| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Mabe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Alton Parker inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Harold Payne | 33-43 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-43 |
| 19:18 | Rice | David Mabe tips it home | 35-43 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | James Shook swats the short shot by Leroy Carpenter | 35-43 |
| 19:09 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:53 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Payne - foul #2 on Harold Payne, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 18:53 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:53 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Harold Payne's pass is intercepted by Daniel Costner | 37-43 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 40-43 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is denied on a layup by David Mabe | 40-43 |
| 18:03 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 17:57 | Rice | William Stanton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 42-43 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is hacked by James Shook - foul #4 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Maiorano (PF) James Shook | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the driving attempt from close range | 42-43 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Harold Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo's layup is rejected by Antonio Clark | 42-43 |
| 17:07 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 16:49 | Rice | William Stanton hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Mabe and he's hacked by Harold Payne - foul #3 on Harold Payne, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG) Harold Payne | |
| 16:49 | Rice | William Stanton makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it but misses | 45-43 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Daniel Costner double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Goss | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Edgar Maiorano - foul #1 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (C) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Antoine Sharp's fadeaway is rejected by Alton Parker | 45-44 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 45-44 |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 45-46 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Xayasith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG) Randall Mosquera | |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is hacked by Edgar Maiorano - foul #2 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Jerome Wiggs picks off the pass by Alton Parker | 45-46 |
| 14:29 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Antonio Clark is hacked by Alton Parker - foul #1 on Alton Parker, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Jerome Wiggs, Edgar Maiorano, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| 13:46 | Rice | William Stanton is fouled on the floor by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Harold Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), James Shook (PF) William Stanton, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG) Laurence Mozingo | |
| 12:54 | Rice | Antonio Clark knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 48-46 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | James Shook is called for the reach on Randall Mosquera - foul #5 on James Shook, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Edgar Maiorano (PF), David Mabe (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Alton Parker | |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Edgar Maiorano blocks the short jumper by Randall Mosquera | 48-46 |
| 12:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 48-46 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Robert Goss snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Harold Payne clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-46 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the tip | 48-46 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Robert Goss snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Antoine Sharp is called for the reach on Leroy Carpenter - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (PG), William Stanton (SG) Daniel Costner, Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Harold Payne, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 10:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| 10:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-46 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Robert Goss loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| 09:53 | Rice | William Stanton hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 50-46 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Dixon | 50-48 |
| 09:18 | Rice | David Mabe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Robert Goss | |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 08:53 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Antonio Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) David Mabe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG) Randall Mosquera | |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter clanks a floater in the paint | 50-48 |
| 08:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jerome Wiggs | 50-48 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 07:38 | Rice | William Stanton buries a shot from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alton Parker (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter comes up short on the shot from the left block | 52-48 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Antonio Clark snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 07:15 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a runner from close range | 52-48 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Antonio Clark steps in front of the Cheng-Gong Xayasith pass | 52-48 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Antonio Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 06:30 | Rice | William Stanton pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 52-48 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Antonio Clark tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the floater from close range | 54-50 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Edgar Maiorano (PF), David Mabe (C) Antonio Clark, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:45 | Rice | David Mabe buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Stanton | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is fouled on the floor by Edgar Maiorano - foul #3 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is called for the reach on Daniel Costner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| 05:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner's floater is tipped away by Laurence Mozingo | 56-52 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Harold Payne scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Randall Mosquera | 56-54 |
| 04:49 | Rice | The jump hook by Daniel Costner is blocked by Laurence Mozingo | 56-54 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alton Parker | 56-54 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Harold Payne connects on the shot near the basket | 56-56 |
| 04:14 | Rice | David Mabe drills a runner from the right block | 58-56 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo scores on a runner near the basket set up by Harold Payne | 58-58 |
| 03:33 | Rice | David Mabe misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Leroy Carpenter - foul #2 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) William Stanton, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG), Robert Goss (PF), Robert Powell (C) Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 03:33 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:33 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Mabe (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Powell (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Robert Powell clanks a turnaround in the paint | 60-58 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Robert Goss gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Robert Powell clanks a runner near the basket | 60-58 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it back up and in | 60-60 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Robert Dixon, Robert Powell | |
| 02:46 | Rice | William Stanton dunks the ball | 62-60 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Goss | |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Harold Payne double dribbles | 62-60 |
| 02:13 | Rice | David Mabe hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 62-60 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 62-60 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Harold Payne knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Carpenter | 62-63 |
| 01:09 | Rice | David Mabe misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera scores on a runner near the basket | 62-65 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG) Randall Mosquera | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:13 | Rice | David Mabe clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Alton Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano loses the dribble to Alton Parker | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is fouled in the backcourt by William Stanton - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG) Robert Dixon | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a halfcourt shot | 62-68 |