| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Arthur Matson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-35 |
| 19:18 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee can't finish the layup | 23-35 |
| 19:16 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger grabs the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 19:05 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 19:04 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff grabs the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 18:54 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Matson | 23-35 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Jason Avent grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Jason Avent's pass is intercepted by Bennie Lee | 23-35 |
| 18:26 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee misses the lay-in | 23-35 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Arthur Matson gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-35 |
| 18:08 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 17:47 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF), Bruce Forbes (C) Johnny Clarke, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 17:47 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:47 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 23-36 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Arthur Matson buries a jumper from the left side | 25-36 |
| 17:08 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Bennie Lee | 25-38 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Timothy Bates connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Avent | 28-38 |
| 16:43 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bennie Lee | 28-41 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Arthur Matson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Forbes - foul #2 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), James Stamps (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Johnny Clarke (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Bennie Lee, Raymond Ratliff, Dennis Lynch | |
| 16:19 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:04 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes blows the layup but he's hacked by Alfred Moore - foul #2 on Alfred Moore, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF) Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:04 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:04 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Alfred Moore grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the jumper from close range | 30-41 |
| 15:50 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Moore (fresh) SF - James Stamps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Queen (fresh) C - Richard Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jason Taylor | 30-44 |
| 15:06 | Rice | James Stamps is denied on a layup by Johnny Clarke | 30-44 |
| 15:04 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 14:48 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Leimberger | 30-47 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Alfred Moore is fouled on the floor by Jason Taylor - foul #1 on Jason Taylor, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF) Donald Fox, Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Dennis Lynch (PF) Kenneth Sanjuan, Jason Taylor, Bruce Forbes | |
| 14:11 | Rice | Jason Avent comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Timothy Bates tips it home | 32-47 |
| 13:47 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Richard Maddocks - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Matson (C) Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 13:47 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 13:47 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Timothy Bates hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Jenkins | 34-48 |
| 13:16 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bennie Lee | 34-51 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Jason Avent is whistled for a carry | 34-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF) Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SG), Bruce Forbes (C) Raymond Ratliff, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 12:36 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses short on a runner from the right block | 34-51 |
| 12:35 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Clarke | 34-51 |
| 12:11 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Timothy Bates, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), James Stamps (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) Jason Avent, Timothy Bates, Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 12:11 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 12:11 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 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 and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Johnny Clarke knocks away the 3 by Richard Petrus | 34-53 |
| 11:57 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 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 halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 11:32 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor is whistled for a carry | 34-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF) Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Thomas Leimberger (C) Bennie Lee, Johnny Clarke, Bruce Forbes | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Stamps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Lynch (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | James Stamps knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-53 |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Raymond Ratliff and the foul's on Richard Petrus - foul #2 on Richard Petrus, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Keith Queen (C) Michael Jenkins, James Stamps, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the free throw | 36-56 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Jason Avent misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-56 |
| 10:44 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 10:21 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-56 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Timothy Bates grabs the board | 36-56 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Kenneth Sanjuan is called for the reach on Jason Avent - foul #1 on Kenneth Sanjuan, team foul #3 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Arthur Matson (C) Donald Fox, Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Johnny Clarke (SF), Bruce Forbes (C) Kenneth Sanjuan, Jason Taylor, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 10:01 | Rice | Michael Jenkins drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Bates | 39-56 |
| 09:34 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Richard Maddocks gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Jason Avent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SG) Raymond Ratliff | |
| 09:02 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee lays it in set up by Dennis Lynch | 39-58 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Jason Avent hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Petrus | 42-58 |
| 08:17 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jason Taylor | 42-60 |
| 07:56 | Rice | James Stamps scores on a 3 from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 07:34 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 45-60 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the board | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Clarke (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dennis Lynch (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Michael Jenkins's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Forbes | 45-60 |
| 07:21 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 06:52 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes is fouled on the floor by Arthur Matson - foul #2 on Arthur Matson, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Keith Queen (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, James Stamps, Richard Petrus, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Bennie Lee, Jason Taylor, Dennis Lynch | |
| 06:38 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Sanjuan | 45-62 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Alfred Moore is hacked by Kenneth Sanjuan - foul #2 on Kenneth Sanjuan, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Kenneth Sanjuan is called for the reach on Donald Fox - foul #3 on Kenneth Sanjuan, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 05:48 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Clarke | 45-65 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Donald Fox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-65 |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 05:11 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes buries a driving attempt from close range | 45-67 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Alfred Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-67 |
| 04:39 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Sanjuan | 47-69 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Donald Fox drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Queen | 49-69 |
| 03:52 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-69 |
| 03:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 49-69 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Keith Queen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Fox | 52-69 |
| 03:22 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan misses short on a floater from the right side | 52-69 |
| 03:20 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan tips it but misses | 52-69 |
| 03:18 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger can't tip it in | 52-69 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Richard Maddocks gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Johnny Clarke (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Donald Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Danford (PG), James Stamps (SF), Richard Petrus (C) Alfred Moore, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SG), Eddie Whaley (SF), Dennis Lynch (PF), Robert Mays (C) Raymond Ratliff, Johnny Clarke, Thomas Leimberger, Bruce Forbes | |
| 02:30 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Sanjuan and the foul's on Keith Queen - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| 02:30 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch makes the free throw | 52-72 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Kenneth Sanjuan picks off the pass by James Stamps | 52-72 |
| 02:15 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan hits the finger roll | 52-74 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Eddie Whaley - foul #1 on Eddie Whaley, team foul #6 | 52-74 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Keith Queen makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 02:05 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Dennis Lynch | 53-74 |
| 01:46 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-74 |
| 01:45 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 53-74 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | James Stamps picks off the pass by Dennis Lynch | 53-74 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Donald Fox blows the layup | 53-74 |
| 01:16 | Rice | James Stamps hits the follow up shot | 55-74 |
| 01:13 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Sanjuan, team foul #7 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (SG) Thomas Danford | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (C) Robert Mays | |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Rice | Donald Fox can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 55-74 |
| 01:06 | Southern Methodist | Eddie Whaley grabs the board | 55-74 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor is whistled for traveling | 55-74 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | James Stamps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-74 |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses badly on a floater from the right side | 55-74 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses short on a fullcourt shot | 55-74 |