| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Peltier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Harmon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Larkin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tony Grubbs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) C - Allen McBane (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Marshall | Allen McBane is called for the reach on Tony Grubbs - foul #3 on Allen McBane, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Geyer (C) Allen McBane | |
| 19:29 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clarence Reddick - foul #1 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| 19:29 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:29 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Clarence Reddick snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Homer Ryan is hacked by Samuel Harmon - foul #1 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Clarence Reddick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| 18:47 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin is called for traveling | 35-41 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Nicholas English comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-41 |
| 18:22 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 18:00 | Marshall | Richard McCathern drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Larkin | 37-41 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Larry Dallas banks in the layup on a great pass from Homer Ryan | 37-43 |
| 17:33 | Marshall | David Peltier is fouled on the floor by Homer Ryan - foul #1 on Homer Ryan, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (PF) Clarence Reddick | |
| 17:14 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Peltier | 39-43 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Nicholas English misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 39-43 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | David Peltier knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer loses the dribble to David Peltier | 42-45 |
| 16:10 | Marshall | David Peltier banks in the layup | 44-45 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Larry Dallas connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Peltier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Larkin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Grubbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Dallas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Geyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Marshall | David Peltier misses the dunk attempt | 44-47 |
| 15:33 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 15:16 | Marshall | Homer Ryan is called for the reach on Richard McCathern - foul #2 on Homer Ryan, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (PG), John Kramer (SG), John Kilpatrick (SF), Kenneth Ford (PF) Richard McCathern, David Peltier, Samuel Harmon, Andrew Larkin | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 15:06 | Marshall | Brandon Mask steals the ball from Kenneth Ford | 44-47 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Brandon Mask lays it up and in | 44-49 |
| 14:39 | Marshall | John Kramer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 14:37 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 14:23 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Kramer | 47-49 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Brandon Mask is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andrew Larkin (PF) Tony Grubbs | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Charles Barnes | |
| 13:48 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Clarence Reddick snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 13:28 | Marshall | John Kramer gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 13:10 | Marshall | John Kramer misses the tip | 47-49 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Dewayne Costas can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 12:53 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ford | 47-49 |
| 12:36 | Marshall | Kirk Bishop misses the 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Dewayne Costas pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Allen McBane clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 12:08 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:55 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford is denied on a layup by Allen McBane | 47-49 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Dewayne Costas grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-49 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Brandon Mask gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kirk Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kramer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Kilpatrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Larkin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Ford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dewayne Costas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Reddick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Allen McBane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Allen McBane misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Dewayne Costas tips it in | 47-51 |
| 11:13 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Dewayne Costas - foul #4 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), David Peltier (SG), Samuel Harmon (SF), Tony Grubbs (C) Kirk Bishop, John Kramer, John Kilpatrick, Andrew Larkin | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| 11:13 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 10:52 | Marshall | Richard McCathern snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:48 | Marshall | David Peltier is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Geyer - foul #1 on Jonathan Geyer, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andrew Larkin (PF) Kenneth Ford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:32 | Marshall | David Peltier is hacked by Charles Barnes - foul #1 on Charles Barnes, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 10:32 | Marshall | David Peltier makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:32 | Marshall | David Peltier makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-51 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Homer Ryan tips it but misses | 52-51 |
| 10:13 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:09 | Marshall | Richard McCathern comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Dallas - foul #2 on Larry Dallas, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (PF) Andrew Larkin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:09 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:09 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Samuel Harmon takes the ball from Jonathan Geyer | 54-51 |
| 09:33 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard McCathern | 56-51 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas English | 56-53 |
| 08:54 | Marshall | David Peltier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 08:53 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:38 | Marshall | David Peltier can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Charles Barnes pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Larry Dallas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Kilpatrick (SF), Andrew Larkin (PF) David Peltier, Samuel Harmon | |
| Subs | Rice | Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Charles Barnes, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 08:18 | Marshall | Richard McCathern throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG) Larry Dallas | |
| 08:05 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Clarence Reddick grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Andrew Larkin is called for the reach on Nicholas English - foul #2 on Andrew Larkin, team foul #2 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Kramer (SG) Kirk Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF) Nicholas English, Homer Ryan | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Brandon Mask's pass is intercepted by John Kilpatrick | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Kramer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Kilpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Larkin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Grubbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Marshall | John Kramer scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard McCathern | 59-53 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Dewayne Costas is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Peltier (SG), Samuel Harmon (SF), Kenneth Ford (PF), Kirk Bishop (C) Richard McCathern, John Kramer, Andrew Larkin, Tony Grubbs | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), Charles Barnes (SF) Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas | |
| 06:48 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 06:47 | Marshall | David Peltier pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:35 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Larry Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Clarence Reddick blows the layup but he's fouled by Samuel Harmon - foul #2 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Homer Ryan (SF) Brandon Mask, Charles Barnes | |
