| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jonathon Akers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Good (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Witten (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allen Dion (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanford Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lehigh | Joseph Witten inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Lehigh | Stanford Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Sidney Rearick gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Allen Dion takes the ball from James Spurgeon | 31-41 |
| 19:09 | Lehigh | James Spurgeon denies the turnaround by Allen Dion | 31-41 |
| 19:08 | Lehigh | Joseph Witten gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:47 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 18:47 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:47 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:32 | Rice | The short jumper by James Spurgeon is denied by Allen Dion | 33-41 |
| 18:31 | Lehigh | Allen Dion snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 18:24 | Lehigh | Leonard Puig steals it from Joseph Witten | 33-41 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Leonard Puig banks in the layup | 33-43 |
| 18:01 | Lehigh | Stanford Chambers lays it in | 35-43 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Michael Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 17:38 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:22 | Lehigh | Joseph Witten misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 17:21 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Witten | 35-43 |
| 17:03 | Lehigh | Joseph Witten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 17:02 | Lehigh | Allen Dion grabs the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 16:51 | Lehigh | Keith Good is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Howard Scheidt (PG), Robert Slusher (SG), Casey Retzlaff (SF), Willie Todd (PF), Albert Stovall (C) Jonathon Akers, Keith Good, Joseph Witten, Allen Dion, Stanford Chambers | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 16:41 | Lehigh | Howard Scheidt misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 16:39 | Rice | William Barnes snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 16:21 | Rice | William Barnes connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 16:01 | Lehigh | Casey Retzlaff misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers (PG) Robert Slusher | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG) Leonard Puig | |
| 16:01 | Lehigh | Casey Retzlaff makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:01 | Lehigh | Casey Retzlaff misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:01 | Lehigh | Willie Todd gets the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 15:51 | Lehigh | Howard Scheidt buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jonathon Akers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Scheidt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Retzlaff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Todd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Stovall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the easy layup | 39-46 |
| 15:43 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Howard Scheidt | 39-46 |
| 15:21 | Lehigh | Willie Todd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 39-46 |
| 15:20 | Rice | William Barnes gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 15:13 | Rice | William Barnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Richard Bass snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Richard Bass drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-48 |
| 14:33 | Lehigh | Richard Bass picks off the pass by Howard Scheidt | 39-48 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Charles Tabarez loses the dribble to Willie Todd | 39-48 |
| 13:55 | Lehigh | Albert Stovall's floater is tipped away by Richard Bass | 39-48 |
| 13:53 | Lehigh | Casey Retzlaff snags the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 13:37 | Lehigh | Albert Stovall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Casey Retzlaff | 41-48 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Akers - foul #3 on Jonathon Akers, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Keith Good (PG), Anthony Pruitt (SG), Joseph Witten (SF), Allen Dion (PF), Stanford Chambers (C) Jonathon Akers, Howard Scheidt, Casey Retzlaff, Willie Todd, Albert Stovall | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Tabarez, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| 13:10 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 13:09 | Lehigh | Allen Dion grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:03 | Lehigh | Keith Good misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Albert Horton - foul #3 on Albert Horton, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| 13:03 | Lehigh | Keith Good makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:03 | Lehigh | Keith Good misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 42-48 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Leonard Puig can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 12:42 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Leonard Puig is whistled for a carry | 42-48 |
| 12:10 | Lehigh | Keith Good can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Albert Horton is called for a charge - foul #4 on Albert Horton, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers (PG) Keith Good | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG) Albert Horton | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jonathon Akers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Pruitt (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Witten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Dion (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanford Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Lehigh | Joseph Witten comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Tabarez - foul #1 on Charles Tabarez, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| 11:24 | Lehigh | Joseph Witten makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:24 | Lehigh | Joseph Witten misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:24 | Lehigh | Joseph Witten makes the 3rd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 11:05 | Lehigh | Anthony Pruitt gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:01 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers is hacked by Leonard Puig - foul #2 on Leonard Puig, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Keith Good (SG), Casey Retzlaff (C) Anthony Pruitt, Stanford Chambers | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:01 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:01 | Rice | James Spurgeon gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Leonard Puig is hacked by Joseph Witten - foul #3 on Joseph Witten, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (C) Michael Jones | |
| 10:36 | Rice | Leonard Puig clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allen Dion - foul #1 on Allen Dion, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Howard Scheidt (SF) Joseph Witten | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) Sidney Rearick | |
| 10:36 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:13 | Lehigh | Keith Good knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jonathon Akers | 46-50 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Casey Retzlaff steals it from Richard Bass | 46-50 |
