| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) SG - Matthew Sanders (fresh) SF - Allen Dunbar (fresh) PF - John Brown (fresh) C - Paul Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) SG - Donald Doll (fresh) SF - Marion Ling (fresh) PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Cooper 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Mark Schweickert knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marion Ling | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Marshall | Matthew Sanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Marion Ling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Mark Schweickert pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses badly on a floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Doll | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Kevin Cooper is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Sanders - foul #1 on Matthew Sanders, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Marshall | Kevin Cooper steps in front of the Matthew Sanders pass | 0-4 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Allen Dunbar is called for the reach on Daniel Vierthaler - foul #1 on Allen Dunbar, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Marion Ling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | Marshall | Paul Walker gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:59 | Marshall | Matthew Sanders throws it down on a great pass from Allen Dunbar | 2-4 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Sanders - foul #2 on Matthew Sanders, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Marshall | Edward Cummings (SG) Matthew Sanders | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:35 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:19 | Marshall | Allen Dunbar makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Edward Cummings | 5-5 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler clanks a shot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Paul Walker | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) SG - Edward Cummings (fresh) SF - Allen Dunbar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) C - Paul Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) SG - Donald Doll (fresh) SF - Marion Ling (fresh) PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Marshall | Allen Dunbar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 5-5 |
| 15:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Cooper | 5-5 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Donald Doll is whistled for a carry | 5-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Umi Abdula (C) Kevin Cooper | |
| 14:54 | Marshall | Edward Cummings makes the jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Marion Ling | 7-8 |
| 14:21 | Marshall | Edward Cummings can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 7-8 |
| 14:19 | Marshall | Allen Dunbar can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 14:18 | Marshall | Edward Cummings snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:57 | Marshall | Paul Walker knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Alexander | 9-8 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler connects on the jump hook from the right block | 9-10 |
| 13:12 | Marshall | Daniel Vierthaler steps in front of the Allen Dunbar pass | 9-10 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | Edwin Hallock (PG), Victor Kemp (SF), Jonathan Allan (PF), John Robison (C) Thomas Alexander, Allen Dunbar, John Brown, Paul Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Kevin Cooper (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Marion Ling, Umi Abdula | |
| 12:47 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:47 | Marshall | Jonathan Allan grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 12:36 | Marshall | Jonathan Allan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Hallock | 12-11 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Victor Kemp denies the turnaround by Dikembe Ahmadi | 12-11 |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Edward Cummings grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 12:08 | Marshall | John Robison can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #1 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lars Wisinski (PF) Mark Schweickert | |
| 12:08 | Marshall | John Robison makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:08 | Marshall | John Robison makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Kevin Cooper blows the layup | 14-11 |
| 11:40 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lars Wisinski | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Edwin Hallock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Victor Kemp (fresh) PF - John Robison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Allan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Kevin Cooper can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Allan - foul #1 on Jonathan Allan, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Alexander (PG), Allen Dunbar (SF), Paul Walker (C) Edward Cummings, Victor Kemp, John Robison | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Marion Ling (SF) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Paul Nowak | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | Marshall | Thomas Alexander connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jonathan Allan | 16-13 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Marion Ling knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 16-16 |
| 10:22 | Marshall | Allen Dunbar clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Doll - foul #1 on Donald Doll, team foul #2 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Schweickert (PF) Lars Wisinski | |
| 10:22 | Marshall | Allen Dunbar makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:22 | Marshall | Allen Dunbar misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Kevin Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Mark Schweickert double dribbles | 17-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Edward Cummings (SG) Edwin Hallock | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:35 | Marshall | Thomas Alexander buries a floater from the left side | 19-16 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Mark Schweickert buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Cooper | 19-18 |
| 08:49 | Marshall | Paul Walker misses badly on a runner from the left block | 19-18 |
| 08:47 | Marshall | Paul Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:33 | Marshall | Thomas Alexander travels with the ball | 19-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | Edwin Hallock (SG), John Robison (C) Jonathan Allan, Paul Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Kevin Cooper | |
