| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Blades (fresh) SG - Ivan Zach (fresh) SF - Carl Williams (fresh) PF - Joseph Stoney (fresh) C - George Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) SG - Charles Linn (fresh) SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | George Thomas 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney banks in the layup set up by Carl Williams | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Charles Linn can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carl Williams - foul #1 on Carl Williams, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Charles Linn makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Charles Linn misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:29 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 19:15 | Marshall | Carl Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Thomas | 5-1 |
| 19:08 | Rice | John Bennett misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-1 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi tips it but misses | 5-1 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Wilbur Upton gets the offensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-1 |
| 18:46 | Marshall | Ivan Zach snags the defensive board | 5-1 |
| 18:30 | Marshall | Carl Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Carl Williams, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Doster (SF) Carl Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:17 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 5-1 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi tips it back up and in | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 17:46 | Rice | George Thomas is called for the reach on John Bennett - foul #1 on George Thomas, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Dominic Bruno loses the dribble to Joseph Stoney | 5-3 |
| 17:07 | Marshall | James Doster makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the turnaround near the basket | 8-3 |
| 16:50 | Marshall | James Doster gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:28 | Marshall | James Doster clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-3 |
| 16:27 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney hits the follow up shot | 10-3 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Ricciardi | 10-6 |
| 15:47 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Doster | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Blades (fresh) SG - Ivan Zach (fairly fresh) SF - James Doster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Stoney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Ricciardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Dominic Bruno buries a shot from the right block and he's hacked by George Thomas - foul #2 on George Thomas, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Adkins (PG), Derek Walker (SG), Florentino Russo (SF), John Washington (PF), Stephen Sanders (C) David Blades, Ivan Zach, James Doster, Joseph Stoney, George Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF), Shawn Belgrave (C) John Bennett, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses the free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:30 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Washington | 12-8 |
| 15:18 | Marshall | Derek Walker is hacked by Charles Linn - foul #1 on Charles Linn, team foul #1 | 12-8 |
| 15:08 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Florentino Russo | 14-8 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Dominic Bruno clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-8 |
| 14:51 | Marshall | John Washington grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 14:43 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders travels with the ball | 14-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Blades (PG) Derek Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG) Dominic Bruno | |
| 14:30 | Rice | Charles Linn hits a 3 from the left wing set up by John Bennett | 14-11 |
| 14:16 | Marshall | John Washington knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 16-11 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-11 |
| 13:55 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Washington | 16-11 |
| 13:38 | Marshall | Florentino Russo misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Franklin Green - foul #1 on Franklin Green, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ivan Zach (SG) Timothy Adkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Charles Linn, Franklin Green, Shawn Belgrave | |
| 13:38 | Marshall | Florentino Russo makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:38 | Marshall | Florentino Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses badly on a shot from the right side | 17-11 |
| 13:18 | Marshall | John Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 13:05 | Marshall | David Blades comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 13:03 | Marshall | Ivan Zach hits the follow up shot | 19-11 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Wilbur Upton double dribbles | 19-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Doster (SF), Joseph Stoney (PF) Florentino Russo, Stephen Sanders | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Shawn Belgrave (SG) John Bennett, Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| 12:20 | Marshall | David Blades makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Zach | 22-11 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Adkins (PG), Cesar Mancini (C) David Blades, John Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:42 | Marshall | James Doster misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-11 |
| 11:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 22-11 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Adkins (fresh) SG - Ivan Zach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Doster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Stoney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Mancini (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fresh) SG - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) SF - Dominic Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Franklin Green loses the dribble to Ivan Zach in the backcourt | 22-11 |
| 11:28 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney banks in the layup set up by Timothy Adkins | 24-11 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Franklin Green is hacked by Ivan Zach - foul #1 on Ivan Zach, team foul #5 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sanders (C) Cesar Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Charles Linn (SG), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF) Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 11:12 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-11 |
| 11:11 | Marshall | Ivan Zach snags the defensive board | 24-11 |
| 11:02 | Marshall | James Doster misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-11 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the board | 24-11 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-11 |
| 10:42 | Marshall | Ivan Zach grabs the board | 24-11 |
| 10:28 | Marshall | James Doster knocks in the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Franklin Green - foul #2 on Franklin Green, team foul #3 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Blades (PG) Timothy Adkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) Franklin Green | |
