| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - John Cornman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hollowell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Langley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Gillis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Lee Langley inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Appalachian State | John Cornman double dribbles | 36-38 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Gordon Burnam connects on the floater from close range | 38-38 |
| 19:20 | Appalachian State | Robert Hollowell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 19:19 | Rice | John Larsen snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Norman Kelly can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 19:07 | Appalachian State | Lee Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:40 | Appalachian State | Robert Gillis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 18:38 | Appalachian State | Lee Langley pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:20 | Appalachian State | Robert Hollowell misses the shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:59 | Rice | George Anderson is fouled on the floor by Willie Armstrong - foul #1 on Willie Armstrong, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Norman Kelly knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Gillis - foul #2 on Robert Gillis, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:43 | Appalachian State | Willie Armstrong snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 17:25 | Appalachian State | John Cornman knocks in the shot from close range set up by Lee Langley | 40-40 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Lee Langley steps in front of the Norman Kelly pass | 40-40 |
| 17:02 | Appalachian State | Lee Langley loses the ball out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Roger Oberski (C) Willie Armstrong | |
| 16:43 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 16:41 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Robert Hollowell | 40-40 |
| 16:23 | Appalachian State | John Cornman misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gerald Sanor (SG), Scott Alderson (SF), Ryan Teague (PF) Robert Hollowell, Lee Langley, Robert Gillis | |
| 16:23 | Appalachian State | John Cornman makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:23 | Appalachian State | John Cornman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:04 | Rice | William Dailey is hacked by Scott Alderson - foul #3 on Scott Alderson, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Michael Chapin, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Wilson Franklin (PG), Michael Andreasen (SF) John Cornman, Scott Alderson | |
| 15:49 | Rice | William Dailey is fouled on the floor by Wilson Franklin - foul #1 on Wilson Franklin, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Willie Armstrong (C) Michael Andreasen | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Erik McGowan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Wilson Franklin (fresh) SG - Gerald Sanor (fresh) SF - Ryan Teague (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Oberski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Erik McGowan scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 15:27 | Appalachian State | Willie Armstrong can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Norman Kelly - foul #1 on Norman Kelly, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), John Larsen (C) Erik McGowan, Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Hollowell (SG), Lee Langley (SF) Wilson Franklin, Roger Oberski | |
| 15:27 | Appalachian State | Willie Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:27 | Appalachian State | Willie Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Lee Langley is called for the reach on Gordon Burnam - foul #1 on Lee Langley, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG) William Dailey | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Gillis (PF) Ryan Teague | |
| 14:56 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 3 from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 14:47 | Appalachian State | Gerald Sanor is hacked by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Cornman (PG) Gerald Sanor | |
| 14:32 | Appalachian State | Robert Hollowell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 14:30 | Appalachian State | Robert Gillis can't tip it in | 45-44 |
| 14:28 | Rice | John Larsen gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Norman Kelly connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from George Anderson | 47-44 |
| 13:48 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Kurz steals the ball from Willie Armstrong | 47-44 |
| 13:45 | Rice | George Anderson jams it on a great pass from Lawrence Kurz | 49-44 |
| 13:20 | Appalachian State | John Larsen takes the ball from Robert Gillis | 49-44 |
| 12:51 | Rice | George Anderson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 12:34 | Appalachian State | Robert Hollowell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 12:33 | Rice | John Larsen gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:25 | Rice | George Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 12:24 | Appalachian State | Lee Langley grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 12:20 | Appalachian State | John Cornman clanks a runner from the right block | 52-44 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Norman Kelly makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Anderson | 55-44 |
| 11:45 | Appalachian State | Willie Armstrong makes the jumper in the lane set up by Lee Langley | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - John Cornman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hollowell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Langley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gillis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | George Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 11:30 | Rice | John Larsen gets the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 11:18 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Gordon Burnam grabs the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Norman Kelly lays it in on a great pass from George Anderson | 57-46 |
| 10:46 | Appalachian State | Robert Hollowell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Cornman | 57-49 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 10:26 | Appalachian State | Willie Armstrong snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 10:21 | Appalachian State | Willie Armstrong is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Willie Armstrong, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Wilson Franklin (PG), Gerald Sanor (SG), Scott Alderson (SF), Ryan Teague (PF), Roger Oberski (C) John Cornman, Robert Hollowell, Lee Langley, Robert Gillis, Willie Armstrong | |
| 10:12 | Rice | William Dailey's pass is intercepted by Gerald Sanor | 57-49 |
| 10:09 | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague slams it home set up by Gerald Sanor | 57-51 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Hugh Granville connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Shaw and he's fouled by Scott Alderson - foul #4 on Scott Alderson, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Andreasen (SF) Scott Alderson | |
| 09:57 | Rice | Hugh Granville makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:33 | Appalachian State | Roger Oberski's layup is rejected by Hugh Granville | 60-51 |
| 09:31 | Appalachian State | Wilson Franklin can't tip it in | 60-51 |
| 09:29 | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 09:13 | Appalachian State | Roger Oberski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-51 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Ryan Teague steals it from Hugh Granville | 60-51 |
| 08:43 | Appalachian State | Gerald Sanor clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 08:42 | Appalachian State | Michael Andreasen hits the follow up shot | 60-53 |
