| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SF - James Blaze (fresh) PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) C - Jim Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fresh) SG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) PF - Douglas Taylor (fresh) C - Roy Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Roy Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Blaze - foul #1 on James Blaze, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jim Williams | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Quincy Brooks swats the short shot by James Blaze | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Duke | Roy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Duke | Roy Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Harrington | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Matthew Harrington is called for the reach on James Blaze - foul #1 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Mark Fagin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Johnny Temples grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:17 | Duke | Johnny Temples can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Williams | 3-3 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Douglas Taylor makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Johnny Temples and the foul's on Keith Robinson - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:43 | Duke | Douglas Taylor misses the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Hannum | 3-5 |
| 17:28 | Rice | John Herring comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Johnny Temples gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:21 | Duke | Quincy Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roy Thomas | 3-5 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 16:45 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Johnny Temples loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 16:22 | Rice | John Herring comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Robert Reed tips it but misses | 3-5 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Ralph Hannum hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 15:57 | Duke | Joe Cote hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Quincy Brooks | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) PF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rice | John Herring loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Ralph Hannum | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:23 | Duke | Roy Thomas drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Temples | 5-9 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Robert Reed is denied on a layup by Roy Thomas | 5-9 |
| 14:53 | Duke | The rebound goes to Johnny Temples | 5-9 |
| 14:48 | Duke | Joe Cote buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Thomas | 5-12 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Robert Reed misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 5-12 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Erik Brooks hits the follow up shot | 7-12 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Quincy Brooks loses the dribble to Mark Fagin | 7-12 |
| 13:47 | Rice | James Blaze is whistled for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Leblanc (SF), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Quincy Brooks, Roy Thomas | |
| 13:40 | Duke | John Vick misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 7-12 |
| 13:38 | Rice | James Blaze gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Joe Cote grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:22 | Duke | Joe Cote can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 13:11 | Duke | Joe Cote buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 7-15 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Eric Gurganus is hacked by John Vick - foul #1 on John Vick, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Nathaniel Toothman, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF) Douglas Taylor | |
| 12:42 | Rice | John Herring misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Harrington - foul #2 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (SF), Jim Williams (C) Ralph Hannum, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 12:42 | Rice | John Herring makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:42 | Rice | John Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:28 | Duke | Quincy Brooks connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Johnny Temples | 9-17 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Mark Fagin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, James Blaze, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (C) John Leblanc | |
| 11:46 | Duke | John Vick drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Johnny Temples | 9-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) PF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the offensive board | 9-19 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Keith Robinson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Hannum | 12-19 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Nathaniel Toothman is called for the reach on John Vick - foul #1 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), James Blaze (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Nathaniel Toothman, Ralph Hannum, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (SF), Douglas Taylor (PF) Quincy Brooks, John Vick | |
| 10:47 | Duke | John Leblanc makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-22 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Keith Robinson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Douglas Taylor | 12-22 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the board | 12-22 |
| 10:18 | Duke | Roy Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jim Williams - foul #1 on Jim Williams, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:59 | Duke | Joe Cote hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-22 |
| 09:58 | Duke | Johnny Temples grabs the offensive board | 12-22 |
| 09:45 | Duke | Johnny Temples hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-25 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Eric Gurganus comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-25 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the board | 12-25 |
| 09:10 | Duke | John Leblanc misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-25 |
| 09:09 | Rice | James Blaze pulls down the rebound | 12-25 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Robert Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF), John Vick (C) John Leblanc, Roy Thomas | |
| 08:33 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the shot from the left side | 12-25 |
| 08:31 | Duke | John Vick pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 08:15 | Duke | Quincy Brooks comes up short on the floater from the right side | 12-25 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Douglas Taylor tips it in | 12-27 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-27 |
| 08:05 | Duke | Quincy Brooks pulls down the rebound | 12-27 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Quincy Brooks scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Joe Cote | 12-29 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the lay-in | 12-29 |
| 07:26 | Duke | Quincy Brooks gets the rebound | 12-29 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Gurganus (fairly fresh) SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) PF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Cote (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Duke | Joe Cote comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 12-29 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the rebound | 12-29 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Jim Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-29 |
| 06:38 | Duke | Johnny Temples comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-29 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Ralph Hannum snags the defensive board | 14-29 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Ralph Hannum, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (PF), Roy Thomas (C) Douglas Taylor, John Vick | |
| 06:07 | Duke | Joe Cote connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-32 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Mark Fagin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Temples - foul #1 on Johnny Temples, team foul #4 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG) Keith Robinson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 05:35 | Duke | James Blaze is called for the reach on Quincy Brooks - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #5 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF) John Herring, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:29 | Duke | Mark Fagin steals the ball from Joe Cote | 16-32 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Ralph Hannum connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Robinson | 19-32 |
| 04:48 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-32 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Robert Reed snags the defensive board | 19-32 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Ralph Hannum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-32 |
| 04:20 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Leblanc | 19-32 |
| 04:08 | Duke | Roy Thomas is called for traveling | 19-32 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Ralph Hannum, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (PF), John Vick (C) Quincy Brooks, Roy Thomas | |
| 03:55 | Rice | John Herring hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Gurganus | 21-32 |
| 03:46 | Duke | Johnny Temples drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 03:19 | Duke | Johnny Temples gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Cote (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Duke | John Herring is called for the reach on Johnny Temples in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Herring, team foul #6 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (SF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG), Quincy Brooks (SF) Joe Cote, John Leblanc | |
| 03:10 | Duke | Johnny Temples can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Robert Reed gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Mark Fagin clanks a floater from the free throw line | 21-35 |
| 02:56 | Rice | James Blaze gets the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 02:45 | Rice | James Blaze banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Robinson and he's hacked by Quincy Brooks - foul #1 on Quincy Brooks, team foul #5 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Mark Fagin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:45 | Rice | James Blaze makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Jim Williams is called for the reach on John Vick - foul #2 on Jim Williams, team foul #7 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:30 | Duke | John Vick misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Robert Reed pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Douglas Taylor blocks the short jumper by James Blaze | 24-35 |
| 02:20 | Duke | John Vick pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 02:15 | Duke | Eric Gurganus is called for the reach on John Vick - foul #1 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Ralph Hannum (PF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (C) Douglas Taylor | |
| 02:15 | Duke | John Vick makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:15 | Duke | John Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Matthew Harrington steals the ball from Jim Williams | 24-37 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Matthew Harrington hits the finger roll | 24-39 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is denied on a layup by John Vick | 24-39 |
| 01:29 | Duke | John Vick snags the defensive board | 24-39 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Roy Thomas is hacked by James Blaze - foul #3 on James Blaze, team foul #9 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Ralph Hannum, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), John Leblanc (SF), Douglas Taylor (PF) Johnny Temples, Quincy Brooks, John Vick | |
| 01:19 | Duke | Roy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Roy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 24-41 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Joe Cote hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Gurganus - foul #2 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #10 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) John Herring | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:49 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman gets the offensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Robert Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF) Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:03 | Duke | Erik Brooks steals the ball from Roy Thomas | 24-43 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Erik Brooks comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 24-43 |