| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Luciano Lombardi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Giambrone (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Rolando Chavez (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi's floater is knocked away by Kyle Bell | 40-30 |
| 19:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kyle Bell | 40-30 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Bart Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-30 |
| 19:23 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:11 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Bart Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Donald Giardina comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-30 |
| 18:48 | Marshall | Tony Galloway pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:44 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi is whistled for a carry | 40-30 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Corey Crane clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Kyle Bell tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 18:19 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 40-30 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | Tony Galloway hits the follow up shot | 42-30 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Kyle Bell comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Tony Galloway - foul #2 on Tony Galloway, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:23 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathon Giambrone | 45-32 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Corey Crane is hacked by Luciano Lombardi - foul #3 on Luciano Lombardi, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gerald Cearley (SG), Edmundo Rossi (SF), Mario Padilla (C) Luciano Lombardi, Joel Armstrong, Tony Galloway | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF) Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin | |
| 16:51 | Houston | Charles Silver hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-34 |
| 16:22 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Charles Silver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mario Padilla - foul #1 on Mario Padilla, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Joel Armstrong (SF) Jonathon Giambrone, Rolando Chavez | |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (C) Kyle Bell | |
| 16:06 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:42 | Marshall | Eric Suda knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joel Armstrong | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Cearley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) C - Mario Padilla (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) C - John Rouleau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Houston | Corey Crane is hacked by Mario Padilla - foul #2 on Mario Padilla, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi (PG), Tony Galloway (C) Eric Suda, Edmundo Rossi | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Corey Crane, Kevin Tyler, John Rouleau | |
| 15:01 | Houston | Gerald Cearley takes the ball from Donald Giardina | 51-36 |
| 14:42 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong is hacked by Bart Brown - foul #1 on Bart Brown, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone (SG) Gerald Cearley | |
| Subs | Houston | Kyle Bell (C) Darrell Kuhn | |
| 14:33 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mario Padilla | 54-36 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Donald Giardina double dribbles | 54-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi (SF), Rolando Chavez (PF) Joel Armstrong, Mario Padilla | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG) Charles Silver | |
| 13:48 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez makes the jumper from the left block | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:29 | Houston | Corey Crane is hacked by Luciano Lombardi - foul #4 on Luciano Lombardi, team foul #5 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gerald Cearley (SG) Luciano Lombardi | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG) Donald Giardina | |
| 13:13 | Houston | Kyle Bell lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Silver | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Tony Galloway buries a floater in the paint and the foul's on Kyle Bell - foul #2 on Kyle Bell, team foul #2 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joel Armstrong (SF) Edmundo Rossi | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Harold Griffin | |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Tony Galloway misses the free throw | 58-38 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn gets the rebound | 58-38 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Corey Crane buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Bart Brown | 58-40 |
| 12:04 | Marshall | Charles Silver is called for the reach on Rolando Chavez - foul #2 on Charles Silver, team foul #3 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Mario Padilla (C) Jonathon Giambrone, Tony Galloway | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), John Rouleau (C) Charles Silver, Bart Brown, Kyle Bell | |
| 11:54 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez buries a driving attempt from close range | 60-40 |
| 11:48 | Houston | John Rouleau can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-40 |
| 11:47 | Marshall | Mario Padilla snags the defensive board | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Cearley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Rolando Chavez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Mario Padilla (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Rouleau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Donald Giardina grabs the board | 60-40 |
| 11:10 | Houston | John Rouleau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi (PF) Rolando Chavez | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Griffin (PF) John Rouleau | |
| 10:43 | Marshall | Eric Suda can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Corey Crane grabs the board | 60-40 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Edmundo Rossi steals the ball from Darrell Kuhn | 60-40 |
| 10:04 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi hits the finger roll | 62-40 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Kevin Tyler's pass is intercepted by Mario Padilla | 62-40 |
| 09:33 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-40 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Harold Griffin is fouled on the floor by Edmundo Rossi - foul #1 on Edmundo Rossi, team foul #6 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone (SG), Rolando Chavez (PF), Tony Galloway (C) Gerald Cearley, Joel Armstrong, Mario Padilla | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Kyle Bell (C) Corey Crane, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 09:19 | Houston | Charles Silver misses the easy layup | 62-40 |
| 09:17 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 09:12 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-40 |
| 09:10 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 09:01 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 62-40 |
| 08:59 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 08:38 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez misses the easy layup | 62-40 |
| 08:37 | Marshall | Tony Galloway gets the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 08:17 | Marshall | Eric Suda's floater is tipped away by Kyle Bell | 62-40 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Bart Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Charles Silver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-40 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Larry Mahoney pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Larry Mahoney knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Griffin and he's fouled by Edmundo Rossi - foul #2 on Edmundo Rossi, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gerald Cearley (SG) Eric Suda | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Harold Griffin | |
| 08:04 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses the free throw | 62-42 |
| 08:04 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Tony Galloway | 62-42 |
| 07:39 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathon Giambrone | 64-42 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jonathon Giambrone (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gerald Cearley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rolando Chavez (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Tony Galloway (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-42 |
| 07:19 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone gets the rebound | 64-42 |
| 06:57 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi is hacked by Kyle Bell - foul #3 on Kyle Bell, team foul #4 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi (PG), Joel Armstrong (SF), Mario Padilla (C) Gerald Cearley, Edmundo Rossi, Tony Galloway | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Donald Giardina (SG) Larry Mahoney, Charles Silver | |
| 06:42 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-42 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Kyle Bell pulls down the rebound | 64-42 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Bart Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joel Armstrong - foul #2 on Joel Armstrong, team foul #8 | 64-42 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Bart Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:27 | Marshall | Mario Padilla pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 06:06 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-43 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Bart Brown comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 67-43 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Rolando Chavez | 67-43 |
| 05:20 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone double dribbles | 67-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Gerald Cearley (SG), Donnie Melton (SF), Edmundo Rossi (PF) Luciano Lombardi, Jonathon Giambrone, Joel Armstrong, Rolando Chavez | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), John Rouleau (PF) Corey Crane, Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Kyle Bell | |
| 05:05 | Houston | Larry Mahoney scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-46 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-46 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Larry Mahoney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-46 |
| 04:19 | Marshall | Eric Suda hits a jumper from the left side set up by Gerald Cearley | 69-46 |
| 04:10 | Houston | John Rouleau misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-46 |
| 04:09 | Marshall | Mario Padilla gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 03:40 | Marshall | Darrell Kuhn is called for the reach on Donnie Melton - foul #1 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #5 | 69-46 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mario Padilla | 72-46 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Cearley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Melton (fresh) PF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Padilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rouleau (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrell Kuhn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Houston | Kevin Tyler clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Donnie Melton - foul #1 on Donnie Melton, team foul #9 | 72-46 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 02:37 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-48 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn gets the rebound | 72-48 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Charles Silver misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-48 |
| 02:29 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi grabs the board | 72-48 |
| 02:02 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Suda | 75-48 |
| 01:44 | Houston | John Rouleau buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-51 |
| 01:26 | Marshall | Donnie Melton misses short on a jumper from the right side | 75-51 |
| 01:24 | Marshall | Mario Padilla tips it home | 77-51 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses long on a shot from the left wing | 77-51 |
| 01:10 | Houston | John Rouleau snags the offensive board | 77-51 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Charles Silver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-51 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley snags the defensive board | 77-51 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 77-51 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley tips it in | 79-51 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | John Rouleau misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 79-51 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Mario Padilla snags the defensive board | 79-51 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Eric Suda runs out the clock | 79-51 |