| 06:20 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-54 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | David Peltier grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 05:44 | Marshall | David Peltier is fouled on the floor by Homer Ryan - foul #3 on Homer Ryan, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andrew Larkin (PF) Kenneth Ford | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| 05:44 | Marshall | David Peltier misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:44 | Marshall | David Peltier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the easy layup | 60-54 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 04:59 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 04:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Barnes | 60-56 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer lays it in on a great pass from Larry Dallas and he's fouled by Kirk Bishop - foul #1 on Kirk Bishop, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), John Kramer (SG), Kenneth Ford (PF), Tony Grubbs (C) John Kilpatrick, David Peltier, Andrew Larkin, Kirk Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG) Larry Dallas | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:18 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon loses the ball out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Allen McBane (C) Jonathan Geyer | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Homer Ryan is fouled on the floor by Samuel Harmon - foul #3 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Geyer (PF) Charles Barnes | |
| 03:47 | Rice | Homer Ryan scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas English | 60-61 |
| 03:39 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Samuel Harmon | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Grubbs (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Homer Ryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 13 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Allen McBane is whistled for traveling | 62-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Peltier (SG), John Kilpatrick (SF), Kirk Bishop (PF) John Kramer, Samuel Harmon, Kenneth Ford | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), Clarence Reddick (PF) Nicholas English, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 02:53 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 02:52 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:52 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andrew Larkin (PF) Kirk Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG) Brandon Mask | |
| 02:38 | Marshall | Clarence Reddick is called for the reach on John Kilpatrick - foul #2 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| 02:38 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:38 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Allen McBane is fouled on the floor by Tony Grubbs - foul #2 on Tony Grubbs, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Samuel Harmon (SF) John Kilpatrick | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:12 | Rice | Homer Ryan slams it home on a nice dish by Nicholas English | 64-63 |
| 01:58 | Marshall | Homer Ryan steps in front of the Samuel Harmon pass | 64-63 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Clarence Reddick is hacked by Andrew Larkin - foul #3 on Andrew Larkin, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:40 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Homer Ryan - foul #4 on Homer Ryan, team foul #12 | 64-65 |
| 01:40 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:40 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 66-65 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Clarence Reddick tips it back up and in | 66-67 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon is hacked by Nicholas English - foul #2 on Nicholas English, team foul #13 | 66-67 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Tony Grubbs steals the ball from Clarence Reddick | 67-67 |
| 00:35 | Marshall | Larry Dallas steps in front of the Tony Grubbs pass | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Nicholas English hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Dallas | 67-69 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | David Peltier connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard McCathern | 69-69 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Richard McCathern steals the ball from Homer Ryan | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Peltier (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Harmon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Larkin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Grubbs (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Homer Ryan wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Rice | Homer Ryan comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Tony Grubbs - foul #3 on Tony Grubbs, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:46 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | David Peltier drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Samuel Harmon | 71-69 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Nicholas English can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 71-69 |
| 04:12 | Marshall | David Peltier grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:56 | Marshall | Nicholas English is called for the reach on Richard McCathern - foul #3 on Nicholas English, team foul #14 | 71-69 |
| 03:56 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:56 | Marshall | Richard McCathern makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Allen McBane misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 03:40 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas English | 73-69 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard McCathern - foul #1 on Richard McCathern, team foul #9 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SF) Homer Ryan | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:52 | Marshall | Richard McCathern misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 02:50 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin can't tip it in | 73-70 |
| 02:48 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs tips it in | 75-70 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 75-70 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Allen McBane gets the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Tony Grubbs swats the layup by Allen McBane | 75-70 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | David Peltier gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | David Peltier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Clarence Reddick hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas English | 75-72 |
| 01:46 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 77-72 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Clarence Reddick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-72 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Charles Barnes tips it in | 77-74 |
| 00:57 | Marshall | David Peltier hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard McCathern and the foul's on Clarence Reddick - foul #3 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #15 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF) Charles Barnes | |
| 00:57 | Marshall | David Peltier makes the free throw | 80-74 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Peltier (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Harmon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Larkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Grubbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Dallas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Reddick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen McBane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Nicholas English misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-74 |
| 00:49 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Andrew Larkin | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin is hacked by Nicholas English in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas English, team foul #16 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Kilpatrick (SF), Kirk Bishop (C) Samuel Harmon, Tony Grubbs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:48 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:48 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Allen McBane snags the defensive board | 81-74 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Allen McBane's layup is rejected by Andrew Larkin | 81-74 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Larry Dallas grabs the offensive board | 81-74 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-74 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | David Peltier grabs the defensive rebound | 81-74 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas English - foul #5 on Nicholas English, team foul #17 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Grubbs (C) Andrew Larkin | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG) Nicholas English | |
| 00:30 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Clarence Reddick loses the dribble to John Kilpatrick | 83-74 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Mask - foul #1 on Brandon Mask, team foul #18 | 83-74 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | John Kilpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Kirk Bishop picks off the pass by Larry Dallas | 85-74 |
| 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 | Richard McCathern runs out the clock | 85-74 |