| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Kelly Rand (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Marlow (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 28-28 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Raymond Valenti clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Gross - foul #2 on Richard Gross, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:24 | The Citadel | John Marlow snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 19:16 | The Citadel | Richard Gross misses the turnaround from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Terry Thornton drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 18:36 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto misses the jumper from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 18:34 | Rice | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:30 | Rice | John Watson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-32 |
| 18:29 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:14 | The Citadel | Richard Gross connects on the floater in the lane set up by Kelly Rand and he's hacked by Raymond Valenti - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:14 | The Citadel | Richard Gross makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:52 | Rice | A charge is called on Raymond Valenti - foul #2 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 17:39 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Richard Gross swats the short shot by Terry Thornton | 31-32 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Terry Jerez tips it but misses | 31-32 |
| 17:22 | The Citadel | Richard Gross snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 17:00 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:45 | The Citadel | Richard Gross snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:40 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Samuel Aden loses the ball out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG), John Clemons (SG), David Wilson (SF), Michael Mart (PF), Frank White (C) Kelly Rand, Daniel Conrad, Paul Dibenedetto, John Marlow, Richard Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| 15:46 | The Citadel | Gregory Freeman swats the layup by John Clemons | 34-32 |
| 15:44 | The Citadel | Michael Mart can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 15:43 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron tips it home | 36-32 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Timothy Petty comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 36-32 |
| 15:24 | Rice | James Snow tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 15:11 | The Citadel | David Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:09 | The Citadel | Frank White gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:52 | The Citadel | David Wilson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-34 |
| 14:51 | The Citadel | David Wilson grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 14:33 | The Citadel | Michael Mart can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 36-34 |
| 14:31 | The Citadel | Frank White pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:20 | The Citadel | David Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-34 |
| 14:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 36-34 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Timothy Petty connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 13:59 | The Citadel | Michael Mart comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 13:58 | The Citadel | Michael Mart pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:48 | The Citadel | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly Rand (PG), Daniel Conrad (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), John Marlow (PF), Richard Gross (C) Thomas Gendron, John Clemons, David Wilson, Michael Mart, Frank White | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Adam Pease | |
| 13:28 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on James Snow - foul #1 on James Snow, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) James Snow | |
| 13:28 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 13:28 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:28 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 3rd free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Terry Thornton drills a fadeaway from close range | 39-38 |
| 12:47 | The Citadel | John Marlow drills a shot near the basket set up by Paul Dibenedetto and the foul's on Terry Thornton - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| 12:47 | The Citadel | John Marlow makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:31 | Rice | John Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 12:18 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto is fouled on the floor by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| 12:04 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Hickey - foul #4 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 12:04 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:04 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Terry Jerez knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 11:26 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Raymond Valenti gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Kelly Rand (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Marlow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Gross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by Kelly Rand - foul #1 on Kelly Rand, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Wilson (SF), Michael Mart (PF), Frank White (C) Paul Dibenedetto, John Marlow, Richard Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| 10:58 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 10:56 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Snow | 44-40 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Terry Thornton comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Mart - foul #2 on Michael Mart, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:35 | The Citadel | Michael Mart buries a shot from the left block set up by Daniel Conrad and he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (SG) Daniel Conrad | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:35 | The Citadel | Michael Mart makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Terry Thornton can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 10:14 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | David Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Clemons (SG) Kelly Rand | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton | |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:39 | Rice | James Snow connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Frank White - foul #2 on Frank White, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), Richard Gross (C) John Clemons, Michael Mart, Frank White | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:39 | Rice | James Snow makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:21 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Conrad | 51-45 |
| 08:59 | Rice | David Wilson steals the ball from Blake Jones | 51-45 |
| 08:48 | The Citadel | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Daniel Conrad - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #10 | 51-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly Rand (PG), John Marlow (PF) Thomas Gendron, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Raymond Valenti | |
| 08:48 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:48 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Adam Pease gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 08:20 | The Citadel | John Watson steals it from Daniel Conrad | 51-47 |
| 07:56 | Rice | John Watson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 51-49 |
| 07:54 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (SG), David Wilson (SF), Frank White (C) Daniel Conrad, Paul Dibenedetto, Richard Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Adam Pease | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled on the floor by David Wilson - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 07:19 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Kelly Rand (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Marlow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:04 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron is hacked by Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #11 | 51-49 |
| 07:04 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:04 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Terry Jerez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF) Thomas Gendron, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF) Samuel Aden, John Watson, Terry Thornton | |
| 06:23 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 06:21 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 06:06 | The Citadel | Frank White loses the ball out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG), Michael Mart (PF), Richard Gross (C) Kelly Rand, John Marlow, Frank White | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:46 | Rice | James Snow knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Blake Jones | 53-52 |
| 05:29 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Raymond Valenti drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Snow | 55-54 |
| 04:57 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron is hacked by Terry Jerez - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #12 | 55-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Wilson (SF) Paul Dibenedetto | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Terry Jerez, James Snow, Ronald Hickey | |
| 04:57 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:57 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 04:40 | The Citadel | Michael Mart snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 04:28 | The Citadel | David Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Blake Jones gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Watson | 55-57 |
| 03:57 | The Citadel | Raymond Valenti takes the ball from David Wilson | 55-57 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Blake Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-57 |
| 03:39 | The Citadel | David Wilson gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:39 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly Rand (PG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), John Marlow (PF) Thomas Gendron, David Wilson, Michael Mart | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| 03:19 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto can't finish the layup | 55-57 |
| 03:18 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Kelly Rand (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Marlow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the lay-in | 57-57 |
| 02:58 | The Citadel | John Marlow grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 02:42 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand loses the ball out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Frank White (C) Richard Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:22 | Rice | John Watson misses the lay-in | 57-57 |
| 02:20 | The Citadel | John Marlow snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 02:07 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses short on a runner from the baseline | 60-57 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Ronald Hickey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by John Marlow - foul #2 on John Marlow, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Gross (C) Frank White | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:32 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:32 | The Citadel | John Marlow grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:10 | The Citadel | Ronald Hickey takes the ball from Paul Dibenedetto | 60-58 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-58 |
| 00:49 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 60-58 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Richard Gross is called for the reach on John Watson - foul #3 on Richard Gross, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| 00:30 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:30 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:30 | The Citadel | John Marlow gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | The Citadel | John Marlow is hacked by Terry Jerez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Jerez, team foul #13 | 60-59 |
| 00:27 | The Citadel | John Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:27 | The Citadel | John Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Ronald Hickey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 00:07 | The Citadel | Terry Jerez is called for the reach on Paul Dibenedetto in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Jerez, team foul #14 | 62-59 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| 00:07 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:07 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Blake Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Richard Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |