| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) SG - Douglas England (fresh) SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) C - Loren Laursen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Loren Laursen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Arizona | Douglas England knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Seavey | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Carl Allen is fouled on the floor by Ray Pippen - foul #1 on Ray Pippen, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is called for traveling | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Arizona | Carl Allen takes the ball from Ray Pippen | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman buries a shot from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon double dribbles | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Douglas England picks off the pass by Peter Jenkins | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Arizona | Douglas England lays it up and in | 6-2 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Arizona | Richard Seavey grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:00 | Arizona | Douglas England misses the dunk but he's fouled by Johnathan Hofman - foul #1 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:00 | Arizona | Douglas England makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:00 | Arizona | Douglas England misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Carl Allen misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Joseph Venne tips it home | 7-4 |
| 16:07 | Arizona | Douglas England misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses long on a floater from the left side | 7-4 |
| 15:54 | Arizona | Ray Pippen pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas England (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Pippen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fairly fresh) C - Loren Laursen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is fouled on the floor by Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (SG), Robert Short (SF), Michael Fowler (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Douglas England, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 15:05 | Arizona | Robert Short is fouled on the floor by Tarek English - foul #1 on Tarek English, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| 14:47 | Arizona | Richard Seavey buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Marson | 9-4 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 14:29 | Arizona | Herbert Marson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:09 | Arizona | Gregory Middlebrooks steps in front of the Maurice Douglass pass | 9-4 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks lays it up and in | 9-6 |
| 13:37 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 9-6 |
| 13:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tarek English | 9-6 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Maurice Douglass - foul #1 on Maurice Douglass, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Ray Pippen (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Richard Seavey, Robert Short, Michael Fowler, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| 13:19 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:57 | Arizona | Douglas England buries a shot from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-10 |
| 12:25 | Arizona | Ray Pippen can't connect on a shot from the right side | 11-10 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman is whistled for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG) Herbert Marson | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Dale Chewning (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus | |
| 11:35 | Arizona | Loren Laursen misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 11:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas England (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) C - Loren Laursen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Walter Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 11:20 | Arizona | Ray Pippen pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:05 | Arizona | Douglas England clanks a 3 from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 11:04 | Arizona | Ray Pippen tips it home | 13-10 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Walter Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-10 |
| 10:45 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Loren Laursen | 13-10 |
| 10:40 | Arizona | Ray Pippen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (PG), Michael Fowler (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Richard Seavey, Jimmie Chacon, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| 10:13 | Rice | Dale Chewning clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Joseph Venne tips it back up and in | 13-12 |
| 09:46 | Arizona | Michael Fowler lays it in and he's fouled by Walter Scott - foul #1 on Walter Scott, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Short (SF) Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 09:46 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Anthony Bachus comes up short on the shot in the paint | 16-12 |
| 09:27 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Herbert Marson | 16-12 |
| 09:07 | Arizona | Michael Fowler blows the dunk | 16-12 |
| 09:05 | Arizona | Michael Fowler tips it home | 18-12 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Anthony Bachus can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Fowler - foul #1 on Michael Fowler, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Ray Pippen (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Herbert Marson, Douglas England, Michael Fowler, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG) Walter Scott | |
| 08:59 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:34 | Arizona | Richard Seavey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 18-14 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Dale Chewning is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dale Chewning, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| 08:12 | Arizona | Robert Short can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Johnathan Hofman - foul #2 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Alfredo Pineda (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 08:12 | Arizona | Robert Short makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:12 | Arizona | Robert Short makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Richard Seavey steals it from Joseph Venne | 20-14 |
| 07:59 | Arizona | Richard Seavey banks in the layup | 22-14 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is fouled on the floor by Richard Seavey - foul #1 on Richard Seavey, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Richard Seavey steps in front of the Joseph Venne pass | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Short (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Pippen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) C - Loren Laursen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Isaac Greene (fresh) SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfredo Pineda (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Arizona | Robert Short comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #8 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Michael Fowler (C) Ray Pippen, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Alfredo Pineda | |
| 07:10 | Arizona | Robert Short makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:10 | Arizona | Robert Short makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Scott | 24-17 |
| 06:32 | Arizona | Michael Fowler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 24-17 |
| 06:31 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon tips it but misses | 24-17 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the floater in the lane | 24-19 |
| 05:51 | Arizona | Douglas England's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (PG), Ray Pippen (SF), Loren Laursen (C) Richard Seavey, Robert Short, Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SG), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Isaac Greene, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 05:40 | Rice | Walter Scott is fouled on the floor by Herbert Marson - foul #1 on Herbert Marson, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Michael Fowler blocks the short jumper by Tarek English | 24-19 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Dustin Walters tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 05:08 | Arizona | Dustin Walters swats the short shot by Douglas England | 24-21 |
| 05:06 | Arizona | Michael Fowler snags the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 04:48 | Arizona | Herbert Marson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Loren Laursen is called for the reach on Tarek English - foul #1 on Loren Laursen, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Douglas England, Michael Fowler, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Dale Chewning, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| 04:11 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Douglass - foul #2 on Maurice Douglass, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:44 | Arizona | The pull-up jumper by Herbert Marson is blocked by Gregory Middlebrooks | 27-23 |
| 03:42 | Arizona | Richard Seavey grabs the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 03:16 | Arizona | Joseph Venne blocks the short jumper by Jimmie Chacon | 27-23 |
| 03:15 | Arizona | Herbert Marson misses the tip | 27-23 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Marson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Douglass (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Isaac Greene (fresh) SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Anthony Bachus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 03:03 | Arizona | Ray Pippen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 02:39 | Arizona | Joseph Venne swats the short shot by Maurice Douglass | 27-23 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Joseph Venne is denied on a layup by Jimmie Chacon | 27-23 |
| 02:18 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 01:56 | Arizona | Richard Seavey loses the ball out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Robert Short (SF), Michael Fowler (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Herbert Marson, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Isaac Greene, Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 01:49 | Rice | Douglas England steals the ball from Peter Jenkins | 27-23 |
| 01:44 | Arizona | Richard Seavey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas England | 29-23 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Richard Seavey steps in front of the Tarek English pass | 29-23 |
| 01:24 | Arizona | Douglas England banks in the layup set up by Richard Seavey | 31-23 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Dustin Walters scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-25 |
| 00:39 | Arizona | Loren Laursen scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas England | 33-25 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-25 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Tarek English gets the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Tarek English's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon (PF) Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| 00:02 | Arizona | Douglas England misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 33-25 |