| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Finley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter McGriff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward York (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Smolski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Walter McGriff inbounds the ball | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Walter McGriff knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lyle Jensen | 35-43 |
| 19:26 | Rice | James Spurgeon can't finish the layup | 35-43 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it back up and in | 35-45 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Spurgeon - foul #3 on James Spurgeon, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Byrns (PF) Edward York | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (PF) James Spurgeon | |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Tim Condroski clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Smolski - foul #3 on Michael Smolski, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward York (PF) Michael Smolski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:43 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the floater from the baseline | 39-47 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Charles Miles hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Bass | 39-50 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward York | 42-50 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Tim Condroski buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Miles | 42-53 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Donald Finley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-53 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Tim Condroski grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Charles Miles misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 17:09 | Marquette | Daniel Byrns gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses the floater from the right side | 42-53 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Tim Condroski drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Bass | 42-56 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Edward York hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lyle Jensen | 45-56 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Michael Jones is hacked by Donald Finley - foul #1 on Donald Finley, team foul #2 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Parrish (SG), Craig Endres (C) Donald Finley, Daniel Byrns | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), William Barnes (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Charles Miles, Tim Condroski, Richard Bass, Michael Jones | |
| 16:06 | Rice | William Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Sidney Rearick hits the follow up shot | 45-58 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Craig Endres gets the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter McGriff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward York (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Endres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:48 | Marquette | Edward York hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Barnes - foul #2 on William Barnes, team foul #2 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Smolski (C) Craig Endres | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), James Spurgeon (PF) Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick | |
| 15:48 | Marquette | Edward York makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 15:48 | Marquette | Edward York makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Dean and he's hacked by Lyle Jensen - foul #3 on Lyle Jensen, team foul #3 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (SG) Robert Parrish | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the free throw | 47-60 |
| 15:29 | Marquette | Michael Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 15:19 | Marquette | Edward York clanks a floater from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Arthur Dean comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 14:55 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 47-60 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-60 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Edward York grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | Arthur Dean denies the turnaround by Walter McGriff | 47-60 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is whistled for traveling | 47-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Parrish (SG), Daniel Byrns (PF) Donald Finley, Edward York | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Tim Condroski (SF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| 13:45 | Marquette | James Spurgeon steals the ball from Walter McGriff | 47-60 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Leonard Puig's pass is intercepted by Walter McGriff | 47-60 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen hits a shot from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Michael Smolski gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-60 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Michael Jones is whistled for a carry | 49-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (SG), Edward York (PF) Walter McGriff, Daniel Byrns | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 12:16 | Marquette | Donald Finley scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Smolski | 52-60 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Charles Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Edward York grabs the board | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Finley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Parrish (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward York (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Smolski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Parrish | 54-60 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Tim Condroski clanks a floater in the lane | 54-60 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Tim Condroski pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 54-60 |
| 10:56 | Marquette | Robert Parrish pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:36 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Donald Finley steals it from Leonard Puig in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 10:15 | Marquette | Edward York is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward York, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Walter McGriff (SF), Daniel Byrns (PF) Robert Parrish, Edward York | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Charles Miles, Tim Condroski, Richard Bass | |
| 09:57 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the easy layup | 54-60 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Michael Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Daniel Byrns loses the dribble to James Spurgeon | 54-60 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 54-60 |
| 09:32 | Marquette | Michael Smolski snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | James Spurgeon swats the short shot by Lyle Jensen | 54-60 |
| 09:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 54-60 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Arthur Dean connects on the 3 from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 08:57 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen is called for 10 seconds | 54-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward York (PF), Craig Endres (C) Daniel Byrns, Michael Smolski | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Arthur Dean | |
| 08:49 | Rice | Robert Oliver's floater is tipped away by Craig Endres | 54-63 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Edward York pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Donald Finley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Oliver - foul #4 on Robert Oliver, team foul #3 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Smolski (C) Craig Endres | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Charles Miles (SG) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver | |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Donald Finley makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Donald Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Lyle Jensen steals the ball from Leonard Puig in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| 08:23 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 08:22 | Marquette | Donald Finley gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Donald Finley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leonard Puig - foul #2 on Leonard Puig, team foul #4 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Craig Endres (C) Michael Smolski | |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Michael Jones | |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Donald Finley makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Donald Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Richard Bass misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 07:48 | Marquette | Donald Finley grabs the board | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Finley (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter McGriff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Edward York (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Endres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses the 3 from straight away | 58-63 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Craig Endres tips it home | 60-63 |
| 07:23 | Rice | William Barnes double dribbles | 60-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Smolski (C) Craig Endres | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Charles Miles, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon | |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen connects on the 3 from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Robert Oliver scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Tim Condroski and the foul's on Edward York - foul #3 on Edward York, team foul #5 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Parrish (SG) Donald Finley | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, William Barnes | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Parrish | 66-66 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the easy layup | 66-66 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Walter McGriff gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 66-66 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Michael Smolski grabs the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Walter McGriff misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-66 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Tim Condroski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Tim Condroski is hacked by Walter McGriff - foul #2 on Walter McGriff, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (SG), Daniel Byrns (PF), Craig Endres (C) Robert Parrish, Edward York, Michael Smolski | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Richard Bass (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Tim Condroski, Arthur Dean | |
| 05:21 | Rice | Michael Jones buries a jumper near the basket set up by Leonard Puig | 66-68 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-68 |
| 04:53 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Richard Bass drills a 3 from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | James Spurgeon swats the dunk try by Craig Endres | 66-71 |
| 04:14 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Craig Endres steals the ball from James Spurgeon | 66-71 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 66-71 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Daniel Byrns tips it but misses | 66-71 |
| 03:40 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (tired) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Finley (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter McGriff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Byrns (fresh) 3 reb. C - Craig Endres (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Spurgeon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 03:11 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Robert Oliver comes up short on the runner from close range | 66-71 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donald Finley | 66-71 |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Craig Endres misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Smolski (C) Daniel Byrns | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), William Barnes (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Craig Endres makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Craig Endres makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward York (PF) Craig Endres | |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) William Barnes | |
| 02:18 | Rice | Walter McGriff picks off the pass by Arthur Dean | 68-71 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 01:50 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Miles, Arthur Dean | |
| 01:30 | Rice | Michael Jones connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Leonard Puig | 68-73 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen hits a shot from the right wing | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Leonard Puig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-73 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen is whistled for traveling | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Donald Finley is called for the reach on Leonard Puig in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Finley, team foul #7 | 70-73 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-75 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Tim Condroski snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Tim Condroski is hacked by Lyle Jensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lyle Jensen, team foul #8 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Michael Jones | |
| 00:06 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Puig - foul #3 on Leonard Puig, team foul #6 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) William Barnes | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-77 |