| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Frank Cummings (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Pendergraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cieszynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Robert Oliver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Gene Mitchel gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Robert Oliver is fouled on the floor by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Tim Condroski is whistled for a carry | 32-33 |
| 18:51 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 18:50 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:32 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 18:31 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Robert Oliver's pass is intercepted by Frank Cummings in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 18:09 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tim Condroski - foul #2 on Tim Condroski, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Larry Scott (PF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) James Pendergraft, Donald Jones, Joseph Stewart, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| 18:09 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:09 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Robert Oliver is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 34-35 |
| 17:28 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronnie Sevin | 34-37 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Gordon Burnam comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-37 |
| 17:08 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:03 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Ronnie Sevin and the foul's on Gene Mitchel - foul #1 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Robert Oliver, Richard Bass, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones (SF) Frank Cummings | |
| 17:03 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Esteban Romero snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Ronnie Sevin is called for the reach on Gordon Burnam in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronnie Sevin, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft (SG) Ronnie Sevin | |
| 16:49 | Rice | Gordon Burnam connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Charles Miles | 36-39 |
| 16:26 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Miles - foul #2 on Charles Miles, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Charles Miles | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), Joseph Stewart (PF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Michael Jones, Larry Scott, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| 16:26 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:26 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 36-40 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Tim Condroski is hacked by Joseph Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:11 | Rice | James Spurgeon is called for traveling | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (PF) Gordon Burnam, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:59 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski drills a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Arthur Dean - foul #2 on Arthur Dean, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne (PG), Ronnie Sevin (SG) Frank Cummings, James Pendergraft | |
| 15:59 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bass (fresh) C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Sevin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cieszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Richard Bass is denied on a dunk by Joseph Stewart | 36-43 |
| 15:51 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:29 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Payne and he's hacked by Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) Tim Condroski | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings (PF), Larry Scott (C) Joseph Stewart, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| 15:29 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Richard Bass connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 38-46 |
| 15:10 | Southern Methodist | Richard Bass steps in front of the Ronnie Sevin pass | 38-46 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the runner in the paint and the foul's on Larry Scott - foul #2 on Larry Scott, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Esteban Romero (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Miles, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Ronnie Sevin, Donald Jones, Terrence Hastings | |
| 14:44 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:26 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 14:25 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott can't tip it in | 41-46 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Robert Oliver loses the dribble to Frank Cummings in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 14:19 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings lays it up and in | 41-48 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Gene Mitchel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-48 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Gene Mitchel grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Robert Oliver can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Payne - foul #4 on Michael Payne, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF) Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (PG), James Pendergraft (SG), Terrence Hastings (SF), Joseph Stewart (PF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Frank Cummings, Michael Payne, Michael Jones, Larry Scott, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| 13:43 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:26 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by Esteban Romero | 43-48 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses badly on a runner from close range | 43-48 |
| 13:19 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:00 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), James Spurgeon (PF) Gordon Burnam, Robert Oliver, Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 12:56 | Rice | Kenneth Cieszynski steals it from Charles Miles in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 12:50 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wayne Woolsey - foul #2 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), Donald Jones (SF) James Pendergraft, Joseph Stewart | |
| 12:50 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:50 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Charles Miles is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 12:19 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski misses long on a runner in the paint | 46-49 |
| 12:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wayne Woolsey | 46-49 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart (PF), Larry Scott (C) Terrence Hastings, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| 11:56 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones blows the layup | 46-49 |
| 11:54 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Frank Cummings (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Ronnie Sevin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Sevin | 46-52 |
| 11:20 | Rice | James Spurgeon clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-52 |
| 11:19 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:58 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Gene Mitchel - foul #2 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Charles Miles, Leonard Puig, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Ronnie Sevin, Donald Jones, Joseph Stewart | |
| 10:58 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:58 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Robert Oliver can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Oliver Eickhoff - foul #1 on Oliver Eickhoff, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart (PF) Larry Scott | |
| 10:40 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:11 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft lays it in on a nice dish by Oliver Eickhoff and the foul's on Wayne Woolsey - foul #3 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings (PF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Joseph Stewart, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| 10:11 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-57 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Robert Oliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the lay-in | 48-57 |
| 09:21 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 09:10 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Gordon Burnam (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (PG), Philip Conner (SF), Larry Scott (PF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Frank Cummings, Michael Jones, Terrence Hastings, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| 08:50 | Rice | Charles Miles misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-57 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Gene Mitchel gets the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Leonard Puig is fouled on the floor by Larry Scott - foul #3 on Larry Scott, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (C) Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones (SF) Philip Conner | |
| 08:29 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 08:10 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Pendergraft | 50-59 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Gordon Burnam comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 07:46 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Ronnie Sevin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Pendergraft (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Oliver Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ronnie Sevin | 50-61 |
| 07:37 | Rice | Charles Miles misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 07:36 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Larry Scott | 50-61 |
| 07:22 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 07:21 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin tips it but misses | 50-61 |
| 07:19 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones tips it home | 50-63 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Leonard Puig knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Bass | 52-63 |
| 06:35 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones's pass is intercepted by Leonard Puig | 52-63 |
| 06:25 | Rice | James Spurgeon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 06:24 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:04 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronnie Sevin | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Rice | Leonard Puig buries a shot from the left side | 54-66 |
| 05:46 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Leonard Puig, Charles Miles, Gordon Burnam, James Spurgeon, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), Michael Payne (SG), Joseph Stewart (PF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Ronnie Sevin, James Pendergraft, Larry Scott, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| 05:35 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart buries a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Esteban Romero - foul #1 on Esteban Romero, team foul #9 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones (SF) Donald Jones | |
| 05:35 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart misses the free throw | 54-68 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Tim Condroski snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Gene Mitchel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-68 |
| 05:21 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:05 | Southern Methodist | Gene Mitchel swats the short shot by Frank Cummings | 54-68 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Esteban Romero grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 54-68 |
| 04:57 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 04:36 | Southern Methodist | Tim Condroski steals it from Frank Cummings | 54-68 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the tip | 54-68 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Tim Condroski snags the offensive board | 54-68 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Tim Condroski is called for traveling | 54-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Terrence Hastings (PF) Michael Payne, Michael Jones, Joseph Stewart | |
| 03:50 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin loses the dribble to Gordon Burnam | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Rice | Ronnie Sevin picks off the pass by Tim Condroski in the backcourt | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Cummings | 54-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Esteban Romero (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Mitchel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Frank Cummings (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronnie Sevin (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrence Hastings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cieszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Gene Mitchel tips it home | 56-70 |
| 02:53 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Kenneth Cieszynski | 56-72 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Tim Condroski connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 02:22 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Frank Cummings | 59-74 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Robert Oliver's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Cieszynski | 59-74 |
| 01:45 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Larry Scott (PF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Frank Cummings, Donald Jones, Terrence Hastings, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Arthur Dean clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-74 |
| 01:35 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott pulls down the rebound | 59-74 |
| 01:11 | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronnie Sevin | 59-77 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Charles Miles misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronnie Sevin - foul #4 on Ronnie Sevin, team foul #8 | 59-77 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Payne | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Charles Miles clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-79 |
| 00:30 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bass | 61-79 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Gordon Burnam knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Charles Miles and he's fouled by Larry Scott - foul #4 on Larry Scott, team foul #9 | 63-79 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne runs out the clock | 64-79 |