| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Keith Styles (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) SG - Paul Hutchinson (fresh) SF - Michael Gwin (fresh) PF - Herman Allbright (fresh) C - Tomas Caylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Herman Allbright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Tomas Caylor knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Edward Bixler and he's hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Tomas Caylor misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Herman Allbright grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Columbia | Edward Bixler knocks in the runner in the paint | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Gwin | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | Michael Gwin snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson misses the easy layup | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Stephen Palmer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Edward Bixler | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Columbia | Michael Gwin is fouled on the floor by Keith Styles - foul #1 on Keith Styles, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | Columbia | Herman Allbright hits a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Dennis Woodring - foul #1 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Owen Lewis (SF), Robert Turner (C) Edward Bixler, Paul Hutchinson, Michael Gwin, Tomas Caylor | |
| 17:39 | Columbia | Herman Allbright makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Carlos Fitzgerald steals it from Stephen Palmer | 0-7 |
| 17:07 | Columbia | Owen Lewis buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Curtis Moore | 0-9 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Bart Thomas buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Woodring | 2-9 |
| 16:37 | Columbia | Robert Turner scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Curtis Moore | 2-11 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is hacked by Carlos Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Carlos Fitzgerald, team foul #1 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Homer Eiland (PF) Dennis Woodring, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson (SG), Derrick Mix (PF), Tomas Caylor (C) Curtis Moore, Herman Allbright, Robert Turner | |
| 16:12 | Rice | The short jumper by Stephen Palmer is denied by Tomas Caylor | 2-11 |
| 16:10 | Columbia | Derrick Mix gets the rebound | 2-11 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | Owen Lewis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carlos Fitzgerald | 2-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Keith Styles (fresh) PF - Homer Eiland (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Hutchinson (fresh) SF - Owen Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Mix (fresh) C - Tomas Caylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is hacked by Carlos Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Carlos Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 2-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Michael Gwin (SF), Robert Turner (C) Carlos Fitzgerald, Paul Hutchinson, Owen Lewis, Tomas Caylor | |
| 15:15 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses the shot from the left wing | 2-13 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Jamie Thrall tips it in | 4-13 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | Curtis Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-13 |
| 14:57 | Columbia | Derrick Mix pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:41 | Columbia | Derrick Mix misses the lay-in but the foul's on Homer Eiland - foul #1 on Homer Eiland, team foul #4 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), John Schechter (PF) Edward Chapman, Anthony Perdue, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson (SG), Owen Lewis (SF), Tomas Caylor (C) Edward Bixler, Michael Gwin, Robert Turner | |
| 14:41 | Columbia | Derrick Mix misses the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:41 | Columbia | Derrick Mix makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Curtis Moore steals the ball from Dennis Woodring in the backcourt | 4-14 |
| 14:23 | Columbia | Curtis Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-14 |
| 14:22 | Columbia | Derrick Mix tips it back up and in | 4-16 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Gerald Griffith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-16 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Stephen Palmer grabs the offensive board | 4-16 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Gerald Griffith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-16 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Owen Lewis pulls down the rebound | 4-16 |
| 13:34 | Columbia | Stephen Palmer steps in front of the Derrick Mix pass | 4-16 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Stephen Palmer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 4-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Gerald Griffith, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Michael Gwin (SF) Curtis Moore, Owen Lewis | |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Edward Bixler misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-16 |
| 13:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Schechter | 4-16 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the lay-in | 4-16 |
| 12:38 | Columbia | Tomas Caylor grabs the defensive rebound | 4-16 |
| 12:27 | Columbia | Michael Gwin drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Paul Hutchinson | 4-18 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Paul Hutchinson steals the ball from Bart Thomas | 4-18 |
| 11:58 | Columbia | Bart Thomas denies the turnaround by Michael Gwin | 4-18 |
| 11:57 | Rice | John Schechter gets the rebound | 4-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Styles (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gwin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derrick Mix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Caylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-18 |
| 11:46 | Rice | John Schechter hits the follow up shot | 6-18 |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Michael Gwin hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Edward Bixler and he's fouled by Keith Styles - foul #2 on Keith Styles, team foul #5 | 6-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Homer Eiland (PF) Dennis Woodring, Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SG), Herman Allbright (PF), Robert Turner (C) Paul Hutchinson, Derrick Mix, Tomas Caylor | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Michael Gwin misses the free throw | 6-20 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 6-20 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Curtis Moore steps in front of the Edward Chapman pass | 6-20 |
| 10:34 | Columbia | Homer Eiland takes the ball from Michael Gwin | 6-20 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Bart Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 6-20 |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Edward Bixler snags the defensive board | 6-20 |
| 10:16 | Columbia | Curtis Moore knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Turner | 6-22 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-22 |
| 09:52 | Columbia | Michael Gwin grabs the board | 6-22 |
| 09:46 | Columbia | Edward Bixler misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 6-22 |
| 09:44 | Columbia | Robert Turner gets the offensive rebound | 6-22 |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Curtis Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-22 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the defensive board | 6-22 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Curtis Moore is called for the reach on Gerald Griffith - foul #1 on Curtis Moore, team foul #3 | 6-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), John Schechter (PF) Gerald Griffith, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson (SG), Owen Lewis (SF), Tomas Caylor (C) Edward Bixler, Michael Gwin, Robert Turner | |
| 08:55 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-22 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | Herman Allbright snags the defensive board | 6-22 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | John Schechter blocks the short jumper by Herman Allbright | 6-22 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Edward Chapman snags the defensive board | 6-22 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Herman Allbright takes the ball from Stephen Palmer | 6-22 |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Owen Lewis is fouled on the floor by Edward Chapman - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #6 | 6-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Edward Chapman, Anthony Perdue, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Mix (PF) Herman Allbright | |