| 08:35 | Rice | William Dailey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Hugh Granville | 63-53 |
| 08:19 | Appalachian State | Wilson Franklin hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 63-53 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Larry Shaw pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 07:56 | Rice | William Dailey is hacked by Gerald Sanor - foul #2 on Gerald Sanor, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), John Larsen (C) Michael Chapin, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Cornman (PG), Robert Hollowell (SG), Lee Langley (SF), Robert Gillis (PF) Wilson Franklin, Gerald Sanor, Michael Andreasen, Roger Oberski | |
| 07:56 | Rice | William Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:56 | Appalachian State | Robert Gillis gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 07:42 | Appalachian State | George Anderson is called for the reach on John Cornman - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG) Erik McGowan | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Willie Armstrong (C) Ryan Teague | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Dailey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - John Cornman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Hollowell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Langley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gillis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Appalachian State | John Cornman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 07:22 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 07:10 | Rice | George Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 07:08 | Rice | John Larsen tips it in | 65-53 |
| 07:03 | Appalachian State | John Cornman misses the lay-in | 65-53 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Larry Shaw gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Larry Shaw blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Gillis - foul #3 on Robert Gillis, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF) Shawn Roy, William Dailey | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Roger Oberski (C) Willie Armstrong | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Larry Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:44 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Larsen | 66-53 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Larsen | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:15 | Appalachian State | Gordon Burnam picks off the pass by Lee Langley | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:48 | Rice | Gordon Burnam's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Gillis | 69-53 |
| 05:46 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Roger Oberski | 69-53 |
| 05:40 | Appalachian State | John Larsen is called for the reach on Robert Hollowell - foul #3 on John Larsen, team foul #5 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (PG), Norman Kelly (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Larry Shaw, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague (PF) Robert Gillis | |
| 05:23 | Appalachian State | Roger Oberski makes the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Hugh Granville - foul #1 on Hugh Granville, team foul #6 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG) Gordon Burnam | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Scott Alderson (SF) Lee Langley | |
| 05:23 | Appalachian State | Roger Oberski makes the free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Erik McGowan drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Dailey | 71-56 |
| 04:38 | Appalachian State | Scott Alderson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 04:36 | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 04:22 | Appalachian State | Norman Kelly swats the dunk try by Roger Oberski | 71-56 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Hugh Granville snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Erik McGowan drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Appalachian State | Robert Hollowell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-56 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Hugh Granville pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Erik McGowan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - John Cornman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Hollowell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Alderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ryan Teague (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Oberski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz tips it but misses | 74-56 |
| 03:37 | Rice | William Dailey gets the offensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Hugh Granville hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Roger Oberski - foul #1 on Roger Oberski, team foul #10 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (PG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) Erik McGowan, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gerald Sanor (PG), Henry Cape (SG), Wilson Franklin (C) John Cornman, Robert Hollowell, Roger Oberski | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Hugh Granville makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Hugh Granville makes the 3rd free throw | 76-56 |
| 03:09 | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague is whistled for a carry | 76-56 |
| 02:48 | Rice | William Dailey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Granville and the foul's on Wilson Franklin - foul #2 on Wilson Franklin, team foul #11 | 78-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Andreasen (SF) Ryan Teague | |
| 02:48 | Rice | William Dailey makes the free throw | 79-56 |
| 02:29 | Appalachian State | Scott Alderson buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Gerald Sanor and the foul's on Larry Shaw - foul #1 on Larry Shaw, team foul #7 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 02:29 | Appalachian State | Scott Alderson makes the free throw | 79-59 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Shawn Roy is fouled on the floor by Wilson Franklin - foul #3 on Wilson Franklin, team foul #12 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG) William Dailey | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague (PF) Scott Alderson | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Shawn Roy makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Shawn Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 81-59 |
| 01:51 | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague is hacked by Larry Shaw - foul #2 on Larry Shaw, team foul #8 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Hugh Granville (C) Shawn Roy, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Scott Alderson (SF), Roger Oberski (C) Henry Cape, Michael Andreasen | |
| 01:51 | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 01:51 | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Wilson Franklin takes the ball from Hugh Granville | 81-61 |
| 01:27 | Appalachian State | Wilson Franklin banks in the layup | 81-63 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ryan Teague - foul #2 on Ryan Teague, team foul #13 | 81-63 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Larry Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 00:58 | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Appalachian State | Erik McGowan is called for the reach on Wilson Franklin - foul #3 on Erik McGowan, team foul #9 | 82-63 |
| 00:51 | Appalachian State | Wilson Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 82-64 |
| 00:51 | Appalachian State | Wilson Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | William Dailey misses the lay-in | 82-65 |
| 00:23 | Appalachian State | Wilson Franklin snags the defensive board | 82-65 |
| 00:15 | Appalachian State | Ryan Teague comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-65 |
| 00:13 | Appalachian State | Gerald Sanor hits the follow up shot | 82-67 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Dailey runs out the clock | 82-67 |