| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Leroy Bayliss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Noel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eddie Pate (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Rivenbark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Hollander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Eddie Pate inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Marshall | Jason Macedo picks off the pass by Leroy Bayliss | 34-39 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa is fouled on the floor by Theodore Rivenbark - foul #1 on Theodore Rivenbark, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Neumiller | 36-39 |
| 18:55 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander is hacked by Jeffrey Derosa - foul #1 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark loses the dribble to Junior Williamson | 36-39 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Michael Neumiller buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 18:02 | Marshall | Eddie Pate hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Derosa - foul #2 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 18:02 | Marshall | Eddie Pate makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:02 | Marshall | Eddie Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 17:46 | Marshall | Noel Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:40 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Junior Williamson - foul #3 on Junior Williamson, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF) Junior Williamson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 17:40 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Michael Neumiller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Oscar Santana is fouled on the floor by Eddie Pate - foul #1 on Eddie Pate, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Richardson (PF), Albert James (C) Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tim Graham (PF) Theodore Rivenbark | |
| 16:56 | Rice | Donald Richardson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Neumiller | 41-44 |
| 16:30 | Marshall | Noel Smith is whistled for a carry | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Salvatore Rossi (SF) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Smith (PG), Daniel Bowers (SG) Leroy Bayliss, Noel Smith | |
| 16:01 | Rice | Donald Richardson is hacked by Frederick Hollander - foul #3 on Frederick Hollander, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Macedo (C) Albert James | |
| Subs | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark (PF) Frederick Hollander | |
| 15:50 | Rice | Donald Richardson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-44 |
| 15:49 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Daniel Bowers | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) SF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Pate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Theodore Rivenbark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Graham (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Marshall | Paul Smith misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 15:32 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark tips it but misses | 41-44 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Oscar Santana snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Jason Macedo hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 15:14 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 14:53 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers is fouled on the floor by Oscar Santana - foul #1 on Oscar Santana, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Charles Holloway, Oscar Santana, Salvatore Rossi, Donald Richardson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss (PG), Noel Smith (SG) Paul Smith, Eddie Pate | |
| 14:33 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark drills a jump hook from the right block | 41-46 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Leroy Bayliss is called for the reach on Harvey Bull - foul #3 on Leroy Bayliss, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (C) Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Frederick Hollander (C) Theodore Rivenbark | |
| 13:59 | Rice | Daniel Bowers denies the turnaround by Albert James | 41-46 |
| 13:57 | Marshall | Tim Graham grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:44 | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Harvey Bull connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Neumiller | 43-46 |
| 13:02 | Marshall | Harvey Bull is called for the reach on Noel Smith - foul #2 on Harvey Bull, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Richardson (C) Albert James | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eddie Pate (SF), Theodore Rivenbark (PF) Daniel Bowers, Tim Graham | |
| 12:47 | Marshall | Harvey Bull is called for the reach on Leroy Bayliss - foul #3 on Harvey Bull, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Macedo (C) Donald Richardson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 12:23 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark connects on the floater from close range | 43-48 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Noel Smith steals the ball from Harvey Bull | 43-48 |
| 11:44 | Marshall | Eddie Pate connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Neumiller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Leroy Bayliss (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Noel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eddie Pate (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Theodore Rivenbark (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Hollander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Noel Smith takes the ball from Jason Macedo | 43-50 |
| 11:07 | Marshall | Noel Smith misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Jason Macedo tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 10:35 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Harvey Bull scores on a shot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 10:23 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Noel Smith | 47-52 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Harvey Bull comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-52 |
| 10:07 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 09:51 | Marshall | Noel Smith drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Eddie Pate | 47-54 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Theodore Rivenbark steals the ball from Jeffrey Derosa | 47-54 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Noel Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Derosa - foul #3 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Donald Richardson (PF), Albert James (C) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Bowers (PG), Tim Graham (SF), David Kilgore (PF) Leroy Bayliss, Eddie Pate, Theodore Rivenbark | |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Noel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:15 | Marshall | Noel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Donald Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Donald Richardson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Bowers - foul #1 on Daniel Bowers, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Smith (PG) Noel Smith | |
| 08:41 | Rice | Donald Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Donald Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:41 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:17 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eddie Pate (SF) David Kilgore | |
| 08:00 | Rice | Albert James comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 07:58 | Marshall | Eddie Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 07:48 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 07:47 | Marshall | Eddie Pate grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 07:35 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander misses the tip | 48-55 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Oscar Santana pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) SF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Albert James (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Pate (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frederick Hollander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Oscar Santana buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Holloway | 51-55 |
| 07:08 | Marshall | Eddie Pate hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Bowers | 51-57 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Donald Richardson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-57 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Albert James pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Donald Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Pate | 51-57 |
| 06:38 | Marshall | Daniel Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:19 | Marshall | Paul Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Oscar Santana tips it back up and in | 53-57 |
| 05:44 | Marshall | Paul Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Charles Holloway, Oscar Santana, Salvatore Rossi, Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| Subs | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss (PG), Noel Smith (SG), Theodore Rivenbark (PF) Paul Smith, Eddie Pate, Frederick Hollander | |
| 05:26 | Rice | Jason Macedo drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Neumiller | 55-57 |
| 05:16 | Marshall | Jeffrey Derosa steals the ball from Tim Graham | 55-57 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Harvey Bull buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 04:50 | Marshall | Tim Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:34 | Marshall | Harvey Bull steals the ball from Theodore Rivenbark | 58-57 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 04:11 | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:52 | Marshall | Tim Graham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Jason Macedo gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Harvey Bull can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Noel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Leroy Bayliss (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Noel Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Rivenbark (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Bowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 03:10 | Marshall | Tim Graham loses the dribble to Michael Neumiller | 58-57 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa loses the dribble to Theodore Rivenbark | 58-57 |
| 02:58 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Eddie Pate (SF), Frederick Hollander (C) Tim Graham, Daniel Bowers | |
| 02:41 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Junior Williamson is fouled on the floor by Noel Smith - foul #3 on Noel Smith, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:56 | Marshall | Noel Smith misses the floater from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 01:54 | Marshall | Theodore Rivenbark hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Jason Macedo hits the finger roll set up by Junior Williamson | 62-59 |
| 01:24 | Marshall | Jeffrey Derosa steals it from Eddie Pate | 62-59 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Junior Williamson can't throw it down | 62-59 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa misses the tip | 62-59 |
| 01:03 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Eddie Pate | 62-59 |
| 00:44 | Marshall | Noel Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Harvey Bull's pass is intercepted by Leroy Bayliss in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 00:36 | Marshall | Leroy Bayliss hits the finger roll | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Bayliss - foul #4 on Leroy Bayliss, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:21 | Marshall | Eddie Pate comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Harvey Bull - foul #4 on Harvey Bull, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 00:21 | Marshall | Eddie Pate makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:21 | Marshall | Eddie Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Jason Macedo snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Leroy Bayliss is called for the reach on Jason Macedo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leroy Bayliss, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Bowers (PG) Leroy Bayliss | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Marshall | Noel Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-62 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:09 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Noel Smith | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Bowers - foul #2 on Daniel Bowers, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Frederick Hollander snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Marshall calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Marshall | Jason Macedo swats the layup by Frederick Hollander | 66-65 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jason Macedo gets the rebound | 66-65 |