| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Donald Benefield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ike Gudino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Leftwich (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Schwandt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Albert Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich inbounds the ball | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt knocks in the shot from the baseline | 41-43 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Benny Luong travels in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 19:36 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Benefield and the foul's on Joe Huff - foul #3 on Joe Huff, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Dillon (PF) Joe Huff | |
| 19:36 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Bernard Christian misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 19:20 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 18:53 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt clanks a floater from the right side | 44-43 |
| 18:52 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 18:39 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ike Gudino and the foul's on Benny Luong - foul #3 on Benny Luong, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cleavon Aziz (C) James Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Masse (SG) Benny Luong | |
| 18:39 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Gary Masse is hacked by Ike Gudino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ike Gudino, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman (SG), James Thomasson (SF) Ike Gudino, Shawn Leftwich | |
| Subs | Rice | Alan Meadors (C) Joe Steele | |
| 18:26 | Rice | James Thomasson blocks the short jumper by Albert Garner | 47-43 |
| 18:24 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Holman | 47-43 |
| 18:20 | Southern Methodist | Bernard Christian steals it from Donald Benefield in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Bernard Christian is fouled on the floor by Donald Benefield - foul #1 on Donald Benefield, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), Elmer Beebe (C) Bernard Christian, Albert Garner, Richard Dillon | |
| 17:49 | Rice | Alan Meadors is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Gary Masse | 47-45 |
| 17:28 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt's floater is tipped away by Elmer Beebe | 47-45 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Elmer Beebe pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Alan Meadors is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino (SG), Shawn Leftwich (SF), James Campbell (C) Thomas Holman, James Thomasson, Cleavon Aziz | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Steele (C) Elmer Beebe | |
| 17:05 | Southern Methodist | Joe Steele blocks the short jumper by James Campbell | 47-45 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Joseph Meeks gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Donald Leatherman is fouled in the backcourt by Ike Gudino - foul #3 on Ike Gudino, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Cameron (SG), Gerald Brown (PF) Ike Gudino, Robert Schwandt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Joseph Meeks makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 16:24 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by James Campbell is blocked by Joe Steele | 47-48 |
| 16:22 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 16:08 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Donald Benefield | 49-48 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Joseph Meeks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Masse | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Donald Benefield (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Cameron (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shawn Leftwich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gerald Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Campbell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meeks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Leatherman (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Masse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alan Meadors (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Joe Steele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Methodist | Gary Masse steals the ball from Shawn Leftwich | 49-50 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Donald Leatherman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Masse | 49-52 |
| 15:16 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Leatherman - foul #2 on Donald Leatherman, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Greene (PG), Ike Gudino (SG), James Sheppard (PF), Cleavon Aziz (C) Donald Benefield, Timothy Cameron, Gerald Brown, James Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Benny Luong (SG), Albert Garner (SF), Joe Huff (PF), Elmer Beebe (C) Joseph Meeks, Donald Leatherman, Gary Masse, Alan Meadors, Joe Steele | |
| 15:16 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 15:16 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Albert Garner misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Joe Huff tips it home | 50-54 |
| 14:43 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Bernard Christian is hacked by Cleavon Aziz - foul #2 on Cleavon Aziz, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Thomasson (SF), Robert Schwandt (PF) Shawn Leftwich, James Sheppard | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:19 | Rice | Joe Huff misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 53-54 |
| 14:17 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 14:10 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt misses the lay-in | 53-54 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Elmer Beebe grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 13:50 | Rice | James Thomasson knocks away the 3 by Joe Huff | 53-54 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Bernard Christian misses the tip | 53-54 |
| 13:48 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 13:33 | Southern Methodist | John Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Cameron (PG), Thomas Holman (SG), Gerald Brown (PF), James Campbell (C) John Greene, Ike Gudino, Robert Schwandt, Cleavon Aziz | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Leatherman (PG), Michael Roberts (SF), Richard Dillon (PF), Joe Steele (C) Bernard Christian, Albert Garner, Joe Huff, Elmer Beebe | |
| 13:15 | Rice | Michael Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Thomasson - foul #1 on James Thomasson, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Sheppard (PF) James Thomasson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:15 | Rice | Michael Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Michael Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:55 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Cameron misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-56 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Benny Luong snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 12:48 | Rice | The short jumper by Donald Leatherman is denied by James Campbell | 53-56 |
