| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) SG - Gary Festa (fresh) SF - John Espitia (fresh) PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) C - Brian Spano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) SG - James Rutherford (fresh) SF - Jerry Ferguson (fresh) PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) C - Brian Varela (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Rice | John Espitia knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jerry Ferguson - foul #1 on Jerry Ferguson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Rice | John Espitia makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | James Rutherford scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Pfannenstiel | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Thomas Newman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brian Spano | 6-3 |
| 18:21 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr's pass is intercepted by Thomas Newman | 6-3 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses the dunk | 6-3 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Brian Spano pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Festa | 9-3 |
| 17:52 | Marshall | Brian Varela is called for traveling | 9-3 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-3 |
| 17:36 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson gets the rebound | 9-3 |
| 17:17 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Pfannenstiel | 9-5 |
| 16:57 | Rice | John Espitia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Pfarr - foul #1 on Gary Pfarr, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (SF) Jerry Ferguson | |
| 16:57 | Rice | John Espitia makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:57 | Rice | John Espitia makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:49 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr connects on the jumper near the basket | 11-7 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Brian Spano is hacked by Daniel Pfannenstiel - foul #1 on Daniel Pfannenstiel, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Michael Krouse (C) Gary Festa, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | Marshall | Adam Dossantos (C) Brian Varela | |
| 16:18 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins tips it in | 13-7 |
| 15:56 | Marshall | James Rutherford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Pfannenstiel | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Anthony (fresh) SF - John Espitia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Krouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Rutherford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - Gary Pfarr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Dossantos (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins loses the ball out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG), Justin Stephen (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Thomas Newman, John Espitia, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Dominique (SG), Jerry Ferguson (SF), Christopher Gamble (C) Daniel Pfannenstiel, James Rutherford, Gary Pfarr | |
| 15:29 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Gamble | 13-13 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Ferguson - foul #2 on Jerry Ferguson, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG), Brian Spano (C) Charles Holman, Richard Romeo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sean Kester (SF), Brian Varela (C) Jerry Ferguson, Christopher Gamble | |
| 15:17 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Sean Kester comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Justin Stephen - foul #1 on Justin Stephen, team foul #1 | 15-13 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Sean Kester misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Sean Kester makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Sean Kester makes the 3rd free throw | 15-15 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Justin Stephen scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gary Festa | 17-15 |
| 14:23 | Marshall | James Dominique knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Sean Kester | 17-17 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Brian Spano misses badly on a floater from the right side | 17-17 |
| 13:52 | Marshall | Sean Kester pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 13:32 | Marshall | Adam Dossantos misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Brian Spano gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Brian Spano is fouled on the floor by Sean Kester - foul #1 on Sean Kester, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Peter Anthony, Michael Krouse, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG), James Rutherford (SG), Gary Pfarr (PF) Charles Moore, James Dominique, Adam Dossantos | |
| 13:00 | Rice | John Espitia can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 12:58 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 12:33 | Marshall | Brian Varela misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 12:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Espitia | 17-17 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Thomas Newman buries a jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 11:56 | Marshall | James Rutherford is fouled on the floor by Gary Festa - foul #1 on Gary Festa, team foul #2 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Brian Spano (C) Gary Festa, Justin Stephen | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (SF), Christopher Gamble (C) Sean Kester, Brian Varela | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Anthony (fresh) SF - John Espitia (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Gamble (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Marshall | James Rutherford hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Brian Spano knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Newman | 21-19 |
| 11:10 | Marshall | Christopher Gamble can't finish the layup | 21-19 |
| 11:09 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel tips it home | 21-21 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Peter Anthony gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 10:23 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 10:03 | Marshall | Christopher Gamble hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Pfannenstiel | 21-23 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Christopher Gamble takes the ball from John Espitia | 21-23 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Christopher Gamble misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Spano - foul #1 on Brian Spano, team foul #3 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG), Michael Krouse (SF), Justin Stephen (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Thomas Newman, John Espitia, Sylvester Hopkins, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Dominique (SG), Sean Kester (SF), Brian Varela (C) Daniel Pfannenstiel, James Rutherford, Gary Pfarr | |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Christopher Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Christopher Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Justin Stephen misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Michael Krouse snags the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Peter Anthony drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Stephen | 24-24 |
| 08:33 | Marshall | Charles Moore's pass is intercepted by Richard Romeo | 24-24 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Gary Festa knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Stephen | 26-24 |
