| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) PF - Coy Palos (fresh) C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) PF - James Blaze (fresh) C - Jim Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jim Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | James Blaze lays it in on a great pass from Jim Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Rice | James Blaze hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Robinson | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa is fouled on the floor by Jim Williams - foul #1 on Jim Williams, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Cleveland State | Eric Gurganus steals it from Andrew Hampton | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Rice | James Blaze can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Coy Palos - foul #1 on Coy Palos, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:59 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Lee Borelli - foul #1 on Lee Borelli, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 17:59 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:59 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Reed | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | Rice | John Herring blows the layup | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the floater from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the easy layup | 3-6 |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa tips it but misses | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Mark Fagin gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:29 | Rice | John Herring scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 3-8 |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Fagin swats the short shot by Coy Palos | 3-8 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton snags the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 15:53 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 15:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Fagin | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) SG - Justin Espinosa (fairly fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Coy Palos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hampton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SG - John Herring (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Rice | John Herring misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin Espinosa - foul #1 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG), Robert White (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Walter Baine (C) Terry Charland, Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), James Blaze (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Nathaniel Toothman, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 15:30 | Rice | John Herring makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:30 | Rice | John Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:18 | Cleveland State | Walter Baine's pass is intercepted by Lee Borelli | 3-10 |
| 15:14 | Rice | John Herring lays it in on a great pass from Lee Borelli | 3-12 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Herring - foul #1 on John Herring, team foul #3 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) John Herring | |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Lee Borelli is hacked by Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG) Craig Keen | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (C) Eric Gurganus, Jim Williams | |
| 14:18 | Rice | Erik Brooks is fouled on the floor by Mark Naylor - foul #1 on Mark Naylor, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG) Mark Naylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin | |
| 13:56 | Rice | James Blaze misses long on a floater from the right side | 5-12 |
| 13:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (C) Eric Gurganus, Robert Reed | |
| 13:29 | Rice | Erik Brooks is fouled on the floor by Terry Charland - foul #1 on Terry Charland, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Robert White, Robert Jones, Walter Baine | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin | |
| 13:14 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits a shot from the left side | 5-14 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa's layup is rejected by James Blaze | 5-14 |
| 13:00 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton tips it back up and in | 7-14 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Keith Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG) Terry Charland, Justin Espinosa | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (C) Eric Gurganus, Jim Williams | |
| 12:16 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Reed (C) Mark Fagin | |
| 11:51 | Rice | Craig Keen steals the ball from James Blaze | 7-14 |
| 11:48 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Keen | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Coy Palos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) PF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Keith Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Naylor | 12-14 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Keith Robinson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lee Borelli | 12-17 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen loses the dribble to Erik Brooks | 12-17 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Erik Brooks is hacked by Mark Naylor - foul #2 on Mark Naylor, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert White (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Walter Baine (C) Mark Naylor, Craig Keen, Derick Bruhn, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 09:43 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Herring | 12-20 |
| 09:31 | Cleveland State | Robert White connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Charland | 14-20 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Jim Williams connects on the fadeaway from close range | 14-22 |
| 08:55 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland is hacked by Nathaniel Toothman - foul #1 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Lee Borelli (SF), James Blaze (PF) John Herring, Nathaniel Toothman, Jim Williams | |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Mark Fagin picks off the pass by Justin Espinosa | 14-22 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Eric Gurganus hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walter Baine - foul #1 on Walter Baine, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Mark Fagin | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Eric Gurganus makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | Walter Baine grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones knocks in the shot from the left block and the foul's on Keith Robinson - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF) Robert White | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Robert Reed (PF) Eric Gurganus, James Blaze | |
| 07:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses the free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Erik Brooks gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Baine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Reed (fresh) C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Keith Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Jim Williams tips it home | 16-25 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Walter Baine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-25 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Lee Borelli drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Reed | 16-27 |
| 06:20 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-27 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Walter Baine gets the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the floater from the right side | 18-27 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Erik Brooks is fouled on the floor by Justin Espinosa - foul #2 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (PG), William Harper (SG), Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Terry Charland, Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Robert Jones, Walter Baine | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), James Blaze (PF), Mark Fagin (C) Keith Robinson, Lee Borelli, Robert Reed, Jim Williams | |
| 05:42 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Mark Fagin snags the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 05:21 | Rice | James Blaze misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Harper - foul #1 on William Harper, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| 05:21 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:21 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:54 | Cleveland State | Robert White is fouled on the floor by Eric Gurganus - foul #1 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #6 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Lee Borelli (SF) Erik Brooks, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| 04:39 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-30 |
| 04:23 | Rice | The jumper by Keith Robinson is denied by Robert White | 20-30 |
| 04:22 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 04:17 | Cleveland State | Robert White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert White - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #10 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF) Craig Keen, William Harper, Robert White | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Jim Williams (C) Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, Mark Fagin | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Keith Robinson is called for the reach on Terry Charland - foul #2 on Keith Robinson, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Jim Williams | |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:38 | Rice | James Blaze snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Coy Palos (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) PF - James Blaze (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Rice | James Blaze misses the fadeaway in the paint | 21-32 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Eric Gurganus can't tip it in | 21-32 |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 03:06 | Rice | James Blaze gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Robert Reed can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | James Blaze denies the turnaround by Terry Charland | 21-32 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn gets the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:20 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Terry Charland | 23-32 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Erik Brooks loses the dribble to Derick Bruhn | 23-32 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Erik Brooks connects on the floater from the right side | 26-34 |
| 01:13 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Robert White (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Walter Baine (C) Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), John Herring (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Lee Borelli comes up short on the floater from the left side | 26-34 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Jim Williams gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Lee Borelli loses the ball out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG) Terry Charland | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF) Mark Fagin | |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the board | 26-34 |