| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Curtis Cardella (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Lakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hagler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Nicastro (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Smythe (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Cowling inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Christopher Smythe is called for the reach on Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Christopher Smythe, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Michael Granados is fouled on the floor by Clarence Nicastro - foul #2 on Clarence Nicastro, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-26 |
| 19:07 | Rice | John Cowling grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 19:01 | Rice | John Cowling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 18:34 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-28 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Richard Thomas comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Ivan Lakowski - foul #3 on Ivan Lakowski, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Bobby Allison (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis (PG) Ivan Lakowski | |
| 18:20 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:20 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Clarence Nicastro | 33-28 |
| 17:56 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 17:55 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 17:43 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella's pass is intercepted by Bobby Allison | 33-28 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Edwin Veatch loses the dribble to Clarence Nicastro in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 17:31 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edwin Veatch - foul #1 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) John Cowling, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 17:31 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:31 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz's pass is intercepted by Christopher Smythe in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 17:04 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Freitas (C) Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:41 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Christopher Smythe - foul #3 on Christopher Smythe, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Zachary Hedberg (PF) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG), Ivan Lakowski (SF) Michael Lewis, Christopher Smythe | |
| 16:41 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:12 | Southern Methodist | Duane Lawhorn is called for the reach on Johnny McGrath - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 15:50 | Southern Methodist | Robert Hagler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Freitas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Johnny McGrath (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hagler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ivan Lakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Nicastro (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Cardella (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 15:28 | Rice | Ralph Freitas buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Lungwitz | 37-30 |
| 15:02 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella buries a 3 from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-33 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg tips it in | 39-33 |
| 14:26 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Cardella and he's fouled by Duane Lawhorn - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), John Cowling (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Bobby Allison (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis (PG), Christopher Smythe (C) Johnny McGrath, Clarence Nicastro | |
| 14:26 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Hagler - foul #2 on Robert Hagler, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:18 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:51 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Cardella | 40-38 |
| 13:47 | Rice | John Nutter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:46 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Robert Hagler | 40-38 |
| 13:24 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 13:12 | Rice | John Nutter is fouled on the floor by Michael Lewis - foul #4 on Michael Lewis, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| 13:01 | Rice | John Nutter drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Allison | 42-38 |
| 12:34 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 12:32 | Rice | John Cowling gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:14 | Rice | John Cowling is fouled on the floor by Christopher Smythe - foul #4 on Christopher Smythe, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Zachary Hedberg (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro (PF) Christopher Smythe | |
| 12:14 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:14 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 11:54 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Richard Thomas gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:38 | Rice | John Cowling can't finish the uncontested layup | 42-38 |
| 11:37 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Johnny McGrath (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Lakowski (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hagler (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Nicastro (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Cardella (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 11:10 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Johnny McGrath | 42-40 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 10:51 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Granados | 42-40 |
| 10:40 | Rice | John Cowling clanks a runner from the left block | 42-40 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Duane Lawhorn | 44-40 |
| 10:22 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 44-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Richard Thomas, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 09:57 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 09:56 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:31 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Johnny McGrath | 44-42 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Bobby Allison is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Lakowski - foul #4 on Ivan Lakowski, team foul #8 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe (C) Ivan Lakowski | |
| 09:28 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:03 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Clarence Nicastro | 46-44 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Bobby Allison is hacked by Johnny McGrath in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny McGrath, team foul #9 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Lewis (PG) Johnny McGrath | |
| 08:59 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:30 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Bobby Allison, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 08:14 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg is hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #5 on Michael Lewis, team foul #10 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (PF) Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG), Ivan Lakowski (SF) Michael Lewis, Robert Hagler | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:37 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Cowling - foul #2 on John Cowling, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| 07:37 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:37 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Johnny McGrath (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Curtis Cardella (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Lakowski (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Nicastro (tired) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Smythe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the driving attempt from the right block | 50-46 |
| 07:19 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 06:59 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Cardella | 50-48 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses the tip | 50-48 |
| 06:34 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:05 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe's layup is rejected by John Cowling | 50-48 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Richard Thomas pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Michael Granados is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Zachary Hedberg | 52-48 |
| 05:34 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Lakowski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Michael Granados hits a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Ivan Lakowski - foul #5 on Ivan Lakowski, team foul #11 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Bobby Allison (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling, Richard Thomas, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Hagler (SF) Ivan Lakowski | |
| 05:27 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:27 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Robert Hagler | 54-48 |
| 04:59 | Southern Methodist | A charge is called on Robert Hagler - foul #3 on Robert Hagler, team foul #12 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG) Michael Granados | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Ralph Freitas is open and buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Lungwitz | 56-48 |
| 04:16 | Southern Methodist | Carl Lungwitz denies the turnaround by Clarence Nicastro | 56-48 |
| 04:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Lungwitz | 56-48 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the wide open floater from the right wing set up by John Nutter | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Bobby Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Allison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Lungwitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Freitas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Johnny McGrath (tired) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Curtis Cardella (very tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Hagler (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Nicastro (very tired) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Smythe (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Clarence Nicastro steals the ball from Edwin Veatch in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 03:06 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 03:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Freitas | 58-48 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Ralph Freitas is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| 02:46 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF), Richard Thomas (PF) John Nutter, Bobby Allison, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Nicastro hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 02:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Cowling | 58-48 |
| 02:15 | Rice | John Cowling is open and scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Thomas and he's hacked by Robert Hagler - foul #4 on Robert Hagler, team foul #13 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Bobby Allison (C) Duane Lawhorn, Richard Thomas, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:15 | Rice | John Cowling makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:47 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe is whistled for a carry | 61-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (PF) John Cowling | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 01:21 | Rice | Bobby Allison comes up short on the shot from the right side | 61-48 |
| 01:20 | Southern Methodist | Robert Hagler grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 01:02 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Clarence Nicastro is called for the reach on Bobby Allison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Nicastro, team foul #14 | 61-48 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:57 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Smythe gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Cardella's floater is knocked away by Bobby Allison | 62-48 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Bobby Allison is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hagler - foul #5 on Robert Hagler, team foul #15 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell (SF) Robert Hagler | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:43 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz blows the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Nicastro - foul #4 on Clarence Nicastro, team foul #16 | 63-48 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg snags the offensive board | 64-48 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Edwin Veatch runs out the clock | 64-48 |