| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SF - Brian Szymanski (fresh) PF - John Cunningham (fresh) C - Shawn Wiggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) SG - Harold Karr (fresh) SF - Travis Blom (fresh) PF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Charles McGlothern wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Travis Blom drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Christopher Benedetti | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Marshall | Daniel Davis dunks the ball set up by Brian Szymanski | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Harold Karr misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Conner - foul #1 on Kenneth Conner, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:55 | Marshall | Phil Rubalcaba blocks the short jumper by Brian Szymanski | 2-5 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Travis Blom gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Travis Blom hits a turnaround from close range set up by Christopher Benedetti | 2-7 |
| 18:32 | Marshall | Daniel Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Charles McGlothern slams it home | 2-9 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Daniel Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Phil Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Phil Rubalcaba, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Daniel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Daniel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Charles McGlothern double dribbles | 2-9 |
| 17:43 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-9 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Travis Blom is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Conner - foul #2 on Kenneth Conner, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Gilbert (PG) Kenneth Conner | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:09 | Houston | Harold Karr drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Benedetti | 2-12 |
| 16:48 | Marshall | John Cunningham can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Phil Rubalcaba - foul #2 on Phil Rubalcaba, team foul #2 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dillon Brimer (SF), Floyd Fikes (PF), Bret Kay (C) Travis Blom, Phil Rubalcaba, Charles McGlothern | |
| 16:48 | Marshall | John Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 2-12 |
| 16:48 | Marshall | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 2-12 |
| 16:48 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs snags the offensive board | 2-12 |
| 16:33 | Marshall | John Cunningham comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-12 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs grabs the offensive board | 2-12 |
| 16:13 | Marshall | Daniel Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-12 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Floyd Fikes gets the rebound | 2-12 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Harold Karr buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Benedetti | 2-15 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Gilbert (fresh) SG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Szymanski (fresh) PF - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) C - Shawn Wiggs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dillon Brimer (fresh) PF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) C - Bret Kay (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski throws it down set up by Shawn Wiggs | 4-15 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-17 |
| 15:21 | Marshall | Norman Gilbert misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 4-17 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Dillon Brimer grabs the board | 4-17 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Dillon Brimer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harold Karr | 4-20 |
| 14:48 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-20 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Harold Karr clanks a shot from the left wing | 7-20 |
| 14:25 | Marshall | John Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 7-20 |
| 14:04 | Marshall | John Cunningham misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 7-20 |
| 14:02 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs can't tip it in | 7-20 |
| 14:00 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs gets the offensive rebound | 7-20 |
| 13:47 | Marshall | Norman Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bobby Turner (SG), Fred Cavallo (SF), Randy Oliver (PF), Douglas Rother (C) Daniel Davis, Brian Szymanski, John Cunningham, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Travis Blom (SF), Thomas Kelly (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Christopher Benedetti, Harold Karr, Floyd Fikes, Bret Kay | |
| 13:32 | Houston | Sebastian Long scores on a floater from the right block set up by Charles McGlothern | 7-22 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | Randy Oliver misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 7-22 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the board | 7-22 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Charles McGlothern scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on Douglas Rother - foul #1 on Douglas Rother, team foul #3 | 7-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG) Dillon Brimer | |
| 12:54 | Houston | Charles McGlothern makes the free throw | 7-25 |
| 12:36 | Marshall | Douglas Rother misses the easy layup | 7-25 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the board | 7-25 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Douglas Rother blocks the short jumper by Travis Blom | 7-25 |
| 12:18 | Marshall | Randy Oliver gets the rebound | 7-25 |
| 12:09 | Marshall | Bobby Turner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-25 |
| 12:07 | Marshall | Randy Oliver tips it back up and in | 9-25 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Charles McGlothern can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-25 |
| 11:47 | Marshall | Douglas Rother grabs the defensive rebound | 9-25 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Gilbert (fairly fresh) SG - Bobby Turner (fresh) SF - Fred Cavallo (fresh) PF - Randy Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Rother (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Karr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Kelly (fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Marshall | Sebastian Long is called for the reach on Norman Gilbert - foul #1 on Sebastian Long, team foul #3 | 9-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Szymanski (SF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Norman Gilbert, Douglas Rother | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Bret Kay (PF) Sebastian Long, Harold Karr, Thomas Kelly | |
| 11:17 | Marshall | Fred Cavallo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 9-25 |
| 11:15 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs hits the follow up shot | 11-25 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Travis Blom misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Shawn Wiggs - foul #1 on Shawn Wiggs, team foul #4 | 11-25 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Travis Blom misses the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Travis Blom makes the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | Charles McGlothern swats the dunk try by Shawn Wiggs | 11-26 |
| 10:44 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-26 |
| 10:28 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs is fouled on the floor by Travis Blom - foul #1 on Travis Blom, team foul #4 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Gilbert (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), Douglas Rother (PF) Bobby Turner, Fred Cavallo, Randy Oliver | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG), Dillon Brimer (SF) Travis Blom, Charles McGlothern | |
| 10:19 | Marshall | Daniel Davis's floater is tipped away by Bret Kay | 11-26 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Bret Kay pulls down the rebound | 11-26 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti hits the finger roll set up by Bret Kay | 11-28 |
