| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Dwayne Day (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Bastien (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Stanfield (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Gay (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Steven Stanfield inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Marshall | Steven Stanfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 19:28 | Rice | John Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 19:27 | Marshall | The rebound goes to William Gay | 30-31 |
| 19:14 | Marshall | William Gay misses long on a shot in the lane | 30-31 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Donovan Myers gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses the easy layup | 30-31 |
| 19:00 | Marshall | William Gay snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:33 | Marshall | Dwayne Day knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Stanfield | 30-34 |
| 18:05 | Rice | William Gay takes the ball from Donovan Myers | 30-34 |
| 17:56 | Marshall | Peter Bastien is called for traveling | 30-34 |
| 17:40 | Rice | William Williams swats the layup by Donovan Myers | 30-34 |
| 17:39 | Marshall | William Gay grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 17:27 | Marshall | Peter Bastien loses the dribble to Gary Lapoint | 30-34 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Nelson Hulett jams it on a nice dish by Gary Lapoint | 32-34 |
| 17:09 | Marshall | Peter Bastien misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 17:08 | Marshall | William Williams tips it home | 32-36 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Gary Lapoint hits a 3 from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 16:22 | Marshall | William Gay clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Andrew Arnold snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:59 | Rice | John Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Gay - foul #1 on William Gay, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG), Daniel Tallent (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Fred Hayes (C) Donovan Myers, Nelson Hulett, Gary Lapoint, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Williams (PG), Jackson Millen (SG), Zachary Breshears (SF), Harry Carlton (PF), George Gabler (C) Dwayne Day, Peter Bastien, Steven Stanfield, William Gay, William Williams | |
| 15:59 | Rice | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:59 | Rice | John Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:59 | Marshall | George Gabler gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Sander (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackson Millen (fresh) SF - Zachary Breshears (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harry Carlton (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Gabler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:42 | Marshall | George Gabler can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 15:40 | Marshall | Harry Carlton gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:27 | Marshall | John Williams is hacked by Ronald Sander - foul #3 on Ronald Sander, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Welch (PF) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 15:14 | Marshall | George Gabler misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Hayes - foul #1 on Fred Hayes, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 15:14 | Marshall | George Gabler makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:14 | Marshall | George Gabler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Ronald Sander knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 14:43 | Marshall | Jackson Millen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 14:42 | Marshall | George Gabler grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:23 | Marshall | John Williams buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jackson Millen | 38-40 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Gregory Welch hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Tallent | 40-40 |
| 13:42 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 40-40 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Gregory Welch gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Ronald Sander hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), John Wilson (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Joseph Pickering, Gregory Welch, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | Marshall | Dwayne Day (PG), Peter Bastien (SG), William Gay (PF), William Williams (C) John Williams, Jackson Millen, George Gabler, Harry Carlton | |
| 13:25 | Rice | Ronald Sander makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Ronald Sander misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:25 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Arnold | 41-40 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Andrew Arnold clanks a runner from close range | 41-40 |
| 13:04 | Marshall | William Gay gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:47 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Dwayne Day | 41-42 |
| 12:23 | Rice | William Williams steps in front of the John Wilson pass | 41-42 |
| 12:07 | Marshall | Andrew Arnold is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Ronald Sander | |
| Subs | Marshall | Steven Stanfield (SF) Zachary Breshears | |
| 11:52 | Marshall | Peter Bastien buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Gay | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Dwayne Day (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Bastien (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Stanfield (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Gay (fresh) 9 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Gary Lapoint is hacked by Steven Stanfield - foul #3 on Steven Stanfield, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Hayes (PF) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses the tip | 41-45 |
| 11:12 | Marshall | William Williams snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 11:06 | Marshall | Dwayne Day connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Steven Stanfield | 41-47 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Nelson Hulett is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (PG), Bruce Bujarski (SG), Joseph Pickering (C) Donovan Myers, Nelson Hulett, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Marshall | Harry Carlton (PF) William Gay | |
| 10:29 | Rice | Daniel Tallent hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 10:11 | Marshall | William Williams misses the easy layup | 44-47 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Gary Lapoint pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Joseph Pickering makes the 3 from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:40 | Marshall | Fred Hayes denies the turnaround by Steven Stanfield | 47-47 |
| 09:39 | Marshall | William Williams hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Gary Lapoint lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Tallent and the foul's on Dwayne Day - foul #1 on Dwayne Day, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), John Wilson (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Bruce Bujarski, Fred Hayes, Joseph Pickering | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Williams (PG), Jackson Millen (SG), Zachary Breshears (SF), William Gay (PF) Dwayne Day, Peter Bastien, Steven Stanfield, William Williams | |
