| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joseph Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Gregory Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Micheal Andreasen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Quick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Micheal Andreasen inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Pepperdine | Wayne Woolsey steals the ball from Joseph Graham | 27-37 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Gene Mitchel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 19:42 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:18 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick misses the dunk | 27-37 |
| 19:16 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick grabs the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:05 | Pepperdine | Rodney Mitchell buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Oliver - foul #1 on Robert Oliver, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo (PG), Cory Powers (PF) Joseph Graham, Robert Quick | |
| 19:05 | Pepperdine | Rodney Mitchell makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Robert Oliver drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Spurgeon | 30-40 |
| 18:26 | Pepperdine | Gregory Watkins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-40 |
| 18:24 | Pepperdine | Micheal Andreasen hits the follow up shot | 30-42 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey and the foul's on Gregory Watkins - foul #1 on Gregory Watkins, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Quick (PF), Walter Johnson (C) Cory Powers, Rodney Mitchell | |
| 18:05 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:48 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson misses short on a jumper in the lane | 33-42 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 17:24 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:18 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson misses long on a shot in the lane | 33-42 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Gene Mitchel grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Gregory Watkins picks off the pass by Wayne Woolsey | 33-42 |
| 16:40 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by James Spurgeon - foul #3 on James Spurgeon, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Graham (PG), Predrag Stojakovic (SF), Edward Nichols (C) Eddie Mayo, Micheal Andreasen, Walter Johnson | |
| 16:40 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:40 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 16:08 | Pepperdine | Gregory Watkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Leonard Puig - foul #1 on Leonard Puig, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Cory Powers (PF), Rodney Mitchell (C) Robert Quick, Edward Nichols | |
| 16:08 | Pepperdine | Gregory Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:08 | Pepperdine | Gregory Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Arthur Dean scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joseph Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Gregory Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Predrag Stojakovic (fresh) PF - Cory Powers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodney Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Pepperdine | Joseph Graham is hacked by Charles Miles - foul #2 on Charles Miles, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Leonard Puig, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Micheal Andreasen (SF), Edward Nichols (C) Predrag Stojakovic, Rodney Mitchell | |
| 15:14 | Pepperdine | Gregory Watkins drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Micheal Andreasen | 39-48 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Gene Mitchel is hacked by Edward Nichols - foul #1 on Edward Nichols, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Gordon Burnam, Richard Bass, Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Blake Ellison (SG), Rodney Mitchell (C) Gregory Watkins, Edward Nichols | |
| 14:36 | Rice | James Spurgeon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-48 |
| 14:34 | Pepperdine | Micheal Andreasen pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:06 | Pepperdine | Rodney Mitchell double dribbles | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Watkins (SG), Robert Quick (PF), Edward Nichols (C) Blake Ellison, Cory Powers, Rodney Mitchell | |
| 13:47 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-48 |
| 13:45 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Quick | 39-48 |
| 13:28 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick clanks a turnaround from the right block | 39-48 |
| 13:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Oliver | 39-48 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 12:55 | Pepperdine | Joseph Graham pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 12:51 | Pepperdine | Gregory Watkins banks in the layup set up by Joseph Graham | 39-50 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Robert Quick picks off the pass by Tim Condroski | 39-50 |
| 12:24 | Pepperdine | Gregory Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 39-50 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo (PG), Cory Powers (SG), Predrag Stojakovic (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Rodney Mitchell (C) Joseph Graham, Gregory Watkins, Micheal Andreasen, Robert Quick, Edward Nichols | |
| 12:09 | Rice | Rodney Mitchell denies the turnaround by Gordon Burnam | 39-50 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Arthur Dean gets the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the dunk | 39-50 |
| 11:42 | Pepperdine | Predrag Stojakovic grabs the board | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eddie Mayo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Powers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Predrag Stojakovic (fresh) PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Pepperdine | Cory Powers drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Eddie Mayo | 39-52 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 39-52 |
| 11:21 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 10:54 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson loses the dribble to Richard Bass | 39-52 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Esteban Romero loses the dribble to Predrag Stojakovic | 39-52 |
| 10:28 | Pepperdine | Rodney Mitchell clanks a runner from the left block | 39-52 |
| 10:26 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson tips it in | 39-54 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 10:05 | Pepperdine | Cory Powers gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 09:53 | Pepperdine | Cory Powers can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Esteban Romero gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Esteban Romero misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Arthur Dean can't tip it in | 39-54 |
