| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Marvin Boltz inbounds the ball | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | David Simmons comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 35-47 |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 19:26 | Marshall | Timothy Walden misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 19:25 | Marshall | John Knopf tips it in | 35-49 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Brad Clough can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerald Wilds - foul #2 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 18:57 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 37-51 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Marvin Boltz's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Walden | 37-51 |
| 18:47 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Boltz | 37-51 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Kenneth Jones is called for the reach on Brad Clough - foul #1 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Marvin Boltz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-51 |
| 17:57 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones can't finish the layup | 37-51 |
| 17:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Marvin Boltz | 37-51 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Norman Nold takes the ball from Marvin Boltz | 37-51 |
| 17:33 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses the easy layup | 37-51 |
| 17:31 | Rice | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 17:16 | Rice | David Simmons comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Walden - foul #2 on Timothy Walden, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SF), James Diggs (C) Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Norman Nold, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| 17:16 | Rice | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 17:16 | Rice | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 17:01 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Diggs - foul #2 on James Diggs, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SF) John Knopf | |
| 17:01 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 17:01 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Oliver Chance hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 16:39 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | John Paniagua buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Gregory | 39-55 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Martin Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 39-55 |
| 16:11 | Marshall | The short jumper by Jerry Andrus is denied by Matthew Lonergan | 39-55 |
| 16:09 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to David Becker | 39-55 |
| 15:43 | Marshall | John Paniagua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, James Blay, Martin Ward, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Kenneth Jones, Jerry Andrus, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Norman Nold takes the ball from Salvador Hernandez | 39-55 |
| 15:06 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-55 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Norman Nold takes the ball from Charles Ackman | 39-55 |
| 14:51 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses the dunk attempt | 39-55 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Marvin Boltz pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-55 |
| 14:38 | Marshall | John Knopf grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 14:28 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory is hacked by Salvador Hernandez - foul #2 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Rice | David Simmons (PF) James Diggs | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG) Ronald Gregory | |
| 14:08 | Marshall | Marvin Boltz steals the ball from Norman Nold | 39-55 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Brad Clough knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Gerald Wilds - foul #3 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SF) Marvin Boltz | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (PG) Norman Nold | |
| 13:50 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the free throw | 41-55 |
| 13:50 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 13:29 | Marshall | Timothy Walden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Charles Ackman is fouled on the floor by Jerry Andrus - foul #2 on Jerry Andrus, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SF), James Diggs (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) John Knopf, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| 13:09 | Rice | Martin Ward hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Oliver Chance | 44-55 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory double dribbles | 44-55 |
| 12:29 | Rice | David Simmons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-55 |
| 12:28 | Rice | James Diggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:12 | Rice | James Blay hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Oliver Chance | 47-55 |
| 11:57 | Marshall | The short jumper by Kenneth Jones is denied by David Simmons | 47-55 |
| 11:55 | Marshall | David Becker tips it back up and in | 47-57 |
| 11:42 | Rice | David Simmons drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Ward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Paniagua (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Marshall | David Becker loses the dribble to Martin Ward | 49-57 |
| 11:13 | Rice | David Simmons misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 11:12 | Marshall | David Becker grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 11:08 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory misses the floater in the paint | 49-57 |
| 11:07 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory tips it home | 49-59 |
| 10:54 | Rice | John Paniagua blocks the short jumper by Oliver Chance | 49-59 |
| 10:52 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 10:47 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Martin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 10:23 | Rice | James Blay is fouled on the floor by David Becker - foul #2 on David Becker, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, James Blay, Martin Ward, David Simmons, James Diggs | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Ronald Gregory, Kenneth Jones, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| 10:10 | Rice | Brad Clough can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 49-59 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 09:57 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Gerald Wilds | 49-59 |
| 09:37 | Marshall | Timothy Walden buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-62 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 09:25 | Marshall | Timothy Walden grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 09:07 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Nold | 49-64 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Salvador Hernandez and the foul's on Gerald Wilds - foul #4 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), John Paniagua (C) Jerry Andrus, Gerald Wilds | |
| 08:45 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| 08:29 | Marshall | John Knopf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PF) Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:05 | Rice | James Diggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 08:03 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the offensive board | 52-64 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Marvin Boltz connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Ackman | 54-64 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Timothy Walden scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Paniagua (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Rice | James Diggs comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Walden - foul #3 on Timothy Walden, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Martin Ward (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Jerry Andrus (SF), Gerald Wilds (C) Norman Nold, John Knopf, Timothy Walden | |
| 07:20 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 07:20 | Rice | James Diggs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 07:20 | Marshall | John Paniagua pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 06:59 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Jerry Andrus | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Martin Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Oliver Chance tips it in | 57-69 |
| 06:13 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Andrus | 57-71 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Martin Ward misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-71 |
| 06:03 | Rice | James Diggs tips it in | 59-71 |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Diggs - foul #3 on James Diggs, team foul #3 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), David Simmons (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, Martin Ward, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF) Kenneth Jones, John Paniagua | |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 59-71 |
| 05:21 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 05:04 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus makes the 3 from the left corner | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:44 | Rice | David Simmons misses the jumper from the left side | 59-74 |
| 04:43 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory pulls down the rebound | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:14 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory lays it in on a great pass from John Knopf and he's fouled by James Blay - foul #1 on James Blay, team foul #4 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF) James Blay | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (SG), John Paniagua (C) Jerry Andrus, Gerald Wilds | |
| 04:14 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the free throw | 59-77 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Charles Ackman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 04:05 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Timothy Walden | 59-77 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | Salvador Hernandez picks off the pass by Ronald Gregory in the backcourt | 59-77 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Charles Ackman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Simmons | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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 (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Marshall | John Paniagua misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-77 |
| 03:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Ackman | 62-77 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Brad Clough (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Paniagua (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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) | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Brad Clough can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 62-77 |
| 03:14 | Marshall | John Knopf gets the rebound | 62-77 |
| 02:58 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Paniagua | 62-80 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Charles Ackman's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Walden | 62-80 |
| 02:33 | Marshall | John Paniagua pulls down the rebound | 62-80 |
| 02:07 | Marshall | John Paniagua drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-82 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Charles Ackman buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Boltz and he's hacked by Ronald Gregory - foul #2 on Ronald Gregory, team foul #9 | 64-82 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SG), Martin Ward (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, David Simmons, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), David Becker (C) Kenneth Jones, John Knopf, Timothy Walden | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the free throw | 65-82 |
| 01:34 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky lays it up and in set up by Ronald Gregory | 65-84 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-84 |
| 01:16 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory knocks in the turnaround from close range | 67-86 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Charles Ackman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-86 |
| 00:53 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Steve Zapoticky | 67-86 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) 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 | Steve Zapoticky scores on a jumper near the basket | 67-88 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | James Blay's pass is intercepted by Jerry Andrus | 67-88 |
| 00:19 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Andrus | 67-90 |
| 00:13 | Rice | James Diggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-90 |
| 00:11 | Rice | James Blay snags the offensive board | 67-90 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Charles Ackman drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Diggs | 69-90 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory runs out the clock | 69-90 |