| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Crowell (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Colman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Roy Moore inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Marshall | John Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 19:43 | Marshall | John Davis tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Harold Ross misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 36-38 |
| 19:27 | Marshall | Roy Moore grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 19:10 | Marshall | Thomas Colman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Marvin Echols gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Howard Randolph is called for the reach on Dale Wiley - foul #1 on Howard Randolph, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Shannon McElravy is hacked by Thomas Colman - foul #1 on Thomas Colman, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Marvin Echols can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 18:29 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Howard Randolph | 36-38 |
| 18:23 | Marshall | Thomas Colman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Ross - foul #1 on Harold Ross, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:23 | Marshall | Thomas Colman makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:23 | Marshall | Thomas Colman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Harold Ross snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Marvin Echols knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Wiley | 39-39 |
| 17:40 | Marshall | Roy Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 17:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Ross | 39-39 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Marvin Echols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu (C) Howard Randolph | |
| 16:59 | Marshall | Shannon McElravy steals it from Jeffrey Leu | 39-39 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Marvin Echols clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 16:49 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:40 | Marshall | John Davis hits a shot from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-41 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 16:10 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Domenic Russo grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Shannon McElravy connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Echols | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 9 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Crowell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Colman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Leu (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell is hacked by Dale Wiley - foul #1 on Dale Wiley, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SF), William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Dale Wiley, Marvin Echols, Domenic Russo, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG), James Stevens (SG), Earl Finck (SF), John Shepherd (PF), Howard Randolph (C) Joseph Crowell, Thomas Colman, Roy Moore, John Davis, Jeffrey Leu | |
| 15:33 | Marshall | Kenneth Lee drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 15:18 | Houston | Greg Ishmael connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Heal | 46-44 |
| 14:56 | Marshall | Kenneth Lee lays it in | 46-46 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Harold Ross is hacked by Howard Randolph - foul #2 on Howard Randolph, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF) Shannon McElravy | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:37 | Houston | William Aronson blows the layup | 46-46 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | James Stevens grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 14:19 | Marshall | John Shepherd misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 14:17 | Marshall | Howard Randolph tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Greg Ishmael is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Domenic Russo (C) Greg Ishmael, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG), Thomas Colman (SG), Roy Moore (SF), John Davis (PF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Kenneth Lee, James Stevens, Earl Finck, John Shepherd, Howard Randolph | |
| 13:33 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roy Moore | 46-50 |
| 13:15 | Houston | William Aronson makes the floater from the right side | 48-50 |
| 13:02 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 13:00 | Marshall | John Davis tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Domenic Russo hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Dale Wiley and he's hacked by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Marvin Echols, William Aronson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 12:52 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses the free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | John Davis's pass is intercepted by Tracy Gleeson | 50-52 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Greg Ishmael misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 12:12 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:56 | Marshall | Domenic Russo is called for the reach on Joseph Crowell - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), Harold Ross (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG), James Stevens (PF), Howard Randolph (C) Joseph Crowell, John Davis, Jeffrey Leu | |
| 11:46 | Marshall | Roy Moore lays it in | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Colman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the floater from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 11:09 | Marshall | Howard Randolph misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 11:07 | Marshall | James Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:46 | Marshall | Harold Ross picks off the pass by Thomas Colman | 52-54 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Marvin Echols knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 54-54 |
| 10:07 | Marshall | James Stevens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Domenic Russo - foul #3 on Domenic Russo, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), William Aronson (PF) Dale Wiley, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG), Earl Finck (SF), John Davis (PF) Kenneth Lee, Thomas Colman, Roy Moore | |
