| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stevens (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cornell Saxon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Pak (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Pak inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Stevens - foul #1 on James Stevens, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Robert Weisner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:07 | Marshall | James Stevens makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Hicks | 26-28 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 18:51 | Rice | James Pak pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:31 | Rice | William Hicks steals the ball from Daniel Coombs | 26-28 |
| 18:28 | Marshall | William Hicks hits the finger roll | 28-28 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Daniel Coombs connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Rod Osborn | 28-31 |
| 17:37 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon travels with the ball | 28-31 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Robert Williamson steals the ball from Rod Osborn | 28-31 |
| 17:03 | Marshall | Robert Williamson lays it up and in | 30-31 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Daniel Coombs travels with the ball | 30-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Boyd (SG), David Paez (SF), David Nelson (PF) Robert Williamson, James Stevens, John Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:39 | Marshall | William Hicks double dribbles | 30-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Gamble (C) Cornell Saxon | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, James Pak, Robert Weisner | |
| 16:14 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence clanks a floater from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 16:12 | Marshall | David Nelson grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 15:54 | Marshall | James Gamble lays it up and in | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Paez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Coombs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elliot Joyner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Elliot Joyner buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Sims | 32-33 |
| 15:27 | Marshall | David Paez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Elliot Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Joshua Sims drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 15:04 | Marshall | David Nelson banks in the layup on a great pass from William Hicks | 34-36 |
| 14:46 | Rice | David Nelson denies the turnaround by Joshua Sims | 34-36 |
| 14:44 | Marshall | The rebound goes to David Nelson | 34-36 |
| 14:28 | Marshall | Kevin Lawrence is called for the reach on David Paez - foul #1 on Kevin Lawrence, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Williamson (SG), James Stevens (SF), John Davis (PF), Cornell Saxon (C) William Hicks, David Paez, David Nelson, James Gamble | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Daniel Coombs, Elliot Joyner, Kevin Lawrence, Brandon Hardy | |
| 14:09 | Marshall | Mark Boyd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 34-36 |
| 14:07 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon misses the tip | 34-36 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Joshua Sims pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Mark Boyd picks off the pass by Joshua Sims | 34-36 |
| 13:21 | Marshall | James Stevens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Rod Osborn grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Rod Osborn hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Sims | 34-38 |
| 12:51 | Marshall | James Stevens makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 12:35 | Rice | James Pak misses the lay-in | 36-38 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Robert Weisner gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Rod Osborn scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 12:08 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon hits the finger roll | 38-40 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Rod Osborn drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Mark Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cornell Saxon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Sims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pak (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Marshall | Robert Williamson misses short on a jumper from close range | 38-42 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Joshua Sims clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Rod Osborn gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 10:49 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | Rod Osborn takes the ball from Mark Boyd in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Rod Osborn jams it | 38-44 |
| 10:26 | Marshall | James Pak is called for the reach on James Stevens - foul #1 on James Pak, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Hicks (PG), David Paez (SG), Earl Finck (SF), David Nelson (PF), James Gamble (C) Mark Boyd, Robert Williamson, James Stevens, John Davis, Cornell Saxon | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, Joshua Sims, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| 10:14 | Marshall | Earl Finck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Brandon Hardy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 09:48 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Hardy | 38-44 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence scores on a shot from the left side set up by Daniel Coombs | 38-46 |
| 09:22 | Marshall | James Gamble's pass is intercepted by Daniel Coombs | 38-46 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Daniel Coombs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| 08:47 | Marshall | William Hicks is fouled on the floor by Elliot Joyner - foul #1 on Elliot Joyner, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Williamson (SG), Cornell Saxon (C) Earl Finck, James Gamble | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF) Richard Lloyd, Kevin Lawrence, Brandon Hardy | |
| 08:42 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses the shot in the lane | 38-46 |
| 08:27 | Marshall | David Nelson grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 08:04 | Marshall | David Paez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 08:03 | Marshall | David Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 07:50 | Marshall | David Paez drills a runner in the lane | 40-46 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Nelson - foul #2 on David Nelson, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Stevens (SF), John Davis (PF) David Paez, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Rice | Moses Hubbard (C) Elliot Joyner | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:29 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cornell Saxon (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pak (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Robert Williamson buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Stevens and he's fouled by Robert Weisner - foul #1 on Robert Weisner, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| 07:22 | Marshall | Robert Williamson makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Robert Williamson steals the ball from James Pak | 43-47 |
| 07:02 | Marshall | William Hicks banks in the layup set up by Robert Williamson | 45-47 |
| 06:45 | Rice | James Pak connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Coombs | 45-49 |
| 06:18 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Williamson | 47-49 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Stevens - foul #2 on James Stevens, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Mark Boyd (PG), David Paez (SG), David Nelson (C) William Hicks, Robert Williamson, Cornell Saxon | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF) Rod Osborn, James Pak, Robert Weisner | |
| 06:01 | Rice | Daniel Coombs makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Daniel Coombs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:48 | Marshall | Mark Boyd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | James Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:28 | Marshall | Mark Boyd scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Davis | 49-51 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence is fouled on the floor by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (SG) Daniel Coombs | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Joshua Sims misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-51 |
| 04:58 | Marshall | James Stevens snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | Mark Boyd connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Elliot Joyner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Sims | 52-54 |
| 04:07 | Marshall | Mark Boyd hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Paez and he's fouled by Joshua Sims - foul #3 on Joshua Sims, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Williamson (SG), Earl Finck (PF), Cornell Saxon (C) James Stevens, John Davis, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF) Richard Lloyd, Kevin Lawrence, Moses Hubbard | |
| 04:07 | Marshall | Mark Boyd makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Elliot Joyner hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Rod Osborn | 55-56 |
| 03:28 | Marshall | David Paez lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Boyd | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Mark Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Paez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Finck (fresh) C - Cornell Saxon (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Pak (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Robert Weisner connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 02:47 | Marshall | Robert Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 02:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pak | 57-58 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Hicks (PG), James Stevens (SF), John Davis (PF) Mark Boyd, David Paez, Earl Finck | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), Moses Hubbard (C) Joshua Sims, Elliot Joyner | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Moses Hubbard buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 02:20 | Marshall | William Hicks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 02:19 | Marshall | James Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:06 | Marshall | James Stevens comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 57-60 |
| 02:04 | Marshall | James Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:54 | Marshall | James Pak picks off the pass by William Hicks | 57-60 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Rod Osborn lays it up and in set up by James Pak | 57-62 |
| 01:36 | Marshall | William Hicks is hacked by Moses Hubbard - foul #4 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| 01:36 | Marshall | William Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Moses Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Robert Weisner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 57-62 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Daniel Coombs tips it back up and in | 57-64 |
| 00:56 | Marshall | William Hicks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 00:54 | Marshall | Robert Williamson tips it home | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | William Hicks is called for the reach on Moses Hubbard - foul #1 on William Hicks, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG) Rod Osborn | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Robert Williamson is called for the reach on Daniel Coombs - foul #2 on Robert Williamson, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (C) Moses Hubbard | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Elliot Joyner is hacked by James Stevens - foul #3 on James Stevens, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Elliot Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:19 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Marshall | William Hicks can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Elliot Joyner gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Daniel Coombs is hacked by Robert Williamson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Williamson, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Daniel Coombs makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Daniel Coombs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | Cornell Saxon loses the ball out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG) Joshua Sims | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Rod Osborn runs out the clock | 59-66 |