| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Robert Maley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Pentecost (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Millman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Billings (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Waugh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Morris Millman inbounds the ball | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Vermont | Morris Millman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 19:40 | Vermont | Michael Waugh snags the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 19:25 | Vermont | Joel Billings's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Hickey | 35-45 |
| 19:24 | Rice | John Watson snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Samuel Aden and he's hacked by Morris Millman - foul #1 on Morris Millman, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 18:42 | Vermont | Robert Maley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 18:20 | Vermont | Roy Pentecost hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #3 on Terry Thornton, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (PF) Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 18:20 | Vermont | Roy Pentecost makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 18:20 | Vermont | Roy Pentecost makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Raymond Valenti drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Watson and he's fouled by Joel Billings - foul #1 on Joel Billings, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Adam Pease (C) John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Vermont | Charles Curry (SG), Brent Leblanc (SF), George Segovia (C) Roy Pentecost, Morris Millman, Michael Waugh | |
| 17:54 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:44 | Vermont | Robert Maley can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 44-47 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Samuel Aden drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 47-47 |
| 17:12 | Vermont | Charles Curry misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 17:11 | Vermont | George Segovia grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 17:04 | Vermont | Joel Billings lays it up and in and the foul's on Raymond Valenti - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | Vermont | William Adams (SF) Robert Maley | |
| 17:04 | Vermont | Joel Billings makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 16:51 | Rice | James Snow clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 16:49 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Pease | 47-50 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Adam Pease misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 16:28 | Vermont | Joel Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 16:22 | Vermont | William Adams clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Snow - foul #3 on James Snow, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) James Snow, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Vermont | Roy Pentecost (SG), Michael Waugh (C) Brent Leblanc, Joel Billings | |
| 16:22 | Vermont | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:22 | Vermont | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Adam Pease misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by George Segovia - foul #2 on George Segovia, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF) Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Vermont | Robert Maley (PG), Morris Millman (SF) Charles Curry, William Adams | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Robert Maley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Pentecost (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Millman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Segovia (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Waugh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Vermont | Michael Waugh scores on a jump hook from close range | 49-54 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled on the floor by George Segovia - foul #3 on George Segovia, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Thornton (PF) Blake Jones, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Vermont | Don Hancock (PF) George Segovia | |
| 15:02 | Rice | Roy Pentecost takes the ball from John Watson | 49-54 |
| 14:59 | Vermont | Roy Pentecost jams it | 49-56 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Ronald Hickey double dribbles | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Vermont | Charles Curry (C) Michael Waugh | |
| 14:30 | Vermont | Don Hancock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Raymond Valenti gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Raymond Valenti scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Snow and he's fouled by Charles Curry - foul #2 on Charles Curry, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | Vermont | Brent Leblanc (SG), Joel Billings (PF) Robert Maley, Roy Pentecost | |
| 14:13 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the free throw | 51-56 |
| 14:13 | Vermont | Don Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 14:09 | Vermont | Brent Leblanc's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Vermont | George Segovia (C) Don Hancock | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Terry Thornton scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 54-56 |
| 13:41 | Vermont | Brent Leblanc makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George Segovia | 54-59 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Joel Billings - foul #2 on Joel Billings, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, James Snow, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Vermont | Robert Maley (PG), Michael Waugh (C) Morris Millman, George Segovia | |
| 12:59 | Rice | Terry Thornton loses the dribble to Joel Billings | 54-59 |
| 12:53 | Vermont | Brent Leblanc misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 12:47 | Rice | John Watson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 54-59 |
| 12:46 | Vermont | Brent Leblanc gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 12:42 | Vermont | Charles Curry buries a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Maley | 54-61 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Terry Jerez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 12:19 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Michael Waugh | 54-61 |
| 12:11 | Vermont | Brent Leblanc's floater is tipped away by Ronald Hickey | 54-61 |
| 12:10 | Vermont | Joel Billings tips it in | 54-63 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Samuel Aden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Robert Maley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Leblanc (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joel Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Waugh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Vermont | Brent Leblanc can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 11:25 | Rice | John Watson scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-63 |
| 11:09 | Vermont | Michael Waugh connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Curry | 58-66 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 10:51 | Vermont | Michael Waugh snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 10:33 | Vermont | Joel Billings misses the floater from the left side | 58-66 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 58-66 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Brent Leblanc takes the ball from Terry Thornton | 58-66 |
| 09:57 | Vermont | Brent Leblanc hits the finger roll | 58-68 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Terry Jerez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Vermont | Randy Scarbrough (PG), Roy Pentecost (SG), Morris Millman (SF), George Segovia (PF), Don Hancock (C) Robert Maley, Charles Curry, Brent Leblanc, Joel Billings, Michael Waugh | |
