| Lineup | Drake | PG - Stanley Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dominique Calderwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Sledge (fresh) PF - Freddy Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-31 |
| 19:43 | Drake | Jack Sledge snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 19:31 | Drake | Freddy Gardner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Robert Oliver banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 23-33 |
| 19:09 | Drake | Jack Sledge hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Tim Condroski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-33 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Jack Sledge buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Dorsey | 28-33 |
| 18:32 | Rice | James Spurgeon is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Tim Condroski | 28-35 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Brooks Lee drills a 3 from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 17:50 | Drake | Brooks Lee clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 31-35 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Robert Oliver can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 17:34 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 17:19 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:51 | Drake | Wayne Woolsey picks off the pass by Dominique Calderwood | 31-35 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey hits the finger roll | 31-37 |
| 16:30 | Drake | Jack Sledge clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Gene Mitchel grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 16:21 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 16:20 | Drake | Brooks Lee pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:59 | Drake | Robert Oliver picks off the pass by Brooks Lee | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Stanley Dorsey (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominique Calderwood (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jack Sledge (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Freddy Gardner (tiring) 2 reb. C - Brooks Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Oliver (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Condroski (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Brooks Lee denies the turnaround by Gene Mitchel | 31-37 |
| 15:38 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:32 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Oliver - foul #3 on Robert Oliver, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Kenneth Anglin (SF), Dominick Payne (PF), John Sheller (C) Stanley Dorsey, Jack Sledge, Freddy Gardner, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| 15:32 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:32 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Esteban Romero snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Esteban Romero blows the wide open layup | 32-37 |
| 15:17 | Drake | The rebound goes to John Sheller | 32-37 |
| 14:50 | Drake | Dominick Payne clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 14:48 | Drake | John Sheller tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Adam Burns picks off the pass by Gordon Burnam | 34-37 |
| 14:22 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Adam Burns | 37-37 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Sheller - foul #1 on John Sheller, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG), Michael Bulkley (SF), Brooks Lee (C) Adam Burns, Dominique Calderwood, John Sheller | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG) Arthur Dean | |
| 14:00 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:00 | Drake | Brooks Lee pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:48 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Evans | 40-38 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Kenneth Anglin steps in front of the Leonard Puig pass in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 13:43 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin hits the finger roll | 42-38 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Anglin - foul #1 on Kenneth Anglin, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Sledge (SF), Freddy Gardner (PF) Kenneth Anglin, Dominick Payne | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Gordon Burnam, Richard Bass | |
| 13:33 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Freddy Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:23 | Drake | Michael Evans scores on a 3 from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Leonard Puig is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bulkley - foul #1 on Michael Bulkley, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) Esteban Romero | |
| 13:08 | Rice | Gene Mitchel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 13:06 | Drake | Jack Sledge pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:01 | Drake | Michael Evans knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Bulkley | 48-39 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Gene Mitchel makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Tim Condroski | 48-41 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Jack Sledge can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tim Condroski - foul #1 on Tim Condroski, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Dominique Calderwood (SG), Dominick Payne (PF) Michael Evans, Michael Bulkley, Freddy Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Gordon Burnam (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Tim Condroski, Gene Mitchel | |
| 12:32 | Drake | Jack Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Jack Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 50-41 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Gordon Burnam buries a fadeaway near the basket | 50-43 |
| 11:55 | Drake | Adam Burns buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dominique Calderwood | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominique Calderwood (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Sledge (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominick Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Oliver (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Burnam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Spurgeon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 11:18 | Drake | Jack Sledge is hacked by Robert Oliver - foul #4 on Robert Oliver, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG), Kenneth Anglin (SG), Michael Bulkley (SF), Freddy Gardner (PF), John Sheller (C) Adam Burns, Dominique Calderwood, Jack Sledge, Dominick Payne, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Gordon Burnam, James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| 10:59 | Drake | John Sheller hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Kenneth Anglin | 55-46 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Kenneth Anglin picks off the pass by Esteban Romero in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 10:35 | Drake | Michael Evans knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Bulkley | 57-46 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Leonard Puig is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bulkley - foul #2 on Michael Bulkley, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (SF), Brooks Lee (C) Michael Bulkley, Freddy Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| 10:20 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses the easy layup | 57-46 |
