| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Rucker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Chesney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | William Rucker inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Duke | Mark Morgan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ramon Ruiz | 20-40 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Sidney Rearick scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-40 |
| 19:00 | Duke | The short jumper by Charles Chesney is denied by Michael Jones | 23-40 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Michael Jones connects on the jumper from the right side | 25-40 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Mark Morgan buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Rucker and he's hacked by Leonard Puig - foul #1 on Leonard Puig, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses the free throw | 25-42 |
| 18:01 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Michael Jones is fouled on the floor by Jeff Thornton - foul #1 on Jeff Thornton, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Stegall (SF) William Rucker | |
| 17:23 | Rice | Mark Morgan steals it from Sidney Rearick | 25-42 |
| 17:03 | Duke | Charles Chesney buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Kevin Stegall | 25-44 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Leonard Puig is hacked by Mark Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Morgan, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (C) Albert Horton, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (SG) Ramon Ruiz | |
| 16:56 | Rice | Charles Chesney knocks away the 3 by Sidney Rearick | 25-44 |
| 16:54 | Duke | The rebound goes to Mark Morgan | 25-44 |
| 16:38 | Duke | Mark Morgan hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Deakins | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Mark Morgan steps in front of the Leonard Puig pass | 25-46 |
| 16:09 | Duke | Jeff Thornton buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Chesney | 25-48 |
| 15:47 | Rice | James Spurgeon comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 25-48 |
| 15:45 | Duke | Jeff Thornton snags the defensive board | 25-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SG - Charles Deakins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Stegall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Chesney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Duke | Charles Chesney is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Charles Chesney, team foul #3 | 25-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Arthur Dean (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG), William Rucker (SF), Joel Perzanowski (C) Charles Deakins, Kevin Stegall, Jeff Thornton | |
| 15:08 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses short on a floater from the right wing | 25-48 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Arthur Dean snags the offensive board | 25-48 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Albert Horton connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey | 28-48 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz is fouled on the floor by Arthur Dean - foul #4 on Arthur Dean, team foul #2 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), William Barnes (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeff Thornton (C) Joel Perzanowski | |
| 14:06 | Duke | Charles Chesney hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Ramon Ruiz | 28-50 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Charles Chesney steals it from William Barnes | 28-50 |
| 13:24 | Duke | Mark Morgan throws it down on a great pass from Ramon Ruiz | 28-52 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Michael Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-52 |
| 13:06 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jeff Thornton | 28-52 |
| 13:02 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz is fouled on the floor by Richard Bass - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #3 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Wayne Woolsey (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Charles Miles, Albert Horton, Richard Bass, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (PG), Kevin Stegall (SF), Harold Lehman (PF) Mark Morgan, William Rucker, Charles Chesney | |
| 12:47 | Duke | Kevin Stegall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-52 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 28-52 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Michael Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-52 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Harold Lehman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-52 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Kevin Stegall is hacked by Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #4 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | William Rucker (SF) Ramon Ruiz | |
| 11:44 | Duke | Harold Lehman knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Kevin Stegall and he's fouled by James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #5 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Richard Bass (C) Wayne Woolsey, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), Joel Perzanowski (C) Kevin Stegall, Jeff Thornton | |
| 11:44 | Duke | Harold Lehman makes the free throw | 28-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SG - Charles Deakins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rucker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Lehman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Perzanowski (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leonard Puig | 30-55 |
| 10:54 | Duke | Albert Horton steals the ball from Harold Lehman | 30-55 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Sidney Rearick double dribbles | 30-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG), Kevin Stegall (SF), Charles Chesney (PF), Jeff Thornton (C) Charles Deakins, William Rucker, Harold Lehman, Joel Perzanowski | |
| 10:21 | Duke | Jeff Thornton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Leonard Puig - foul #2 on Leonard Puig, team foul #6 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Michael Jones (C) Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:21 | Duke | Jeff Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 30-55 |
| 10:21 | Duke | Jeff Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-56 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is fouled on the floor by Ramon Ruiz - foul #1 on Ramon Ruiz, team foul #4 | 30-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (PG) Mark Morgan | |
| 09:54 | Rice | The jump hook by James Spurgeon is blocked by Charles Chesney | 30-56 |
| 09:53 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz gets the rebound | 30-56 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Charles Chesney lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Stegall | 30-58 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Leonard Puig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-58 |
| 09:11 | Duke | Charles Chesney gets the rebound | 30-58 |
