| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Burks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Blaze inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rice | Keith Robinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 34-28 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jim Williams - foul #1 on Jim Williams, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Mark Fagin | |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Michael Burks connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Phillips | 36-28 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Ralph Hannum double dribbles | 36-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF), Robert Reed (C) Ralph Hannum, Jim Williams | |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Michael Burks lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Phillips | 38-28 |
| 18:09 | Rice | James Blaze misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 38-28 |
| 18:07 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 38-28 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Robert Reed gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Robert Reed throws it down on a nice dish by James Blaze | 38-30 |
| 17:20 | DePaul | Michael Burks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-30 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Robert Reed pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:01 | Rice | James Blaze drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Eric Gurganus | 38-32 |
| 16:51 | DePaul | Michael Burks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Keith Robinson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman tips it home | 40-34 |
| 16:08 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 40-34 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Eric Gurganus is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG), Eric Broderick (SG), Bruce Smith (SF) Stephen Phillips, Michael Burks, Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Broderick (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bruce Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Sellers (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | DePaul | Eric Broderick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Jim Williams travels with the ball | 43-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Rainville (PF), Clinton Robinson (C) Edwin Hughes, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:24 | DePaul | Eric Broderick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Mark Fagin pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Jim Williams loses the dribble to Nicolas Haynes | 43-34 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Eric Broderick misses short on a jumper from the right block | 43-34 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Jim Williams gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Erik Brooks comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 14:19 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville can't connect on a floater near the basket | 43-34 |
| 14:17 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville tips it in | 45-34 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Bradley Rainville is called for the reach on Jim Williams - foul #4 on Bradley Rainville, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (PG), Michael Burks (SG), Aaron Thomas (SF), Edwin Hughes (PF) Nicolas Haynes, Eric Broderick, Bruce Smith, Bradley Rainville | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (SF), Robert Reed (C) Ralph Hannum, Jim Williams | |
| 13:39 | Rice | Clinton Robinson swats the short shot by James Blaze | 45-34 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Robert Reed can't tip it in | 45-34 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Robert Reed snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Mark Fagin can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-34 |
| 13:22 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:54 | DePaul | Mark Fagin steals the ball from Michael Burks | 45-34 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Mark Fagin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers (C) Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Robert Reed | |
| 12:21 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers loses the ball out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Mark Fagin | |
| 12:12 | Rice | Jonathan Sellers is called for the reach on John Herring - foul #1 on Jonathan Sellers, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (SF) Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Mark Fagin (PF) John Herring, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Mark Fagin drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jim Williams | 45-36 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Burks (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Edwin Hughes - foul #1 on Edwin Hughes, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (SF), Clinton Robinson (PF) Bruce Smith, Edwin Hughes | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, James Blaze, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Eric Gurganus makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:20 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:58 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers double dribbles | 45-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), James Blaze (PF) Eric Gurganus, Ralph Hannum | |
| 10:43 | Rice | Keith Robinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 10:31 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Clinton Robinson steps in front of the James Blaze pass | 45-40 |
| 10:08 | DePaul | Michael Burks comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 10:06 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Keith Robinson buries a jumper from the right side set up by Nathaniel Toothman and the foul's on Stephen Phillips - foul #1 on Stephen Phillips, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG), Eric Broderick (SG), Bruce Smith (SF), Edwin Hughes (PF) Stephen Phillips, Michael Burks, Aaron Thomas, Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Nathaniel Toothman, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 09:46 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 09:39 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes hits a turnaround in the paint | 47-42 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 09:24 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:07 | DePaul | Bruce Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-42 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Mark Fagin gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Mark Fagin connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ralph Hannum | 47-44 |
| 08:32 | DePaul | Eric Broderick comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Eric Gurganus - foul #2 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (PG), Aaron Thomas (SF), Clinton Robinson (C) Nicolas Haynes, Bruce Smith, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (SF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Ralph Hannum, Jim Williams | |
| 08:32 | DePaul | Eric Broderick misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:32 | DePaul | Eric Broderick makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-44 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:01 | Rice | John Herring misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Robert Reed gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 07:41 | Rice | James Blaze can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Broderick (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Aaron Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Clinton Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:28 | DePaul | Eric Broderick misses the 3 from straight away | 48-44 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Clinton Robinson swats the short shot by Robert Reed | 48-44 |
| 07:14 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 07:05 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Burks (SG), Bradley Rainville (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Eric Broderick, Edwin Hughes, Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 06:46 | Rice | James Blaze buries a turnaround from the left block | 48-46 |
| 06:29 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is fouled on the floor by Aaron Thomas - foul #2 on Aaron Thomas, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (SF) Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Mark Fagin lays it in and the foul's on Jonathan Sellers - foul #2 on Jonathan Sellers, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Clinton Robinson (C) Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (SF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 05:25 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips is hacked by Keith Robinson - foul #3 on Keith Robinson, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 05:17 | DePaul | Michael Burks misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-48 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Eric Gurganus gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 04:59 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:55 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson double dribbles | 48-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (SF) Bruce Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| 04:36 | Rice | Ralph Hannum scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Williams | 48-51 |
| 04:20 | DePaul | Michael Burks misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 48-51 |
| 04:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Herring | 48-51 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Jim Williams connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by John Herring and he's hacked by Clinton Robinson - foul #4 on Clinton Robinson, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG), Edwin Hughes (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Stephen Phillips, Bradley Rainville, Clinton Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) John Herring, Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Ralph Hannum | |
| 04:02 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:02 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jonathan Sellers | 48-53 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | Michael Burks comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Burks (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Jim Williams blows the layup | 50-53 |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Michael Burks blows the layup | 50-53 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Eric Gurganus grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Williams | 50-56 |
| 02:28 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (PG), Bradley Rainville (PF) Nicolas Haynes, Edwin Hughes | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Robert Reed (C) Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-56 |
| 02:05 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers grabs the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 01:51 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-56 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Robert Reed misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 01:34 | DePaul | Michael Burks grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 01:28 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 01:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Blaze | 53-56 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Keith Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Erik Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:06 | Rice | James Blaze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) Ralph Hannum, Robert Reed | |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Michael Burks blows the dunk | 53-56 |
| 00:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jim Williams | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Jim Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Burks - foul #1 on Michael Burks, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Erik Brooks, James Blaze | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Burks - foul #2 on Michael Burks, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Michael Burks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Mark Fagin gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Mark Fagin is hacked by Stephen Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Phillips, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jim Williams | 53-61 |