| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Cole Casper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Garland (fresh) SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Antonio Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Cole Casper is called for the reach on Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Cole Casper, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Dean Conlin (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF), John Ingram (C) Cole Casper, Robert Garland, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:50 | Rice | Daniel Costner connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by William Stanton | 21-37 |
| 18:34 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade scores on a jumper from the left side set up by John Ingram | 23-37 |
| 18:05 | Rice | David Mabe lays it in on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 23-39 |
| 17:41 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade is denied on a layup by James Shook | 23-39 |
| 17:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 23-39 |
| 17:17 | Rice | William Stanton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-39 |
| 17:16 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Richard Caraballo | 23-39 |
| 17:03 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-39 |
| 17:01 | Air Force | John Ingram misses the tip | 23-39 |
| 17:00 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-39 |
| 16:41 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade grabs the defensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 16:24 | Air Force | Dean Conlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-39 |
| 16:22 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 16:17 | Rice | William Stanton misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Charles Yohe - foul #3 on Charles Yohe, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Charles Yohe, Dean Conlin, Richard Caraballo, Steven Kinkade, John Ingram | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| 16:17 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 16:17 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Cole Casper splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-41 |
| 15:53 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 23-41 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Cole Casper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) PF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Shook | 23-44 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:15 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend misses short on a shot from the left side | 23-44 |
| 15:13 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend tips it but misses | 23-44 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs snags the defensive board | 23-44 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-44 |
| 14:49 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Shook | 23-44 |
| 14:28 | Rice | William Stanton misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Lansford - foul #2 on Herbert Lansford, team foul #3 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF) Cole Casper, David Gaddis, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Antonio Clark (SF), David Mabe (C) Daniel Costner, James Shook, Edgar Maiorano | |
| 14:28 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 14:28 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-46 |
| 14:18 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis's pass is intercepted by Jerome Wiggs | 23-46 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Antoine Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ivan Townsend (PF) Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:57 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade misses the turnaround near the basket | 23-46 |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade can't tip it in | 23-46 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Antonio Clark pulls down the rebound | 23-46 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Antonio Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Stanton | 23-49 |
| 13:19 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade makes the shot in the paint set up by Charles Yohe | 25-49 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Robert Garland steals the ball from David Mabe | 25-49 |
| 12:43 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis is denied on a layup by Jerome Wiggs | 25-49 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 25-49 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Ivan Townsend - foul #1 on Ivan Townsend, team foul #4 | 25-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Warren Tillman (SF), John Ingram (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis, Ivan Townsend, Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) William Stanton | |
| 12:19 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 25-50 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the 2nd free throw | 25-50 |
| 12:19 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Warren Tillman | 25-50 |
| 12:02 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford misses the easy layup | 25-50 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-50 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Wiggs | 25-53 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Cole Casper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Yohe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jerome Wiggs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Air Force | Warren Tillman hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Herbert Lansford | 27-53 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 27-53 |
| 11:05 | Air Force | John Ingram snags the defensive board | 27-53 |
| 10:46 | Air Force | Cole Casper makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Yohe | 29-53 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Warren Tillman - foul #1 on Warren Tillman, team foul #5 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF) Cole Casper, Charles Yohe, Warren Tillman, John Ingram | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), James Shook (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe | |
| 10:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 29-55 |
| 10:18 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-55 |
| 10:17 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 29-55 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Antonio Clark is fouled on the floor by Steven Kinkade - foul #1 on Steven Kinkade, team foul #6 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Ivan Townsend (PF) Dean Conlin, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (SF) Antonio Clark | |
| 09:33 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-55 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano can't tip it in | 29-55 |
| 09:30 | Rice | James Shook tips it home | 29-57 |
| 09:10 | Air Force | Cole Casper shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-57 |
| 08:57 | Rice | William Stanton is hacked by David Gaddis - foul #2 on David Gaddis, team foul #7 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Herbert Lansford (C) Cole Casper, David Gaddis, Richard Caraballo, Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (C) Edgar Maiorano | |
| 08:57 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 32-58 |
| 08:57 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-59 |
| 08:44 | Air Force | David Mabe steps in front of the Herbert Lansford pass | 32-59 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-59 |
| 08:22 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend grabs the board | 32-59 |
| 08:06 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis drills a shot from the baseline set up by Robert Garland | 34-59 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-62 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Yohe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Garland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Margolis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Reavis (fresh) PF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Air Force | Robert Garland is hacked by William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #1 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF), John Ingram (C) Charles Yohe, Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis, Ivan Townsend, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 07:07 | Air Force | Dean Conlin loses the dribble to Antonio Clark | 34-62 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Antonio Clark lays it in | 34-64 |
| 06:45 | Air Force | John Ingram loses the ball out of bounds | 34-64 |
| 06:26 | Rice | John Ingram picks off the pass by Antonio Clark | 34-64 |
| 06:11 | Air Force | Dean Conlin makes the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #2 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Air Force | Wayne Margolis (SF) Richard Caraballo | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) Antonio Clark | |
| 06:11 | Air Force | Dean Conlin makes the free throw | 37-64 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 37-64 |
| 05:41 | Air Force | The rebound goes to John Ingram | 37-64 |
| 05:34 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-64 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Steven Kinkade - foul #2 on Steven Kinkade, team foul #8 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Richard Caraballo (SF) Dean Conlin, Wayne Margolis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:11 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the free throw | 39-67 |
| 04:49 | Air Force | Charles Yohe can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-67 |
| 04:47 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo snags the offensive board | 39-67 |
| 04:26 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-67 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the defensive rebound | 39-67 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 39-69 |
| 03:55 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-69 |
| 03:54 | Air Force | John Ingram hits the follow up shot | 41-69 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Daniel Costner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-69 |
| 03:25 | Air Force | John Ingram grabs the board | 41-69 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Yohe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Gaddis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Caraballo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Kinkade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Ingram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) PF - Jerome Wiggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Edgar Maiorano (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-69 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Richard Caraballo steals it from Daniel Costner | 41-69 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Air Force | John Ingram loses the dribble to Jerome Wiggs | 41-69 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-69 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the offensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 41-72 |
| 01:24 | Air Force | John Ingram misses long on a floater from the right side | 41-72 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 41-72 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Rice | Daniel Costner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-72 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs snags the offensive board | 41-72 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Antoine Sharp comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Yohe - foul #4 on Charles Yohe, team foul #9 | 41-72 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 41-73 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 41-74 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-74 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs snags the defensive board | 41-74 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by Charles Yohe - foul #5 on Charles Yohe, team foul #10 | 41-74 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG) Charles Yohe | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 41-75 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 41-76 |
| 00:11 | Air Force | Antoine Sharp steals the ball from Dean Conlin | 41-76 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Antoine Sharp lays it in | 41-78 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade hits a jumper in the lane set up by Richard Caraballo | 43-78 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp runs out the clock | 43-78 |