| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gene Bressler (fresh) SG - Neil Cornell (fresh) SF - Rodney Shuler (fresh) PF - Alvin Harrison (fresh) C - Robert Laporte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Lesser (fresh) SG - Edward Butler (fresh) SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) PF - David Witzel (fresh) C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Marshall | Rodney Shuler scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Laporte | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman's floater is tipped away by Robert Laporte | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Marshall | Rodney Shuler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Marshall | Robert Laporte misses long on a runner in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Houston | David Witzel grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Houston | David Witzel tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Robert Laporte steps in front of the David Witzel pass | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Marshall | Mario Wishart is called for the reach on Gene Bressler - foul #1 on Mario Wishart, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Marshall | Robert Laporte misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Edward Butler misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Marshall | Gene Bressler gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:44 | Marshall | Gene Bressler misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Harrison | 2-2 |
| 16:29 | Marshall | Gene Bressler is hacked by David Witzel - foul #1 on David Witzel, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Carlos Wilson (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Robert Coleman (C) William Lesser, Edward Butler, Mario Wishart, David Witzel, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Gene Bressler loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Marshall | Glenn Smith (C) Robert Laporte | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:00 | Houston | Robert Riggs connects on the jumper near the basket | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gene Bressler (fresh) SG - Neil Cornell (fresh) SF - Rodney Shuler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Harrison (fresh) C - Glenn Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Glenn Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Marshall | Elliot Rose (PG), Robert Miller (SF), Brett Harrell (C) Gene Bressler, Rodney Shuler, Alvin Harrison | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:26 | Houston | Raymond Ryan is hacked by Neil Cornell - foul #1 on Neil Cornell, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Frost (PG) Neil Cornell | |
| Subs | Houston | William Lesser (PG), David Witzel (PF) Raymond Stewart, Robert Riggs | |
| 15:17 | Houston | Robert Coleman misses short on a shot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 15:16 | Marshall | Brett Harrell gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:56 | Marshall | David Witzel takes the ball from Brett Harrell | 2-4 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Carlos Wilson scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Ryan | 2-6 |
| 14:21 | Marshall | Elliot Rose connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Miller and he's hacked by William Lesser - foul #1 on William Lesser, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | Neil Cornell (SG), Rodney Shuler (SF), Alvin Harrison (PF), Robert Laporte (C) Joseph Frost, Robert Miller, Glenn Smith, Brett Harrell | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butler (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Carlos Wilson, Raymond Ryan, Robert Coleman | |
| 14:21 | Marshall | Elliot Rose makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the floater from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 13:32 | Marshall | Elliot Rose comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 13:30 | Marshall | Robert Laporte grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 13:24 | Marshall | Rodney Shuler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Edward Butler pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Robert Laporte - foul #1 on Robert Laporte, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gene Bressler (PG) Elliot Rose | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Riggs (PF) David Witzel | |
| 12:57 | Houston | Edward Butler drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 12:38 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 5-11 |
| 12:36 | Marshall | Gene Bressler tips it back up and in | 7-11 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Edward Butler loses the dribble to Robert Laporte | 7-11 |
| 12:01 | Marshall | Rodney Shuler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 7-11 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gene Bressler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neil Cornell (fresh) SF - Rodney Shuler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Harrison (fairly fresh) C - Robert Laporte (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Lesser (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Butler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Rodney Shuler swats the shot by Kevin Hoffman | 7-11 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Edward Butler misses the tip | 7-11 |
| 11:41 | Marshall | Robert Laporte grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 11:28 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Mario Wishart - foul #2 on Mario Wishart, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Elliot Rose (SG), Robert Miller (SF) Neil Cornell, Rodney Shuler | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Raymond Ryan (SF), David Witzel (PF) William Lesser, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs | |
| 11:28 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Edward Butler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 11:07 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Robert Laporte | 10-11 |
| 10:48 | Marshall | Edward Butler steps in front of the Robert Miller pass | 10-11 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Raymond Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 10:27 | Marshall | Robert Miller snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 10:06 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Bressler | 12-11 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Raymond Stewart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 09:53 | Marshall | Robert Miller grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 09:31 | Marshall | Gene Bressler makes the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Raymond Stewart - foul #1 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Neil Cornell (SG), Rodney Shuler (SF), Glenn Smith (C) Elliot Rose, Alvin Harrison, Robert Laporte | |
| Subs | Houston | William Lesser (PG), Carlos Wilson (SG), Robert Coleman (C) Raymond Stewart, Edward Butler, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 09:31 | Marshall | Gene Bressler makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Robert Coleman's floater is tipped away by Glenn Smith | 15-11 |
| 09:17 | Houston | David Witzel can't tip it in | 15-11 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Robert Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Carlos Wilson double dribbles | 15-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Elliot Rose (PG) Gene Bressler | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:45 | Marshall | Neil Cornell is hacked by Robert Coleman - foul #1 on Robert Coleman, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Prager (SF) Raymond Ryan | |
