| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Larry Mull (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Prince Perez (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Coats (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Keith Styles inbounds the ball | 38-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-44 |
| 19:38 | Southern | Larry Mull grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 19:27 | Southern | Larry Mull can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 19:25 | Rice | John Schechter gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Larry Mull steals the ball from John Schechter | 38-44 |
| 19:00 | Southern | Prince Perez is hacked by Keith Styles - foul #3 on Keith Styles, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SF) Keith Styles | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 18:51 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Gerald Griffith's floater is tipped away by Prince Perez | 38-44 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:17 | Rice | John Schechter clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Stephen Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Gerald Griffith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 17:50 | Southern | Larry Mull grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 17:32 | Southern | Robert Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (PF) John Schechter | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Seim (SG), Walter Carson (SF), Douglas Kerlin (PF), Neal Patel (C) Jeffrey Bottom, Prince Perez, Robert Phillips, John Coats | |
| 17:06 | Rice | Werner Peabody is hacked by Larry Mull - foul #1 on Larry Mull, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:55 | Rice | Dennis Woodring connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 41-44 |
| 16:39 | Southern | Walter Carson can't finish the layup | 41-44 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Werner Peabody snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 16:31 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 16:27 | Southern | Larry Mull is fouled in the backcourt by Werner Peabody - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SF) Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom (SG), Prince Perez (SF) Larry Mull, Walter Carson | |
| 16:09 | Southern | Thomas Seim makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Kerlin | 41-47 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 15:43 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Seim (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Prince Perez (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Douglas Kerlin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Neal Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Rice | Bart Thomas clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 15:15 | Southern | Neal Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 15:10 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Bart Thomas, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Werner Peabody, Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Southern | Larry Mull (PG), Robert Phillips (PF), John Coats (C) Thomas Seim, Douglas Kerlin, Neal Patel | |
| 15:10 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 15:10 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:50 | Rice | John Schechter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 14:48 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 14:42 | Southern | Larry Mull hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bottom | 41-52 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dennis Woodring | 44-52 |
| 14:15 | Southern | Robert Phillips misses the jumper near the basket | 44-52 |
| 14:14 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom grabs the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 13:52 | Southern | John Coats can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-52 |
| 13:51 | Southern | Prince Perez hits the follow up shot | 44-54 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Stephen Palmer clanks a shot from close range | 44-54 |
| 13:33 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Homer Eiland | 44-54 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 13:17 | Southern | John Coats grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 13:13 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom is hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #3 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Bart Thomas (PF) Dennis Woodring, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Seim (SG), Douglas Kerlin (SF) Jeffrey Bottom, Prince Perez | |
| 13:08 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin travels with the ball | 44-54 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Werner Peabody drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Keith Styles | 46-54 |
| 12:33 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Coats | 46-57 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 11:56 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Keith Styles - foul #4 on Keith Styles, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Southern | Andre Baker (SG), Walter Carson (SF), Neal Patel (C) Larry Mull, Robert Phillips, John Coats | |
| 11:56 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 11:56 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 11:36 | Southern | Andre Baker grabs the board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Seim (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andre Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Carson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Kerlin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Neal Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Southern | Thomas Seim misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-59 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Jamie Thrall pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Thomas Seim takes the ball from Jamie Thrall | 48-59 |
| 11:06 | Southern | Walter Carson banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Seim | 48-61 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Jamie Thrall hits a shot from the left side | 50-61 |
| 10:35 | Southern | Bart Thomas steals it from Walter Carson | 50-61 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Jamie Thrall blows the layup | 50-61 |
| 10:17 | Southern | Andre Baker grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 10:12 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 50-61 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Jamie Thrall drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-61 |
| 09:44 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 09:42 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Carson | 52-61 |
| 09:28 | Southern | Neal Patel drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Walter Carson | 52-63 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Griffith | 54-63 |
| 09:01 | Southern | Gerald Griffith steps in front of the Douglas Kerlin pass | 54-63 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Gerald Griffith blows the layup | 54-63 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Gerald Griffith snags the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Andre Baker steps in front of the Edward Chapman pass | 54-63 |
| 08:29 | Southern | Thomas Seim hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Andre Baker | 54-66 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is hacked by Andre Baker - foul #1 on Andre Baker, team foul #2 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Werner Peabody, Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Southern | Larry Mull (PG), Jeffrey Bottom (SG), Prince Perez (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), John Coats (C) Thomas Seim, Andre Baker, Walter Carson, Douglas Kerlin, Neal Patel | |
| 07:58 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the jumper in the lane | 54-66 |
