| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Andre Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aleksandar Glowinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Cochrane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Leist (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ruben Buteau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | James Spurgeon is fouled on the floor by Ruben Buteau - foul #2 on Ruben Buteau, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Tim Condroski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-26 |
| 19:09 | Marshall | Joseph Cochrane connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Aleksandar Glowinski | 39-26 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses short on a shot from the right side | 39-26 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it in | 39-28 |
| 18:31 | Marshall | Andre Rossi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-28 |
| 18:29 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau grabs the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:15 | Marshall | Darryl Leist hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Leonard Puig - foul #1 on Leonard Puig, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:15 | Marshall | Darryl Leist makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:15 | Marshall | Darryl Leist makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Leonard Puig buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 41-31 |
| 17:36 | Marshall | Darryl Leist misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Robert Oliver is whistled for a carry | 41-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Wood (SF) Joseph Cochrane | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) Michael Jones | |
| 17:14 | Marshall | Andre Rossi clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 17:12 | Marshall | William Wood misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Robert Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Robert Oliver drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Dean | 41-34 |
| 16:36 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau hits a runner in the paint | 43-34 |
| 16:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the lay-in | 43-34 |
| 16:21 | Marshall | William Wood pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:09 | Marshall | William Wood hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Tim Condroski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 15:59 | Rice | James Spurgeon is fouled on the floor by Andre Rossi - foul #2 on Andre Rossi, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski (PG), Joseph Cochrane (SF), David Morrison (PF), Jason Denmark (C) Andre Rossi, Aleksandar Glowinski, Darryl Leist, Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jurica Dzierzanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wood (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Joseph Cochrane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Denmark (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Bass (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Miles | 43-37 |
| 15:42 | Marshall | Joseph Cochrane connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from William Wood | 45-37 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Dean | 45-39 |
| 15:16 | Marshall | Arthur Dean swats the layup by Jason Denmark | 45-39 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Bass and the foul's on Jurica Dzierzanowski - foul #1 on Jurica Dzierzanowski, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:31 | Marshall | The jump hook by William Wood is blocked by Michael Jones | 45-42 |
| 14:30 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Cochrane | 45-42 |
| 14:12 | Marshall | Jason Denmark misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-42 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:04 | Rice | David Morrison is called for the reach on Arthur Dean - foul #3 on David Morrison, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), Aleksandar Glowinski (SG), Darryl Leist (PF), Ruben Buteau (C) Jurica Dzierzanowski, William Wood, Joseph Cochrane, David Morrison | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Miles, Arthur Dean, Richard Bass | |
| 13:53 | Rice | Darryl Leist takes the ball from Tim Condroski | 45-42 |
| 13:35 | Marshall | Robert Oliver is called for the reach on Aleksandar Glowinski - foul #3 on Robert Oliver, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Mike Haynes (SF) Jason Denmark | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (C) Michael Jones | |
| 13:21 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ruben Buteau, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 13:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Oliver | 45-42 |
| 12:52 | Rice | James Spurgeon knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Robert Oliver | 45-44 |
| 12:39 | Marshall | Darryl Leist is hacked by James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Cochrane (SF), David Morrison (C) Mike Haynes, Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) Richard Bass | |
| 12:30 | Marshall | Darryl Leist is fouled on the floor by Leonard Puig - foul #2 on Leonard Puig, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| 12:14 | Marshall | Joseph Cochrane misses the floater from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 12:12 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Tim Condroski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Andre Rossi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aleksandar Glowinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Cochrane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Leist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tim Condroski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Marshall | The 3pt attempt by Joseph Cochrane is denied by Leonard Puig | 45-46 |
| 11:37 | Marshall | David Morrison tips it in | 47-46 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Arthur Dean buries a turnaround in the paint | 47-48 |
| 10:47 | Marshall | Darryl Leist loses the ball out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Carmelo Yan (PG), Jurica Dzierzanowski (SG), William Wood (SF), Jason Denmark (PF), Ruben Buteau (C) Andre Rossi, Aleksandar Glowinski, Joseph Cochrane, Darryl Leist, David Morrison | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| 10:20 | Rice | Charles Miles is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Miles, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF) Arthur Dean | |
| 09:55 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Miles - foul #3 on Charles Miles, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 09:55 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:55 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Charles Miles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 09:37 | Marshall | William Wood gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:13 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carmelo Yan | 51-48 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Michael Jones is hacked by Carmelo Yan - foul #2 on Carmelo Yan, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), Aleksandar Glowinski (SG), Joseph Cochrane (SF), Darryl Leist (PF) Carmelo Yan, Jurica Dzierzanowski, William Wood, Jason Denmark | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Charles Miles, Sidney Rearick, Richard Bass | |
| 08:36 | Rice | James Spurgeon drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Leonard Puig | 51-50 |
