| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Stamps inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Walter Hill takes the ball from Michael Jenkins | 35-35 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 3 from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Doyle Livingston - foul #2 on Doyle Livingston, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Walter Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Dewey Chiles pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:36 | UMass | Doyle Livingston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Michael Jenkins drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by Doyle Livingston - foul #3 on Doyle Livingston, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG) Doyle Livingston | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:26 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:05 | UMass | Walter Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Jason Avent is hacked by Dewey Chiles - foul #1 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder (PF), Bill Moore (C) Dewey Chiles, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (C) Arthur Matson | |
| 17:41 | Rice | James Stamps knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Richard Petrus | 38-41 |
| 17:23 | UMass | Rodney Mize hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Austin Leigh | 40-41 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Michael Jenkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Avent | 40-44 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Luis Bruhn loses the ball out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Rodney Mize | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Arthur Matson (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, James Stamps, Richard Maddocks | |
| 16:32 | Rice | Keith Queen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Batchelder - foul #1 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (SF) Kenneth Batchelder | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:32 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:32 | UMass | Walter Hill snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Dewey Chiles misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Alfred Moore - foul #1 on Alfred Moore, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Dewey Chiles makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:14 | UMass | Dewey Chiles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Alfred Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 15:55 | UMass | Walter Hill pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) SF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is hacked by Richard Petrus - foul #1 on Richard Petrus, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UMass | William Spicer (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Luis Bruhn, Charlie Gray, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Timothy Bates (SF) Alfred Moore, Richard Petrus | |
| 15:34 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Timothy Bates | 45-46 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Timothy Bates picks off the pass by Walter Hill | 45-46 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Dewey Chiles is called for the reach on Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Dewey Chiles, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Rodney Mize (SF), Bill Moore (C) William Spicer, Dewey Chiles, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Richard Maddocks (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Donald Fox, Keith Queen, Arthur Matson | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Kenneth Mayo steals it from Michael Jenkins | 45-46 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Michael Jenkins steps in front of the Doyle Livingston pass | 45-46 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Jason Avent tips it in | 45-48 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Rodney Mize misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-48 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Timothy Bates grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Bates | 45-50 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Timothy Bates grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Jason Avent misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-50 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Rodney Mize clanks a shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Richard Petrus snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Jason Avent is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jason Avent, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Dewey Chiles (SF), Kenneth Batchelder (PF), Walter Hill (C) Doyle Livingston, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SG), James Stamps (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Richard Petrus | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) C - Walter Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stamps (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Keith Queen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Batchelder | 48-50 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Keith Queen misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-50 |
| 11:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Queen | 48-50 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Donald Fox loses the dribble to Kenneth Batchelder | 48-50 |
| 11:03 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder blows the layup but he's fouled by Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG), Rodney Mize (SF) Austin Leigh, Dewey Chiles | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (SG), Richard Maddocks (PF) Jason Avent, Keith Queen | |
| 11:03 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:03 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:42 | Rice | James Stamps misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Donald Fox is hacked by Walter Hill - foul #1 on Walter Hill, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (PF) Kenneth Batchelder | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) Alfred Moore | |
| 10:06 | Rice | James Stamps knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Donald Fox and he's hacked by Rodney Mize - foul #2 on Rodney Mize, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Moore (C) Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:06 | Rice | James Stamps makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Luis Bruhn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 09:36 | Rice | James Stamps grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Michael Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Luis Bruhn, Charlie Gray, Rodney Mize | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) James Stamps, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| 08:58 | UMass | Donald Fox takes the ball from Dewey Chiles | 49-53 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Doyle Livingston - foul #4 on Doyle Livingston, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Walter Hill (C) Doyle Livingston, Dewey Chiles, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF) Donald Fox | |
| 08:45 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bates - foul #4 on Timothy Bates, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (SG), Rufus Keane (SF) Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates | |
| 08:26 | UMass | Walter Hill misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Alfred Moore - foul #2 on Alfred Moore, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Walter Hill makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Walter Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Alfred Moore is hacked by Luis Bruhn - foul #2 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Mize (SF) Kenneth Batchelder | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SF) Rufus Keane | |
| 08:08 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:47 | UMass | Rodney Mize makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Bruhn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stamps (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Keith Queen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | James Stamps misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-55 |
| 07:20 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Austin Leigh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG), Dewey Chiles (PF) Luis Bruhn, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Keith Queen, Richard Petrus | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Richard Maddocks is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG) Jason Avent | |
| 06:38 | UMass | Austin Leigh scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Rodney Mize | 57-55 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Michael Jenkins buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Bates and he's fouled by Rodney Mize - foul #3 on Rodney Mize, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder (PF), Bill Moore (C) Rodney Mize, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:29 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Doyle Livingston is fouled on the floor by Donald Fox - foul #2 on Donald Fox, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UMass | William Spicer (PG) Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:20 | UMass | Doyle Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Doyle Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Donald Fox scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Matson | 59-60 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 59-60 |
| 05:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Bates | 59-60 |
| 05:46 | Rice | William Spicer is called for the reach on Donald Fox - foul #1 on William Spicer, team foul #11 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG) William Spicer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:46 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:22 | UMass | Bill Moore misses the lay-in | 59-62 |
| 05:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Matson | 59-62 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Donald Fox misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-62 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Dewey Chiles grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Doyle Livingston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 04:59 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Moore | 59-62 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Luis Bruhn buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dewey Chiles | 62-62 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Timothy Bates hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Fox | 62-65 |
| 04:30 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Dewey Chiles, Kenneth Batchelder, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG) Donald Fox | |
| 04:16 | UMass | Austin Leigh knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Michael Jenkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Jason Avent | 65-67 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Walter Hill misses the lay-in | 65-67 |
| 03:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 65-67 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Michael Jenkins's layup is rejected by Kenneth Mayo | 65-67 |
| 03:21 | UMass | Rodney Mize pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 03:16 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hill | 65-67 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Arthur Matson pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Timothy Bates double dribbles | 65-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG) Doyle Livingston | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF), Donald Fox (C) Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Luis Bruhn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | UMass | Doyle Livingston (SG) Luis Bruhn | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF) Donald Fox | |
| 02:24 | Rice | Richard Petrus travels with the ball | 68-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Matson (C) Richard Petrus | |
| 02:11 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Arthur Matson snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Michael Jenkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Matson | 68-70 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Austin Leigh drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the jumper from the right block | 71-70 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Arthur Matson pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-70 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Richard Maddocks hits the follow up shot | 71-72 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo scores on a shot from the left side set up by Rodney Mize | 73-72 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Kenneth Mayo denies the turnaround by Michael Jenkins | 73-72 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Avent - foul #2 on Jason Avent, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:25 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Mayo | 73-72 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Richard Maddocks is called for the reach on Kenneth Mayo - foul #3 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Arthur Matson loses the ball out of bounds | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Austin Leigh is hacked by Jason Avent in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Avent, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-72 |