| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) SG - Floyd Rempe (fresh) SF - Nicholas Wilhelm (fresh) PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) C - Earl Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Adam Pease wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | John Watson is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Wilhelm - foul #1 on Nicholas Wilhelm, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UMKC | Walter Tucker gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | UMKC | Nicholas Wilhelm connects on the floater near the basket set up by Napoleon Craft and he's fouled by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | UMKC | Nicholas Wilhelm makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the driving attempt in the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | UMKC | Walter Tucker grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft is hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #1 on Craig Chappell, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | UMKC | John Watson takes the ball from Napoleon Craft | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Craig Chappell banks in the layup on a great pass from John Watson | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Floyd Rempe | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Craig Chappell's pass is intercepted by Napoleon Craft in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | UMKC | Walter Tucker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Raymond Phipps clanks a jumper from the right side | 8-2 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregg Moore | 8-4 |
| 16:49 | UMKC | Nicholas Wilhelm lays it up and in | 10-4 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is whistled for a carry | 10-4 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (SG) Floyd Rempe | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Gregg Moore, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 16:05 | UMKC | Nicholas Wilhelm misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Craig Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-7 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Self (fresh) SF - Nicholas Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Howell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) C - Robert Pearce (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | UMKC | Rudolph Self is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Rudolph Self, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UMKC | Floyd Rempe (SG), Eric Burks (SF), William Knight (PF), Bernard Klatt (C) Rudolph Self, Nicholas Wilhelm, Walter Tucker, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| 15:11 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Eric Burks - foul #1 on Eric Burks, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (PG) Napoleon Craft | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Robert Pearce | |
| 15:11 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:45 | UMKC | Bernard Klatt clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 10-8 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is denied on a layup by Bernard Klatt | 10-8 |
| 14:28 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Burns | 10-8 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Timothy Chavis buries a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Bernard Klatt - foul #1 on Bernard Klatt, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Walter Tucker (PF) Rudolph Self, Bernard Klatt | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps | |
| 14:16 | Rice | Timothy Chavis makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:57 | UMKC | William Knight misses the turnaround from close range | 10-11 |
| 13:56 | Rice | John Watson snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:29 | Rice | William Knight swats the shot by Craig Chappell | 10-11 |
| 13:27 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Napoleon Craft | 10-11 |
| 13:06 | UMKC | Eric Burks misses the floater from the left side | 10-11 |
| 13:04 | UMKC | William Knight gets the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:59 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 10-11 |
| 12:57 | UMKC | Eric Burks tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Craig Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Craig Chappell comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 12:26 | UMKC | William Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:57 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Timothy Chavis gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Gregg Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 11:39 | UMKC | Floyd Rempe grabs the board | 10-11 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Rempe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Burks (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Knight (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:17 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft is hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #2 on Craig Chappell, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (PG), William Yockey (SG), Nicholas Wilhelm (SF), Bernard Klatt (PF), Earl Howell (C) Napoleon Craft, Floyd Rempe, Eric Burks, Walter Tucker, William Knight | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, Gregg Moore, John Watson, Timothy Chavis, Adam Pease | |
| 11:04 | UMKC | Bernard Klatt misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 11:03 | UMKC | Nicholas Wilhelm grabs the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 10:44 | UMKC | William Yockey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Wilhelm | 13-11 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Robert Pearce drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Phipps | 13-13 |
| 10:20 | UMKC | Earl Howell travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG) William Yockey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:06 | Rice | James Snow comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Napoleon Craft - foul #1 on Napoleon Craft, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Knight (PF) Bernard Klatt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:06 | Rice | James Snow makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | Rice | James Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Rudolph Self | 13-14 |
| 09:54 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft can't finish the layup | 13-14 |
| 09:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Freeman | 13-14 |
| 09:38 | Rice | William Knight swats the short shot by Gregory Freeman | 13-14 |
| 09:37 | Rice | James Snow can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 09:35 | UMKC | Earl Howell gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:26 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Gregory Freeman comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Nicholas Wilhelm - foul #2 on Nicholas Wilhelm, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | UMKC | Eric Burks (SF), Walter Tucker (PF) Nicholas Wilhelm, William Knight | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) James Snow | |
