| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lionel Davis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Comstock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mosquera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Roca (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Kevin Jones inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Michael Johnson is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Ronald Comstock is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Michael Krouse hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Mosquera | 29-31 |
| 18:45 | Marshall | James Rutherford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Michael Krouse buries a jump hook from close range | 32-33 |
| 18:02 | Marshall | James Rutherford connects on the runner from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Ronald Comstock connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Roca | 34-36 |
| 17:16 | Marshall | Lionel Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Roca - foul #3 on William Roca, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (SF) William Roca | |
| 17:16 | Marshall | Lionel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:16 | Marshall | Lionel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Gary Pfarr steps in front of the Michael Krouse pass | 35-36 |
| 16:33 | Marshall | The jump hook by Michael Johnson is blocked by Michael Krouse | 35-36 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Ronald Comstock | 35-38 |
| 15:49 | Marshall | Charles Mosquera steps in front of the James Rutherford pass | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Rutherford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Pfarr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lionel Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Comstock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Mosquera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Krouse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Mosquera | 35-41 |
| 15:14 | Marshall | James Rutherford misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 14:49 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:29 | Marshall | James Rutherford drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lionel Davis | 38-41 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Gary Pfarr swats the dunk try by Charles Mosquera | 38-41 |
| 14:17 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 38-41 |
| 14:13 | Marshall | Kevin Jones scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Michael Johnson | 40-41 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins can't throw it down | 40-41 |
| 13:50 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Lionel Davis | 40-41 |
| 13:32 | Marshall | Michael Johnson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 13:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Mosquera | 40-41 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Ronald Comstock misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-41 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Michael Krouse grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Ronald Comstock is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (PG), Daniel Pfannenstiel (SG), Louis Vanwyk (PF), Randall Smith (C) Michael Johnson, James Rutherford, Gary Pfarr, Lionel Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Norman Stalling (SG), William Roca (SF), Ross Price (C) Ronald Comstock, Charles Mosquera, Sylvester Hopkins, Robert Jackson | |
| 12:45 | Rice | Charles Moore steals the ball from Norman Stalling | 40-41 |
| 12:31 | Marshall | Louis Vanwyk is hacked by Ross Price - foul #3 on Ross Price, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 12:13 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Moore | 42-41 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Ross Price gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Louis Vanwyk denies the turnaround by Michael Krouse | 42-41 |
| 11:40 | Marshall | Randall Smith grabs the board | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Vanwyk (fresh) 4 reb. C - Randall Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Stalling (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Roca (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Krouse (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Price (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Marshall | Randall Smith misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Ross Price grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:11 | Rice | William Roca misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Randall Smith - foul #1 on Randall Smith, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Johnson (PG) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Norman Stalling, Michael Krouse | |
| 11:11 | Rice | William Roca misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:11 | Rice | William Roca makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:01 | Marshall | Ronald Comstock is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Ronald Comstock, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | Sylvester Hopkins steals the ball from Charles Moore | 42-42 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Ross Price is denied on a layup by Louis Vanwyk | 42-42 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Ross Price tips it home | 42-44 |
| 10:11 | Marshall | Louis Vanwyk misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 10:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sylvester Hopkins | 42-44 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by William Roca and he's fouled by Louis Vanwyk - foul #1 on Louis Vanwyk, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Jonathan Beaton (PF), Lionel Davis (C) Daniel Pfannenstiel, Charles Moore, Louis Vanwyk, Randall Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mosquera (SG), Robert Jackson (C) Thomas Newman, Ross Price | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:42 | Marshall | Jonathan Beaton is denied on a dunk by Robert Jackson | 42-47 |
| 09:40 | Marshall | Michael Johnson can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 09:39 | Marshall | Kevin Jones tips it in | 44-47 |
| 09:25 | Rice | The jump hook by Charles Mosquera is blocked by Jonathan Beaton | 44-47 |
| 09:24 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Rutherford | 44-47 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | James Rutherford hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 47-47 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Lionel Davis picks off the pass by Charles Mosquera | 47-47 |
| 08:22 | Marshall | Michael Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 08:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 47-47 |
