| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Terry McCray (fresh) SG - Curtis Britton (fresh) SF - Ronald Patton (fresh) PF - Harold Behn (fresh) C - Evan Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) SG - Norman Smith (fresh) SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) C - Richard Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Evan Henry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northeastern | Curtis Britton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Norman Smith makes the shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Northeastern | Harold Behn misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Joshua Odom misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Northeastern | Evan Henry grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Northeastern | Curtis Britton comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Northeastern | Evan Henry hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Harold Behn | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Northeastern | Evan Henry scores on a floater near the basket | 6-2 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Richard Young hits a floater from close range | 6-4 |
| 17:18 | Northeastern | Thomas Beauchamp steals it from Evan Henry | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Northeastern | Terry McCray buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harold Behn | 9-6 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Harold Behn takes the ball from Joshua Odom | 9-6 |
| 16:05 | Northeastern | Harold Behn hits the finger roll set up by Terry McCray | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Terry McCray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Britton (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Behn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Evan Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fairly fresh) SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Odom (fairly fresh) C - Richard Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Harold Behn is called for the reach on Gilbert McGibney - foul #1 on Harold Behn, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Victor Omar (PG), James Goll (SG), Howard Trask (SF), Charles Danielson (PF), Shane Moua (C) Terry McCray, Curtis Britton, Ronald Patton, Harold Behn, Evan Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), George Mulloy (SG), Bob Weir (SF), Chad Delp (PF), Michael Fellman (C) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Thomas Beauchamp, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Bob Weir buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Hughes | 11-9 |
| 15:18 | Northeastern | Victor Omar can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 15:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bob Weir | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Michael Fellman's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Trask | 11-9 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Chad Delp pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Bob Weir buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Fellman | 11-12 |
| 14:16 | Northeastern | Victor Omar clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bob Weir - foul #1 on Bob Weir, team foul #1 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Harold Behn (PF) Charles Danielson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Richard Young (C) Larry Hughes, George Mulloy, Chad Delp | |
| 14:16 | Northeastern | Victor Omar makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:16 | Northeastern | Victor Omar makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Michael Fellman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-12 |
| 14:08 | Northeastern | Harold Behn gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 14:02 | Northeastern | James Goll connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-12 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Shane Moua is called for the reach on Michael Fellman - foul #1 on Shane Moua, team foul #2 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry McCray (PG), Curtis Britton (SG), Ronald Patton (SF) Victor Omar, James Goll, Howard Trask | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Odom (PF) Michael Fellman | |
| 13:29 | Rice | Bob Weir misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-12 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Joshua Odom misses the tip | 16-12 |
| 13:25 | Northeastern | Harold Behn grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 13:01 | Northeastern | Richard Young swats the short shot by Ronald Patton | 16-12 |
| 13:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bob Weir | 16-12 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Bob Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Evan Henry (C) Shane Moua | |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SF), Michael Fellman (C) Bob Weir, Richard Young | |
| 12:39 | Northeastern | Harold Behn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-12 |
| 12:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Fellman | 16-12 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Vic Cornwall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Howard Trask (PG), Charles Danielson (PF) Terry McCray, Harold Behn | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Larry Hughes (C) Gilbert McGibney, Vic Cornwall, Joshua Odom | |
| 11:55 | Northeastern | Thomas Beauchamp steals it from Evan Henry | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Howard Trask (fresh) SG - Curtis Britton (fresh) SF - Ronald Patton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Danielson (fresh) C - Evan Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Fellman (fresh) C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Howard Trask picks off the pass by George Mulloy | 16-12 |
| 11:31 | Northeastern | Howard Trask lays it up and in | 18-12 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Charles Danielson is called for the reach on Michael Fellman - foul #1 on Charles Danielson, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry McCray (PG), James Goll (SG), Harold Behn (PF) Curtis Britton, Ronald Patton, Charles Danielson | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SG), Richard Young (C) Norman Smith, Larry Hughes | |
| 11:00 | Rice | George Mulloy lays it in | 18-14 |
| 10:42 | Northeastern | James Goll clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Richard Young gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Terry McCray steals the ball from Michael Fellman | 18-14 |
| 10:32 | Northeastern | Terry McCray misses the easy layup | 18-14 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Harold Behn steals it from Michael Fellman | 18-14 |
| 09:50 | Northeastern | Howard Trask comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 09:49 | Northeastern | James Goll grabs the offensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:33 | Northeastern | Harold Behn is called for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Curtis Britton (SG), Ronald Patton (SF), Charles Danielson (PF), Shane Moua (C) Terry McCray, James Goll, Harold Behn, Evan Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Joshua Odom (PF) George Mulloy, Thomas Beauchamp, Michael Fellman | |
| 09:17 | Rice | Norman Smith misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 18-14 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Norman Smith makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gilbert McGibney | 18-16 |
| 08:51 | Northeastern | Charles Danielson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Danielson, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Goll (PG), Harold Behn (PF) Howard Trask, Charles Danielson | |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SF), Larry Hughes (C) Bob Weir, Richard Young | |
