| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Meredith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Noyes inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Turcotte | 30-39 |
| 19:21 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 30-39 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Carter Collins blows the dunk but he's fouled by Gregory Patterson - foul #2 on Gregory Patterson, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:14 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 18:52 | Marshall | James Meredith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 18:50 | Houston | John Davis snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 18:33 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:19 | Marshall | William Merrill is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #2 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 18:08 | Marshall | James Meredith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-39 |
| 18:07 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:57 | Marshall | Robert Higuera steals the ball from Gregory Patterson | 30-39 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Carter Collins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 30-42 |
| 17:27 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 17:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 30-42 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Carter Collins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 17:01 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 16:43 | Marshall | James Meredith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 16:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 30-42 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Ben Spurgeon - foul #3 on Ben Spurgeon, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (PG), Cecil White (SG), Bruce Menges (SF), John Finley (PF), Oliver Walker (C) William Merrill, James Meredith, Ben Spurgeon, Ronald Waterman, Gregory Patterson | |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (PG), Donald Meade (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, John Davis | |
| 16:25 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 3rd free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:06 | Marshall | Charles Fey hits a 3 from the right wing | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Fey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Finley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Oliver Walker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Samuel Bier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Meade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Bier | 33-47 |
| 15:39 | Marshall | Charles Fey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Samuel Bier, Kevin Noyes | |
| 15:29 | Houston | Gordon Ward knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Darryl Christmas | 33-50 |
| 15:08 | Marshall | John Finley knocks in the jumper from the right block | 35-50 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Gordon Ward scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Higuera | 35-52 |
| 14:30 | Marshall | Gordon Ward picks off the pass by Bruce Menges | 35-52 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Darryl Christmas dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:21 | Marshall | Cecil White hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 35-54 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Darryl Christmas snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:57 | Houston | Carter Collins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Carter Collins, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), James Meredith (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Ronald Waterman (PF), Gregory Patterson (C) Charles Fey, Cecil White, Bruce Menges, John Finley, Oliver Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Kevin Noyes (SF), John Davis (PF) Robert Higuera, Darryl Christmas, Donald Meade | |
| 13:44 | Marshall | Carter Collins denies the turnaround by Ben Spurgeon | 35-54 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Gordon Ward grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-54 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Gordon Ward tips it in | 35-56 |
| 13:10 | Marshall | James Meredith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ben Spurgeon | 37-56 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-56 |
| 12:47 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| 12:35 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-56 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Gordon Ward grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-56 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ben Spurgeon - foul #4 on Ben Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SF) Ben Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Kevin Noyes, Carter Collins | |
| 12:01 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Meredith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Fey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Marshall | William Merrill comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 11:51 | Marshall | Charles Fey tips it in | 39-57 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Waterman - foul #3 on Ronald Waterman, team foul #4 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Finley (PF) Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 11:27 | Marshall | John Finley snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| 11:16 | Marshall | William Merrill misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 11:15 | Marshall | John Finley can't tip it in | 39-57 |
| 11:14 | Houston | John Davis snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Darryl Christmas | 39-59 |
| 10:52 | Marshall | William Merrill clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-59 |
| 10:51 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson hits the follow up shot | 41-59 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Darryl Christmas can't connect on a runner in the paint | 41-59 |
| 10:31 | Houston | John Davis snags the offensive board | 41-59 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Gordon Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-59 |
| 10:11 | Marshall | John Finley grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 10:01 | Marshall | William Merrill is hacked by Robert Higuera - foul #1 on Robert Higuera, team foul #3 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (SG), Ronald Waterman (PF), Oliver Walker (C) William Merrill, James Meredith, Gregory Patterson | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF), Jack Dawson (C) Darryl Christmas, John Davis | |
| 09:46 | Marshall | Cecil White clanks a floater from the left side | 41-59 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Kevin Noyes pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 09:23 | Marshall | Charles Fey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 09:17 | Marshall | Cecil White is hacked by Jack Dawson - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bruce Menges (SG) Charles Fey | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Carter Collins (C) Robert Higuera, Jack Dawson | |