| 08:08 | Houston | Fred Burnett buries a 3 from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 07:55 | Marshall | Edward Cummings makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Edwin Hallock | 22-21 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Umi Abdula's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Alexander | 22-21 |
| 07:35 | Marshall | Edward Cummings grabs the board | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Hallock (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allen Dunbar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 7 pts. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Marshall | Edward Cummings is hacked by Mark Schweickert - foul #1 on Mark Schweickert, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jonathan Allan (PF), Paul Walker (C) Edwin Hallock, Allen Dunbar | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Paul Nowak (SF) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Marion Ling | |
| 07:12 | Marshall | Edward Cummings drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Alexander | 24-21 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Umi Abdula misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Jonathan Allan - foul #2 on Jonathan Allan, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Edwin Hallock (SG) Jonathan Allan | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:59 | Houston | Umi Abdula misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Umi Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:41 | Marshall | Paul Nowak is called for the reach on Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on Paul Nowak, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Victor Kemp (SF) Edward Cummings | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Cooper (C) Umi Abdula | |
| 06:33 | Marshall | Victor Kemp hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 24-22 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Paul Nowak snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Edwin Hallock is called for the reach on Daniel Vierthaler - foul #1 on Edwin Hallock, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Allen Dunbar (SF) Victor Kemp | |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF) Paul Nowak | |
| 06:25 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:25 | Marshall | Paul Walker grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:03 | Marshall | Marion Ling takes the ball from Paul Walker | 24-23 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Donald Doll lays it in set up by Marion Ling | 24-25 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | Allen Dunbar hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edwin Hallock | 27-25 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Kevin Cooper hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Marion Ling | 27-27 |
| 05:28 | Marshall | John Robison knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edwin Hallock | 30-27 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Paul Walker swats the short shot by Kevin Cooper | 30-27 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Kevin Cooper tips it home | 30-29 |
| 04:48 | Marshall | Thomas Alexander double dribbles | 30-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Vince Henry (PG), Edward Cummings (PF) Thomas Alexander, Paul Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Lars Wisinski (PF) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Mark Schweickert | |
| 04:22 | Houston | John Robison steals the ball from Marion Ling | 30-29 |
| 04:10 | Marshall | Edwin Hallock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Kevin Cooper pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Fred Burnett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Walker (C) John Robison | |
| Subs | Houston | Umi Abdula (C) Kevin Cooper | |
| 03:56 | Marshall | Allen Dunbar's fadeaway is rejected by Umi Abdula | 30-29 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Allen Dunbar grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 03:46 | Marshall | Edwin Hallock misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-29 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Lars Wisinski grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Marion Ling connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Ahmadi | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Vince Henry (fresh) SG - Edwin Hallock (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Allen Dunbar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Cummings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Marshall | Paul Walker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Umi Abdula - foul #1 on Umi Abdula, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Alexander (PG), Matthew Sanders (SG), John Brown (PF) Vince Henry, Edwin Hallock, Allen Dunbar | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Marion Ling, Lars Wisinski | |
| 03:09 | Marshall | Paul Walker makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:09 | Marshall | Paul Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Donald Doll gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 02:40 | Houston | John Brown swats the layup by Mark Schweickert | 31-32 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Paul Nowak hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 02:23 | Marshall | Edward Cummings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Mark Schweickert pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Donald Doll misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | John Brown gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 02:02 | Marshall | Paul Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Mark Schweickert grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Donald Doll lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 31-36 |
| 01:41 | Marshall | Thomas Alexander misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Donald Doll pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-36 |
| 01:21 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Doll | 31-36 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Paul Nowak lays it in set up by Daniel Vierthaler | 31-38 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Edward Cummings is hacked by Paul Nowak - foul #2 on Paul Nowak, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Allen Dunbar (SF), Jonathan Allan (C) Edward Cummings, Paul Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF), Kevin Cooper (C) Paul Nowak, Umi Abdula | |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Jonathan Allan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-38 |
| 00:20 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Alexander | 31-38 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Thomas Alexander misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Doll - foul #2 on Donald Doll, team foul #7 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll | |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Marion Ling misses the halfcourt shot | 33-38 |