| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roy Deleon (fresh) SG - Timothy Litteral (fresh) SF - Ben Benefiel (fresh) PF - Mike Bonneau (fresh) C - Jordan Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Christopher Moore (fresh) SG - Wesley Fortney (fresh) SF - Michael Hall (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Casias (fresh) C - Marvin Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Marvin Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:57 | Marshall | Michael Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Texas Southern | Ben Benefiel misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Texas Southern | Jordan Ball tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Hall | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | Texas Southern | Ben Benefiel connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | Marvin Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Deleon - foul #1 on Roy Deleon, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:56 | Marshall | Ben Benefiel picks off the pass by Michael Hall | 5-3 |
| 18:38 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Casias steals the ball from Timothy Litteral | 5-3 |
| 18:24 | Marshall | Christopher Moore is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:23 | Texas Southern | Mike Bonneau gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:57 | Texas Southern | Mike Bonneau misses the dunk but the foul's on Jeffrey Casias - foul #1 on Jeffrey Casias, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider (PG), John Sanders (SG), Jonathan Maudlin (SF), Phil Higgins (C) Roy Deleon, Timothy Litteral, Ben Benefiel, Jordan Ball | |
| Subs | Marshall | Carl Lockett (PG), Anthony Chase (SG), Kirk Thomas (SF), Gregory Marsh (PF), Dwight Sundquist (C) Christopher Moore, Wesley Fortney, Michael Hall, Jeffrey Casias, Marvin Lewis | |
| 17:57 | Texas Southern | Mike Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:57 | Texas Southern | Mike Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Anthony Chase hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 17:33 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:27 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Maudlin can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 7-3 |
| 17:25 | Marshall | Kirk Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:59 | Marshall | John Sanders is called for the reach on Kirk Thomas - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Deleon (PG), Timothy Litteral (SG), Peter Sewell (C) Jon Schneider, John Sanders, Mike Bonneau | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 16:48 | Marshall | Dwight Sundquist hits a floater near the basket | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Texas Southern | Timothy Litteral can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 16:38 | Marshall | Gregory Marsh grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:24 | Marshall | Kirk Thomas misses the lay-in | 7-5 |
| 16:23 | Marshall | Carl Lockett grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:09 | Marshall | Jonathan Maudlin takes the ball from Kirk Thomas | 7-5 |
| 16:00 | Texas Southern | Timothy Litteral hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roy Deleon (fresh) SG - Timothy Litteral (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Maudlin (fairly fresh) PF - Phil Higgins (fairly fresh) C - Peter Sewell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Carl Lockett (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Chase (fairly fresh) SF - Kirk Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Marsh (fairly fresh) C - Dwight Sundquist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:58 | Marshall | Carl Lockett is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Lockett, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Benefiel (SF), Jordan Ball (C) Jonathan Maudlin, Phil Higgins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Moore (PG), Donald Saba (SG), Michael Hall (SF), Jeffrey Casias (PF), Marvin Lewis (C) Carl Lockett, Anthony Chase, Kirk Thomas, Gregory Marsh, Dwight Sundquist | |
| 15:43 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Casias steps in front of the Timothy Litteral pass | 10-5 |
| 15:25 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block set up by Donald Saba | 10-7 |
| 15:18 | Texas Southern | Ben Benefiel's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Casias | 10-7 |
| 15:05 | Marshall | Marvin Lewis jams it set up by Christopher Moore | 10-9 |
| 14:39 | Texas Southern | Timothy Litteral misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:37 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Casias | 10-9 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Christopher Moore is hacked by Roy Deleon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Deleon, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider (PG), John Sanders (SG), Richard Fiorentino (SF), Phil Higgins (PF) Roy Deleon, Timothy Litteral, Ben Benefiel, Peter Sewell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Wesley Fortney (SG), Kirk Thomas (SF), Gregory Marsh (PF), Dwight Sundquist (C) Donald Saba, Michael Hall, Jeffrey Casias, Marvin Lewis | |
| 14:29 | Marshall | Kirk Thomas clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Fiorentino - foul #1 on Richard Fiorentino, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| 14:29 | Marshall | Kirk Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:29 | Marshall | Kirk Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:05 | Texas Southern | Jordan Ball misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dwight Sundquist - foul #1 on Dwight Sundquist, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jonathan Maudlin (SF) Richard Fiorentino | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:05 | Texas Southern | Jordan Ball makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:05 | Texas Southern | Jordan Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:05 | Marshall | Gregory Marsh pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:00 | Marshall | Gregory Marsh loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mike Bonneau (PF) Jordan Ball | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 13:49 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Maudlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:47 | Marshall | Dwight Sundquist pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:27 | Marshall | Gregory Marsh clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Mike Bonneau - foul #1 on Mike Bonneau, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jordan Ball (C) Phil Higgins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Carl Lockett (PG), Donald Saba (SF), Jeffrey Casias (PF) Christopher Moore, Kirk Thomas, Dwight Sundquist | |
