| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Meredith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst inbounds the ball | 38-21 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie lays it in set up by Corey Riddle | 40-21 |
| 19:15 | Marshall | Lawrence Johnson blocks the jumper by William Merrill | 40-21 |
| 19:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Darren Shaffer | 40-21 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-21 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Darren Shaffer snags the offensive board | 40-21 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Johnson | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:16 | Marshall | James Meredith is hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #1 | 43-21 |
| 18:09 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson blows the layup | 43-21 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Corey Riddle pulls down the rebound | 43-21 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-21 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Corey Riddle snags the offensive board | 43-21 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 46-21 |
| 17:18 | Marshall | William Merrill connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-24 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by Gregory Patterson - foul #1 on Gregory Patterson, team foul #1 | 46-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Finley (PF) Ronald Waterman | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Brian Livingston buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-24 |
| 16:30 | Marshall | William Merrill misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-24 |
| 16:29 | Marshall | John Finley pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-24 |
| 16:15 | Marshall | James Meredith is called for traveling | 49-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG), Henry Brown (PF) Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (PG), Cecil White (SG), Bruce Menges (SF), Oliver Walker (C) William Merrill, James Meredith, Ben Spurgeon, Gregory Patterson | |
| 16:08 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-24 |
| 16:06 | Marshall | John Finley snags the defensive board | 49-24 |
| 15:58 | Marshall | John Finley lays it up and in and the foul's on Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #2 | 49-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG) Howard Reed | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 15:58 | Marshall | John Finley misses the free throw | 49-26 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Henry Brown gets the rebound | 49-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Fey (fresh) SG - Cecil White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) PF - John Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-26 |
| 15:40 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Charles Fey | 49-26 |
| 15:30 | Marshall | John Finley is whistled for traveling | 49-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Stephen McKinnie, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Waterman (PF) Bruce Menges | |
| 15:16 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-26 |
| 15:15 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman gets the rebound | 49-26 |
| 15:06 | Marshall | Cecil White is hacked by Henry Brown - foul #3 on Henry Brown, team foul #3 | 49-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Brian Livingston, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), James Meredith (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Gregory Patterson (C) Charles Fey, Cecil White, John Finley, Oliver Walker | |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Durst - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #4 | 49-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG) Howard Reed | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-27 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-27 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled in the backcourt by William Merrill - foul #3 on William Merrill, team foul #2 | 49-27 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Joseph Durst's floater is knocked away by James Meredith | 49-27 |
| 14:33 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson snags the defensive board | 49-27 |
| 14:14 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-27 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-27 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie travels with the ball | 49-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SG) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 13:52 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Patterson | 49-29 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits a fadeaway from the left side | 51-29 |
| 13:30 | Marshall | William Merrill misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-29 |
| 13:28 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson grabs the offensive board | 51-29 |
| 13:09 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen McKinnie - foul #2 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #5 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Henry Brown (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Brian Livingston, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Finley (PF) Ronald Waterman | |
| 13:09 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 13:09 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Henry Brown grabs the board | 51-30 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Henry Brown drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Corey Riddle and he's hacked by Gregory Patterson - foul #2 on Gregory Patterson, team foul #3 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Oliver Walker (C) Gregory Patterson | |
| 13:03 | Rice | Henry Brown makes the free throw | 54-30 |
| 12:42 | Marshall | James Meredith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-30 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the board | 54-30 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 56-30 |
| 12:05 | Marshall | Oliver Walker's pass is intercepted by Henry Brown | 56-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Meredith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Walker (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Henry Brown hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 58-30 |
| 11:36 | Marshall | John Finley buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by William Merrill and he's fouled by Henry Brown - foul #4 on Henry Brown, team foul #6 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Brian Livingston (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Henry Brown, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (PG), Cecil White (SG), Gregory Patterson (C) William Merrill, James Meredith, Ben Spurgeon | |
| 11:36 | Marshall | John Finley misses the free throw | 58-32 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 58-32 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Howard Reed is fouled on the floor by Oliver Walker - foul #2 on Oliver Walker, team foul #4 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (SF) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Waterman (PF) Oliver Walker | |
| 11:18 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Howard Reed | 61-32 |
| 10:58 | Marshall | John Finley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-32 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-32 |
| 10:19 | Marshall | Charles Fey knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil White | 64-34 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-34 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Brian Livingston grabs the offensive rebound | 64-34 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Darren Shaffer double dribbles | 64-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF) Howard Reed, Brian Livingston, Frank Stephenson | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), James Meredith (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Oliver Walker (PF) Charles Fey, Cecil White, John Finley, Ronald Waterman | |
