| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fresh) SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) SF - Mike Rye (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Woodard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville 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) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Joseph Bush can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Mike Rye grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Joseph Harrison can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Raymond Reid tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Ronald Woodard snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Joseph Bush drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Harrison | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Robert Fusco comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Jacobs - foul #1 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Mike Rye scores on a floater from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Robert Fusco can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Jacobs - foul #2 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:04 | Rice | David Brickey comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Robert Fusco gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Robert Fusco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) SG - John Lamothe (fresh) SF - James Franzen (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rice | David Brickey's pass is intercepted by Robert Fusco in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Reid and he's fouled by John Lamothe - foul #1 on John Lamothe, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 14:58 | Rice | John Lamothe is whistled for traveling | 6-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Joseph Harrison pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Joseph Bush double dribbles | 6-5 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | David Brickey is called for the reach on Robert Fusco in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Brickey, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Ronald Woodard snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Theodore Robinson takes the ball from Joseph Bush | 6-5 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford connects on the floater near the basket set up by Robert Fusco and he's fouled by Ronald Woodard - foul #1 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) David Brickey, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Kenneth Orman double dribbles | 9-5 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Theodore Robinson | 12-5 |
| 11:58 | Rice | James Franzen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Raymond Reid | 12-5 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SF) Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) Carl Pierce, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Mike Rye connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Brickey | 12-8 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney is whistled for traveling | 12-8 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Mike Rye knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is hacked by Mike Rye - foul #1 on Mike Rye, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Theodore Robinson (SF), James Wilson (PF) Robert Fusco, Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-11 |
| 09:33 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Woodard is blocked by Marcus Stradford | 12-11 |
| 09:32 | Rice | David Brickey can't tip it in | 12-11 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Mike Rye pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Joseph Harrison can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 12-11 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marcus Stradford | 12-11 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Fuhr | 15-11 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Joseph Harrison banks in the layup set up by David Brickey and he's fouled by Donald Fuhr - foul #1 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #1 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Donald Fuhr, Jeffery Maloney, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF) David Brickey, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye | |
| 08:42 | Rice | Joseph Harrison misses the free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Fusco | 18-13 |
| 07:56 | Rice | John Lamothe misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-13 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Raymond Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Fusco | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Pierce (fresh) SG - John Lamothe (fresh) SF - James Franzen (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Rice | James Franzen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Joseph Harrison snags the offensive board | 21-13 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Carl Pierce hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-15 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson is fouled on the floor by James Franzen - foul #1 on James Franzen, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SG), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Carl Pierce, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Joseph Harrison | |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Mike Rye misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-15 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Joseph Bush can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Theodore Robinson - foul #1 on Theodore Robinson, team foul #2 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Robert Fusco, Theodore Robinson, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Lamothe (SG) Kenneth Orman | |
| 04:47 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney is hacked by John Lamothe - foul #2 on John Lamothe, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (PF) John Lamothe | |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Vernon Harris takes the ball from David Brickey | 22-17 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-17 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Raymond Reid scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffery Maloney | 25-17 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Joseph Bush clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-17 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marcus Stradford | 25-17 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the jumper from the baseline | 25-17 |
| 02:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Orman | 25-17 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Marcus Stradford denies the turnaround by Ronald Woodard | 25-17 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Fuhr | 28-17 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Kenneth Orman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #9 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG), Theodore Robinson (SF), James Wilson (C) Donald Fuhr, Raymond Reid, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Kenneth Orman | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-17 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Joseph Harrison grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Robert Jacobs connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 28-20 |