| 10:07 | Marshall | James Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:07 | Marshall | James Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:44 | Houston | William Aronson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SF) Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:33 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Finck | 54-59 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 09:06 | Houston | William Aronson tips it back up and in | 56-59 |
| 08:58 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Harold Ross tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 08:16 | Marshall | John Davis hits a turnaround near the basket | 58-61 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Shannon McElravy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 07:39 | Marshall | Earl Finck loses the ball out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF), Domenic Russo (C) Mark Heal, Shannon McElravy, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Colman (SG), Roy Moore (SF), Jeffrey Leu (C) James Stevens, Earl Finck, Howard Randolph | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Crowell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Colman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Leu (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Marvin Echols drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-61 |
| 06:55 | Marshall | Thomas Colman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 06:36 | Houston | William Aronson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dale Wiley | 67-64 |
| 06:20 | Marshall | Thomas Colman's pass is intercepted by Dale Wiley | 67-64 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Marvin Echols clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Domenic Russo tips it back up and in | 69-64 |
| 05:48 | Marshall | Roy Moore knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Crowell and he's hacked by Domenic Russo - foul #4 on Domenic Russo, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG), Tracy Gleeson (C) Greg Ishmael, William Aronson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG), James Stevens (PF) Joseph Crowell, John Davis | |
| 05:48 | Marshall | Roy Moore misses the free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Domenic Russo snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 05:35 | Houston | The short jumper by Tracy Gleeson is denied by James Stevens | 69-66 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson snags the offensive board | 69-66 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Domenic Russo scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Mark Heal | 71-66 |
| 05:16 | Marshall | Roy Moore's layup is rejected by Tracy Gleeson | 71-66 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Marvin Echols gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson tips it in | 73-66 |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Dale Wiley takes the ball from Thomas Colman | 73-66 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Dale Wiley banks in the layup | 75-66 |
| 04:06 | Marshall | Jeffrey Leu blows the layup | 75-66 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Marvin Echols pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Mark Heal, Domenic Russo, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG), John Davis (PF), Howard Randolph (C) Kenneth Lee, James Stevens, Jeffrey Leu | |
| 03:43 | Houston | William Aronson's floater is tipped away by Howard Randolph | 75-66 |
| 03:42 | Houston | William Aronson grabs the offensive board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Houston | William Aronson buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Ross | 78-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Crowell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Colman (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:02 | Marshall | Howard Randolph can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-66 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Dale Wiley pulls down the rebound | 78-66 |
| 02:42 | Houston | William Aronson blows the layup but the foul's on Roy Moore - foul #3 on Roy Moore, team foul #5 | 78-66 |
| 02:42 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 02:42 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Joseph Crowell makes the 3 from the left corner | 80-69 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Dale Wiley knocks in the shot from the right side | 82-69 |
| 01:49 | Marshall | Harold Ross takes the ball from Roy Moore | 82-69 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Dale Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG), Kevin Flickinger (SF), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, Shannon McElravy, Marvin Echols, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Lee (PG), James Stevens (SG), Earl Finck (SF), John Shepherd (PF), Jeffrey Leu (C) Joseph Crowell, Thomas Colman, Roy Moore, John Davis, Howard Randolph | |
| 01:24 | Marshall | Greg Ishmael steals the ball from Kenneth Lee | 82-69 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Greg Ishmael clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-69 |
| 01:00 | Marshall | John Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 82-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Marshall | John Shepherd misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Domenic Russo - foul #5 on Domenic Russo, team foul #7 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:55 | Marshall | John Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:55 | Marshall | John Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | John Shepherd picks off the pass by James Booth | 82-71 |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Kenneth Lee drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Shepherd and he's fouled by James Booth - foul #1 on James Booth, team foul #8 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) James Booth, Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Tracy Gleeson, Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Colman (SG), Roy Moore (SF), John Davis (PF), Howard Randolph (C) James Stevens, John Shepherd, Earl Finck, Jeffrey Leu | |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Kenneth Lee makes the free throw | 82-74 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Dale Wiley is hacked by Kenneth Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #6 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (PF) William Aronson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Crowell (PG) Kenneth Lee | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Dale Wiley is hacked by Roy Moore - foul #4 on Roy Moore, team foul #7 | 82-74 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | Dale Wiley picks off the pass by Howard Randolph | 84-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Dale Wiley runs out the clock | 84-74 |