| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 5 pts. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Nicholas Willis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wayne Benard (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - David Coggins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 19:15 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 36-41 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 18:57 | Maryland | David Coggins grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 18:49 | Maryland | Wayne Benard hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Louis Williams | 36-43 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Ronald Motyka can't connect on a shot from the left side | 36-43 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Robert Hall gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Ronald Motyka snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by Louis Williams - foul #2 on Louis Williams, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles double dribbles | 36-43 |
| 17:46 | Maryland | Louis Williams drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Nicholas Willis and the foul's on Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 17:46 | Maryland | Louis Williams makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the easy layup | 36-46 |
| 17:24 | Maryland | Nicholas Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 17:19 | Maryland | Louis Williams misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-46 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Ronald Motyka gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Charles Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Maryland | Derrick Adams (SG), Jeff Piatt (PF), Jerry Walker (C) Joel Bettencourt, Wayne Benard, David Coggins | |
| 17:01 | Maryland | Louis Williams hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Derrick Adams | 36-49 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Derrick Adams is called for the reach on Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Derrick Adams, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), John Jones (C) Nicholas Phillips, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 16:32 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 16:22 | Maryland | Charles Kelly steps in front of the Jeff Piatt pass | 36-49 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 16:03 | Maryland | Jerry Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Nicholas Willis (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Derrick Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeff Piatt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Maryland | Louis Williams misses the lay-in | 36-49 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Nicholas Willis picks off the pass by Kevin Neihoff | 36-49 |
| 15:27 | Maryland | Louis Williams lays it in set up by Nicholas Willis | 36-51 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is whistled for traveling | 36-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Richard Greenwalt, Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG), Wayne Benard (PF), David Coggins (C) Derrick Adams, Jeff Piatt, Jerry Walker | |
| 15:08 | Maryland | Nicholas Willis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Nicholas Willis, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Major Arevalo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 14:59 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Wayne Benard | 36-51 |
| 14:50 | Maryland | Louis Williams is hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #2 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| 14:32 | Maryland | Louis Williams can't connect on a shot from the left block | 36-51 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles loses the ball out of bounds | 36-51 |
| 13:58 | Maryland | Major Arevalo takes the ball from Nicholas Willis | 36-51 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-51 |
| 13:39 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Rodrick Beadles | 36-51 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Hall and the foul's on Louis Williams - foul #3 on Louis Williams, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (PF) Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Maryland | Derrick Adams (PG), Bill Hindman (SF) Nicholas Willis, Louis Williams | |
| 13:21 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:11 | Maryland | Bill Hindman connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Derrick Adams | 39-53 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by Joel Bettencourt - foul #2 on Joel Bettencourt, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (C) Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerry Walker (C) David Coggins | |
| 12:36 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 12:34 | Maryland | Jerry Walker gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:12 | Maryland | Wayne Benard hits the finger roll set up by Joel Bettencourt and he's fouled by Kevin Neihoff - foul #3 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF) Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles | |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Williams (SG) Joel Bettencourt | |
| 12:12 | Maryland | Wayne Benard makes the free throw | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 11:49 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-56 |
| 11:47 | Maryland | Jerry Walker snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Derrick Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Benard (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Maryland | Louis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Robert Hall, Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicholas Willis (PG), Jeff Piatt (PF), David Coggins (C) Bill Hindman, Wayne Benard, Jerry Walker | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Joaquin Yost clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Louis Williams - foul #4 on Louis Williams, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 11:05 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 10:48 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 10:46 | Maryland | Louis Williams tips it home | 40-58 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-58 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses the tip | 40-58 |
| 10:35 | Maryland | David Coggins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 10:19 | Maryland | David Coggins blows the dunk | 40-58 |
| 10:17 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Willis | 40-58 |
| 10:12 | Maryland | Louis Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Charles Kelly snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Louis Williams is called for the reach on Joaquin Yost - foul #5 on Louis Williams, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG), Bill Hindman (SF) Derrick Adams, Louis Williams | |
| 09:58 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 09:46 | Maryland | Joaquin Yost is called for the reach on Bill Hindman - foul #2 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerry Walker (C) David Coggins | |
