| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Darren Shaffer inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Robert Moen is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 27-25 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Thompson | 29-25 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Edgar Eichner - foul #2 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Robert Moen steals it from Dale Anderson | 29-27 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on Robert Moen - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (PF) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:55 | Rice | Corey Riddle clanks a shot from the right side | 29-27 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Yang | 29-27 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner clanks a floater from the left side | 29-27 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Robert Moen can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Darren Shaffer picks off the pass by Lawrence Thompson | 29-27 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Robert Moen splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 29-29 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 15:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Moen | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 7 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Darren Shaffer's layup is rejected by Michael Yang | 29-29 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Donald Ivy - foul #2 on Donald Ivy, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Walter Sullivan, Michael Yang, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer, Donald Reavis | |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 14:52 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Thompson | 32-31 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Joseph Durst is whistled for a carry | 32-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Thomas Heald | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Michael Yang (PF) Lawrence Thompson, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:25 | Rice | Joseph Durst scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Ivy | 32-34 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Michael Yang travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Edgar Eichner (C) Glenn Cummings, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 12:18 | Rice | Darren Shaffer's pass is intercepted by Edgar Eichner | 32-34 |
| 12:15 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Cleveland Ladner (SF) Joseph Durst, Donald Ivy | |
| 11:56 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota | Michael Yang pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 8 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Moen - foul #1 on Robert Moen, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Thomas Heald (PF) Walter Sullivan, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SF) Cleveland Ladner | |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 11:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Robert Moen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 34-36 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (PF) Lawrence Thompson, Thomas Heald | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer | |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is whistled for traveling | 36-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PF) Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan loses the dribble to Stephen McKinnie | 36-36 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the shot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dale Anderson - foul #4 on Dale Anderson, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Michael Yang (C) Glenn Cummings, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Darren Shaffer (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Robert Moen, Stephen McKinnie, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| 09:20 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | Michael Yang misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-38 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is called for 5 seconds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 08:05 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-38 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 8 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is hacked by Michael Yang - foul #1 on Michael Yang, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Walter Sullivan, Thomas Heald, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Cleveland Ladner (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Dale Anderson steps in front of the Stephen McKinnie pass | 36-38 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 06:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Moen | 36-38 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #2 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:03 | Rice | Robert Moen is hacked by Lawrence Thompson - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (SF) Cleveland Ladner | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Robert Moen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Thompson - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #7 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (SF) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| 05:32 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Donald Reavis's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Thomas Heald | 36-39 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Donald Reavis steals it from Thomas Heald | 36-39 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 36-39 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Heald | 36-39 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-39 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Robert Moen's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Michael Yang (PF) Glenn Cummings, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Donald Ivy (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Robert Moen, Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Joseph Durst steals the ball from Edgar Eichner | 38-39 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Darren Shaffer throws it down on a great pass from Joseph Durst | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 8 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Michael Yang misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Ivy - foul #3 on Donald Ivy, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Thomas Heald (PF) Lawrence Thompson, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Michael Yang makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Michael Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-41 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses long on a floater from close range | 39-41 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-41 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Michael Yang snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Lawrence Johnson (SF) Joseph Durst, Cleveland Ladner | |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Robert Moen snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis scores on a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Edgar Eichner - foul #3 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #8 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Dale Anderson (SF) Glenn Cummings, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson makes the jumper in the lane set up by Lawrence Thompson | 41-44 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Donald Reavis lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 41-46 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson tips it in | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Donald Ivy drills a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Thomas Heald - foul #4 on Thomas Heald, team foul #9 | 43-48 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan grabs the board | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 00:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Donald Ivy is hacked by Walter Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #10 | 43-48 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Moen | 43-50 |