| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Zlatko Czartoryski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Casarez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fresh) PF - Alton Closson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Opitz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Allen - foul #2 on Carl Allen, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:36 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:36 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Dale Chewning works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Casarez - foul #3 on Terry Casarez, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Renteria (SG) Terry Casarez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:19 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:54 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:28 | San Diego State | Alton Closson snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:23 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Youngblood | 35-36 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Peter Jenkins lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Venne | 35-38 |
| 17:57 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Christopher Youngblood picks off the pass by Dale Chewning | 35-38 |
| 17:23 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Renteria and he's fouled by Dale Chewning - foul #2 on Dale Chewning, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Morris (PG), Jeremy Alexander (PF), Jon Long (C) Zlatko Czartoryski, Alton Closson, Joshua Opitz | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 17:23 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Dale Chewning evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 16:59 | San Diego State | Raymond Renteria snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:33 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Renteria | 40-38 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Dustin Walters connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Steve Thomas | 40-40 |
| 16:04 | San Diego State | Jon Long's pass is intercepted by Steve Thomas | 40-40 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Steve Thomas banks in the layup | 40-42 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William Morris (fresh) SG - Raymond Renteria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:45 | San Diego State | Dale Chewning steps in front of the William Morris pass | 40-42 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Dale Chewning lays it up and in | 40-44 |
| 15:22 | San Diego State | William Morris scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Casarez (SG), Gary Segundo (SF), Alton Closson (PF), Joshua Opitz (C) Raymond Renteria, Christopher Youngblood, Jeremy Alexander, Jon Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Dale Chewning, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 15:22 | San Diego State | William Morris makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Joshua Opitz steps in front of the Carl Allen pass | 43-44 |
| 14:39 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz is called for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski (PG) William Morris | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Walter Scott | |
| 14:29 | Rice | Dale Chewning splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 14:27 | San Diego State | Alton Closson pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:11 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Segundo and he's hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| 14:11 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Peter Jenkins drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 46-46 |
| 13:56 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 13:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 46-46 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Joseph Venne blows the dunk | 46-46 |
| 13:37 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dale Chewning - foul #3 on Dale Chewning, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander (SF) Gary Segundo | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SF) Dale Chewning | |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Joseph Venne loses the dribble to Joshua Opitz | 48-46 |
| 12:57 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Joseph Venne can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 12:48 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 12:23 | San Diego State | Peter Jenkins steps in front of the Jeremy Alexander pass | 48-46 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Peter Jenkins lays it in | 48-48 |
| 12:12 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Opitz | 50-48 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Morris (PG), Raymond Renteria (SG), Gary Segundo (SF), Jon Long (C) Zlatko Czartoryski, Terry Casarez, Alton Closson, Joshua Opitz | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Howard Payne (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 11:54 | San Diego State | Gary Segundo misses the runner in the paint | 50-48 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Segundo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howard Payne (fresh) C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 11:44 | San Diego State | William Morris snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 11:30 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 11:28 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander tips it home | 52-48 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Dustin Walters blows the layup | 52-48 |
| 11:09 | San Diego State | Jon Long gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:03 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander slams it home on a nice dish by Jon Long | 54-48 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Dustin Walters hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Steve Thomas | 54-50 |
| 10:27 | San Diego State | Howard Payne blocks the short jumper by Raymond Renteria | 54-50 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Walter Scott misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Segundo - foul #2 on Gary Segundo, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski (PG), Terry Casarez (SG), Christopher Youngblood (SF), Alton Closson (PF) William Morris, Raymond Renteria, Gary Segundo, Jeremy Alexander | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Anthony Bachus, Howard Payne, Dustin Walters | |
| 10:20 | Rice | Walter Scott misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:11 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Dale Chewning works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 54-53 |
| 09:41 | San Diego State | Jon Long is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jon Long, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz (C) Jon Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG) Walter Scott | |
| 09:21 | Rice | Joseph Venne can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 09:19 | San Diego State | Alton Closson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:01 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Youngblood | 57-53 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Dale Chewning evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left block | 57-53 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Dale Chewning snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Peter Jenkins drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 57-55 |
