| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lazaro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kessler (fresh) PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | John Watson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-35 |
| 19:32 | Temple | Joseph Stephens clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:32 | Temple | Joseph Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:32 | Temple | Joseph Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 19:17 | Rice | John Watson misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by John Kessler - foul #1 on John Kessler, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:17 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:17 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Joseph Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:03 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #3 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 19:03 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 19:03 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Joseph Stephens denies the turnaround by Samuel Aden | 41-36 |
| 18:49 | Temple | Joseph Stephens gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:36 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel is fouled on the floor by Raymond Valenti - foul #3 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), John Kirby (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (C) Louis Nathaniel, John Kessler, Jason Edwards, Joseph Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Adam Pease (C) John Watson, Raymond Valenti | |
| 18:31 | Temple | Weston Gumm blows the layup but he's hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| 18:31 | Temple | Weston Gumm misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:31 | Temple | Weston Gumm makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Terry Jerez can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Lazaro - foul #1 on Michael Lazaro, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG) Michael Lazaro | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:16 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:01 | Temple | Weston Gumm hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 18:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 42-37 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Terry Thornton is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from James Snow | 42-39 |
| 17:37 | Temple | Larry Hayes travels with the ball | 42-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG) Larry Hayes | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton | |
| 17:35 | Rice | Louis Nathaniel steals it from Blake Jones in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 17:34 | Temple | Edward McHenry lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louis Nathaniel | 44-39 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the floater from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Blake Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:56 | Rice | James Snow buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Freeman | 44-41 |
| 16:27 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Kirby | 47-41 |
| 16:07 | Rice | James Snow comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-41 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Timothy Petty tips it back up and in | 47-43 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 15:51 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward McHenry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kirby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vyacheslav Perkowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Temple | John Kirby clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 15:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 47-43 |
| 15:34 | Rice | James Snow is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reed (PG), Michael Lazaro (SG), John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Louis Nathaniel, Edward McHenry, John Kirby, Weston Gumm, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Adam Pease | |
| 15:22 | Temple | John Kessler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-43 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:16 | Rice | John Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 15:04 | Temple | Ronald Hickey swats the short shot by Franklin McKray | 47-43 |
| 15:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Samuel Aden | 47-43 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Hickey | 47-45 |
| 14:24 | Temple | Ronald Hickey steals the ball from John Kessler | 47-45 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Harold Reed is called for the reach on Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Reed, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Larry Hayes (SF), Joseph Stephens (PF) Harold Reed, John Kessler, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:14 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:13 | Temple | Franklin McKray grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 14:05 | Temple | Michael Lazaro travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 13:42 | Rice | John Watson scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 47-47 |
| 13:15 | Temple | Larry Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reed (PG), John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF) Louis Nathaniel, Michael Lazaro, Franklin McKray | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton | |
| 12:50 | Rice | Blake Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-47 |
| 12:49 | Temple | Larry Hayes gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:31 | Temple | John Kessler hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Larry Hayes | 50-47 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Blake Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Michael Lazaro (SG), Franklin McKray (C) Harold Reed, Larry Hayes, Joseph Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Raymond Valenti | |
| 12:05 | Temple | Franklin McKray double dribbles | 50-47 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF) Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled on the floor by Jason Edwards - foul #1 on Jason Edwards, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), John Kirby (SF), Weston Gumm (PF) Louis Nathaniel, John Kessler, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Adam Pease (PF) Blake Jones, Terry Thornton | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward McHenry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lazaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Weston Gumm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Franklin McKray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-47 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 50-49 |
| 10:44 | Temple | Franklin McKray misses badly on a shot in the lane | 50-49 |
| 10:43 | Temple | Franklin McKray snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 10:24 | Temple | Michael Lazaro is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reed (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Joseph Stephens (C) Edward McHenry, Michael Lazaro, John Kirby, Weston Gumm, Franklin McKray | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, James Snow, Adam Pease, Ronald Hickey | |
| 10:09 | Temple | Joseph Stephens scores on a jumper from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Raymond Valenti drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Dominick Goodlett and he's hacked by John Kessler - foul #2 on John Kessler, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski (C) Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF) Dominick Goodlett, Gregory Freeman | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:25 | Temple | Joseph Stephens can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Timothy Petty pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:12 | Rice | The jump hook by Terry Thornton is blocked by Joseph Stephens | 52-52 |