| 09:50 | Marshall | Daniel Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-28 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Benedetti, team foul #5 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Cunningham (PF) Douglas Rother | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:24 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-28 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Harold Karr snags the defensive board | 13-28 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Shawn Wiggs takes the ball from Harold Karr | 13-28 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-28 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Bret Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 13-28 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Harold Karr misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Norman Gilbert - foul #1 on Norman Gilbert, team foul #5 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bobby Turner (PG), Fred Cavallo (SF), Randy Oliver (C) Norman Gilbert, Brian Szymanski, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Travis Blom (SF), Thomas Kelly (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Christopher Benedetti, Dillon Brimer, Floyd Fikes, Bret Kay | |
| 08:30 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 13-30 |
| 08:13 | Marshall | Fred Cavallo is called for a charge - foul #1 on Fred Cavallo, team foul #6 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Rother (C) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Harold Karr misses badly on a floater from the right side | 13-30 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | John Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 13-30 |
| 07:53 | Marshall | Bobby Turner misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-30 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Randy Oliver gets the offensive rebound | 13-30 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | Bobby Turner buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Oliver | 16-30 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Randy Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Bobby Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Cavallo (fresh) PF - John Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Rother (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Karr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Kelly (fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Charles McGlothern misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-30 |
| 07:17 | Houston | Sebastian Long gets the offensive rebound | 16-30 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Sebastian Long knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Travis Blom | 16-32 |
| 06:45 | Marshall | Fred Cavallo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-32 |
| 06:43 | Marshall | John Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 06:36 | Marshall | Randy Oliver loses the dribble to Sebastian Long | 16-32 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Sebastian Long misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Charles McGlothern gets the offensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Harold Karr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-32 |
| 06:04 | Marshall | John Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 05:51 | Marshall | Bobby Turner is hacked by Charles McGlothern - foul #1 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #6 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Gilbert (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), Brian Szymanski (SF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Bobby Turner, Fred Cavallo, John Cunningham, Douglas Rother | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Bret Kay (PF) Sebastian Long, Harold Karr, Thomas Kelly | |
| 05:36 | Marshall | Bret Kay swats the dunk try by Daniel Davis | 16-32 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the defensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Floyd Fikes is hacked by Shawn Wiggs - foul #2 on Shawn Wiggs, team foul #7 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Douglas Rother (PF), Robert Nicklas (C) Randy Oliver, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (SG), Dillon Brimer (SF) Travis Blom, Charles McGlothern | |
| 05:12 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 05:12 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Douglas Rother | 16-32 |
| 04:50 | Marshall | Robert Nicklas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Rother | 16-32 |
| 04:41 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski grabs the board | 16-32 |
| 04:14 | Marshall | Robert Nicklas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-32 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Bret Kay pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Floyd Fikes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-32 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Daniel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 03:43 | Marshall | Norman Gilbert misses the jumper from the left side | 16-32 |
| 03:42 | Marshall | Brian Szymanski grabs the offensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 03:35 | Marshall | Norman Gilbert makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Brian Szymanski | 18-32 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Szymanski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Rother (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nicklas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dillon Brimer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) C - Bret Kay (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Bret Kay knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 18-34 |
| 03:15 | Marshall | Daniel Davis scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Norman Gilbert | 20-34 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Bret Kay knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Sebastian Long | 20-36 |
| 02:39 | Marshall | Douglas Rother connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Davis and he's fouled by Floyd Fikes - foul #1 on Floyd Fikes, team foul #7 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Conner (PG), Bobby Turner (SG), Shawn Wiggs (C) Norman Gilbert, Daniel Davis, Robert Nicklas | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Sebastian Long, Dillon Brimer, Floyd Fikes, Bret Kay | |
| 02:39 | Marshall | Douglas Rother makes the free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Charles McGlothern misses long on a shot from the left block | 23-36 |
| 02:22 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | Harold Karr picks off the pass by Douglas Rother | 23-36 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Charles McGlothern hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Travis Blom | 23-38 |
| 01:37 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs misses long on a shot from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 01:35 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Wiggs | 23-38 |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Phil Rubalcaba is called for the reach on Bobby Turner - foul #3 on Phil Rubalcaba, team foul #8 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Fred Cavallo (SF), John Cunningham (PF) Brian Szymanski, Douglas Rother | |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Bret Kay (PF) Christopher Benedetti, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Bobby Turner makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Bobby Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Sebastian Long is hacked by John Cunningham - foul #1 on John Cunningham, team foul #8 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG) Bobby Turner | |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (PF) Bret Kay | |
| 01:14 | Houston | Sebastian Long misses the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:14 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Charles McGlothern | 25-38 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Charles McGlothern makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Floyd Fikes and he's fouled by Shawn Wiggs - foul #3 on Shawn Wiggs, team foul #9 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Oliver (C) Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Charles McGlothern makes the free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:42 | Marshall | Randy Oliver hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Cunningham | 27-41 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Harold Karr hits a runner from the left block set up by Sebastian Long | 27-43 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Daniel Davis scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Conner | 30-43 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Harold Karr misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-43 |