| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Gilbert Hawk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Russ (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Slaughter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Diederich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 19:47 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 19:42 | South Carolina State | David Russ misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Gene Mitchel grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Gene Mitchel makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Tim Condroski | 28-33 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Phillip Toles | 28-35 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina State | Robert Oliver is called for the reach on Phillip Toles - foul #1 on Robert Oliver, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Oliver - foul #2 on Robert Oliver, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Robert Oliver is whistled for traveling | 28-36 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina State | Gene Mitchel picks off the pass by Gilbert Hawk | 28-36 |
| 17:50 | Rice | The jump hook by Tim Condroski is blocked by Daniel Diederich | 28-36 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina State | David Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina State | The short jumper by David Russ is denied by Tim Condroski | 28-36 |
| 17:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 28-36 |
| 17:10 | Rice | James Spurgeon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| 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 | South Carolina State | Joel Flood (PG), William Paulsen (C) Gilbert Hawk, Daniel Diederich | |
| 16:51 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joel Flood | 28-38 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Arthur Dean clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen hits a floater from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Richard Bass's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Slaughter | 28-40 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) SF - Richard Bass (fresh) PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joel Flood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Russ (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Slaughter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - William Paulsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | South Carolina State | David Russ misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina State | David Russ hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Toles and he's fouled by Richard Bass - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Leonard Puig, Richard Bass, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk (PG), Glenn Thompson (SG), Daniel Diederich (C) Joel Flood, Phillip Toles, Robert Slaughter | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina State | David Russ makes the free throw | 28-43 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Tim Condroski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tim Condroski, team foul #5 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Gordon Burnam | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Ranney (SG) David Russ | |
| 14:49 | South Carolina State | Wayne Woolsey steals it from Daniel Diederich | 28-43 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Tim Condroski drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey and he's fouled by Glenn Thompson - foul #2 on Glenn Thompson, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jim Lee (PF) William Paulsen | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk clanks a shot from the right side | 31-43 |
| 14:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tim Condroski | 31-43 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Robert Oliver loses the dribble to Jim Lee | 31-43 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 31-43 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich misses the tip | 31-43 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Gene Mitchel grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Robert Oliver can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | James Spurgeon is called for the reach on Jim Lee - foul #2 on James Spurgeon, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| 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 | South Carolina State | Joel Flood (PG), Phillip Toles (SG), David Russ (SF), Robert Slaughter (PF), William Paulsen (C) Gilbert Hawk, William Ranney, Glenn Thompson, Jim Lee, Daniel Diederich | |
| 12:37 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joel Flood | 31-45 |
| 12:16 | Rice | David Russ steals it from Richard Bass | 31-45 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles blows the dunk | 31-45 |
| 12:11 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina State | Joel Flood knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Phillip Toles and he's hacked by Charles Miles - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #7 | 31-47 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina State | Joel Flood makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joel Flood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Russ (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Slaughter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - William Paulsen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-48 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Arthur Dean tips it back up and in | 33-48 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter misses the jump hook from the left block | 33-48 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the board | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:02 | Rice | Charles Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk (PG), Jim Lee (C) Joel Flood, William Paulsen | |
| 10:45 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gilbert Hawk | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:35 | Rice | Richard Bass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Tim Condroski (SF) Gordon Burnam, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich (C) Jim Lee | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:20 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Russ | 33-54 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Gene Mitchel drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Oliver and the foul's on Robert Slaughter - foul #2 on Robert Slaughter, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 09:58 | Rice | Gene Mitchel makes the free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is hacked by Daniel Diederich - foul #2 on Daniel Diederich, team foul #3 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Gordon Burnam (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Ranney (SG), Glenn Thompson (SF), William Paulsen (PF) Phillip Toles, David Russ, Robert Slaughter | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 08:44 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich is called for traveling | 36-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jim Lee (C) Daniel Diederich | |
| 08:28 | Rice | Gordon Burnam banks in the layup set up by Charles Miles and he's hacked by Gilbert Hawk - foul #1 on Gilbert Hawk, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Esteban Romero (C) Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 08:28 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the free throw | 38-56 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina State | Jim Lee snags the defensive board | 38-56 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | Jim Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen snags the offensive board | 38-56 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina State | Jim Lee connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Thompson | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Esteban Romero (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Gilbert Hawk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ranney (fresh) SF - Glenn Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Paulsen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Gordon Burnam can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Glenn Thompson - foul #3 on Glenn Thompson, team foul #5 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joel Flood (PG), Phillip Toles (SG), David Russ (SF), Robert Slaughter (PF), Daniel Diederich (C) Gilbert Hawk, William Ranney, Glenn Thompson, William Paulsen, Jim Lee | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Diederich | 40-61 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Gordon Burnam drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Esteban Romero | 42-61 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles's floater is tipped away by Esteban Romero | 42-61 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Esteban Romero gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Robert Oliver scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Tim Condroski | 44-61 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina State | David Russ drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Flood and the foul's on Robert Oliver - foul #3 on Robert Oliver, team foul #8 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Arthur Dean (PF) Gordon Burnam, Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 06:38 | South Carolina State | David Russ misses the free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Gene Mitchel grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Robert Oliver's pass is intercepted by Phillip Toles | 44-63 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina State | David Russ knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joel Flood | 44-65 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Russ - foul #1 on David Russ, team foul #6 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk (PG), William Paulsen (C) Joel Flood, Daniel Diederich | |
| 06:01 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-65 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Tim Condroski snags the defensive board | 46-65 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 05:29 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the offensive board | 46-65 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Robert Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (C) Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jim Lee (C) Robert Slaughter | |
| 04:49 | South Carolina State | James Spurgeon swats the dunk try by Jim Lee | 46-65 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina State | Jim Lee misses the tip | 46-65 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina State | David Russ grabs the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen grabs the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina State | Jim Lee misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-65 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina State | David Russ grabs the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Paulsen and he's fouled by Wayne Woolsey - foul #2 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #9 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG), Gordon Burnam (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, James Spurgeon, Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Ranney (SG), Glenn Thompson (SF) Phillip Toles, David Russ | |
| 03:58 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk makes the free throw | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the lay-in | 46-68 |
| 03:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bass | 46-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) SF - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Bass (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Gilbert Hawk (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ranney (fresh) SF - Glenn Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Paulsen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-68 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hawk | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen is fouled on the floor by Richard Bass - foul #3 on Richard Bass, team foul #10 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Esteban Romero (PF) Richard Bass | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joel Flood (PG) Gilbert Hawk | |
| 03:03 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-70 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen grabs the board | 46-70 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Glenn Thompson and the foul's on Esteban Romero - foul #1 on Esteban Romero, team foul #11 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Leonard Cummings (C) Jim Lee | |
| 02:26 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen misses the free throw | 46-72 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the board | 46-72 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 49-72 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina State | Esteban Romero swats the short shot by Glenn Thompson | 49-72 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Leonard Puig grabs the defensive rebound | 49-72 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Gordon Burnam clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-72 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen gets the rebound | 49-72 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina State | William Ranney buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joel Flood | 49-75 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Gordon Burnam can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-75 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen grabs the board | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | South Carolina State | Esteban Romero picks off the pass by Glenn Thompson | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Charles Miles is whistled for traveling | 49-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Leonard Puig | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jim Lee (C) Leonard Cummings | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Joel Flood runs out the clock | 49-75 |