| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Zhu Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omar Hain (fresh) PF - Sherwood McClaran (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Runion (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Darren Shaffer inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | James Runion denies the turnaround by Donald Reavis | 21-30 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis is whistled for traveling | 21-30 |
| 19:04 | Michigan | James Runion splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 21-30 |
| 19:02 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran snags the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 18:50 | Michigan | James Runion misses the lay-in | 21-30 |
| 18:49 | Michigan | James Runion tips it home | 21-32 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the runner near the basket | 21-32 |
| 18:33 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 18:28 | Michigan | Omar Hain's floater is tipped away by Donald Ivy | 21-32 |
| 18:27 | Michigan | Omar Hain gets the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 18:08 | Michigan | James Runion splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 21-32 |
| 18:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 21-32 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Robert Moen hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 23-32 |
| 17:37 | Michigan | James Runion comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-32 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darren Shaffer | 25-32 |
| 16:53 | Michigan | James Runion hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Joseph Durst (SG) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Hall (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Henry Gochenour (PF) John Thomas, Zhu Wang, Omar Hain | |
| 16:53 | Michigan | James Runion misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:53 | Michigan | James Runion makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Donald Ivy is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Runion - foul #2 on James Runion, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (SF) James Runion | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:29 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 16:08 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran's pass is intercepted by Donald Ivy | 26-33 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Darren Shaffer can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it home | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel McKnight (fresh) SF - Omar Hain (fairly fresh) PF - Sherwood McClaran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Gochenour (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darren Shaffer - foul #1 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Lawrence Johnson (SF) Darren Shaffer, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (SG) Daniel McKnight | |
| 15:27 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 15:27 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Joseph Durst comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Gochenour - foul #2 on Henry Gochenour, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Thomas (SF), James Runion (C) Omar Hain, Henry Gochenour | |
| 15:01 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:01 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Runion | 29-35 |
| 14:41 | Michigan | James Runion lays it in on a great pass from Sherwood McClaran | 29-37 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Robert Moen loses the dribble to James Hall in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 14:22 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #4 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:22 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:22 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Robert Moen is whistled for traveling | 29-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Gochenour (PF) Sherwood McClaran | |
| 13:39 | Michigan | James Runion makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Hall | 29-41 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-41 |
| 13:21 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:01 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour loses the dribble to Donald Reavis | 29-41 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Robert Moen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 32-41 |
| 12:32 | Michigan | John Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 12:31 | Michigan | James Runion hits the follow up shot | 32-43 |
| 12:23 | Rice | John Thomas steps in front of the Donald Reavis pass | 32-43 |
| 11:56 | Michigan | Zhu Wang hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Hall | 32-46 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses long on an open floater in the paint | 32-46 |
| 11:44 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Henry Gochenour | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Zhu Wang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Gochenour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Runion (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan | Zhu Wang comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 11:21 | Michigan | John Thomas hits the follow up shot | 32-48 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-48 |
| 10:42 | Michigan | John Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Robert Moen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 34-48 |
| 10:22 | Michigan | James Runion grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:02 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour connects on the open floater in the lane | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:55 | Rice | Donald Reavis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Gochenour - foul #3 on Henry Gochenour, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Michigan | Daniel McKnight (SG), Omar Hain (SF), Sherwood McClaran (PF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Zhu Wang, John Thomas, Henry Gochenour, James Runion | |
| 09:55 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 09:40 | Michigan | James Hall misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-50 |
| 09:39 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Carmelo Mendez | 36-50 |
| 09:27 | Michigan | James Hall loses the dribble to Donald Ivy | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:08 | Rice | Donald Ivy's floater is tipped away by Carmelo Mendez | 36-50 |
| 09:07 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 09:03 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Hall | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:54 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sherwood McClaran - foul #2 on Sherwood McClaran, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Thomas (PG) James Hall | |
| 08:54 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 08:38 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 08:37 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez can't tip it in | 38-53 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner snags the offensive board | 38-53 |
| 08:15 | Rice | John Thomas steals it from Stephen McKinnie | 38-53 |
| 07:54 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from close range | 38-55 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the contested floater in the paint | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SG - Daniel McKnight (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Omar Hain (fresh) PF - Sherwood McClaran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran makes the contested jumper in the paint set up by John Thomas and he's hacked by Donald Ivy - foul #2 on Donald Ivy, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (SF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Hall (PG), Zhu Wang (SG) John Thomas, Daniel McKnight | |
| 07:21 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran makes the free throw | 40-58 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Donald Ivy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Runion (C) Carmelo Mendez | |
| 06:41 | Michigan | James Hall's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Johnson | 40-58 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Corey Riddle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lawrence Johnson | 43-58 |
| 06:30 | Michigan | James Hall is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Donald Reavis loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 43-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:53 | Michigan | Corey Riddle is called for the reach on Zhu Wang - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Michigan | Zhu Wang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:26 | Rice | Robert Moen is fouled in the backcourt by James Hall - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (C) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Thomas (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Henry Gochenour (PF), Carmelo Mendez (C) James Hall, Zhu Wang, Sherwood McClaran, James Runion | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Henry Gochenour denies the turnaround by Lawrence Johnson | 43-58 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson tips it but misses | 43-58 |
| 05:05 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 04:51 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Carmelo Mendez and he's hacked by Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 04:51 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the free throw | 43-61 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Henry Gochenour - foul #4 on Henry Gochenour, team foul #7 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Hall (PG) John Thomas | |
| 04:36 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 04:36 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 04:12 | Michigan | James Hall is whistled for traveling | 44-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Corey Riddle (SG) Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran (SF) Omar Hain | |
| 03:54 | Rice | Henry Gochenour is called for the reach on Donald Reavis - foul #5 on Henry Gochenour, team foul #8 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG) Cleveland Ladner | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Runion (PF) Henry Gochenour | |
| 03:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 03:54 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | James Runion drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel McKnight | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel McKnight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood McClaran (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Runion (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Darren Shaffer's floater is tipped away by James Runion | 45-63 |
| 03:19 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 03:01 | Michigan | James Hall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Hall, team foul #9 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (SF), Stephen McKinnie (PF) Darren Shaffer, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (SF) James Runion | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by Daniel McKnight during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Daniel McKnight, team foul #10 | 45-63 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:27 | Michigan | James Hall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 02:25 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez tips it back up and in | 46-65 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Carmelo Mendez blocks the short jumper by Robert Moen | 46-65 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Corey Riddle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-65 |
| 01:25 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight is whistled for traveling | 49-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:07 | Rice | James Hall is called for the reach on Robert Moen - foul #4 on James Hall, team foul #11 | 49-65 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:46 | Michigan | Omar Hain hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 00:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Robert Moen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 00:36 | Michigan | Sherwood McClaran grabs the board | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan | James Hall is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is fouled on the floor by Omar Hain - foul #3 on Omar Hain, team foul #12 | 51-65 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:29 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel McKnight | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | James Hall runs out the clock | 52-65 |