| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (fresh) SG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) SF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) PF - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) C - Doug Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Andrew Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Andrew Palmer pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Andrew Palmer misses the lay-in | 1-0 |
| 18:39 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:10 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Phillip Murdoch | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Andrew Palmer clanks a 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:57 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Dennis Lynch | 3-0 |
| 17:33 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Joseph Bush pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Timothy Bates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:22 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:01 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Jason Taylor (SG), Johnny Clarke (SF), Bruce Forbes (PF) Phillip Murdoch, Dennis Lynch, Thomas Leimberger, Doug Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:01 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:01 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Bruce Forbes blocks the short jumper by Joseph Bush | 5-0 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Joseph Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Johnny Clarke is called for the reach on Donald Fox - foul #1 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams (C) Michael Whitmore | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SG), Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Bush, Andrew Palmer | |
| 16:12 | Rice | Donald Fox is called for 5 seconds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (C) Doug Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Richard Maddocks (SF) Donald Fox, Timothy Bates | |
| 15:55 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Orman is called for the reach on Johnny Clarke - foul #1 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams (C) Thomas Leimberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Ronald Woodard | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) SG - Jason Taylor (fresh) SF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) PF - Bruce Forbes (fresh) C - Doug Williams (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) SF - Keith Queen (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Palmieri | 7-0 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Doug Williams swats the layup by Richard Maddocks | 7-0 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Keith Queen gets the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Willis Cameron makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Keith Queen | 7-3 |
| 14:44 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Willis Cameron gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 7-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG), Michael Whitmore (SG), Dennis Lynch (SF), Thomas Leimberger (C) Shawn Palmieri, Jason Taylor, Johnny Clarke, Doug Williams | |
| 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 | |
| 14:22 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Timothy Bates, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SG) Michael Whitmore | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SF) Timothy Bates | |
| 14:06 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Lynch | 9-3 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Donald Fox hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 13:45 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bush - foul #2 on Joseph Bush, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG) Jason Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (SF) Joseph Bush | |
| 13:31 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Richard Maddocks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Keith Queen snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Bruce Forbes steps in front of the Andrew Palmer pass | 9-6 |
| 12:59 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Bruce Forbes is blocked by Ronald Woodard | 9-6 |
| 12:58 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:47 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes blows the layup | 9-6 |
| 12:45 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore misses the tip | 9-6 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Andrew Palmer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:12 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Whitmore | 11-9 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Phillip Murdoch steals it from Keith Queen | 11-9 |
| 11:50 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch blows the layup | 11-9 |
| 11:48 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes tips it home | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Lynch (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Richard Maddocks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 11:31 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:27 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 11:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 13-9 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Ronald Woodard is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Jason Taylor (SF), Johnny Clarke (PF), Doug Williams (C) Phillip Murdoch, Michael Whitmore, Dennis Lynch, Bruce Forbes, Thomas Leimberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Michael Jenkins (SF), Kenneth Orman (C) Donald Fox, Keith Queen, Richard Maddocks, Ronald Woodard | |
| 10:40 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-9 |
| 10:22 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:04 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Taylor | 19-9 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Johnny Clarke - foul #2 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #2 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG), Michael Whitmore (SG), Dennis Lynch (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Kenneth Sanjuan, Jason Taylor, Johnny Clarke | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Woodard (C) Andrew Palmer | |
| 09:32 | Rice | Doug Williams takes the ball from Michael Jenkins | 19-9 |
| 09:09 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore is hacked by Willis Cameron - foul #1 on Willis Cameron, team foul #7 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF), Bruce Forbes (PF) Dennis Lynch, Thomas Leimberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Richard Maddocks (SF) Michael Abrams, Willis Cameron | |
| 09:09 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:09 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Michael Jenkins's fadeaway is rejected by Doug Williams | 21-9 |
