| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Schweda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Chaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Harrison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Chris Phillips inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Schweda | 32-29 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Harry Mendelson lays it up and in | 34-29 |
| 19:10 | Marshall | Chris Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-29 |
| 19:08 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison tips it home | 34-31 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Steven Richardson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Bowyer | 37-31 |
| 18:26 | Marshall | James Schweda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Steven Richardson snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Schweda - foul #1 on James Schweda, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Hugh Sturtevant - foul #3 on Hugh Sturtevant, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SG) Hugh Sturtevant | |
| Subs | Marshall | Johnny Day (C) Glenn Smith | |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:34 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Lionel Walters grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Steven Richardson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 39-31 |
| 17:14 | Marshall | Johnny Day gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:57 | Marshall | Alfred Foley steals it from Ronald Chaney | 39-31 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Steven Richardson lays it up and in set up by Alfred Foley | 41-31 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison is denied on a layup by Raymond Bowyer | 41-31 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Steven Richardson pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Steven Richardson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Foley | 44-31 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Chris Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Raymond Bowyer - foul #2 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Daniel James (PF), Daniel Sample (C) Raymond Bowyer, Steven Richardson, Lionel Walters, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gene Bressler (PG), Matthew Kirk (SG), Glenn Smith (C) James Schweda, Ronald Chaney, Alvin Harrison | |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Chris Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Chris Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:57 | Marshall | Chris Phillips makes the 3rd free throw | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Foley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Sample (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gene Bressler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Kirk (fresh) SF - Chris Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Day (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Johnny Day swats the layup by Daniel Sample | 44-33 |
| 15:33 | Marshall | Glenn Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 15:10 | Marshall | Matthew Kirk makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Bressler | 44-36 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Gene Bressler - foul #4 on Gene Bressler, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Lester (PG), Daryl Fleming (PF) Gene Bressler, Chris Phillips | |
| 15:02 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:47 | Marshall | Jeffrey Lester knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Kirk | 46-39 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Hugh Sturtevant and the foul's on Johnny Day - foul #1 on Johnny Day, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Lionel Walters (PF) Nicholas Manuel, Hugh Sturtevant, Daniel Sample | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Chaney (SG), Alvin Harrison (PF) Matthew Kirk, Daryl Fleming | |
| 14:28 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses the free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:28 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 14:09 | Marshall | Glenn Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 48-39 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Steven Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Lionel Walters misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 48-39 |
| 13:47 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel James | 48-39 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Raymond Bowyer | 50-39 |
| 13:19 | Marshall | Johnny Day can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Lionel Walters - foul #3 on Lionel Walters, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Harry Mendelson (C) Alfred Foley, Daniel James | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Schweda (PG), Chris Phillips (SF) Jeffrey Lester, Glenn Smith | |
| 13:19 | Marshall | Johnny Day makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:19 | Marshall | Johnny Day makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Lionel Walters misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-41 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Lionel Walters can't tip it in | 50-41 |
| 13:00 | Marshall | Johnny Day pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:39 | Marshall | Steven Richardson steps in front of the Alvin Harrison pass | 50-41 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Lionel Walters banks in the layup set up by Raymond Bowyer | 52-41 |
| 12:14 | Marshall | Johnny Day throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Daniel Sample (PF) Raymond Bowyer, Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daryl Fleming (PF), Julius Buggs (C) Alvin Harrison, Johnny Day | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Daryl Fleming is called for the reach on Nicholas Manuel - foul #1 on Daryl Fleming, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Matthew Kirk (SG) Ronald Chaney | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 11:51 | Marshall | Julius Buggs pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Sample (fresh) C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Schweda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Fleming (fresh) C - Julius Buggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Marshall | James Schweda hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Sample - foul #2 on Daniel Sample, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SF), Daniel James (PF) Steven Richardson, Daniel Sample | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 11:33 | Marshall | James Schweda makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:33 | Marshall | James Schweda makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 11:18 | Rice | Daniel James knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Nicholas Manuel | 54-43 |
| 11:01 | Marshall | Julius Buggs makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Schweda and he's hacked by Harry Mendelson - foul #1 on Harry Mendelson, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Lionel Walters (PF) Daniel James | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Chaney (SG), Alvin Harrison (PF) Chris Phillips, Daryl Fleming | |
| 11:01 | Marshall | Julius Buggs misses the free throw | 54-45 |
| 11:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lionel Walters | 54-45 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 10:40 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:25 | Marshall | Matthew Kirk connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Alfred Foley buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Lionel Walters | 57-48 |
