| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz inbounds the ball | 16-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Norman Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 16-40 |
| 19:24 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 16-40 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Norman Kelly snags the defensive board | 16-40 |
| 19:10 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Burnam | 19-40 |
| 18:52 | Villanova | Brett Ferguson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kosta Lewandowski | 19-43 |
| 18:24 | Rice | John Larsen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-43 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz tips it in | 21-43 |
| 18:00 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski buries a jump hook from the right block | 21-45 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John McCarthy - foul #2 on John McCarthy, team foul #1 | 21-45 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 17:29 | Villanova | John McCarthy is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Kurz - foul #2 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #1 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG) Gordon Burnam | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 17:11 | Villanova | John McCarthy loses the dribble to George Anderson | 23-45 |
| 17:07 | Rice | George Anderson slams it home | 25-45 |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (PG), Richard Bailey (SF), William Hartwell (PF) Claude Williams, John McCarthy, Brett Ferguson | |
| 16:33 | Rice | Hugh Granville loses the ball out of bounds | 25-45 |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Arnold Hansen and the foul's on William Dailey - foul #1 on William Dailey, team foul #2 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG) Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 16:16 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski makes the free throw | 25-48 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses short on a shot from the right wing | 25-48 |
| 16:02 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen grabs the board | 25-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik McGowan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Dunn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Hartwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Bailey | 25-51 |
| 15:28 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-51 |
| 15:27 | Villanova | William Hartwell snags the defensive board | 25-51 |
| 15:06 | Villanova | William Dailey steps in front of the Kosta Lewandowski pass | 25-51 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Larry Shaw drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Dailey | 27-51 |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski lays it in on a nice dish by Arnold Hansen | 27-53 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Kosta Lewandowski blocks the short jumper by William Dailey | 27-53 |
| 14:08 | Rice | William Dailey gets the offensive rebound | 27-53 |
| 13:57 | Rice | William Dailey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-53 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski can't connect on a floater from close range | 29-53 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | William Hartwell tips it in | 29-55 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-55 |
| 13:06 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| 12:53 | Villanova | William Hartwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 29-55 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Hugh Granville snags the defensive board | 29-55 |
| 12:47 | Rice | William Dailey misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by William Hartwell - foul #1 on William Hartwell, team foul #2 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) Gordon Burnam, Erik McGowan, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG), John McCarthy (SF), Brett Ferguson (PF), Jonathan Wadsworth (C) Arnold Hansen, Richard Bailey, William Hartwell, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| 12:47 | Rice | William Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 29-55 |
| 12:47 | Rice | William Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 12:28 | Villanova | Claude Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-55 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz snags the defensive board | 30-55 |
| 12:23 | Rice | William Dailey knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by George Anderson | 33-55 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | William Dailey is called for the reach on Brett Ferguson - foul #2 on William Dailey, team foul #3 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG) William Dailey | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-55 |
| 11:47 | Villanova | Jonathan Wadsworth tips it home | 33-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Dunn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Jonathan Wadsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Villanova | The refs have stopped play. Brett Ferguson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (SG), Richard Bailey (PF) Kevin Dunn, Brett Ferguson | |
| 11:18 | Rice | John Larsen connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Kurz | 35-57 |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Claude Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-57 |
| 11:12 | Rice | George Anderson gets the rebound | 35-57 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Norman Kelly clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-57 |
| 10:54 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John McCarthy | 35-57 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Richard Bailey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-57 |
| 10:34 | Rice | George Anderson grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 10:26 | Rice | George Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-57 |
| 10:25 | Villanova | John McCarthy pulls down the rebound | 35-57 |
| 10:12 | Villanova | Richard Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG) Shawn Roy | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Hartwell (PF), Kosta Lewandowski (C) Richard Bailey, Jonathan Wadsworth | |
| 09:56 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kosta Lewandowski | 38-60 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-60 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 08:52 | Villanova | William Hartwell is hacked by Norman Kelly - foul #3 on Norman Kelly, team foul #4 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Erik McGowan, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Bailey (SG), Brett Ferguson (PF) Arnold Hansen, John McCarthy | |
| 08:35 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-60 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Richard Bailey grabs the offensive board | 38-60 |
