| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) C - Michael Bourque (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Martin Numbers (fresh) SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) SF - Wesley Dryden (fresh) PF - Jerry Clark (fresh) C - Earl Cornell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Martin Numbers and the foul's on Shane Nitz - foul #1 on Shane Nitz, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Michael Bourque loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Sacred Heart | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Dryden | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Rice | David Ruhland clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark connects on the runner near the basket | 0-5 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Shane Nitz comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:41 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hamisi Azim - foul #1 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis (SF) Wesley Dryden | |
| 17:41 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:41 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Hamisi Azim clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Earl Cornell - foul #1 on Earl Cornell, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett (SF), Rudy Loyd (PF) Gregory Cole, Jerry Clark | |
| 17:29 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:22 | Sacred Heart | Rudy Loyd scores on a turnaround from the left block | 2-9 |
| 17:06 | Rice | The short jumper by Shane Nitz is denied by Earl Cornell | 2-9 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Shane Nitz hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| 16:48 | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Shane Nitz gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Eddy Dupuis - foul #1 on Eddy Dupuis, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy (SG), Charles Mims (C) Martin Numbers, Earl Cornell | |
| 16:40 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:20 | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett loses the dribble to Robert Bartram | 6-9 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the easy layup | 6-9 |
| 16:14 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Eddy Dupuis | 6-9 |
| 15:54 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy is whistled for a carry | 6-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Chen China (C) David Ruhland, Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole (SG), Wesley Dryden (SF), Jerry Clark (PF) Daniel Ivy, Gary Shiflett, Charles Mims | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) SG - James Valletta (fresh) SF - William Patrick (fresh) PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) C - Chen China (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Eddy Dupuis (fresh) SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Dryden (fresh) PF - Jerry Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rudy Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Eddy Dupuis is called for the reach on James Valletta - foul #2 on Eddy Dupuis, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy (PG) Eddy Dupuis | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Chen China hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Jefferson Ono tips it in | 8-9 |
| 15:18 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:06 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy is called for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG) William Patrick | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers (PG), Earl Cornell (C) Daniel Ivy, Rudy Loyd | |
| 14:50 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:28 | Sacred Heart | James Valletta steals the ball from Martin Numbers | 11-9 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Clark - foul #1 on Jerry Clark, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Michael Bourque (C) James Valletta, Jefferson Ono, Chen China | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy (SG), Gary Shiflett (SF), Christopher Worden (PF) Gregory Cole, Wesley Dryden, Jerry Clark | |
| 14:07 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:59 | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-9 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Gary Shiflett steps in front of the Shane Nitz pass | 12-9 |
| 13:20 | Sacred Heart | Shane Nitz is called for the reach on Daniel Ivy - foul #2 on Shane Nitz, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Jefferson Ono (PF) Robert Bartram, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Rudy Loyd (PF), Charles Mims (C) Christopher Worden, Earl Cornell | |
| 13:01 | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Jefferson Ono pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the dunk | 12-9 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Michael Bourque pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:19 | Rice | David Ruhland misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Martin Numbers - foul #1 on Martin Numbers, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole (SG), Wesley Dryden (SF), Jerry Clark (PF), Earl Cornell (C) Martin Numbers, Gary Shiflett, Rudy Loyd, Charles Mims | |
| 12:19 | Rice | David Ruhland makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:19 | Rice | David Ruhland makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:10 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wesley Dryden | 14-11 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Robert Bartram hits a jumper from the left side | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Daniel Ivy (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Dryden (fresh) PF - Jerry Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl Cornell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 16-11 |
| 11:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Bartram | 16-11 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Jefferson Ono drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bartram | 19-11 |
| 11:08 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 10:46 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 10:22 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy is fouled on the floor by Michael Bourque - foul #1 on Michael Bourque, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Chen China (PF), Liang Xiong (C) David Ruhland, Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Jefferson Ono, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers (PG), Gary Shiflett (SF), Rudy Loyd (PF), Charles Mims (C) Daniel Ivy, Wesley Dryden, Jerry Clark, Earl Cornell | |
| 10:02 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Mims | 19-14 |
| 09:41 | Rice | William Patrick connects on the 3 from the right corner | 22-14 |
| 09:38 | Sacred Heart | Yevgeny Loszynski picks off the pass by Martin Numbers in the backcourt | 22-14 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-14 |