| 09:38 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson blows the layup | 64-34 |
| 09:37 | Marshall | Oliver Walker gets the offensive rebound | 64-34 |
| 09:16 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon makes the floater from the left block set up by William Merrill and the foul's on Corey Riddle - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #7 | 64-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:16 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon misses the free throw | 64-36 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the rebound | 64-36 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie throws it down on a great pass from Joseph Durst | 66-36 |
| 08:42 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon can't finish the layup | 66-36 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the rebound | 66-36 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is hacked by Ben Spurgeon - foul #1 on Ben Spurgeon, team foul #5 | 66-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Frank Stephenson (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (PG), Cecil White (SG), Bruce Menges (SF), Brian Yancey (C) William Merrill, James Meredith, Ben Spurgeon, Gregory Patterson | |
| 08:15 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-36 |
| 08:14 | Marshall | Oliver Walker gets the rebound | 66-36 |
| 08:09 | Marshall | Charles Fey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Hendricks - foul #1 on Charles Hendricks, team foul #8 | 66-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Finley (PF) Brian Yancey | |
| 08:09 | Marshall | Charles Fey makes the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 08:09 | Marshall | Charles Fey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-38 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-38 |
| 07:52 | Marshall | Cecil White pulls down the rebound | 66-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Stephenson (fresh) PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Fey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) PF - John Finley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Marshall | Oliver Walker hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Finley | 66-40 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Howard Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-40 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Charles Hendricks hits the follow up shot | 68-40 |
| 07:03 | Marshall | Bruce Menges makes the 3 from straight away | 68-43 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Cecil White picks off the pass by Brian Livingston | 68-43 |
| 06:34 | Marshall | Frank Stephenson steps in front of the Cecil White pass | 68-43 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Brian Livingston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-43 |
| 06:23 | Marshall | John Finley gets the rebound | 68-43 |
| 06:14 | Marshall | John Finley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-43 |
| 06:12 | Marshall | Charles Fey tips it in | 68-45 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Howard Reed scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 71-45 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Howard Reed is called for the reach on Charles Fey - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #9 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Brown (PF) Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Yancey (C) Oliver Walker | |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Charles Fey makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Charles Fey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses short on a shot from the right side | 71-47 |
| 05:28 | Marshall | Cecil White grabs the defensive rebound | 71-47 |
| 05:12 | Marshall | Charles Fey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-47 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Howard Reed pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Frank Stephenson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Brown | 74-47 |
| 04:53 | Marshall | Bruce Menges comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-47 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 74-47 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Henry Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by Brian Yancey | 74-47 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the offensive board | 74-47 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 74-47 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Henry Brown tips it in | 76-47 |
| 03:50 | Marshall | Bruce Menges drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Cecil White | 76-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Livingston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Carlos Tedrow (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Fey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Cecil White (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bruce Menges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Finley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Yancey (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Brian Livingston hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Bruce Menges - foul #1 on Bruce Menges, team foul #6 | 76-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (C) Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Marshall | Oliver Walker (PF) Bruce Menges | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the 1st free throw | 76-50 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 77-50 |
| 03:20 | Marshall | Frank Stephenson steps in front of the Oliver Walker pass | 77-50 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Henry Brown scores on a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Brian Yancey - foul #1 on Brian Yancey, team foul #7 | 79-50 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Henry Brown misses the free throw | 79-50 |
| 03:09 | Marshall | Oliver Walker grabs the board | 79-50 |
| 02:48 | Marshall | Cecil White misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-50 |
| 02:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Howard Reed | 79-50 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Frank Stephenson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-50 |
| 02:37 | Marshall | Charles Fey pulls down the rebound | 79-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Marshall | Cecil White hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 79-50 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Charles Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 79-50 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Howard Reed's pass is intercepted by Cecil White | 79-50 |
| 01:50 | Marshall | Cecil White drills a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Brian Livingston - foul #1 on Brian Livingston, team foul #10 | 79-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Marshall | Bruce Menges (SF) Brian Yancey | |
| 01:50 | Marshall | Cecil White makes the free throw | 79-53 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Howard Reed drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-53 |
| 01:07 | Marshall | Oliver Walker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-53 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Bruce Menges tips it back up and in | 82-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Oliver Walker - foul #3 on Oliver Walker, team foul #8 | 82-55 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the 1st free throw | 82-55 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 2nd free throw | 83-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Marshall | Oliver Walker buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cecil White | 83-58 |
| 00:10 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Henry Brown is blocked by Oliver Walker | 83-58 |
| 00:09 | Marshall | John Finley snags the defensive board | 83-58 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Oliver Walker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Finley | 83-60 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Howard Reed runs out the clock | 83-60 |