| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ron Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Vezina (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Johns (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - William High (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Patrick Puffenberger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gabriel Moretti (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Parker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Leininger (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Mangual (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Fred Johns inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Fred Johns misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gabriel Moretti - foul #2 on Gabriel Moretti, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:48 | Houston | Fred Johns makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:48 | Houston | Fred Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:48 | Houston | Fred Johns misses the 3rd free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:48 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Dennis Leininger | 36-29 |
| 19:35 | Marshall | Dana Parker misses the lay-in | 36-29 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:18 | Houston | William High scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ron Gregory | 38-29 |
| 19:03 | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gabriel Moretti | 38-31 |
| 18:47 | Houston | William High double dribbles | 38-31 |
| 18:28 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Steven Vezina hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Fred Johns grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 17:53 | Houston | William High misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Steven Vezina tips it in | 40-34 |
| 17:44 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on William High - foul #1 on William High, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 17:44 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:44 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Fred Johns | 42-36 |
| 17:15 | Marshall | Dennis Leininger is hacked by Mark Shellenbarger - foul #1 on Mark Shellenbarger, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (C) Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Marshall | Bradford Huey (PG) Patrick Puffenberger | |
| 16:59 | Marshall | Donald Mangual clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 16:58 | Marshall | Dana Parker hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Bradford Huey takes the ball from Fred Johns | 42-38 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Patrick Hall swats the short shot by Dennis Leininger | 42-38 |
| 16:15 | Houston | William High grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Patrick Hall double dribbles | 42-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Trollinger (SG), Mark Shellenbarger (PF) Steven Vezina, William High | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Huminski (PG), William Barton (SF), Jack Conlon (PF), Ray Cook (C) Gabriel Moretti, Dana Parker, Dennis Leininger, Donald Mangual | |
| 16:01 | Marshall | Bradford Huey misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Fred Johns snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ron Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vernon Trollinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Johns (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Huminski (fresh) SG - Bradford Huey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Barton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Conlon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ray Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Houston | Ron Gregory drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Johns | 44-38 |
| 15:24 | Marshall | Daniel Huminski misses long on a shot near the basket | 44-38 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Fred Johns knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Vernon Trollinger | 47-38 |
| 14:40 | Marshall | Jack Conlon makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradford Huey | 47-40 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Fred Johns can't throw it down but the foul's on William Barton - foul #2 on William Barton, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Vezina (PG), Eric Dahmen (PF), Richard Jordan (C) Ron Gregory, Mark Shellenbarger, Patrick Hall | |
| Subs | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger (PG), Gabriel Moretti (SG), Dana Parker (SF), Dennis Leininger (PF), Donald Mangual (C) Daniel Huminski, Bradford Huey, William Barton, Jack Conlon, Ray Cook | |
| 14:23 | Houston | Fred Johns makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Fred Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:09 | Marshall | Dana Parker comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Vernon Trollinger - foul #1 on Vernon Trollinger, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Lynch (SF) Fred Johns | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:09 | Marshall | Dana Parker makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:09 | Marshall | Dana Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Eric Dahmen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Joe Lynch snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses short on a jumper in the paint | 49-42 |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Donald Mangual pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:25 | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Richard Jordan gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Richard Jordan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Joe Lynch tips it in | 51-42 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Dana Parker knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Leininger | 51-44 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Richard Jordan clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dana Parker - foul #2 on Dana Parker, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Ron Gregory (PG), Fred Johns (SF) Vernon Trollinger, Joe Lynch | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 12:35 | Houston | Richard Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Richard Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:15 | Marshall | Donald Mangual comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Jordan - foul #4 on Richard Jordan, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger (C) Richard Jordan | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 12:15 | Marshall | Donald Mangual makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:15 | Marshall | Donald Mangual misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Eric Dahmen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Fred Johns is hacked by Dana Parker - foul #3 on Dana Parker, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Bradford Huey (PG) Patrick Puffenberger | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ron Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Vezina (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Johns (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Bradford Huey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Moretti (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Leininger (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Mangual (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 53-45 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 11:30 | Houston | Eric Dahmen tips it home | 55-45 |
| 11:14 | Marshall | Eric Dahmen blocks the short jumper by Dana Parker | 55-45 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Fred Johns grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Steven Vezina drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ron Gregory and he's fouled by Gabriel Moretti - foul #3 on Gabriel Moretti, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Houston | William High (C) Eric Dahmen | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Huminski (PG), William Barton (SF), Jack Conlon (PF), Ray Cook (C) Gabriel Moretti, Dana Parker, Dennis Leininger, Donald Mangual | |
| 10:51 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 10:31 | Marshall | Jack Conlon is whistled for traveling | 58-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Trollinger (SG) Steven Vezina | |
| Subs | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger (PG) Daniel Huminski | |
| 10:12 | Houston | Ron Gregory knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Shellenbarger | 60-45 |
| 09:52 | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger loses the dribble to William High | 60-45 |