| 09:33 | Lehigh | Allen Dion drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jonathon Akers | 48-50 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Howard Scheidt steals it from Arthur Dean | 48-50 |
| 09:00 | Lehigh | Allen Dion is denied on a layup by James Spurgeon | 48-50 |
| 08:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Dean | 48-50 |
| 08:33 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-50 |
| 08:31 | Lehigh | Casey Retzlaff pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:10 | Lehigh | Keith Good is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Keith Good, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Robert Slusher (PG), Anthony Pruitt (SG), Joseph Witten (SF), Willie Todd (PF), Stanford Chambers (C) Jonathon Akers, Keith Good, Howard Scheidt, Allen Dion, Casey Retzlaff | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Wayne Woolsey (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Charles Tabarez, James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| 07:52 | Rice | Sidney Rearick drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jones | 48-53 |
| 07:25 | Lehigh | Anthony Pruitt comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-53 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Robert Slusher (fresh) SG - Anthony Pruitt (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Witten (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Todd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanford Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Bass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Sidney Rearick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 07:03 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Stanford Chambers | 48-53 |
| 06:43 | Lehigh | Robert Slusher is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers (PG) Robert Slusher | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Arthur Dean (PF) Charles Miles, Wayne Woolsey, Richard Bass | |
| 06:19 | Rice | Arthur Dean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Albert Horton snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 06:02 | Lehigh | Willie Todd grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 05:49 | Lehigh | Arthur Dean is called for the reach on Jonathon Akers - foul #1 on Arthur Dean, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Keith Good (SG), Allen Dion (PF), Albert Stovall (C) Anthony Pruitt, Willie Todd, Stanford Chambers | |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) Arthur Dean | |
| 05:49 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:49 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Sidney Rearick comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 05:08 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Witten | 53-55 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Leonard Puig hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Horton | 53-57 |
| 04:47 | Lehigh | James Spurgeon denies the turnaround by Joseph Witten | 53-57 |
| 04:46 | Lehigh | Keith Good gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:29 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers's fadeaway is rejected by James Spurgeon | 53-57 |
| 04:27 | Lehigh | Albert Stovall tips it home | 55-57 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 04:20 | Lehigh | Albert Stovall snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:17 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Anthony Pruitt (SG), Howard Scheidt (SF), Stanford Chambers (C) Jonathon Akers, Joseph Witten, Allen Dion | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, Michael Jones | |
| 03:57 | Rice | Arthur Dean's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Stovall | 55-57 |
| 03:55 | Lehigh | Albert Stovall grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:31 | Lehigh | Howard Scheidt misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Willie Todd (PF) Albert Stovall | |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) James Spurgeon | |
| 03:31 | Lehigh | Howard Scheidt misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:31 | Lehigh | Howard Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Charles Tabarez misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 03:12 | Rice | William Barnes hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Keith Good (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Pruitt (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Scheidt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Todd (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanford Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Lehigh | Howard Scheidt is fouled on the floor by Richard Bass - foul #1 on Richard Bass, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers (PG), Allen Dion (PF) Keith Good, Willie Todd | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Tabarez | |
| 02:59 | Lehigh | Howard Scheidt misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:59 | Lehigh | Howard Scheidt misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Arthur Dean pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| 02:38 | Rice | William Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-59 |
| 02:37 | Lehigh | Anthony Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 02:18 | Lehigh | Allen Dion misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Barnes - foul #1 on William Barnes, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Joseph Witten (SF) Howard Scheidt | |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| 02:18 | Lehigh | Allen Dion makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:18 | Lehigh | Allen Dion makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Michael Jones connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 58-61 |
| 01:35 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers is fouled on the floor by Leonard Puig - foul #3 on Leonard Puig, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| 01:35 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:35 | Lehigh | Jonathon Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Anthony Pruitt takes the ball from Albert Horton | 60-61 |
| 00:59 | Lehigh | Anthony Pruitt clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 00:58 | Lehigh | Joseph Witten tips it back up and in | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Michael Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 00:33 | Lehigh | Stanford Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Lehigh | Stanford Chambers is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Horton - foul #5 on Albert Horton, team foul #13 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG) Albert Horton | |
| 00:30 | Lehigh | Stanford Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:30 | Lehigh | Stanford Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:30 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Leonard Puig lays it in set up by Sidney Rearick | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Lehigh | Wayne Woolsey is called for the reach on Allen Dion - foul #2 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #14 | 63-63 |
| 00:03 | Lehigh | Allen Dion makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:03 | Lehigh | Allen Dion misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 64-63 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh 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 (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses long on a halfcourt shot | 64-63 |