| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Allen Oppenheimer (fresh) SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) PF - Willie Moose (fresh) C - Carl Huizar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) SG - Bob Weir (fresh) SF - James Fleming (fresh) PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) C - Richard Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Richard Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Bob Weir misses long on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Montana State | Carl Huizar gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Montana State | Robert Sickles tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Don Wettstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sickles | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Don Wettstein pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Willie Moose - foul #1 on Willie Moose, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Montana State | Carl Huizar is fouled on the floor by James Fleming - foul #1 on James Fleming, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | Carl Huizar connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Allen Oppenheimer and the foul's on Richard Young - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | Carl Huizar makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Montana State | Carl Huizar grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Sickles | 7-2 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney loses the dribble to Allen Oppenheimer | 7-2 |
| 16:59 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer lays it in | 9-2 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gilbert McGibney and he's fouled by Willie Moose - foul #2 on Willie Moose, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Saville (PF) Willie Moose | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Rodney Coca (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, Richard Young | |
| 16:44 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses the free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | Carl Huizar gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | Montana State | Robert Sickles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 16:25 | Montana State | Carl Huizar snags the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:11 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Rodney Coca lays it up and in on a great pass from Norman Smith and the foul's on Carl Huizar - foul #1 on Carl Huizar, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), David Elkins (SF), Nicholas Wright (C) Allen Oppenheimer, Robert Sickles, Carl Huizar | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerard Ramsey (SF), Michael Fellman (C) James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Rodney Coca makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Elkins (fresh) PF - Andrew Saville (fresh) C - Nicholas Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Montana State | David Elkins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Norman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses long on a floater near the basket | 12-7 |
| 15:24 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | David Elkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-7 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Rodney Coca pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:45 | Rice | George Mulloy loses the dribble to David Elkins | 12-7 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | David Elkins lays it in | 14-7 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Garfield Cameron picks off the pass by Norman Smith | 14-7 |
| 14:19 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron hits the finger roll | 16-7 |
| 14:02 | Rice | George Mulloy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-7 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Rodney Coca grabs the offensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Michael Fellman scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Norman Smith | 16-9 |
| 13:33 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright banks in the layup | 18-9 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Michael Fellman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rodney Coca | 18-11 |
| 12:56 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron is hacked by Michael Fellman - foul #1 on Michael Fellman, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG), Kevin Spurlock (SG), Robert Sickles (SF), Carl Huizar (C) Leland Dukes, Garfield Cameron, David Elkins, Nicholas Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Norman Smith, Gerard Ramsey, Rodney Coca, Michael Fellman | |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Andrew Saville lays it in on a great pass from Allen Oppenheimer | 20-11 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-11 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Bob Weir misses the tip | 20-11 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Carl Huizar gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Robert Sickles misses the dunk attempt | 20-11 |
| 12:15 | Montana State | Andrew Saville snags the offensive board | 20-11 |
| 11:54 | Montana State | Don Wettstein takes the ball from Robert Sickles | 20-11 |
| 11:48 | Rice | James Fleming scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Bob Weir | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Allen Oppenheimer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Spurlock (fresh) SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Saville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Huizar (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Young (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Montana State | Andrew Saville hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Spurlock | 22-13 |
| 11:06 | Rice | James Fleming makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Bob Weir | 22-15 |
| 10:57 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Fleming - foul #2 on James Fleming, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), David Elkins (PF) Kevin Spurlock, Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SF) James Fleming | |
| 10:57 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 10:57 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Norman Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | David Elkins drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Garfield Cameron | 27-18 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Richard Young hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-18 |
| 10:07 | Montana State | Carl Huizar grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | David Elkins buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Sickles | 29-18 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Allen Oppenheimer picks off the pass by Norman Smith | 29-18 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | David Elkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-18 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Bob Weir gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bob Weir and he's hacked by Allen Oppenheimer - foul #1 on Allen Oppenheimer, team foul #4 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), Kevin Spurlock (SG), Nicholas Wright (PF), Daniel Hudson (C) Allen Oppenheimer, Garfield Cameron, Robert Sickles, Carl Huizar | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG), Rodney Coca (PF), Michael Fellman (C) Bob Weir, Don Wettstein, Richard Young | |
