| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Todd Murry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thad Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Foutch (fresh) 1 pts. C - Shawn Looper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Darrel Sturm inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the jumper in the paint set up by Jeremy Lamarche | 38-29 |
| 19:25 | Marshall | Antonio Little takes the ball from Fred Foutch | 38-29 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 38-29 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Antonio Little tips it in | 38-31 |
| 18:37 | Marshall | Thad Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Darrel Sturm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 18:06 | Marshall | Thad Allen drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Murry | 41-31 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 17:32 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong misses long on a floater from the right side | 41-33 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Darrel Sturm grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Wesley Steward connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrel Sturm | 41-35 |
| 17:01 | Marshall | Jeremy Lamarche steals it from Thad Allen | 41-35 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Wesley Steward clanks a shot from the right side | 41-35 |
| 16:38 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:24 | Marshall | Fred Foutch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Darrel Sturm can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joel Armstrong - foul #2 on Joel Armstrong, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Louis Armstrong (PG), Jonathon Giambrone (SG), Darko Briski (PF), Scott Henderson (C) Todd Murry, Thad Allen, Joel Armstrong, Shawn Looper | |
| Subs | Houston | Rudy Connors (PF) Antonio Little | |
| 16:00 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Louis Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Giambrone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Foutch (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darko Briski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrel Sturm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Marshall | Louis Armstrong clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 15:35 | Marshall | Fred Foutch can't tip it in | 41-36 |
| 15:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeremy Lamarche | 41-36 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Scott Henderson is called for the reach on Ricky Osbourn - foul #3 on Scott Henderson, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joel Armstrong (SF) Fred Foutch | |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF) Darrel Sturm | |
| 14:51 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche dunks the ball on a great pass from Wesley Steward | 41-38 |
| 14:37 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Todd Murry (SF) Joel Armstrong | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:14 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathon Giambrone - foul #1 on Jonathon Giambrone, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Thad Allen (SG), Fred Foutch (SF) Jonathon Giambrone, Todd Murry | |
| Subs | Houston | Antonio Little (PF) Rudy Connors | |
| 14:14 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:14 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Thad Allen | 41-39 |
| 13:52 | Marshall | Louis Armstrong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 13:51 | Marshall | Scott Henderson tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Evan Monaco clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 13:37 | Marshall | Darko Briski grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 13:22 | Marshall | Evan Monaco blocks the short jumper by Scott Henderson | 43-39 |
| 13:21 | Marshall | Thad Allen misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 13:19 | Marshall | Fred Foutch hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Wesley Steward clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-39 |
| 12:55 | Marshall | Scott Henderson snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 12:31 | Marshall | Scott Henderson loses the dribble to Antonio Little | 45-39 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 45-39 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn tips it but misses | 45-39 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Thad Allen - foul #3 on Thad Allen, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Todd Murry (PG), Jonathon Giambrone (SG), Joel Armstrong (SF), Jonathan Jaime (PF), Shawn Looper (C) Louis Armstrong, Thad Allen, Fred Foutch, Darko Briski, Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Evan Monaco, Antonio Little | |
| 11:43 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:43 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Shawn Looper | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Todd Murry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathon Giambrone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Jaime (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Looper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Marshall | Darrel Sturm is called for the reach on Jonathon Giambrone - foul #1 on Darrel Sturm, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| 11:11 | Marshall | Shawn Looper can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeremy Lamarche - foul #2 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 11:11 | Marshall | Shawn Looper misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:11 | Marshall | Shawn Looper misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Rudy Connors grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche hits the finger roll | 45-42 |
| 10:21 | Marshall | Todd Murry is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Lamarche - foul #3 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Thad Allen (SG), Fred Foutch (PF) Jonathon Giambrone, Jonathan Jaime | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Murphey (C) Ricky Osbourn | |
| 09:55 | Marshall | Fred Foutch loses the dribble to Wesley Steward | 45-42 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Rudy Connors grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Shawn Looper blocks the short jumper by Rudy Connors | 45-42 |
| 09:09 | Marshall | Thad Allen grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 09:05 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 09:04 | Marshall | Fred Foutch hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Wesley Steward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Richard Murphey grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Wesley Steward comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 08:18 | Marshall | Todd Murry pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:59 | Marshall | Fred Foutch misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rudy Connors - foul #1 on Rudy Connors, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Louis Armstrong (PG), Jonathon Giambrone (SG), Darko Briski (PF), Scott Henderson (C) Todd Murry, Thad Allen, Joel Armstrong, Shawn Looper | |
| Subs | Houston | Rafael Edwards (PG), Corey Crane (SG), Evan Monaco (SF), Antonio Little (PF), Ricky Osbourn (C) Wesley Steward, Jeremy Lamarche, Darrel Sturm, Rudy Connors, Richard Murphey | |
