| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gene Bressler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Frost (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alvin Harrison (fresh) C - Robert Laporte (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Richardson inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | The refs have stopped play. Chris Phillips is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 42-29 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Johnny Day (SF) Chris Phillips | |
| 19:33 | Rice | Mario Gonzales double dribbles | 42-29 |
| 19:19 | Marshall | Gene Bressler is fouled on the floor by Justin Sims - foul #1 on Justin Sims, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| 18:55 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-29 |
| 18:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Justin Sims | 42-29 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 18:32 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Alvin Harrison | 42-29 |
| 18:14 | Marshall | Robert Laporte lays it up and in on a great pass from Gene Bressler and he's hacked by Justin Sims - foul #2 on Justin Sims, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 18:14 | Marshall | Robert Laporte makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Steven Richardson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 17:48 | Marshall | Robert Laporte grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Joseph Frost misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-32 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Mario Gonzales grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Joseph Frost picks off the pass by He-ping Zheng | 42-32 |
| 17:22 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 17:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Justin Sims | 42-32 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Alvin Harrison picks off the pass by Mario Gonzales | 42-32 |
| 16:41 | Marshall | Baran Gorski steps in front of the Alvin Harrison pass | 42-32 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Joseph Frost is called for the reach on He-ping Zheng - foul #2 on Joseph Frost, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Larry Villalobos (PF), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Chaney (PG), James Schweda (SG), Chris Phillips (SF), Glenn Smith (PF), Brett Harrell (C) Gene Bressler, Joseph Frost, Johnny Day, Alvin Harrison, Robert Laporte | |
| 16:01 | Rice | Steven Richardson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Glenn Smith - foul #2 on Glenn Smith, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Chaney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Schweda (fresh) SF - Chris Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Marshall | James Schweda misses the shot from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Alfred Foley snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Alfred Foley hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 15:03 | Marshall | Brett Harrell's pass is intercepted by Alfred Foley | 46-32 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Alfred Foley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 14:44 | Marshall | Brett Harrell grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 14:38 | Marshall | Glenn Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Cortez Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Larry Villalobos lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Bowyer | 48-32 |
| 13:58 | Marshall | Raymond Bowyer steals the ball from Ronald Chaney | 48-32 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Steven Richardson hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Bowyer | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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 (+2) | |
| 13:48 | Marshall | James Schweda makes the jumper from the baseline | 50-34 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Alfred Foley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 13:39 | Marshall | Chris Phillips pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 13:21 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney misses the floater from the right block | 50-34 |
| 13:20 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 13:03 | Marshall | Alfred Foley is called for the reach on James Schweda - foul #3 on Alfred Foley, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Steven Richardson, Cortez Martin | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gene Bressler (PG), Joseph Frost (SG), Johnny Day (SF), Alvin Harrison (PF), Robert Laporte (C) Ronald Chaney, James Schweda, Chris Phillips, Glenn Smith, Brett Harrell | |
| 12:58 | Marshall | Mario Gonzales steps in front of the Johnny Day pass | 50-34 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Baran Gorski connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Larry Villalobos | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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 (+2) | |
| 12:33 | Marshall | Gene Bressler connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Frost | 52-37 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Larry Villalobos comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Alvin Harrison - foul #1 on Alvin Harrison, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 11:56 | Marshall | Robert Laporte hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 54-37 |
| 11:54 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison tips it in | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Villalobos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gene Bressler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Day (fresh) PF - Alvin Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Laporte (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-39 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Mario Gonzales snags the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 11:18 | Rice | He-ping Zheng comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 11:17 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 11:04 | Marshall | Robert Laporte is denied on a layup by Baran Gorski | 54-39 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Justin Sims grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Joseph Frost steals it from Mario Gonzales | 54-39 |
| 10:30 | Marshall | Joseph Frost's floater is tipped away by Justin Sims | 54-39 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Justin Sims grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Larry Villalobos drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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 (+2) | |
| 09:54 | Marshall | Joseph Frost clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the board | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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 (+2) | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is hacked by Gene Bressler - foul #1 on Gene Bressler, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Lionel Walters (PF), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Larry Villalobos, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Chaney (PG), James Schweda (SG), Chris Phillips (SF), Glenn Smith (PF), Brett Harrell (C) Gene Bressler, Joseph Frost, Johnny Day, Alvin Harrison, Robert Laporte | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Steven Richardson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Foley | 59-39 |