| 08:26 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski misses the jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Dale Chewning pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-55 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 08:05 | San Diego State | Joseph Venne steals the ball from Zlatko Czartoryski | 57-57 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Christopher Youngblood is called for the reach on Dale Chewning - foul #3 on Christopher Youngblood, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Morris (PG), Raymond Renteria (SG), Gary Segundo (SF), Jeremy Alexander (PF), Jon Long (C) Zlatko Czartoryski, Terry Casarez, Christopher Youngblood, Alton Closson, Joshua Opitz | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Howard Payne (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Segundo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Alexander (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Payne (fresh) C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Howard Payne | 57-59 |
| 07:36 | San Diego State | William Morris buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Segundo | 59-59 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Dale Chewning evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Thomas | 59-62 |
| 07:05 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steve Thomas - foul #3 on Steve Thomas, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning | |
| 07:05 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:05 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Howard Payne grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Howard Payne is called for traveling | 59-62 |
| 06:31 | San Diego State | Jon Long misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Casarez (SG) Raymond Renteria | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:31 | San Diego State | Jon Long makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:31 | San Diego State | Jon Long misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Steve Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski (PG) William Morris | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:02 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Segundo | 62-62 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Dustin Walters knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-64 |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander is hacked by Howard Payne - foul #1 on Howard Payne, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood (SF), Joshua Opitz (C) Gary Segundo, Jon Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Howard Payne, Dustin Walters | |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Joseph Venne clanks a jumper from the left block | 64-64 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Joseph Venne tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 05:06 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-66 |
| 05:05 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood grabs the offensive board | 64-66 |
| 04:45 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 64-66 |
| 04:43 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander tips it back up and in | 66-66 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 66-68 |
| 04:17 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Morris (PG), Raymond Renteria (SG), Alton Closson (PF), Jon Long (C) Zlatko Czartoryski, Terry Casarez, Jeremy Alexander, Joshua Opitz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning steps out of bounds on the baseline | 66-68 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (C) Joseph Venne | |
| 03:50 | San Diego State | Alton Closson misses the jump hook in the lane | 66-68 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the board | 66-68 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton Closson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Allen | 66-70 |
| 03:06 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood travels with the ball | 66-70 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gary Segundo (SF), Joshua Opitz (C) Christopher Youngblood, Jon Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Walter Scott misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the offensive board | 66-70 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski (PG), Terry Casarez (SG) William Morris, Raymond Renteria | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 02:29 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-70 |
| 02:27 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 02:13 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 02:11 | San Diego State | Alton Closson grabs the offensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 01:51 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski is denied on a layup by Joseph Venne | 66-70 |
| 01:49 | San Diego State | Gary Segundo snags the offensive board | 66-70 |
| 01:43 | San Diego State | Gary Segundo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dale Chewning - foul #4 on Dale Chewning, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 01:43 | San Diego State | Gary Segundo misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:43 | San Diego State | Gary Segundo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 67-72 |
| 01:12 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez is hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #11 | 67-72 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood (SF) Gary Segundo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:12 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:12 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carl Allen | 67-74 |
| 00:55 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #2 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #12 | 67-74 |
| 00:55 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:55 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski misses the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Carl Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Casarez - foul #4 on Terry Casarez, team foul #5 | 68-74 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF), Howard Payne (PF) Dale Chewning, Carl Allen | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Walter Scott is hacked by Christopher Youngblood - foul #4 on Christopher Youngblood, team foul #6 | 68-74 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Terry Casarez is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins - foul #5 on Terry Casarez, team foul #7 | 68-74 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Renteria (SG) Terry Casarez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-76 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is fouled in the backcourt by Zlatko Czartoryski - foul #1 on Zlatko Czartoryski, team foul #8 | 71-76 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:33 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Peter Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Raymond Renteria is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Renteria, team foul #9 | 71-76 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (PF) Howard Payne | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:29 | San Diego State | Alton Closson pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:25 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Opitz | 74-77 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Joseph Venne is fouled in the backcourt by Zlatko Czartoryski - foul #2 on Zlatko Czartoryski, team foul #10 | 74-77 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF) Walter Scott | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz grabs the board | 74-78 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Renteria | 77-78 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is hacked by Raymond Renteria in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Renteria, team foul #11 | 77-78 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Dale Chewning | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:15 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz grabs the board | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:09 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-78 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Anthony Bachus | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 79-80 |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Raymond Renteria comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 79-80 |