| 09:24 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:03 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole is whistled for a carry | 22-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Jefferson Ono (PF), Michael Bourque (C) William Patrick, Chen China, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark (PF), Earl Cornell (C) Rudy Loyd, Charles Mims | |
| 08:48 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Yevgeny Loszynski, James Valletta | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden (SF) Gregory Cole | |
| 08:39 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 22-14 |
| 08:38 | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett hits the follow up shot | 22-16 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-16 |
| 08:14 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 07:51 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark misses badly on a shot in the lane | 22-16 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Jefferson Ono snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Martin Numbers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Shiflett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Dryden (fresh) PF - Jerry Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl Cornell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Robert Bartram's pass is intercepted by Martin Numbers | 22-16 |
| 07:18 | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-16 |
| 07:17 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell tips it back up and in | 22-18 |
| 07:00 | Rice | David Ruhland's pass is intercepted by Wesley Dryden | 22-18 |
| 06:57 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden lays it in | 22-20 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Hamisi Azim loses the ball out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Chen China (C) David Ruhland, Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy (PG), Gregory Cole (SG), Christopher Worden (SF), Rudy Loyd (PF), Charles Mims (C) Martin Numbers, Gary Shiflett, Wesley Dryden, Jerry Clark, Earl Cornell | |
| 06:21 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Valletta - foul #1 on James Valletta, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (C) Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 06:21 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:21 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chen China | 22-21 |
| 06:11 | Rice | The jump hook by William Patrick is blocked by Charles Mims | 22-21 |
| 06:09 | Rice | James Valletta grabs the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-21 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Liang Xiong snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Christopher Worden blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by William Patrick | 22-21 |
| 05:26 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:06 | Sacred Heart | Charles Mims loses the ball out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Michael Bourque (C) James Valletta, William Patrick, Chen China, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers (PG), Earl Cornell (C) Gregory Cole, Charles Mims | |
| 04:55 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG) Hamisi Azim | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark (PF) Rudy Loyd | |
| 04:38 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jerry Clark, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett (SG), Wesley Dryden (SF) Martin Numbers, Jerry Clark | |
| 04:15 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski can't tip it in | 22-21 |
| 04:11 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 04:04 | Sacred Heart | Christopher Worden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers (PG), Rudy Loyd (PF) Daniel Ivy, Christopher Worden | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Robert Bartram connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Yevgeny Loszynski | 25-21 |
| 03:26 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden throws it down | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yevgeny Loszynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Martin Numbers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Shiflett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Dryden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rudy Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Cornell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rice | David Ruhland misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Martin Numbers - foul #2 on Martin Numbers, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis (PG), Gregory Cole (SG), Jerry Clark (PF) Martin Numbers, Gary Shiflett, Earl Cornell | |
| 03:06 | Rice | David Ruhland makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:06 | Rice | David Ruhland makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:43 | Sacred Heart | Shane Nitz swats the shot by Gregory Cole | 27-23 |
| 02:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hamisi Azim | 27-23 |
| 02:26 | Rice | David Ruhland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 02:25 | Sacred Heart | Rudy Loyd grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 02:20 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jefferson Ono - foul #1 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (PG), William Patrick (SG), Chen China (C) David Ruhland, Robert Bartram, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy (SG), Christopher Worden (SF) Gregory Cole, Wesley Dryden | |
| 02:20 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:20 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Hamisi Azim can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 27-25 |
| 02:01 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 01:54 | Sacred Heart | Hamisi Azim takes the ball from Eddy Dupuis | 27-25 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Rudy Loyd steals the ball from Chen China | 27-25 |
| 01:21 | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-25 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-25 |
| 01:02 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 00:45 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark misses the easy layup | 27-25 |
| 00:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Valletta | 27-25 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is fouled on the floor by Eddy Dupuis - foul #3 on Eddy Dupuis, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Jefferson Ono (PF), Michael Bourque (C) James Valletta, William Patrick, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers (PG), Gregory Cole (SG), Gary Shiflett (SF), Charles Mims (PF), Earl Cornell (C) Eddy Dupuis, Daniel Ivy, Christopher Worden, Jerry Clark, Rudy Loyd | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:04 | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Martin Numbers | 29-27 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 29-27 |