| 10:19 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:58 | Drake | Esteban Romero is called for the reach on Kenneth Anglin - foul #2 on Esteban Romero, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Dominick Payne (PF) Michael Evans, John Sheller | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Gene Mitchel | |
| 09:34 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Miles - foul #2 on Charles Miles, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Bulkley (SF) Stanley Dorsey | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), Tim Condroski (SF) Charles Miles, Richard Bass | |
| 09:34 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:34 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Gordon Burnam is fouled on the floor by Dominick Payne - foul #2 on Dominick Payne, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (SG), Freddy Gardner (PF) Kenneth Anglin, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) Esteban Romero | |
| 08:57 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses short on a shot from the left side | 59-46 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Gordon Burnam snags the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Michael Bulkley is called for the reach on James Spurgeon - foul #3 on Michael Bulkley, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG), Jack Sledge (SF), Brooks Lee (C) Adam Burns, Michael Bulkley, Dominick Payne | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Gene Mitchel (C) Wayne Woolsey, Arthur Dean | |
| 08:17 | Rice | Charles Miles misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Evans - foul #2 on Michael Evans, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Drake | John Sheller (C) Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG), Esteban Romero (PF) Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| 08:17 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:52 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood hits a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Charles Miles - foul #3 on Charles Miles, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (SF), Brooks Lee (C) Jack Sledge, Freddy Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Gordon Burnam | |
| 07:52 | Drake | Dominique Calderwood makes the free throw | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Michael Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominique Calderwood (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Dorsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Sheller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Esteban Romero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Mitchel (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Rice | Charles Miles is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Evans - foul #3 on Michael Evans, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Anglin (SG) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:46 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:32 | Drake | Brooks Lee lays it in on a great pass from Stanley Dorsey | 64-50 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Charles Miles is hacked by Michael Evans in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Evans, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Dominick Payne (PF) Michael Evans, John Sheller | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF) Esteban Romero | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:16 | Drake | Dominick Payne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-52 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Tim Condroski grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Tim Condroski clanks a jumper from the right side | 64-52 |
| 07:08 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dominick Payne | 64-52 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Dominick Payne is hacked by Gene Mitchel - foul #3 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Sledge (SF), Michael Bulkley (PF) Kenneth Anglin, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Charles Miles, Leonard Puig, Richard Bass, Gene Mitchel | |
| 06:52 | Drake | Dominick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:52 | Drake | Dominick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:36 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Arthur Dean tips it in | 66-54 |
| 06:25 | Drake | Dominick Payne misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Spurgeon - foul #2 on James Spurgeon, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Dominique Calderwood (SG), Freddy Gardner (PF) Stanley Dorsey, Jack Sledge | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| 06:25 | Drake | Dominick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 06:25 | Drake | Dominick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 06:12 | Rice | James Spurgeon drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Gordon Burnam | 68-56 |
| 05:43 | Drake | Arthur Dean is called for the reach on Adam Burns - foul #1 on Arthur Dean, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Anglin (SF), John Sheller (PF), Brooks Lee (C) Michael Bulkley, Freddy Gardner, Dominick Payne | |
| Subs | Rice | Esteban Romero (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| 05:43 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:43 | Drake | Adam Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Gordon Burnam is hacked by Kenneth Anglin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Anglin, team foul #10 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG) Adam Burns | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:41 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 05:21 | Drake | John Sheller lays it in set up by Dominique Calderwood and he's fouled by Esteban Romero - foul #3 on Esteban Romero, team foul #10 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Drake | Jack Sledge (SF) Dominique Calderwood | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:21 | Drake | John Sheller makes the free throw | 73-58 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Esteban Romero is called for 10 seconds | 73-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Richard Bass (SF) Wayne Woolsey, Gordon Burnam | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Drake | Jack Sledge clanks a jumper from the left side | 73-58 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Richard Bass snags the defensive board | 73-58 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Charles Miles hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 73-61 |
