| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Danny Prinz (fresh) SG - Richard Schwantd (fresh) SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) PF - Bruce Baker (fresh) C - Timothy Woll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Virginia Tech | Gary Ferguson picks off the pass by Bruce Baker | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Woll double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Gary Ferguson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Kuehner (PF) Danny Prinz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:02 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:02 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Thomas Kuehner blocks the jumper by Gary Ferguson | 1-0 |
| 17:39 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:16 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 17:16 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:16 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Joseph Horn is fouled on the floor by Richard Schwantd - foul #1 on Richard Schwantd, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Danny Prinz (PG), Donald Swietoniowski (SF) Robert Thomas, Thomas Kuehner | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| 16:47 | Rice | Bruce Baker steals the ball from Richard Greenwalt | 3-0 |
| 16:24 | Virginia Tech | Donald Swietoniowski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Timothy Woll is called for the reach on Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Timothy Woll, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Danny Sparks (SG), Charles Moore (C) Richard Schwantd, Timothy Woll | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Nicholas Phillips, Joseph Horn | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Danny Sparks - foul #1 on Danny Sparks, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Danny Prinz (fresh) SG - Danny Sparks (fresh) SF - Donald Swietoniowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Virginia Tech | Manuel Wall takes the ball from Danny Prinz | 6-2 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Manuel Wall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-2 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Manuel Wall tips it but misses | 6-2 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff snags the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Manuel Wall clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Danny Sparks - foul #2 on Danny Sparks, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas (SG), Thomas Kuehner (PF) Danny Sparks, Bruce Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:08 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 3rd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:42 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Kuehner buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Thomas | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Paul Polston can't connect on a shot from the right side | 8-5 |
| 14:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Kuehner gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:55 | Virginia Tech | Donald Swietoniowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Manuel Wall grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 8-5 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it in | 8-7 |
| 13:16 | Virginia Tech | Donald Swietoniowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 13:15 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Kuehner tips it home | 10-7 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff lays it in set up by Paul Polston | 10-9 |
| 12:31 | Virginia Tech | Danny Prinz clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Manuel Wall gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff hits the finger roll on a great pass from Manuel Wall and the foul's on Charles Moore - foul #1 on Charles Moore, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jean Aguilera (PG), Richard Schwantd (SG), Bruce Baker (SF), Timothy Woll (C) Danny Prinz, Robert Thomas, Donald Swietoniowski, Charles Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Joseph Horn (PF) Charles Kelly, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston | |
| 12:16 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:02 | Virginia Tech | Richard Schwantd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 12:01 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Baker | 10-12 |
| 11:45 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Kuehner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Zier (PF) Thomas Kuehner | |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Kevin Neihoff | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jean Aguilera (fresh) SG - Richard Schwantd (fresh) SF - Bruce Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Zier (fresh) C - Timothy Woll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Joseph Horn snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 11:24 | Rice | Chris Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Woll | 10-12 |
| 11:23 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Bruce Baker | 10-12 |
| 11:03 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker can't throw it down | 10-12 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Greenwalt | 10-15 |
| 10:32 | Virginia Tech | Richard Schwantd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Joseph Horn snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the turnaround in the lane | 10-17 |
| 09:46 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Phillips steals the ball from Timothy Woll | 10-17 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 09:27 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Woll grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 09:05 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker knocks in the jumper in the paint | 12-17 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Baker - foul #1 on Bruce Baker, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Danny Prinz (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Donald Swietoniowski (SF), Thomas Kuehner (PF), Charles Moore (C) Jean Aguilera, Richard Schwantd, Bruce Baker, James Zier, Timothy Woll | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn | |
| 08:42 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Kuehner grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:15 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 14-18 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Paul Polston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff tips it home | 14-20 |
| 07:42 | Virginia Tech | Donald Swietoniowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-20 |
| 07:40 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Danny Prinz (fresh) SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Swietoniowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Kuehner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) PF - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Manuel Wall - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker (PF) Thomas Kuehner | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Chris Campbell | |
| 07:22 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:22 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Manuel Wall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-20 |
| 06:45 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-20 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Manuel Wall pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Danny Prinz takes the ball from Charles Kelly in the backcourt | 14-20 |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 06:21 | Virginia Tech | Charles Moore can't tip it in | 14-20 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Charles Kelly pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Moore - foul #2 on Charles Moore, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jean Aguilera (PG), Richard Schwantd (SG), Thomas Kuehner (PF), Timothy Woll (C) Danny Prinz, Robert Thomas, Donald Swietoniowski, Charles Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Charles Kelly, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 05:52 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Kuehner gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 05:40 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Kuehner comes up short on the floater from the right side | 14-20 |
| 05:38 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Baker | 14-20 |
| 05:22 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker lays it in | 16-20 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff banks in the layup | 16-22 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Gary Ferguson steals it from Bruce Baker | 16-22 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jean Aguilera - foul #1 on Jean Aguilera, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Danny Prinz (PG), James Zier (PF) Jean Aguilera, Bruce Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 04:18 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Danny Prinz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | James Zier misses the tip | 16-23 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Charles Kelly scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Horn | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Danny Prinz (fresh) SG - Richard Schwantd (fresh) SF - Thomas Kuehner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Zier (fresh) C - Timothy Woll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Virginia Tech | Danny Prinz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-25 |
| 03:14 | Virginia Tech | James Zier gets the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 03:06 | Virginia Tech | Danny Prinz hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Kuehner | 19-25 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Manuel Wall comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-25 |
| 02:52 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Danny Prinz | 19-25 |
| 02:23 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Woll is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Woll, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Danny Sparks (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Bruce Baker (PF), Charles Moore (C) Richard Schwantd, Thomas Kuehner, James Zier, Timothy Woll | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Richard Greenwalt, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| 02:11 | Rice | John Jones scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Manuel Wall | 19-27 |
| 01:54 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas drills a jumper from the left block | 21-27 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Charles Kelly can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Manuel Wall can't tip it in | 21-27 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Danny Prinz pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 01:02 | Virginia Tech | John Jones is called for the reach on Bruce Baker - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jean Aguilera (PG) Danny Prinz | |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Charles Kelly, Manuel Wall, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| 00:46 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas is fouled on the floor by Gary Ferguson - foul #1 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #5 | 21-27 |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas misses the easy layup | 21-27 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff is hacked by Charles Moore - foul #3 on Charles Moore, team foul #10 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Schwantd (SG), Donald Swietoniowski (SF), Timothy Woll (C) Danny Sparks, Robert Thomas, Charles Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Joseph Horn (PF) William Burakowski, Gary Ferguson | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker drills a runner near the basket | 23-28 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Paul Polston comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 23-28 |