| 10:01 | Marshall | Matthew Kirk is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Matthew Kirk, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Daniel James (C) Nicholas Manuel, Hugh Sturtevant, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Lester (PG), Chris Phillips (SF), Glenn Smith (C) James Schweda, Matthew Kirk, Julius Buggs | |
| 09:50 | Rice | Lionel Walters's floater is knocked away by Chris Phillips | 57-48 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Lionel Walters grabs the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the easy layup | 57-48 |
| 09:33 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 09:19 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Lionel Walters - foul #4 on Lionel Walters, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Sample (C) Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:19 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:19 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Steven Richardson hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Bowyer and he's hacked by Jeffrey Lester - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lester, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (SG) Alfred Foley | |
| Subs | Marshall | Matthew Kirk (SG) Ronald Chaney | |
| 09:02 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:38 | Marshall | Chris Phillips is whistled for a carry | 60-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Johnny Day (PF) Alvin Harrison | |
| 08:20 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chris Phillips - foul #3 on Chris Phillips, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Harry Mendelson (C) Raymond Bowyer, Daniel James | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Schweda (PG) Jeffrey Lester | |
| 08:20 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:20 | Marshall | Glenn Smith gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 08:03 | Marshall | Chris Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 08:02 | Marshall | Johnny Day can't tip it in | 61-49 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Harry Mendelson snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Steven Richardson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Sample (fresh) C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Schweda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chris Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Day (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 07:20 | Marshall | Matthew Kirk misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 07:05 | Rice | Daniel Sample can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 64-49 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Steven Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-49 |
| 06:38 | Marshall | Johnny Day grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 06:21 | Marshall | Glenn Smith drills a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Harry Mendelson - foul #2 on Harry Mendelson, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SF), Lionel Walters (PF), Daniel James (C) Hugh Sturtevant, Steven Richardson, Daniel Sample, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Gene Bressler (PG), Ronald Chaney (SG), Alvin Harrison (PF) James Schweda, Matthew Kirk, Chris Phillips | |
| 06:21 | Marshall | Glenn Smith misses the free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lionel Walters | 64-51 |
| 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) | |
| 05:59 | Rice | Daniel James misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 05:57 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 05:53 | Marshall | Gene Bressler buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Glenn Smith | 64-54 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-54 |
| 05:31 | Marshall | Glenn Smith grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 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) | |
| 05:18 | Marshall | Gene Bressler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 05:17 | Marshall | Glenn Smith misses the tip | 64-54 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Alfred Foley snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Alfred Foley tips it home | 66-54 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Gene Bressler drills a jumper from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Lionel Walters hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Nicholas Manuel | 69-56 |
| 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) | |
| 04:06 | Marshall | Glenn Smith hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Alvin Harrison | 69-58 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Harry Mendelson (C) Nicholas Manuel, Alfred Foley, Daniel James | |
| Subs | Marshall | Chris Phillips (SF) Glenn Smith | |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-58 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer can't tip it in | 69-58 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Harry Mendelson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gene Bressler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Chaney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Harrison (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Day (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Harry Mendelson misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Gene Bressler - foul #5 on Gene Bressler, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Schweda (PG) Gene Bressler | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Harry Mendelson makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Harry Mendelson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 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) | |
| 03:03 | Marshall | Chris Phillips is whistled for a carry | 71-58 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Johnny Day steals it from Raymond Bowyer | 71-58 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | James Schweda is hacked by Lionel Walters - foul #5 on Lionel Walters, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Daniel Sample (SF), Daniel James (PF), Patrick Gardner (C) Raymond Bowyer, Hugh Sturtevant, Steven Richardson, Lionel Walters, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Lester (PG), Matthew Kirk (SF), Daryl Fleming (PF), Julius Buggs (C) Ronald Chaney, Chris Phillips, Alvin Harrison, Johnny Day | |
| 02:21 | Marshall | James Schweda makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:21 | Marshall | James Schweda makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Harry Mendelson (C) Nicholas Manuel, Daniel Sample, Daniel James, Patrick Gardner | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Chaney (SG), Chris Phillips (SF), Alvin Harrison (PF), Johnny Day (C) Jeffrey Lester, Matthew Kirk, Daryl Fleming, Julius Buggs | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Alfred Foley lays it up and in | 73-60 |
| 01:39 | Marshall | Chris Phillips misses the easy layup | 73-60 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer grabs the board | 73-60 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Steven Richardson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Mendelson | 76-60 |
| 00:58 | Marshall | James Schweda buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Alvin Harrison | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer misses the jumpshot from the left side | 76-62 |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Chris Phillips snags the defensive board | 76-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney's floater is tipped away by Harry Mendelson | 76-62 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer snags the defensive board | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer runs out the clock | 76-62 |