| 13:27 | Marshall | Gregory Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:27 | Marshall | Gregory Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:13 | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Marsh | 11-13 |
| 13:11 | Texas Southern | Jordan Ball grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:57 | Texas Southern | John Sanders makes the floater from the right wing set up by Jon Schneider | 13-13 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Wesley Fortney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 12:51 | Texas Southern | John Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:48 | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider's pass is intercepted by Carl Lockett in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 12:32 | Marshall | Gregory Marsh scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 13-15 |
| 12:21 | Texas Southern | Wesley Fortney steals it from Mike Bonneau | 13-15 |
| 12:18 | Marshall | Carl Lockett misses the lay-in | 13-15 |
| 12:17 | Texas Southern | Jordan Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:06 | Texas Southern | Jordan Ball knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jon Schneider | 15-15 |
| 11:44 | Marshall | Jordan Ball is called for the reach on Donald Saba - foul #1 on Jordan Ball, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Timothy Litteral (SG), Ben Benefiel (SF), Richard Fiorentino (PF), Phil Higgins (C) John Sanders, Jonathan Maudlin, Mike Bonneau, Jordan Ball | |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Moore (PG), Anthony Chase (SG), Michael Hall (SF), Kirk Thomas (PF), Dwight Sundquist (C) Carl Lockett, Wesley Fortney, Donald Saba, Jeffrey Casias, Gregory Marsh | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jon Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Litteral (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ben Benefiel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Fiorentino (fresh) C - Phil Higgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Chase (fresh) SF - Michael Hall (fresh) PF - Kirk Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Sundquist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Marshall | Michael Hall hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Litteral - foul #1 on Timothy Litteral, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| 11:29 | Marshall | Michael Hall misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:29 | Marshall | Michael Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:11 | Texas Southern | Ben Benefiel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 11:09 | Marshall | Christopher Moore pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:01 | Marshall | Kirk Thomas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kirk Thomas, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Peter Sewell (C) Richard Fiorentino | |
| Subs | Marshall | Marvin Lewis (C) Dwight Sundquist | |
| 10:44 | Texas Southern | Timothy Litteral can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 10:42 | Marshall | Marvin Lewis grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 10:35 | Marshall | Anthony Chase hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 10:33 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:14 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-16 |
| 10:13 | Texas Southern | Ben Benefiel grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:55 | Texas Southern | Timothy Litteral clanks a 3 from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 09:54 | Marshall | Marvin Lewis snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 09:29 | Marshall | Christopher Moore misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 09:27 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Moore | 15-16 |
| 09:10 | Marshall | Timothy Litteral picks off the pass by Marvin Lewis | 15-16 |
| 09:07 | Texas Southern | Ben Benefiel lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Litteral | 17-16 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | Christopher Moore double dribbles in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Sanders (PG), Richard Fiorentino (SF), Mike Bonneau (PF), Jordan Ball (C) Jon Schneider, Ben Benefiel, Phil Higgins, Peter Sewell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Carl Lockett (PG), Donald Saba (SG), Dwight Sundquist (SF), Jeffrey Casias (PF) Christopher Moore, Anthony Chase, Michael Hall, Kirk Thomas | |
| 08:57 | Texas Southern | Richard Fiorentino misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-16 |
| 08:56 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to John Sanders | 17-16 |
| 08:39 | Texas Southern | Mike Bonneau drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from John Sanders | 19-16 |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Dwight Sundquist buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Saba | 19-18 |
| 08:09 | Texas Southern | Timothy Litteral scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 07:54 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias hits a floater near the basket set up by Carl Lockett and he's fouled by John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jonathan Maudlin (PG) John Sanders | |
| Subs | Marshall | Wesley Fortney (SG), Gregory Marsh (C) Donald Saba, Marvin Lewis | |
| 07:54 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:38 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Casias picks off the pass by Mike Bonneau | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jonathan Maudlin (fresh) SG - Timothy Litteral (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Fiorentino (fresh) PF - Mike Bonneau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jordan Ball (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Carl Lockett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Fortney (fresh) SF - Dwight Sundquist (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Casias (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. C - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 07:14 | Texas Southern | Mike Bonneau grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 07:00 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Casias swats the short shot by Jordan Ball | 22-21 |
| 06:59 | Marshall | Dwight Sundquist gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:42 | Marshall | Wesley Fortney misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 06:41 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Marsh | 22-21 |