| 08:43 | Duke | Kevin Stegall buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ramon Ruiz | 30-60 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Leonard Puig blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Deakins - foul #3 on Charles Deakins, team foul #5 | 30-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), William Barnes (PF) Wayne Woolsey, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), William Rucker (SF) Ramon Ruiz, Kevin Stegall | |
| 08:33 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 31-60 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 32-60 |
| 08:18 | Duke | Jeff Thornton can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 32-60 |
| 08:16 | Duke | Jeff Thornton tips it home | 32-62 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Charles Chesney is called for the reach on Richard Bass - foul #4 on Charles Chesney, team foul #6 | 32-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF) Leonard Puig | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:50 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-62 |
| 07:48 | Duke | Charles Chesney pulls down the rebound | 32-62 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Mark Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 32-62 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 32-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Bass (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SG - Charles Deakins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Rucker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Chesney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Charles Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-62 |
| 07:11 | Duke | Jeff Thornton pulls down the rebound | 32-62 |
| 06:44 | Duke | Mark Morgan makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Rucker | 32-64 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Charles Miles is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #7 | 32-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Arthur Dean (PF) Charles Miles, Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG), Kevin Stegall (SF), Harold Lehman (PF), Joel Perzanowski (C) Charles Deakins, William Rucker, Charles Chesney, Jeff Thornton | |
| 06:23 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-64 |
| 06:21 | Duke | Kevin Stegall grabs the offensive board | 32-64 |
| 06:06 | Duke | Kevin Stegall comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 32-64 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Richard Bass snags the defensive board | 32-64 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Arthur Dean can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-64 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Charles Tabarez tips it in | 34-64 |
| 05:25 | Duke | Harold Lehman drills a runner from the baseline set up by Mark Morgan | 34-66 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-66 |
| 05:07 | Duke | The rebound goes to Harold Lehman | 34-66 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Kevin Stegall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Bass - foul #3 on Richard Bass, team foul #8 | 34-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG) Charles Tabarez | |
| Subs | Duke | William Rucker (SF), Charles Chesney (PF), Jeff Thornton (C) Mark Morgan, Harold Lehman, Joel Perzanowski | |
| 04:38 | Duke | Kevin Stegall makes the 1st free throw | 34-67 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Kevin Stegall misses the 2nd free throw | 34-67 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the board | 34-67 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Ramon Ruiz steals the ball from William Barnes | 34-67 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-67 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Jeff Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 34-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Duke | Charles Chesney can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Wayne Woolsey - foul #2 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #9 | 34-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (SG) Ramon Ruiz | |
| 03:37 | Duke | Charles Chesney misses the 1st free throw | 34-67 |
| 03:37 | Duke | Charles Chesney misses the 2nd free throw | 34-67 |
| 03:37 | Duke | Jeff Thornton snags the offensive board | 34-67 |
| 03:27 | Duke | Kevin Stegall is hacked by Charles Miles - foul #2 on Charles Miles, team foul #10 | 34-67 |
| 03:27 | Duke | Kevin Stegall misses the 1st free throw | 34-67 |
| 03:27 | Duke | Kevin Stegall misses the 2nd free throw | 34-67 |
| 03:27 | Rice | William Barnes grabs the board | 34-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) SG - Wayne Woolsey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - William Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Stegall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Deakins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Rucker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Chesney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Arthur Dean is whistled for traveling | 34-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG) Kevin Stegall | |
| 02:44 | Duke | Jeff Thornton drills a runner in the paint set up by Mark Morgan | 34-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Arthur Dean connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Charles Miles and he's fouled by Jeff Thornton - foul #2 on Jeff Thornton, team foul #7 | 36-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG) Mark Morgan | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the free throw | 37-69 |
| 02:03 | Duke | Charles Chesney makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Ramon Ruiz | 37-71 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Arthur Dean can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Chesney - foul #5 on Charles Chesney, team foul #8 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Charles Miles | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), Harold Lehman (PF) Charles Deakins, Charles Chesney | |
| 01:51 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the 1st free throw | 38-71 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 39-71 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Jeff Thornton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-73 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-73 |
| 01:15 | Duke | Jeff Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-73 |
| 00:54 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses the jumper near the basket | 39-73 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Richard Bass pulls down the rebound | 39-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | William Barnes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-73 |
| 00:46 | Duke | Jeff Thornton snags the defensive board | 39-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Duke | William Rucker clanks a turnaround from the right block | 39-73 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Charles Tabarez pulls down the rebound | 39-73 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Charles Tabarez misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-73 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Harold Lehman pulls down the rebound | 39-73 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Mark Morgan runs out the clock | 39-73 |