| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Little (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Larkin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Lake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Savage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | John Lake takes the ball from Andrew Larkin | 37-36 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Telek Krasinski slams it home on a nice dish by John Lake | 37-38 |
| 19:22 | Marshall | Telek Krasinski takes the ball from Andrew Larkin | 37-38 |
| 19:04 | Houston | John Lake misses the 3 from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel tips it in | 37-40 |
| 18:47 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin double dribbles | 37-40 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Telek Krasinski can't connect on a floater in the paint | 37-40 |
| 18:30 | Houston | John Lake tips it in | 37-42 |
| 18:08 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Grubbs | 40-42 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Phillip Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Lake | 40-45 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 17:32 | Houston | John Lake grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is fouled on the floor by Samuel Harmon - foul #1 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Ford (PF) Andrew Larkin | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:57 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the turnaround in the paint | 40-47 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Richard McCathern's pass is intercepted by John Lake | 40-47 |
| 16:23 | Houston | John Lake hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Telek Krasinski | 40-49 |
| 16:06 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs dunks the ball set up by James Little | 42-49 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Samuel Harmon steps in front of the Scott Savage pass | 42-49 |
| 15:47 | Marshall | James Little blows the layup | 42-49 |
| 15:46 | Marshall | Tony Grubbs grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Little (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Harmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Grubbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lake (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Savage (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Marshall | James Little clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Phillip Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Richard McCathern takes the ball from Phillip Smith | 42-49 |
| 15:15 | Marshall | James Little misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 15:06 | Houston | John Lake can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 15:04 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 14:53 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Savage - foul #3 on Scott Savage, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (PG), John Kramer (SG), Andrew Larkin (PF) Richard McCathern, James Little, Tony Grubbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Joseph Laird (SG), James Ruffin (SF), Ronald Mazurek (PF), Fred King (C) Phillip Smith, Telek Krasinski, John Lake, Joshua Kunkel, Scott Savage | |
| 14:53 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:53 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joseph Laird | 43-49 |
| 14:32 | Houston | James Ruffin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Patrick Pearce grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is fouled on the floor by Samuel Harmon - foul #2 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Cavins (C) Kenneth Ford | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:09 | Houston | Joseph Laird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Grubbs (C) Samuel Harmon | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:56 | Marshall | Kirk Bishop misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-49 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek hits the finger roll and the foul's on Andrew Larkin - foul #2 on Andrew Larkin, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:20 | Marshall | James Ruffin is called for the reach on John Kramer - foul #2 on James Ruffin, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG) John Kramer | |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG), John Lake (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF) Joseph Laird, James Ruffin, Fred King | |
| 13:07 | Marshall | Brian Cavins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Telek Krasinski snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel hits a floater in the paint set up by Patrick Pearce | 43-54 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Brian Cavins is hacked by John Lake - foul #3 on John Lake, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Little (SG), Kenneth Ford (SF) Kirk Bishop, Tony Grubbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Scott Savage (C) Patrick Pearce, Ronald Mazurek | |
| 12:09 | Marshall | James Little connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel hits the follow up shot | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard McCathern (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Little (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Larkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Cavins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lake (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 46-56 |
| 11:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Savage | 46-56 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel slams it home on a nice dish by Phillip Smith | 46-58 |
| 10:36 | Marshall | Richard McCathern scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Andrew Larkin | 49-58 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Phillip Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 10:12 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 09:47 | Marshall | Brian Cavins travels with the ball | 49-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (PG), John Kramer (SG), Samuel Harmon (SF), Tony Grubbs (C) Richard McCathern, James Little, Kenneth Ford, Brian Cavins | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Joseph Laird (SG), James Ruffin (SF), Ronald Mazurek (PF), Fred King (C) Phillip Smith, Telek Krasinski, John Lake, Joshua Kunkel, Scott Savage | |
| 09:34 | Houston | Patrick Pearce clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 09:32 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 09:26 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ronald Mazurek - foul #1 on Ronald Mazurek, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| 09:26 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:26 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Tony Grubbs denies the turnaround by Ronald Mazurek | 50-58 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 08:52 | Marshall | Andrew Larkin loses the ball out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG) Joseph Laird | |
