| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Hall (fresh) C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Cornell Saxon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mark Morey inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Marty Watts | 31-25 |
| 19:34 | Marshall | Robert Williamson's pass is intercepted by Alec Stevenson | 31-25 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Bradley Evans clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-25 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Marty Watts tips it in | 33-25 |
| 18:56 | Marshall | Robert Williamson is hacked by Alec Stevenson - foul #2 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 18:47 | Marshall | William Hicks clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-25 |
| 18:46 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon grabs the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Robert Williamson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Bradley Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | The pull-up jumper by William Hicks is blocked by Mark Morey | 33-28 |
| 18:10 | Houston | James Hall pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on James Stevens - foul #1 on James Stevens, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Mark Morey makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Mark Morey makes the 3rd free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:40 | Marshall | Robert Williamson hits a floater near the basket | 35-30 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Marty Watts drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alec Stevenson | 37-30 |
| 17:04 | Marshall | William Hicks buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Williamson | 37-33 |
| 16:43 | Houston | James Stevens steals it from Marty Watts | 37-33 |
| 16:30 | Marshall | James Stevens misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Morey - foul #1 on Mark Morey, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Harold Ross (PF), William Aronson (C) Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, James Hall, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Boyd (SG), David Nelson (PF), John Shepherd (C) Robert Williamson, John Davis, Cornell Saxon | |
| 16:30 | Marshall | James Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:30 | Marshall | James Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Aronson | 37-33 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Ruben Churchill is whistled for a carry | 37-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Paez (SF) James Stevens | |
| 16:09 | Marshall | David Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Ross | 37-33 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | David Nelson gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Hicks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Paez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Shepherd (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Marshall | David Paez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF) Marty Watts | |
| Subs | Marshall | Earl Finck (PF) William Hicks | |
| 15:26 | Houston | A charge is called on William Aronson - foul #1 on William Aronson, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Mark Morey (SF) Ruben Churchill, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 15:04 | Marshall | John Shepherd is called for 3 seconds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), James Hall (PF) Silas Ferguson, William Aronson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Williamson (SG), James Stevens (SF), Cornell Saxon (C) David Paez, John Shepherd, Earl Finck | |
| 14:47 | Houston | Mark Morey drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marty Watts | 40-33 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Mark Morey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 14:22 | Marshall | David Nelson gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:11 | Marshall | Robert Williamson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 14:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Hall | 40-36 |
| 13:46 | Houston | James Hall loses the dribble to Mark Boyd | 40-36 |
| 13:33 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Cornell Saxon, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Ruben Churchill (SF), Marvin Echols (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Mark Morey, James Hall, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Hicks (PG), David Paez (SF), John Davis (PF) Mark Boyd, James Stevens, David Nelson | |
| 13:21 | Houston | Alec Stevenson is hacked by Cornell Saxon - foul #3 on Cornell Saxon, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Ruben Churchill connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Bradley Evans | 42-36 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | William Hicks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Bradley Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Marty Watts misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Marvin Echols tips it but misses | 42-36 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Marty Watts tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 12:07 | Marshall | David Paez buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cornell Saxon | 44-38 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Marty Watts connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Evans | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Williamson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Paez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Cornell Saxon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Marshall | Robert Williamson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 11:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bradley Evans | 46-38 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Marvin Echols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Mark Morey (SF), James Hall (PF), Harold Ross (C) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Marvin Echols, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Boyd (SG), James Stevens (SF), David Nelson (C) Robert Williamson, David Paez, Cornell Saxon | |
| 10:45 | Marshall | John Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Hall - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Ruben Churchill pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Mark Morey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Mark Morey pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Mark Morey's layup is rejected by David Nelson | 46-39 |
| 09:53 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Stevens | 46-39 |
| 09:49 | Marshall | James Stevens's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Ross | 46-39 |
| 09:48 | Marshall | Mark Boyd tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 09:35 | Houston | James Hall can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 46-41 |
| 09:34 | Marshall | David Nelson gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:12 | Marshall | David Nelson misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Harold Ross - foul #1 on Harold Ross, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Bradley Evans (C) Silas Ferguson, Ruben Churchill, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Paez (SG), John Shepherd (C) William Hicks, John Davis | |