| 09:43 | Pepperdine | Cory Powers gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 09:30 | Pepperdine | Arthur Dean steps in front of the Cory Powers pass | 39-54 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Eddie Mayo steals it from Richard Bass | 39-54 |
| 08:47 | Pepperdine | Esteban Romero steps in front of the Predrag Stojakovic pass | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:30 | Rice | Richard Bass clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Predrag Stojakovic - foul #1 on Predrag Stojakovic, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Gordon Burnam, Charles Miles, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Graham (PG), Gregory Watkins (SG), Micheal Andreasen (SF), Robert Quick (PF), Edward Nichols (C) Eddie Mayo, Cory Powers, Predrag Stojakovic, Walter Johnson, Rodney Mitchell | |
| 08:30 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:14 | Pepperdine | Joseph Graham clanks a runner from the right block | 41-54 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Gene Mitchel pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Robert Oliver can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 08:05 | Pepperdine | Micheal Andreasen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 07:43 | Pepperdine | Joseph Graham misses the easy layup | 41-54 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joseph Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Gregory Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Micheal Andreasen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Quick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| 07:09 | Pepperdine | Edward Nichols slams it home set up by Gregory Watkins | 43-56 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is hacked by Joseph Graham - foul #2 on Joseph Graham, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF) Richard Bass | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 06:42 | Rice | Robert Oliver loses the dribble to Edward Nichols | 43-56 |
| 06:16 | Pepperdine | Joseph Graham buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Micheal Andreasen | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:53 | Rice | Tim Condroski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 05:38 | Pepperdine | Micheal Andreasen hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-62 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Tim Condroski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-62 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey grabs the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 05:20 | Rice | James Spurgeon is whistled for a carry | 46-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson (PF), Rodney Mitchell (C) Robert Quick, Edward Nichols | |
| 05:02 | Pepperdine | Gregory Watkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Gordon Burnam pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Tim Condroski buries a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Rodney Mitchell - foul #2 on Rodney Mitchell, team foul #5 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Cory Powers (PF) Walter Johnson | |
| 04:53 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | Joseph Graham misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Esteban Romero - foul #3 on Esteban Romero, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG) Tim Condroski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Quick (PF), Edward Nichols (C) Cory Powers, Rodney Mitchell | |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | Joseph Graham misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | Joseph Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Esteban Romero grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the lay-in but the foul's on Micheal Andreasen - foul #1 on Micheal Andreasen, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Gene Mitchel (C) Leonard Puig, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson (PF), Rodney Mitchell (C) Robert Quick, Edward Nichols | |
| 04:06 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:43 | Pepperdine | Gene Mitchel steps in front of the Gregory Watkins pass | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joseph Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Gregory Watkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Andreasen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Gene Mitchel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), James Spurgeon (PF) Charles Miles, Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Quick (PF), Edward Nichols (C) Walter Johnson, Rodney Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Pepperdine | Micheal Andreasen hits a floater from the baseline | 51-64 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Edward Nichols swats the layup by James Spurgeon | 51-64 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Gene Mitchel tips it but misses | 51-64 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Gene Mitchel hits the follow up shot | 53-64 |
| 02:28 | Pepperdine | Micheal Andreasen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Gene Mitchel grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Robert Oliver scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Burnam | 55-64 |
| 02:03 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick scores on a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Gordon Burnam - foul #4 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #6 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Gordon Burnam, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Blake Ellison (PG), Cory Powers (SG), Predrag Stojakovic (SF), Walter Johnson (C) Joseph Graham, Gregory Watkins, Micheal Andreasen, Edward Nichols | |
| 02:03 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick makes the free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Leonard Puig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 01:47 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:43 | Pepperdine | Robert Quick is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Quick, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG) Leonard Puig | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo (PG), Edward Nichols (C) Blake Ellison, Robert Quick | |
| 01:28 | Rice | Gordon Burnam's floater is tipped away by Predrag Stojakovic | 55-67 |
| 01:26 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:00 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Richard Bass snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Arthur Dean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 00:50 | Pepperdine | Edward Nichols snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Bass - foul #3 on Richard Bass, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Esteban Romero gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-67 |
| 00:17 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo runs out the clock | 55-67 |