| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) SG - Gary Ryland (fresh) SF - Stephen Witcher (fresh) PF - Matthew Osbourne (fresh) C - Horace Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) SF - Donald Fox (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) C - Arthur Matson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Arthur Matson drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Petrus | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne is fouled on the floor by Richard Petrus - foul #1 on Richard Petrus, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Donald Fox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Matson | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Jason Avent - foul #1 on Jason Avent, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 3rd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Matson | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Richard Petrus lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Michael Jenkins | 4-6 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher hits a shot from the left block and the foul's on Donald Fox - foul #1 on Donald Fox, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Gary Ryland is called for the reach on Michael Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Ryland, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Gary Ryland - foul #2 on Gary Ryland, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (SG) Gary Ryland | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Richard Petrus, Arthur Matson | |
| 17:38 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Horace Washington - foul #1 on Horace Washington, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG) Jason Avent | |
| 17:38 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Manuel Smith | 9-8 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Manuel Smith picks off the pass by Alfred Moore in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher misses the dunk | 9-8 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher tips it in | 11-8 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Alfred Moore knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Donald Fox and he's hacked by Manuel Smith - foul #1 on Manuel Smith, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), Joseph Beam (SF), James Grisham (PF) Manuel Smith, Stephen Witcher, Matthew Osbourne | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Timothy Bates (SF) Michael Jenkins, Donald Fox | |
| 17:07 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | James Stamps steals it from John Jackson | 11-11 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Alfred Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Stamps | 11-13 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Jackson | 13-13 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Timothy Bates is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, Keith Queen | |
| 16:20 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana Tech | Horace Washington grabs the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam makes the floater from the left side set up by John Jackson | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Walley (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Grisham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Horace Washington (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) SG - James Stamps (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | James Stamps clanks a floater from the left side | 15-13 |
| 15:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 15:28 | Louisiana Tech | Horace Washington makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Walley | 17-13 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Arthur Matson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Stamps | 17-15 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham misses long on a shot from the baseline | 17-15 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham tips it in | 19-15 |
| 14:47 | Rice | James Stamps's pass is intercepted by Horace Washington | 19-15 |
| 14:38 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson is hacked by Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), David Ryan (SG), Stephen Witcher (SF), Matthew Osbourne (PF), Larry Master (C) John Jackson, James Walley, Joseph Beam, James Grisham, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Donald Fox (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) Jason Avent, James Stamps, Timothy Bates, Arthur Matson | |
| 14:25 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Richard Maddocks pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Donald Fox blows the layup | 19-15 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Larry Master | 19-15 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne misses badly on a shot from the left side | 19-15 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Richard Petrus gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 19-15 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Larry Master | 19-15 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Maddocks is called for the reach on Stephen Witcher - foul #1 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (SG), Leslie Clay (PF), Horace Washington (C) David Ryan, Matthew Osbourne, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Richard Petrus, Richard Maddocks | |
| 12:58 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Walley and he's fouled by Arthur Matson - foul #1 on Arthur Matson, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the free throw | 22-15 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Donald Fox misses long on a jumper from the right side | 22-15 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Fox steals the ball from Stephen Witcher | 22-15 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Arthur Matson knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Alfred Moore | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Walley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Witcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leslie Clay (fairly fresh) C - Horace Washington (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Queen (fresh) C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 22-17 |
| 11:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Fox | 22-17 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Moore | 22-20 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Manuel Smith, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), David Ryan (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Matthew Osbourne (PF), James Grisham (C) Manuel Smith, James Walley, Stephen Witcher, Leslie Clay, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), James Stamps (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) Alfred Moore, Michael Jenkins, Donald Fox, Keith Queen | |
| 11:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Osbourne - foul #1 on Matthew Osbourne, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 11:00 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Matson - foul #2 on Arthur Matson, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (C) Arthur Matson | |
