| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Ralph Tucker inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Marshall | Ralph Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Matthew Nickols connects on the runner in the lane | 32-27 |
| 19:24 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Sammie Farrell | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Matthew Nickols hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Sammie Farrell | 34-31 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the jump hook from the left block | 34-31 |
| 18:31 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Dennis David can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Baisley - foul #3 on Kenneth Baisley, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Arnold Barth (C) Kenneth Baisley | |
| 17:43 | Rice | Dennis David misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:21 | Marshall | Arnold Barth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 17:20 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Sammie Farrell | 35-32 |
| 16:58 | Marshall | Arnold Barth loses the dribble to Gary Ferguson | 35-32 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Paul Polston drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Cecil Lawhon and the foul's on Richard Jarboe - foul #2 on Richard Jarboe, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tim Patton (PG), Scott Gartman (SG), Todd Eriksen (PF), Steven Dejong (C) Sammie Farrell, Dean Myers, Ralph Tucker, Richard Jarboe | |
| 16:43 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:31 | Marshall | Todd Eriksen hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tim Patton | 38-34 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Dennis David's pass is intercepted by Scott Gartman | 38-34 |
| 16:01 | Marshall | Todd Eriksen drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Tim Patton | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Tim Patton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Gartman (fresh) SF - Arnold Barth (fresh) PF - Todd Eriksen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Dejong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Paul Polston connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 40-36 |
| 15:18 | Marshall | Steven Dejong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chris Campbell - foul #3 on Chris Campbell, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Dean Myers (SG), Jack Powers (SF), Richard Jarboe (PF) Tim Patton, Scott Gartman, Arnold Barth, Todd Eriksen | |
| 15:18 | Marshall | Steven Dejong makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:18 | Marshall | Steven Dejong makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sammie Farrell - foul #1 on Sammie Farrell, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley (C) Steven Dejong | |
| 15:06 | Rice | Charles Brown misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:48 | Marshall | Jack Powers drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Dean Myers | 41-41 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Joseph Matheson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 44-41 |
| 14:14 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:02 | Marshall | Dean Myers connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Powers | 44-43 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Charles Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Sammie Farrell - foul #2 on Sammie Farrell, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG) Charles Brown, Eric Lam | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 13:44 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 13:43 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:38 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Jack Powers | 44-45 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Joseph Horn tips it in | 46-45 |
| 13:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 12:58 | Marshall | Dean Myers snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 12:40 | Marshall | Dean Myers connects on the jump hook in the lane | 46-47 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Dennis David can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 12:15 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jack Powers | 46-47 |
| 12:00 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Joseph Horn snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Matheson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Myers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Powers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Jarboe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Baisley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Matthew Nickols scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Horn | 48-47 |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Joseph Matheson is called for the reach on Jack Powers - foul #1 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Joseph Matheson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ralph Tucker (PG), Tim Patton (SG), Arnold Barth (SF), Todd Eriksen (PF), Steven Dejong (C) Sammie Farrell, Dean Myers, Jack Powers, Richard Jarboe, Kenneth Baisley | |
| 11:08 | Marshall | Paul Polston takes the ball from Tim Patton | 48-47 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Paul Polston lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 50-47 |
| 10:26 | Marshall | Ralph Tucker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 10:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Eric Lam | 50-47 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Arnold Barth - foul #3 on Arnold Barth, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG) Charles Brown, Eric Lam | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:53 | Marshall | Paul Polston is called for the reach on Todd Eriksen - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 09:41 | Marshall | Ralph Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Paul Polston, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Dean Myers (SG), Kenneth Baisley (C) Todd Eriksen, Steven Dejong | |
| 09:18 | Rice | Gary Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Jack Powers (SF) Tim Patton, Ralph Tucker | |
| 09:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 08:59 | Marshall | Arnold Barth grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:43 | Marshall | Gary Ferguson is called for the reach on Dean Myers - foul #2 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Jarboe (PF) Arnold Barth | |
| 08:30 | Marshall | Jack Powers misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 08:28 | Marshall | Jack Powers can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 08:26 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:01 | Marshall | Dean Myers is hacked by Cecil Lawhon - foul #2 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (SF), Chris Campbell (PF) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Marshall | Arnold Barth (C) Kenneth Baisley | |
| 08:01 | Marshall | Dean Myers makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:01 | Marshall | Dean Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Myers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Arnold Barth (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Matthew Nickols clanks a jumper in the lane | 51-48 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Matthew Nickols hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 07:34 | Marshall | Dean Myers drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jack Powers | 53-50 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Richard Jarboe - foul #3 on Richard Jarboe, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Charles Brown, Cecil Lawhon, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ralph Tucker (PG), Tim Patton (SG), Steven Dejong (C) Sammie Farrell, Dean Myers, Jack Powers | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Dennis David is called for the reach on Ralph Tucker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis David, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Ralph Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:07 | Marshall | Ralph Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the lay-in | 55-52 |
| 06:46 | Marshall | Ralph Tucker gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:23 | Marshall | Steven Dejong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (PF) Eric Lam, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley (C) Steven Dejong | |
| 06:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Cecil Lawhon | 58-52 |
| 05:51 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley hits a runner from the left block set up by Ralph Tucker | 58-54 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Dennis David throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Dean Myers (SG), Jack Powers (SF), Todd Eriksen (PF) Ralph Tucker, Tim Patton, Arnold Barth, Richard Jarboe | |
| 05:11 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Horn - foul #4 on Joseph Horn, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (SF) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:11 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:11 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the tip | 58-55 |
