| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jae Champion (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Adam Powers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Houck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Mower (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Rester (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ralph Hannum inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Colby Dickison misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Mower - foul #1 on Edward Mower, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 19:45 | Rice | Colby Dickison makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 19:45 | Rice | Colby Dickison makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 19:26 | Fordham | Edward Mower blows the layup | 36-23 |
| 19:25 | Fordham | Thomas Houck pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 19:13 | Fordham | Edward Mower buries a 3 from straight away set up by Adam Powers | 36-26 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Henry Sexton makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jae Champion | 38-26 |
| 19:00 | Fordham | Thomas Houck misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Colby Dickison pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Ralph Hannum drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jae Champion | 40-26 |
| 18:31 | Fordham | Thomas Houck misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Colby Dickison - foul #2 on Colby Dickison, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Sean Stutts (PF) Jae Champion, Colby Dickison | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 18:31 | Fordham | Thomas Houck makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 18:31 | Fordham | Thomas Houck misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Michael Beck snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Henry Sexton double dribbles | 40-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Alfred Reid (C) Ralph Hannum, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 17:47 | Fordham | Jae Champion picks off the pass by Edward Mower | 40-27 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Henry Sexton hits the finger roll set up by Jae Champion | 42-27 |
| 17:19 | Fordham | Adam Powers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Henry Sexton drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jae Champion | 44-27 |
| 16:38 | Fordham | Jae Champion picks off the pass by Edward Mower | 44-27 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Henry Sexton lays it in on a great pass from Jae Champion | 46-27 |
| 16:19 | Fordham | Thomas Houck loses the dribble to Henry Sexton | 46-27 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Jae Champion lays it in on a great pass from Henry Sexton | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:59 | Fordham | Adam Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Sean Stutts, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Grant (PG), Martin Robinson (SG), Ira Nielsen (SF), Ken Register (PF), David Tsao (C) Adam Powers, Chris Adams, Thomas Houck, Edward Mower, Paul Rester | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathaniel Toothman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Robinson (fresh) SF - Ira Nielsen (fresh) PF - Ken Register (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Ralph Hannum comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Donald Grant - foul #1 on Donald Grant, team foul #2 | 48-27 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 50-27 |
| 15:32 | Fordham | Ken Register misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-27 |
| 15:30 | Fordham | David Tsao can't tip it in | 50-27 |
| 15:28 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the rebound | 50-27 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Martin Robinson - foul #1 on Martin Robinson, team foul #3 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG) Charles Adkins | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 15:12 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 51-27 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the 2nd free throw | 51-27 |
| 15:12 | Fordham | David Tsao snags the defensive board | 51-27 |
| 14:57 | Fordham | Ken Register misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-27 |
| 14:56 | Fordham | Martin Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-27 |
| 14:41 | Fordham | Donald Grant is hacked by Michael Beck - foul #3 on Michael Beck, team foul #2 | 51-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG) Brett Parker | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 14:27 | Fordham | Ken Register knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 51-29 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-29 |
| 14:11 | Fordham | David Tsao gets the rebound | 51-29 |
| 14:05 | Fordham | Martin Robinson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Grant | 51-32 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Ralph Hannum knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Henry Sexton | 53-32 |
| 13:23 | Fordham | Ken Register is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Toothman - foul #1 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #3 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Fordham | Adam Powers (PG), Thomas Houck (SF), Edward Mower (PF), Paul Rester (C) Donald Grant, Martin Robinson, Ken Register, David Tsao | |
| 13:08 | Fordham | Edward Mower is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Mower, team foul #4 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (PF) Charles Adkins | |
| Subs | Fordham | Chris Adams (SG) Ira Nielsen | |
| 12:39 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-32 |
| 12:28 | Fordham | Paul Rester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Michael Beck (C) Brett Parker, Nathaniel Toothman, Colby Dickison | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 12:08 | Rice | Michael Beck jams it on a nice dish by Henry Sexton | 58-32 |
| 11:58 | Fordham | Adam Powers connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Rester | 58-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jae Champion (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Hannum (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Stutts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Beck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Adam Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Houck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Mower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Rester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Edward Mower steals the ball from Ralph Hannum | 58-34 |
| 11:15 | Fordham | Thomas Houck scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Adam Powers | 58-36 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Henry Sexton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-36 |
| 10:39 | Fordham | