Callier, Christopher Ellis, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, John Ginter | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Kane (PG), James Lucas (SG), John Walser (SF), Steven Womac (PF), Andre Dipasquale (C) John Hobbs, Clinton Krieger, John Tubergen, Bruce Lambert, Robert Mathis | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) SG - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Hinkle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Walser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Womac (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andre Dipasquale (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | Marshall | Michael Kane scores on a shot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Travis Shelton comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 36-36 |
| 10:41 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 10:28 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale is denied on a layup by John Hinkle | 36-36 |
| 10:27 | Marshall | John Walser tips it in | 36-38 |
| 10:17 | Houston | John Hinkle's pass is intercepted by Michael Kane | 36-38 |
| 10:04 | Marshall | James Lucas is denied on a layup by Scott Thornton | 36-38 |
| 10:03 | Houston | John Hinkle grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson is fouled on the floor by James Lucas - foul #2 on James Lucas, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF) Travis Shelton, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Hinkle | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Tubergen (PG), Robert Mathis (C) Michael Kane, Andre Dipasquale | |
| 09:17 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Steven Womac pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | Steven Womac is hacked by David Morris - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Hobbs (PG), Bruce Lambert (PF) John Tubergen, Steven Womac | |
| 08:47 | Marshall | John Hobbs is fouled on the floor by Shawn Callier - foul #4 on Shawn Callier, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG) Shawn Callier | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:42 | Marshall | John Hobbs buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Lucas | 36-40 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Bernard Hartley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 08:13 | Marshall | Robert Mathis pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | Robert Mathis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Scott Thornton - foul #2 on Scott Thornton, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), John Ginter (C) Travis Shelton, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Marshall | Clinton Krieger (SG) James Lucas | |
| 07:57 | Marshall | Robert Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | Robert Mathis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 07:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Ginter | 36-40 |
| 07:29 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-40 |
| 07:28 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Hobbs | 36-40 |
| 07:01 | Marshall | John Hobbs knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Walser | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Mayers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Hobbs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Krieger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Walser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Lambert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | Houston | Shawn Callier can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 06:54 | Marshall | Clinton Krieger grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 06:36 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Clinton Krieger | 36-44 |
| 06:13 | Houston | David Morris's pass is intercepted by John Hobbs | 36-44 |
| 06:08 | Marshall | Clinton Krieger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Hobbs | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:58 | Houston | Shawn Callier buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Mayers | 38-46 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | John Walser banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Hobbs | 38-48 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Robert Mayers's pass is intercepted by John Hobbs | 38-48 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | Bernard Hartley steals it from Clinton Krieger | 38-48 |
| 04:45 | Houston | John Hobbs steals the ball from Shawn Callier | 38-48 |
| 04:16 | Marshall | John Hobbs clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Robert Mayers - foul #2 on Robert Mayers, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF), Scott Thornton (C) David Morris, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, John Ginter | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Lucas (SG), John Tubergen (SF), Steven Womac (PF), Andre Dipasquale (C) Clinton Krieger, John Walser, Bruce Lambert, Robert Mathis | |
| 04:16 | Marshall | John Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 04:16 | Marshall | John Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 04:16 | Marshall | John Hobbs makes the 3rd free throw | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:07 | Houston | Christopher Ellis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Shawn Callier tips it home | 40-51 |
| 03:43 | Marshall | James Lucas misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Hinkle - foul #3 on John Hinkle, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG) Shawn Callier | |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Kane (SF) John Hobbs | |
| 03:43 | Marshall | James Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 03:43 | Marshall | James Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-53 |
| 03:24 | Houston | John Hinkle grabs the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Scott Thornton scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Christopher Ellis | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Marshall | Steven Womac clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmie Jimmerson - foul #1 on Jimmie Jimmerson, team foul #8 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (C) Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Marshall | Clinton Krieger (SG) James Lucas | |
| 03:03 | Marshall | Steven Womac makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 03:03 | Marshall | Steven Womac makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Hinkle (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Tubergen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Krieger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Kane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Womac (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Dipasquale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Travis Shelton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Christopher Ellis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 02:07 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale is fouled on the floor by Travis Shelton - foul #1 on Travis Shelton, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| 02:07 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 01:49 | Marshall | Michael Kane pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Marshall | Andre Dipasquale misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 01:21 | Houston | John Hinkle lays it in | 47-55 |
| 01:21 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), David Morris (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Travis Shelton, Christopher Ellis, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Hinkle, John Ginter | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Hobbs (PG), James Lucas (SG), John Walser (SF), Bruce Lambert (PF), Robert Mathis (C) John Tubergen, Clinton Krieger, Michael Kane, Andre Dipasquale, Steven Womac | |
| 00:58 | Marshall | Bruce Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Shawn Callier drills a 3 from the right corner set up by David Morris | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Marshall | John Walser misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #10 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Clinton Krieger (SG) James Lucas | |
| 00:28 | Marshall | John Walser misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | John Walser makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Shawn Callier scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Morris | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Marshall | Shawn Callier is called for the reach on John Hobbs in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Callier, team foul #11 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG) Shawn Callier | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Lucas (SG) John Walser | |
| 00:21 | Marshall | John Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:21 | Marshall | John Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Bernard Hartley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Bernard Hartley pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Travis Shelton snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Scott Thornton snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Robert Mayers gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 53-57 |