| 07:59 | Marshall | Fred Foutch makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:59 | Marshall | Fred Foutch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:33 | Houston | The jump hook by Ricky Osbourn is blocked by Scott Henderson | 49-42 |
| 07:31 | Marshall | Darko Briski grabs the board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Louis Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Giambrone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Foutch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darko Briski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Rafael Edwards (fresh) SG - Corey Crane (fresh) SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Marshall | Louis Armstrong misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 07:05 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Scott Henderson blocks the short jumper by Ricky Osbourn | 49-42 |
| 06:34 | Marshall | Scott Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:30 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Rafael Edwards pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Evan Monaco throws it down on a great pass from Ricky Osbourn out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Jonathon Giambrone - foul #2 on Jonathon Giambrone, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Thad Allen (SG), Joel Armstrong (SF) Jonathon Giambrone, Fred Foutch | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Jeremy Lamarche (SG) Rafael Edwards, Corey Crane | |
| 06:03 | Houston | Evan Monaco misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:03 | Marshall | Darko Briski pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Louis Armstrong buries a jumpshot from the left side | 51-44 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Evan Monaco | 51-46 |
| 05:14 | Marshall | Louis Armstrong is hacked by Wesley Steward - foul #1 on Wesley Steward, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | Fred Foutch (PF), Shawn Looper (C) Darko Briski, Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF) Evan Monaco | |
| 05:00 | Marshall | Shawn Looper misses the shot from the right block | 51-46 |
| 04:59 | Marshall | Shawn Looper tips it in | 53-46 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Wesley Steward hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 53-46 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Antonio Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Wesley Steward | 53-48 |
| 03:49 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Todd Murry (PG), Darko Briski (PF) Louis Armstrong, Joel Armstrong | |
| Subs | Houston | Rudy Connors (PF) Antonio Little | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Todd Murry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thad Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Foutch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darko Briski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Looper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Marshall | Thad Allen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Rudy Connors pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Wesley Steward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-48 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Shawn Looper pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Louis Armstrong (PG), Joel Armstrong (SF) Todd Murry, Darko Briski | |
| Subs | Houston | Antonio Little (PF) Rudy Connors | |
| 02:35 | Marshall | Fred Foutch is hacked by Jeremy Lamarche - foul #4 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 02:27 | Marshall | Thad Allen connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Armstrong | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:14 | Houston | The jump hook by Jeremy Lamarche is blocked by Shawn Looper | 56-48 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Antonio Little tips it in | 56-50 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | Fred Foutch misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-50 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Antonio Little pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:24 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche can't tip it in | 56-50 |
| 01:20 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Little | 56-50 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the contested fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Wesley Steward and he's fouled by Shawn Looper - foul #1 on Shawn Looper, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Marshall | Fred Foutch misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 56-53 |
| 00:34 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong is hacked by Antonio Little - foul #1 on Antonio Little, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| 00:32 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Antonio Little is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Wesley Steward | 56-55 |
| 00:10 | Marshall | Wesley Steward is called for the reach on Shawn Looper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wesley Steward, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 00:10 | Marshall | Shawn Looper makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:10 | Marshall | Shawn Looper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Darrel Sturm connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Louis Armstrong comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Louis Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thad Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Foutch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Looper (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Houston | Antonio Little wins the tip | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:35 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn can't connect on a shot from close range | 58-58 |
| 04:34 | Marshall | Fred Foutch grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 04:14 | Marshall | Shawn Looper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Antonio Little blows the dunk but the foul's on Fred Foutch - foul #1 on Fred Foutch, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Antonio Little makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Antonio Little misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:52 | Marshall | Thad Allen gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:47 | Marshall | Wesley Steward steals it from Joel Armstrong | 58-59 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Wesley Steward blows the layup | 58-59 |
| 03:42 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Lamarche | 58-59 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range | 58-59 |
| 03:20 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Joel Armstrong | 58-59 |
| 03:09 | Marshall | Shawn Looper drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Armstrong and the foul's on Antonio Little - foul #2 on Antonio Little, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 03:09 | Marshall | Shawn Looper misses the free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Wesley Steward knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrel Sturm | 60-61 |
