| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Wayne Mitts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Richard Barnes inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | Derek Peterson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-24 |
| 19:40 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Jones | 35-24 |
| 19:24 | Marshall | Richard Barnes hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Mitts | 38-24 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 18:54 | Marshall | Richard Barnes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 18:53 | Rice | James Pearson pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Hiram Lyons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Burns and he's hacked by Richard Barnes - foul #2 on Richard Barnes, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Jones | 41-30 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits a fadeaway from the right block | 41-32 |
| 17:42 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 17:42 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:42 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Thomas Banks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 17:19 | Rice | James Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Thomas Banks's pass is intercepted by Derek Peterson | 43-32 |
| 16:54 | Marshall | Ryan Jones buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Barnes | 46-32 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Thomas Banks misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Barnes - foul #3 on Richard Barnes, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Rose (PG), Tyson Caldwell (SG), Steven Spengler (SF), Richard Nugent (C) Wayne Mitts, Ryan Jones, Richard Barnes, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF) Reginald Eller, James Pearson | |
| 16:36 | Rice | Thomas Banks makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Thomas Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:13 | Marshall | Christopher Rose can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-34 |
| 16:12 | Marshall | Tyson Caldwell hits the follow up shot | 48-34 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Robert Negri misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Robert Negri pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Christopher Rose (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tyson Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Spengler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Nugent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Derek Peterson blocks the short jumper by Thomas Banks | 48-34 |
| 15:40 | Marshall | Derek Peterson snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 15:24 | Marshall | Richard Nugent misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Banks - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Wayne Mitts (PG), Richard Barnes (SF) Tyson Caldwell, Derek Peterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Thomas Banks | |
| 15:24 | Marshall | Richard Nugent makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 15:24 | Marshall | Richard Nugent makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:08 | Rice | William Sedillo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 15:07 | Marshall | Richard Nugent grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 14:48 | Marshall | William Sedillo steals the ball from Richard Nugent | 50-34 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Derrick Rust comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 14:19 | Marshall | Steven Spengler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 14:11 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Rose | 52-34 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Derrick Rust is whistled for a carry | 52-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ryan Jones (SG), Derek Peterson (PF), James Wilson (C) Christopher Rose, Richard Nugent, Steven Spengler | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF) Gregg Moore, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri | |
| 13:41 | Marshall | James Wilson can't connect on a runner from close range | 52-34 |
| 13:39 | Marshall | Ryan Jones hits the follow up shot | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:27 | Rice | James Pearson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-34 |
| 13:25 | Marshall | Ryan Jones pulls down the rebound | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:57 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts is hacked by James Pearson - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Rose (PG) Wayne Mitts | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SF) Reginald Eller | |
| 12:35 | Marshall | Richard Barnes is hacked by Robert Negri - foul #2 on Robert Negri, team foul #4 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SF), Thomas Banks (C) Robert Negri, William Sedillo | |
| 12:17 | Marshall | James Wilson makes the jumper near the basket set up by Christopher Rose | 56-34 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Gregg Moore scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Burns | 56-37 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Christopher Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derek Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Marshall | Derek Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 11:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregg Moore | 56-37 |
| 11:21 | Rice | James Pearson connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Burns | 56-39 |
| 10:55 | Marshall | Christopher Rose is hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Wayne Mitts (PG), Tyson Caldwell (SG), Clayton Niles (SF), Steven Spengler (PF), Richard Nugent (C) Christopher Rose, Ryan Jones, Richard Barnes, Derek Peterson, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Robert Negri (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, James Pearson, Thomas Banks | |
| 10:42 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Richard Nugent | 58-39 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Robert Negri connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Derrick Rust | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:08 | Marshall | Richard Nugent hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG) Gregg Moore | |
| 10:08 | Marshall | Richard Nugent makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 10:08 | Marshall | Richard Nugent makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Derrick Rust connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Negri | 60-45 |
| 09:29 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Steven Spengler | 62-45 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Tyson Caldwell is called for the reach on Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Tyson Caldwell, team foul #3 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ryan Jones (SG), Richard Barnes (SF), Derek Peterson (PF), James Wilson (C) Tyson Caldwell, Clayton Niles, Richard Nugent, Steven Spengler | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri | |
| 09:11 | Rice | William Sedillo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 62-47 |
