| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Quinn (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Enright inbounds the ball | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Rice | Lester Terrell blocks the short jumper by Stephen Palmer | 31-46 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Joseph Enright tips it in | 33-46 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Fishburn and he's fouled by Homer Eiland - foul #3 on Homer Eiland, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (C) Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the free throw | 33-49 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell can't tip it in | 33-49 |
| 19:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Werner Peabody | 33-49 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Stephen Palmer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Stanley Nolan - foul #3 on Stanley Nolan, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Greening (PF) Stanley Nolan | |
| 18:52 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses short on a runner from the left block | 36-49 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Dustin Snow gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-49 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Cox | 36-49 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell loses the dribble to Dustin Snow | 36-49 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Stephen Palmer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 39-49 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | William Cox is fouled on the floor by Stephen Palmer - foul #3 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Paul Burns (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (C) Lester Terrell | |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | John Quinn hits a jumper from the right wing set up by William Cox | 39-51 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Dustin Snow drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 42-51 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | William Cox is hacked by Paul Burns - foul #2 on Paul Burns, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SG), William Quintanilla (PF) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnny Wright (PF) Jason Greening | |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 42-51 |
| 15:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Burns | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Styles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - William Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Quinn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Rice | John Quinn blocks the short jumper by Alfredo Marino | 42-51 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | John Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | William Cox tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Bart Thomas clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Quinn - foul #2 on John Quinn, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Keith Styles, Paul Burns, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Johnny Wright, Cecil Fletcher | |
| 15:13 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Lester Terrell | 42-53 |
| 14:46 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Quinn and he's hacked by Homer Eiland - foul #4 on Homer Eiland, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), William Quintanilla (PF), Dustin Snow (C) Alfredo Marino, Bart Thomas, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:46 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses the free throw | 42-55 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Dustin Snow snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Joseph Enright clanks a floater from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | David Fishburn gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 14:03 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 13:49 | Rice | William Quintanilla comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | John Quinn snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 13:28 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Werner Peabody lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Enright | 44-55 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell hits the finger roll set up by Stanley Nolan | 44-57 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Dustin Snow travels with the ball | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Paul Burns (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (C) Lester Terrell | |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Cecil Fletcher | 44-60 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Alfredo Marino makes the 3 from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Cox | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Keith Styles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (tiring) 5 ast. SG - William Cox (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Quinn (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Nolan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Paul Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Quinn and the foul's on Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Bart Thomas, team foul #5 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG) David Fishburn | |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher misses the free throw | 47-65 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Paul Burns grabs the board | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:56 | Rice | Paul Burns knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-65 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (PF) Keith Styles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-67 |
| 10:20 | Rice | William Quintanilla can't tip it in | 49-67 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the defensive board | 49-67 |
| 09:55 | Rice | William Quintanilla clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-67 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | William Cox snags the defensive board | 49-67 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Fletcher | 49-70 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Stephen Palmer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | William Quintanilla is called for the reach on Michael Foster - foul #3 on William Quintanilla, team foul #7 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), Dustin Snow (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Paul Burns, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG), Johnny Wright (SF), Lester Terrell (C) William Cox, John Quinn, Cecil Fletcher | |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 09:18 | Rice | William Quintanilla gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Joseph Enright blows the dunk | 49-70 |
| 08:57 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it in | 51-70 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Davis and he's hacked by Keith Styles - foul #2 on Keith Styles, team foul #8 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG) Michael Foster | |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the free throw | 51-73 |
| 08:41 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Davis - foul #2 on Frank Davis, team foul #3 | 51-73 |
| 08:41 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 08:41 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Davis and he's hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #4 on William Quintanilla, team foul #9 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Paul Burns (C) Keith Styles, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cox (SG) Frank Davis | |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright misses the free throw | 52-75 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Paul Burns snags the defensive board | 52-75 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-75 |
| 08:14 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-75 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | David Fishburn is fouled on the floor by Werner Peabody - foul #3 on Werner Peabody, team foul #10 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, Joseph Enright, Paul Burns | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Quinn (SF) Johnny Wright | |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | David Fishburn makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | David Fishburn misses the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Dustin Snow pulls down the rebound | 52-76 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Werner Peabody drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-76 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (tiring) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Cox (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Quinn (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Nolan (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-76 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Keith Styles grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 56-76 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Stephen Palmer steps in front of the Stanley Nolan pass | 56-76 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Keith Styles loses the dribble to John Quinn | 56-76 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Quinn | 56-78 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Dustin Snow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-78 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Stephen Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 56-78 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Keith Styles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-78 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell pulls down the rebound | 56-78 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Keith Styles, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (C) Lester Terrell | |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | John Quinn is hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #4 on Werner Peabody, team foul #11 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Frank Davis (SG) David Fishburn, William Cox | |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the defensive rebound | 56-79 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Homer Eiland connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Stephen Palmer | 58-79 |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-79 |
| 04:45 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 04:30 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-79 |
| 04:28 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it in | 60-79 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | John Quinn loses the dribble to Stephen Palmer | 60-79 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Stephen Palmer lays it in | 62-79 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-79 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Werner Peabody grabs the defensive rebound | 62-79 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Homer Eiland | 64-79 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Enright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Quinn (tired) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Stanley Nolan (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Fletcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 64-82 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Joseph Enright knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Palmer | 66-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan loses the ball out of bounds | 66-82 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Paul Burns (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), William Cox (SG), Johnny Wright (SF), Jason Greening (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Michael Foster, Frank Davis, John Quinn, Stanley Nolan, Cecil Fletcher | |
| 02:00 | Rice | Dustin Snow clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-82 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Keith Styles tips it in | 68-82 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 68-82 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright tips it home | 68-84 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-84 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Lester Terrell | 68-84 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 68-84 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the board | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Johnny Wright takes the ball from Alfredo Marino | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Bart Thomas swats the short shot by Johnny Wright | 68-84 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the rebound | 68-84 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Dustin Snow clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-84 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it home | 70-84 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | David Fishburn runs out the clock | 70-84 |