| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeffrey Nealon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McClain (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Hensen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Farkas (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Clinkscales (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Octavio Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Baran Zerger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Mook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Ramsey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Baran Zerger inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Marshall | William Clinkscales buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Octavio Lombardi | 33-35 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Nathan Farkas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Clinkscales - foul #3 on William Clinkscales, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edward Ealy (PG) William Clinkscales | |
| 19:20 | Houston | Nathan Farkas makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Nathan Farkas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:04 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing set up by Edward Ealy | 35-37 |
| 18:48 | Houston | John McClain can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Nathan Farkas snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Larry Mitchell hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 18:13 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 18:11 | Marshall | Baran Zerger gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:56 | Marshall | Edward Ealy scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Octavio Lombardi | 37-40 |
| 17:45 | Houston | John McClain double dribbles | 37-40 |
| 17:22 | Marshall | Thomas Mook is fouled on the floor by Nathan Farkas - foul #2 on Nathan Farkas, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 17:14 | Marshall | Thomas Mook loses the ball out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Alexander (C) Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 17:01 | Houston | Matthew Alexander comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Nathan Farkas tips it in | 39-40 |
| 16:40 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Daniel Hensen pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Nathan Farkas banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Hensen and the foul's on Thomas Mook - foul #2 on Thomas Mook, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Clinton Belknap (PG), Uchechi Arai (C) Octavio Lombardi, Francis Ramsey | |
| 16:15 | Houston | Nathan Farkas makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:13 | Marshall | Clinton Belknap is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Coen (PF) Nathan Farkas | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 15:59 | Houston | Jeffery Coen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Clinton Belknap grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeffrey Nealon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McClain (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Hensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Coen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Clinton Belknap (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Ealy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Baran Zerger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Mook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Uchechi Arai (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Thomas Mook can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Matthew Alexander snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Jeffery Coen drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Nealon | 44-40 |
| 14:54 | Marshall | John McClain steps in front of the Uchechi Arai pass | 44-40 |
| 14:37 | Houston | John McClain misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Clinton Belknap - foul #3 on Clinton Belknap, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Goran Zeals (PG), Nathan Farkas (PF), Larry Mitchell (C) Jeffrey Nealon, Jeffery Coen, Matthew Alexander | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clinkscales (PG), Octavio Lombardi (SG), George Jeffery (SF), Francis Ramsey (C) Clinton Belknap, Edward Ealy, Baran Zerger, Thomas Mook | |
| 14:37 | Houston | John McClain misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:37 | Houston | John McClain misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:37 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:21 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:20 | Marshall | Uchechi Arai tips it home | 44-42 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Nathan Farkas is called for a charge - foul #3 on Nathan Farkas, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| 13:45 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Nathan Farkas misses the lay-in | 44-45 |
| 13:15 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | William Clinkscales is hacked by Nathan Farkas - foul #4 on Nathan Farkas, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Nealon (PG) Goran Zeals | |
| Subs | Marshall | Thomas Mook (PF) Uchechi Arai | |
| 12:58 | Marshall | William Clinkscales comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Nathan Farkas snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Larry Mitchell banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Nealon and the foul's on Francis Ramsey - foul #1 on Francis Ramsey, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Larry Mitchell makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:29 | Marshall | George Jeffery is whistled for a carry | 47-45 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Nathan Farkas hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Nealon | 49-45 |
| 12:10 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Larry Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Larry Mitchell comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Jeffrey Nealon grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeffrey Nealon (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John McClain (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Hensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Farkas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Larry Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Clinkscales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Octavio Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Jeffery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Ramsey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Nathan Farkas buries a floater in the lane | 51-45 |
| 11:17 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Octavio Lombardi, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Jesse Fielding (SG), Marc Portillo (SF), Jeffery Coen (PF), Matthew Alexander (C) John McClain, Daniel Hensen, Nathan Farkas, Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Uchechi Arai (C) Francis Ramsey | |
| 11:04 | Houston | Jeffrey Nealon connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jeffery Coen | 53-45 |
| 10:47 | Marshall | George Jeffery misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Jeffery Coen pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Jeffrey Nealon comes up short on the jumper from close range | 53-45 |
| 10:25 | Marshall | George Jeffery grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 10:08 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Jeffery Coen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Jesse Fielding drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 09:23 | Marshall | George Jeffery connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Octavio Lombardi and he's hacked by Matthew Alexander - foul #2 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Houston | John McClain (SG), Daniel Hensen (SF), Nathan Farkas (PF), Larry Mitchell (C) Jesse Fielding, Marc Portillo, Jeffery Coen, Matthew Alexander | |
| Subs | Marshall | Clinton Belknap (PG), Edward Ealy (SG), Baran Zerger (PF), Francis Ramsey (C) William Clinkscales, Octavio Lombardi, Thomas Mook, Uchechi Arai | |