| 08:14 | Rice | William Roca comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 08:13 | Marshall | Jonathan Beaton snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 08:01 | Marshall | Kevin Jones buries a floater from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Lionel Davis steals it from Robert Jackson | 49-47 |
| 07:38 | Marshall | Jonathan Beaton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (PG), Daniel Pfannenstiel (SG), Louis Vanwyk (SF), Gary Pfarr (PF) Michael Johnson, James Rutherford, Kevin Jones, Jonathan Beaton | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Norman Stalling (SF), Ross Price (PF) Ronald Comstock, William Roca, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Louis Vanwyk (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lionel Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mosquera (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Norman Stalling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ross Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Ross Price drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Jackson and the foul's on Gary Pfarr - foul #3 on Gary Pfarr, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (PF) Robert Jackson | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Ross Price misses the free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:23 | Marshall | Lionel Davis grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Lionel Davis drills a jumper from the right block | 51-49 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Michael Krouse jams it on a great pass from Thomas Newman and he's fouled by Gary Pfarr - foul #4 on Gary Pfarr, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:37 | Marshall | Charles Moore is fouled on the floor by Ross Price - foul #4 on Ross Price, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG) Lionel Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:22 | Marshall | Charles Moore blows the layup | 51-52 |
| 06:21 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel tips it in | 53-52 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Thomas Newman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Norman Stalling | 53-55 |
| 05:45 | Marshall | Ross Price steals it from Charles Moore | 53-55 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin Jones (SF), Lionel Davis (C) Daniel Pfannenstiel, Louis Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG), William Roca (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Thomas Newman, Norman Stalling, Michael Krouse, Ross Price | |
| 05:20 | Rice | Charles Mosquera buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Sylvester Hopkins | 53-58 |
| 05:00 | Marshall | Lionel Davis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Comstock - foul #3 on Ronald Comstock, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Johnson (PG) Charles Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:46 | Marshall | Kevin Jones misses the jumper from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Comstock | 53-61 |
| 04:19 | Marshall | Michael Johnson connects on the shot from the left side | 55-61 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Charles Mosquera comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 03:54 | Marshall | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 03:40 | Marshall | James Rutherford is fouled on the floor by Charles Mosquera - foul #1 on Charles Mosquera, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (SG) James Rutherford | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (SG), Michael Krouse (PF) Charles Mosquera, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| 03:29 | Marshall | Michael Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Lionel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Comstock (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roca (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Robert Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 57-61 |
| 03:04 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:49 | Marshall | Lionel Davis is hacked by Ronald Comstock - foul #4 on Ronald Comstock, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Louis Vanwyk (SF) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:49 | Marshall | Lionel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:49 | Marshall | Lionel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Louis Vanwyk steps in front of the Thomas Newman pass | 58-61 |
| 02:29 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG), Kevin Jones (SF) Charles Moore, Louis Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mosquera (SG) Thomas Newman | |
| 02:13 | Marshall | Michael Krouse denies the turnaround by Kevin Jones | 58-61 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | James Rutherford tips it home | 60-61 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Michael Krouse can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 02:03 | Marshall | James Rutherford pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Lionel Davis can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 60-61 |
| 01:55 | Rice | William Roca grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Gary Pfarr is called for the reach on Charles Mosquera - foul #5 on Gary Pfarr, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Louis Vanwyk (PF) Gary Pfarr | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:42 | Rice | Charles Mosquera misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:42 | Marshall | Louis Vanwyk grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:21 | Marshall | Kevin Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 01:19 | Rice | William Roca grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:00 | Rice | William Roca knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Comstock | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Marshall | James Rutherford's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Jackson | 60-64 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Michael Krouse | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Marshall | Kevin Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Ronald Comstock pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Ronald Comstock in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Johnson, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Stalling (SG), Michael Krouse (PF) Charles Mosquera, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Ronald Comstock makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Ronald Comstock misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:13 | Marshall | Lionel Davis grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 00:13 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| 00:06 | Marshall | James Rutherford misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 00:04 | Rice | William Roca gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ronald Comstock runs out the clock | 60-67 |