| 07:51 | Columbia | Derrick Mix misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 6-22 |
| 07:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jamie Thrall | 6-22 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Curtis Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Hutchinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Owen Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Mix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Caylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Dennis Woodring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG) Curtis Moore | |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-25 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Jamie Thrall misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Tomas Caylor - foul #1 on Tomas Caylor, team foul #4 | 6-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) John Schechter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (PG) Edward Bixler | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Jamie Thrall misses the 1st free throw | 6-25 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the 2nd free throw | 7-25 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Jamie Thrall is called for the reach on Derrick Mix - foul #1 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #7 | 7-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Eiland (PF) Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG) Curtis Moore | |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Derrick Mix makes the 1st free throw | 7-26 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Derrick Mix makes the 2nd free throw | 7-27 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Homer Eiland | 10-27 |
| 06:25 | Columbia | Owen Lewis clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Bart Thomas, team foul #8 | 10-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SF) Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (PG), Herman Allbright (PF) Edward Bixler, Derrick Mix | |
| 06:25 | Columbia | Owen Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 10-28 |
| 06:25 | Columbia | Owen Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 10-29 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Edward Chapman is whistled for traveling | 10-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF) Stephen Palmer, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SG), Michael Gwin (SF), Robert Turner (C) Paul Hutchinson, Owen Lewis, Tomas Caylor | |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #9 | 10-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tomas Caylor (C) Robert Turner | |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 10-30 |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 10-30 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the rebound | 10-30 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Stephen Palmer buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from John Schechter | 12-30 |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Curtis Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-33 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-33 |
| 05:20 | Columbia | Michael Gwin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-33 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Herman Allbright - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #10 | 12-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Homer Eiland (C) Stephen Palmer, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson (SG), Robert Turner (C) Curtis Moore, Tomas Caylor | |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Herman Allbright makes the 1st free throw | 12-34 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Herman Allbright makes the 2nd free throw | 12-35 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Homer Eiland travels with the ball | 12-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Owen Lewis (SF), Derrick Mix (PF) Michael Gwin, Herman Allbright | |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Derrick Mix makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Carlos Fitzgerald | 12-37 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Edward Chapman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Griffith | 14-37 |
| 04:15 | Columbia | Robert Turner is hacked by Homer Eiland - foul #2 on Homer Eiland, team foul #11 | 14-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Michael Gwin (SF), Tomas Caylor (C) Carlos Fitzgerald, Owen Lewis, Derrick Mix | |
| 04:15 | Columbia | Robert Turner makes the 1st free throw | 14-38 |
| 04:15 | Columbia | Robert Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 14-38 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Preston Breslin pulls down the rebound | 14-38 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 3 from straight away | 17-38 |
| 03:29 | Columbia | Michael Gwin misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 17-38 |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Robert Turner snags the offensive board | 17-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fairly fresh) PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Preston Breslin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gwin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Caylor (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 17-38 |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson tips it back up and in | 17-40 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-40 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Robert Turner | 17-40 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Edward Bixler is fouled on the floor by Preston Breslin - foul #1 on Preston Breslin, team foul #12 | 17-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, Anthony Perdue, Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SG), Owen Lewis (SF), Herman Allbright (PF) Paul Hutchinson, Michael Gwin, Tomas Caylor | |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Edward Bixler misses the 1st free throw | 17-40 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Edward Bixler makes the 2nd free throw | 17-41 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-41 |
| 02:25 | Rice | John Schechter tips it in | 19-41 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Edward Bixler's pass is intercepted by Dennis Woodring | 19-41 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is fouled on the floor by Herman Allbright - foul #1 on Herman Allbright, team foul #5 | 19-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (PG), Paul Hutchinson (SG), Michael Gwin (SF), Tomas Caylor (C) Edward Bixler, Curtis Moore, Owen Lewis, Robert Turner | |
| 01:48 | Rice | Michael Gwin steps in front of the Keith Styles pass | 19-41 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | Michael Gwin hits the finger roll | 19-43 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Keith Styles comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-43 |
| 01:26 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald grabs the board | 19-43 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stephen Palmer - foul #3 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #13 | 19-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Homer Eiland (PF) Stephen Palmer, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Owen Lewis (SF), Derrick Mix (PF) Michael Gwin, Herman Allbright | |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Paul Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-44 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Bart Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Owen Lewis - foul #1 on Owen Lewis, team foul #6 | 19-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SG), Robert Turner (C) Paul Hutchinson, Tomas Caylor | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 20-44 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 20-44 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Derrick Mix gets the rebound | 20-44 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Curtis Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-44 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 20-44 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Gerald Griffith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-44 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-47 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Dennis Woodring comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 23-47 |