| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold Light (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Harry Jones inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | DePaul | Ralph Werth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 23-29 |
| 19:39 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 19:19 | Rice | James Chavers misses the shot from the right block | 23-29 |
| 19:17 | DePaul | The rebound goes to John Lamb | 23-29 |
| 19:02 | DePaul | Harry Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:02 | DePaul | Harry Jones misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:02 | DePaul | Harry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Antonio Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Harry Jones banks in the layup and the foul's on James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Harry Jones makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:58 | Rice | James Shook misses the jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 17:56 | DePaul | Harold Light gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | John Lamb lays it up and in set up by Ralph Werth and the foul's on Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| 17:52 | DePaul | John Lamb misses the free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:52 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:31 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-32 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Harry Jones | 29-32 |
| 17:07 | DePaul | Phillip Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carl Ryan (C) Harold Light | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:44 | Rice | James Chavers can't connect on a runner from the right block | 29-32 |
| 16:42 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 29-32 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 16:07 | DePaul | Carl Ryan misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 16:06 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 15:42 | Rice | James Chavers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), David Rickert (SG), John Fehr (SF), Harold Light (C) John Lamb, Phillip Jones, Harry Jones, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) SG - David Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Fehr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Werth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold Light (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | DePaul | David Rickert comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 29-35 |
| 15:27 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner can't tip it in | 29-35 |
| 15:25 | DePaul | John Fehr tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | The rebound goes to David Rickert | 31-35 |
| 14:34 | DePaul | Harold Light is fouled on the floor by Edgar Maiorano - foul #1 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG) Kirby Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Edgar Maiorano | |
| 14:13 | DePaul | The jumper by Harold Light is denied by Jerome Wiggs | 31-35 |
| 14:11 | DePaul | John Fehr snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 13:58 | DePaul | David Rickert is fouled on the floor by Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (SG), Harry Jones (SF) David Rickert, John Fehr | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| 13:44 | DePaul | Phillip Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Phillip Jones, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carl Ryan (C) Harold Light | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:22 | Rice | James Shook scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Harry Jones - foul #2 on Harry Jones, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| 13:22 | Rice | James Shook makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:09 | DePaul | John Lamb buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Daniel Costner is hacked by Ralph Werth - foul #4 on Ralph Werth, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Ralph Werth takes the ball from James Shook | 34-38 |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Harry Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Phillip Jones | 37-38 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Lamb - foul #1 on John Lamb, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), David Rickert (SG), Harold Light (C) John Lamb, Phillip Jones, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) SG - David Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Werth (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Harold Light (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) PF - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Harry Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Jerome Wiggs - foul #1 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, James Chavers | |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Harry Jones misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Harry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Harry Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 39-39 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano clanks a jump hook from close range | 39-39 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Antoine Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 39-41 |
| 10:07 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Rickert | 42-41 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 09:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Wiggs | 42-41 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph Werth - foul #5 on Ralph Werth, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Phillip Jones (SG), John Fehr (SF), Harold Perry (PF) Kirby Gardner, David Rickert, Harry Jones, Ralph Werth | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe, Edgar Maiorano | |
| 09:35 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:19 | DePaul | Harold Perry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Michael Bacher slams it home | 44-44 |
| 08:39 | DePaul | John Fehr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Phillip Jones steals the ball from Michael Bacher | 44-44 |
| 08:09 | DePaul | Phillip Jones lays it up and in | 46-44 |
| 07:56 | Rice | John Lamb steps in front of the Antoine Sharp pass | 46-44 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | John Lamb jams it | 48-44 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Antoine Sharp knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 48-46 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Fehr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Light (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Shook (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:01 | DePaul | Harold Light misses short on a runner near the basket | 48-46 |
| 06:59 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:33 | Rice | James Shook misses long on a runner in the lane | 48-46 |
| 06:31 | DePaul | Harold Perry grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 06:12 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Michael Bacher pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:53 | Rice | James Shook buries a turnaround in the lane | 48-48 |
| 05:53 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harry Jones (SF), Carl Ryan (C) John Fehr, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), David Mabe (PF) Antoine Sharp, Michael Bacher | |
| 05:24 | DePaul | Harry Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 05:23 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled on the floor by John Lamb - foul #2 on John Lamb, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| 04:35 | Rice | The jump hook by James Chavers is blocked by Harold Perry | 48-48 |
| 04:34 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Phillip Jones | 48-48 |
| 04:22 | DePaul | Harry Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Ryan | 51-48 |
| 03:54 | Rice | James Chavers blows the layup | 51-48 |
| 03:53 | Rice | James Shook hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Harry Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 03:37 | DePaul | Carl Ryan grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 03:27 | DePaul | David Mabe is called for the reach on Carl Ryan - foul #1 on David Mabe, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SG), Robert Jefferson (PF) Phillip Jones, Harold Perry | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Carl Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Carl Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Jefferson (fresh) C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Costner and the foul's on David Rickert - foul #2 on David Rickert, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Light (C) Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:48 | DePaul | John Lamb makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by David Mabe - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 02:48 | DePaul | John Lamb misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:48 | Rice | James Chavers snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| 02:29 | Rice | David Mabe hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Jefferson - foul #2 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (SG), Harold Perry (PF) David Rickert, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs | |
| 02:29 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:29 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:29 | DePaul | Harold Perry gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:12 | DePaul | Harold Perry double dribbles | 55-54 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Harold Light steals the ball from James Shook | 55-54 |
| 01:46 | DePaul | Harry Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-54 |
| 01:45 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:25 | Rice | James Shook's floater is tipped away by Harold Light | 55-54 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | Harold Perry grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 01:06 | DePaul | Harold Light misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| 01:06 | DePaul | Harold Light makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:06 | DePaul | Harold Light makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Antonio Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Phillip Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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 (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Phillip Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Clark - foul #4 on Antonio Clark, team foul #11 | 58-56 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:28 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | James Chavers throws it down | 59-58 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Phillip Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Clark - foul #5 on Antonio Clark, team foul #12 | 59-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antonio Clark | |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:17 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 00:09 | DePaul | Phillip Jones snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Phillip Jones is hacked by Daniel Costner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #13 | 59-58 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:08 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| 00:01 | Rice | David Mabe misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 60-58 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | John Lamb snags the defensive board | 60-58 |