| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Christie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Bacon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Blake James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Evans (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) C - James Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Joe Bacon inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Marshall | Scotty McLaird steals the ball from James Christie | 32-43 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Kenny Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-43 |
| 18:53 | Marshall | David Fly is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 32-43 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Scotty McLaird is fouled on the floor by David Fly - foul #3 on David Fly, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joe Mitchell (SG) David Fly | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:13 | Rice | Roy Mitchell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-43 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Joe Bacon | 32-43 |
| 17:53 | Marshall | Joe Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 32-43 |
| 17:33 | Rice | James Pritchard is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Pritchard, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Caleb Yoder (PF) Blake James | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF) Roy Mitchell | |
| 17:31 | Marshall | James Christie is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Garrett - foul #2 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| 17:18 | Marshall | Joe Mitchell is hacked by Joe Woods - foul #3 on Joe Woods, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG) Joe Woods | |
| 17:00 | Marshall | Caleb Yoder drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joe Bacon and he's hacked by Lloyd Broome - foul #2 on Lloyd Broome, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Curtis Harpster (SG) James Christie | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:00 | Marshall | Caleb Yoder makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Scotty McLaird tips it home | 35-45 |
| 16:05 | Marshall | John Evans is hacked by James Pritchard - foul #2 on James Pritchard, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Blake James (PF), Gilbert Forrest (C) Joe Bacon, John Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Mitchell (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Scotty McLaird, James Pritchard | |
| 15:49 | Marshall | Caleb Yoder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Kenny Garrett snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joe Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Harpster (fresh) SF - Caleb Yoder (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Blake James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Forrest (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) C - Jake Sitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Rice | Lloyd Broome hits a jump hook in the paint | 35-47 |
| 15:05 | Marshall | Joe Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Roy Mitchell grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Roy Mitchell knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 35-49 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | Gilbert Forrest comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 14:33 | Marshall | Gilbert Forrest tips it home | 37-49 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Kenny Garrett is hacked by Curtis Harpster - foul #1 on Curtis Harpster, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Christie (PG), David Fly (SG), Joe Bacon (SF), John Evans (C) Joe Mitchell, Curtis Harpster, Caleb Yoder, Blake James | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), James Pritchard (C) Kenny Garrett, Lloyd Broome, Roy Mitchell | |
| 14:02 | Rice | Joe Woods comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-49 |
| 14:00 | Marshall | David Fly snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 13:47 | Marshall | David Fly misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 13:46 | Rice | James Pritchard pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Scotty McLaird drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Woods | 37-51 |
| 13:25 | Marshall | James Christie misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 13:24 | Marshall | Joe Bacon grabs the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 13:08 | Marshall | John Evans drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Christie | 40-51 |
| 12:52 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-53 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | James Christie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Cassidy - foul #2 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | Blake James (PF) Gilbert Forrest | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Roy Mitchell (PF) Kevin Cassidy, Jake Sitz | |
| 12:40 | Marshall | James Christie makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | James Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | James Christie makes the 3rd free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 12:27 | Marshall | John Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 12:07 | Marshall | Joe Bacon is fouled on the floor by Kenny Garrett - foul #3 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| 12:07 | Marshall | Joe Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:07 | Marshall | Joe Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:51 | Rice | James Pritchard is hacked by James Christie - foul #2 on James Christie, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Scotty McLaird is hacked by Joe Bacon - foul #1 on Joe Bacon, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joe Mitchell (SG) David Fly | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Christie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Bacon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Blake James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Joe Woods connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenny Garrett | 45-56 |
| 11:03 | Marshall | Joe Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Kenny Garrett snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Kenny Garrett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scotty McLaird | 45-59 |
| 10:39 | Marshall | 3 seconds is called on Joe Bacon | 45-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Curtis Harpster (SG), Larry Mitchell (SF), Caleb Yoder (PF), Gilbert Forrest (C) James Christie, Joe Bacon, Blake James, John Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Roy Mitchell, James Pritchard | |
| 10:30 | Rice | Joe Mitchell steals it from Kevin Cassidy | 45-59 |
