| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joel Tran (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Lansford (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thurman Swarts (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Fabian Colombo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Louisiana State | Joel Tran hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 19:45 | Rice | Joe Steele gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Albert Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Bernard Christian snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Albert Garner is called for traveling | 42-37 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford is fouled on the floor by Joe Huff - foul #1 on Joe Huff, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 19:07 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Fabian Colombo, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Albert Garner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana State | David Lee snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joe Steele - foul #2 on Joe Steele, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Albert Garner grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Benny Luong hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bernard Christian | 43-39 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | David Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Joe Steele snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Albert Garner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to David Lee | 43-39 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Joe Huff pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Joe Steele loses the ball out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Robert Howell (SG), Timothy Deshields (SF), Steven Desilets (PF) Joel Tran, Eric Lansford, Thurman Swarts, Fabian Colombo | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Gary Masse (SF), Richard Dillon (PF), Alan Meadors (C) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, Albert Garner, Joe Huff, Joe Steele | |
| 17:15 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gary Buckmaster | 45-39 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Joseph Meeks connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Meadors | 45-42 |
| 16:48 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Roberts - foul #1 on Michael Roberts, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alan Headley (C) David Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:48 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:48 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Alan Meadors pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Alan Meadors travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford (SG) Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG) Gary Masse | |
| 16:21 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Benny Luong pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Alan Meadors can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-42 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Benny Luong tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 15:57 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Alan Headley | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Lansford (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Desilets (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Headley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Meadors (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 46-42 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Alan Meadors snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Richard Dillon makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Meeks | 46-44 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Benny Luong clanks a shot from the left side | 46-44 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Alan Meadors pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Michael Roberts is fouled on the floor by Timothy Deshields - foul #2 on Timothy Deshields, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joel Tran (PG), Robert Howell (SG), Thurman Swarts (SF), Fabian Colombo (PF), David Lee (C) Gary Buckmaster, Eric Lansford, Timothy Deshields, Steven Desilets, Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Gary Masse (SG), Albert Garner (SF), Joe Huff (PF), Joe Steele (C) Joseph Meeks, Benny Luong, Michael Roberts, Richard Dillon, Alan Meadors | |
| 14:13 | Rice | Albert Garner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Christian | 46-47 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | David Lee connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Thurman Swarts and the foul's on Albert Garner - foul #3 on Albert Garner, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | David Lee makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Albert Garner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana State | David Lee connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Thurman Swarts | 51-47 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Albert Garner buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | David Lee drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Howell and the foul's on Joe Steele - foul #3 on Joe Steele, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG) Gary Masse | |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | David Lee makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Albert Garner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-50 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana State | David Lee snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana State | David Lee comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 54-50 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Joe Huff snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 12:07 | Rice | David Lee steals the ball from Joe Steele | 54-50 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | Bernard Christian is called for the reach on Joel Tran - foul #1 on Bernard Christian, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Eric Lansford (SG), Timothy Deshields (SF), Steven Desilets (PF), Alan Headley (C) Joel Tran, Robert Howell, Thurman Swarts, Fabian Colombo, David Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Gary Masse (SF), Richard Dillon (PF), Alan Meadors (C) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, Albert Garner, Joe Huff, Joe Steele | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Lansford (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Desilets (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Headley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Masse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alan Meadors (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster is hacked by Alan Meadors - foul #1 on Alan Meadors, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| 11:35 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:35 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Richard Dillon grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Joseph Meeks can't finish the layup | 55-50 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Alan Headley | 55-50 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets loses the dribble to Alan Meadors | 55-50 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Alan Meadors comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Michael Roberts makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Dillon | 55-53 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana State | Joseph Meeks is called for the reach on Gary Buckmaster - foul #2 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts (SF), Fabian Colombo (PF), David Lee (C) Timothy Deshields, Steven Desilets, Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Benny Luong (SG), Albert Garner (SF), Joe Huff (PF), Joe Steele (C) Joseph Meeks, Michael Roberts, Gary Masse, Richard Dillon, Alan Meadors | |
| 09:53 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Joe Steele snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Joe Steele misses the easy layup | 55-53 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Bernard Christian tips it in | 55-55 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana State | Joe Steele is called for the reach on David Lee - foul #4 on Joe Steele, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joel Tran (PG), Robert Howell (SG) Gary Buckmaster, Eric Lansford | |
| Subs | Rice | Alan Meadors (C) Joe Steele | |
