| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) SG - Larry Banister (fresh) SF - John Houck (fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | TCU | Wayne Boykin misses badly on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Larry Banister steals the ball from Samuel Aden in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | TCU | John Carter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Terry Jerez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | TCU | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | TCU | John Houck drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Boykin | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Kenneth Izaguirre blocks the short jumper by Gregory Freeman | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | TCU | John Houck banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Banister | 0-4 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Kenneth Izaguirre picks off the pass by Ronald Hickey | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | TCU | John Houck knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Boykin | 0-7 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Hickey | 3-7 |
| 17:26 | TCU | John Houck is hacked by Lance Richmond - foul #1 on Lance Richmond, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (C) Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SF), Billy Arnold (C) John Houck, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 17:13 | TCU | Billy Arnold loses the dribble to William Toy | 3-7 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Terry Jerez is hacked by Jeffrey Pero - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pero, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Vern Johnson (SF), Scott Beach (C) Wayne Boykin, Larry Banister, John Carter | |
| 16:55 | Rice | Terry Jerez connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-7 |
| 16:33 | TCU | Scott Beach makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeff Maggard | 6-9 |
| 16:14 | Rice | William Toy blows the dunk but he's hacked by Vern Johnson - foul #1 on Vern Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), John Houck (SF), John Carter (PF) Jeff Maggard, Vern Johnson, Scott Beach | |
| 16:14 | Rice | William Toy makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:14 | Rice | William Toy misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:14 | TCU | John Carter snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:01 | TCU | Billy Arnold misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-9 |
| 15:59 | Rice | William Toy gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) SF - William Toy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pero (fresh) SF - John Houck (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Arnold (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Ronald Hickey clanks a shot near the basket | 7-9 |
| 15:50 | TCU | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:43 | TCU | John Carter is hacked by Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF) William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | TCU | Larry Banister (SG), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Jeffrey Pero, Billy Arnold | |
| 15:25 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Larry Banister | 7-11 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Lance Richmond scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 15:06 | TCU | Wayne Boykin's pass is intercepted by Gregory Freeman | 10-11 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Gregory Freeman dunks the ball | 12-11 |
| 14:34 | TCU | John Carter knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Houck and he's fouled by Ronald Hickey - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Jeffrey Pero (SF), Billy Arnold (C) Wayne Boykin, John Houck, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 14:34 | TCU | John Carter makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Larry Banister steps in front of the Lance Richmond pass | 12-14 |
| 14:16 | TCU | Jeff Maggard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Banister | 12-16 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Jeff Maggard is called for the reach on Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Jeff Maggard, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | TCU | Vern Johnson (SF), Scott Beach (C) Larry Banister, John Carter | |
| 13:44 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 13:25 | TCU | Billy Arnold makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Vern Johnson | 14-18 |
| 12:58 | Rice | William Toy is called for traveling | 14-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Larry Banister (SG), John Houck (SF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Jeff Maggard, Jeffrey Pero, Billy Arnold, Scott Beach | |
| 12:42 | TCU | John Houck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 12:41 | TCU | Vern Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 12:32 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Larry Banister | 14-20 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Vern Johnson - foul #2 on Vern Johnson, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) William Toy, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | TCU | John Carter (PF) Vern Johnson | |
| 12:18 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:18 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 11:58 | TCU | Terry Jerez is called for the reach on Wayne Boykin - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Banister (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Houck (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | TCU | John Carter can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 15-20 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Izaguirre - foul #1 on Kenneth Izaguirre, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Blake Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SG), Billy Arnold (C) Larry Banister, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 10:59 | Rice | Billy Arnold denies the turnaround by Gregory Freeman | 15-20 |
| 10:58 | TCU | John Carter grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 10:43 | TCU | Timothy Petty steps in front of the John Carter pass | 15-20 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Samuel Aden lays it in | 17-20 |
| 10:02 | TCU | John Carter misses the lay-in | 17-20 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Timothy Petty is hacked by Jeffrey Pero - foul #2 on Jeffrey Pero, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Larry Banister (SG), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Wayne Boykin, Jeffrey Pero, John Carter | |
| 09:25 | Rice | William Toy misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 09:23 | TCU | Jeff Maggard grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:03 | TCU | Raymond Valenti picks off the pass by Larry Banister | 17-20 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Terry Jerez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 08:41 | Rice | William Toy grabs the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:26 | Rice | William Toy is fouled on the floor by Larry Banister - foul #1 on Larry Banister, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | TCU | John Carter (PF), Scott Beach (C) Billy Arnold, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 08:26 | Rice | William Toy makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:26 | Rice | William Toy makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:01 | TCU | John Houck scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeff Maggard | 19-23 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Raymond Valenti hits the finger roll | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Toy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Banister (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Houck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Beach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | TCU | Jeff Maggard is fouled on the floor by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG) Jeff Maggard | |
| 07:11 | TCU | John Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-23 |
| 06:43 | TCU | John Houck snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:33 | TCU | Larry Banister misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-23 |
| 06:32 | TCU | John Carter tips it but misses | 21-23 |
| 06:31 | Rice | William Toy grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Terry Jerez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Stotsky (SG), Billy Arnold (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Larry Banister, John Carter, Scott Beach | |
| 06:08 | TCU | John Houck misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 06:07 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre tips it in | 21-25 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Timothy Petty is fouled on the floor by Randall Stotsky - foul #1 on Randall Stotsky, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:39 | TCU | Billy Arnold banks in the layup on a great pass from John Houck and he's fouled by Ronald Hickey - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Timothy Petty, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 05:39 | TCU | Billy Arnold makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Samuel Aden knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lance Richmond | 25-28 |
| 05:03 | TCU | John Houck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 05:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lance Richmond | 25-28 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Izaguirre - foul #2 on Kenneth Izaguirre, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF), William Toy (C) Lance Richmond, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | TCU | Larry Banister (SG), John Carter (PF), Scott Beach (C) Randall Stotsky, John Houck, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 04:49 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:34 | TCU | Larry Banister comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Terry Thornton | 30-28 |
| 04:11 | TCU | Scott Beach hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Blake Jones - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), John Houck (SF) Wayne Boykin, Billy Arnold | |
| 04:11 | TCU | Scott Beach makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:11 | TCU | Scott Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jeff Maggard - foul #2 on Jeff Maggard, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Dominick Goodlett, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) John Houck, Scott Beach | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Toy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Banister (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pero (fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre's pass is intercepted by William Toy | 32-30 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Jeffrey Pero steals the ball from Timothy Petty | 32-30 |
| 02:57 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Terry Jerez gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the tip | 32-30 |
| 02:38 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:18 | TCU | Larry Banister misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Terry Thornton loses the dribble to Jeff Maggard | 32-30 |
| 02:03 | TCU | Jeff Maggard blows the layup | 32-30 |
| 02:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 32-30 |
| 01:50 | Rice | John Carter steals it from William Toy | 32-30 |
| 01:40 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 32-30 |
| 01:39 | Rice | William Toy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Terry Thornton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 01:20 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Jerez | 32-30 |
| 01:10 | Rice | William Toy misses badly on a shot in the lane | 32-30 |
| 01:08 | TCU | Larry Banister grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:52 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre travels with the ball | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Timothy Petty, William Toy, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Randall Stotsky (SG), Vern Johnson (SF), Billy Arnold (PF), Scott Beach (C) Jeff Maggard, Larry Banister, Jeffrey Pero, John Carter, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Randall Stotsky steals the ball from Raymond Valenti | 32-30 |
| 00:19 | TCU | Randall Stotsky hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Boykin | 32-33 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Samuel Aden snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 32-33 |