| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dennis Seguin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Crowder (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Caron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel McClung (fresh) 3 reb. C - Micheal Tobias (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Fleming inbounds the ball | 15-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Richard Young is called for a backcourt violation | 15-29 |
| 19:19 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron lays it up and in set up by Dennis Seguin | 15-31 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Bob Weir connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Fleming | 17-31 |
| 18:51 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel McClung | 17-33 |
| 18:38 | Rice | James Fleming connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 18:09 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias clanks a driving attempt from close range | 20-33 |
| 18:08 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron grabs the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 17:48 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Seguin | 20-35 |
| 17:33 | Rice | James Fleming misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 17:32 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder grabs the defensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 17:08 | Southern Methodist | Gilbert McGibney is called for the reach on Dennis Seguin - foul #2 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #1 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Gerard Ramsey (SF), Rodney Coca (PF), Michael Fellman (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, James Fleming, Don Wettstein, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (SG), Mark Hebron (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Stephen Crowder, Daniel McClung, Micheal Tobias | |
| 16:44 | Southern Methodist | George Mulloy is called for the reach on Dennis Seguin - foul #1 on George Mulloy, team foul #2 | 20-35 |
| 16:31 | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd is hacked by Norman Smith - foul #2 on Norman Smith, team foul #3 | 20-35 |
| 16:13 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron makes the shot in the paint | 20-37 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Mark Hebron steals the ball from Michael Fellman | 20-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dennis Seguin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Byrd (fresh) SF - Joseph Caron (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hebron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Camacho (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by George Mulloy - foul #2 on George Mulloy, team foul #4 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Don Wettstein (PF) Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:50 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron misses the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 15:50 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Norman Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-38 |
| 15:24 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho grabs the defensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 15:19 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Caron | 20-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 15:17 | Rice | Herbert Byrd takes the ball from George Mulloy in the backcourt | 20-40 |
| 15:15 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin lays it up and in on a great pass from Herbert Byrd | 20-42 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Rodney Coca can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-42 |
| 14:56 | Rice | George Mulloy grabs the offensive board | 20-42 |
| 14:48 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Norman Smith is blocked by Heriberto Camacho | 20-42 |
| 14:47 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin grabs the board | 20-42 |
| 14:26 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 20-42 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Norman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Don Wettstein and the foul's on Dennis Seguin - foul #3 on Dennis Seguin, team foul #1 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG), James Fleming (SF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Norman Smith, Don Wettstein, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Stephen Crowder (SG), Eric Moss (SF), Daniel McClung (PF), Micheal Tobias (C) Dennis Seguin, Herbert Byrd, Joseph Caron, Mark Hebron, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 14:19 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey makes the free throw | 23-42 |
| 14:00 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss can't finish the layup | 23-42 |
| 13:59 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung can't tip it in | 23-42 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 23-42 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Bob Weir is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Crowder - foul #2 on Stephen Crowder, team foul #2 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Fellman (PF) Gerard Ramsey | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 13:41 | Rice | Stephen Crowder steals the ball from Michael Fellman | 23-42 |
| 13:14 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Gilbert McGibney - foul #3 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #5 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Don Wettstein (PF) Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls (PF) Daniel McClung | |
| 13:14 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias misses the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 13:14 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias misses the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Richard Young gets the rebound | 23-42 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Bob Weir misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-42 |
| 12:57 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 12:37 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls can't finish the layup but the foul's on Don Wettstein - foul #3 on Don Wettstein, team foul #6 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Richard Young | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin (PG), Joseph Caron (SF), Daniel McClung (PF) Stephen Crowder, Eric Moss, Micheal Tobias | |
| 12:37 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls makes the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 12:37 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Bob Weir throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-44 |
| 12:06 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin loses the dribble to Rodney Coca | 23-44 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-44 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Vic Cornwall (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Michael Fellman (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SG) Anthony Wise | |
| 11:43 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron clanks a shot from the free throw line | 23-44 |
| 11:41 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin misses the tip | 23-44 |
| 11:39 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron misses the tip | 23-44 |
| 11:38 | Rice | George Mulloy grabs the defensive rebound | 23-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) SG - Vic Cornwall (fresh) SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dennis Seguin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Crowder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Caron (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel McClung (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Earls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Vic Cornwall's pass is intercepted by Dennis Seguin in the backcourt | 23-44 |
| 11:32 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder banks in the layup set up by Dennis Seguin | 23-46 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Michael Fellman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Norman Smith | 25-46 |
| 10:51 | Southern Methodist | Vic Cornwall steps in front of the Joseph Caron pass | 25-46 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Norman Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Crowder - foul #3 on Stephen Crowder, team foul #3 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Richard Young (C) Vic Cornwall, Norman Smith, Rodney Coca, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (PG), Anthony Wise (SG), Eric Moss (SF), Mark Hebron (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Dennis Seguin, Stephen Crowder, Joseph Caron, Daniel McClung, Larry Earls | |
| 10:33 | Rice | Mark Hebron picks off the pass by Richard Young | 25-46 |
| 10:19 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Bob Weir - foul #2 on Bob Weir, team foul #7 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG) George Mulloy | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias (C) Heriberto Camacho | |
| 10:19 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss makes the 1st free throw | 25-47 |
| 10:19 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 25-48 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Bob Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-48 |