| 12:46 | Southern Methodist | James Sheppard grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 12:39 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Cameron misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 12:38 | Southern Methodist | James Sheppard tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the wide open jumper near the basket set up by Benny Luong | 55-58 |
| 12:01 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell loses the dribble to Michael Roberts | 55-58 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Timothy Cameron is called for the reach on Donald Leatherman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Cameron, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield (PG), Ike Gudino (SG), James Thomasson (SF), Robert Schwandt (PF) Timothy Cameron, Thomas Holman, Gerald Brown, James Sheppard | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Albert Garner (SF), Joe Huff (PF), Alan Meadors (C) Donald Leatherman, Benny Luong, Richard Dillon, Joe Steele | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Michael Roberts makes the 3 from straight away | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Donald Benefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ike Gudino (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Thomasson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert Schwandt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Campbell (tiring) 15 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Albert Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Meadors (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 11:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Roberts | 55-61 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Albert Garner is fouled in the backcourt by Ike Gudino - foul #4 on Ike Gudino, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Greene (PG), Shawn Leftwich (SF), Cleavon Aziz (C) Ike Gudino, James Thomasson, James Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Masse (SG) Michael Roberts | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Albert Garner makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Albert Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 11:20 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 11:08 | Southern Methodist | Cleavon Aziz travels with the ball | 55-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman (SG) Donald Benefield | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Joe Huff misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-62 |
| 10:43 | Southern Methodist | Cleavon Aziz pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 10:25 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joe Huff - foul #4 on Joe Huff, team foul #4 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield (PG) John Greene | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), Richard Dillon (PF), Elmer Beebe (C) Bernard Christian, Albert Garner, Joe Huff, Alan Meadors | |
| 10:25 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 10:25 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 10:25 | Southern Methodist | Cleavon Aziz grabs the offensive board | 56-62 |
| 10:09 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 10:07 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Joseph Meeks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 09:51 | Southern Methodist | Cleavon Aziz grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 09:27 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Donald Leatherman loses the dribble to Cleavon Aziz | 61-62 |
| 08:57 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield's pass is intercepted by Joseph Meeks | 61-62 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Gary Masse hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Meeks | 61-64 |
| 08:32 | Southern Methodist | Elmer Beebe denies the turnaround by Cleavon Aziz | 61-64 |
| 08:31 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt can't tip it in | 61-64 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Joseph Meeks pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Donald Leatherman is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Holman - foul #2 on Thomas Holman, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Greene (PG), Timothy Cameron (SG), James Thomasson (SF), Gerald Brown (PF), James Campbell (C) Donald Benefield, Thomas Holman, Shawn Leftwich, Robert Schwandt, Cleavon Aziz | |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Albert Garner (SF), Michael Roberts (PF), Joe Steele (C) Joseph Meeks, Gary Masse, Richard Dillon, Elmer Beebe | |
| 08:01 | Rice | Donald Leatherman makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Donald Leatherman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:41 | Southern Methodist | James Thomasson is denied on a layup by Michael Roberts | 61-66 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Donald Leatherman gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Cameron (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Thomasson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Gerald Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Campbell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Leatherman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Benny Luong is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Benny Luong, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino (SG) Timothy Cameron | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Joe Huff (PF) Donald Leatherman, Michael Roberts | |
| 06:59 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 61-66 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Joe Steele grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Joe Steele hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 61-66 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Albert Garner hits the follow up shot | 61-68 |
| 06:16 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino is called for a charge - foul #5 on Ike Gudino, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield (PG), Timothy Cameron (SG), James Sheppard (PF) John Greene, Ike Gudino, Gerald Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Roberts (SF), Alan Meadors (C) Albert Garner, Joe Steele | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Alan Meadors double dribbles | 61-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich (SF) James Thomasson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Alan Meadors - foul #2 on Alan Meadors, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Gary Masse (SF) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong | |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell misses the free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | James Sheppard grabs the offensive board | 63-68 |
| 05:22 | Southern Methodist | James Sheppard loses the ball out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Garner (SF) Joe Huff | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Joseph Meeks is fouled on the floor by James Sheppard - foul #2 on James Sheppard, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gerald Brown (PF) James Sheppard | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Dillon (PF) Gary Masse | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Joseph Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Joseph Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 04:44 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Cameron buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Benefield | 66-70 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Joseph Meeks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-70 |