| 06:29 | Marshall | Gregory Marsh hits a floater from the left block | 22-23 |
| 06:00 | Texas Southern | Dwight Sundquist is called for the reach on Richard Fiorentino - foul #2 on Dwight Sundquist, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider (PG), Eric Griffin (SF), Phil Higgins (PF) Jonathan Maudlin, Richard Fiorentino, Mike Bonneau | |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Moore (PG), Donald Saba (SG), Michael Hall (SF), Kirk Thomas (PF), Marvin Lewis (C) Carl Lockett, Wesley Fortney, Dwight Sundquist, Jeffrey Casias, Gregory Marsh | |
| 05:41 | Texas Southern | Marvin Lewis swats the layup by Jordan Ball | 22-23 |
| 05:40 | Marshall | Kirk Thomas gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:21 | Marshall | Kirk Thomas scores on a runner in the paint | 22-25 |
| 05:10 | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 05:09 | Marshall | Michael Hall grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 05:04 | Marshall | Christopher Moore misses the driving attempt from close range | 22-25 |
| 05:03 | Texas Southern | Eric Griffin grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 04:47 | Texas Southern | Christopher Moore takes the ball from Timothy Litteral | 22-25 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | Donald Saba misses the lay-in | 22-25 |
| 04:43 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Phil Higgins | 22-25 |
| 04:40 | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Moore - foul #1 on Christopher Moore, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Benefiel (SF), Peter Sewell (PF) Eric Griffin, Jordan Ball | |
| Subs | Marshall | Anthony Chase (SG), Jeffrey Casias (PF), Gregory Marsh (C) Donald Saba, Kirk Thomas, Marvin Lewis | |
| 04:27 | Texas Southern | Gregory Marsh is called for the reach on Jon Schneider - foul #1 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| 04:27 | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:27 | Marshall | Jeffrey Casias gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 04:24 | Marshall | Timothy Litteral is called for the reach on Anthony Chase in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Litteral, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jonathan Maudlin (SG) Timothy Litteral | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:24 | Marshall | Anthony Chase makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:24 | Marshall | Anthony Chase misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:24 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:17 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-26 |
| 04:15 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Sewell | 22-26 |
| 04:03 | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider connects on the floater from the right side | 24-26 |
| 03:45 | Marshall | Christopher Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Chase | 24-29 |
| 03:27 | Texas Southern | Ben Benefiel makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jon Schneider (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Maudlin (fairly fresh) SF - Ben Benefiel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Sewell (fairly fresh) C - Phil Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Christopher Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Chase (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Casias (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Gregory Marsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Christopher Moore is hacked by Jon Schneider in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Schneider, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Deleon (PG), John Sanders (SG), Eric Griffin (SF), Mike Bonneau (PF) Jon Schneider, Jonathan Maudlin, Ben Benefiel, Peter Sewell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Wesley Fortney (SG), Donald Saba (SF), Kirk Thomas (C) Anthony Chase, Michael Hall, Gregory Marsh | |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Christopher Moore makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Christopher Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:00 | Texas Southern | John Sanders connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Eric Griffin and he's hacked by Donald Saba - foul #1 on Donald Saba, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jordan Ball (C) Phil Higgins | |
| Subs | Marshall | Carl Lockett (PG), Dwight Sundquist (C) Christopher Moore, Jeffrey Casias | |
| 03:00 | Texas Southern | John Sanders misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:00 | Marshall | Dwight Sundquist pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Roy Deleon steps in front of the Donald Saba pass in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 02:41 | Texas Southern | Roy Deleon drills a jump hook from the left block | 30-31 |
| 02:23 | Marshall | Dwight Sundquist loses the dribble to Jordan Ball | 30-31 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Dwight Sundquist steals the ball from John Sanders | 30-31 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Wesley Fortney is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Griffin - foul #1 on Eric Griffin, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Benefiel (SF), Richard Fiorentino (PF), Phil Higgins (C) Eric Griffin, Mike Bonneau, Jordan Ball | |
| Subs | Marshall | Marvin Lewis (C) Kirk Thomas | |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Wesley Fortney misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:05 | Marshall | Wesley Fortney makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:43 | Texas Southern | John Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 01:41 | Marshall | Dwight Sundquist grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:15 | Marshall | Wesley Fortney misses short on a jumper from close range | 30-32 |
| 01:13 | Marshall | Dwight Sundquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:02 | Marshall | Dwight Sundquist comes up short on the runner from close range | 30-32 |
| 01:00 | Marshall | Marvin Lewis snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Carl Lockett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | Donald Saba grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:25 | Marshall | Carl Lockett makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Wesley Fortney | 30-34 |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Richard Fiorentino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | The clock runs out | 30-34 |