| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Chaffee (fresh) PF - Donald Blevins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Quincy Brewington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Mike Rye inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Mike Rye scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-25 |
| 19:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Blevins | 38-25 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Mike Rye misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:45 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-25 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 38-25 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-25 |
| 17:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 38-25 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Vaughan - foul #1 on Fred Vaughan, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF) Robert Jacobs, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 17:30 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on John Lamothe - foul #1 on John Lamothe, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG) Fred Vaughan | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Bush | |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:13 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:11 | Rice | David Brickey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins can't tip it in | 39-26 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Kenneth Orman snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Kenneth Orman clanks a floater from the right block | 39-26 |
| 16:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington is hacked by John Lamothe - foul #2 on John Lamothe, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer (SF), John Rish (PF), Ellis Jones (C) David Chaffee, Donald Blevins, Quincy Brewington | |
| Subs | Rice | Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Steve Hulings and he's hacked by David Brickey - foul #1 on David Brickey, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG) Steve Hulings | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG) David Brickey | |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer misses the free throw | 41-26 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Joseph Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 15:55 | Rice | James Meyer steals it from John Lamothe | 41-26 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rish (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ellis Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan is hacked by Joseph Harrison - foul #2 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #4 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith (SG), Thomas Lozier (C) James Meyer, Ellis Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG) John Lamothe | |
| 15:17 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith is hacked by Robert Jacobs - foul #1 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #5 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee (SF) Nathan Perry | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:55 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith scores on a shot from the right block set up by Fred Vaughan and he's hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #2 on Joseph Bush, team foul #6 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins (PF) John Rish | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 14:55 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith makes the free throw | 44-26 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-26 |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins pulls down the rebound | 44-26 |
| 14:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 14:16 | Rice | James Franzen grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 13:52 | Rice | David Brickey's pass is intercepted by Donald Blevins | 44-26 |
| 13:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by David Chaffee | 46-26 |
| 13:26 | Rice | David Brickey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-26 |
| 13:25 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:56 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee hits a jump hook near the basket set up by James Smith and he's hacked by David Brickey - foul #2 on David Brickey, team foul #7 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Nathan Perry (SG), Quincy Brewington (PF) Fred Vaughan, James Smith, Donald Blevins | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), John Lamothe (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, Joseph Bush, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| 12:56 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee makes the free throw | 49-26 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Robert Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-26 |
| 12:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington grabs the board | 49-26 |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier is fouled on the floor by Joseph Harrison - foul #3 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #8 | 49-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish (PF) David Chaffee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier makes the 1st free throw | 50-26 |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-26 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Joseph Harrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-26 |
| 11:45 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Thomas Lozier | 51-26 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathan Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Quincy Brewington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Rish (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Lozier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington hits a shot from the left block set up by Nathan Perry | 53-26 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Robert Jacobs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-26 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Robert Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 53-26 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Robert Jacobs scores on a 3 from the left corner | 53-29 |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings hits the finger roll | 55-29 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Ronald Woodard lays it in and the foul's on Thomas Lozier - foul #4 on Thomas Lozier, team foul #2 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), James Smith (SG), David Chaffee (SF), Donald Blevins (PF), Ellis Jones (C) Steve Hulings, Nathan Perry, Quincy Brewington, John Rish, Thomas Lozier | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, John Lamothe, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the free throw | 55-31 |
| 09:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-31 |
| 09:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ellis Jones, team foul #3 | 55-31 |
| 08:52 | Rice | James Franzen scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Woodard | 55-33 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan is fouled on the floor by David Brickey - foul #3 on David Brickey, team foul #9 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington (C) Ellis Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan misses the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Joseph Bush grabs the board | 55-33 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Franzen | 55-35 |
| 07:43 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith is whistled for traveling | 55-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier (C) Quincy Brewington | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Chaffee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Blevins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Lozier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Mike Rye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington (SF) David Chaffee | |
| Subs | Rice | John Lamothe (SG) Joseph Bush | |
| 06:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Fred Vaughan | 57-35 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Robert Jacobs makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Lamothe and he's hacked by Fred Vaughan - foul #2 on Fred Vaughan, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Nathan Perry (SG), John Rish (PF) Fred Vaughan, James Smith, Donald Blevins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:32 | Rice | Robert Jacobs misses the free throw | 57-37 |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| 06:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Quincy Brewington | 59-37 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Ronald Woodard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lozier - foul #5 on Thomas Lozier, team foul #5 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones (C) Thomas Lozier | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, John Lamothe, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 05:24 | Rice | David Brickey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-37 |
| 05:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Ellis Jones | 59-37 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ellis Jones and he's hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #3 on Joseph Bush, team foul #10 | 61-37 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington misses the free throw | 61-37 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones snags the offensive board | 61-37 |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Quincy Brewington | 63-37 |
| 04:35 | Rice | David Brickey's pass is intercepted by Steve Hulings in the backcourt | 63-37 |
| 04:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings can't finish the layup | 63-37 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the rebound | 63-37 |
| 04:04 | Rice | James Franzen is hacked by Quincy Brewington - foul #1 on Quincy Brewington, team foul #6 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer (SF) Quincy Brewington | |
| Subs | Rice | Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| 03:52 | Rice | David Brickey's fadeaway is rejected by John Rish | 63-37 |
| 03:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry gets the rebound | 63-37 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones comes up short on the floater from the left block | 63-37 |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones grabs the offensive board | 63-37 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rish (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ellis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Woodard (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Nathan Perry | 65-37 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Joseph Bush loses the dribble to Steve Hulings | 65-37 |
| 02:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Woodard - foul #3 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #11 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (PG), Quincy Brewington (PF) Steve Hulings, John Rish | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) David Brickey, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 02:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 02:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 66-37 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the board | 66-37 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Quincy Brewington - foul #2 on Quincy Brewington, team foul #7 | 66-37 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the 2nd free throw | 66-37 |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones pulls down the rebound | 66-37 |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Charles Reavis and he's fouled by John Lamothe - foul #3 on John Lamothe, team foul #12 | 68-37 |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry makes the free throw | 69-37 |
| 01:50 | Rice | John Lamothe misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-37 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones pulls down the rebound | 69-37 |
| 01:26 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-37 |
| 01:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones tips it in | 71-37 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-37 |
| 01:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry grabs the board | 71-37 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), John Rish (PF) Charles Reavis, James Meyer | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Robert Jacobs misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 71-37 |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry snags the defensive board | 71-37 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings blows the layup | 71-37 |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Quincy Brewington | 71-37 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings runs out the clock | 71-37 |