| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lamar McLoud (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Willie Pugh inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Willie Pugh is hacked by Timothy Walden - foul #1 on Timothy Walden, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Terry King misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Wilds - foul #1 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Terry King misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Terry King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:20 | Marshall | Timothy Walden misses long on a turnaround from close range | 33-32 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Willie Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Ronald Gregory steals the ball from Allan Sanders | 33-32 |
| 18:52 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ben Walker - foul #2 on Ben Walker, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:52 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Willie Pugh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:31 | Marshall | Timothy Walden pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:11 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Lamar McLoud | 33-34 |
| 17:59 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 33-34 |
| 17:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ben Walker | 33-34 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Norman Nold steps in front of the Willie Pugh pass | 33-34 |
| 17:28 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory lays it in set up by Norman Nold | 33-36 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Allan Sanders can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Gregory | 33-39 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Willie Pugh buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ben Walker | 36-39 |
| 16:12 | Marshall | Norman Nold comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Terry King grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Robert Tyson knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Terry King | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Tyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Gregory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lamar McLoud (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Wilds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Marshall | Norman Nold can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 15:40 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Terry King can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-41 |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 15:07 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Terry King - foul #3 on Terry King, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Louis Thompson (PF), Adam Parramore (C) Allan Sanders, Terry King, Willie Pugh, Robert Tyson, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), Terry Castonguay (SG), David Becker (SF), Roberto Rossi (PF) Norman Nold, Ronald Gregory, Lamar McLoud, Timothy Walden | |
| 15:07 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:07 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Tyler Kain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Smith (PF) Gerald Wilds | |
| 14:46 | Marshall | David Becker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Adam Parramore snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Louis Thompson can't finish the layup | 38-43 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Adam Parramore snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses the floater from close range | 38-43 |
| 14:18 | Marshall | David Becker snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Herbert Yee buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Adam Parramore misses long on a shot in the lane | 38-45 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Charles Dunn snags the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Adam Parramore lays it up and in on a great pass from Tyler Kain | 40-45 |
| 13:02 | Marshall | William Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Terry King (SG), Willie Pugh (SF) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (SG), Lamar McLoud (SF), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Terry Castonguay, David Becker, William Smith, Roberto Rossi | |
| 12:47 | Houston | Adam Parramore's floater is tipped away by Timothy Walden | 40-45 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Adam Parramore can't tip it in | 40-45 |
| 12:44 | Marshall | Timothy Walden grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:17 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Tyson (PF), Lee Fulmer (C) Louis Thompson, Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG) Herbert Yee | |
| 11:55 | Houston | Robert Tyson's floater is tipped away by Gerald Wilds | 40-45 |
| 11:54 | Marshall | Timothy Walden grabs the board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Fulmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lamar McLoud (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Marshall | Norman Nold double dribbles | 40-45 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Willie Pugh's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Walden | 40-45 |
| 11:22 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:13 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds loses the dribble to Willie Pugh | 40-45 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Robert Tyson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 11:02 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 10:49 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Lee Fulmer gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Terry King misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 10:31 | Marshall | Timothy Walden gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:25 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds knocks in the jumper from the left block | 40-47 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Willie Pugh is fouled on the floor by Gerald Wilds - foul #2 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Thompson (PF), Ben Walker (C) Terry King, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG), Terry Castonguay (SG), David Becker (SF), Roberto Rossi (C) Norman Nold, Ronald Gregory, Lamar McLoud, Gerald Wilds | |
| 09:58 | Houston | Louis Thompson lays it in on a nice dish by Allan Sanders and he's hacked by Timothy Walden - foul #2 on Timothy Walden, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG) Allan Sanders | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:58 | Houston | Louis Thompson makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:49 | Marshall | Herbert Yee buries a jumper from the left side | 43-49 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Willie Pugh drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Thompson | 46-49 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Timothy Walden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Ben Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Willie Pugh connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Lee Fulmer | 48-49 |
| 09:02 | Marshall | Timothy Walden misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Louis Thompson - foul #4 on Louis Thompson, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Robert Tyson (PF) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Willie Pugh, Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG) Terry Castonguay | |
| 09:02 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:02 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Ben Walker slams it home | 50-51 |
| 08:19 | Marshall | David Becker misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 08:17 | Marshall | Roberto Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:04 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-51 |
| 08:03 | Marshall | Herbert Yee tips it but misses | 50-51 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Robert Tyson snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-51 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Roberto Rossi grabs the board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Yee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Becker (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Walden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Marshall | The jump hook by Herbert Yee is blocked by Ben Walker | 50-51 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Ben Walker grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 07:17 | Houston | Robert Tyson misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 07:15 | Marshall | Timothy Walden grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:03 | Marshall | Timothy Walden clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Robert Tyson pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 06:44 | Marshall | Roberto Rossi pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:38 | Marshall | David Becker's layup is rejected by Robert Tyson | 50-51 |
| 06:36 | Marshall | David Becker tips it home | 50-53 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Charles Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 06:14 | Marshall | Timothy Walden pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:45 | Marshall | Norman Nold is fouled on the floor by Ben Walker - foul #3 on Ben Walker, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Terry King (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Louis Thompson (PF), Adam Parramore (C) Allan Sanders, Charles Dunn, Jeffrey Dyck, Robert Tyson, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Marshall | Terry Castonguay (PG), Ronald Gregory (SG), Lamar McLoud (SF), William Smith (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Norman Nold, Herbert Yee, David Becker, Timothy Walden, Roberto Rossi | |
| 05:33 | Marshall | Adam Parramore steps in front of the Lamar McLoud pass | 50-53 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Terry Castonguay is called for the reach on Tyler Kain - foul #1 on Terry Castonguay, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Adam Parramore clanks a runner from the right block | 50-53 |
| 05:04 | Marshall | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:53 | Marshall | William Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Louis Thompson - foul #5 on Louis Thompson, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (C) Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:53 | Marshall | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:53 | Marshall | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Terry King hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Kain | 52-54 |
| 04:35 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory travels with the ball | 52-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG) Terry Castonguay | |
| 04:15 | Houston | Adam Parramore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-54 |
| 04:13 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Gerald Wilds | 52-54 |
| 03:54 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Terry King grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Parramore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Yee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lamar McLoud (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Tyler Kain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Robert Tyson (PF) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Timothy Walden (PF) Herbert Yee, William Smith | |
| 03:06 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willie Pugh - foul #1 on Willie Pugh, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| 03:06 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:06 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Willie Pugh snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Adam Parramore buries a runner in the paint | 54-55 |
| 02:32 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Willie Pugh snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Ben Walker (C) Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 02:13 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 02:11 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Tyson | 54-55 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Terry King loses the dribble to Ronald Gregory | 54-55 |
| 01:49 | Marshall | Timothy Walden clanks a shot from the left block | 54-55 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Timothy Walden grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:33 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud is hacked by Willie Pugh - foul #2 on Willie Pugh, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 01:33 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Robert Tyson snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Robert Tyson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Norman Nold - foul #2 on Norman Nold, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Robert Tyson misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Robert Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Terry King - foul #4 on Terry King, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Willie Pugh tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Willie Pugh is called for the reach on Gerald Wilds - foul #3 on Willie Pugh, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Ben Walker pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Norman Nold picks off the pass by Allan Sanders in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory dunks the ball | 57-59 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Ben Walker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |