| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) SF - David Kennedy (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Rice | Donald Ivy hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Barrientes - foul #1 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | William Cook can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Rice | David Kennedy steps in front of the Donald Reavis pass | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes hits the follow up shot | 1-2 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Robert Moen dunks the ball on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby's pass is intercepted by Robert Moen | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Arthur Cosby swats the layup by Donald Ivy | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | William Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is fouled on the floor by Curtis May - foul #1 on Curtis May, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Joseph Durst (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Silas Pan (PF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Curtis May, David Kennedy, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 17:10 | Rice | Donald Ivy double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Karlin | 3-5 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Karlin - foul #1 on Jack Karlin, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Donald Ivy pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Ronald Roland is called for the reach on Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Ronald Roland, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (PG), David Kennedy (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, Ronald Roland, Silas Pan, Ralph Scott | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Robert Moen hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Darren Shaffer | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) PF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curtis May (fresh) SG - Jack Karlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby blows the layup | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Joseph Durst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF) Joseph Durst, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Silas Pan (PF), Ralph Scott (C) Curtis May, Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Darren Shaffer steals the ball from Sidney Gaither | 6-5 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Sidney Gaither - foul #1 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #5 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (PG), David Kennedy (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, Ronald Roland, Silas Pan, Ralph Scott | |
| 14:47 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Curtis May is called for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF) Sidney Gaither, David Kennedy | |
| 14:05 | Rice | Gary Barrientes denies the turnaround by Donald Reavis | 7-5 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 7-5 |
| 13:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Moen | 7-5 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Robert Moen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Curtis May's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Donald Reavis | 7-5 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Robert Moen misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by William Cook - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #6 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Stephen McKinnie (PF) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Curtis May, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 13:16 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Joseph Durst steps in front of the Ronald Roland pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 8-5 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits a shot in the paint | 10-5 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses short on a floater from the left block | 10-5 |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Ronald Roland takes the ball from Robert Moen | 10-5 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Darren Shaffer picks off the pass by Ronald Roland | 10-5 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the lay-in | 10-5 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Ronald Roland swats the layup by Robert Moen | 10-5 |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott grabs the board | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Jack Karlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) PF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Joseph Durst steals the ball from Ronald Roland | 10-5 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Moen and he's fouled by Ralph Scott - foul #1 on Ralph Scott, team foul #7 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Robert Moen, Darren Shaffer, Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, Ronald Roland, Ralph Scott | |
| 11:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the free throw | 12-5 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the shot from the right block | 12-5 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Corey Riddle gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Joseph Durst loses the dribble to William Cook | 12-5 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-5 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby tips it in | 12-7 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the driving attempt from the left block | 12-7 |
| 09:53 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 12-7 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Corey Riddle comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-7 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | William Cook pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes is open and buries a shot from the right side set up by Arthur Cosby | 12-9 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Joseph Durst's layup is rejected by David Kennedy | 12-9 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Donald Ivy tips it back up and in | 14-9 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | William Cook is hacked by Joseph Durst in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #1 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF) William Cook, David Kennedy | |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Curtis May pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Sidney Gaither | 14-11 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Donald Ivy lays it in | 16-11 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Sidney Gaither | 16-13 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Darren Shaffer travels with the ball | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF) Corey Riddle, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF) Curtis May, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-13 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby can't tip it in | 16-13 |
| 07:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen McKinnie | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) C - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Jack Karlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Rice | William Cook picks off the pass by Cleveland Ladner | 16-13 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | William Cook comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Cleveland Ladner, Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (PF), Ralph Scott (C) Jack Karlin, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Donald Ivy scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Johnson | 18-14 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Johnson is called for the reach on David Kennedy - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) William Cook, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby clanks a shot from the left side | 18-14 |
| 05:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 18-14 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Donald Reavis blows the layup | 18-14 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Curtis May | 18-14 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Robert Moen, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF) Mark Boren, Ronald Roland | |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 18-15 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Cleveland Ladner, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (PF), Ralph Scott (C) Curtis May, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 04:29 | Rice | Donald Ivy drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Stephen McKinnie | 20-15 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | William Cook is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Cook, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Arthur Cosby (C) William Cook, Ralph Scott | |
| 03:59 | Rice | Robert Moen is hacked by Jack Karlin - foul #2 on Jack Karlin, team foul #10 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF) Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, David Kennedy | |
| 03:59 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes can't finish the layup | 22-15 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland snags the offensive board | 22-15 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | William Cook drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Gary Barrientes | 22-18 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Curtis May shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 22-21 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Donald Ivy drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 24-21 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Robert Moen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Joseph Durst can't tip it in | 24-21 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | William Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Curtis May works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Joseph Durst grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Joseph Durst connects on the shot in the lane | 26-21 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Ivy | 28-21 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Robert Moen picks off the pass by Arthur Cosby | 28-21 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Robert Moen can't connect on a floater from the left side | 28-21 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Robert Moen can't tip it in | 28-21 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 00:33 | Rice | A charge is called on Corey Riddle - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #5 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Stephen McKinnie, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Curtis May, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Boren | 28-24 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses long on a jumper near the basket | 28-24 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 28-24 |