| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edwin McAnany (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Kraft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Dunn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Tengan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Cecil Ware inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | VMI | Micheal Kraft is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hickey - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:39 | VMI | Micheal Kraft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Cecil Ware steals the ball from Gregory Freeman | 37-36 |
| 18:54 | VMI | Curtis Tengan drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Micheal Kraft and he's hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #3 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 18:54 | VMI | Curtis Tengan makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Samuel Aden is fouled on the floor by Edwin McAnany - foul #1 on Edwin McAnany, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 18:02 | Rice | William Toy connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lance Richmond | 40-38 |
| 17:45 | VMI | Edwin McAnany drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Tengan and the foul's on Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Booker (C) Curtis Tengan | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Terry Thornton (C) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman | |
| 17:45 | VMI | Edwin McAnany makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 17:24 | VMI | Tom Dunn snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:06 | VMI | Tom Dunn connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Edwin McAnany and the foul's on Lance Richmond - foul #1 on Lance Richmond, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (SG), Donald Watts (SF) Micheal Kraft, Cecil Ware | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Lance Richmond | |
| 17:06 | VMI | Tom Dunn misses the free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Raymond Valenti comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Gunderson - foul #2 on Gary Gunderson, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Heath (SG), Curtis Tengan (C) Edwin McAnany, Donald Watts | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 16:16 | VMI | Robert Booker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Raymond Valenti comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 46-39 |
| 16:00 | Rice | William Toy grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Gunderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Heath (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Booker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tom Dunn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Tengan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) SF - William Toy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Rice | Timothy Petty can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-39 |
| 15:48 | VMI | The rebound goes to Curtis Tengan | 46-39 |
| 15:27 | VMI | Robert Booker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Timothy Petty scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 14:38 | VMI | Louis Heath buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Gunderson | 48-42 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses short on a runner in the paint | 48-42 |
| 14:28 | VMI | Louis Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:09 | VMI | William Toy picks off the pass by Louis Heath | 48-42 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Timothy Petty blows the layup | 48-42 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton tips it but misses | 48-42 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Terry Thornton tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 13:53 | VMI | Robert Booker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 13:52 | VMI | Curtis Tengan grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 13:46 | VMI | Robert Booker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-44 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Timothy Petty loses the ball out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | VMI | Edwin McAnany (PG), Micheal Kraft (SG), Cecil Ware (SF), Vincent Sikora (PF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Gary Gunderson, Louis Heath, Robert Booker, Tom Dunn, Curtis Tengan | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett, William Toy, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| 12:54 | VMI | Vincent Sikora misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lance Richmond - foul #2 on Lance Richmond, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 12:54 | VMI | Vincent Sikora misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:54 | VMI | Vincent Sikora makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Gregory Freeman banks in the layup set up by Terry Jerez | 49-46 |
| 12:24 | VMI | Edwin McAnany's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 12:15 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:07 | VMI | Vincent Sikora buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Edwin McAnany | 51-46 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Samuel Aden scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Hickey | 51-49 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edwin McAnany (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Kraft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | VMI | Vincent Sikora hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #4 on Terry Jerez, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| 11:45 | VMI | Vincent Sikora makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:45 | VMI | Vincent Sikora misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 11:23 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:05 | VMI | Micheal Kraft connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Vincent Sikora | 54-49 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Lance Richmond is whistled for a carry | 54-49 |
| Subs | VMI | Tom Dunn (PF) Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF) Lance Richmond | |
| 10:23 | VMI | Edwin McAnany connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Ware | 57-49 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Terry Thornton buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 57-51 |
| 09:39 | VMI | Ronald Hickey steps in front of the Micheal Kraft pass | 57-51 |