| 10:05 | Marshall | Joe Mitchell drills a 3 from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Larry Mitchell steals the ball from Lloyd Broome | 48-59 |
| 09:34 | Marshall | Joe Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Curtis Harpster steals it from Lloyd Broome | 51-59 |
| 09:06 | Marshall | Larry Mitchell knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Joe Mitchell and he's fouled by Kevin Cassidy - foul #3 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Christie (PG), David Fly (SG), Blake James (PF), John Evans (C) Joe Mitchell, Curtis Harpster, Caleb Yoder, Gilbert Forrest | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Roy Mitchell (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Frank Krug, Lloyd Broome, Jake Sitz | |
| 09:06 | Marshall | Larry Mitchell makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Larry Mitchell steps in front of the Kenny Garrett pass | 54-59 |
| 08:24 | Marshall | James Christie makes the floater from the left wing set up by Blake James | 56-59 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Christie - foul #3 on James Christie, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joe Bacon (SF) Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG) Kenny Garrett | |
| 08:19 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Scotty McLaird makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | John Evans hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Blake James | 58-60 |
| 07:45 | Rice | James Pritchard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-60 |
| 07:44 | Marshall | Joe Bacon grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 07:29 | Marshall | Joe Bacon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joe Mitchell (PG), Caleb Yoder (PF) James Christie, Blake James | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF) Roy Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joe Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fly (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Bacon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Caleb Yoder (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Evans (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Scotty McLaird is hacked by Caleb Yoder - foul #1 on Caleb Yoder, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG) Kevin Cassidy | |
| 06:57 | Rice | Kenny Garrett buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Joe Woods | 58-63 |
| 06:47 | Marshall | Caleb Yoder misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-63 |
| 06:45 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Joe Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Lloyd Broome buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scotty McLaird | 58-66 |
| 06:02 | Marshall | David Fly misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-66 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Scotty McLaird gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:43 | Rice | James Pritchard misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-66 |
| 05:42 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-66 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses the tip | 58-66 |
| 05:21 | Marshall | Caleb Yoder pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:04 | Marshall | Joe Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-66 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Joe Woods grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Kenny Garrett clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 04:35 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Lloyd Broome hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenny Garrett | 58-68 |
| 04:16 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Christie (PG), Blake James (PF) David Fly, Caleb Yoder | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Roy Mitchell (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Joe Woods, Lloyd Broome, James Pritchard | |
| 03:51 | Marshall | Joe Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Scotty McLaird | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Rice | James Christie is called for the reach on Kevin Cassidy - foul #4 on James Christie, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | Caleb Yoder (C) John Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Roy Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Jake Sitz is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jake Sitz, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Jake Sitz | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Christie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joe Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Bacon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Blake James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Caleb Yoder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Marshall | James Christie connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 02:27 | Rice | James Pritchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 02:11 | Rice | James Pritchard buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-71 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fly (SG), John Evans (C) Joe Mitchell, Caleb Yoder | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:52 | Marshall | Scotty McLaird picks off the pass by John Evans | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-71 |
| 01:32 | Marshall | Blake James grabs the board | 61-71 |
| 01:21 | Marshall | John Evans makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Fly | 63-71 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Marshall | John Evans misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-74 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Roy Mitchell snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | James Pritchard is hacked by Joe Bacon - foul #2 on Joe Bacon, team foul #8 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joe Mitchell (PG), Curtis Harpster (SG), Larry Mitchell (SF), Caleb Yoder (PF), Gilbert Forrest (C) James Christie, David Fly, Joe Bacon, Blake James, John Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Lloyd Broome (SF), Jake Sitz (PF) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Roy Mitchell | |
| 00:21 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:21 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:15 | Marshall | Larry Mitchell scores on a runner from close range and the foul's on James Pritchard - foul #3 on James Pritchard, team foul #10 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (SF) James Pritchard | |
| 00:15 | Marshall | Larry Mitchell misses the free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Billy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy runs out the clock | 65-76 |