| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Townsend (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nole Favors (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Joseph Bush hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Woodard | 35-30 |
| 19:17 | Western Carolina | Donald Fox is called for the reach on Nole Favors - foul #2 on Donald Fox, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:56 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney can't finish the layup | 35-30 |
| 18:54 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler tips it home | 37-30 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 18:36 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:11 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| 18:11 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:11 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Lowell Bonney takes the ball from Joseph Bush | 39-30 |
| 17:45 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Townsend | 42-30 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lowell Bonney - foul #2 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff (PF) Nole Favors | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Kenneth Orman (PF) Donald Fox, Andrew Palmer | |
| 17:32 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:07 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney is called for a backcourt violation | 42-32 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Troy (PG) Richard Townsend | |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Richard Maddocks (C) Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Ronald Woodard | |
| 16:53 | Rice | Keith Queen hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 16:38 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lowell Bonney | 44-35 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Orman | 44-37 |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney can't finish the layup but the foul's on Willis Cameron - foul #2 on Willis Cameron, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG), Nole Favors (PF), Daniel Bird (C) Brian Troy, Jason Rentschler, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Andrew Palmer (PF), Ronald Woodard (C) Michael Jenkins, Willis Cameron, Kenneth Orman, Richard Maddocks | |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Townsend (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lowell Bonney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nole Favors (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Bird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Queen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Andrew Palmer can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nole Favors - foul #1 on Nole Favors, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Troy (SG) Lowell Bonney | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG) Keith Queen | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Andrew Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Andrew Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:32 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 15:16 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 15:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 46-37 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 15:02 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Bates | 46-37 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Donald Fox is fouled on the floor by Nole Favors - foul #2 on Nole Favors, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF) Brian Bischoff | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Andrew Palmer makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Bush | 46-40 |
| 14:12 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Brian Troy | 48-40 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 13:39 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 13:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Bates | 48-43 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Brian Troy is called for the reach on Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Brian Troy, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff (PG), Lowell Bonney (SG), Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Richard Townsend, Brian Troy, Nole Favors | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Andrew Palmer, Ronald Woodard | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Kenneth Orman is fouled on the floor by Lowell Bonney - foul #3 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG) Daniel Bird | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:54 | Rice | Richard Townsend steals it from Keith Queen | 48-43 |
| 12:34 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Keith Queen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Kenneth Orman snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Richard Maddocks comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-43 |
| 11:52 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Townsend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Lowell Bonney and he's fouled by Richard Maddocks - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird (C) Richard Townsend | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:46 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:18 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 11:17 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 10:56 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney is fouled on the floor by Richard Maddocks - foul #3 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Troy (PG), Nole Favors (PF) Jason Rentschler, Brian Bischoff | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Andrew Palmer (PF), Ronald Woodard (C) Michael Jenkins, Willis Cameron, Keith Queen, Kenneth Orman, Richard Maddocks | |
| 10:39 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Ronald Woodard snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 51-43 |
| 10:18 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Nole Favors | 51-43 |
| 10:00 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Donald Fox - foul #3 on Donald Fox, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF) Harold Rosenbaum | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:00 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:00 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Joseph Bush clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 09:47 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:27 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird travels with the ball | 53-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff (SG), Harold Rosenbaum (C) Lowell Bonney, Daniel Bird | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:10 | Rice | Timothy Bates buries a 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 08:55 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Troy | 55-46 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 08:31 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:06 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff loses the dribble to Joseph Bush | 55-46 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Joseph Bush knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Bates | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brian Troy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nole Favors (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Palmer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 07:22 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 07:20 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Troy | 55-49 |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Donald Fox - foul #4 on Donald Fox, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG), Lowell Bonney (SG), Willie Northington (PF), Daniel Bird (C) Brian Troy, Brian Bischoff, Jason Rentschler, Nole Favors | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Andrew Palmer, Ronald Woodard | |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Keith Queen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| 06:35 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 06:23 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Rosenbaum | 58-49 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Willis Cameron makes the 3 from straight away | 58-52 |
| 05:53 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Maddocks - foul #4 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF) Harold Rosenbaum | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:53 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:53 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Richard Maddocks gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Willis Cameron loses the dribble to Lowell Bonney | 59-52 |
| 05:32 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Lowell Bonney | 61-52 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Keith Queen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Keith Queen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Queen and he's hacked by Lowell Bonney - foul #4 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff (PF) Willie Northington | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF), Ronald Woodard (C) Willis Cameron, Kenneth Orman | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:25 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Timothy Bates, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Palmer (PF) Richard Maddocks | |
| 04:25 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:25 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Timothy Bates scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Palmer | 63-57 |
| 03:50 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird scores on a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Jenkins - foul #1 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Richard Townsend | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Joseph Bush (SG) Michael Jenkins, Keith Queen | |
| 03:50 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Bird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 12 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Jason Rentschler denies the turnaround by Joseph Bush | 66-57 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Andrew Palmer tips it home | 66-59 |
| 03:12 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 66-59 |
| 03:11 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum can't tip it in | 66-59 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-59 |
| 02:51 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:51 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG), Nole Favors (PF) Brian Bischoff, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:35 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lowell Bonney | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Rice | Andrew Palmer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 02:20 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 68-59 |
| 01:56 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors gets the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 01:34 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend misses short on a 3 from straight away | 68-59 |
| 01:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 68-59 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Timothy Bates comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 68-59 |
| 01:18 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 01:13 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Fox - foul #5 on Donald Fox, team foul #11 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG) Donald Fox | |
| 01:13 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 01:13 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-59 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Joseph Bush comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 00:51 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Carolina | Michael Jenkins is called for the reach on Richard Townsend in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #12 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Troy (SG), Brian Bischoff (SF), Harold Rosenbaum (PF), Willie Northington (C) Lowell Bonney, Jason Rentschler, Nole Favors, Daniel Bird | |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Andrew Palmer, Ronald Woodard | |
| 00:49 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:49 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington grabs the board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Kenneth Orman snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Willis Cameron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 71-59 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Keith Queen snags the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Kenneth Orman is whistled for traveling | 71-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brett Eschberger (C) Richard Townsend | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy runs out the clock | 71-59 |