| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) SF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - James Meehan (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Bristol (fresh) SF - George Lundstrom (fresh) PF - Gary Lane (fresh) C - Jack Huizar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Joseph Durst scores on a jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Jack Huizar denies the turnaround by Joseph Durst | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Huizar - foul #1 on Jack Huizar, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Davidson | Jack Huizar grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Davidson | Gary Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled on the floor by James Meehan - foul #1 on James Meehan, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 6-0 |
| 17:29 | Davidson | George Lundstrom blows the layup | 6-0 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Joseph Durst scores on a 3 from the left corner | 9-0 |
| 17:03 | Davidson | Jack Huizar makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from James Meehan | 9-2 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by James Meehan - foul #2 on James Meehan, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Davidson | Gene Godbout (PG) James Meehan | |
| 16:39 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-2 |
| 16:20 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol is hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #1 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 16:15 | Davidson | George Lundstrom shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-2 |
| 16:14 | Davidson | Gary Lane gets the offensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 16:05 | Davidson | Jack Huizar makes the floater from close range set up by Gene Godbout | 11-4 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Joseph Durst's floater is knocked away by George Lundstrom | 11-4 |
| 15:44 | Davidson | The rebound goes to George Lundstrom | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) SG - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Gene Godbout (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Bristol (fresh) SF - George Lundstrom (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Lane (fresh) C - Jack Huizar (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Davidson | George Lundstrom clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 15:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 11-4 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Gene Godbout steps in front of the Cleveland Ladner pass | 11-4 |
| 14:55 | Davidson | George Lundstrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Joseph Durst, Stephen McKinnie, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Davidson | Melvin Pajerski (SG), Michael Collins (SF), Dennis Davis (C) Nathaniel Bristol, George Lundstrom, Jack Huizar | |
| 14:45 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 14:43 | Davidson | Dennis Davis grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 14:24 | Davidson | Gary Lane is open but misses the lay-in | 11-4 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Howard Reed pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Howard Reed scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 14-4 |
| 13:55 | Davidson | Melvin Pajerski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-4 |
| 13:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Corey Riddle | 14-4 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow blows the layup | 14-4 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Darren Shaffer tips it home | 16-4 |
| 13:32 | Davidson | Gary Lane misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SF), Donald Reavis (PF) Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol (SG), Jack Huizar (C) Melvin Pajerski, Dennis Davis | |
| 13:32 | Davidson | Gary Lane makes the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 13:32 | Davidson | Gary Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Howard Reed is hacked by Gary Lane - foul #1 on Gary Lane, team foul #4 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Davidson | Eric Ronan (PF) Gary Lane | |
| 13:07 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Ronan - foul #1 on Eric Ronan, team foul #5 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Davidson | George Lundstrom (SF) Michael Collins | |
| 13:07 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 3rd free throw | 18-6 |
| 12:53 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gene Godbout | 18-9 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Gene Godbout is called for the reach on Corey Riddle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Godbout, team foul #6 | 18-9 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-9 |
| 12:38 | Davidson | George Lundstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 12:31 | Davidson | Eric Ronan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-9 |
| 12:30 | Davidson | Jack Huizar hits the follow up shot | 18-11 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Corey Riddle scores on a 3 from the right corner | 21-11 |
| 12:15 | Davidson | Joseph Durst steals it from Gene Godbout in the backcourt | 21-11 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the easy layup | 21-11 |
| 12:11 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Jack Huizar | 21-11 |
| 11:54 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol is hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #3 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Davidson | Jason Denniston (PG), Michael Collins (SF), Gary Lane (PF) Gene Godbout, George Lundstrom, Eric Ronan | |
| 11:38 | Davidson | Jack Huizar misses short on an open shot in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #4 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Davidson | Melvin Pajerski (SG) Nathaniel Bristol | |
| 11:38 | Davidson | Jack Huizar makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:38 | Davidson | Jack Huizar makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Jason Denniston (fresh) SG - Melvin Pajerski (fresh) SF - Michael Collins (fresh) PF - Gary Lane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Huizar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Davidson | Dennis Davis (C) Jack Huizar | |
| 11:01 | Davidson | Lawrence Johnson steps in front of the Gary Lane pass | 21-13 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-13 |
| 10:41 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Reed | 21-13 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is fouled on the floor by Dennis Davis - foul #1 on Dennis Davis, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Howard Reed, Stephen McKinnie, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Davidson | Gene Godbout (PG), Nathaniel Bristol (SG), George Lundstrom (SF) Jason Denniston, Melvin Pajerski, Michael Collins | |
| 10:31 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 10:31 | Davidson | Gary Lane gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 10:22 | Davidson | Dennis Davis is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint | 21-15 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Gary Lane blocks the jumper by Lawrence Johnson | 21-15 |
