| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) PF - David Mabe (fresh) C - James Chavers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Pye (fresh) SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) C - James Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | James Allen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Memphis | Archie Stewart blows the layup but he's fouled by James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Memphis | Archie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:47 | Memphis | Archie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Rice | David Smith steps in front of the Antonio Clark pass | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Memphis | James Allen misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Memphis | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Memphis | James Shook swats the short shot by Archie Stewart | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Rice | James Shook can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Rice | James Chavers tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Memphis | Floyd Malone misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Rice | James Allen takes the ball from David Mabe | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Memphis | Archie Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Memphis | David Smith tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Memphis | David Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Rice | James Allen swats the short shot by David Mabe | 5-4 |
| 16:17 | Rice | David Mabe snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Memphis | James Allen pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) PF - David Mabe (fresh) C - James Chavers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Pye (fairly fresh) SG - Floyd Malone (fairly fresh) SF - Archie Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Allen (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Memphis | James Allen drills a runner from close range | 5-6 |
| 15:07 | Rice | James Chavers misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 5-6 |
| 15:05 | Rice | James Shook tips it in | 7-6 |
| 14:48 | Memphis | David Mabe picks off the pass by James Allen | 7-6 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Daniel Costner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Timothy Guth (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Timothy Pye, Floyd Malone, Archie Stewart, David Smith, James Allen | |
| 14:30 | Memphis | Jerome Wiggs steps in front of the Geoffrey Vinson pass | 7-6 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Daniel Costner banks in the layup set up by Jerome Wiggs | 9-6 |
| 14:22 | Memphis | William Stanton is called for the reach on Bruce Mehaffey - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:17 | Memphis | Mark Williams is whistled for traveling | 9-6 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Bruce Mehaffey - foul #1 on Bruce Mehaffey, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:34 | Memphis | The jump hook by Timothy Guth is blocked by Michael Bacher | 11-6 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 11-6 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | Timothy Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:49 | Memphis | Mark Williams comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), James Allen (C) Brian Hasegawa, Bruce Mehaffey, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| 12:49 | Memphis | Mark Williams misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:49 | Memphis | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 12:30 | Memphis | Floyd Malone pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:24 | Memphis | Mark Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 12:22 | Memphis | James Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:07 | Memphis | James Allen is denied on a layup by David Mabe | 11-7 |
| 12:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 11-7 |
| 11:41 | Rice | James Chavers drills a fadeaway from the right block | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Pye (fresh) SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SF - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) C - James Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Memphis | Timothy Guth drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Allen | 13-9 |
| 10:57 | Rice | James Chavers buries a jumpshot from the left side | 15-9 |
| 10:28 | Memphis | Timothy Guth can't throw it down but he's hacked by James Chavers - foul #1 on James Chavers, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Archie Stewart (SF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Timothy Pye, Floyd Malone, Mark Williams, James Allen | |
| 10:28 | Memphis | Timothy Guth misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:28 | Memphis | Timothy Guth makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:59 | Rice | James Chavers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Geoffrey Vinson - foul #1 on Geoffrey Vinson, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) James Shook | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Smith (PF) Timothy Guth | |
| 09:59 | Rice | James Chavers makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:59 | Rice | James Chavers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:46 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson clanks a jumper from the right block | 17-10 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs is fouled on the floor by Archie Stewart - foul #1 on Archie Stewart, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:20 | Rice | James Chavers hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-10 |
| 09:13 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 09:12 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa can't tip it in | 19-10 |
| 09:11 | Memphis | Archie Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 09:06 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey's pass is intercepted by Daniel Costner | 19-10 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Daniel Costner throws it down | 21-10 |
| 08:47 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-10 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 21-10 |
| 08:33 | Rice | James Chavers can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 21-10 |
| 08:31 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the board | 21-10 |
| 08:29 | Memphis | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Brian Hasegawa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #5 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), James Allen (C) Brian Hasegawa, Bruce Mehaffey, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| 08:18 | Memphis | Edgar Maiorano denies the turnaround by David Smith | 21-10 |
| 08:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bacher | 21-10 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Michael Bacher connects on the turnaround near the basket | 23-10 |
| 07:38 | Memphis | Archie Stewart scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 23-12 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Pye (fresh) SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SF - Archie Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rice | James Allen steals the ball from Edgar Maiorano | 23-12 |
| 06:59 | Memphis | Edgar Maiorano is called for the reach on Floyd Malone - foul #1 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Williams (SF), Timothy Guth (PF) Archie Stewart, David Smith | |
| 06:46 | Memphis | Mark Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Chavers | 26-15 |
| 06:02 | Memphis | James Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 06:02 | Memphis | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:02 | Memphis | James Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:02 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by Floyd Malone - foul #1 on Floyd Malone, team foul #4 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Bruce Mehaffey (SG), David Smith (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Timothy Pye, Floyd Malone, Timothy Guth, James Allen | |
| 05:06 | Rice | William Stanton double dribbles | 26-16 |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Memphis | Archie Stewart (SF) Mark Williams | |
| 04:44 | Memphis | Archie Stewart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Archie Stewart, team foul #5 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), Michael Bacher (PF) Antoine Sharp, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG), Mark Williams (SF) Brian Hasegawa, Archie Stewart | |
| 04:22 | Rice | James Chavers misses the dunk attempt | 26-16 |
| 04:21 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 03:56 | Memphis | Mark Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 26-16 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Michael Bacher snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 03:42 | Rice | James Shook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), David Mabe (PF) William Stanton, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG), Archie Stewart (SF), Timothy Guth (PF), James Allen (C) Bruce Mehaffey, Mark Williams, David Smith, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| 03:34 | Memphis | Antonio Clark takes the ball from Archie Stewart | 26-16 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark blows the layup | 26-16 |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Floyd Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Pye (fresh) SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Memphis | David Mabe steals the ball from Floyd Malone | 26-16 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Antonio Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-16 |
| 02:28 | Memphis | James Allen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 29-16 |
| 02:27 | Memphis | Timothy Pye gets the offensive rebound | 29-16 |
| 02:03 | Memphis | Archie Stewart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-16 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the rebound | 29-16 |
| 01:56 | Rice | James Shook makes the jump hook near the basket | 31-16 |
| 01:40 | Memphis | Timothy Guth is fouled on the floor by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #8 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG) Timothy Pye | |
| 01:40 | Memphis | Timothy Guth makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 01:40 | Memphis | Timothy Guth makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 33-18 |
| 01:09 | Memphis | Archie Stewart banks in the layup set up by James Allen | 33-20 |
| 00:52 | Rice | William Stanton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 36-20 |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-23 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Brian Hasegawa is called for the reach on Michael Bacher - foul #1 on Brian Hasegawa, team foul #6 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Mark Williams (SF), David Smith (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Floyd Malone, Archie Stewart, Timothy Guth, James Allen | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Antoine Sharp connects on the shot from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-23 |