| 09:19 | Louisiana State | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana State | David Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Bernard Christian comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana State | David Lee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thurman Swarts | 59-55 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Joe Huff is hacked by David Lee - foul #3 on David Lee, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields (SF) Thurman Swarts | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:24 | Rice | Alan Meadors drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Albert Garner | 59-57 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana State | David Lee's layup is rejected by Albert Garner | 59-57 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Bernard Christian gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Alan Meadors can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Alan Meadors grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Alan Meadors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford (SG), Thurman Swarts (SF), Steven Desilets (PF) Robert Howell, Timothy Deshields, Fabian Colombo | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Michael Roberts (SF), Richard Dillon (PF), Joe Steele (C) Bernard Christian, Albert Garner, Joe Huff, Alan Meadors | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joel Tran (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Lansford (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thurman Swarts (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Desilets (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joel Tran | 62-57 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Michael Roberts clanks a driving attempt from close range | 62-57 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford's layup is rejected by Joe Steele | 62-57 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts grabs the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana State | Joel Tran hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Lansford | 65-57 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Benny Luong comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana State | Joseph Meeks steals it from Joel Tran | 65-57 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Joseph Meeks banks in the layup | 65-59 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana State | The jumper by Eric Lansford is denied by Richard Dillon | 65-59 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Joe Steele pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo (PF) Steven Desilets | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Albert Garner (SF), Joe Huff (PF) Joseph Meeks, Michael Roberts, Richard Dillon | |
| 05:27 | Rice | Albert Garner misses the dunk | 65-59 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana State | Joe Huff denies the turnaround by Fabian Colombo | 65-59 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Joe Huff snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Joe Steele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Fabian Colombo - foul #3 on Fabian Colombo, team foul #4 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Timothy Deshields (SF), Alan Headley (C) Joel Tran, Thurman Swarts, David Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Roberts (SG) Benny Luong | |
| 04:50 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Albert Garner grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Joe Huff misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-61 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Gary Buckmaster | 65-61 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Fabian Colombo | 67-61 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Albert Garner loses the ball out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alan Meadors (C) Joe Steele | |
| 03:33 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-61 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo grabs the offensive board | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Lansford (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fabian Colombo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Headley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Albert Garner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Alan Meadors (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 03:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Alan Meadors | 67-61 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Alan Meadors misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Michael Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joel Tran (PG), Thurman Swarts (SF), David Lee (C) Gary Buckmaster, Timothy Deshields, Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Joe Steele (C) Michael Roberts, Alan Meadors | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Albert Garner blows the layup but he's hacked by Thurman Swarts - foul #1 on Thurman Swarts, team foul #5 | 67-61 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Albert Garner makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Albert Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana State | David Lee grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | David Lee clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Joe Steele - foul #5 on Joe Steele, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alan Meadors (C) Joe Steele | |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | David Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Albert Garner clanks a shot from the left side | 69-62 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana State | David Lee is hacked by Alan Meadors - foul #2 on Alan Meadors, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Roberts (PF) Joe Huff | |
| 02:06 | Louisiana State | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana State | David Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Huff (PF) Michael Roberts | |
| 01:51 | Rice | Albert Garner clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Joe Huff tips it home | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:20 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana State | David Lee snags the offensive board | 71-64 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Joel Tran is hacked by Alan Meadors - foul #3 on Alan Meadors, team foul #12 | 71-64 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Joel Tran makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Joel Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Benny Luong can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts grabs the board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | Benny Luong is called for the reach on Thurman Swarts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benny Luong, team foul #13 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets (PF) Fabian Colombo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Bernard Christian misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joel Tran - foul #1 on Joel Tran, team foul #6 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Robert Howell (SG), Timothy Deshields (SF), Alan Headley (C) Joel Tran, Eric Lansford, Thurman Swarts, David Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Roberts (SG), Gary Masse (SF), Richard Dillon (PF) Benny Luong, Albert Garner, Joe Huff | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Bernard Christian makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Bernard Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Michael Roberts is called for the reach on Timothy Deshields in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Roberts, team foul #14 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joel Tran (PG), Eric Lansford (SG), David Lee (C) Gary Buckmaster, Robert Howell, Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Albert Garner (SF), Joe Huff (PF) Michael Roberts, Gary Masse, Richard Dillon | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Bernard Christian knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts (SF) Timothy Deshields | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts is hacked by Bernard Christian in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Christian, team foul #15 | 76-68 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Joe Huff pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Steven Desilets picks off the pass by Bernard Christian | 77-68 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Joel Tran is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Christian - foul #3 on Bernard Christian, team foul #16 | 77-68 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Joel Tran makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Joel Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Bernard Christian throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Robert Howell (SG), Timothy Deshields (SF), Alan Headley (C) Joel Tran, Eric Lansford, Thurman Swarts, David Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Gary Masse (SF), Richard Dillon (PF) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, Albert Garner, Joe Huff | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster runs out the clock | 79-68 |