| 10:28 | Marshall | James Doster makes the free throw | 27-11 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Charles Linn is hacked by Ivan Zach - foul #2 on Ivan Zach, team foul #6 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Adkins (SG) Ivan Zach | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:12 | Rice | Charles Linn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-11 |
| 10:11 | Marshall | James Doster grabs the defensive rebound | 27-11 |
| 09:52 | Marshall | David Blades is fouled on the floor by Charles Linn - foul #2 on Charles Linn, team foul #4 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Florentino Russo (SF), John Washington (PF) James Doster, Joseph Stoney | |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Charles Linn, Shawn Belgrave | |
| 09:36 | Marshall | David Blades misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-11 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the board | 27-11 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cesar Mancini (C) Stephen Sanders | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:09 | Marshall | Florentino Russo is denied on a layup by Dominic Bruno | 27-11 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi grabs the board | 27-11 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Dominic Bruno makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Bennett | 27-14 |
| 08:38 | Marshall | David Blades misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-14 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the defensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi hits the finger roll set up by John Bennett and he's hacked by Cesar Mancini - foul #1 on Cesar Mancini, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Doster (SG), Joseph Stoney (PF), Stephen Sanders (C) Timothy Adkins, John Washington, Cesar Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (SG) Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| 08:23 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the free throw | 27-16 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Stephen Sanders | 27-16 |
| 08:06 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders lays it up and in on a great pass from James Doster and the foul's on Eric Ricciardi - foul #1 on Eric Ricciardi, team foul #5 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Eric Ricciardi | |
| 08:06 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders makes the free throw | 30-16 |
| 07:55 | Rice | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Blades - foul #1 on David Blades, team foul #8 | 30-16 |
| 07:55 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 07:55 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 30-18 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Blades (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Doster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Florentino Russo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Stoney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) SF - Dominic Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Wilbur Upton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 07:12 | Marshall | David Blades misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 07:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Shawn Belgrave | 30-21 |
| 06:51 | Rice | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Wilbur Upton snags the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave's pass is intercepted by Florentino Russo | 30-21 |
| 06:09 | Marshall | David Blades can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 06:08 | Marshall | Florentino Russo gets the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:53 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Adkins (SG), Derek Walker (SF), John Washington (PF), Cesar Mancini (C) James Doster, Florentino Russo, Joseph Stoney, Stephen Sanders | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG), Eric Ricciardi (C) Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| 05:38 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dominic Bruno | 30-23 |
| 05:20 | Marshall | David Blades hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-23 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Timothy Adkins takes the ball from Dominic Bruno | 33-23 |
| 04:51 | Marshall | David Blades connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Adkins | 35-23 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi is whistled for a carry | 35-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (PF) Wilbur Upton | |
| 04:18 | Marshall | Derek Walker blows the layup | 35-23 |
| 04:16 | Marshall | Cesar Mancini grabs the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 04:05 | Marshall | Derek Walker is whistled for a carry | 35-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Doster (SF), Joseph Stoney (PF), Stephen Sanders (C) David Blades, John Washington, Cesar Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi is hacked by Stephen Sanders - foul #1 on Stephen Sanders, team foul #9 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ivan Zach (SG), Carl Williams (SF), George Thomas (C) Derek Walker, James Doster, Stephen Sanders | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Franklin Green (SF) John Bennett, Dominic Bruno | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:25 | Marshall | George Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Eric Ricciardi | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Adkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ivan Zach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Stoney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-28 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney is fouled on the floor by Shawn Belgrave - foul #1 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #6 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Doster (PG) Timothy Adkins | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG) Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| 02:42 | Marshall | Ivan Zach hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Williams | 38-28 |
| 02:18 | Rice | John Bennett drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Linn | 38-31 |
| 01:58 | Marshall | Shawn Belgrave is called for the reach on James Doster - foul #2 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #7 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Blades (PG), John Washington (PF) Carl Williams, Joseph Stoney | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| 01:58 | Marshall | James Doster makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:58 | Marshall | James Doster makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Charles Linn gets the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:23 | Rice | The jump hook by Dominic Bruno is blocked by John Washington | 40-31 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Dominic Bruno is hacked by David Blades - foul #2 on David Blades, team foul #10 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | Carl Williams (SF), Stephen Sanders (C) James Doster, George Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF) Franklin Green, Wilbur Upton | |
| 01:04 | Rice | Dominic Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Dominic Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:52 | Marshall | David Blades is whistled for a carry | 40-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Stoney (PF) John Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (PF) Dominic Bruno | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Sanders - foul #2 on Stephen Sanders, team foul #11 | 40-33 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #8 | 40-34 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Stephen Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Joseph Stoney clanks a fullcourt shot | 41-34 |