| 09:58 | Davidson | Dennis Davis grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 09:52 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol loses the dribble to Joseph Durst | 21-15 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the lay-in | 21-15 |
| 09:38 | Davidson | The rebound goes to George Lundstrom | 21-15 |
| 09:25 | Davidson | Gene Godbout buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Lundstrom | 21-17 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Donald Reavis is fouled on the floor by Dennis Davis - foul #2 on Dennis Davis, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Cleveland Ladner, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Davidson | Eric Ronan (PF), Jack Huizar (C) Gary Lane, Dennis Davis | |
| 09:15 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:15 | Davidson | Jack Huizar snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 09:01 | Davidson | Gene Godbout is called for traveling | 21-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Davidson | Michael Collins (SF) George Lundstrom | |
| 08:42 | Rice | Frank Stephenson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Gene Godbout - foul #2 on Gene Godbout, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Davidson | Jason Denniston (PG), Melvin Pajerski (SG) Gene Godbout, Nathaniel Bristol | |
| 08:42 | Rice | Frank Stephenson misses the free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:42 | Davidson | Jack Huizar grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 08:26 | Davidson | Michael Collins buries a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Howard Reed - foul #1 on Howard Reed, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| 08:26 | Davidson | Michael Collins makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Frank Stephenson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-20 |
| 07:59 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Michael Collins | 23-20 |
| 07:43 | Davidson | Eric Ronan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 07:42 | Davidson | Jack Huizar gets the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:27 | Davidson | Frank Stephenson is called for the reach on Jason Denniston - foul #1 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Donald Reavis (PF) Frank Stephenson, Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol (SG), George Lundstrom (SF), Gary Lane (PF) Melvin Pajerski, Michael Collins, Eric Ronan | |
| 07:27 | Davidson | Jason Denniston makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:27 | Davidson | Jason Denniston misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Jason Denniston (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Nathaniel Bristol (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Lundstrom (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Huizar (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Joseph Durst is whistled for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 06:41 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 06:39 | Davidson | George Lundstrom grabs the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:32 | Davidson | Jack Huizar clanks a jumper in the lane | 23-21 |
| 06:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 23-21 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Nathaniel Bristol takes the ball from Lawrence Johnson | 23-21 |
| 06:14 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol hits the finger roll | 23-23 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Reed | 25-23 |
| 05:45 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol double dribbles | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Howard Reed, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Davidson | Melvin Pajerski (SG), Michael Collins (SF), Eric Ronan (C) Nathaniel Bristol, George Lundstrom, Jack Huizar | |
| 05:29 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie blows the layup | 25-23 |
| 05:27 | Davidson | Michael Collins pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:07 | Davidson | Gary Lane makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Collins | 25-26 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Reavis, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol (SG) Melvin Pajerski | |
| 04:30 | Davidson | Gary Lane clanks a shot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Frank Stephenson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 28-26 |
| 03:53 | Davidson | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Nathaniel Bristol - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Frank Stephenson, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Davidson | James Meehan (PG), George Lundstrom (SF), Jack Huizar (C) Jason Denniston, Michael Collins, Gary Lane | |
| 03:53 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:53 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 03:29 | Davidson | James Meehan grabs the board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - James Meehan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Bristol (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Lundstrom (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eric Ronan (fresh) C - Jack Huizar (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Davidson | James Meehan drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Nathaniel Bristol | 28-30 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Howard Reed hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 02:32 | Davidson | George Lundstrom clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 02:31 | Davidson | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Bristol | 31-30 |
| 02:19 | Davidson | Eric Ronan drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Meehan | 31-33 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie blows the layup | 31-33 |
| 02:01 | Davidson | Jack Huizar snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 01:56 | Davidson | James Meehan misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:35 | Rice | James Meehan steps in front of the Stephen McKinnie pass | 31-33 |
| 01:06 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol is hacked by Howard Reed - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #10 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Joseph Durst (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Howard Reed, Stephen McKinnie, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Davidson | Gene Godbout (PG), Michael Collins (SF), Gary Lane (PF), Dennis Davis (C) James Meehan, George Lundstrom, Eric Ronan, Jack Huizar | |
| 01:06 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:06 | Davidson | Nathaniel Bristol makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is fouled on the floor by Gene Godbout - foul #3 on Gene Godbout, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Davidson | James Meehan (PG), Melvin Pajerski (SG) Gene Godbout, Nathaniel Bristol | |
| 00:59 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:38 | Davidson | Melvin Pajerski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 00:37 | Davidson | Michael Collins tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner drills a floater from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 00:01 | Davidson | Michael Collins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |