| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vlade Kotlowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Hedstrom (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Myers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Fey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Davis inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Houston | Jack Dawson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Higuera | 37-28 |
| 19:27 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson loses the dribble to Robert Higuera | 37-28 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 19:14 | Marshall | Bruce Menges grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:06 | Marshall | William Myers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 19:04 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson tips it in | 37-30 |
| 18:36 | Houston | William Myers takes the ball from John Davis | 37-30 |
| 18:22 | Marshall | William Myers hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Fey | 37-33 |
| 18:16 | Houston | John Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 18:14 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:50 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Charles Fey and he's fouled by Vlade Kotlowski - foul #2 on Vlade Kotlowski, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 17:50 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Jack Dawson clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Patterson - foul #1 on Gregory Patterson, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Easley (SF), Brian Yancey (PF) Bruce Menges, Scott Perry | |
| 17:21 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:21 | Marshall | Brian Yancey gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:03 | Marshall | Brian Yancey loses the ball out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Arnold Hedstrom | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Sanders (PG) William Myers | |
| 16:45 | Houston | Robert Higuera lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Meade | 40-36 |
| 16:34 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson can't finish the layup | 40-36 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Robert Higuera snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Donald Meade lays it up and in | 42-36 |
| 16:02 | Marshall | Jerry Easley's pass is intercepted by John Davis | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vlade Kotlowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Sanders (fresh) SG - Charles Fey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Easley (fresh) PF - Brian Yancey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Houston | John Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 15:43 | Marshall | Brian Yancey grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 15:36 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 42-38 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Donald Meade can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Patterson - foul #2 on Gregory Patterson, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Arnold Hedstrom (C) John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Myers (PG), Patrick Ivey (SG), Bruce Menges (SF), Scott Perry (PF) Timothy Sanders, Charles Fey, Jerry Easley, Gregory Patterson | |
| 15:22 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:10 | Marshall | Scott Perry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-38 |
| 15:08 | Marshall | Bruce Menges grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Arnold Hedstrom is called for the reach on Brian Yancey - foul #2 on Arnold Hedstrom, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracey Byrd (PF) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:39 | Marshall | Patrick Ivey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Higuera - foul #2 on Robert Higuera, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| 14:39 | Marshall | Patrick Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:39 | Marshall | Patrick Ivey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Tracey Byrd | 44-39 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Arnold Hedstrom blows the layup but he's hacked by William Myers - foul #1 on William Myers, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Easley (C) Brian Yancey | |
| 14:22 | Houston | Arnold Hedstrom makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Arnold Hedstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:56 | Marshall | William Myers misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Tracey Byrd pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo is whistled for a carry | 46-39 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Christopher Delorenzo, Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SG), Brian Yancey (PF), Gregory Patterson (C) Patrick Ivey, Scott Perry, Jerry Easley | |
| 13:04 | Marshall | Charles Fey comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 46-39 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Robert Higuera snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 12:46 | Houston | John Davis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 12:26 | Marshall | Charles Fey lays it up and in set up by William Myers | 49-41 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Robert Higuera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 49-41 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Robert Higuera gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:51 | Houston | John Davis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Fey - foul #1 on Charles Fey, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (PG), Jacob Simmons (SG), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, Vlade Kotlowski, Arnold Hedstrom | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Sanders (PG), Jerry Easley (SF), Scott Perry (PF) William Myers, Bruce Menges, Brian Yancey | |
| 11:51 | Houston | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:51 | Houston | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:51 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Marsala (fresh) SG - Jacob Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Sanders (fresh) SG - Charles Fey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Easley (fresh) PF - Scott Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Marshall | Scott Perry misses badly on a floater near the basket | 50-41 |
| 11:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Meade | 50-41 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Gregory Patterson takes the ball from John Davis | 50-41 |
| 11:10 | Marshall | Charles Fey drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Sanders and he's hacked by Jack Dawson - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracey Byrd (PF) Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 11:10 | Marshall | Charles Fey makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Jerry Easley picks off the pass by Jacob Simmons | 50-44 |
| 10:47 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson is hacked by Jacob Simmons - foul #1 on Jacob Simmons, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Yancey (C) Gregory Patterson | |
| 10:28 | Marshall | Scott Perry drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Timothy Sanders | 50-47 |
| 10:07 | Houston | John Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Donald Meade hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 09:51 | Marshall | Brian Yancey lays it in on a great pass from Charles Fey | 52-49 |
| 09:35 | Houston | John Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 09:34 | Marshall | Scott Perry pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Brian Yancey connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Scott Perry | 52-52 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Jacob Simmons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Donald Meade hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 08:46 | Marshall | John Davis picks off the pass by Scott Perry | 54-52 |