| 09:28 | Rice | Gary Lapoint makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:17 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Jackson Millen pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | William Gay's pass is intercepted by Nelson Hulett | 50-49 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Nelson Hulett is whistled for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SF) Gary Lapoint | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Williams | 50-51 |
| 08:09 | Rice | John Wilson is hacked by William Gay - foul #2 on William Gay, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | George Gabler (C) Harry Carlton | |
| 07:50 | Rice | Ronald Sander clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 07:49 | Marshall | Jackson Millen pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackson Millen (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Zachary Breshears (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Gay (fresh) 9 reb. C - George Gabler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Marshall | William Gay connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Williams | 50-54 |
| 07:16 | Rice | John Williams is called for the reach on Donovan Myers - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Pickering (SF), Fred Hayes (C) Nelson Hulett, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Marshall | Dwayne Day (PG), Peter Bastien (SG), Steven Stanfield (SF), William Williams (C) John Williams, Jackson Millen, William Gay, George Gabler | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:08 | Marshall | William Williams hits a fadeaway from the right side | 52-56 |
| 06:42 | Rice | John Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 06:41 | Marshall | Dwayne Day snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 06:39 | Marshall | Dwayne Day is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF) Donovan Myers, Joseph Pickering | |
| Subs | Marshall | Harry Carlton (PF) Zachary Breshears | |
| 06:24 | Rice | Gary Lapoint slams it home on a nice dish by John Wilson | 54-56 |
| 06:14 | Marshall | Gary Lapoint steps in front of the Steven Stanfield pass | 54-56 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Daniel Tallent lays it in set up by Gary Lapoint | 56-56 |
| 05:42 | Marshall | Peter Bastien misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-56 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Gary Lapoint snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Gary Lapoint drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Sander | 58-56 |
| 05:19 | Marshall | William Williams buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Peter Bastien | 58-58 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), Andrew Arnold (C) Ronald Sander, Daniel Tallent, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Gay (PF) Harry Carlton | |
| 05:01 | Rice | Peter Bastien steals it from John Wilson | 58-58 |
| 04:45 | Marshall | Dwayne Day is fouled on the floor by Donovan Myers - foul #2 on Donovan Myers, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | William Gay hits the finger roll set up by Steven Stanfield and he's hacked by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | William Gay makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:29 | Rice | William Williams picks off the pass by Gary Lapoint | 58-61 |
| 04:14 | Marshall | John Wilson steals it from William Williams | 58-61 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Steven Stanfield steps in front of the Gary Lapoint pass | 58-61 |
| 03:53 | Marshall | William Gay clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Nelson Hulett snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Dwayne Day (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Bastien (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Stanfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:42 | Rice | William Williams steps in front of the Gary Lapoint pass | 58-61 |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Peter Bastien is hacked by Nelson Hulett - foul #1 on Nelson Hulett, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SF), Fred Hayes (PF) Gary Lapoint, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Zachary Breshears (SF) Steven Stanfield | |
| 03:13 | Marshall | Peter Bastien clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Fred Hayes snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Dwayne Day picks off the pass by Donovan Myers | 58-61 |
| 02:49 | Marshall | Dwayne Day banks in the layup | 58-63 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF), John Wilson (PF) Ronald Sander, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | Marshall | Steven Stanfield (SF) Zachary Breshears | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Andrew Arnold throws it down set up by Donovan Myers and the foul's on William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Andrew Arnold makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:13 | Marshall | Dwayne Day scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Peter Bastien | 61-65 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 01:30 | Marshall | William Williams misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 61-65 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Nelson Hulett snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Andrew Arnold buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Donovan Myers | 63-65 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Dwayne Day is hacked by Andrew Arnold - foul #3 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Dwayne Day makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:59 | Marshall | Dwayne Day makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Dwayne Day is called for the reach on Donovan Myers - foul #2 on Dwayne Day, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Marshall | William Gay clanks a jump hook from close range | 65-67 |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Peter Bastien gets the offensive rebound | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Peter Bastien is fouled on the floor by Nelson Hulett - foul #2 on Nelson Hulett, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Peter Bastien makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Peter Bastien makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Gary Lapoint drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Arnold | 68-69 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | William Gay is fouled in the backcourt by Donovan Myers - foul #3 on Donovan Myers, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | William Gay makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:14 | Marshall | William Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Peter Bastien steps in front of the Donovan Myers pass in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | Marshall | Peter Bastien lays it in | 68-73 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Donovan Myers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-73 |