| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Dwayne Day (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Peter Bastien (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Stanfield (fresh) PF - William Gay (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Terence King inbounds the ball | 16-28 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-28 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Clifton Daley pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Clifton Daley travels with the ball | 16-28 |
| 18:52 | Marshall | Dwayne Day connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Gay | 18-28 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 18:29 | Marshall | William Williams grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 18:23 | Marshall | Dwayne Day misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-28 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Clifton Daley gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is whistled for a carry | 18-28 |
| 17:32 | Marshall | Peter Bastien knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-28 |
| 17:05 | Marshall | Steven Stanfield grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 16:50 | Marshall | William Williams makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Peter Bastien | 23-28 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Joshua Kepner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 23-30 |
| 16:12 | Marshall | Terence King is called for the reach on William Gay - foul #1 on Terence King, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Zachary Breshears (SF) Steven Stanfield | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (SF), Henry Horn (PF) Terence King, Clifton Daley | |
| 15:51 | Marshall | William Gay misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Joshua Kepner snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Dwayne Day (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Peter Bastien (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Breshears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gay (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Hensley (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Earnest Tucker knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joshua Kepner | 23-33 |
| 15:17 | Marshall | Dwayne Day is hacked by Jeff Theriault - foul #2 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Williams (PG), Jackson Millen (SG), Harry Carlton (PF), George Gabler (C) Dwayne Day, Peter Bastien, William Gay, William Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Terence King (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Jeff Theriault, Joshua Kepner, Earnest Tucker | |
| 14:59 | Marshall | Charles Hensley is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #2 on Charles Hensley, team foul #3 | 23-33 |
| 14:53 | Marshall | Jackson Millen misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 14:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Henry Horn | 23-33 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Charles Hensley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steven Stanfield (SF) George Gabler | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:29 | Houston | Charles Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Charles Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 14:05 | Marshall | Harry Carlton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 14:04 | Marshall | Jackson Millen pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 13:43 | Marshall | Harry Carlton hits a runner from the right block | 25-35 |
| 13:17 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Charles Hensley is blocked by Harry Carlton | 25-35 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Ricky Winter gets the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 12:47 | Houston | The short jumper by Charles Hensley is denied by Steven Stanfield | 25-35 |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 12:30 | Marshall | Harry Carlton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-35 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Ricky Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Robert Ziv comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 12:07 | Marshall | Harry Carlton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 11:40 | Marshall | Harry Carlton knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Henry Horn - foul #1 on Henry Horn, team foul #4 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dwayne Day (PG), Peter Bastien (SG), William Williams (C) John Williams, Steven Stanfield, Zachary Breshears | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Clifton Daley (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Charles Hensley, Terence King, Henry Horn, Ricky Winter | |
| 11:40 | Marshall | Harry Carlton makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Dwayne Day (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Peter Bastien (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jackson Millen (fresh) PF - Harry Carlton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ziv (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Houston | Clifton Daley loses the dribble to William Williams | 28-35 |
| 10:55 | Marshall | William Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Joshua Kepner clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Harry Carlton - foul #1 on Harry Carlton, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Zachary Breshears (SF), William Gay (PF) Jackson Millen, Harry Carlton | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (SF) Robert Ziv | |
| 10:33 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 10:08 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jeff Theriault - foul #3 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #5 | 31-36 |
| 10:08 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 10:08 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 09:37 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 09:17 | Marshall | Zachary Breshears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steven Stanfield (SF) Zachary Breshears | |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF) Charles Hensley | |
| 08:54 | Houston | Peter Bastien steps in front of the Earnest Tucker pass | 32-36 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | Peter Bastien lays it in | 34-36 |
| 08:22 | Houston | William Williams is called for the reach on Joshua Kepner - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Horn (PF) Clifton Daley | |
| 08:06 | Houston | Peter Bastien is called for the reach on Jeff Theriault - foul #3 on Peter Bastien, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses short on a runner in the paint | 34-36 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Earnest Tucker tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| 07:26 | Marshall | William Gay is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Gay, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Williams (SG), Harry Carlton (C) Peter Bastien, William Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG) Joshua Kepner | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Dwayne Day (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Stanfield (fresh) PF - William Gay (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harry Carlton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Houston | Earnest Tucker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Terence King | 34-41 |
| 07:02 | Marshall | Dwayne Day misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-41 |
| 07:01 | Marshall | Harry Carlton tips it home | 36-41 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Robert Ziv is fouled on the floor by Harry Carlton - foul #2 on Harry Carlton, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jackson Millen (SG) Dwayne Day | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Clifton Daley (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Jeff Theriault, Henry Horn, Earnest Tucker | |
| 06:19 | Houston | Clifton Daley's dunk attempt is rejected by William Gay | 36-41 |
| 06:17 | Marshall | William Gay grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Charles Hensley - foul #3 on Charles Hensley, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Peter Bastien (SG), Zachary Breshears (SF), William Williams (C) Jackson Millen, Steven Stanfield, William Gay | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG) Terence King | |
| 05:33 | Marshall | William Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dwayne Day (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Earnest Tucker (C) Robert Ziv, Ricky Winter | |
| 05:09 | Houston | Joshua Kepner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Harry Carlton is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steven Stanfield (SF), William Gay (PF) Zachary Breshears, Harry Carlton | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Henry Horn (PF) Charles Hensley, Clifton Daley | |
| 04:09 | Marshall | Dwayne Day can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Terence King pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Joshua Kepner loses the dribble to Peter Bastien | 36-43 |
| 03:27 | Marshall | William Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-43 |
| 03:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Dwayne Day (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Peter Bastien (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Stanfield (fresh) PF - William Gay (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses short on a shot in the lane | 36-43 |
| 03:18 | Marshall | William Gay grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 03:10 | Marshall | William Williams scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Bastien | 38-43 |
| 02:44 | Houston | William Williams steals the ball from Jeff Theriault | 38-43 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | William Williams misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Earnest Tucker - foul #2 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #7 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Williams (PG), Zachary Breshears (SF) Dwayne Day, Steven Stanfield | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Clifton Daley (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Jeff Theriault, Henry Horn, Earnest Tucker | |
| 02:31 | Marshall | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Dwayne Day (PG), Steven Stanfield (SF) John Williams, Zachary Breshears | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Earnest Tucker (C) Charles Hensley, Ricky Winter | |
| 02:09 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 02:08 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Steven Stanfield | 40-43 |
| 01:53 | Marshall | Clifton Daley swats the short shot by Dwayne Day | 40-43 |
| 01:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Clifton Daley | 40-43 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Earnest Tucker drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Kepner | 40-46 |
| 01:20 | Marshall | William Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Joshua Kepner gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the jump hook in the lane | 40-46 |
| 00:47 | Marshall | William Williams grabs the board | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Marshall | Steven Stanfield drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Gay | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Jeff Theriault is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Day - foul #2 on Dwayne Day, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Peter Bastien hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Dwayne Day is called for the reach on Earnest Tucker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwayne Day, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Horn (PF) Clifton Daley | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Marshall | Peter Bastien hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-50 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Dwayne Day is called for the reach on Earnest Tucker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dwayne Day, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Marshall | Peter Bastien can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-52 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Earnest Tucker pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Peter Bastien is called for the reach on Earnest Tucker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Bastien, team foul #10 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Daley (PF) Henry Horn | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Marshall | Peter Bastien connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Gay | 48-54 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Terence King is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Day - foul #5 on Dwayne Day, team foul #11 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Williams (PG) Dwayne Day | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Horn (PF) Clifton Daley | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Terence King makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Terence King makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | John Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-56 |