| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Luciano Lombardi (fresh) SG - Jonathon Giambrone (fresh) SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) PF - Rolando Chavez (fresh) C - Tony Galloway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) SG - Rob Hobart (fresh) SF - James Luc (fresh) PF - David Aragon (fresh) C - Billy Hund (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Tony Galloway wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez is hacked by Jacob Oram in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Oram, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Billy Hund grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Jacob Oram hits a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone is hacked by Rob Hobart - foul #1 on Rob Hobart, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez is whistled for a carry | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Rob Hobart splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Billy Hund | 0-5 |
| 18:22 | Marshall | Rob Hobart takes the ball from Jonathon Giambrone in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Rice | James Luc hits the finger roll set up by Rob Hobart | 0-7 |
| 18:16 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-7 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Jacob Oram misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 18:01 | Marshall | Tony Galloway grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:50 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 17:48 | Marshall | Tony Galloway snags the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:35 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathon Giambrone | 3-7 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Tony Galloway blocks the short jumper by David Aragon | 3-7 |
| 17:04 | Rice | James Luc misses the tip | 3-7 |
| 17:02 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Rob Hobart gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:12 | Rice | James Luc misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 16:11 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Rolando Chavez | 3-7 |
| 16:01 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong is hacked by Billy Hund - foul #1 on Billy Hund, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Gerald Cearley (SG), Edmundo Rossi (SF), Mario Padilla (C) Luciano Lombardi, Jonathon Giambrone, Joel Armstrong, Tony Galloway | |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Kevin Scott (SG), Joshua Breece (SF), Billy Flanagan (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Jacob Oram, Rob Hobart, James Luc, David Aragon, Billy Hund | |
| 15:42 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Edmundo Rossi | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Eric Suda (fresh) SG - Gerald Cearley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rolando Chavez (fairly fresh) C - Mario Padilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ray Clark (fresh) SG - Kevin Scott (fresh) SF - Joshua Breece (fresh) PF - Billy Flanagan (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Rice | Joshua Breece lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Clark | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Ray Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Mario Padilla - foul #1 on Mario Padilla, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Galloway (C) Rolando Chavez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:35 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:22 | Marshall | Eric Suda misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-11 |
| 14:21 | Marshall | Tony Galloway hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Joshua Breece clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Suda - foul #1 on Eric Suda, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi (PG), Jonathon Giambrone (SG), Donnie Melton (SF), Rolando Chavez (PF) Eric Suda, Gerald Cearley, Edmundo Rossi, Mario Padilla | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Billy Hund (C) Kevin Scott, Billy Flanagan, Joseph Venne | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Joshua Breece misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Joshua Breece makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:39 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jonathon Giambrone | 9-12 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Ray Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Billy Hund pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Ray Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 12:55 | Marshall | Donnie Melton snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 9-12 |
| 12:38 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Rolando Chavez | 9-12 |
| 12:20 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gerald Cearley (SG), Joel Armstrong (SF), Edmundo Rossi (PF), Mario Padilla (C) Jonathon Giambrone, Donnie Melton, Rolando Chavez, Tony Galloway | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SG), James Luc (SF), David Aragon (PF) Rob Hobart, Ray Clark, Joshua Breece | |
| 11:55 | Rice | Billy Hund drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jacob Oram | 9-14 |
| 11:43 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 11:42 | Rice | James Luc grabs the board | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Luciano Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Cearley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) PF - Edmundo Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. C - Mario Padilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Scott (fresh) SF - James Luc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Aragon (fresh) C - Billy Hund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Jacob Oram misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 11:19 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 11:09 | Marshall | James Luc steals it from Luciano Lombardi | 9-14 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Kevin Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Luc | 9-16 |
| 11:03 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong is hacked by James Luc in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Luc, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone (PG) Luciano Lombardi | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Flanagan (PF), Joseph Venne (C) David Aragon, Billy Hund | |
| 10:45 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley is fouled on the floor by Kevin Scott - foul #1 on Kevin Scott, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott, James Luc | |
| 10:26 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Ray Clark - foul #1 on Ray Clark, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Galloway (C) Mario Padilla | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:26 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:26 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Dale Chewning is called for traveling | 10-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Donnie Melton (SF) Gerald Cearley, Joel Armstrong | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:55 | Marshall | Joseph Venne swats the shot by Eric Suda | 10-16 |
| 09:54 | Marshall | Eric Suda tips it back up and in | 12-16 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 12-16 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Billy Flanagan tips it in | 12-18 |
| 09:23 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi is hacked by Billy Flanagan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Flanagan, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi (PG), Rolando Chavez (PF), Mario Padilla (C) Eric Suda, Jonathon Giambrone, Tony Galloway | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Kevin Scott (SG), James Luc (SF), David Aragon (PF), Billy Hund (C) Ray Clark, Rob Hobart, Dale Chewning, Billy Flanagan, Joseph Venne | |
