| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Knutson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Dobson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Liko Tang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Crose (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Morehead State | Randy Crose makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Charles Knutson | 32-34 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Gregory Freeman buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 32-36 |
| 19:17 | Morehead State | Liko Tang is fouled on the floor by Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie (PG), Gonzalo Lopez (SF) Billie Smith, Charles Knutson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:02 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 19:01 | Morehead State | Gonzalo Lopez grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:53 | Morehead State | Randy Crose misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-36 |
| 18:52 | Morehead State | Gonzalo Lopez snags the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:42 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson misses the lay-in | 32-36 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Terry Jerez loses the dribble to Robert Dobson | 32-36 |
| 18:06 | Morehead State | Gonzalo Lopez knocks in the shot from the right block | 34-36 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses long on a floater from the right side | 34-36 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Terry Jerez knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Samuel Aden | 34-39 |
| 17:13 | Morehead State | Randy Crose comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Terry Jerez pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-39 |
| 16:58 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Liko Tang | 34-39 |
| 16:44 | Morehead State | Liko Tang misses the dunk | 34-39 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Terry Jerez pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Ronald Hickey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 34-39 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Gregory Freeman tips it home | 34-41 |
| 16:17 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Eugenio Yazzie | 36-41 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gonzalo Lopez - foul #2 on Gonzalo Lopez, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billie Smith (PG), Charles Knutson (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Joe Harris (C) Eugenio Yazzie, Robert Dobson, Gonzalo Lopez, Randy Crose | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 16:03 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Knutson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) PF - Liko Tang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Toy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Morehead State | Terry Thornton steals the ball from Billie Smith | 36-43 |
| 15:36 | Rice | William Toy is fouled on the floor by Billie Smith - foul #1 on Billie Smith, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Pendarvis (PF) Liko Tang | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Samuel Aden | |
| 15:20 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 36-43 |
| 15:19 | Rice | William Toy tips it home | 36-45 |
| 14:50 | Morehead State | Billie Smith connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Billie Smith steals it from Blake Jones in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 14:36 | Morehead State | Billie Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Scott | 41-45 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 14:12 | Morehead State | Joe Harris pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:53 | Morehead State | Joe Harris is hacked by Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Dobson (SF), Liko Tang (PF) Mark Scott, Joe Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Raymond Valenti | |
| 13:39 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:38 | Rice | William Toy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:33 | Rice | William Toy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Lance Richmond can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 13:29 | Rice | William Toy grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses short on a jumper from close range | 41-45 |
| 13:12 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:53 | Morehead State | Liko Tang scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Billie Smith | 43-45 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Billie Smith steals the ball from William Toy | 43-45 |
| 12:12 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-45 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Terry Jerez's pass is intercepted by David Pendarvis | 43-45 |
| 11:45 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Billie Smith | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billie Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Knutson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Dobson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Liko Tang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pendarvis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Toy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 11:31 | Morehead State | David Pendarvis gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:14 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Terry Jerez snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses badly on a floater from close range | 45-45 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the lay-in | 45-45 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Samuel Aden buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Jerez | 45-47 |
| 10:06 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson is fouled on the floor by William Toy - foul #3 on William Toy, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie (SG), Gonzalo Lopez (PF), Randy Crose (C) Charles Knutson, Liko Tang, David Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, William Toy, Lance Richmond, Terry Thornton | |
| 09:50 | Morehead State | Randy Crose is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by Billie Smith - foul #2 on Billie Smith, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Gregory Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| 09:00 | Morehead State | Billie Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Timothy Petty is whistled for a carry | 45-47 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Knutson (SG), Liko Tang (PF) Billie Smith, Robert Dobson | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| 08:19 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Knutson | 47-47 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Ronald Hickey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 07:55 | Morehead State | Liko Tang misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory Freeman - foul #3 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billie Smith (PG) Charles Knutson | |
| Subs | Rice | Lance Richmond (PF) Raymond Valenti | |
| 07:55 | Morehead State | Liko Tang misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:55 | Morehead State | Liko Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 07:38 | Morehead State | Liko Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billie Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugenio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Liko Tang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Crose (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Blake Jones drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lance Richmond | 48-52 |
| 07:06 | Morehead State | Liko Tang comes up short on the shot from the right block | 48-52 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Blake Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-52 |
| 06:45 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Lopez | 48-52 |
| 06:31 | Morehead State | Billie Smith scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Eugenio Yazzie | 50-52 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Lance Richmond loses the ball out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Knutson (SG), Robert Dobson (SF), David Pendarvis (C) Billie Smith, Liko Tang, Randy Crose | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 05:52 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Valenti - foul #2 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 05:52 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:52 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:40 | Rice | William Toy misses long on a shot from close range | 52-52 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Terry Jerez tips it home | 52-54 |
| 05:23 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 52-54 |
| 05:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 52-54 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 04:57 | Morehead State | David Pendarvis gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:37 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson is fouled on the floor by Terry Jerez - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billie Smith (PG), Liko Tang (PF), Randy Crose (C) Eugenio Yazzie, Gonzalo Lopez, David Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Lance Richmond (PF) Terry Jerez, Raymond Valenti | |
| 04:23 | Morehead State | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Charles Knutson - foul #3 on Timothy Petty, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| 04:23 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:23 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:23 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:03 | Morehead State | Liko Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie (SG) Charles Knutson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 03:44 | Morehead State | Randy Crose grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 03:35 | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 03:33 | Morehead State | Liko Tang hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billie Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugenio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Dobson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Liko Tang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Crose (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Toy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Rice | William Toy is hacked by Billie Smith - foul #3 on Billie Smith, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Knutson (SG), Gonzalo Lopez (PF), David Pendarvis (C) Eugenio Yazzie, Liko Tang, Randy Crose | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Timothy Petty, William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| 02:45 | Rice | David Pendarvis swats the short shot by Gregory Freeman | 55-54 |
| 02:43 | Morehead State | Gonzalo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:23 | Morehead State | Billie Smith misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Lance Richmond clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Gonzalo Lopez - foul #3 on Gonzalo Lopez, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Liko Tang (PF), Randy Crose (C) Charles Knutson, Robert Dobson, Gonzalo Lopez, David Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Blake Jones | |
| 02:07 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:43 | Morehead State | Billie Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Billie Smith is called for the reach on Samuel Aden - foul #4 on Billie Smith, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Knutson (SG), Robert Dobson (SF) Eugenio Yazzie, Mark Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:15 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is fouled on the floor by Charles Knutson - foul #1 on Charles Knutson, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:15 | Morehead State | Liko Tang pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:56 | Morehead State | Billie Smith scores on a jumper from the baseline | 57-56 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it in | 57-58 |
| 00:20 | Morehead State | Billie Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Lance Richmond is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Knutson - foul #2 on Charles Knutson, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:13 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Charles Knutson is called for the reach on Ronald Hickey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Knutson, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), William Toy (SF) Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Morehead State | Charles Knutson misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Lance Richmond is hacked by Billie Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Billie Smith, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eugenio Yazzie (PG) Billie Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Robert Dobson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 57-64 |