| 08:24 | Houston | Patrick Pearce makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Ruffin | 50-61 |
| 08:02 | Marshall | John Kramer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Fred King pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Andrew Larkin takes the ball from James Ruffin | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kirk Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kramer (fresh) SF - Samuel Harmon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Larkin (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Grubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ruffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Mazurek (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred King (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard McCathern (PG), James Little (SG), Kenneth Ford (PF), Brian Cavins (C) Kirk Bishop, John Kramer, Andrew Larkin, Tony Grubbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG), John Lake (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Scott Savage (C) Patrick Pearce, James Ruffin, Ronald Mazurek, Fred King | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Scott Savage misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 50-61 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Telek Krasinski tips it back up and in | 50-63 |
| 07:05 | Marshall | Samuel Harmon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Scott Savage gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Telek Krasinski hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Lake | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:27 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Grubbs (C) Samuel Harmon | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG) Phillip Smith | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:58 | Houston | Scott Savage misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 05:56 | Marshall | Brian Cavins gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 05:50 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-65 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Scott Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Ford - foul #1 on Kenneth Ford, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | Samuel Harmon (SF) Kenneth Ford | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:28 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:14 | Marshall | Brian Cavins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 05:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Savage | 50-67 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Patrick Pearce buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | Richard McCathern knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Tony Grubbs | 52-70 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is hacked by James Little - foul #3 on James Little, team foul #6 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kirk Bishop (SG), Andrew Larkin (PF) James Little, Brian Cavins | |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Ronald Mazurek (C) Patrick Pearce, Scott Savage | |
| 04:12 | Houston | Kirk Bishop steps in front of the John Lake pass | 52-70 |
| 03:57 | Marshall | The short jumper by Andrew Larkin is denied by Telek Krasinski | 52-70 |
| 03:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Mazurek | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Houston | John Lake misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Samuel Harmon - foul #4 on Samuel Harmon, team foul #7 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Kramer (PG), Charles Arneson (SG), Kenneth Ford (SF), Brian Cavins (PF) Richard McCathern, Samuel Harmon, Andrew Larkin, Tony Grubbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Joseph Laird (SG), Fred King (C) Phillip Smith, Telek Krasinski, Joshua Kunkel | |
| 03:27 | Houston | John Lake makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 03:27 | Houston | John Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Kramer (fresh) SG - Charles Arneson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Cavins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kirk Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Mazurek (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred King (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Marshall | John Kramer's pass is intercepted by Patrick Pearce in the backcourt | 52-72 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Joseph Laird hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick Pearce | 52-74 |
| 03:08 | Marshall | Charles Arneson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-74 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 02:44 | Houston | John Lake misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 52-74 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek tips it home | 52-76 |
| 02:35 | Marshall | Charles Arneson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-76 |
| 02:34 | Houston | John Lake pulls down the rebound | 52-76 |
| 02:07 | Houston | John Lake drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Pearce | 52-79 |
| 01:49 | Marshall | Kirk Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-79 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Ruffin (SF) John Lake | |
| 01:33 | Houston | Fred King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-79 |
| 01:32 | Marshall | Charles Arneson gets the rebound | 52-79 |
| 01:27 | Marshall | Charles Arneson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kramer | 55-79 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Fred King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Kramer - foul #1 on John Kramer, team foul #8 | 55-79 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Fred King misses the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Fred King makes the 2nd free throw | 55-80 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Marshall | Charles Arneson drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Kramer | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is hacked by John Kramer - foul #2 on John Kramer, team foul #9 | 58-80 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Patrick Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Kenneth Ford snags the defensive board | 58-80 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Charles Arneson buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Kramer | 61-80 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Patrick Pearce runs out the clock | 61-80 |