| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Oscar Lintz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Felton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Todd Denton snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Oscar Lintz drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 19:12 | Denver | Ronald Felton snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Ronald Felton is open and lays it up and in set up by Charles Borkholder | 40-37 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Felton - foul #1 on Ronald Felton, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Charles Borkholder - foul #2 on Joseph Durst, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Oscar Lintz misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-37 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 17:26 | Denver | Ronald Felton snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:19 | Denver | Ronald Felton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Keith Mascarenas (SG), George Williams (SF), Leo Risch (PF) Jeff Mazzone, Charles Borkholder, Todd Denton, Oscar Lintz | |
| 17:19 | Denver | Ronald Felton makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:19 | Denver | Ronald Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by George Williams - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Denver | William Ertel (SF) Ronald Felton | |
| 17:03 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Leo Risch and the foul's on Howard Reed - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SF) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:55 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Howard Reed is hacked by Keith Mascarenas - foul #1 on Keith Mascarenas, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Howard Reed is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG) Howard Reed | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:02 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-42 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Albert Galey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Mascarenas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Ertel (fresh) PF - Leo Risch (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is denied on a layup by William Ertel | 44-42 |
| 15:55 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Cleveland Ladner | 44-42 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Albert Galey misses the shot from the left side | 46-42 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 48-42 |
| 14:47 | Denver | Brian Livingston is called for the reach on Albert Galey - foul #2 on Brian Livingston, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Cleveland Ladner, Brian Livingston, Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), Todd Denton (SF), Oscar Lintz (PF), William Durham (C) Albert Galey, Keith Mascarenas, William Ertel, Leo Risch, George Williams | |
| 14:37 | Denver | Todd Denton scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Mazzone | 48-44 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Joseph Durst tips it home | 50-44 |
| 14:01 | Denver | William Durham misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 13:59 | Denver | William Durham gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 50-44 |
| 13:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 50-44 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it home | 52-44 |
| 13:11 | Denver | Oscar Lintz misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:11 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:11 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson travels with the ball | 52-46 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Todd Denton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 12:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 52-46 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Howard Reed knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Riddle and he's fouled by William Durham - foul #4 on William Durham, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Keith Mascarenas (SG), George Williams (SF), Leo Risch (PF), Ronald Felton (C) Jeff Mazzone, Charles Borkholder, Todd Denton, Oscar Lintz, William Durham | |
| 12:21 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:06 | Denver | Ronald Felton is whistled for a carry | 55-46 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Donald Reavis jams it on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie and he's hacked by Leo Risch - foul #1 on Leo Risch, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SF) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:52 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Albert Galey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Mascarenas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leo Risch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Felton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Brian Livingston is hacked by George Williams - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Lintz (PF) George Williams | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Ronald Felton steals the ball from Carlos Tedrow | 58-46 |
| 11:02 | Denver | Leo Risch buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Keith Mascarenas | 58-48 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Brian Livingston loses the ball out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SG), Stephen McKinnie (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Howard Reed, Brian Livingston, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), Todd Denton (SF) Albert Galey, Keith Mascarenas, Leo Risch | |
| 10:35 | Denver | Todd Denton misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Todd Denton makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Todd Denton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Corey Riddle connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie | 60-50 |
| 10:05 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Borkholder | 60-53 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Durst | 62-53 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Oscar Lintz is hacked by Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Risch (C) Ronald Felton | |
| 09:30 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by Leo Risch - foul #2 on Leo Risch, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Brian Livingston (SF) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), William Ertel (SF), George Williams (C) Jeff Mazzone, Todd Denton, Oscar Lintz | |
| 09:07 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Albert Galey misses the jump hook in the lane | 64-55 |
| 08:52 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Risch | 64-55 |
| 08:35 | Denver | Leo Risch blows the layup | 64-55 |
| 08:34 | Denver | Charles Borkholder gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 08:22 | Denver | William Ertel buries a turnaround from the left block | 64-57 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Durst | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 24 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Albert Galey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ertel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Risch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Denver | Leo Risch misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 07:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 66-57 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Stephen McKinnie (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Joseph Durst, Brian Livingston, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Keith Mascarenas (SG), Todd Denton (SF), Oscar Lintz (PF), William Durham (C) Albert Galey, Charles Borkholder, William Ertel, Leo Risch, George Williams | |
| 07:15 | Denver | Todd Denton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-57 |
| 07:13 | Denver | Oscar Lintz misses the tip | 66-57 |
| 07:12 | Denver | William Durham tips it in | 66-59 |
| 06:58 | Rice | William Durham blocks the short jumper by Donald Reavis | 66-59 |
| 06:57 | Denver | Todd Denton grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Stephen McKinnie steals the ball from William Durham | 66-59 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie clanks a shot from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 06:21 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Risch (PF) Oscar Lintz | |
| 05:53 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Howard Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 05:34 | Denver | Leo Risch grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:18 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leo Risch | 66-63 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Corey Riddle | 69-63 |
| 04:46 | Denver | William Durham is denied on a dunk by Carlos Tedrow | 69-63 |
| 04:44 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone hits the follow up shot | 69-65 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 69-65 |
| 04:27 | Denver | William Durham grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 04:06 | Denver | William Durham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-65 |
| 04:05 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Denton | 69-65 |
| 03:45 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas is whistled for a carry | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Joseph Durst (SG), Brian Livingston (SF), Donald Reavis (PF) Corey Riddle, Howard Reed, Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), Oscar Lintz (PF), Ronald Felton (C) Jeff Mazzone, Keith Mascarenas, Todd Denton, William Durham | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Albert Galey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Risch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Lintz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Felton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Albert Galey is called for the reach on Cleveland Ladner - foul #2 on Albert Galey, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Denver | George Williams (SF) Leo Risch | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 03:20 | Denver | Oscar Lintz snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 03:02 | Denver | Oscar Lintz hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Felton | 70-68 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Brian Livingston, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Leo Risch (SF), William Durham (C) Albert Galey, George Williams, Ronald Felton | |
| 02:44 | Rice | William Durham steps in front of the Donald Reavis pass | 70-68 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Oscar Lintz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Denton (SF) Leo Risch | |
| 02:15 | Rice | Oscar Lintz denies the turnaround by Donald Reavis | 70-68 |
| 02:13 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 70-68 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 72-68 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Oscar Lintz drills a jump hook from close range set up by Jeff Mazzone | 72-70 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson hits a jumper from the right block set up by Corey Riddle | 74-70 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Todd Denton is called for traveling | 74-70 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Corey Riddle clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeff Mazzone - foul #2 on Jeff Mazzone, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Todd Denton connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Oscar Lintz | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Borkholder - foul #1 on Charles Borkholder, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SF) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Denver | Todd Denton is hacked by Brian Livingston - foul #3 on Brian Livingston, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SF) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:23 | Denver | Todd Denton makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:23 | Denver | Todd Denton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Jeff Mazzone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Mazzone, team foul #11 | 77-74 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:22 | Denver | William Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone is fouled on the floor by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #10 | 78-74 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Charles Borkholder is called for the reach on Stephen McKinnie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Borkholder, team foul #12 | 78-76 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Denver | William Durham is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jeff Mazzone out of the doubleteam | 79-79 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 81-79 |