| 09:00 | Marshall | Gordon Ward picks off the pass by Bruce Menges | 41-59 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 41-61 |
| 08:36 | Marshall | Cecil White misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 08:34 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Carter Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 41-61 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Carter Collins tips it but misses | 41-61 |
| 08:10 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ronald Waterman | 41-61 |
| 08:04 | Marshall | Lawrence Turcotte steals the ball from Oliver Walker | 41-61 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte hits the finger roll | 41-63 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Cecil White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Menges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Finley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Waterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Oliver Walker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | Marshall | John Finley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), James Meredith (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Gregory Patterson (C) Cecil White, Bruce Menges, John Finley, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG), John Davis (PF) Gordon Ward, Donald Meade | |
| 07:26 | Houston | John Davis scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte | 41-65 |
| 07:09 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon banks in the layup set up by William Merrill and he's hacked by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #5 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bruce Menges (PF) Oliver Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| 07:09 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon makes the free throw | 44-65 |
| 06:50 | Houston | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the offensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Donald Meade comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ben Spurgeon - foul #5 on Ben Spurgeon, team foul #5 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SF) Ben Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Lawrence Turcotte, Kevin Noyes | |
| 06:28 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 06:12 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson is hacked by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG) Robert Higuera | |
| 06:05 | Marshall | Charles Fey drills a runner near the basket set up by James Meredith and the foul's on John Davis - foul #4 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Oliver Walker (PF) Bruce Menges | |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Darryl Christmas | |
| 06:05 | Marshall | Charles Fey makes the free throw | 47-66 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Gordon Ward loses the dribble to Oliver Walker | 47-66 |
| 05:29 | Marshall | James Meredith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-66 |
| 05:28 | Marshall | William Merrill snags the offensive board | 47-66 |
| 05:16 | Marshall | Charles Fey is called for a backcourt violation | 47-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Waterman (PF) Oliver Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Kevin Noyes (SF) Samuel Bier, John Davis | |
| 04:52 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-66 |
| 04:50 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #4 on Carter Collins, team foul #8 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (SG), John Finley (SF), Oliver Walker (PF) William Merrill, James Meredith, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Salvador Garcia (PF), Jack Dawson (C) Gordon Ward, Kevin Noyes, Donald Meade, Carter Collins | |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Bier | 49-69 |
| 03:59 | Marshall | Charles Fey knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Lawrence Turcotte - foul #3 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #9 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bruce Menges (SF) Gregory Patterson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:59 | Marshall | Charles Fey misses the free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Salvador Garcia grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Fey (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Finley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Walker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Bier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Salvador Garcia buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Dawson and the foul's on Oliver Walker - foul #1 on Oliver Walker, team foul #6 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Yancey (C) Charles Fey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Salvador Garcia makes the free throw | 51-72 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Marshall | John Finley drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Cecil White | 53-72 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Jack Dawson is fouled on the floor by Brian Yancey - foul #1 on Brian Yancey, team foul #7 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SF) Oliver Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (PF) Salvador Garcia | |
| 03:00 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 03:00 | Marshall | John Finley pulls down the rebound | 53-73 |
| 02:53 | Marshall | John Finley connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Cecil White | 55-73 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Cecil White steals it from Darryl Christmas | 55-73 |
| 02:25 | Marshall | Cecil White lays it in | 57-73 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Darryl Christmas clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-73 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Samuel Bier tips it in | 57-75 |
| 01:38 | Marshall | Charles Fey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-75 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Darryl Christmas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Fey - foul #3 on Charles Fey, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Marshall | Oliver Walker (C) Brian Yancey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:15 | Houston | Darryl Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:15 | Marshall | John Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 00:56 | Marshall | Bruce Menges misses badly on a runner from close range | 60-76 |
| 00:54 | Marshall | Bruce Menges pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Charles Fey scores on a floater from the right side | 62-76 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Donald Meade misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 62-76 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Donald Meade tips it back up and in | 62-78 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Jack Dawson blocks the jumper by Cecil White | 62-78 |
| 00:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Meade | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte runs out the clock | 62-78 |