| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) SG - Terry Castonguay (fresh) SF - Lamar McLoud (fresh) PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) C - Roberto Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) SG - Gregory Chaney (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) C - Dale Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Dale Hall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Gregory Chaney makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Lee Fulmer | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Marshall | Terry Castonguay is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Terry Castonguay, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Dale Hall misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Marshall | Terry Castonguay snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Marshall | Dale Hall swats the shot by Norman Nold | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Lee Fulmer snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Gregory Chaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Marshall | Jack Robinson makes the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Lee Fulmer buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Chaney | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Louis Thompson | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Gregory Chaney misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Marshall | Norman Nold gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Marshall | Norman Nold is fouled on the floor by Gregory Chaney - foul #1 on Gregory Chaney, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:30 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud misses long on a 3 from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Gregory Chaney snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Lee Fulmer clanks a shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:20 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Marshall | Norman Nold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Louis Thompson snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Lee Fulmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Moore (PG), Jeffrey Casias (PF) Norman Nold, Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (SG), Ronald Gulley (SF), Adam Parramore (PF), Derek Dattilo (C) Gregory Chaney, Jeffrey Dyck, Louis Thompson, Dale Hall | |
| 16:46 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:45 | Marshall | Roberto Rossi snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:40 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias misses long on a floater from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | Marshall | Christopher Moore misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Derek Dattilo snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Lee Fulmer hits a 3 from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:09 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Christopher Moore | 6-7 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Lee Fulmer is hacked by Terry Castonguay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Castonguay, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Wells (PG), William Smith (SF), Gregory Marsh (C) Terry Castonguay, Lamar McLoud, Roberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (SG) Lee Fulmer | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Christopher Moore steals it from James Doan | 6-7 |
| 15:40 | Marshall | Christopher Moore hits the finger roll | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - David Wells (fresh) SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Casias (fresh) C - Gregory Marsh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) SG - James Doan (fresh) SF - Ronald Gulley (fresh) PF - Adam Parramore (fresh) C - Derek Dattilo (fresh) | |
| 15:12 | Houston | David Wells is called for the reach on Adam Parramore - foul #1 on David Wells, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Jack Robinson (PF) David Wells, William Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Chaney (SG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Louis Thompson (PF), Dale Hall (C) James Doan, Ronald Gulley, Adam Parramore, Derek Dattilo | |
| 14:50 | Houston | Allan Sanders drills a 3 from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:40 | Marshall | Dale Hall steals the ball from Norman Nold | 8-10 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses short on a floater from the right block | 8-10 |
| 14:18 | Marshall | Jack Robinson pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:00 | Marshall | Norman Nold is fouled on the floor by Allan Sanders - foul #1 on Allan Sanders, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Smith (SG), Lamar McLoud (SF), Roberto Rossi (C) Christopher Moore, Jeffrey Casias, Gregory Marsh | |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (PG) Allan Sanders | |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Jack Robinson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Dyck | 8-10 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Lee Fulmer can't throw it down | 8-10 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Gregory Chaney can't tip it in | 8-10 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Dale Hall hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| 13:13 | Marshall | Norman Nold buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Smith | 11-12 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Lee Fulmer can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lamar McLoud - foul #1 on Lamar McLoud, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Moore (PG) Norman Nold | |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (SG), Adam Parramore (C) Gregory Chaney, Dale Hall | |
| 12:49 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Lee Fulmer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:25 | Marshall | William Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Adam Parramore pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Lee Fulmer slams it home on a great pass from Jeffrey Dyck and he's hacked by Lamar McLoud - foul #2 on Lamar McLoud, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias (SF), Gregory Marsh (PF) Lamar McLoud, Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (SG), Ronald Gulley (SF), Derek Dattilo (C) James Doan, Jeffrey Dyck, Louis Thompson | |
| 12:01 | Houston | Lee Fulmer makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:43 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Ronald Gulley grabs the board | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Casias (fresh) PF - Gregory Marsh (fresh) C - Roberto Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Gulley (fresh) PF - Adam Parramore (fresh) C - Derek Dattilo (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Houston | Ronald Gulley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lee Fulmer | 11-19 |
| 11:18 | Marshall | Christopher Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Smith | 14-19 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Lee Fulmer clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Ronald Gulley gets the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Ronald Gulley makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Allan Sanders | 14-21 |
| 10:38 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 10:37 | Marshall | Roberto Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:29 | Marshall | Christopher Moore misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-21 |
| 10:27 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias tips it back up and in | 16-21 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Ronald Gulley loses the dribble to Roberto Rossi | 16-21 |
| 10:09 | Marshall | Derek Dattilo steals the ball from William Smith | 16-21 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Derek Dattilo is hacked by Roberto Rossi - foul #1 on Roberto Rossi, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), David Wells (SG), Michael Hall (SF), Jack Robinson (PF) Christopher Moore, William Smith, Jeffrey Casias, Roberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Chaney (SG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Louis Thompson (PF), Dale Hall (C) Lee Fulmer, Ronald Gulley, Adam Parramore, Derek Dattilo | |
| 09:36 | Houston | Gregory Marsh blocks the jumper by Allan Sanders | 16-21 |