| 09:10 | Temple | John Kessler pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:05 | Temple | John Kessler drills a jumper from the left block | 54-52 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Blake Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Michael Lazaro (SG), John Kirby (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Harold Reed, Larry Hayes, John Kessler, Joseph Stephens, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| 08:32 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 08:30 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Nathaniel | 54-52 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Franklin McKray is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (SG), Weston Gumm (C) Michael Lazaro, Franklin McKray | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| 08:14 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel misses the fadeaway from the left side | 54-52 |
| 08:13 | Rice | James Snow pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Gregory Freeman drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 54-54 |
| 07:49 | Temple | John Kirby clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on James Snow - foul #3 on James Snow, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Adam Pease | |
| 07:49 | Temple | John Kirby misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:49 | Temple | John Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is hacked by Weston Gumm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Weston Gumm, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Franklin McKray (C) John Kirby | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Ronald Hickey scores on a runner from close range and the foul's on Weston Gumm - foul #3 on Weston Gumm, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward McHenry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Weston Gumm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Franklin McKray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Temple | Samuel Aden steals it from Louis Nathaniel in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 55-59 |
| 07:02 | Temple | Jason Edwards can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 55-59 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Gregory Freeman pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Terry Jerez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reed (PG), Michael Lazaro (SG), John Kessler (SF) Louis Nathaniel, Edward McHenry, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Samuel Aden, James Snow, Gregory Freeman | |
| 06:42 | Temple | Michael Lazaro misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:22 | Rice | John Watson misses the easy layup | 55-59 |
| 06:20 | Temple | The rebound goes to Franklin McKray | 55-59 |
| 06:06 | Temple | Jason Edwards misses the turnaround in the lane | 55-59 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:46 | Rice | John Watson's pass is intercepted by John Kessler | 55-59 |
| 05:43 | Temple | John Kessler misses the lay-in | 55-59 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Terry Jerez and the foul's on Harold Reed - foul #3 on Harold Reed, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), John Kirby (SF), Joseph Stephens (PF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (C) Harold Reed, Michael Lazaro, John Kessler, Jason Edwards, Franklin McKray | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| 05:34 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:24 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by John Kirby is blocked by Raymond Valenti | 55-62 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Samuel Aden pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Snow | 55-65 |
| 04:46 | Temple | Joseph Stephens clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-65 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Raymond Valenti pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by Joseph Stephens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Stephens, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Weston Gumm (C) Louis Nathaniel, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Terry Thornton | |
| 04:43 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:35 | Temple | John Kirby hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 55-67 |
| 04:34 | Temple | Edward McHenry grabs the offensive board | 55-67 |
| 04:21 | Temple | Adam Pease steals the ball from Edward McHenry | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 04:07 | Temple | Larry Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 04:00 | Temple | Joseph Stephens clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 55-67 |
| 03:58 | Temple | Joseph Stephens hits the follow up shot | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Samuel Aden buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Timothy Petty | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward McHenry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Kirby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Valenti (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Temple | Larry Hayes is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Michael Lazaro (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Edward McHenry, John Kirby, Joseph Stephens, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| 03:20 | Temple | Larry Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:20 | Temple | Larry Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton is open but misses the lay-in | 59-69 |
| 03:03 | Temple | Franklin McKray snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 02:47 | Temple | Ronald Hickey blocks the short jumper by Franklin McKray | 59-69 |
| 02:45 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski tips it back up and in | 61-69 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Temple | John Kessler (SF) Larry Hayes | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| 02:27 | Rice | John Kessler is called for the reach on John Watson - foul #3 on John Kessler, team foul #10 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Temple | Weston Gumm (SF) John Kessler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:27 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:27 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Franklin McKray hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #9 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG) Louis Nathaniel | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:14 | Temple | Franklin McKray misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Franklin McKray makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Terry Jerez | 62-73 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Franklin McKray is called for traveling | 62-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG), John Kirby (SF), Joseph Stephens (PF) Michael Lazaro, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Franklin McKray | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton | |
| 01:25 | Rice | Edward McHenry is called for the reach on Blake Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward McHenry, team foul #11 | 62-73 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Raymond Valenti gets the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Blake Jones is called for traveling | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Temple | Joseph Stephens lays it up and in | 64-73 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Michael Lazaro (SG), John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Edward McHenry, Larry Hayes, John Kirby, Joseph Stephens, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | John Watson is hacked by Michael Lazaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lazaro, team foul #12 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 00:54 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:54 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:47 | Temple | John Kessler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-75 |
| 00:45 | Temple | Franklin McKray grabs the offensive board | 64-75 |
| 00:43 | Temple | Jason Edwards slams it home on a great pass from Louis Nathaniel | 66-75 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Louis Nathaniel is called for the reach on Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Nathaniel, team foul #13 | 66-75 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:42 | Temple | John Kessler gets the rebound | 66-76 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-76 |
| 00:35 | Temple | Jason Edwards grabs the offensive board | 66-76 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel's layup is rejected by Terry Thornton | 66-76 |
| 00:31 | Rice | John Watson snags the defensive board | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-76 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 66-76 |