| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Garner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Carl Liles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Ferranti (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harold Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Greenwood (fresh) C - Luis Cruz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Albert Garner inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Michael Roberts scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 29-20 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Joe Steele gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Carl Liles is called for the reach on Benny Luong - foul #1 on Carl Liles, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Albert Garner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luis Cruz - foul #2 on Luis Cruz, team foul #2 | 29-20 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Albert Garner makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Albert Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 18:15 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-20 |
| 18:14 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood can't tip it in | 31-20 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Joe Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Albert Garner buries a runner in the lane | 33-20 |
| 17:28 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz knocks in the floater from the right block | 33-22 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Bernard Christian double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-22 |
| 17:01 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Joe Steele snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Bernard Christian makes the shot from the right wing | 35-22 |
| 16:17 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Joe Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Benny Luong misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 35-22 |
| 15:53 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz grabs the board | 35-22 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benny Luong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joe Steele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Carl Liles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Ferranti (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harold Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Greenwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luis Cruz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Roberts - foul #1 on Michael Roberts, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Gary Masse (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Joe Huff (PF), Alan Meadors (C) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, Albert Garner, Michael Roberts, Joe Steele | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck (PG), Kim Bisson (PF) Carl Liles, Harold Collins | |
| 15:36 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Alan Meadors hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 15:14 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 14:50 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-25 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Gary Masse grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Gary Masse misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Joe Huff tips it home | 37-25 |
| 14:05 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Luis Cruz | 37-27 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Richard Dillon is fouled on the floor by Kim Bisson - foul #1 on Kim Bisson, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Benny Luong (SG), Albert Garner (SF) Joseph Meeks, Gary Masse, Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles (PG), Harold Collins (SG), Joshua Moore (SF), Kenneth Hayden (C) Eddie Buck, Alfred Ferranti, Louis Greenwood, Luis Cruz | |
| 13:34 | Rice | Bernard Christian connects on the runner from the baseline | 39-27 |
| 13:12 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Christian steals the ball from Joshua Moore | 39-27 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Bernard Christian misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 13:06 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Moore gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Alan Meadors - foul #1 on Alan Meadors, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Steele (C) Alan Meadors | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Stewart (PF) Kim Bisson | |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Benny Luong misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-29 |
| 12:22 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 12:03 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Joe Huff snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Joe Huff makes the shot from the left wing | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Garner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Huff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Carl Liles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Moore (fresh) PF - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) C - Kenneth Hayden (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 11:33 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins is hacked by Joe Huff - foul #4 on Joe Huff, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Roberts (PF) Joe Huff | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood (SF), Kim Bisson (PF) Joshua Moore, Kenneth Stewart | |
| 11:12 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Joe Steele snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Albert Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Richard Dillon (PF) Bernard Christian, Albert Garner | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz (C) Kenneth Hayden | |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles jams it and the foul's on Michael Roberts - foul #2 on Michael Roberts, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Michael Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Joseph Meeks tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:01 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 10:00 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson snags the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Roberts is called for the reach on Louis Greenwood - foul #3 on Michael Roberts, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Albert Garner (SF), Alan Meadors (C) Joseph Meeks, Benny Luong, Joe Steele | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck (PG), Alfred Ferranti (SG), Joshua Moore (SF) Carl Liles, Harold Collins, Kim Bisson | |
| 09:11 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 09:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Dillon | 43-32 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Michael Roberts misses long on a shot in the paint | 43-32 |
| 09:02 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz grabs the board | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Roberts - foul #4 on Michael Roberts, team foul #6 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Masse (SG) Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins (SF) Joshua Moore | |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Albert Garner makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Masse | 45-33 |
| 08:18 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Alan Meadors grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Bernard Christian misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Richard Dillon grabs the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Bernard Christian scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Garner | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:43 | Northern Illinois University | Alan Meadors blocks the jumper by Luis Cruz | 48-33 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Alan Meadors snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gary Masse (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Albert Garner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Meadors (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eddie Buck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Ferranti (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Harold Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Greenwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luis Cruz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Gary Masse buries a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Harold Collins - foul #3 on Harold Collins, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Joe Huff (PF), Joe Steele (C) Albert Garner, Richard Dillon, Alan Meadors | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles (PG), Kenneth Hayden (C) Eddie Buck, Luis Cruz | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Gary Masse makes the free throw | 51-33 |
| 07:09 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Bernard Christian misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Bernard Christian hits the follow up shot | 53-36 |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Carl Liles | 53-38 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Bernard Christian loses the dribble to Alfred Ferranti in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| 06:12 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Steele steps in front of the Kenneth Hayden pass | 53-38 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Harold Collins is called for the reach on Bernard Christian - foul #4 on Harold Collins, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Albert Garner (SF) Bernard Christian, Gary Masse | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck (PG), Joshua Moore (SF), Kim Bisson (PF) Alfred Ferranti, Harold Collins, Louis Greenwood | |
| 05:39 | Rice | Joe Steele is hacked by Kenneth Hayden - foul #2 on Kenneth Hayden, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Albert Garner hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Benny Luong | 55-38 |
| 05:12 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-38 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Albert Garner grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Joseph Meeks misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-38 |
| 04:43 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hayden | 55-38 |
| 04:39 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck is hacked by Benny Luong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benny Luong, team foul #7 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Roberts (SG), Gary Masse (SF), Richard Dillon (PF), Alan Meadors (C) Benny Luong, Albert Garner, Joe Huff, Joe Steele | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin (PG), Kenneth Stewart (C) Carl Liles, Kenneth Hayden | |
| 04:39 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Alan Meadors pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Joseph Meeks knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Michael Roberts | 57-38 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Alan Meadors pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Alan Meadors misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-38 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Gary Masse tips it back up and in | 59-38 |
| 03:56 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Stewart misses the floater from the right side | 59-38 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Kim Bisson | 59-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:37 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Masse picks off the pass by Eddie Buck | 59-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Masse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Meadors (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Samuel Partin (fresh) SG - Eddie Buck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Moore (fresh) PF - Kim Bisson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Gary Masse clanks a jumper from the left side | 59-38 |
| 03:17 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 03:11 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-38 |
| 03:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Alan Meadors | 59-38 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Michael Roberts connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Meeks | 61-38 |
| 03:01 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Partin, team foul #7 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Leatherman (PG) Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti (SG), Kenneth Hayden (C) Samuel Partin, Kim Bisson | |
| 02:45 | Rice | Gary Masse's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Stewart | 61-38 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Alan Meadors tips it back up and in | 63-38 |
| 02:29 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-41 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Richard Dillon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-41 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Gary Masse tips it home | 65-41 |
| 02:00 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-41 |
| 01:58 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Hayden can't tip it in | 65-41 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Michael Roberts gets the rebound | 65-41 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Michael Roberts can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-41 |
| 01:37 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Hayden snags the defensive board | 65-41 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 65-41 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Gary Masse gets the rebound | 65-41 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Michael Roberts knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 68-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti knocks in the runner from the right block | 68-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Donald Leatherman misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Eddie Buck - foul #1 on Eddie Buck, team foul #8 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson (PF) Kenneth Stewart | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Donald Leatherman makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Donald Leatherman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Hayden gets the rebound | 69-43 |
| 00:26 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-46 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Donald Leatherman runs out the clock | 69-46 |