| 08:36 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 08:13 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-19 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Vic Cornwall can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Shane Moua - foul #2 on Shane Moua, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry McCray (PG), Evan Henry (C) James Goll, Shane Moua | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:57 | Rice | Vic Cornwall misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Vic Cornwall makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Terry McCray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Britton (fresh) SF - Ronald Patton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Behn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Evan Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vic Cornwall (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:43 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Terry McCray and the foul's on Vic Cornwall - foul #1 on Vic Cornwall, team foul #2 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Vic Cornwall | |
| 07:43 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Norman Smith is fouled on the floor by Curtis Britton - foul #1 on Curtis Britton, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Goll (SG), Howard Trask (C) Curtis Britton, Evan Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Chad Delp (PF), Richard Young (C) Joshua Odom, Larry Hughes | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Chad Delp's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Behn | 24-20 |
| 07:02 | Northeastern | Terry McCray grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:57 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton is fouled on the floor by Richard Young - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #3 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Evan Henry (C) Ronald Patton | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), George Mulloy (SG), Michael Fellman (PF) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Chad Delp | |
| 06:42 | Northeastern | Terry McCray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Richard Young pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Richard Young clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Evan Henry - foul #1 on Evan Henry, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Curtis Britton (SG) Evan Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Odom (PF) Michael Fellman | |
| 06:14 | Rice | Richard Young makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Richard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:55 | Northeastern | Howard Trask buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Britton | 26-22 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Richard Young is fouled on the floor by Terry McCray - foul #1 on Terry McCray, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ronald Patton (SF) Terry McCray | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF) Larry Hughes, George Mulloy, Bob Weir | |
| 05:41 | Rice | Richard Young misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:41 | Northeastern | Harold Behn gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:12 | Northeastern | James Goll clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Joshua Odom snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Odom | 26-25 |
| 04:37 | Northeastern | James Goll loses the dribble to Thomas Beauchamp | 26-25 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Norman Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 04:13 | Northeastern | Harold Behn grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:07 | Northeastern | James Goll scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Curtis Britton | 29-25 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Curtis Britton steals it from Norman Smith | 29-25 |
| 03:48 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton is fouled on the floor by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #4 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry McCray (PG), Victor Omar (SG), Charles Danielson (PF), Evan Henry (C) James Goll, Curtis Britton, Harold Behn, Howard Trask | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Bob Weir (SF), Michael Fellman (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Gilbert McGibney, Thomas Beauchamp, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Terry McCray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Omar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Patton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Danielson (fresh) C - Evan Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bob Weir (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Fellman (fresh) C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:33 | Northeastern | Victor Omar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Larry Hughes gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 03:09 | Rice | George Mulloy misses short on a floater from the right side | 29-25 |
| 03:08 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Hughes | 29-25 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Michael Fellman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Evan Henry - foul #2 on Evan Henry, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chad Delp (PF) Norman Smith | |
| 02:53 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:33 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton is called for a backcourt violation | 29-27 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Curtis Britton (SG), Howard Trask (SF) Victor Omar, Ronald Patton | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG) Chad Delp | |
| 02:15 | Rice | Michael Fellman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 02:14 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Howard Trask | 29-27 |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Terry McCray misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-27 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Michael Fellman gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Larry Hughes hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Gilbert McGibney | 29-30 |
| 01:25 | Northeastern | Curtis Britton comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 01:23 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Danielson | 29-30 |
| 00:58 | Northeastern | Howard Trask buries a jumper in the paint | 31-30 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Larry Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-30 |
| 00:50 | Northeastern | Terry McCray grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 00:31 | Northeastern | Howard Trask drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-30 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Bob Weir hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 00:19 | Northeastern | Evan Henry gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:04 | Northeastern | Curtis Britton drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Danielson and he's hacked by Bob Weir - foul #2 on Bob Weir, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Goll (PG), Ronald Patton (SF), Harold Behn (PF), Shane Moua (C) Terry McCray, Howard Trask, Charles Danielson, Evan Henry | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Joshua Odom (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Bob Weir, Michael Fellman, Larry Hughes | |
| 00:04 | Northeastern | Curtis Britton makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Norman Smith can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-30 |