| 08:42 | Houston | David Marsala banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Davis | 56-52 |
| 08:28 | Marshall | Scott Perry lays it in | 56-54 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Donald Meade slams it home | 58-54 |
| 08:01 | Marshall | John Davis picks off the pass by Brian Yancey | 58-54 |
| 07:58 | Houston | David Marsala blows the layup | 58-54 |
| 07:57 | Marshall | Scott Perry gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:48 | Marshall | Brian Yancey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 07:46 | Houston | John Davis snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Marsala (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Simmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tracey Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Timothy Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Fey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Easley (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Perry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Yancey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Houston | The short jumper by Donald Meade is denied by Scott Perry | 58-54 |
| 07:28 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Charles Fey | 58-54 |
| 07:10 | Marshall | Charles Fey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 07:08 | Marshall | Scott Perry misses the tip | 58-54 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Donald Meade gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Jacob Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-54 |
| 06:39 | Marshall | Jerry Easley snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 06:13 | Marshall | Charles Fey's floater is knocked away by John Davis | 58-54 |
| 06:11 | Houston | David Marsala grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 06:02 | Houston | David Marsala misses the floater from the right side | 58-54 |
| 06:00 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Scott Perry | 58-54 |
| 06:00 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Vlade Kotlowski (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Arnold Hedstrom (C) David Marsala, Jacob Simmons, John Davis, Tracey Byrd, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Myers (PG), Patrick Ivey (SG), Bruce Menges (SF), Guadalupe Ortiz (PF), Gregory Patterson (C) Timothy Sanders, Charles Fey, Jerry Easley, Scott Perry, Brian Yancey | |
| 05:40 | Marshall | Vlade Kotlowski steps in front of the Patrick Ivey pass | 58-54 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Robert Higuera drills a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Patrick Ivey - foul #1 on Patrick Ivey, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses the free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:25 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Ortiz | 60-54 |
| 05:10 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses the turnaround from the right block | 60-54 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Arnold Hedstrom snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Arnold Hedstrom travels with the ball | 60-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SG) Patrick Ivey | |
| 04:34 | Marshall | Bruce Menges clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Jack Dawson grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Vlade Kotlowski | 62-54 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | Charles Fey misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 04:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jack Dawson | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses the shot from the left side | 62-54 |
| 03:34 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vlade Kotlowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Hedstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Myers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Fey (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Guadalupe Ortiz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Marshall | William Myers scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Fey | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Gregory Patterson is called for the reach on Vlade Kotlowski - foul #3 on Gregory Patterson, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Donald Meade (C) Christopher Delorenzo, Arnold Hedstrom | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Sanders (PG), Jerry Easley (SF), Brian Yancey (PF) William Myers, Bruce Menges, Guadalupe Ortiz | |
| 02:49 | Houston | Robert Higuera clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Sanders - foul #3 on Timothy Sanders, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracey Byrd (PF) Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Patrick Ivey (C) Gregory Patterson | |
| 02:49 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (PF), Arnold Hedstrom (C) Tracey Byrd, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Myers (PG), Bruce Menges (SF), Scott Perry (PF), Gregory Patterson (C) Timothy Sanders, Jerry Easley, Brian Yancey, Patrick Ivey | |
| 02:41 | Marshall | Scott Perry misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 64-57 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Arnold Hedstrom snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jack Dawson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-57 |
| 02:32 | Houston | John Davis gets the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Jack Dawson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Arnold Hedstrom grabs the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Jack Dawson clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Scott Perry - foul #2 on Scott Perry, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:44 | Marshall | Scott Perry is hacked by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| 01:33 | Marshall | Bruce Menges is whistled for a carry | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Houston | Robert Higuera dunks the ball | 68-57 |
| 01:04 | Marshall | Charles Fey is denied on a layup by Arnold Hedstrom | 68-57 |
| 01:03 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson tips it but misses | 68-57 |
| 01:02 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Patterson | 68-57 |
| 00:50 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses the jump hook from the right block | 68-57 |
| 00:48 | Marshall | Scott Perry tips it home | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | William Myers is called for the reach on Robert Higuera in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Myers, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Arnold Hedstrom | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:46 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Marshall | William Myers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:39 | Marshall | Charles Fey pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:35 | Marshall | Charles Fey is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Fey, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Donald Meade is hacked by William Myers in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Myers, team foul #11 | 68-59 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Scott Perry misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Dawson - foul #2 on Jack Dawson, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (PG), Jacob Simmons (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) Robert Higuera, Vlade Kotlowski, John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Timothy Sanders (PG), Patrick Ivey (SG), Jerry Easley (SF), Brian Yancey (C) William Myers, Charles Fey, Bruce Menges, Gregory Patterson | |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Scott Perry makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Scott Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Donald Meade gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | David Marsala runs out the clock | 70-60 |