| 09:23 | Marshall | George Jeffery makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:02 | Houston | John McClain buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Nealon | 58-48 |
| 08:44 | Marshall | Clinton Belknap misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 58-48 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Nathan Farkas snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Jeffrey Nealon makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from John McClain and he's fouled by Clinton Belknap - foul #4 on Clinton Belknap, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Huey Stamper (PG), Thomas Mook (PF) Clinton Belknap, George Jeffery | |
| 08:26 | Houston | Jeffrey Nealon makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 08:07 | Marshall | Jeffrey Nealon picks off the pass by Huey Stamper | 61-48 |
| 07:57 | Houston | The short jumper by Nathan Farkas is denied by Thomas Mook | 61-48 |
| 07:55 | Marshall | Huey Stamper snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 07:45 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Daniel Hensen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeffrey Nealon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - John McClain (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Hensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Farkas (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Larry Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Huey Stamper (fresh) SG - Edward Ealy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Baran Zerger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Mook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Ramsey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Jeffrey Nealon comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-48 |
| 07:24 | Houston | Larry Mitchell misses the tip | 61-48 |
| 07:23 | Marshall | Thomas Mook grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 06:59 | Marshall | Edward Ealy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Larry Mitchell snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Larry Mitchell buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nathan Farkas | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 06:30 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 06:12 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Edward Ealy | 63-50 |
| 05:43 | Houston | John McClain can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 05:42 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Nealon | 63-50 |
| 05:33 | Houston | John McClain clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-50 |
| 05:32 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 05:32 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Alexander (C) Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Clinkscales (PG), Octavio Lombardi (SG), George Jeffery (SF) Huey Stamper, Edward Ealy, Baran Zerger | |
| 05:20 | Marshall | Thomas Mook misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Nathan Farkas - foul #5 on Nathan Farkas, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Coen (PF) Nathan Farkas | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:20 | Marshall | Thomas Mook makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:20 | Marshall | Thomas Mook makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Daniel Hensen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 04:55 | Marshall | Thomas Mook jams the wide open dunk set up by William Clinkscales | 66-54 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Jeffery Coen knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John McClain | 68-54 |
| 04:17 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 04:15 | Marshall | George Jeffery tips it back up and in | 68-56 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Jeffrey Nealon clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 68-56 |
| 04:00 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Thomas Mook | 68-56 |
| 03:48 | Marshall | Thomas Mook scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by George Jeffery | 68-58 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Daniel Hensen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 03:22 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeffrey Nealon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - John McClain (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Hensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffery Coen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Clinkscales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Octavio Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Jeffery (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mook (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Ramsey (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Marshall | William Clinkscales knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Octavio Lombardi | 68-61 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Thomas Mook steps in front of the John McClain pass | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Marshall | George Jeffery is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on George Jeffery, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Goran Zeals (PG), Jesse Fielding (SG), Larry Mitchell (C) Jeffrey Nealon, John McClain, Matthew Alexander | |
| Subs | Marshall | Uchechi Arai (C) Francis Ramsey | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Nealon (PG), John McClain (SG) Goran Zeals, Jesse Fielding | |
| Subs | Marshall | Francis Ramsey (C) Uchechi Arai | |
| 02:26 | Houston | Larry Mitchell misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 68-61 |
| 02:24 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:19 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:02 | Houston | John McClain can't connect on a floater from the left side | 68-64 |
| 02:01 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:54 | Marshall | George Jeffery misses the easy layup | 68-64 |
| 01:53 | Marshall | Thomas Mook grabs the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:41 | Marshall | William Clinkscales clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 01:39 | Marshall | Thomas Mook can't tip it in | 68-64 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Larry Mitchell gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Daniel Hensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:02 | Marshall | Larry Mitchell swats the short shot by Thomas Mook | 68-64 |
| 01:01 | Marshall | George Jeffery can't tip it in | 68-64 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Daniel Hensen snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Francis Ramsey swats the layup by Jeffrey Nealon | 68-64 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Francis Ramsey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 00:26 | Marshall | Thomas Mook gets the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | William Clinkscales makes the 3 from straight away | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Larry Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by William Clinkscales - foul #4 on William Clinkscales, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Larry Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Larry Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Marshall | George Jeffery's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Mitchell | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi grabs the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Marshall | George Jeffery misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Houston | John McClain gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:07 | Houston | William Clinkscales is called for the reach on John McClain in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Clinkscales, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Edward Ealy (PG) William Clinkscales | |
| 00:07 | Houston | John McClain makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:07 | Houston | John McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Octavio Lombardi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Jeffery Coen grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jeffery Coen runs out the clock | 72-67 |