| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SF - Howard Payne (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Joshua Stanley (fresh) SG - Daniel Artrip (fresh) SF - Rod Ungar (fresh) PF - Thomas Conwell (fresh) C - John Meli (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jefferson Ono wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morris Brown | Morris Brown is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Morris Brown | John Meli grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Morris Brown | Rod Ungar misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Peter Jenkins | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Morris Brown | Jefferson Ono picks off the pass by John Meli | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Howard Payne | 4-0 |
| 17:58 | Morris Brown | Thomas Conwell lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Stanley | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Morris Brown | The rebound goes to John Meli | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Morris Brown | Rod Ungar misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Carl Allen's fadeaway is rejected by John Meli | 4-2 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Joshua Stanley - foul #1 on Joshua Stanley, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 16:14 | Rice | Steve Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Miguel Garcia | 6-2 |
| 15:59 | Morris Brown | John Meli connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) C - Michael Bourque (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Joshua Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Artrip (fresh) SF - Rod Ungar (fresh) PF - Thomas Conwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Meli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Meli - foul #1 on John Meli, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG) Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Gregg Wright (PG), William Morris (SF), Will Dawson (PF), Bruce Holmes (C) Joshua Stanley, Rod Ungar, Thomas Conwell, John Meli | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:30 | Morris Brown | Bruce Holmes grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:26 | Morris Brown | Gregg Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SF) Walter Scott | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 14:45 | Morris Brown | Bruce Holmes misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 7-4 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Steve Thomas is hacked by Gregg Wright - foul #1 on Gregg Wright, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Robert Bartram | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Rod Ungar (SF) Daniel Artrip | |
| 14:04 | Rice | Michael Bourque connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 9-4 |
| 13:56 | Morris Brown | Gregg Wright connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rod Ungar | 9-6 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Anthony Bachus connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Miguel Garcia | 11-6 |
| 13:32 | Morris Brown | Gregg Wright hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Michael Bourque is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Bourque, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Joshua Stanley (PG), Daniel Artrip (SG), Thomas Conwell (PF), John Meli (C) Gregg Wright, William Morris, Will Dawson, Bruce Holmes | |
| 12:54 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | Morris Brown | Rod Ungar tips it in | 11-11 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Daniel Artrip steals the ball from Jefferson Ono | 11-11 |
| 12:21 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip throws it down | 11-13 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Peter Jenkins's layup is rejected by Rod Ungar | 11-13 |
| 12:02 | Morris Brown | Joshua Stanley pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Joshua Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Artrip (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rod Ungar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Conwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Meli (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Morris Brown | Rod Ungar buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-16 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Carl Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-16 |
| 11:14 | Morris Brown | The rebound goes to Joshua Stanley | 11-16 |
| 11:10 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 11:09 | Morris Brown | Rod Ungar grabs the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 10:59 | Morris Brown | Rod Ungar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Robert Bartram (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | William Morris (SF) Rod Ungar | |
| 10:44 | Rice | William Morris steals the ball from Peter Jenkins | 11-16 |
| 10:38 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joshua Stanley | 11-19 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 3 from straight away | 11-19 |
| 10:21 | Morris Brown | Joshua Stanley snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 10:00 | Morris Brown | Gregory Middlebrooks steals the ball from Daniel Artrip | 11-19 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the finger roll | 13-19 |
| 09:43 | Morris Brown | Joshua Stanley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 09:42 | Morris Brown | Thomas Conwell gets the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:26 | Morris Brown | William Morris is denied on a layup by Michael Bourque | 13-19 |
| 09:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bourque | 13-19 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Bartram | 15-19 |
| 08:40 | Morris Brown | Peter Jenkins picks off the pass by Joshua Stanley | 15-19 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 18-19 |
| 08:15 | Morris Brown | Joshua Stanley is hacked by Robert Bartram - foul #1 on Robert Bartram, team foul #3 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Peter Jenkins, Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Gregg Wright (PG), Kevin Smathers (SG), Rod Ungar (SF), Will Dawson (PF), Bruce Holmes (C) Joshua Stanley, Daniel Artrip, William Morris, Thomas Conwell, John Meli | |
| 08:04 | Morris Brown | Miguel Garcia takes the ball from Kevin Smathers | 18-19 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Miguel Garcia can't finish the layup | 18-19 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Jefferson Ono tips it but misses | 18-19 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Miguel Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Gregg Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Smathers (fresh) SF - Rod Ungar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Will Dawson (fresh) C - Bruce Holmes (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Bruce Holmes steals it from Jefferson Ono | 18-19 |
| 07:10 | Morris Brown | Will Dawson scores on a floater from the baseline | 18-21 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Bruce Holmes denies the turnaround by Howard Payne | 18-21 |
| 06:42 | Morris Brown | Bruce Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:36 | Morris Brown | Will Dawson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Howard Payne pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG) Gregory Middlebrooks, Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip (SG) Kevin Smathers | |
| 06:23 | Morris Brown | Bruce Holmes misses badly on a runner near the basket | 18-21 |
| 06:22 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip grabs the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 06:07 | Morris Brown | Rod Ungar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Peter Jenkins buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-21 |
| 05:24 | Morris Brown | Rod Ungar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 05:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 21-21 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Daniel Artrip is called for the reach on Jefferson Ono - foul #1 on Daniel Artrip, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Joshua Stanley (PG), Thomas Conwell (PF), John Meli (C) Gregg Wright, Will Dawson, Bruce Holmes | |
| 04:58 | Rice | Peter Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | William Morris (SF) Rod Ungar | |
| 04:40 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip can't connect on a floater from the left side | 21-21 |
| 04:38 | Morris Brown | John Meli tips it home | 21-23 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Walter Scott misses short on a jumper from the left side | 21-23 |
| 04:10 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:03 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip is called for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Rod Ungar (SF) William Morris | |
| 03:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Thomas | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morris Brown | PG - Joshua Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Artrip (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rod Ungar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Conwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Meli (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Bachus - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 03:30 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:30 | Morris Brown | Daniel Artrip makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by John Meli - foul #2 on John Meli, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Walter Scott, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Will Dawson (PF), Bruce Holmes (C) Thomas Conwell, John Meli | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:53 | Morris Brown | Will Dawson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Howard Payne hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 27-25 |
| 02:15 | Morris Brown | Bruce Holmes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bruce Holmes, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Gregg Wright (PG), William Morris (SG), Dan Pedersen (SF) Joshua Stanley, Daniel Artrip, Rod Ungar | |
| 01:50 | Rice | Jefferson Ono's pass is intercepted by Dan Pedersen | 27-25 |
| 01:24 | Morris Brown | Bruce Holmes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Anthony Bachus clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 27-27 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Peter Jenkins tips it but misses | 27-27 |
| 00:53 | Morris Brown | Will Dawson grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 00:47 | Morris Brown | Walter Scott is called for the reach on Bruce Holmes - foul #1 on Walter Scott, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | Joshua Stanley (PG), Daniel Artrip (SG), Rod Ungar (SF), Thomas Conwell (PF), John Meli (C) Gregg Wright, William Morris, Dan Pedersen, Will Dawson, Bruce Holmes | |
| 00:18 | Morris Brown | John Meli is hacked by Michael Bourque - foul #2 on Michael Bourque, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 00:04 | Morris Brown | John Meli travels with the ball | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (C) Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Morris Brown | | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Howard Payne clanks a halfcourt shot | 27-27 |