| 09:14 | Vermont | Randy Scarbrough is fouled on the floor by Blake Jones - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #4 | 58-68 |
| 09:00 | Vermont | Morris Millman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Morris Millman, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Roy Pentecost takes the ball from Timothy Petty | 58-68 |
| 08:34 | Vermont | Morris Millman misses badly on a runner near the basket | 58-68 |
| 08:33 | Vermont | Don Hancock pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 08:21 | Vermont | Morris Millman is fouled on the floor by James Snow - foul #4 on James Snow, team foul #5 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) James Snow | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 08:05 | Vermont | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Don Hancock - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| 07:47 | Vermont | Randy Scarbrough loses the dribble to Gregory Freeman | 58-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Randy Scarbrough (fresh) SG - Roy Pentecost (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morris Millman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Segovia (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Adam Pease misses long on a shot from the right block | 58-68 |
| 07:22 | Vermont | George Segovia snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 07:18 | Vermont | Roy Pentecost lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Scarbrough | 58-70 |
| 07:03 | Rice | George Segovia takes the ball from Timothy Petty | 58-70 |
| 06:45 | Vermont | Roy Pentecost misses the runner near the basket | 58-70 |
| 06:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Freeman | 58-70 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by George Segovia - foul #4 on George Segovia, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Vermont | Robert Maley (PG), Charles Curry (SG), Brent Leblanc (SF), Joel Billings (PF), Michael Waugh (C) Randy Scarbrough, Roy Pentecost, Morris Millman, George Segovia, Don Hancock | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 06:13 | Vermont | Charles Curry makes the runner near the basket set up by Brent Leblanc | 60-72 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Timothy Petty's floater is tipped away by Joel Billings | 60-72 |
| 05:51 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Michael Waugh | 60-72 |
| 05:47 | Vermont | The pull-up jumper by Brent Leblanc is blocked by Ronald Hickey | 60-72 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 60-72 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Timothy Petty drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Hickey | 62-72 |
| 05:26 | Vermont | Charles Curry loses the ball out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Terry Thornton is hacked by Charles Curry - foul #3 on Charles Curry, team foul #9 | 62-72 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 04:51 | Vermont | Robert Maley misses the runner from close range | 64-72 |
| 04:49 | Vermont | Joel Billings can't tip it in | 64-72 |
| 04:48 | Rice | James Snow gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Ronald Hickey clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 64-72 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the follow up shot | 66-72 |
| 04:16 | Vermont | Brent Leblanc misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-72 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 04:00 | Rice | James Snow scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 68-72 |
| 03:38 | Vermont | Charles Curry connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Waugh | 68-74 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Robert Maley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Curry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Leblanc (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joel Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Waugh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-74 |
| 03:22 | Vermont | Brent Leblanc snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| 03:22 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) James Snow, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Vermont | Roy Pentecost (SG), Morris Millman (SF), George Segovia (C) Charles Curry, Brent Leblanc, Michael Waugh | |
| 03:10 | Vermont | Joel Billings connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Maley | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Rice | John Watson lays it in | 70-76 |
| 02:41 | Vermont | Morris Millman's floater is knocked away by Terry Thornton | 70-76 |
| 02:39 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Terry Jerez drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-76 |
| 02:01 | Vermont | Samuel Aden steals the ball from Roy Pentecost | 73-76 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Terry Thornton buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Terry Jerez | 75-76 |
| 01:41 | Vermont | Roy Pentecost buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Maley | 75-79 |
| 01:26 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 75-79 |
| 01:25 | Vermont | George Segovia grabs the defensive rebound | 75-79 |
| 01:20 | Vermont | Roy Pentecost can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 75-79 |
| 01:18 | Vermont | George Segovia gets the offensive rebound | 75-79 |
| 01:04 | Vermont | George Segovia is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on George Segovia, team foul #10 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Waugh (C) George Segovia | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-79 |
| 00:46 | Vermont | Joel Billings pulls down the rebound | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Vermont | Joel Billings is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #7 | 75-79 |
| 00:43 | Vermont | Joel Billings makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:43 | Vermont | Joel Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Terry Thornton's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Waugh | 75-81 |
| 00:37 | Vermont | Joel Billings grabs the board | 75-81 |
| 00:35 | Vermont | Terry Jerez is called for the reach on Joel Billings in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #8 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Brent Leblanc (SF) Morris Millman | |
| 00:35 | Vermont | Joel Billings makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:35 | Vermont | Joel Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Samuel Aden clanks a 3 from the left corner | 75-83 |
| 00:27 | Vermont | Michael Waugh snags the defensive board | 75-83 |
| 00:24 | Vermont | Michael Waugh is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #9 | 75-83 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Morris Millman (SF) Brent Leblanc | |
| 00:24 | Vermont | Michael Waugh makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:24 | Vermont | Michael Waugh makes the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Samuel Aden scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Watson | 78-85 |
| 00:13 | Vermont | Samuel Aden is called for the reach on Robert Maley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #10 | 78-85 |
| 00:13 | Vermont | Robert Maley makes the 1st free throw | 78-86 |
| 00:13 | Vermont | Robert Maley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Michael Waugh is called for the reach on Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Michael Waugh, team foul #11 | 78-87 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 2nd free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:08 | Vermont | Michael Waugh grabs the board | 79-87 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Vermont | Robert Maley runs out the clock | 79-87 |