| 08:10 | Marshall | Charles Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-24 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Gary Festa snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Michael Krouse buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Justin Stephen | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Anthony (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Romeo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) SG - James Dominique (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Kester (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Gamble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Varela (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Marshall | Brian Varela clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Justin Stephen - foul #2 on Justin Stephen, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Peter Anthony, Justin Stephen, Richard Romeo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG), James Rutherford (SG), Gary Pfarr (PF) Charles Moore, James Dominique, Christopher Gamble | |
| 07:41 | Marshall | Brian Varela makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 07:41 | Marshall | Brian Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 07:25 | Rice | John Espitia comes up short on the floater in the lane | 28-26 |
| 07:24 | Marshall | James Rutherford gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 07:01 | Marshall | Brian Varela misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 07:00 | Rice | John Espitia pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 06:42 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:28 | Marshall | James Rutherford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Thomas Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Michael Krouse hits the follow up shot | 30-26 |
| 05:53 | Marshall | Sean Kester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Brian Spano (C) Gary Festa, Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (SF), Adam Dossantos (C) Sean Kester, Brian Varela | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Adam Dossantos - foul #1 on Adam Dossantos, team foul #6 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (SF) John Espitia | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:59 | Marshall | Charles Holman is called for the reach on Charles Moore - foul #1 on Charles Holman, team foul #5 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG) Thomas Newman | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Dominique (SG), Brian Varela (C) James Rutherford, Gary Pfarr | |
| 04:44 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 04:43 | Marshall | Brian Varela misses the tip | 33-26 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Gary Festa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 04:36 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Daniel Pfannenstiel | 33-26 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | Charles Moore knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Pfannenstiel and he's fouled by Charles Holman - foul #2 on Charles Holman, team foul #6 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Rice | John Espitia (SF), Michael Krouse (PF) Charles Holman, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sean Kester (SF) James Dominique | |
| 04:32 | Marshall | Charles Moore makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Peter Anthony loses the dribble to Daniel Pfannenstiel in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 04:28 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel lays it up and in | 33-31 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Gary Festa makes the 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Brian Spano is called for the reach on Adam Dossantos - foul #2 on Brian Spano, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Justin Stephen (PF) Gary Festa | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG), Jerry Ferguson (SF) Daniel Pfannenstiel, Sean Kester | |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Adam Dossantos misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Brian Spano grabs the board | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Krouse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Espitia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Dossantos (fresh) C - Brian Varela (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | John Espitia misses long on a turnaround from close range | 36-31 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Brian Spano snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Jerry Ferguson swats the dunk try by Michael Krouse | 36-31 |
| 03:08 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Krouse | 36-31 |
| 02:56 | Rice | John Espitia misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 02:54 | Marshall | James Rutherford gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 02:51 | Marshall | Charles Moore is hacked by Peter Anthony in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Anthony, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Gary Festa (SG), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Peter Anthony, Michael Krouse, John Espitia, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gary Pfarr (PF), Christopher Gamble (C) Adam Dossantos, Brian Varela | |
| 02:51 | Marshall | Charles Moore misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Romeo | 36-31 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Jerry Ferguson swats the shot by Thomas Newman | 36-31 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses the tip | 36-31 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | James Rutherford snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 02:33 | Marshall | Charles Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-31 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 02:10 | Marshall | Christopher Gamble knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Moore | 36-33 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the runner in the paint | 38-33 |
| 01:46 | Marshall | James Rutherford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 01:44 | Marshall | James Rutherford grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 01:24 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Romeo | 38-33 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses long on a shot from the right side | 38-33 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Richard Romeo misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 01:07 | Marshall | James Rutherford grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 01:01 | Marshall | Justin Stephen is called for the reach on Charles Moore - foul #3 on Justin Stephen, team foul #9 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), John Espitia (SF), Brian Spano (C) Gary Festa, Justin Stephen, Richard Romeo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG), Sean Kester (SF), Brian Varela (C) James Rutherford, Jerry Ferguson, Christopher Gamble | |
| 01:01 | Marshall | Charles Moore makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 01:01 | Marshall | Charles Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Charles Moore is hacked by John Espitia - foul #1 on John Espitia, team foul #10 | 38-35 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Charles Moore makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Charles Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Peter Anthony is fouled on the floor by Sean Kester - foul #2 on Sean Kester, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Dominique (SG) Charles Moore | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Peter Anthony misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:20 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Brian Varela | 38-37 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (SG) Thomas Newman | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG) James Dominique | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Peter Anthony misses short on a halfcourt shot | 38-37 |