| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Sidney Rearick inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | James Spurgeon scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 33-38 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Anthony Dale connects on the shot in the lane | 35-38 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Albert Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Fred Gibson's pass is intercepted by Leonard Puig | 35-38 |
| 18:35 | Rice | James Spurgeon clanks a jump hook from the right block | 35-38 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Fred Gibson grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 18:17 | Akron | John Steele can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Anthony Dale pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Fred Conder buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Dale | 37-38 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the dunk | 37-38 |
| 17:46 | Akron | Michael Hall gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:42 | Akron | John Steele buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hall | 39-38 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Richard Bass comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Albert Horton can't tip it in | 39-38 |
| 17:20 | Rice | James Spurgeon can't tip it in | 39-38 |
| 17:19 | Akron | John Steele gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Fred Conder misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Albert Horton - foul #1 on Albert Horton, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Albert Horton, James Spurgeon, Richard Bass | |
| 17:14 | Akron | Fred Conder misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Fred Conder makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Arthur Dean is hacked by Joseph Moore - foul #3 on Joseph Moore, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Timothy Pinto (C) Fred Conder, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Leonard Puig buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Sidney Rearick | 40-40 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Frank Luciano misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Sidney Rearick - foul #2 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), Richard Bass (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Leonard Puig, Sidney Rearick, William Barnes | |
| 16:21 | Akron | Frank Luciano misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Frank Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Charles Tabarez travels with the ball | 41-40 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Michael Hall (PF) Randy Johnson, Timothy Pinto | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brawner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Luciano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Akron | John Steele's fadeaway is rejected by James Spurgeon | 41-40 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Charles Tabarez snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 15:12 | Rice | The jump hook by Arthur Dean is blocked by Frank Luciano | 41-40 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Charles Tabarez pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey loses the dribble to Michael Hall | 41-40 |
| 14:43 | Akron | John Steele loses the ball out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (SG), Fred Gibson (SF), Anthony Dale (C) David Brawner, Stephen Longoria, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Tabarez, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon | |
| 14:34 | Rice | Leonard Puig connects on the jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Fred Gibson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Michael Hall hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Michael Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Leonard Puig can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it in | 43-44 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Michael Jones swats the layup by Anthony Dale | 43-44 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Arthur Dean gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Fred Gibson steps in front of the Albert Horton pass | 43-44 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Arthur Dean gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Michael Jones misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Dale - foul #1 on Anthony Dale, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Fred Conder (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, Randy Johnson, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, Arthur Dean | |
| 12:16 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:04 | Akron | David Brawner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Michael Jones | |
| 11:49 | Rice | Frank Luciano steals the ball from Wayne Woolsey | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Luciano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Akron | Fred Conder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Leonard Puig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG) Leonard Puig | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Stephen Longoria drills a jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 11:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Joseph Moore grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Fred Conder clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 45-45 |
| 10:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Bass | 45-45 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Moore - foul #4 on Joseph Moore, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Gibson (SF), Anthony Dale (C) Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Michael Jones (C) Charles Tabarez, Richard Bass, William Barnes | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:23 | Akron | David Brawner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Albert Horton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 10:12 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the tip | 45-46 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Anthony Dale gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Fred Conder misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Sidney Rearick grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 09:36 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses long on a runner in the paint | 45-46 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Anthony Dale snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 09:14 | Akron | David Brawner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Albert Horton misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 08:51 | Akron | David Brawner snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Michael Jones is called for the reach on David Brawner - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Stephen Longoria (SG), Michael Hall (PF), Timothy Pinto (C) David Brawner, Fred Conder, Frank Luciano, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 08:11 | Akron | Timothy Pinto clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-46 |
| 08:09 | Akron | Michael Hall tips it home | 49-46 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Richard Bass drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Barnes | 49-48 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Michael Hall drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Steele | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Pinto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 07:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Hall | 51-48 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Timothy Pinto clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 51-48 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Leonard Puig grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Leonard Puig is denied on a layup by Michael Hall | 51-48 |
| 07:06 | Akron | Michael Hall snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Fred Gibson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 51-48 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Richard Bass is fouled on the floor by John Steele - foul #2 on John Steele, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Jones (SF), Anthony Dale (C) Fred Gibson, Timothy Pinto | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Wayne Woolsey, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| 06:34 | Rice | James Spurgeon scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Charles Miles and the foul's on Anthony Dale - foul #2 on Anthony Dale, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| 06:34 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Hall | 51-50 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Leonard Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stephen Longoria | 54-50 |
| 06:04 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses short on a jumper from the left block | 54-50 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Michael Hall gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:41 | Akron | John Steele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Michael Hall gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 05:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sidney Rearick | 54-50 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Sidney Rearick is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), David Brawner (SG), Joseph Moore (PF) John Steele, Stephen Longoria, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG) Charles Miles, Albert Horton | |
| 05:05 | Akron | Leonard Puig picks off the pass by Randy Johnson | 54-50 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Sidney Rearick clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 04:51 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Moore | 54-50 |
| 04:39 | Akron | David Brawner misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-50 |
| 04:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Tabarez | 54-50 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Michael Jones is whistled for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Fred Gibson (SF), Frank Luciano (C) Randy Johnson, Leonard Jones, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Charles Tabarez, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 03:56 | Akron | Frank Luciano comes up short on the jumper from close range | 54-50 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Fred Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Joseph Moore makes the jump hook from the baseline | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Luciano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Richard Bass scores on a runner from the right block set up by Leonard Puig | 56-52 |
| 03:07 | Akron | David Brawner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Fred Gibson tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Joseph Moore swats the short shot by Richard Bass | 56-52 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Joseph Moore gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Michael Hall (PF), Anthony Dale (C) David Brawner, Joseph Moore, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| 02:26 | Akron | Michael Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 02:25 | Akron | Anthony Dale gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #5 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (C) Michael Jones | |
| 02:03 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Sidney Rearick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 01:17 | Akron | Fred Conder is fouled on the floor by Albert Horton - foul #2 on Albert Horton, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Leonard Puig picks off the pass by Fred Conder | 58-52 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Sidney Rearick jams it on a great pass from Leonard Puig | 58-54 |
| 00:54 | Akron | John Steele drills a shot from the right wing set up by Fred Conder | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Sidney Rearick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Richard Bass tips it but misses | 60-54 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Fred Gibson snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Akron | Fred Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Puig - foul #3 on Leonard Puig, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG), Frank Luciano (SF) Fred Conder, Fred Gibson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:40 | Akron | David Brawner is hacked by Albert Horton - foul #3 on Albert Horton, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| 00:40 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:40 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | David Brawner picks off the pass by Richard Bass | 62-54 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Frank Luciano slams it home set up by David Brawner | 64-54 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Leonard Puig hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Albert Horton pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 00:19 | Rice | James Spurgeon buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 64-57 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Leonard Puig is called for the reach on Anthony Dale in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Puig, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Albert Horton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Leonard Puig | 66-60 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SF) Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:08 | Akron | Anthony Dale is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Horton - foul #4 on Albert Horton, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Anthony Dale blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Leonard Puig | 68-60 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Anthony Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Anthony Dale runs out the clock | 68-60 |