| 09:36 | Houston | William High makes the fadeaway from the left side | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Bradford Huey double dribbles | 62-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Vezina (SG), Eric Dahmen (PF) Vernon Trollinger, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti (SG), Dana Parker (SF), Dennis Leininger (PF), Donald Mangual (C) Bradford Huey, William Barton, Jack Conlon, Ray Cook | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Steven Vezina connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ron Gregory | 64-45 |
| 08:56 | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger is fouled on the floor by Steven Vezina - foul #1 on Steven Vezina, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Lynch (SF) Fred Johns | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Huminski (PG) Patrick Puffenberger | |
| 08:40 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti connects on the shot from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Ron Gregory can't finish the layup | 64-47 |
| 08:24 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Dennis Leininger | 64-47 |
| 08:18 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-47 |
| 08:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joe Lynch | 64-47 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Ron Gregory misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 08:10 | Marshall | Dennis Leininger pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 08:04 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Dana Parker | 64-49 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Joe Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Trollinger (SG), Fred Johns (SF), Richard Jordan (C) Ron Gregory, Joe Lynch, William High | |
| Subs | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger (PG) Daniel Huminski | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Vezina (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Vernon Trollinger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Johns (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Patrick Puffenberger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gabriel Moretti (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dana Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Leininger (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Mangual (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Vernon Trollinger - foul #2 on Vernon Trollinger, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Fred Johns misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-51 |
| 07:23 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Donald Mangual | 64-51 |
| 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) | |
| 07:05 | Marshall | Vernon Trollinger is called for the reach on Gabriel Moretti - foul #3 on Vernon Trollinger, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Ron Gregory (PG) Steven Vezina | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jack Conlon (SF) Dana Parker | |
| 07:05 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:05 | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Fred Johns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-53 |
| 06:45 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jack Conlon | 64-53 |
| 06:23 | Marshall | Dennis Leininger misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ron Gregory - foul #2 on Ron Gregory, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Bradford Huey (PG), Ray Cook (C) Patrick Puffenberger, Donald Mangual | |
| 06:23 | Marshall | Dennis Leininger makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:23 | Marshall | Dennis Leininger makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Gabriel Moretti steals it from Richard Jordan | 64-55 |
| 05:50 | Marshall | Bradford Huey can't finish the layup | 64-55 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Richard Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Ron Gregory is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Moretti - foul #4 on Gabriel Moretti, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Vezina (SG), Mark Shellenbarger (PF) Vernon Trollinger, Eric Dahmen | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Barton (SG), Dana Parker (SF), Donald Mangual (C) Gabriel Moretti, Dennis Leininger, Ray Cook | |
| 05:15 | Houston | Steven Vezina hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William Barton - foul #3 on William Barton, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:56 | Marshall | Dana Parker is whistled for traveling | 66-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger (PG) William Barton | |
| 04:36 | Houston | Fred Johns misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 04:34 | Marshall | Jack Conlon gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:29 | Marshall | The pull-up jumper by Bradford Huey is blocked by Richard Jordan | 66-55 |
| 04:28 | Marshall | Donald Mangual misses the tip | 66-55 |
| 04:27 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Puffenberger | 66-55 |
| 04:14 | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger is fouled on the floor by Steven Vezina - foul #2 on Steven Vezina, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Trollinger (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), Eric Dahmen (PF) Ron Gregory, Fred Johns, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gabriel Moretti (SG), Dennis Leininger (PF) Bradford Huey, Jack Conlon | |
| 04:14 | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Eric Dahmen pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Steven Vezina can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Puffenberger - foul #1 on Patrick Puffenberger, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger (C) Richard Jordan | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 03:51 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Steven Vezina misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Eric Dahmen pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 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) | |
| 03:40 | Houston | Vernon Trollinger knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Lynch | 70-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Vezina (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Vernon Trollinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Patrick Puffenberger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gabriel Moretti (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dana Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Leininger (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Mangual (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Dennis Leininger is fouled on the floor by Mark Shellenbarger - foul #2 on Mark Shellenbarger, team foul #10 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Ron Gregory (PG), Fred Johns (SF) Vernon Trollinger, Joe Lynch | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ray Cook (C) Donald Mangual | |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Dennis Leininger makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Dennis Leininger misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Ray Cook snags the offensive board | 70-56 |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Dennis Leininger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Fred Johns grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Fred Johns scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ron Gregory - foul #3 on Ron Gregory, team foul #11 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Trollinger (PG), David Bell (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), William High (C) Ron Gregory, Steven Vezina, Fred Johns, Eric Dahmen | |
| Subs | Marshall | Bradford Huey (SG), William Barton (SF), Jack Conlon (PF) Gabriel Moretti, Dana Parker, Dennis Leininger | |
| 02:37 | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger misses the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:37 | Marshall | Patrick Puffenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Huminski (PG) Patrick Puffenberger | |
| 01:51 | Marshall | Vernon Trollinger takes the ball from Jack Conlon | 73-57 |
| 01:32 | Houston | David Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-57 |
| 01:31 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ray Cook | 73-57 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Bradford Huey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Bell - foul #1 on David Bell, team foul #12 | 73-57 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Bradford Huey makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Bradford Huey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Vernon Trollinger | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Marshall | Daniel Huminski buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Mark Shellenbarger, team foul #13 | 75-61 |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Daniel Huminski connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Bradford Huey | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Vernon Trollinger runs out the clock | 75-63 |