| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon inbounds the ball | 20-43 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Merrill | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:28 | Houston | Robert Spier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-43 |
| 19:26 | Marshall | David Fredrick gets the rebound | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:22 | Marshall | David Fredrick drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Waterman | 26-43 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Kevin Wardle's pass is intercepted by David Fredrick | 26-43 |
| 18:54 | Marshall | William Merrill dunks the ball on a great pass from David Fredrick | 28-43 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Robert Spier connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Wardle | 28-46 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon lays it up and in | 30-46 |
| 17:49 | Houston | A charge is called on Robert Spier - foul #3 on Robert Spier, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (PF) Robert Spier | |
| 17:26 | Marshall | William Merrill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 17:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 30-46 |
| 17:10 | Houston | David Fredrick steals the ball from Wesley Kaplan | 30-46 |
| 16:51 | Marshall | David Fredrick drills a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Kevin Noyes - foul #3 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner (PF), John Finley (C) Douglas Jordon, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez | |
| 16:51 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Kevin Wardle can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 33-46 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan can't tip it in | 33-46 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Keith Costello | 33-48 |
| 15:52 | Marshall | William Merrill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Eric Larmon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Finley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Houston | Kevin Wardle scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 15:19 | Marshall | Keith Costello is called for the reach on David Fredrick - foul #1 on Keith Costello, team foul #3 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), Cecil White (SG), Douglas Jordon (PF), James Wilson (C) William Merrill, David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon, John Finley | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Eric Larmon, Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Kevin Wardle | |
| 15:05 | Marshall | Lawrence Turcotte is called for the reach on Daniel Wagoner - foul #2 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| 14:39 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 14:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Spier | 33-51 |
| 14:33 | Houston | James Meredith steals the ball from Lawrence Turcotte in the backcourt | 33-51 |
| 14:17 | Marshall | Cecil White connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Kevin Noyes loses the dribble to James Meredith | 36-51 |
| 13:44 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon blows the layup | 36-51 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Robert Spier gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan tips it back up and in | 36-53 |
| 13:27 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 13:09 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 38-53 |
| 12:53 | Marshall | James Wilson clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Wesley Kaplan - foul #2 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), David Fredrick (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), John Moore (PF) James Meredith, Cecil White, Daniel Wagoner, Douglas Jordon | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Wardle (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 12:53 | Marshall | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 12:53 | Marshall | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Eric Larmon's pass is intercepted by William Merrill | 39-53 |
| 12:38 | Marshall | David Fredrick lays it in on a nice dish by William Merrill | 41-53 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-53 |
| 12:33 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 12:28 | Marshall | William Merrill connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Moore | 44-53 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Kevin Wardle can't finish the layup | 44-53 |
| 12:04 | Marshall | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:39 | Marshall | Robert Spier blocks the short jumper by John Moore | 44-53 |
| 11:37 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Moore (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon makes the fadeaway from the right block | 46-53 |
| 11:15 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-53 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Eric Larmon snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by John Moore - foul #4 on John Moore, team foul #1 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Jordon (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) John Moore, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Carter Collins (PF) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| 10:45 | Houston | Keith Costello hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Larmon and he's fouled by Ronald Waterman - foul #1 on Ronald Waterman, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Keith Costello makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:32 | Marshall | Kevin Wardle swats the short shot by Ronald Waterman | 46-56 |
| 10:30 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Jordon | 46-56 |
| 10:18 | Marshall | David Fredrick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-56 |
| 10:17 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to David Fredrick | 46-56 |
| 10:02 | Marshall | The jump hook by Ronald Waterman is blocked by Kevin Wardle | 46-56 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Keith Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Kevin Wardle banks in the layup set up by Gordon Ward | 46-58 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 09:18 | Houston | David Fredrick is called for the reach on Gordon Ward - foul #3 on David Fredrick, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), Daniel Wagoner (SF) William Merrill, Ben Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Robert Spier (PF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Gordon Ward, Carter Collins, Kevin Wardle | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Robert Spier connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Noyes and the foul's on David Fredrick - foul #4 on David Fredrick, team foul #4 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (SG) David Fredrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF) Keith Costello | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the free throw | 46-61 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | James Meredith banks in the layup set up by Daniel Wagoner | 48-61 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cecil White - foul #1 on Cecil White, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon (SF), James Wilson (C) Douglas Jordon, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Kevin Wardle (C) Eric Larmon, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 08:26 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 3rd free throw | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:17 | Marshall | Cecil White clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 08:16 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 48-63 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon banks in the layup | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:37 | Houston | Kevin Wardle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 07:35 | Marshall | Cecil White snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Meredith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:19 | Marshall | James Meredith is fouled on the floor by Robert Spier - foul #4 on Robert Spier, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), David Fredrick (SG), John Moore (PF) James Meredith, Cecil White, Daniel Wagoner | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Gordon Ward (SG) Lawrence Turcotte, Kevin Noyes | |
| 07:07 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Armando Rodriguez - foul #2 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF) Armando Rodriguez | |
| 07:07 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:48 | Houston | William Merrill is called for the reach on Gordon Ward - foul #1 on William Merrill, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Jordon (PF) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:28 | Houston | Keith Costello misses the floater in the paint | 52-63 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Keith Costello tips it back up and in | 52-65 |
| 06:04 | Marshall | Kevin Wardle takes the ball from John Moore | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:47 | Houston | Eric Larmon buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Marshall | David Fredrick is denied on a layup by Kevin Wardle | 52-68 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Kevin Wardle pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Spier | 52-71 |
| 05:04 | Marshall | John Moore misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-71 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-71 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Wilson (C) John Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Gordon Ward, Keith Costello | |
| 04:40 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 52-71 |
| 04:38 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ben Spurgeon | 52-71 |
| 04:33 | Marshall | William Merrill scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Wilson | 55-71 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Larmon | 55-74 |
| 04:05 | Marshall | James Wilson clanks a runner near the basket | 55-74 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | James Wilson snags the offensive board | 55-74 |
| 03:47 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-74 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), Cecil White (SG), Daniel Wagoner (SF), John Moore (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) William Merrill, David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon, Douglas Jordon, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Carter Collins's pass is intercepted by James Meredith | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Meredith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Moore (fresh) 4 pf. C - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Marshall | James Meredith misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-74 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Gordon Ward pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Carter Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-74 |
| 02:46 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Daniel Wagoner | 55-74 |
| 02:41 | Marshall | John Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-74 |
| 02:40 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Waterman | 55-74 |
| 02:25 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Cecil White and he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #8 | 57-74 |
| 02:25 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses the free throw | 57-74 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the rebound | 57-74 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Gordon Ward drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Turcotte | 57-77 |
| 01:44 | Marshall | Lawrence Turcotte is called for the reach on James Meredith - foul #3 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #9 | 57-77 |
| 01:44 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 01:44 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan is hacked by Cecil White - foul #2 on Cecil White, team foul #7 | 59-77 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:27 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:13 | Marshall | John Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 01:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carter Collins | 59-77 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Carter Collins hits the follow up shot | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Marshall | Keith Costello steps in front of the James Meredith pass | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan's pass is intercepted by Cecil White | 59-79 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Cecil White hits the finger roll | 61-79 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte runs out the clock | 61-79 |