| 09:35 | Maryland | Jerry Walker hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Robert Hall - foul #4 on Robert Hall, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Robert Hall, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Maryland | Derrick Adams (PG) Nicholas Willis | |
| 09:35 | Maryland | Jerry Walker makes the free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-61 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the offensive board | 42-61 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-61 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Major Arevalo tips it in | 44-61 |
| 08:52 | Maryland | Jerry Walker banks in the layup | 44-63 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Bill Hindman is called for the reach on Richard Greenwalt - foul #1 on Bill Hindman, team foul #8 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), John Jones (C) Nicholas Phillips, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicholas Willis (PG), Wayne Benard (PF), David Coggins (C) Derrick Adams, Jeff Piatt, Jerry Walker | |
| 08:31 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:31 | Maryland | David Coggins grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 08:14 | Maryland | Rodrick Beadles takes the ball from Wayne Benard | 45-63 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles banks in the layup | 47-63 |
| 07:55 | Maryland | Rodrick Beadles is called for the reach on Nicholas Willis - foul #3 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Richard Greenwalt, John Jones | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 07:40 | Maryland | Rodrick Beadles swats the short shot by Wayne Benard | 47-63 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Charles Kelly gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Nicholas Willis (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Benard (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - David Coggins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff clanks a floater in the paint | 47-63 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the offensive board | 47-63 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Hall | 49-63 |
| 07:00 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Charles Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-63 |
| 06:32 | Maryland | David Coggins gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 06:13 | Maryland | Bill Hindman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Willis | 49-65 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Ronald Motyka connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Hall | 51-65 |
| 05:41 | Maryland | David Coggins misses the shot from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 05:40 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Bettencourt | 51-65 |
| 05:32 | Maryland | Wayne Benard buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joel Bettencourt | 51-67 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Major Arevalo (C) Charles Kelly, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Maryland | Derrick Adams (SG) Joel Bettencourt | |
| 05:20 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 05:19 | Maryland | David Coggins pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 05:11 | Maryland | Wayne Benard lays it up and in set up by Derrick Adams | 51-69 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Ronald Motyka banks in the layup | 53-69 |
| 04:50 | Maryland | Wayne Benard misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 53-69 |
| 04:49 | Maryland | David Coggins grabs the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 04:39 | Maryland | Ronald Motyka steals it from Bill Hindman | 53-69 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-69 |
| 04:19 | Maryland | Wayne Benard grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 04:12 | Maryland | Wayne Benard comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 53-69 |
| 04:11 | Maryland | Wayne Benard hits the follow up shot | 53-71 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles is hacked by Bill Hindman - foul #2 on Bill Hindman, team foul #9 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Joaquin Yost (SG), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG), Jeff Piatt (SF), Tyron Gavin (PF), Jerry Walker (C) Nicholas Willis, Bill Hindman, Wayne Benard, David Coggins | |
| 04:02 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:02 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 03:46 | Maryland | Jerry Walker lays it in | 53-73 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff lays it in set up by Rodrick Beadles and he's hacked by Jerry Walker - foul #1 on Jerry Walker, team foul #10 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Rodrick Beadles | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses the free throw | 55-73 |
| 03:22 | Rice | John Jones gets the offensive rebound | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Derrick Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jeff Piatt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyron Gavin (fresh) C - Jerry Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 03:14 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt snags the defensive board | 55-73 |
| 03:02 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-73 |
| 03:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Neihoff | 55-73 |
| 02:41 | Rice | John Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Greenwalt | 58-73 |
| 02:26 | Maryland | Jerry Walker comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 58-73 |
| 02:24 | Maryland | Derrick Adams hits the follow up shot | 58-75 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-75 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits the follow up shot | 60-75 |
| 01:48 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt double dribbles | 60-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Hindman (SF) Tyron Gavin | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:45 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| 01:34 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt clanks a floater in the paint | 60-75 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff pulls down the rebound | 60-75 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Charles Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-75 |
| 01:10 | Maryland | Joaquin Yost denies the turnaround by Jerry Walker | 60-75 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Joaquin Yost pulls down the rebound | 60-75 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Joaquin Yost buries a floater from the left wing | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Maryland | The jump hook by Bill Hindman is blocked by Kevin Neihoff | 62-75 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Joaquin Yost scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Greenwalt | 64-75 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Derrick Adams runs out the clock | 64-75 |