| 09:23 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Billy Hund snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 08:58 | Rice | James Luc hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-18 |
| 08:57 | Marshall | Mario Padilla grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:55 | Marshall | Mario Padilla is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gerald Cearley (SG), Joel Armstrong (SF) Donnie Melton, Edmundo Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:40 | Rice | David Aragon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 12-18 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Billy Hund pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:17 | Rice | James Luc knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Scott | 12-20 |
| 08:12 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-20 |
| 08:11 | Rice | David Aragon snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Jacob Oram scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Luc | 12-22 |
| 07:36 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 07:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Billy Hund | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Luciano Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Cearley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rolando Chavez (tiring) 2 reb. C - Mario Padilla (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Luc (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Aragon (fairly fresh) C - Billy Hund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Luciano Lombardi steps in front of the Jacob Oram pass in the backcourt | 12-22 |
| 07:24 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley slams it home set up by Luciano Lombardi | 14-22 |
| 07:02 | Rice | The short jumper by Billy Hund is denied by Rolando Chavez | 14-22 |
| 07:01 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 06:46 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Cearley and the foul's on David Aragon - foul #1 on David Aragon, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG), Jonathon Giambrone (SG), Edmundo Rossi (SF), Tony Galloway (C) Luciano Lombardi, Gerald Cearley, Joel Armstrong, Mario Padilla | |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Joshua Breece (SF), Billy Flanagan (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott, James Luc, David Aragon, Billy Hund | |
| 06:46 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez misses the free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Billy Flanagan pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Joshua Breece makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Clark out of a doubleteam | 16-25 |
| 06:12 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rolando Chavez | 19-25 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Rob Hobart evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Breece | 19-28 |
| 05:30 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 19-28 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Ray Clark shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 19-28 |
| 05:04 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 04:46 | Marshall | Eric Suda misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | Tony Galloway tips it home | 21-28 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Rob Hobart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Rolando Chavez - foul #1 on Rolando Chavez, team foul #3 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi (PG), Gerald Cearley (SG), Joel Armstrong (SF), Mario Padilla (PF) Eric Suda, Jonathon Giambrone, Edmundo Rossi, Rolando Chavez | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), David Aragon (PF), Billy Hund (C) Ray Clark, Joshua Breece, Billy Flanagan, Joseph Venne | |
| 04:28 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:14 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gerald Cearley | 24-30 |
| 03:48 | Rice | David Aragon misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 24-30 |
| 03:46 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 03:32 | Marshall | Joel Armstrong misses the jumpshot from the right side | 24-30 |
| 03:30 | Rice | David Aragon pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Luciano Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Cearley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Padilla (fresh) C - Tony Galloway (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Hobart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - David Aragon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Hund (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Joel Armstrong picks off the pass by Dale Chewning | 24-30 |
| 03:07 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Chewning - foul #1 on Dale Chewning, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi (PF) Tony Galloway | |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Kevin Scott (SG), James Luc (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Jacob Oram, Rob Hobart, Dale Chewning, Billy Hund | |
| 03:07 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:07 | Marshall | Gerald Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Ray Clark clanks a shot from the left side | 26-30 |
| 02:39 | Rice | James Luc grabs the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Ray Clark is fouled on the floor by Luciano Lombardi - foul #1 on Luciano Lombardi, team foul #4 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone (SG), Donnie Melton (SF), Tony Galloway (C) Gerald Cearley, Joel Armstrong, Mario Padilla | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (PF) David Aragon | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Tony Galloway grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:19 | Marshall | Dustin Walters is called for the reach on Luciano Lombardi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Hund (C) Dustin Walters | |
| 02:19 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:19 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Billy Hund jams it on a nice dish by Ray Clark and he's hacked by Edmundo Rossi - foul #1 on Edmundo Rossi, team foul #5 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eric Suda (PG) Luciano Lombardi | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:07 | Rice | Billy Hund misses the free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:07 | Marshall | Edmundo Rossi snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 01:58 | Marshall | Tony Galloway's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Hund | 28-32 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Billy Hund grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Jonathon Giambrone is called for the reach on James Luc - foul #1 on Jonathon Giambrone, team foul #6 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gerald Cearley (SG), Rolando Chavez (PF) Eric Suda, Edmundo Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Billy Flanagan (PF) Kevin Scott, James Luc | |
| 01:09 | Rice | Billy Hund makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joshua Breece | 28-34 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Rolando Chavez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi (PG), Joel Armstrong (SF), Mario Padilla (C) Gerald Cearley, Donnie Melton, Tony Galloway | |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Ray Clark, Joshua Breece, Billy Hund | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Dale Chewning drills a 3 from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 00:46 | Marshall | Dustin Walters steals it from Luciano Lombardi in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Jacob Oram comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-37 |
| 00:20 | Marshall | Jonathon Giambrone grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 00:15 | Marshall | Rob Hobart steals it from Jonathon Giambrone in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Jacob Oram hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Luciano Lombardi misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 28-40 |