| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bert Ashley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Varela (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Charles Moore inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:54 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| 19:42 | Houston | David Leming misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Bert Ashley gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Jeffery Knight connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Jansen | 30-30 |
| 19:14 | Marshall | Brian Varela misses long on a runner from the baseline | 30-30 |
| 19:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Thomas Griffin | 30-30 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Bert Ashley knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 32-30 |
| 18:40 | Marshall | Bert Ashley swats the short shot by Brian Varela | 32-30 |
| 18:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Thomas Griffin | 32-30 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Thomas Griffin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Knight and he's fouled by Daniel Pfannenstiel - foul #2 on Daniel Pfannenstiel, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Thomas Griffin makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:02 | Marshall | Brian Varela is hacked by Fred Jansen - foul #2 on Fred Jansen, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 17:47 | Marshall | James Rutherford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Fred Jansen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Fred Jansen makes the driving attempt from the right block | 37-30 |
| 17:15 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-30 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Thomas Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Bert Ashley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-30 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Fred Jansen grabs the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 16:30 | Houston | David Leming is hacked by Daniel Pfannenstiel - foul #3 on Daniel Pfannenstiel, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SG), Donald Lyons (PF), Richard Bradshaw (C) Jeffery Knight, Bert Ashley, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sean Kester (SF), Adam Dossantos (C) Daniel Pfannenstiel, Brian Varela | |
| 16:13 | Houston | Thomas Griffin comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 37-30 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 15:48 | Marshall | James Rutherford hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Valentine (fresh) SF - Thomas Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Rutherford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Kester (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Pfarr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Dossantos (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 15:24 | Houston | John Valentine grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Donald Lyons lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Leming | 41-32 |
| 15:06 | Marshall | Sean Kester loses the dribble to Thomas Griffin | 41-32 |
| 14:54 | Houston | John Valentine clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 14:53 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Griffin | 41-32 |
| 14:42 | Houston | David Leming scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Adam Dossantos misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Bradshaw - foul #2 on Richard Bradshaw, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), Jeffery Knight (SG), Bert Ashley (PF), Fred Jansen (C) David Leming, Thomas Griffin, Donald Lyons, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG), James Dominique (SG), Jerry Ferguson (SF), Brian Varela (C) Charles Moore, James Rutherford, Sean Kester, Gary Pfarr | |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Adam Dossantos misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Adam Dossantos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Bert Ashley clanks a floater in the lane | 44-33 |
| 14:06 | Marshall | James Dominique gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:47 | Marshall | Adam Dossantos loses the dribble to Jeffery Knight | 44-33 |
| 13:44 | Houston | John Valentine lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffery Knight | 46-33 |
| 13:27 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Pfannenstiel | 46-36 |
| 13:11 | Houston | John Valentine misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-36 |
| 13:10 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Brian Varela | 46-36 |
| 13:06 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel loses the dribble to Jeffery Knight in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 12:47 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Stenger | 49-36 |
| 12:29 | Marshall | Bryan Stenger is called for the reach on Daniel Pfannenstiel - foul #1 on Bryan Stenger, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Thomas Griffin (SF) Bryan Stenger, John Valentine | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG), Gary Pfarr (PF) James Dominique, Adam Dossantos | |
| 12:13 | Marshall | Fred Jansen is called for the reach on James Rutherford - foul #3 on Fred Jansen, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| 12:00 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel's pass is intercepted by David Leming | 49-36 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Bert Ashley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bert Ashley, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bert Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Varela (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Marshall | Brian Varela's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (SF) Jerry Ferguson | |
| 10:51 | Houston | Thomas Griffin lays it up and in on a great pass from David Leming | 51-36 |
| 10:34 | Marshall | James Rutherford makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Pfannenstiel | 51-39 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Thomas Griffin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Thomas Griffin grabs the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Gary Pfarr takes the ball from Bert Ashley | 51-39 |
| 09:50 | Marshall | James Rutherford connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Fred Jansen loses the dribble to Gary Pfarr | 51-42 |