| 08:48 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams grabs the board | 21-9 |
| 08:30 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Doug Williams | 24-9 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Taylor - foul #1 on Jason Taylor, team foul #3 | 24-9 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Dennis Lynch (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Phillip Murdoch, Michael Whitmore, Bruce Forbes | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SF) Ronald Woodard | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Kenneth Orman makes the 1st free throw | 24-10 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the 2nd free throw | 24-10 |
| 08:06 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams snags the defensive board | 24-10 |
| 08:04 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri travels in the backcourt | 24-10 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Palmer (PF) Kenneth Orman | |
| 07:57 | Rice | Andrew Palmer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-10 |
| 07:56 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-10 |
| 07:32 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-10 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Andrew Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Lynch (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Jenkins (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Keith Queen is blocked by Thomas Leimberger | 24-10 |
| 07:22 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri gets the rebound | 24-10 |
| 06:56 | Southern Methodist | Keith Queen steals it from Shawn Palmieri | 24-10 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Michael Jenkins connects on the shot from the left block | 24-12 |
| 06:18 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-12 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the defensive board | 24-12 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Jason Taylor - foul #2 on Jason Taylor, team foul #4 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG), Michael Whitmore (SG), Bruce Forbes (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Jason Taylor, Thomas Leimberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Kenneth Orman (PF), Ronald Woodard (C) Donald Fox, Michael Jenkins, Andrew Palmer, Richard Maddocks | |
| 05:38 | Rice | Willis Cameron comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-12 |
| 05:36 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams pulls down the rebound | 24-12 |
| 05:31 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 24-12 |
| 05:30 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes tips it in | 26-12 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Michael Abrams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Doug Williams - foul #1 on Doug Williams, team foul #5 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (C) Doug Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:19 | Rice | Michael Abrams misses the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Michael Abrams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 05:02 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger double dribbles | 26-13 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams (C) Thomas Leimberger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:41 | Rice | Willis Cameron misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-13 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Ronald Woodard pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Michael Abrams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-13 |
| 04:26 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore gets the rebound | 26-13 |
| 04:06 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 26-13 |
| 04:04 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore tips it home | 28-13 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bruce Forbes - foul #1 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #6 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF), Johnny Clarke (PF), Thomas Leimberger (C) Dennis Lynch, Bruce Forbes, Doug Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (C) Michael Abrams, Willis Cameron, Keith Queen, Ronald Woodard | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the 1st free throw | 28-13 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Kenneth Orman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 03:26 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Phillip Murdoch | 30-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Whitmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Rice | Timothy Bates travels with the ball | 30-14 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams (C) Johnny Clarke | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Andrew Palmer (PF) Michael Jenkins, Kenneth Orman | |
| 02:50 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams blows the layup | 30-14 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Donald Fox pulls down the rebound | 30-14 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Joseph Bush is hacked by Phillip Murdoch - foul #1 on Phillip Murdoch, team foul #7 | 30-14 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 30-15 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 02:20 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Phillip Murdoch | 32-16 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Michael Whitmore picks off the pass by Andrew Palmer | 32-16 |
| 01:32 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams travels with the ball | 32-16 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (SF), Bruce Forbes (PF) Michael Whitmore, Doug Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Woodard (C) Richard Maddocks | |
| 01:22 | Rice | Andrew Palmer drills a fadeaway in the paint | 32-18 |
| 00:59 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses long on a shot from the right wing | 32-18 |
| 00:58 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger tips it home | 34-18 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Bruce Forbes picks off the pass by Timothy Bates | 34-18 |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes lays it in on a nice dish by Phillip Murdoch and the foul's on Timothy Bates - foul #3 on Timothy Bates, team foul #8 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Michael Whitmore (SG), Doug Williams (C) Phillip Murdoch, Jason Taylor, Thomas Leimberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Andrew Palmer | |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the free throw | 37-18 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Michael Jenkins drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-20 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri misses the fullcourt shot | 37-20 |