| 08:57 | Marshall | James Schweda blows the layup but he's hacked by Alfred Foley - foul #4 on Alfred Foley, team foul #4 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG) Alfred Foley | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:57 | Marshall | James Schweda makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 08:57 | Marshall | James Schweda makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Lionel Walters is fouled on the floor by Ronald Chaney - foul #2 on Ronald Chaney, team foul #5 | 59-41 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-41 |
| 08:15 | Marshall | Brett Harrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-41 |
| 08:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Steven Richardson | 62-41 |
| 07:52 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses short on a floater in the paint | 62-41 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Cortez Martin snags the offensive board | 62-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Chaney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Schweda (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Brett Harrell - foul #1 on Brett Harrell, team foul #6 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Baran Gorski (PF) Raymond Bowyer, He-ping Zheng, Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gene Bressler (PG), Alvin Harrison (PF), Robert Laporte (C) James Schweda, Glenn Smith, Brett Harrell | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Cortez Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 07:13 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney lays it up and in set up by Chris Phillips | 63-43 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Alvin Harrison steals the ball from Cortez Martin | 63-43 |
| 06:28 | Marshall | Chris Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Steven Richardson scores on a jumper from close range | 65-43 |
| 05:48 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison is whistled for traveling | 65-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Larry Villalobos (SF), Lionel Walters (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Mario Gonzales, Steven Richardson, Baran Gorski, Cortez Martin | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Schweda (PG), Matthew Kirk (SG), Johnny Day (SF), Glenn Smith (PF), Brett Harrell (C) Gene Bressler, Ronald Chaney, Chris Phillips, Alvin Harrison, Robert Laporte | |
| 05:25 | Rice | Alfred Foley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-43 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Larry Villalobos tips it back up and in | 67-43 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Glenn Smith is hacked by Lionel Walters - foul #1 on Lionel Walters, team foul #5 | 67-43 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | Johnny Day knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-45 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-45 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Johnny Day | 67-45 |
| 04:29 | Marshall | Brett Harrell misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Harry Mendelson - foul #1 on Harry Mendelson, team foul #6 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Cortez Martin (SF) Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 04:29 | Marshall | Brett Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 04:29 | Marshall | Brett Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Matthew Kirk is called for the reach on Alfred Foley - foul #1 on Matthew Kirk, team foul #7 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Chaney (PG) Matthew Kirk | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 03:56 | Marshall | Johnny Day drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Schweda | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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) | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Cortez Martin connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Bowyer | 72-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Foley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Cortez Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Chaney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Schweda (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Day (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Harrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Marshall | Brett Harrell hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 72-49 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Larry Villalobos gets the rebound | 72-49 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 72-49 |
| 03:01 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ronald Chaney | 72-49 |
| 02:52 | Marshall | James Schweda can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Alfred Foley - foul #5 on Alfred Foley, team foul #7 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Lionel Walters (PF) Alfred Foley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Matthew Kirk (SF) Brett Harrell | |
| 02:52 | Marshall | James Schweda makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 02:52 | Marshall | James Schweda misses the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Cortez Martin pulls down the rebound | 72-50 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Larry Villalobos's pass is intercepted by Johnny Day | 72-50 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | Raymond Bowyer steals it from Matthew Kirk | 72-50 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer misses the dunk attempt | 72-50 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Lionel Walters tips it in | 74-50 |
| 02:02 | Marshall | Raymond Bowyer is called for the reach on Ronald Chaney - foul #3 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #8 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Brett Harrell (C) James Schweda | |
| 02:02 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 02:02 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Larry Villalobos's layup is rejected by Johnny Day | 74-52 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Harry Mendelson gets the offensive rebound | 74-52 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Cortez Martin scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Bowyer | 76-52 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Harry Mendelson blocks the short jumper by Glenn Smith | 76-52 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Cortez Martin grabs the board | 76-52 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Harry Mendelson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Bowyer | 79-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Brett Harrell knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer runs out the clock | 79-54 |