| 04:28 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Gerald Brown | 66-70 |
| 04:15 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 66-70 |
| 04:14 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to James Campbell | 66-70 |
| 04:00 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell misses the fadeaway from the left block | 66-70 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Richard Dillon gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Albert Garner connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Dillon | 66-72 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Donald Benefield (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Cameron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Leftwich (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Gerald Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Campbell (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meeks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Albert Garner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Meadors (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Cameron comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Richard Dillon pulls down the rebound | 66-72 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Greene (PG), Thomas Holman (SG), James Thomasson (SF), James Sheppard (PF), Cleavon Aziz (C) Donald Benefield, Timothy Cameron, Shawn Leftwich, Gerald Brown, James Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Benny Luong (SG), Joe Huff (PF), Joe Steele (C) Joseph Meeks, Albert Garner, Richard Dillon, Alan Meadors | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Cleavon Aziz swats the layup by Joe Steele | 66-72 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Joe Huff can't tip it in | 66-72 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Joe Huff tips it back up and in | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt (PF) James Sheppard | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Garner (SF) Michael Roberts | |
| 02:55 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-74 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Joe Huff snags the defensive board | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Rice | Robert Schwandt steals the ball from Benny Luong | 66-74 |
| 02:25 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| 02:04 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Robert Schwandt is blocked by Albert Garner | 66-74 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Joe Huff gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Benny Luong knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bernard Christian | 66-77 |
| 01:44 | Southern Methodist | James Thomasson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Bernard Christian grabs the board | 66-77 |
| 01:40 | Rice | John Greene is called for the reach on Bernard Christian in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Greene, team foul #11 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield (PG), Shawn Leftwich (SF), James Campbell (C) John Greene, James Thomasson, Cleavon Aziz | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Roberts (SG), Gary Masse (SF), Richard Dillon (PF), Alan Meadors (C) Benny Luong, Albert Garner, Joe Huff, Joe Steele | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Bernard Christian misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Bernard Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 01:18 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-78 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Thomas Holman picks off the pass by Bernard Christian in the backcourt | 68-78 |
| 01:15 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman slams it home | 70-78 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Albert Garner (SF), Joe Huff (PF), Joe Steele (C) Michael Roberts, Gary Masse, Richard Dillon, Alan Meadors | |
| 01:13 | Rice | Benny Luong travels in the backcourt | 70-78 |
| 01:04 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield is denied on a dunk by Joe Huff | 70-78 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Joe Huff snags the defensive board | 70-78 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Joe Huff is hacked by Robert Schwandt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Schwandt, team foul #12 | 70-78 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Joe Huff misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Joe Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman's pass is intercepted by Bernard Christian | 70-79 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Bernard Christian hits the finger roll | 70-81 |
| 00:47 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Bernard Christian is hacked by Donald Benefield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Benefield, team foul #13 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Roberts (PF), Alan Meadors (C) Joe Huff, Joe Steele | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Bernard Christian makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Bernard Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:39 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt makes the jumper from the baseline | 75-83 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-83 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Bernard Christian is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Benefield - foul #3 on Donald Benefield, team foul #14 | 75-83 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Bernard Christian misses the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Bernard Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield is hacked by Alan Meadors - foul #3 on Alan Meadors, team foul #7 | 75-84 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Huff (PF), Joe Steele (C) Michael Roberts, Alan Meadors | |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Bernard Christian is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Benefield - foul #4 on Donald Benefield, team foul #15 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Roberts (PF), Alan Meadors (C) Joe Huff, Joe Steele | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Bernard Christian makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Bernard Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:19 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-86 |
| 00:17 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell grabs the offensive board | 77-86 |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-86 |
| 00:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Roberts | 77-86 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-86 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Michael Roberts is hacked by Thomas Holman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Holman, team foul #16 | 77-86 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Michael Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Michael Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:05 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell's pass is intercepted by Benny Luong | 77-88 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Albert Garner slams it home on a nice dish by Benny Luong | 77-90 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman misses long on a fullcourt shot | 77-90 |