| Lineup | Yale | PG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Alfred Channel inbounds the ball | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Yale | George Richardson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-28 |
| 19:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 46-28 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't tip it in | 46-28 |
| 19:24 | Yale | Alfred Channel gets the rebound | 46-28 |
| 19:07 | Yale | Joseph Durst steals it from George Richardson | 46-28 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 46-30 |
| 18:47 | Yale | Thomas Hicks connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Kennedy | 49-30 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-30 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it home | 49-32 |
| 18:09 | Yale | Troy Arrington loses the ball out of bounds | 49-32 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Frank Stephenson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie | 49-35 |
| 17:45 | Yale | Stephen McKinnie is called for the reach on Alfred Channel - foul #3 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| 17:36 | Yale | Alfred Channel is hacked by Joseph Durst - foul #2 on Joseph Durst, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 17:19 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-35 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the shot near the basket | 49-37 |
| 16:47 | Yale | Thomas Hicks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Howard Reed scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Frank Stephenson | 49-40 |
| 15:55 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-40 |
| 15:53 | Yale | Alfred Channel hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Thomas Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Channel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Arrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Howard Reed hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 15:23 | Yale | Thomas Hicks misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-43 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is hacked by Troy Arrington - foul #1 on Troy Arrington, team foul #1 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (PG), Alvin Cotton (SF), Peter Pitman (PF), Ronald Hoagland (C) Thomas Hicks, Alfred Channel, Troy Arrington, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Frank Stephenson, Howard Reed, Joseph Durst, Donald Reavis | |
| 14:47 | Rice | Corey Riddle knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Johnson | 51-45 |
| 14:34 | Yale | Harry Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (C) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 14:13 | Rice | Ronald Hoagland swats the shot by Brian Livingston | 51-45 |
| 14:11 | Yale | Ronald Hoagland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 14:04 | Yale | Peter Pitman clanks a shot from the left side | 51-45 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Darren Shaffer | 51-48 |
| 13:21 | Yale | Harry Johnson misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-48 |
| 13:20 | Yale | Peter Pitman tips it in | 53-48 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Corey Riddle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 13:03 | Yale | Peter Pitman gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:34 | Yale | Peter Pitman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Peter Pitman, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Chris Montgomery (PG), Alfred Channel (SF), Troy Arrington (PF), George Richardson (C) Harry Johnson, Raymond Kennedy, Peter Pitman, Ronald Hoagland | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson, Brian Livingston | |
| 12:11 | Rice | Donald Reavis blows the layup | 53-48 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 11:57 | Yale | Alfred Channel is called for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hicks (SG) Alvin Cotton | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Howard Reed (SG) Cleveland Ladner, Stephen McKinnie | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Alfred Channel - foul #2 on Alfred Channel, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG) Chris Montgomery | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Frank Stephenson | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Yale | Alfred Channel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 11:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carlos Tedrow | 53-52 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-52 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 10:52 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:25 | Yale | Alfred Channel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (SG), Peter Pitman (PF), Ronald Hoagland (C) Raymond Kennedy, Troy Arrington, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 10:05 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst | |
| 09:56 | Yale | Peter Pitman clanks a floater from the right side | 53-52 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Donald Reavis evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie and he's fouled by Ronald Hoagland - foul #1 on Ronald Hoagland, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Alvin Cotton (SG) Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:38 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:38 | Yale | Ronald Hoagland grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 09:18 | Yale | Darren Shaffer takes the ball from Peter Pitman | 53-54 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the lay-in | 53-54 |
| 09:14 | Yale | Harry Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 08:57 | Yale | Harry Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Troy Arrington (SF), George Richardson (C) Alfred Channel, Ronald Hoagland | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Frank Stephenson, Darren Shaffer, Donald Reavis | |
| 08:39 | Rice | Joseph Durst connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Carlos Tedrow | 53-57 |
| 08:26 | Yale | George Richardson is hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #4 on Corey Riddle, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hicks (PG) Alvin Cotton | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| 08:02 | Yale | Carlos Tedrow is called for the reach on Troy Arrington - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG), Alfred Channel (SF) Harry Johnson, Peter Pitman | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 07:49 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Frank Stephenson | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 53-57 |
| 07:32 | Yale | The rebound goes to Troy Arrington | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Yale | Alfred Channel's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Durst | 53-57 |
| 07:06 | Yale | Troy Arrington snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 07:00 | Yale | Troy Arrington evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 53-59 |
| 06:23 | Yale | Troy Arrington hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (PG), Ronald Hoagland (C) Thomas Hicks, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 06:23 | Yale | Troy Arrington misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:23 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Harry Johnson takes the ball from Corey Riddle in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 06:14 | Yale | Harry Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Corey Riddle clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 56-59 |
| 06:04 | Yale | Ronald Hoagland grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:39 | Yale | Troy Arrington misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Howard Reed - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Yale | Alvin Cotton (SG), Peter Pitman (PF) Raymond Kennedy, Alfred Channel | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (C) Corey Riddle, Donald Reavis | |
| 05:39 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:39 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 05:23 | Yale | Harry Johnson gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:58 | Yale | Troy Arrington splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 58-59 |
| 04:56 | Yale | Troy Arrington hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 04:39 | Yale | Ronald Hoagland grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 04:20 | Yale | Troy Arrington evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Harry Johnson | 62-59 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hicks (PG), Raymond Kennedy (SG), Alfred Channel (SF), George Richardson (C) Harry Johnson, Alvin Cotton, Troy Arrington, Ronald Hoagland | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Frank Stephenson, Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer, Brian Livingston | |
| 03:51 | Rice | Joseph Durst's pass is intercepted by Alfred Channel | 62-59 |
| 03:35 | Yale | George Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Pitman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Joseph Durst can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Hicks - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:46 | Yale | George Richardson is fouled on the floor by Stephen McKinnie - foul #4 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Yale | Troy Arrington (PF) Peter Pitman | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 02:46 | Yale | George Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:46 | Yale | George Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie comes up short on the floater from the left side | 63-61 |
| 02:24 | Yale | Troy Arrington grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 02:06 | Yale | Alfred Channel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Hicks | 66-61 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Alfred Channel - foul #3 on Alfred Channel, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 01:34 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-61 |
| 01:33 | Yale | George Richardson gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:15 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 01:14 | Yale | Troy Arrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:58 | Yale | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Troy Arrington - foul #3 on Joseph Durst, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:58 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:58 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Raymond Kennedy takes the ball from Joseph Durst | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Yale | Corey Riddle is called for the reach on Alfred Channel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Corey Riddle, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| 00:44 | Yale | Alfred Channel makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:44 | Yale | Alfred Channel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Joseph Durst comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-61 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie gets the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 70-61 |
| 00:30 | Yale | George Richardson pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:28 | Yale | George Richardson is hacked by Stephen McKinnie in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| 00:28 | Yale | George Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:28 | Yale | George Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-64 |
| 00:22 | Yale | Frank Stephenson is called for the reach on George Richardson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #11 | 71-64 |
| 00:22 | Yale | George Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:22 | Yale | George Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Frank Stephenson misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Troy Arrington grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 00:11 | Yale | Howard Reed is called for the reach on Troy Arrington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Reed, team foul #12 | 73-64 |
| 00:11 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:11 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-64 |
| 00:04 | Yale | George Richardson pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Thomas Hicks runs out the clock | 75-64 |