| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Yee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Zermeno (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eddie Gearheart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Hurley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louie Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Louie Kenney inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Charles Ackman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 19:40 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:36 | Marshall | John Knopf buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Eddie Gearheart and the foul's on Lloyd Hurley - foul #3 on Lloyd Hurley, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) Lloyd Hurley | |
| 19:36 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Kenneth Jones takes the ball from Martin Ward | 37-28 |
| 19:13 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones banks in the layup | 39-28 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Brandon Zermeno picks off the pass by Louie Kenney | 39-28 |
| 18:44 | Marshall | The short jumper by Eddie Gearheart is denied by Richard Patel | 39-28 |
| 18:42 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart gets the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:29 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno buries a driving attempt in the paint | 41-28 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Louie Kenney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Martin Ward tips it but misses | 41-28 |
| 18:00 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Eddie Gearheart | 41-28 |
| 17:44 | Marshall | John Knopf blows the layup | 41-28 |
| 17:43 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart tips it home | 43-28 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Charles Ackman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Richard Patel hits the follow up shot | 43-30 |
| 17:16 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-30 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 45-30 |
| 17:02 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 16:45 | Marshall | Herbert Yee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), Gerald Wilds (PF), John Paniagua (C) Herbert Yee, John Knopf, Brandon Zermeno, Eddie Gearheart | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Mildenstein (PG), Marvin Boltz (SG), David Simmons (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Martin Ward, Louie Kenney, Richard Patel, Brad Clough | |
| 16:27 | Rice | David Simmons comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Steve Zapoticky - foul #1 on Steve Zapoticky, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| 16:27 | Rice | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 16:27 | Rice | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:09 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lonergan - foul #1 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 15:55 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-32 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Marvin Boltz gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) PF - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Paniagua (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Rice | David Simmons is hacked by Steve Zapoticky - foul #2 on Steve Zapoticky, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), John Knopf (SF), Brandon Zermeno (PF) Kenneth Jones, Steve Zapoticky, John Paniagua | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (SG), Louie Kenney (SF) Marvin Boltz, David Simmons | |
| 15:20 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Mildenstein | 45-35 |
| 15:03 | Marshall | John Knopf clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 15:01 | Rice | James Diggs gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Louie Kenney connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 14:15 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory loses the dribble to James Diggs | 45-37 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley clanks a jumper from the right side | 45-37 |
| 13:56 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:52 | Marshall | Herbert Yee is hacked by Lloyd Hurley - foul #4 on Lloyd Hurley, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), Jerry Andrus (SF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Ronald Gregory, John Knopf, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Martin Ward (SG), Richard Patel (PF), Brad Clough (C) Michael Mildenstein, Lloyd Hurley, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 13:31 | Marshall | Herbert Yee drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Charles Ackman buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Patel and the foul's on Herbert Yee - foul #3 on Herbert Yee, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SF), John Paniagua (PF) Herbert Yee, Brandon Zermeno | |
| Subs | Rice | David Simmons (SF) Louie Kenney | |
| 13:15 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:01 | Marshall | John Paniagua comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Richard Patel pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:53 | Rice | David Simmons hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Martin Ward | 48-42 |
| 12:47 | Marshall | David Simmons steals it from Steve Zapoticky | 48-42 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Brad Clough loses the dribble to John Paniagua | 48-42 |
| 12:16 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), Gerald Wilds (PF) Steve Zapoticky, John Paniagua | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Mildenstein (SF) David Simmons | |
| 12:16 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:16 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:57 | Rice | The short jumper by Brad Clough is denied by Gerald Wilds | 50-42 |
| 11:55 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Gearheart (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-42 |
| 11:27 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 11:14 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Richard Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Charles Ackman comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein gets the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Brad Clough's floater is knocked away by Eddie Gearheart | 50-42 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Brad Clough tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 10:09 | Marshall | John Knopf is hacked by Michael Mildenstein - foul #3 on Michael Mildenstein, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), Ronald Gregory (SG), Brandon Zermeno (PF), John Paniagua (C) Jerry Andrus, Kenneth Jones, Gerald Wilds, Eddie Gearheart | |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SG), Louie Kenney (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Martin Ward, Michael Mildenstein, Richard Patel, Brad Clough | |
| 09:59 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Diggs - foul #1 on James Diggs, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| 09:59 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:59 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Louie Kenney clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan can't tip it in | 51-44 |