| 02:29 | Marshall | Shawn Looper is whistled for traveling | 60-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Henderson (C) Shawn Looper | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:11 | Houston | Antonio Little is whistled for a carry | 60-61 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Scott Henderson makes the shot from the baseline | 62-61 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Scott Henderson - foul #4 on Scott Henderson, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Shawn Looper (C) Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:38 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:27 | Marshall | Wesley Steward takes the ball from Joel Armstrong | 62-63 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Wesley Steward banks in the layup | 62-65 |
| 01:03 | Marshall | Fred Foutch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 01:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darrel Sturm | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Louis Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thad Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Foutch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Looper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Darrel Sturm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:56 | Houston | Antonio Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-65 |
| 00:39 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong scores on a 3 from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Wesley Steward scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrel Sturm | 65-67 |
| 00:08 | Marshall | Fred Foutch makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thad Allen | 67-67 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Wesley Steward is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Armstrong - foul #4 on Louis Armstrong, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Marshall calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Shawn Looper scores on a turnaround near the basket | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Louis Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thad Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Foutch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Looper (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Houston | Antonio Little wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:36 | Houston | Joel Armstrong takes the ball from Darrel Sturm | 69-69 |
| 04:16 | Marshall | Fred Foutch scores on a 3 from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Wesley Steward is fouled on the floor by Joel Armstrong - foul #3 on Joel Armstrong, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:54 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Shawn Looper | 72-70 |
| 03:32 | Marshall | Fred Foutch makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thad Allen | 74-70 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Darrel Sturm is hacked by Joel Armstrong - foul #4 on Joel Armstrong, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:04 | Marshall | Thad Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Armstrong | 77-72 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Darrel Sturm scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Wesley Steward | 77-74 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Fred Foutch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-74 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Antonio Little pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Antonio Little misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 01:59 | Marshall | Fred Foutch snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 01:51 | Marshall | Louis Armstrong scores on a jumper from the left side | 79-74 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 79-74 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche grabs the offensive board | 79-74 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 79-74 |
| 01:14 | Marshall | Shawn Looper gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Fred Foutch lays it up and in | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Joel Armstrong steps in front of the Ricky Osbourn pass | 81-74 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Louis Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thad Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Armstrong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Fred Foutch (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Looper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Darrel Sturm (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Thad Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Lamarche - foul #5 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #10 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Marshall | Todd Murry (PG), Darko Briski (PF) Louis Armstrong, Fred Foutch | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (SG) Jeremy Lamarche | |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Thad Allen makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Thad Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Shawn Looper grabs the offensive rebound | 82-74 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Shawn Looper is fouled on the floor by Ricky Osbourn - foul #3 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #11 | 82-74 |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Shawn Looper makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Shawn Looper makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Darrel Sturm comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Thad Allen - foul #4 on Thad Allen, team foul #12 | 84-74 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone (PG), Luciano Lombardi (SG), Scott Henderson (C) Thad Allen, Joel Armstrong, Shawn Looper | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Darko Briski is hacked by Corey Crane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Crane, team foul #12 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Marshall | Thad Allen (SG), Joel Armstrong (SF), Shawn Looper (C) Jonathon Giambrone, Luciano Lombardi, Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Darko Briski makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Darko Briski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Antonio Little misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joel Armstrong - foul #5 on Joel Armstrong, team foul #13 | 86-76 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone (PG), Luciano Lombardi (SG), Scott Henderson (C) Thad Allen, Joel Armstrong, Shawn Looper | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Antonio Little makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Antonio Little misses the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:25 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Darko Briski | 86-77 |
| 00:25 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-77 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Darko Briski is hacked by Wesley Steward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wesley Steward, team foul #13 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Marshall | Thad Allen (SG), Fred Foutch (SF), Shawn Looper (C) Jonathon Giambrone, Luciano Lombardi, Scott Henderson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Darko Briski misses the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Darko Briski makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Thad Allen picks off the pass by Corey Crane | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Todd Murry runs out the clock | 87-77 |