| 09:17 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr travels with the ball | 51-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), John Valentine (SG), Max Smith (SF), Donald Lyons (PF), Richard Bradshaw (C) David Leming, Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin, Bert Ashley, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Dominique (SG), Jerry Ferguson (SF), Adam Dossantos (PF), Christopher Gamble (C) Daniel Pfannenstiel, James Rutherford, Gary Pfarr, Brian Varela | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Adam Dossantos is called for the reach on Donald Lyons - foul #2 on Adam Dossantos, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Bryan Stenger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Max Smith hits a floater from the left side and the foul's on Christopher Gamble - foul #1 on Christopher Gamble, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Max Smith makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:09 | Marshall | James Dominique buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Moore | 54-45 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw loses the ball out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Thomas Griffin (SF) Bryan Stenger, Max Smith | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG), James Rutherford (SG), Gary Pfarr (PF) Charles Moore, James Dominique, Christopher Gamble | |
| 07:46 | Marshall | James Rutherford clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 07:44 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr can't tip it in | 54-45 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Thomas Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 07:35 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jerry Ferguson | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Donald Lyons (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Dossantos (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr misses the shot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Donald Lyons grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Thomas Griffin scores on a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Jerry Ferguson - foul #4 on Jerry Ferguson, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Knight (SG), Bert Ashley (PF), Fred Jansen (C) John Valentine, Donald Lyons, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Varela (C) Adam Dossantos | |
| 07:04 | Houston | Thomas Griffin makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:50 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr drills a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Bert Ashley - foul #2 on Bert Ashley, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| 06:50 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:28 | Houston | David Leming can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 06:26 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:15 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel clanks a floater from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 06:14 | Marshall | Brian Varela tips it in | 57-50 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Jeffery Knight clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-50 |
| 05:55 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:42 | Marshall | Brian Varela scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Thomas Griffin buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 05:04 | Marshall | James Rutherford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG) David Leming | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (SG), Sean Kester (SF) James Rutherford, Jerry Ferguson | |
| 04:44 | Houston | Bryan Stenger connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 04:33 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 04:31 | Marshall | Brian Varela gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:21 | Marshall | Sean Kester comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Fred Jansen pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Gary Pfarr swats the short shot by Fred Jansen | 62-52 |
| 04:10 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 03:54 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Jeffery Knight pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Houston | Sean Kester steals it from Fred Jansen | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Marshall | Sean Kester misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Fred Jansen snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Stenger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Griffin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. PF - Bert Ashley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Jansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Sean Kester (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Pfarr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Varela (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Houston | Bryan Stenger connects on the shot from the left side set up by Jeffery Knight | 64-52 |
| 03:00 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG) Bryan Stenger | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG), Jerry Ferguson (SF) Charles Moore, Sean Kester | |
| 02:41 | Marshall | James Rutherford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Thomas Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Bert Ashley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffery Knight | 66-52 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Rutherford | 66-54 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Fred Jansen misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Daniel Pfannenstiel - foul #4 on Daniel Pfannenstiel, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), John Valentine (SG), Donald Lyons (SF), Richard Bradshaw (PF) David Leming, Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin, Bert Ashley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (PG), James Dominique (SG), Sean Kester (SF), Adam Dossantos (PF), Christopher Gamble (C) Daniel Pfannenstiel, James Rutherford, Jerry Ferguson, Gary Pfarr, Brian Varela | |
| 01:44 | Houston | Fred Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Fred Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 01:35 | Marshall | Christopher Gamble misses the easy layup | 68-54 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Donald Lyons snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Donald Lyons misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 01:14 | Marshall | James Dominique gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:09 | Marshall | James Dominique hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | Christopher Gamble can't tip it in | 68-54 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Fred Jansen snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 00:39 | Houston | John Valentine misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 00:37 | Houston | John Valentine pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Houston | John Valentine misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Adam Dossantos - foul #3 on Adam Dossantos, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Max Smith (SF) Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:17 | Houston | John Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:17 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Marshall | James Dominique misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Bryan Stenger runs out the clock | 69-54 |