| 10:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Richard Petrus snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 10:47 | Rice | James Stamps is fouled in the backcourt by David Ryan - foul #1 on David Ryan, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| 10:47 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 10:47 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham tips it but misses | 22-22 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Jason Avent snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Timothy Bates's pass is intercepted by Joseph Beam in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne misses the tip | 22-22 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Jason Avent grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 10:01 | Rice | John Jackson takes the ball from Richard Petrus | 22-22 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Timothy Bates, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (SG), Larry Master (C) David Ryan, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Keith Queen (PF) Jason Avent, Timothy Bates, Richard Petrus | |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Richard Maddocks gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 09:31 | Rice | James Stamps misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Walley - foul #1 on James Walley, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher (SF) Joseph Beam | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:31 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:31 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 23-24 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley scores on a jumper in the paint | 25-24 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF), Leslie Clay (PF) Stephen Witcher, Matthew Osbourne | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SF) Michael Jenkins | |
| 08:36 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-26 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| 07:59 | Rice | James Stamps's floater is tipped away by Leslie Clay | 27-26 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Donald Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Donald Fox clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan (SG), Stephen Witcher (SF), Horace Washington (C) John Jackson, Joseph Beam, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Richard Petrus (C) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Richard Maddocks | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Walley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Ryan (fresh) SF - Stephen Witcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leslie Clay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Horace Washington (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) C - Richard Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-28 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Donald Fox drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Jason Avent | 27-30 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Jason Avent - foul #2 on Jason Avent, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne (PF), James Grisham (C) Leslie Clay, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Danford (PG), Richard Maddocks (C) Jason Avent, Keith Queen | |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Stephen Witcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Witcher, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF) Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 06:31 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Jenkins takes the ball from Joseph Beam | 29-32 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Thomas Danford drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Michael Jenkins | 29-34 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam is fouled on the floor by Donald Fox - foul #2 on Donald Fox, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Gary Ryland (SG), Larry Master (C) James Walley, David Ryan, Matthew Osbourne | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SF) Donald Fox | |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 30-34 |
| 05:54 | Rice | James Stamps loses the dribble to Manuel Smith in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Petrus blocks the jumper by James Grisham | 30-34 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Joseph Beam takes the ball from Michael Jenkins | 30-34 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Beam | 32-34 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Danford is called for the reach on Manuel Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Danford, team foul #11 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher (SF), Leslie Clay (PF), Horace Washington (C) Joseph Beam, James Grisham, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Keith Queen (PF) Thomas Danford, Richard Petrus | |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Leslie Clay swats the short shot by Richard Maddocks | 34-34 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith is fouled on the floor by James Stamps - foul #1 on James Stamps, team foul #12 | 34-34 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Richard Maddocks pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Leslie Clay blocks the jumper by Keith Queen | 34-34 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher drills a floater from the right block set up by Manuel Smith | 36-34 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Gary Ryland - foul #3 on Gary Ryland, team foul #12 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (SG), Matthew Osbourne (PF), Larry Master (C) Gary Ryland, Leslie Clay, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Donald Fox (SF), Timothy Bates (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Keith Queen, Richard Maddocks | |
| 03:52 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 03:38 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne loses the dribble to Michael Jenkins | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Witcher (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Matthew Osbourne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Master (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Bates (fresh) C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Avent | 36-38 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Jackson | 39-38 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Arthur Matson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), James Grisham (C) Manuel Smith, Stephen Witcher, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Avent steals it from John Jackson | 39-38 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Michael Jenkins loses the dribble to James Grisham in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Grisham and he's fouled by Arthur Matson - foul #3 on Arthur Matson, team foul #13 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay (PF), Horace Washington (C) Matthew Osbourne, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Arthur Matson | |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Horace Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Keith Queen is hacked by Joseph Beam - foul #1 on Joseph Beam, team foul #13 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), James Walley (SG) John Jackson, David Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Donald Fox | |
| 01:33 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Keith Queen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam is fouled on the floor by Alfred Moore - foul #1 on Alfred Moore, team foul #14 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master (C) Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Keith Queen loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham (SF), Matthew Osbourne (PF) Joseph Beam, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Richard Maddocks (C) Alfred Moore, Keith Queen | |
| 00:46 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham is fouled on the floor by Richard Maddocks - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #15 | 44-39 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Richard Maddocks pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Timothy Bates drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Petrus | 45-41 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the floater from the right side | 45-41 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Stamps clanks a fullcourt shot | 47-41 |