| 09:12 | Marshall | David Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:12 | Marshall | David Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:12 | Houston | James Hall pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Alec Stevenson blows the layup | 46-41 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Marty Watts gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Alec Stevenson connects on the floater from the right side and the foul's on John Shepherd - foul #1 on John Shepherd, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Williamson (SG), Cornell Saxon (C) David Paez, John Shepherd | |
| 08:37 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 08:20 | Marshall | The refs have stopped play. Robert Williamson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 49-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Paez (SG), Earl Finck (PF) Robert Williamson, David Nelson | |
| 08:08 | Marshall | James Stevens drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cornell Saxon | 49-43 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Marty Watts snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Hall | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Hall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Mark Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Paez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Finck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cornell Saxon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Marshall | James Stevens misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 07:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Hall | 52-43 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Alec Stevenson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hall | 55-43 |
| 06:54 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Boyd | 55-45 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Alec Stevenson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 06:35 | Marshall | James Stevens is fouled on the floor by Mark Morey - foul #2 on Mark Morey, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Harold Ross (PF), William Aronson (C) Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, James Hall, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Hicks (PG), John Shepherd (SF), John Davis (PF) Mark Boyd, James Stevens, Earl Finck | |
| 06:17 | Marshall | David Paez misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Silas Ferguson grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Silas Ferguson is hacked by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | David Nelson (C) Cornell Saxon | |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:35 | Houston | Silas Ferguson connects on the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by David Paez - foul #1 on David Paez, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tanner Dison (SG) David Paez | |
| 05:35 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:31 | Marshall | William Hicks loses the dribble to Marty Watts in the backcourt | 61-45 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Silas Ferguson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marty Watts | 63-45 |
| 05:21 | Marshall | William Aronson swats the short shot by David Nelson | 63-45 |
| 05:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marty Watts | 63-45 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Harold Ross comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 04:56 | Marshall | John Davis gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:47 | Marshall | William Hicks is fouled on the floor by Harold Ross - foul #2 on Harold Ross, team foul #7 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Mark Morey (SF), Bradley Evans (C) Marty Watts, Ruben Churchill, William Aronson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Boyd (SG), Cornell Saxon (C) Tanner Dison, David Nelson | |
| 04:47 | Marshall | William Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:47 | Marshall | William Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:27 | Houston | John Davis steals the ball from Alec Stevenson | 63-47 |
| 04:10 | Marshall | Mark Boyd buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Hicks | 63-50 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the 3 from straight away | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Shepherd (fresh) PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Cornell Saxon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:43 | Marshall | William Hicks clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 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) | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 03:15 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 02:59 | Marshall | Mark Boyd is hacked by Alec Stevenson - foul #3 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #8 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Carmelo Alvarez (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Marvin Echols (PF), William Aronson (C) Silas Ferguson, Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Harold Ross, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tanner Dison (SG), David Paez (SF), Earl Finck (PF), David Nelson (C) William Hicks, John Shepherd, John Davis, Cornell Saxon | |
| 02:59 | Marshall | Mark Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 02:40 | Houston | William Aronson misses long on a jumper near the basket | 66-50 |
| 02:39 | Marshall | David Paez snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| 02:32 | Marshall | David Nelson is whistled for traveling | 66-50 |
| 02:07 | Houston | William Aronson clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by David Nelson - foul #2 on David Nelson, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| 02:07 | Houston | William Aronson misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 02:07 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:56 | Marshall | Mark Boyd comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 01:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marvin Echols | 67-50 |
| 01:30 | Houston | William Aronson is fouled on the floor by David Nelson - foul #3 on David Nelson, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Harold Ross (PF) Dale Wiley, Carmelo Alvarez | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Shepherd (SF) Tanner Dison | |
| 01:30 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:30 | Houston | William Aronson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Earl Finck grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 01:09 | Marshall | John Shepherd can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 01:08 | Houston | William Aronson grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Marvin Echols hits a floater in the paint | 70-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | Marshall | John Shepherd misses the floater from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to John Shepherd | 70-50 |
| 00:34 | Marshall | Mark Boyd misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Marvin Echols snags the defensive board | 70-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Houston | Silas Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-50 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | David Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Earl Finck grabs the offensive board | 70-50 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | The clock runs out | 70-50 |