| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Rudy Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Blackmore inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | James Blackmore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Gooch and he's fouled by Joaquin Yost - foul #2 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Robert Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Major Arevalo | 34-45 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Robert Fowler double dribbles | 34-45 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-45 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Pagan | 34-45 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Louis Gooch connects on the runner in the paint set up by Michael Pagan | 34-47 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (PG), Lloyd Rizzo (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Robert Hall, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (PG), Richard Kelly (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, Louis Gooch, James Blackmore, Rudy Allen, Robert Fowler | |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Richard Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 34-50 |
| 17:56 | Rice | John Marson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) John French | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:36 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Cobb | 34-50 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Richard Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Robert Jones buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard Kelly and the foul's on Ronald Motyka - foul #2 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Rudy Allen (PF) Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 34-53 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles's pass is intercepted by Michael Pagan | 34-53 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-53 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:38 | Rice | John Marson's pass is intercepted by Michael Pagan in the backcourt | 34-55 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits the finger roll | 34-57 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-57 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 34-57 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Robert Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 34-59 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-59 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Robert Jones grabs the board | 34-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Marson (fairly fresh) SG - Lloyd Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rudy Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Richard Kelly is fouled on the floor by Kevin Neihoff - foul #3 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #4 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), John French (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) John Marson, Lloyd Rizzo, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), Louis Gooch (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Manuel Wheeler (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, Richard Kelly, Richard Allen, Rudy Allen, Robert Jones | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #5 | 34-59 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Louis Gooch scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Cobb | 34-61 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-61 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | James Blackmore pulls down the rebound | 34-61 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Louis Gooch buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cobb | 34-63 |
| 15:00 | Rice | John French is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gooch - foul #2 on Louis Gooch, team foul #2 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudy Allen (PF) Manuel Wheeler | |
| 14:53 | Rice | Major Arevalo is called for a charge - foul #2 on Major Arevalo, team foul #6 | 34-63 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | James Blackmore's pass is intercepted by John French | 34-63 |
| 14:25 | Rice | John French banks in the layup | 36-63 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | James Blackmore drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Cobb | 36-65 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Robert Hall misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-65 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Johnnie Paro tips it home | 38-65 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Louis Gooch | 38-67 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Robert Hall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-67 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Louis Gooch gets the rebound | 38-67 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Louis Gooch clanks a floater from the right side | 38-67 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the board | 38-67 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Robert Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-67 |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (PG), Lloyd Rizzo (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Robert Hall, John French, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Robert Cobb, Louis Gooch, Rudy Allen, Robert Fowler | |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Robert Jones clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Neihoff - foul #4 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #7 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF) Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-68 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-69 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-69 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Michael Pagan snags the defensive board | 38-69 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 38-69 |
| 11:59 | Rice | John Marson grabs the board | 38-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Marson (fresh) SG - Lloyd Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Blackmore (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Rice | Ronald Motyka loses the dribble to Robert Jones | 38-69 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Richard Allen buries a 3 from the right wing | 38-72 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 38-72 |
| 11:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Marson | 38-72 |
| 10:58 | Rice | John Marson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Motyka | 41-72 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-72 |
| 10:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Motyka | 41-72 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo loses the dribble to James Blackmore | 41-72 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Richard Allen is hacked by Lloyd Rizzo - foul #1 on Lloyd Rizzo, team foul #8 | 41-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), John French (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF) John Marson, Lloyd Rizzo, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Louis Gooch (SG), Rudy Allen (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, James Blackmore, Robert Jones, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 41-73 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-74 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Louis Gooch steals it from Joaquin Yost in the backcourt | 41-74 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Rudy Allen is fouled on the floor by Major Arevalo - foul #3 on Major Arevalo, team foul #9 | 41-74 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the board | 41-74 |