| 08:33 | Marshall | Rodney Shuler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Robert Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Carlos Wilson misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Rodney Shuler - foul #1 on Rodney Shuler, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brett Harrell (C) Robert Miller | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:13 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:05 | Marshall | Neil Cornell misses long on a jumper in the lane | 15-13 |
| 08:03 | Houston | William Lesser snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Carlos Wilson hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Marty Prager | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Elliot Rose (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Neil Cornell (fresh) SF - Rodney Shuler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Smith (fresh) C - Brett Harrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Lesser (fresh) SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marty Prager (fresh) PF - David Witzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Marshall | The jumper by Neil Cornell is denied by David Witzel | 15-16 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Carlos Wilson gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:17 | Houston | William Lesser is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Lesser, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gene Bressler (PG), Robert Miller (PF), Robert Laporte (C) Elliot Rose, Glenn Smith, Brett Harrell | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Edward Butler (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) William Lesser, Carlos Wilson, Marty Prager, David Witzel, Robert Coleman | |
| 07:00 | Marshall | Robert Laporte misses the fadeaway in the paint | 15-16 |
| 06:58 | Marshall | Rodney Shuler tips it home | 17-16 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Edward Butler hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Raymond Stewart | 17-19 |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Raymond Stewart picks off the pass by Gene Bressler in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Rodney Shuler is called for the reach on Edward Butler - foul #2 on Rodney Shuler, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Marshall | Elliot Rose (SG), Alvin Harrison (PF) Neil Cornell, Rodney Shuler | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:01 | Houston | Edward Butler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-19 |
| 06:00 | Marshall | Robert Miller grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 05:40 | Marshall | Robert Laporte scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Elliot Rose | 19-19 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Edward Butler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 05:24 | Marshall | Robert Miller misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-21 |
| 05:23 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:09 | Marshall | Robert Laporte dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gene Bressler and he's fouled by Edward Butler - foul #1 on Edward Butler, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Neil Cornell (SG), Joseph Frost (SF) Gene Bressler, Robert Miller | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Prager (SF), David Witzel (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Raymond Ryan, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 05:09 | Marshall | Robert Laporte misses the free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Marty Prager gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Edward Butler misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Elliot Rose grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 04:45 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison is fouled on the floor by Robert Coleman - foul #2 on Robert Coleman, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Glenn Smith (C) Robert Laporte | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Riggs (PF) Robert Coleman | |
| 04:45 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:45 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Edward Butler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Edward Butler drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Stewart - foul #2 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Rodney Shuler (SF) Elliot Rose | |
| Subs | Houston | William Lesser (PG), Carlos Wilson (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Edward Butler, Marty Prager, Robert Riggs | |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Carlos Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 03:32 | Marshall | Rodney Shuler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Joseph Frost (fresh) SG - Neil Cornell (fresh) SF - Rodney Shuler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Harrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Lesser (fresh) SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) PF - David Witzel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Marshall | Neil Cornell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-24 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Mario Wishart pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the runner from the right block set up by Mario Wishart and the foul's on Alvin Harrison - foul #1 on Alvin Harrison, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gene Bressler (PG), Robert Miller (SG), Robert Laporte (C) Joseph Frost, Neil Cornell, Alvin Harrison | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:51 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:51 | Marshall | Glenn Smith gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:34 | Marshall | Glenn Smith double dribbles | 25-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Elliot Rose (SG) Glenn Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butler (SG) Carlos Wilson | |
| 02:17 | Houston | Robert Miller blocks the short jumper by Kevin Hoffman | 25-26 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | Elliot Rose gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:50 | Marshall | Elliot Rose misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 01:49 | Houston | William Lesser grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Edward Butler drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Lesser | 25-29 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Robert Miller double dribbles | 25-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Neil Cornell (SG), Alvin Harrison (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Elliot Rose, Rodney Shuler, Robert Laporte | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Mario Wishart, David Witzel, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Robert Coleman is fouled on the floor by Glenn Smith - foul #1 on Glenn Smith, team foul #6 | 25-29 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Robert Riggs knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Lesser | 25-31 |
| 00:15 | Marshall | Neil Cornell hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-31 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Robert Coleman lays it in | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Neil Cornell misses the fullcourt shot | 27-33 |