| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Shook (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Moen inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 19:45 | Rice | James Shook hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | James Shook blocks the short jumper by Juan Martinez | 28-28 |
| 19:17 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Antonio Clark scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 28-31 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 18:55 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas | Donald Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 18:09 | Rice | William Stanton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Moen | 31-34 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas | Ted Berry's pass is intercepted by William Stanton | 31-34 |
| 17:35 | Rice | William Stanton is hacked by Donald Howard - foul #2 on Donald Howard, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau (C) Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Robert Moen | |
| 17:15 | Rice | William Stanton loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Reichert (PF) Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) James Shook | |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | Ted Berry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Berry | 31-34 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | Ted Berry is hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Raymond Wright (SG), Joseph Baine (SF) Ted Berry, Donald Howard, Juan Martinez | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (SF) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Antonio Clark | |
| 16:26 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Papineau | 33-34 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 33-34 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 15:48 | Arkansas | Joseph Durst steals it from Raymond Wright | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Moses (fresh) SG - Raymond Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Joseph Durst drills a fadeaway from the right side | 33-36 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Douglas Papineau - foul #1 on Douglas Papineau, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Jonathan Piggott (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Richard Moses, Raymond Wright, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 14:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Ralph Howland is denied by Antonio Clark | 36-37 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Ted Berry is hacked by Robert Moen - foul #1 on Robert Moen, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Juan Martinez | 40-37 |
| 13:01 | Rice | William Stanton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 40-40 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Ted Berry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Costner - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:29 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ralph Howland | 41-40 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Robert Moen is hacked by Ted Berry - foul #2 on Ted Berry, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Ted Berry, Jonathan Piggott, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (SF), Donald Reavis (PF) Robert Moen, Antonio Clark | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Moses (fresh) SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-40 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 11:11 | Arkansas | Richard Moses throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SG), Joseph Baine (SF) Donald Howard, Juan Martinez | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Donald Ivy (SF) William Stanton, James Shook | |
| 10:45 | Rice | Donald Reavis knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 41-42 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Durst - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Jonathan Piggott (PF) Richard Moses, Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Donald Ivy | |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Wright | 45-42 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ted Berry - foul #3 on Ted Berry, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Ralph Howland (C) Raymond Wright, Joseph Baine, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Robert Moen (SF), James Shook (C) Antoine Sharp, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 09:43 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas | Donald Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-42 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Robert Moen snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Robert Moen tips it in | 45-44 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | Donald Howard is hacked by Joseph Durst - foul #2 on Joseph Durst, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Reichert (PF) Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert blows the dunk | 45-44 |
| 08:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 45-44 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Antonio Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 45-47 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Ted Berry grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Ted Berry - foul #3 on Joseph Durst, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Frank Reichert, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Robert Moen, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Donald Howard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG) Ted Berry | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Donald Ivy clanks a jumper from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Richard Moses is hacked by Donald Ivy - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #9 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SG), Joseph Baine (SF) Donald Howard, Juan Martinez | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), James Shook (C) William Stanton, Donald Ivy | |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Richard Moses misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by Joseph Baine - foul #1 on Joseph Baine, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ralph Howland (C) Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF) Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 06:05 | Rice | James Shook's pass is intercepted by Raymond Wright | 47-47 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 05:49 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Antoine Sharp comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 47-47 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 47-47 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Antonio Clark pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Antonio Clark | 47-49 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Moen - foul #2 on Robert Moen, team foul #10 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Frank Reichert (PF) Richard Moses, Raymond Wright, Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Donald Reavis (C) Antoine Sharp, James Shook | |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:38 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-49 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Antonio Clark tips it in | 48-51 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 04:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Daniel Costner | 48-51 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | Ted Berry blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #11 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Martinez (SF), Douglas Papineau (C) Joseph Baine, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), James Shook (C) Daniel Costner, Robert Moen, Antonio Clark | |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau misses the easy layup | 50-54 |
| 03:04 | Rice | William Stanton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 50-54 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frank Reichert | 50-54 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Frank Reichert, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF) Antoine Sharp, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 02:13 | Rice | William Stanton banks in the layup on a great pass from James Shook | 53-56 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Robert Moen - foul #3 on Robert Moen, team foul #12 | 53-56 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 01:36 | Rice | William Stanton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-59 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side | 54-59 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:57 | Rice | James Shook misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ralph Howland - foul #2 on Ralph Howland, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 00:57 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:57 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas 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 (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas 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 (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Ted Berry works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Howard | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Daniel Costner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Ted Berry works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas 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 (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Ted Berry is called for the reach on James Shook in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Berry, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:20 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:20 | Rice | James Shook misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Donald Howard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Robert Moen is hacked by Ted Berry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ted Berry, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG) Ted Berry | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas 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 (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Donald Howard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 00:02 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Shook runs out the clock | 60-64 |