| 09:55 | Rice | The short jumper by Johnnie Paro is denied by Robert Fowler | 41-74 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-74 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Louis Gooch buries a shot from the free throw line | 41-76 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Joaquin Yost connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Hall | 43-76 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Rudy Allen lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Kelly and he's hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #4 on Major Arevalo, team foul #10 | 43-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Robert Hall, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), James Blackmore (SF) Richard Kelly, Richard Allen | |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the free throw | 43-79 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Joaquin Yost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-79 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Rudy Allen can't finish the layup | 43-79 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Rudy Allen hits the follow up shot | 43-81 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Michael Pagan steals the ball from Charles Kelly in the backcourt | 43-81 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Rudy Allen is fouled on the floor by John French - foul #2 on John French, team foul #11 | 43-81 |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (SG), Lloyd Rizzo (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) John French, Joaquin Yost, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (SF) James Blackmore | |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 43-82 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-83 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-83 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Louis Gooch gets the rebound | 43-83 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Louis Gooch hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Pagan | 43-86 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Ronald Motyka can't finish the layup | 43-86 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 43-86 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) SG - John Marson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lloyd Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Motyka (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SG - Louis Gooch (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rudy Allen (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fowler (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-86 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 43-86 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Ronald Motyka is called for the reach on Louis Gooch - foul #3 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #12 | 43-86 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (C) Charles Kelly, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, Rudy Allen, Robert Fowler | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 43-87 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-88 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo is hacked by Richard Kelly - foul #1 on Richard Kelly, team foul #3 | 43-88 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG) Louis Gooch | |
| 06:51 | Rice | John Marson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-88 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Robert Jones knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 43-90 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-90 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles tips it in | 45-90 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | John Marson is called for the reach on Michael Pagan - foul #1 on John Marson, team foul #13 | 45-90 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Rodrick Beadles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Rudy Allen (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Robert Jones, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 45-91 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-92 |
| 06:17 | Rice | James Blackmore takes the ball from John Marson in the backcourt | 45-92 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | James Blackmore dunks the ball | 45-94 |
| 06:12 | Rice | John Marson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Marson, team foul #14 | 45-94 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (C) Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-94 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the rebound | 45-94 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Major Arevalo | 48-94 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Michael Pagan double dribbles | 48-94 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Charles Kelly, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (SG), Robert Jones (PF) James Blackmore, Rudy Allen | |
| 05:11 | Rice | Robert Jones steps in front of the John Marson pass in the backcourt | 48-94 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-94 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Robert Fowler tips it but misses | 48-94 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Robert Jones grabs the offensive board | 48-94 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-94 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 48-94 |
| 04:41 | Rice | John Marson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-94 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles grabs the offensive board | 48-94 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-94 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles snags the offensive board | 48-94 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Robert Fowler steps in front of the John Marson pass | 48-94 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-97 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Major Arevalo's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Fowler | 48-97 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Michael Pagan pulls down the rebound | 48-97 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Marson (tired) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Rizzo (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Major Arevalo (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SG - Louis Gooch (tiring) 23 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Allen (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Fowler (tired) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Louis Gooch clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Major Arevalo - foul #5 on Major Arevalo, team foul #15 | 48-97 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Lloyd Rizzo, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Rudy Allen (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, Richard Allen, Robert Jones, Robert Fowler | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 48-98 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses the 2nd free throw | 48-98 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the board | 48-98 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Manuel Wheeler - foul #3 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #4 | 50-98 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF) Louis Gooch | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the free throw | 51-98 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | James Blackmore drills a jumper from the left side set up by Richard Kelly and he's hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #2 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #16 | 51-100 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (SF) Rodrick Beadles | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:53 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the free throw | 51-101 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-101 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Manuel Wheeler | 51-101 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Rudy Allen's pass is intercepted by John Marson | 51-101 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-101 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Cobb | 51-101 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | James Blackmore clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-101 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 51-101 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Blackmore - foul #2 on James Blackmore, team foul #5 | 51-101 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Louis Gooch (SG), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 52-101 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the 2nd free throw | 52-101 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the board | 52-101 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:19 | St. John's | John Marson steps in front of the James Blackmore pass | 52-101 |
| 01:04 | Rice | The short jumper by John Marson is denied by Rudy Allen | 52-101 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Rudy Allen pulls down the rebound | 52-101 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses long on a runner from the left block | 52-101 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff snags the defensive board | 52-101 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff blows the layup | 52-101 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rudy Allen | 52-101 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Pagan runs out the clock | 52-101 |