| 07:56 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 07:52 | Southern | Larry Mull misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF) Anthony Perdue | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 07:52 | Southern | Larry Mull misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 07:52 | Southern | Larry Mull misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Stephen Palmer gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| 07:27 | Southern | Keith Styles steals the ball from John Coats | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Larry Mull (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Prince Perez (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Coats (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Rice | John Schechter connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Keith Styles | 56-66 |
| 06:57 | Southern | Larry Mull loses the dribble to Dennis Woodring | 56-66 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Keith Styles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 06:34 | Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Phillips | 56-66 |
| 06:22 | Southern | Larry Mull buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Bottom | 56-69 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Homer Eiland lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Phillips - foul #2 on Robert Phillips, team foul #3 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Jamie Thrall (PF) Dennis Woodring, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:06 | Rice | Homer Eiland makes the free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:49 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom is fouled on the floor by Jamie Thrall - foul #2 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| 05:49 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 05:49 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Jamie Thrall gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Robert Phillips blocks the short jumper by Jamie Thrall | 59-70 |
| 05:25 | Southern | John Coats gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 05:19 | Southern | Larry Mull comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Styles - foul #5 on Keith Styles, team foul #9 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), Bart Thomas (PF) Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Seim (SG), Walter Carson (SF) Jeffrey Bottom, Prince Perez | |
| 05:19 | Southern | Larry Mull makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 05:19 | Southern | Larry Mull makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:11 | Rice | Thomas Seim steals the ball from Bart Thomas | 59-72 |
| 04:57 | Southern | Larry Mull connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Seim | 59-75 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Jamie Thrall snags the offensive board | 59-75 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Robert Phillips takes the ball from Bart Thomas | 59-75 |
| 04:23 | Southern | Larry Mull connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Seim | 59-77 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Bart Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Southern | Andre Baker (SG), Neal Patel (C) Larry Mull, John Coats | |
| 03:48 | Southern | Robert Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Schechter - foul #2 on John Schechter, team foul #10 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom (SG), Prince Perez (SF) Andre Baker, Walter Carson | |
| 03:48 | Southern | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 03:48 | Southern | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 03:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Palmer | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Werner Peabody connects on the 3 from the left corner | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Southern | Gerald Griffith is called for the reach on Prince Perez - foul #1 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #11 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Edward Chapman (SF) Werner Peabody, Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern | John Coats (C) Robert Phillips | |
| 03:19 | Southern | Prince Perez makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 03:19 | Southern | Prince Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Seim (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Prince Perez (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Neal Patel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Coats (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Homer Eiland can't throw it down | 62-80 |
| 03:04 | Southern | John Coats gets the rebound | 62-80 |
| 02:59 | Southern | Dennis Woodring steals it from Thomas Seim | 62-80 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the lay-in | 62-80 |
| 02:54 | Southern | Prince Perez pulls down the rebound | 62-80 |
| 02:39 | Southern | John Coats buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bottom | 62-83 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Edward Chapman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Neal Patel - foul #3 on Neal Patel, team foul #4 | 62-83 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Southern | Andre Baker (SG), John Miller (SF), Walter Carson (C) Jeffrey Bottom, Prince Perez, John Coats | |
| 02:29 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 63-83 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-83 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses the 3rd free throw | 63-83 |
| 02:29 | Southern | John Miller pulls down the rebound | 63-83 |
| 02:07 | Southern | Andre Baker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Woodring - foul #4 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #12 | 63-83 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern | Jonathan Howard (SG), Douglas Kerlin (C) Thomas Seim, Neal Patel | |
| 02:07 | Southern | Andre Baker makes the 1st free throw | 63-84 |
| 02:07 | Southern | Andre Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-85 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Dennis Woodring comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-85 |
| 01:50 | Southern | The rebound goes to Walter Carson | 63-85 |
| 01:34 | Southern | Bart Thomas swats the shot by Walter Carson | 63-85 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Jamie Thrall gets the rebound | 63-85 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Miller - foul #2 on John Miller, team foul #5 | 63-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Seim (PG), Neal Patel (C) Jonathan Howard, John Miller | |
| 01:28 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 64-85 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 65-85 |
| 01:09 | Southern | Neal Patel is called for traveling | 65-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SF) Anthony Perdue | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 01:02 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-85 |
| 01:01 | Southern | Neal Patel grabs the board | 65-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Southern | Walter Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Gerald Griffith's pass is intercepted by Andre Baker | 65-85 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Thomas Seim comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Jamie Thrall - foul #3 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #13 | 65-85 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Thomas Seim makes the 1st free throw | 65-86 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Thomas Seim misses the 2nd free throw | 65-86 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Jamie Thrall gets the rebound | 65-86 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Jamie Thrall comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-86 |
| 00:35 | Southern | Andre Baker gets the rebound | 65-86 |
| 00:31 | Southern | Walter Carson clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Chapman - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #14 | 65-86 |
| 00:31 | Southern | Walter Carson misses the 1st free throw | 65-86 |
| 00:31 | Southern | Walter Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-87 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Edward Chapman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Kerlin - foul #2 on Douglas Kerlin, team foul #6 | 65-87 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 66-87 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-87 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Thomas Seim runs out the clock | 67-87 |