| 09:34 | Marshall | David Wells pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:21 | Marshall | Jack Robinson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dale Hall - foul #1 on Dale Hall, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roberto Rossi (C) Gregory Marsh | |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (PG) Allan Sanders | |
| 09:21 | Marshall | Jack Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:21 | Marshall | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 09:08 | Marshall | Roberto Rossi pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:49 | Marshall | David Wells misses short on a shot from the left side | 17-21 |
| 08:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Louis Thompson | 17-21 |
| 08:36 | Houston | James Doan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Dyck | 17-24 |
| 08:19 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Doan - foul #1 on James Doan, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (PG) James Doan | |
| 08:19 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:19 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Dale Hall hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Lee Fulmer | 19-26 |
| 07:46 | Marshall | Michael Hall can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Chaney - foul #2 on Gregory Chaney, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Moore (SG), Jeffrey Casias (C) David Wells, Roberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (SG) Gregory Chaney | |
| 07:46 | Marshall | Michael Hall misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:46 | Marshall | Michael Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Allan Sanders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 07:20 | Marshall | Jack Robinson pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hall (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Casias (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Hall (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Marshall | Michael Hall comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Dyck - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dyck, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Smith (SG) Norman Nold | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Parramore (C) Dale Hall | |
| 07:05 | Marshall | Michael Hall makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:05 | Marshall | Michael Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Adam Parramore is hacked by Jeffrey Casias - foul #1 on Jeffrey Casias, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Wells (PG), Gregory Marsh (C) Michael Hall, Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Gulley (SF), Derek Dattilo (C) Jeffrey Dyck, Louis Thompson | |
| 06:50 | Houston | Adam Parramore makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Adam Parramore makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:31 | Marshall | William Smith scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Moore | 25-28 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Ronald Gulley comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Adam Parramore can't tip it in | 25-28 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Adam Parramore tips it but misses | 25-28 |
| 06:12 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:00 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Marsh | 28-28 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Ronald Gulley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 05:23 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Casias, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Jack Robinson (PF) Christopher Moore, Jeffrey Casias | |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (PG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Louis Thompson (PF), Dale Hall (C) Lee Fulmer, Allan Sanders, Adam Parramore, Derek Dattilo | |
| 05:07 | Houston | Dale Hall misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by David Wells - foul #2 on David Wells, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Moore (SG), Michael Hall (SF) David Wells, William Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:07 | Houston | Dale Hall makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Dale Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:48 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 04:47 | Marshall | Norman Nold tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 04:46 | Marshall | Jack Robinson tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Louis Thompson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Dyck and he's hacked by Gregory Marsh - foul #1 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Roberto Rossi (C) Gregory Marsh | |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (PG), Allan Sanders (SG) James Doan, Ronald Gulley | |
| 04:24 | Houston | Louis Thompson makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:05 | Marshall | Norman Nold is hacked by Jeffrey Dyck - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dyck, team foul #7 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Parramore (SF) Jeffrey Dyck | |
| 04:05 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 04:05 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 03:50 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Norman Nold | 32-36 |
| 03:41 | Marshall | Michael Hall misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Lee Fulmer gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| 03:33 | Marshall | Michael Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 03:15 | Marshall | Michael Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 03:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Louis Thompson | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Parramore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Hall (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Lee Fulmer connects on the shot from the right side | 32-38 |
| 02:47 | Marshall | Lee Fulmer steps in front of the Christopher Moore pass | 32-38 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Lee Fulmer dunks the ball | 32-40 |
| 02:23 | Marshall | Norman Nold makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Moore | 34-40 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Allan Sanders is whistled for a carry | 34-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Wells (PG), Terry Castonguay (SG), Lamar McLoud (SF), Jeffrey Casias (PF) Norman Nold, Christopher Moore, Michael Hall, Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (PG), Gregory Chaney (SG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Derek Dattilo (C) Lee Fulmer, Allan Sanders, Louis Thompson, Dale Hall | |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud is denied on a layup by Derek Dattilo | 34-40 |
| 01:59 | Marshall | Lamar McLoud tips it but misses | 34-40 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Roberto Rossi tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Casias - foul #3 on Jeffrey Casias, team foul #11 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Smith (PF), Gregory Marsh (C) Jeffrey Casias, Roberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:42 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 01:26 | Marshall | David Wells is hacked by Jeffrey Dyck - foul #3 on Jeffrey Dyck, team foul #8 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Gulley (SF), Vernon Reich (C) Jeffrey Dyck, Adam Parramore | |
| 01:26 | Marshall | David Wells makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 01:26 | Marshall | David Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Ronald Gulley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 01:03 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Dattilo | 38-42 |
| 00:45 | Houston | James Doan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Wells - foul #3 on David Wells, team foul #12 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Lucier (PG) David Wells | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:45 | Houston | James Doan misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:45 | Houston | James Doan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:45 | Marshall | William Smith gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 00:35 | Marshall | Vernon Reich steals the ball from Robert Lucier | 38-42 |
| 00:11 | Houston | James Doan's pass is intercepted by Robert Lucier | 38-42 |
| 00:08 | Marshall | William Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Lucier | 40-42 |
| 00:03 | Houston | James Doan buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Chaney | 40-45 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Robert Lucier misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 40-45 |