| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dorn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Petillo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the floater from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 19:20 | Cal | Otis Carter clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Robert Moen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Donald Ivy pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:58 | Rice | The refs have stopped play. Robert Moen is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 36-25 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG) Robert Moen | |
| 18:37 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Donald Ivy | 36-27 |
| 18:23 | Cal | Edward Jones misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Ivy - foul #2 on Donald Ivy, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:23 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:23 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 18:02 | Cal | Randall Petillo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:42 | Cal | James Dorn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 38-27 |
| 17:40 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Jones | 38-27 |
| 17:27 | Cal | Charles Strong drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Otis Carter | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 17:06 | Rice | Joseph Durst can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Strong - foul #3 on Charles Strong, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG) Charles Strong | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 17:06 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:59 | Cal | James Dorn can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-29 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 16:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by Larry Cook - foul #1 on Larry Cook, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Joseph Durst, Donald Ivy | |
| 16:08 | Rice | Robert Moen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 16:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Shaffer | 41-29 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Robert Moen clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 15:42 | Cal | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Cal | James Dorn blows the layup | 41-29 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses long on a shot from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Randall Petillo gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 14:53 | Cal | Edward Jones comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 41-29 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Larry Cook is called for the reach on Stephen McKinnie - foul #2 on Larry Cook, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG) Larry Cook | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), Donald Ivy (C) Stephen McKinnie, Donald Reavis, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 14:06 | Rice | Robert Moen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Randall Petillo - foul #1 on Randall Petillo, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (PF) Darren Shaffer | |
| 14:06 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:39 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Donald Ivy clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Edward Jones - foul #1 on Edward Jones, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SF) Robert Moen, Donald Reavis | |
| 13:13 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:13 | Cal | Randall Petillo pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 13:05 | Cal | Charles Strong is fouled on the floor by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 12:56 | Cal | James Dorn is hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Clark (PF) Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Stephen McKinnie | |
| 12:45 | Cal | Edward Jones buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Strong | 43-31 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Charles Strong is called for the reach on Joseph Durst - foul #4 on Charles Strong, team foul #6 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), Isaac Bradford (PF) Charles Strong, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Corey Riddle is called for traveling | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG) Joseph Durst | |
| 11:54 | Cal | James Dorn knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Cook | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Darren Shaffer knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Corey Riddle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (SF), Randall Petillo (PF), Edward Jones (C) James Dorn, Isaac Bradford, Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Cleveland Ladner (SF), Donald Reavis (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson, Darren Shaffer, Donald Ivy | |
| 10:37 | Cal | Otis Carter shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Cook | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:29 | Rice | Donald Reavis knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Moen | 51-35 |
| 10:11 | Cal | Otis Carter is hacked by Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #4 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG) Larry Cook | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG) Robert Moen | |
| 09:59 | Cal | Cleveland Ladner steals the ball from Randall Petillo | 51-35 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 51-35 |
| 09:39 | Cal | Robert McCoskey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:13 | Cal | Edward Jones clanks a jump hook from the left block | 51-35 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Donald Reavis blows the dunk | 51-35 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner tips it but misses | 51-35 |
| 09:01 | Cal | Randall Petillo snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 08:32 | Cal | Edward Jones's pass is intercepted by Donald Reavis | 51-35 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Donald Reavis lays it in on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:01 | Cal | Otis Carter is hacked by Stephen McKinnie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), James Dorn (SF) Robert McCoskey, Sekan Acri | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Donald Ivy (C) Joseph Durst, Stephen McKinnie, Cleveland Ladner, Donald Reavis, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 07:49 | Cal | James Dorn misses short on a jumper from the left block | 51-37 |
| 07:47 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Petillo | 51-37 |
| 07:38 | Cal | James Dorn travels with the ball | 51-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), Bobby Clark (C) Otis Carter, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Dorn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Bobby Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:09 | Cal | Charles Strong scores on a shot from the left side | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:00 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Bobby Clark - foul #4 on Bobby Clark, team foul #7 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (PF) Darren Shaffer | |
| 07:00 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 07:00 | Cal | Bobby Clark pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 06:34 | Cal | Isaac Bradford misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Donald Ivy - foul #3 on Donald Ivy, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Jones (C) Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:34 | Cal | Isaac Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 06:34 | Cal | Isaac Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 06:34 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Jones | 53-37 |
| 06:19 | Cal | Isaac Bradford clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Moen - foul #1 on Robert Moen, team foul #7 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (PF) James Dorn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:19 | Cal | Isaac Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 06:19 | Cal | Isaac Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Robert Moen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:48 | Cal | Charles Strong misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:29 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Randall Petillo - foul #2 on Randall Petillo, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (SG), James Dorn (SF) Larry Cook, Isaac Bradford | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 05:29 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 05:29 | Cal | The rebound goes to Randall Petillo | 55-41 |
| 05:02 | Cal | Stephen McKinnie steals the ball from Randall Petillo | 55-41 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Robert Moen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-41 |
| 04:36 | Cal | The rebound goes to Edward Jones | 55-41 |
| 04:14 | Cal | James Dorn drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Strong | 57-41 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 57-43 |
| 03:39 | Cal | Randall Petillo is called for traveling | 57-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), Sekan Acri (SF), Isaac Bradford (PF), Bobby Clark (C) Otis Carter, James Dorn, Randall Petillo, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Robert Moen, Stephen McKinnie, Donald Reavis, Donald Ivy | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson loses the dribble to Isaac Bradford | 57-43 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Bobby Clark blows the layup but the foul's on Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Bobby Clark makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Bobby Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Darren Shaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-43 |
| 02:27 | Cal | Bobby Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 02:25 | Cal | Isaac Bradford grabs the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Sekan Acri clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-43 |
| 02:01 | Cal | Isaac Bradford can't tip it in | 58-43 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-43 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Sekan Acri snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Sekan Acri knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Darren Shaffer - foul #2 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #9 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Donald Reavis (PF), Donald Ivy (C) Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 01:13 | Cal | Sekan Acri misses the free throw | 60-43 |
| 01:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 60-43 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Corey Riddle is hacked by Larry Cook - foul #3 on Larry Cook, team foul #9 | 60-43 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 01:02 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bobby Clark | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Cal | Lawrence Johnson doubles Charles Strong and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #10 | 60-43 |
| 00:42 | Cal | Charles Strong makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 00:42 | Cal | Charles Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Donald Reavis scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Moen | 62-45 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Charles Strong shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 62-45 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Sekan Acri tips it home | 64-45 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Donald Ivy's floater is tipped away by Bobby Clark | 64-45 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Larry Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Larry Cook runs out the clock | 64-45 |