| 09:21 | Rice | The jump hook by Gregory Freeman is blocked by Kelvin Hoopes | 57-51 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 09:04 | VMI | Cecil Ware snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 08:43 | VMI | Micheal Kraft lays it in and the foul's on Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (PG), Robert Booker (SF), Curtis Tengan (PF), Vincent Sikora (C) Edwin McAnany, Cecil Ware, Tom Dunn, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), William Toy (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 08:43 | VMI | Micheal Kraft makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Lance Richmond comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 08:21 | VMI | Robert Booker snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 07:56 | VMI | Lance Richmond swats the shot by Robert Booker | 60-51 |
| 07:55 | VMI | Gary Gunderson gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Gunderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Micheal Kraft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Booker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Curtis Tengan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) SF - William Toy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:43 | VMI | Curtis Tengan misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 60-51 |
| 07:42 | Rice | William Toy gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 07:29 | VMI | Curtis Tengan snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 07:09 | VMI | Gary Gunderson drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Curtis Tengan | 62-51 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Raymond Valenti is hacked by Vincent Sikora - foul #4 on Vincent Sikora, team foul #3 | 62-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Edwin McAnany (PG), Cecil Ware (SF), Tom Dunn (PF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Micheal Kraft, Robert Booker, Curtis Tengan, Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (C) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett, Raymond Valenti | |
| 06:25 | Rice | William Toy misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Cecil Ware - foul #1 on Cecil Ware, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Blake Jones | |
| 06:25 | Rice | William Toy makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:25 | Rice | William Toy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:09 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 06:07 | Rice | William Toy pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Cecil Ware picks off the pass by Samuel Aden | 62-53 |
| 05:44 | VMI | Tom Dunn misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 05:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 62-53 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Tom Dunn swats the layup by Lance Richmond | 62-53 |
| 05:25 | Rice | William Toy tips it back up and in | 62-55 |
| 05:03 | VMI | Tom Dunn misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Heath (SG), Robert Booker (SF), Curtis Tengan (C) Gary Gunderson, Cecil Ware, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) William Toy, Lance Richmond | |
| 05:03 | VMI | Tom Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:03 | VMI | Tom Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Edwin McAnany is called for the reach on Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Edwin McAnany, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Terry Jerez blows the layup | 63-55 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Ronald Hickey can't tip it in | 63-55 |
| 04:37 | VMI | Tom Dunn pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 04:28 | VMI | Louis Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Subs | VMI | Vincent Sikora (C) Tom Dunn | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Raymond Valenti (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton | |
| 04:08 | Rice | Edwin McAnany steals the ball from Terry Jerez | 63-55 |
| 03:45 | VMI | Curtis Tengan buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Booker | 65-55 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edwin McAnany (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Booker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Curtis Tengan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Blake Jones drills a jumpshot from the right side | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | VMI | Curtis Tengan's pass is intercepted by Gregory Freeman | 65-57 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | VMI | Micheal Kraft (SG), Cecil Ware (SF), Tom Dunn (PF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Louis Heath, Robert Booker, Curtis Tengan, Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Micheal Kraft is called for the reach on Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Micheal Kraft, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| 02:28 | Rice | Lance Richmond connects on the floater near the basket | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:18 | VMI | Micheal Kraft makes the runner in the paint | 67-59 |
| 02:10 | Rice | William Toy makes the shot from the right block set up by Samuel Aden and he's hacked by Micheal Kraft - foul #3 on Micheal Kraft, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 02:10 | Rice | William Toy makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:46 | VMI | Samuel Aden picks off the pass by Micheal Kraft | 67-62 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:24 | Rice | Lance Richmond can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 01:22 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 00:53 | VMI | Tom Dunn hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Edwin McAnany | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Lance Richmond knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI 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 (0) | |
| 00:44 | VMI | Cecil Ware is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 00:44 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Terry Jerez gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Gregory Freeman comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Cecil Ware - foul #2 on Cecil Ware, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI 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 (0) | |
| 00:17 | VMI | Cecil Ware throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Terry Jerez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-67 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Tom Dunn grabs the board | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | VMI | Terry Jerez is called for the reach on Tom Dunn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Jerez, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| 00:08 | VMI | Tom Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:08 | VMI | Tom Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Ronald Hickey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | VMI | Cecil Ware is hacked by Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-67 |