| 09:03 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 08:47 | Montana State | Kevin Spurlock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Rodney Coca gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 08:41 | Rice | George Mulloy clanks a jump hook in the lane | 29-21 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses the tip | 29-21 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Norman Smith tips it back up and in | 29-23 |
| 08:24 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright banks in the layup | 31-23 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 08:04 | Montana State | Kevin Spurlock pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 07:48 | Montana State | Leland Dukes steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), Andrew Saville (PF) Kevin Spurlock, David Elkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SG), Gerard Ramsey (SF) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Saville (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) SG - Vic Cornwall (fresh) SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Vic Cornwall can't tip it in | 31-23 |
| 07:31 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Daniel Hudson | 31-23 |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vic Cornwall - foul #1 on Vic Cornwall, team foul #5 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Sickles (SF), Carl Huizar (C) Nicholas Wright, Daniel Hudson | |
| Subs | Rice | Don Wettstein (PF) Michael Fellman | |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Vic Cornwall misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-23 |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Carl Huizar gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Leland Dukes can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Mulloy - foul #1 on George Mulloy, team foul #6 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SG), Norman Smith (SF) Vic Cornwall, Gerard Ramsey | |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Leland Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Leland Dukes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Bob Weir throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Elkins (PF) Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Elkins | 38-23 |
| 05:56 | Rice | George Mulloy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-23 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | David Elkins pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Carl Huizar misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Rodney Coca - foul #1 on Rodney Coca, team foul #7 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG), Nicholas Wright (SF), Andrew Saville (PF) Leland Dukes, Garfield Cameron, Robert Sickles | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerard Ramsey (SF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Rodney Coca | |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Carl Huizar misses the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Carl Huizar misses the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Don Wettstein gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Bob Weir hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Wettstein | 38-25 |
| 05:01 | Montana State | Don Wettstein takes the ball from Andrew Saville | 38-25 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gerard Ramsey, team foul #8 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), Daniel Hudson (C) David Elkins, Carl Huizar | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Vic Cornwall (SG), Michael Fellman (PF) Norman Smith, Bob Weir, Don Wettstein | |
| 04:17 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Oppenheimer | 41-25 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Vic Cornwall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-25 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | Andrew Saville grabs the board | 41-25 |
| 03:49 | Montana State | Gerard Ramsey takes the ball from Allen Oppenheimer | 41-25 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Allen Oppenheimer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Wright (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Saville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vic Cornwall (fresh) SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) PF - Michael Fellman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Young (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Michael Fellman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-25 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), Robert Sickles (SF), Willie Moose (PF) Allen Oppenheimer, Andrew Saville, Daniel Hudson | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Rodney Coca (C) Vic Cornwall, Gerard Ramsey, Michael Fellman, Richard Young | |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-25 |
| 03:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Don Wettstein | 41-25 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Garfield Cameron steals it from Gilbert McGibney | 41-25 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Leland Dukes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willie Moose | 43-25 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Fleming | 43-27 |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-27 |
| 02:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to George Mulloy | 43-27 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Fleming | 43-30 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | Willie Moose buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Sickles | 45-30 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Rodney Coca blows the layup | 45-30 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Robert Sickles pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 01:12 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Rodney Coca - foul #2 on Rodney Coca, team foul #9 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG), David Elkins (SG), Carl Huizar (C) Leland Dukes, Garfield Cameron, Robert Sickles | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SG), Richard Young (C) Gilbert McGibney, Don Wettstein | |
| 01:12 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 01:12 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Richard Young snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Richard Young misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | Carl Huizar grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Willie Moose's pass is intercepted by Richard Young | 46-30 |
| 00:35 | Rice | James Fleming comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-30 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Bob Weir gets the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Bob Weir hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carl Huizar - foul #2 on Carl Huizar, team foul #5 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Spurlock (SG), Andrew Saville (PF) Nicholas Wright, Willie Moose | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), Norman Smith (SF), Gerard Ramsey (PF) George Mulloy, James Fleming, Rodney Coca | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Bob Weir makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Bob Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 00:25 | Montana State | David Elkins snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | David Elkins misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-31 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Richard Young gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Richard Young comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 46-31 |