| 08:49 | Marshall | Derek Peterson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Mitts and the foul's on James Pearson - foul #3 on James Pearson, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (C) William Sedillo | |
| 08:49 | Marshall | Derek Peterson makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 65-47 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Derek Peterson | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Marshall | James Pearson is called for the reach on Richard Barnes - foul #4 on James Pearson, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| 08:11 | Marshall | Richard Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Thomas Banks makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Hiram Lyons | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Wayne Mitts (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derek Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Marshall | Reginald Eller takes the ball from Derek Peterson | 65-50 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Thomas Banks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:12 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 65-52 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Hiram Lyons pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:05 | Rice | Raymond Burns connects on the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Wayne Mitts - foul #3 on Wayne Mitts, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Rose (PG) Wayne Mitts | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Reginald Eller, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 07:05 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:55 | Marshall | Richard Barnes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-55 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Raymond Burns gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:30 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Raymond Burns snags the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 06:17 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Derek Peterson | 65-55 |
| 05:54 | Marshall | Christopher Rose loses the dribble to Raymond Burns | 65-55 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Raymond Burns's pass is intercepted by Christopher Rose | 65-55 |
| 05:18 | Marshall | Derek Peterson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Rose | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:59 | Rice | Gregg Moore loses the dribble to Ryan Jones | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Marshall | Christopher Rose is hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Wayne Mitts (PG), Clayton Niles (SF), Steven Spengler (PF), Richard Nugent (C) Ryan Jones, Richard Barnes, Derek Peterson, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Gregg Moore, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 04:30 | Marshall | Christopher Rose misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 04:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 68-55 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-55 |
| 04:10 | Marshall | Clayton Niles grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 03:58 | Marshall | Richard Nugent double dribbles | 68-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tyson Caldwell (SG) Christopher Rose | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Wayne Mitts (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyson Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clayton Niles (fresh) PF - Steven Spengler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Nugent (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Rice | Thomas Banks knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Negri | 68-57 |
| 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) | |
| 03:37 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 03:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 68-57 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Tyson Caldwell is called for the reach on Derrick Rust - foul #2 on Tyson Caldwell, team foul #5 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Michael Rau | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Thomas Banks knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Derrick Rust | 68-60 |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Richard Nugent buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Wayne Mitts | 70-60 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ryan Jones (SG), Richard Barnes (SF), Derek Peterson (PF), James Wilson (C) Tyson Caldwell, Clayton Niles, Steven Spengler, Richard Nugent | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Gregg Moore, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 02:36 | Rice | James Pearson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Sedillo | 70-63 |
| 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) | |
| 02:18 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts dunks the ball set up by Richard Barnes | 72-63 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Richard Barnes steals the ball from Reginald Eller | 72-63 |
| 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) | |
| 01:52 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Jones | 75-63 |
| 01:40 | Rice | James Pearson banks in the layup | 75-65 |
| 01:14 | Marshall | Ryan Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 75-65 |
| 01:12 | Marshall | Derek Peterson tips it back up and in | 77-65 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Raymond Burns connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Hiram Lyons | 77-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts is fouled in the backcourt by Hiram Lyons - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #10 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | Christopher Rose (SG) Ryan Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:55 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:55 | Marshall | Wayne Mitts makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | James Pearson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Rose - foul #2 on Christopher Rose, team foul #6 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tyson Caldwell (SG), Clayton Niles (SF), Steven Spengler (PF), Richard Nugent (C) Wayne Mitts, Richard Barnes, Derek Peterson, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (SF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| 00:47 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:47 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:47 | Marshall | Steven Spengler gets the rebound | 79-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Marshall | Clayton Niles is hacked by Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Derrick Rust, team foul #11 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG) James Pearson | |
| 00:19 | Marshall | Clayton Niles misses the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:19 | Marshall | Clayton Niles misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 79-68 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Steven Spengler steals it from Thomas Banks | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Christopher Rose runs out the clock | 79-68 |