| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Keith Carroll (fresh) SG - Andy Adair (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Mines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Randle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Preble (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Albert Mines inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | BYU | Andy Adair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 19:22 | Rice | James Spurgeon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Michael Jones can't tip it in | 29-27 |
| 19:19 | BYU | Bobby Randle grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:14 | BYU | Andy Adair hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 19:13 | BYU | Bobby Randle pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:53 | BYU | Bobby Randle loses the ball out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Sidney Rearick clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 18:32 | BYU | Andy Adair grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 18:12 | BYU | Bobby Randle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 17:48 | BYU | Bobby Randle connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Andy Adair | 31-29 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 17:22 | BYU | William Preble grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:06 | BYU | Albert Mines knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-32 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 31-32 |
| 16:37 | BYU | Andy Adair snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:30 | BYU | Bobby Randle knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Carroll | 31-35 |
| 16:09 | Rice | James Spurgeon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leonard Puig | 34-35 |
| 15:49 | BYU | Albert Mines knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Keith Carroll | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Keith Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andy Adair (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Albert Mines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Randle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - William Preble (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 36-37 |
| 15:35 | BYU | Albert Mines is hacked by Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Wayne Woolsey, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | John Killian (PG), Robert Toombs (SG), Christopher Kim (SF), Scott Ritter (PF), Anthony Densmore (C) Keith Carroll, Andy Adair, Albert Mines, Bobby Randle, William Preble | |
| 15:20 | BYU | Anthony Densmore clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Charles Miles is fouled on the floor by Scott Ritter - foul #1 on Scott Ritter, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Albert Horton is called for 3 seconds | 36-37 |
| 14:35 | BYU | William Barnes denies the turnaround by Christopher Kim | 36-37 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Charles Miles snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 14:22 | Rice | The short jumper by William Barnes is denied by Scott Ritter | 36-37 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Arthur Dean tips it but misses | 36-37 |
| 14:20 | BYU | The rebound goes to Anthony Densmore | 36-37 |
| 14:15 | BYU | William Barnes steps in front of the Scott Ritter pass | 36-37 |
| 13:57 | Rice | William Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), James Spurgeon (PF) Charles Miles, William Barnes | |
| Subs | BYU | Keith Carroll (PG), Andy Adair (SG) John Killian, Robert Toombs | |
| 13:32 | BYU | Andy Adair hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Densmore | 36-40 |
| 13:22 | Rice | James Spurgeon drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Arthur Dean | 38-40 |
| 13:04 | BYU | Scott Ritter buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andy Adair | 38-42 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Leonard Puig's pass is intercepted by Scott Ritter | 38-42 |
| 12:36 | BYU | Anthony Densmore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Richard Bass snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Richard Bass can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Kim - foul #1 on Christopher Kim, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), Michael Jones (C) Albert Horton, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | BYU | Albert Mines (SF), Bobby Randle (PF), William Preble (C) Christopher Kim, Scott Ritter, Anthony Densmore | |
| 12:31 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:15 | BYU | William Preble lays it up and in set up by Albert Mines | 39-44 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Michael Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Puig | 41-44 |
| 11:55 | BYU | James Spurgeon is called for the reach on Albert Mines - foul #2 on James Spurgeon, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), William Barnes (PF) Charles Tabarez, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:41 | BYU | Andy Adair clanks a floater from the baseline | 41-44 |
| 11:39 | BYU | Albert Mines tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Keith Carroll (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andy Adair (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Albert Mines (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Randle (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - William Preble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rice | William Barnes is fouled on the floor by Andy Adair - foul #3 on Andy Adair, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (PF) William Barnes | |
| Subs | BYU | Scott Ritter (C) William Preble | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Leonard Puig hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Sidney Rearick and the foul's on Keith Carroll - foul #2 on Keith Carroll, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:57 | BYU | Bobby Randle misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 10:56 | BYU | Bobby Randle pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:35 | BYU | Scott Ritter banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Carroll and the foul's on Leonard Puig - foul #3 on Leonard Puig, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Albert Horton (SG), James Spurgeon (PF) Leonard Puig, Wayne Woolsey, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | BYU | John Killian (PG), Christopher Kim (SG), Anthony Densmore (C) Keith Carroll, Andy Adair, Bobby Randle | |
| 10:35 | BYU | Scott Ritter makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Michael Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 10:05 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 10:00 | BYU | Christopher Kim drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Scott Ritter and the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:00 | BYU | Christopher Kim makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Christopher Kim picks off the pass by Sidney Rearick | 46-52 |
| 09:31 | BYU | John Killian blows the layup | 46-52 |
| 09:29 | Rice | James Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 09:09 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Charles Miles | 48-52 |
| 08:49 | BYU | Scott Ritter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 08:28 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 48-52 |