| 10:01 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias is hacked by Don Wettstein - foul #4 on Don Wettstein, team foul #8 | 25-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (PF) Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron (SF) Eric Moss | |
| 10:01 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias misses the 1st free throw | 25-48 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Rodney Coca grabs the defensive rebound | 25-48 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Rodney Coca hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bob Weir and he's fouled by Mark Hebron - foul #1 on Mark Hebron, team foul #4 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG) Bob Weir | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin (PG) Anthony Wise | |
| 09:45 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses the free throw | 27-48 |
| 09:45 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias grabs the defensive rebound | 27-48 |
| 09:19 | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd is hacked by Richard Young - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #9 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SF), Michael Fellman (C) James Fleming, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Mark Hebron, Micheal Tobias | |
| 09:19 | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 27-49 |
| 09:19 | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-50 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Mulloy | 29-50 |
| 08:39 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron misses the jump hook near the basket | 29-50 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney snags the defensive board | 29-50 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Norman Smith can't finish the layup | 29-50 |
| 08:15 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin snags the defensive board | 29-50 |
| 07:56 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Byrd and the foul's on Rodney Coca - foul #1 on Rodney Coca, team foul #10 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), Vic Cornwall (SG), Gerard Ramsey (PF) Gilbert McGibney, George Mulloy, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Stephen Crowder (SG), Eric Moss (SF), Micheal Tobias (C) Dennis Seguin, Herbert Byrd, Joseph Caron, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 07:56 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung misses the free throw | 29-52 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Rodney Coca gets the rebound | 29-52 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Vic Cornwall hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Larry Hughes | 32-52 |
| 07:29 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-52 |
| 07:27 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung misses the tip | 32-52 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Norman Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vic Cornwall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rodney Coca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Anthony Wise (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Crowder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric Moss (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel McClung (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Tobias (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Daniel McClung is called for the reach on Gerard Ramsey - foul #1 on Daniel McClung, team foul #5 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Richard Young (C) Vic Cornwall, Norman Smith, Gerard Ramsey, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron (PF) Daniel McClung | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Bob Weir is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Hughes | 35-52 |
| 06:30 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder is hacked by Bob Weir - foul #3 on Bob Weir, team foul #11 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG) Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron (SF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Eric Moss, Micheal Tobias | |
| 06:30 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 06:30 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Richard Young is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bob Weir | 37-53 |
| 05:59 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Heriberto Camacho | 37-55 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Richard Young misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 05:51 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 05:22 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Wise | 37-57 |
| 05:02 | Rice | George Mulloy loses the dribble to Joseph Caron | 37-57 |
| 04:52 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise is called for 10 seconds | 37-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (PG), Vic Cornwall (SG), Gerard Ramsey (SF), Rodney Coca (PF), Michael Fellman (C) George Mulloy, Bob Weir, James Fleming, Don Wettstein, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin (PG), Herbert Byrd (SG), Eric Moss (SF), Daniel McClung (PF), Larry Earls (C) Anthony Wise, Stephen Crowder, Joseph Caron, Mark Hebron, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 04:39 | Rice | Norman Smith misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-57 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey tips it but misses | 37-57 |
| 04:37 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 04:10 | Southern Methodist | Michael Fellman steals the ball from Eric Moss | 37-57 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-57 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG) Vic Cornwall | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SG), Micheal Tobias (C) Herbert Byrd, Daniel McClung | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-57 |
| 03:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerard Ramsey | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey lays it in | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dennis Seguin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Crowder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric Moss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Earls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Micheal Tobias (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss dunks the ball | 39-59 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Stephen Crowder is called for the reach on George Mulloy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Crowder, team foul #6 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SG) Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron (SF), Heriberto Camacho (PF) Eric Moss, Larry Earls | |
| 02:55 | Rice | George Mulloy is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Smith | 42-59 |
| 02:29 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder lays it in set up by Joseph Caron and he's fouled by Vic Cornwall - foul #2 on Vic Cornwall, team foul #12 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), Michael Fellman (C) Norman Smith, Gerard Ramsey | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron (PF) Heriberto Camacho | |
| 02:29 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder makes the free throw | 42-62 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Larry Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Crowder - foul #5 on Stephen Crowder, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (SG) Stephen Crowder | |
| 02:25 | Rice | Larry Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 02:25 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Mark Hebron | 42-62 |
| 02:15 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-62 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Michael Fellman gets the rebound | 42-62 |
| 02:11 | Rice | George Mulloy is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Wise - foul #1 on Anthony Wise, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (PG), Heriberto Camacho (C) Dennis Seguin, Micheal Tobias | |
| 02:11 | Rice | George Mulloy misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 02:11 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise pulls down the rebound | 42-62 |
| 01:49 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Coca denies the turnaround by Anthony Wise | 42-62 |
| 01:47 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Camacho | 42-62 |
| 01:26 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron blows the dunk | 42-62 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Vic Cornwall grabs the board | 42-62 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Rodney Coca is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Rodney Coca, team foul #13 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Gerard Ramsey (SF) Larry Hughes, Vic Cornwall | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin (PG), Daniel McClung (PF), Micheal Tobias (C) Anthony Wise, Mark Hebron, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 00:54 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Byrd | 42-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Michael Fellman knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Micheal Tobias, team foul #9 | 44-64 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Joseph Caron steals it from Rodney Coca in the backcourt | 44-64 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin runs out the clock | 44-64 |