| 04:54 | Marshall | Jack Powers grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 04:38 | Marshall | Dean Myers is called for traveling | 58-55 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Charles Brown misses the floater from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 04:19 | Marshall | Todd Eriksen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:14 | Marshall | Dean Myers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-55 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Paul Polston can't throw it down | 58-55 |
| 04:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley grabs the board | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Myers (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Eriksen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:45 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jack Powers | 58-57 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 03:35 | Marshall | Todd Eriksen grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 03:29 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley lays it in on a nice dish by Sammie Farrell | 58-59 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Charles Brown, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Jarboe (PF) Todd Eriksen | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 61-59 |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Dean Myers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Cecil Lawhon - foul #3 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Dean Myers misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Dean Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 02:32 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 02:04 | Marshall | Matthew Nickols swats the layup by Jack Powers | 61-60 |
| 02:03 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley grabs the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Jack Powers connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dean Myers | 61-63 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Dennis David can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Matthew Nickols tips it but misses | 61-63 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the tip | 61-63 |
| 01:23 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-63 |
| 01:03 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley can't tip it in | 61-63 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon blows the layup but he's hacked by Dean Myers - foul #2 on Dean Myers, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Marshall | Matthew Nickols steals the ball from Richard Jarboe | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | Rice | The jump hook by Dennis David is blocked by Kenneth Baisley | 62-63 |
| 00:09 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Dennis David is called for the reach on Kenneth Baisley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis David, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Dennis David hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Dean Myers misses the fullcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Myers (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jack Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:37 | Marshall | Dean Myers comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 04:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 65-65 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Joseph Horn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-65 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Jack Powers hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Jarboe | 65-67 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Sammie Farrell steals it from Matthew Nickols | 65-67 |
| 03:15 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dean Myers | 65-69 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dennis David | 68-69 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe gets the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:28 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell blows the layup but the foul's on Dennis David - foul #3 on Dennis David, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Marshall | Arnold Barth (C) Kenneth Baisley | |
| 02:28 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:28 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Gary Ferguson drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Paul Polston | 70-70 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Jarboe | 70-72 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Paul Polston misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 70-72 |
| 01:38 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Jack Powers misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Dennis David gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Richard Jarboe blocks the short jumper by Matthew Nickols | 70-72 |
| 00:56 | Marshall | Arnold Barth grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Myers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jack Powers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Jarboe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Arnold Barth (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Marshall | Dean Myers steps out of bounds on the sideline | 70-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Jarboe - foul #4 on Richard Jarboe, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Dean Myers misses the jumper from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joseph Horn pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Myers (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jack Powers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:34 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-75 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Gary Ferguson loses the ball out of bounds | 72-75 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | Dean Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 72-75 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Matthew Nickols loses the dribble to Jack Powers | 72-75 |
| 03:41 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell banks in the layup set up by Jack Powers | 72-77 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Kenneth Baisley blocks the short jumper by Cecil Lawhon | 72-77 |
| 03:23 | Marshall | Jack Powers grabs the board | 72-77 |
| 03:16 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley misses badly on a shot near the basket | 72-77 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Dennis David pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Lawhon and he's fouled by Sammie Farrell - foul #3 on Sammie Farrell, team foul #9 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ralph Tucker (PG), Tim Patton (SG), Arnold Barth (SF), Todd Eriksen (PF) Sammie Farrell, Dean Myers, Jack Powers, Richard Jarboe | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the free throw | 75-77 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 5 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Dean Myers (SG) Tim Patton, Todd Eriksen | |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arnold Barth and he's hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #5 on Joseph Horn, team foul #13 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Jarboe (PF) Arnold Barth | |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley makes the free throw | 75-80 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by Kenneth Baisley - foul #4 on Kenneth Baisley, team foul #10 | 75-80 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-80 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-80 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 77-80 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the offensive board | 77-80 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 77-80 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Paul Polston tips it back up and in | 79-80 |
| 01:30 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-80 |
| 01:28 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley grabs the offensive board | 79-80 |
| 01:17 | Marshall | Ralph Tucker clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Cecil Lawhon - foul #4 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #14 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jack Powers (SF) Sammie Farrell | |
| 01:17 | Marshall | Ralph Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 01:17 | Marshall | Ralph Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Matthew Nickols comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-82 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 81-82 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ralph Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Myers (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jack Powers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Jarboe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Marshall | The jumper by Dean Myers is denied by Matthew Nickols | 81-82 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Paul Polston pulls down the rebound | 81-82 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Matthew Nickols scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dennis David | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Baisley and the foul's on Matthew Nickols - foul #1 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #15 | 83-84 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG) Ralph Tucker | |
| 00:11 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe makes the free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Sammie Farrell is called for the reach on Cecil Lawhon - foul #4 on Sammie Farrell, team foul #11 | 83-85 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell runs out the clock | 84-85 |