| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Peltier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Lang (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Logan Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Denham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | John Lang inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | Marshall | Nelson Denham loses the dribble to Homer Ryan | 34-29 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski is hacked by John Lang - foul #3 on John Lang, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Charles (SF) John Lang | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:13 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Logan Taylor - foul #3 on Logan Taylor, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Nicholson (PF) Logan Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:13 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 3rd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-32 |
| 19:00 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson tips it but misses | 34-32 |
| 18:58 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:43 | Marshall | John Charles drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 18:19 | Rice | A charge is called on Homer Ryan - foul #2 on Homer Ryan, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 17:57 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton is hacked by Nicholas English - foul #2 on Nicholas English, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 17:46 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Brett Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 17:14 | Marshall | Nelson Denham pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:45 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Brett Davis loses the dribble to Timothy Hampton | 37-32 |
| 16:25 | Marshall | Nelson Denham misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Brett Davis snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 15:45 | Marshall | David Peltier is fouled on the floor by Mark Steinhauer - foul #1 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), John Kilpatrick (SG), John Lang (SF), Logan Taylor (PF), Leonard Barton (C) Timothy Hampton, David Peltier, John Charles, Randy Nicholson, Nelson Denham | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kilpatrick (fresh) SF - John Lang (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Logan Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Barton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Eric Stamper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 15:10 | Marshall | Logan Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:50 | Marshall | Richard McCathern double dribbles | 37-35 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Thomas Orosco travels with the ball | 37-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Hampton (PG) John Kilpatrick | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Davis (PF) Mathew Ferguson | |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Logan Taylor clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 14:25 | Marshall | John Lang tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses long on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on John Lang - foul #4 on John Lang, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Charles (SG), John Kilpatrick (SF) Richard McCathern, John Lang | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 3rd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:52 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Kilpatrick | 41-38 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Steinhauer | 41-41 |
| 13:09 | Marshall | Logan Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Logan Taylor - foul #4 on Logan Taylor, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), David Peltier (SG), Randy Nicholson (PF), Nelson Denham (C) Timothy Hampton, John Kilpatrick, Logan Taylor, Leonard Barton | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Homer Ryan (SF) Benjamin Farrish, Eric Stamper | |
| 12:51 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:30 | Marshall | Brett Davis picks off the pass by John Charles | 41-43 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Randy Nicholson steals it from Nicholas English | 41-43 |
| 11:59 | Marshall | David Peltier comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 41-43 |
| 11:57 | Marshall | Randy Nicholson hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 43-43 |
| 11:40 | Marshall | Nelson Denham grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Peltier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Charles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Randy Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Nelson Denham (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) SG - Mark Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Marshall | Nelson Denham lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Nicholson | 45-43 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Homer Ryan buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Mark Steinhauer | 45-45 |
| 10:44 | Marshall | David Peltier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Nicholas English is fouled on the floor by Richard McCathern - foul #2 on Richard McCathern, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Hampton (PG), John Kilpatrick (SF) David Peltier, John Charles | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SG), Benjamin Farrish (PF), Eric Stamper (C) Mark Steinhauer, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 10:03 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Leonard Barton (PF), Gary Torpey (C) Randy Nicholson, Nelson Denham | |
| Subs | Rice | Mathew Ferguson (C) Homer Ryan | |
| 09:47 | Marshall | Nicholas English steals it from Timothy Hampton | 48-45 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Torpey - foul #1 on Gary Torpey, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Peltier (SG) Richard McCathern | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG) Nicholas English | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | David Peltier grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 09:20 | Marshall | Gary Torpey can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Orosco - foul #1 on Thomas Orosco, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 09:20 | Marshall | Gary Torpey makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:20 | Marshall | Gary Torpey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-45 |
| 08:54 | Marshall | Leonard Barton grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 08:43 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Peltier | 53-45 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 08:20 | Marshall | The rebound goes to David Peltier | 53-45 |
| 08:12 | Marshall | David Peltier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Barnes - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Charles (SF), Randy Nicholson (PF), Nelson Denham (C) John Kilpatrick, Leonard Barton, Gary Torpey | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes, Benjamin Farrish, Eric Stamper, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 08:12 | Marshall | David Peltier makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:12 | Marshall | David Peltier makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Nicholas English hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Homer Ryan | 55-48 |
| 07:38 | Marshall | John Charles misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #1 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Lang (SF), Logan Taylor (PF) David Peltier, Randy Nicholson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:38 | Marshall | John Charles makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:38 | Marshall | John Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Charles (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Logan Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Nelson Denham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Brett Davis | 57-50 |
| 07:04 | Marshall | 3 seconds is called on Logan Taylor | 57-50 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Brett Davis connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Homer Ryan | 57-52 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | John Lang misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 06:25 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Charles | 57-52 |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Logan Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Brett Davis - foul #3 on Brett Davis, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG) Timothy Hampton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Logan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Logan Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Brett Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-52 |
| 05:58 | Marshall | Logan Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:38 | Marshall | Stanislaus Kucinski blocks the jumper by John Lang | 58-52 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Homer Ryan pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Nelson Denham steals it from Mark Steinhauer | 58-52 |
| 04:53 | Marshall | John Charles clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 04:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Ryan | 58-52 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Nicholas English knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Homer Ryan | 58-54 |
| 04:33 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Hampton (PG), David Peltier (SG) Richard McCathern, John Charles | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:09 | Marshall | John Lang makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 03:54 | Rice | The short jumper by Homer Ryan is denied by John Lang | 61-54 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Brett Davis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-54 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Peltier (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Logan Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Nelson Denham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 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) | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Brett Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Leonard Barton (C) Nelson Denham | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Eric Stamper (SF) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan | |
| 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) | |
| 02:31 | Marshall | John Lang misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Nelson Denham (C) Leonard Barton | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Homer Ryan (SF) Benjamin Farrish, Charles Barnes, Eric Stamper | |
| 02:12 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Homer Ryan | 64-59 |
| 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) | |
| 01:52 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-59 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 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) | |
| 01:32 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Homer Ryan | 64-61 |
| 01:15 | Marshall | David Peltier is fouled on the floor by Nicholas English - foul #3 on Nicholas English, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 01:15 | Marshall | David Peltier misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Brett Davis misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Logan Taylor - foul #5 on Logan Taylor, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Nicholson (PF) Logan Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:05 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:48 | Marshall | John Lang knocks in the 3 from straight away | 67-63 |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Homer Ryan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 00:41 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas English - foul #4 on Nicholas English, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Timothy Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Homer Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Charles (PF) Randy Nicholson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:31 | Marshall | John Charles is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas English - foul #5 on Nicholas English, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG) Nicholas English | |
| 00:31 | Marshall | John Charles makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | John Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Ryan | 70-63 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 00:24 | Marshall | Nelson Denham grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Nelson Denham is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Steinhauer - foul #2 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | Leonard Barton (PF) John Lang | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Nelson Denham makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Nelson Denham makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-66 |
| 00:16 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Lang (SF) Leonard Barton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:14 | Marshall | John Charles is hacked by Benjamin Farrish in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Farrish, team foul #12 | 72-66 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | John Charles makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | John Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Homer Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Charles | 74-66 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | John Charles runs out the clock | 74-66 |