| 04:18 | Drake | Richard Bass is called for the reach on John Sheller - foul #1 on Richard Bass, team foul #11 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Dominique Calderwood (SG), Michael Bulkley (SF), Freddy Gardner (PF) Michael Evans, Kenneth Anglin, Jack Sledge, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, Richard Bass, Esteban Romero, Gene Mitchel | |
| 04:18 | Drake | John Sheller misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 04:18 | Drake | John Sheller makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Charles Miles is whistled for a carry | 74-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Brooks Lee (C) John Sheller | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG) Charles Miles | |
| 03:45 | Drake | Freddy Gardner lays it in on a nice dish by Dominique Calderwood | 76-61 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Adam Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominique Calderwood (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Bulkley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Freddy Gardner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brooks Lee (tiring) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Oliver (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Tim Condroski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | James Spurgeon is hacked by Brooks Lee - foul #3 on Brooks Lee, team foul #11 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (SF), Dominick Payne (C) Dominique Calderwood, Brooks Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| 03:31 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 03:31 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 03:31 | Drake | Freddy Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Drake | Dominick Payne comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by James Spurgeon - foul #3 on James Spurgeon, team foul #12 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Evans (PG), Kenneth Anglin (SG) Adam Burns, Michael Bulkley | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Esteban Romero (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Robert Oliver, James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| 03:05 | Drake | Dominick Payne misses the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 03:05 | Drake | Dominick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Freddy Gardner steals it from Gordon Burnam | 77-62 |
| 02:28 | Drake | Dominick Payne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-62 |
| 02:27 | Drake | Freddy Gardner snags the offensive board | 77-62 |
| 02:16 | Drake | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Anglin is blocked by Gene Mitchel | 77-62 |
| 02:15 | Drake | Dominick Payne snags the offensive board | 77-62 |
| 01:48 | Drake | Michael Evans clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the defensive board | 77-62 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Charles Miles is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Miles, team foul #13 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Michael Bulkley (SF), John Sheller (C) Michael Evans, Freddy Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Gene Mitchel | |
| 01:31 | Drake | Kenneth Anglin hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 77-62 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Richard Bass snags the defensive board | 77-62 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Richard Bass scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gordon Burnam | 77-64 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Michael Bulkley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Esteban Romero - foul #4 on Esteban Romero, team foul #14 | 77-64 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Michael Bulkley misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 01:04 | Drake | Michael Bulkley misses the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 01:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Dean | 77-64 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Gordon Burnam connects on the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Stanley Dorsey - foul #2 on Stanley Dorsey, team foul #12 | 77-66 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Drake | Dominick Payne is hacked by Charles Miles in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Miles, team foul #15 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG) Charles Miles | |
| 00:41 | Drake | Dominick Payne misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:41 | Drake | Dominick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Arthur Dean hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gordon Burnam | 78-69 |
| 00:37 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Dominique Calderwood (SG), Jack Sledge (SF) Stanley Dorsey, Kenneth Anglin, Michael Bulkley | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Gordon Burnam, Leonard Puig, Richard Bass, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| 00:36 | Drake | Dominick Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #16 | 78-69 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Dominick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Dominick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Adam Burns is called for the reach on Robert Oliver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adam Burns, team foul #13 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (PG), Kenneth Anglin (SG), Michael Bulkley (SF) Adam Burns, Dominique Calderwood, Jack Sledge | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:32 | Drake | John Sheller is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Oliver - foul #5 on Robert Oliver, team foul #17 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Adam Burns (PG), Dominique Calderwood (SG), Jack Sledge (SF) Stanley Dorsey, Kenneth Anglin, Michael Bulkley | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Robert Oliver, Richard Bass, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| 00:32 | Drake | John Sheller makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:32 | Drake | John Sheller makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:26 | Rice | James Spurgeon clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Adam Burns - foul #5 on Adam Burns, team foul #14 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Drake | Stanley Dorsey (PG), Kenneth Anglin (SG), Michael Bulkley (SF) Adam Burns, Dominique Calderwood, Jack Sledge | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (C) Wayne Woolsey, Tim Condroski, Gene Mitchel | |
| 00:26 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:26 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Stanley Dorsey runs out the clock | 82-72 |