| 08:12 | Villanova | Richard Bailey lays it up and in set up by Brett Ferguson | 38-62 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Brett Ferguson swats the dunk try by Larry Shaw | 38-62 |
| 07:57 | Villanova | Richard Bailey pulls down the rebound | 38-62 |
| 07:37 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Bailey | 38-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Claude Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Hartwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-64 |
| 07:30 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski snags the defensive board | 38-64 |
| 07:12 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski lays it in set up by Brett Ferguson | 38-66 |
| 06:50 | Rice | William Dailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-66 |
| 06:48 | Villanova | Richard Bailey gets the rebound | 38-66 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Richard Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Chapin - foul #3 on Michael Chapin, team foul #5 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (PG), Shawn Roy (SG) Gordon Burnam, Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (PG), Kevin Dunn (SG), Jonathan Wadsworth (C) Claude Williams, William Hartwell, Kosta Lewandowski | |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Richard Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 38-66 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Richard Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-67 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Larry Shaw hits the finger roll | 40-67 |
| 05:34 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-67 |
| 05:32 | Rice | William Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-67 |
| 05:18 | Rice | William Dailey loses the ball out of bounds | 40-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), Gene Mitchel (C) William Dailey, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Villanova | John McCarthy (SF) Richard Bailey | |
| 04:55 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-67 |
| 04:54 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn hits the follow up shot | 40-69 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Shawn Roy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shawn Roy, team foul #6 | 40-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski (C) Brett Ferguson | |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen is fouled on the floor by Shawn Roy - foul #2 on Shawn Roy, team foul #7 | 40-69 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG) Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Hartwell (PF) Jonathan Wadsworth | |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 40-70 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Arnold Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-71 |
| 04:02 | Rice | William Dailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (PF) Erik McGowan | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses the jump hook in the paint | 40-71 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Gene Mitchel gets the rebound | 40-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Roy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Chapin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Arnold Hansen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Dunn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Hartwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kosta Lewandowski (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Gene Mitchel drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Dailey | 43-71 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Shawn Roy is called for the reach on Kevin Dunn - foul #3 on Shawn Roy, team foul #8 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG), Hugh Granville (C) Shawn Roy, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Villanova | Claude Williams (PG) Arnold Hansen | |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 43-72 |
| 03:00 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 43-72 |
| 03:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Shaw | 43-72 |
| 02:45 | Rice | William Dailey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-72 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Michael Chapin tips it home | 45-72 |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Claude Williams and he's fouled by Hugh Granville - foul #1 on Hugh Granville, team foul #9 | 45-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG) Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Villanova | Arnold Hansen (SG), Richard Bailey (SF), Brett Ferguson (PF) Kevin Dunn, John McCarthy, William Hartwell | |
| 02:15 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses the free throw | 45-74 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Hugh Granville grabs the board | 45-74 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Arnold Hansen takes the ball from Shawn Roy | 45-74 |
| 01:38 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Bailey | 45-76 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Erik McGowan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-76 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Larry Shaw can't tip it in | 45-76 |
| 01:23 | Villanova | Richard Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-76 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Claude Williams is fouled on the floor by William Dailey - foul #3 on William Dailey, team foul #10 | 45-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF) Shawn Roy | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kevin Dunn (SG), John McCarthy (SF) Arnold Hansen, Richard Bailey | |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Claude Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-76 |
| 00:56 | Villanova | Claude Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kosta Lewandowski - foul #1 on Kosta Lewandowski, team foul #3 | 45-77 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses the 1st free throw | 45-77 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | Kosta Lewandowski misses the dunk | 46-77 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Larry Shaw gets the rebound | 46-77 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Michael Chapin's fadeaway is rejected by Kosta Lewandowski | 46-77 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Hugh Granville pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-77 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Kosta Lewandowski is called for the reach on Hugh Granville - foul #2 on Kosta Lewandowski, team foul #4 | 46-77 |
| 00:06 | Rice | William Dailey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-77 |
| 00:05 | Villanova | Kevin Dunn grabs the board | 46-77 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Claude Williams runs out the clock | 46-77 |