| 09:17 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:02 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Napoleon Craft is called for the reach on Robert Pearce - foul #2 on Napoleon Craft, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Knight (SF) Napoleon Craft | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) Gregory Freeman | |
| 08:43 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:43 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Earl Howell | 16-15 |
| 08:23 | UMKC | Rudolph Self hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Richard Mascarenas (PF), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps, Robert Pearce | |
| 08:23 | UMKC | Rudolph Self makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Adam Pease can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 19-15 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits the follow up shot | 19-17 |
| 07:42 | UMKC | William Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Yockey (PG), Floyd Rempe (SG) Rudolph Self, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - William Yockey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Rempe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Burks (fresh) PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Knight (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Adam Pease's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Tucker | 19-17 |
| 07:25 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Walter Tucker | 19-17 |
| 07:11 | UMKC | William Yockey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 19-17 |
| 07:09 | UMKC | Floyd Rempe gets the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:56 | UMKC | Timothy Chavis swats the short shot by Eric Burks | 19-17 |
| 06:55 | UMKC | Floyd Rempe tips it but misses | 19-17 |
| 06:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 19-17 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Gregg Moore is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gregg Moore, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (PG), Bernard Klatt (PF), Earl Howell (C) William Yockey, Eric Burks, Walter Tucker | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregg Moore, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| 06:15 | UMKC | William Knight misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-17 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is fouled on the floor by William Knight - foul #1 on William Knight, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | UMKC | Peter Jones (SF) William Knight | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (SF) James Snow | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Bernard Klatt steals the ball from Gregory Freeman | 19-17 |
| 05:22 | UMKC | Earl Howell drills a turnaround in the paint | 21-17 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Rudolph Self is called for the reach on Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on Rudolph Self, team foul #9 | 21-17 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Yockey (PG), Eric Burks (SF), Walter Tucker (PF) Rudolph Self, Peter Jones, Bernard Klatt | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Timothy Chavis | |
| 04:59 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:59 | UMKC | Eric Burks gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:43 | UMKC | Floyd Rempe drills a jumper in the lane set up by Walter Tucker and he's hacked by Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Knight (C) Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Robert Pearce | |
| 04:43 | UMKC | Floyd Rempe makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Adam Pease is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| 04:17 | UMKC | Walter Tucker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Adam Pease gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Raymond Burns connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Phipps | 24-21 |
| 03:41 | UMKC | The jumper by Eric Burks is denied by Raymond Phipps | 24-21 |
| 03:40 | UMKC | Floyd Rempe grabs the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 03:26 | UMKC | Eric Burks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Nicholas Wilhelm (SF), Earl Howell (C) William Yockey, Floyd Rempe, William Knight | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 03:26 | UMKC | Eric Burks makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:26 | UMKC | Eric Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Gregg Moore grabs the board | 25-21 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Burks (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Nicholas Wilhelm (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Timothy Chavis lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 25-23 |
| 02:37 | UMKC | Earl Howell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 02:35 | UMKC | Nicholas Wilhelm grabs the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 02:18 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Walter Tucker | 28-23 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Gregg Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (SG), William Knight (PF) Eric Burks, Walter Tucker | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| 01:46 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Gregg Moore gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Napoleon Craft is called for the reach on Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Napoleon Craft, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Yockey (SG) Napoleon Craft | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregory Freeman | |
| 01:25 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:04 | UMKC | John Watson steals the ball from William Yockey | 28-25 |
| 01:01 | Rice | John Watson banks in the layup | 28-27 |
| 00:52 | UMKC | Nicholas Wilhelm comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 00:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregg Moore | 28-27 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Adam Pease is fouled on the floor by Earl Howell - foul #1 on Earl Howell, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UMKC | Floyd Rempe (SG), Eric Burks (SF), Walter Tucker (PF) William Yockey, Nicholas Wilhelm, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Gregg Moore | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:17 | UMKC | Eric Burks misses the jumper from the left block | 28-28 |
| 00:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 28-28 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Adam Pease buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Phipps | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Floyd Rempe comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 28-31 |