| 08:26 | Rice | James Spurgeon gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Richard Bass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 08:19 | BYU | Albert Mines grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 08:15 | BYU | Christopher Kim makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Ritter | 48-54 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Richard Bass is denied on a layup by Albert Mines | 48-54 |
| 07:48 | BYU | Albert Mines gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:32 | BYU | John Killian banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Kim | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Christopher Kim (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Killian (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Mines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Scott Ritter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Densmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Charles Miles | 50-56 |
| 06:53 | BYU | Richard Bass is called for the reach on Anthony Densmore - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Wayne Woolsey (SG), Arthur Dean (PF), Michael Jones (C) Charles Miles, Albert Horton, James Spurgeon, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | BYU | Keith Carroll (PG), Andy Adair (SG), Stanley Stevenson (SF), Bobby Randle (PF), William Preble (C) Christopher Kim, John Killian, Albert Mines, Scott Ritter, Anthony Densmore | |
| 06:39 | BYU | Andy Adair lays it in set up by Stanley Stevenson | 50-58 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey travels with the ball | 50-58 |
| 06:08 | BYU | Bobby Randle is hacked by Leonard Puig - foul #4 on Leonard Puig, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| 06:00 | BYU | Bobby Randle drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-61 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 05:33 | BYU | The rebound goes to Bobby Randle | 50-61 |
| 05:07 | BYU | Keith Carroll drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bobby Randle | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:59 | Rice | Sidney Rearick scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 04:37 | BYU | Andy Adair is hacked by Wayne Woolsey - foul #2 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), Richard Bass (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Sidney Rearick, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | BYU | Christopher Kim (SF), Scott Ritter (C) Stanley Stevenson, William Preble | |
| 04:37 | BYU | Andy Adair makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:37 | BYU | Andy Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:19 | Rice | James Spurgeon clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 04:18 | BYU | Keith Carroll snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 04:13 | BYU | Keith Carroll misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| 04:11 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Kim | 53-65 |
| 03:52 | BYU | Scott Ritter connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Bobby Randle | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Bobby Randle steals the ball from Charles Tabarez | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | BYU | Andy Adair is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Arthur Dean (C) Charles Tabarez, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Albert Mines (SF), Anthony Densmore (C) Christopher Kim, Bobby Randle | |
| 03:39 | BYU | Andy Adair makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:39 | BYU | Andy Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Richard Bass loses the dribble to Keith Carroll | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Keith Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andy Adair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Mines (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Scott Ritter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Densmore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | BYU | James Spurgeon denies the turnaround by Scott Ritter | 53-69 |
| 03:13 | BYU | Keith Carroll can't tip it in | 53-69 |
| 03:11 | BYU | Albert Mines pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 03:06 | BYU | Keith Carroll connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Mines | 53-71 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Albert Horton buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Leonard Puig | 55-71 |
| 02:26 | BYU | James Spurgeon takes the ball from Andy Adair | 55-71 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Anthony Densmore - foul #1 on Anthony Densmore, team foul #5 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Albert Horton, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | BYU | John Killian (PG), Robert Toombs (SG), Christopher Kim (SF), Stanley Stevenson (PF) Keith Carroll, Andy Adair, Albert Mines, Scott Ritter | |
| 02:19 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses the free throw | 57-71 |
| 02:19 | BYU | Robert Toombs grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 02:05 | BYU | Christopher Kim can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-71 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Robert Toombs steals it from Arthur Dean | 57-71 |
| 01:49 | BYU | John Killian misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-71 |
| 01:47 | BYU | Robert Toombs pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 01:33 | BYU | Christopher Kim knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Toombs | 57-73 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Arthur Dean clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 01:25 | BYU | Christopher Kim snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 01:09 | BYU | John Killian can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-73 |
| 01:08 | Rice | William Barnes pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Arthur Dean hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Densmore - foul #2 on Anthony Densmore, team foul #6 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | BYU | Scott Ritter (PF) Stanley Stevenson | |
| 01:03 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:03 | BYU | The rebound goes to Anthony Densmore | 58-73 |
| 00:58 | BYU | Christopher Kim comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Bass - foul #3 on Richard Bass, team foul #9 | 58-73 |
| 00:58 | BYU | Christopher Kim makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:58 | BYU | Christopher Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Charles Tabarez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-75 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey tips it in | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | BYU | John Killian makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Ritter and he's fouled by Wayne Woolsey - foul #3 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #10 | 60-77 |
| 00:44 | BYU | John Killian makes the free throw | 60-78 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Arthur Dean comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-78 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Charles Tabarez gets the offensive rebound | 60-78 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey | 63-78 |
| 00:11 | BYU | Christopher Kim drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Killian and he's fouled by Richard Bass - foul #4 on Richard Bass, team foul #11 | 63-80 |
| 00:11 | BYU | Christopher Kim misses the free throw | 63-80 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the board | 63-80 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Arthur Dean can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-80 |
| 00:04 | BYU | Christopher Kim snags the defensive board | 63-80 |
| 00:00 | BYU | John Killian runs out the clock | 63-80 |