| 08:11 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Oliver - foul #4 on Robert Oliver, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, Michael Jones | |
| 08:11 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:11 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Charles Miles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 07:42 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Andre Rossi | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Andre Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aleksandar Glowinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Cochrane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Leist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Buteau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski travels with the ball | 53-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Morrison (C) Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG) Leonard Puig, Charles Miles | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-50 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Robert Oliver grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 06:59 | Rice | James Spurgeon comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on David Morrison - foul #4 on David Morrison, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) Tim Condroski | |
| 06:59 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:59 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:59 | Marshall | David Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski is whistled for traveling | 53-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski (PG) Andre Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 06:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon loses the ball out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Wood (SF), Ruben Buteau (C) Joseph Cochrane, David Morrison | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:09 | Marshall | William Wood is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Wood, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Morrison (PF) Darryl Leist | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:57 | Rice | Arthur Dean comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Arthur Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Aleksandar Glowinski - foul #3 on Aleksandar Glowinski, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG) Jurica Dzierzanowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), Richard Bass (PF) Arthur Dean, James Spurgeon | |
| 05:43 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 05:29 | Marshall | Andre Rossi connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ruben Buteau | 56-52 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 05:11 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:06 | Marshall | Andre Rossi makes the shot from the right side set up by William Wood and he's hacked by Leonard Puig - foul #3 on Leonard Puig, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski (SG), Joseph Cochrane (SF), Darryl Leist (PF) Aleksandar Glowinski, William Wood, David Morrison | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) Michael Jones | |
| 05:06 | Marshall | Andre Rossi misses the free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Leonard Puig comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:34 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau lays it in on a nice dish by Andre Rossi | 60-52 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Ruben Buteau steps in front of the Leonard Puig pass | 60-52 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 60-52 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Darryl Leist grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Andre Rossi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darryl Leist | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Tim Condroski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 03:33 | Marshall | Darryl Leist grabs the board | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Andre Rossi (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jurica Dzierzanowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Cochrane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Leist (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Buteau (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tim Condroski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Bass (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Marshall | Joseph Cochrane is called for 3 seconds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Aleksandar Glowinski (SG), William Wood (SF), David Morrison (PF), Jason Denmark (C) Andre Rossi, Joseph Cochrane, Darryl Leist, Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, Arthur Dean | |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Cochrane (SF), Darryl Leist (PF) William Wood, Jason Denmark | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (SF) Richard Bass | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 02:43 | Marshall | David Morrison gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:43 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Andre Rossi (PG), Ruben Buteau (C) Jurica Dzierzanowski, David Morrison | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Miles, Arthur Dean | |
| 02:21 | Marshall | Joseph Cochrane scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aleksandar Glowinski | 64-52 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Tim Condroski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-52 |
| 02:03 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Darryl Leist | 64-52 |
| 01:39 | Marshall | Ruben Buteau misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-52 |
| 01:38 | Marshall | Joseph Cochrane snags the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 01:17 | Marshall | Andre Rossi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Tim Condroski is fouled on the floor by Joseph Cochrane - foul #2 on Joseph Cochrane, team foul #10 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | Carmelo Yan (PG), Jurica Dzierzanowski (SG), William Wood (SF), David Morrison (PF), Jason Denmark (C) Andre Rossi, Aleksandar Glowinski, Joseph Cochrane, Darryl Leist, Ruben Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 01:06 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Jason Denmark grabs the board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Charles Miles is called for the reach on Jurica Dzierzanowski - foul #4 on Charles Miles, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | Harold Harris (PG), Mike Haynes (C) Carmelo Yan, Jason Denmark | |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Tim Condroski | |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Jurica Dzierzanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:59 | Rice | William Barnes grabs the board | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Arthur Dean hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 65-53 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Richard Bass tips it home | 65-55 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Mike Haynes is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #10 | 65-55 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Mike Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Mike Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:44 | Rice | William Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | William Wood snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Arthur Dean swats the shot by Jurica Dzierzanowski | 66-55 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to David Morrison | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Harold Harris runs out the clock | 66-55 |