| 09:42 | Rice | James Diggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:23 | Rice | James Diggs knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Charles Ackman | 51-46 |
| 09:09 | Marshall | John Knopf knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Herbert Yee | 53-46 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses long on a floater in the paint | 53-46 |
| 09:02 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Paniagua | 53-46 |
| 08:55 | Marshall | James Diggs is called for the reach on Ronald Gregory - foul #2 on James Diggs, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG) John Knopf | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Mildenstein (PG) Charles Ackman | |
| 08:55 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:55 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Louie Kenney is fouled on the floor by Brandon Zermeno - foul #2 on Brandon Zermeno, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 08:06 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Gregory | 56-49 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan is fouled on the floor by John Paniagua - foul #1 on John Paniagua, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart (C) John Paniagua | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (SG), Richard Patel (PF), Brad Clough (C) Marvin Boltz, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Yee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Brandon Zermeno (fresh) 9 pts. C - Eddie Gearheart (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Louie Kenney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Louie Kenney tips it but misses | 56-49 |
| 07:34 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 07:15 | Marshall | Herbert Yee makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ronald Gregory | 58-49 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Louie Kenney double dribbles | 58-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF) Ronald Gregory | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), David Simmons (SF) Michael Mildenstein, Louie Kenney | |
| 06:49 | Marshall | Herbert Yee is fouled on the floor by Martin Ward - foul #2 on Martin Ward, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SG), Gerald Wilds (PF) Kenneth Jones, Brandon Zermeno | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:49 | Marshall | Herbert Yee misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Brad Clough comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 58-49 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Gerald Wilds | 58-49 |
| 06:35 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SG) Herbert Yee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:17 | Rice | Richard Patel hits a jump hook in the lane | 58-51 |
| 06:03 | Marshall | John Knopf banks in the layup on a great pass from Steve Zapoticky | 60-51 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Eddie Gearheart steps in front of the Richard Patel pass | 60-51 |
| 05:12 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds is fouled on the floor by Brad Clough - foul #1 on Brad Clough, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), Brandon Zermeno (PF) Jerry Andrus, Steve Zapoticky, Eddie Gearheart | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Louie Kenney (SF), James Diggs (PF), Michael Mildenstein (C) Martin Ward, David Simmons, Richard Patel, Brad Clough | |
| 05:12 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Herbert Yee steals it from James Diggs | 60-51 |
| 04:37 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Knopf | 62-51 |
| 04:19 | Rice | James Diggs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-51 |
| 04:17 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Diggs | 62-51 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Brandon Zermeno is called for the reach on James Diggs - foul #3 on Brandon Zermeno, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (SF), Eddie Gearheart (C) John Knopf, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), Richard Patel (PF) Lloyd Hurley, Michael Mildenstein | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the shot from the left wing | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Yee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - Brandon Zermeno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eddie Gearheart (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louie Kenney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Patel (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Marshall | Charles Ackman steps in front of the Herbert Yee pass | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Martin Ward can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-53 |
| 03:03 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Brandon Zermeno | 62-53 |
| 02:42 | Marshall | Martin Ward steals the ball from Kenneth Jones | 62-53 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF) Ronald Gregory | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (SG), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, James Diggs | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley misses long on a floater from the left side | 62-53 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | John Knopf misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 02:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Patel | 62-53 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Charles Ackman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Louie Kenney hits the follow up shot | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:27 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-55 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Charles Ackman grabs the board | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 00:54 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Louie Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jones | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is hacked by Lloyd Hurley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lloyd Hurley, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (PG) Herbert Yee | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) Lloyd Hurley | |
| 00:24 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:24 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Martin Ward snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Charles Ackman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Richard Patel snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Louie Kenney connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Martin Ward | 63-61 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is hacked by Martin Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Ward, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG) Jerry Andrus | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Charles Ackman hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Ward | 65-64 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | John Knopf is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Ward - foul #4 on Martin Ward, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | John Knopf misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses short on a halfcourt shot | 66-64 |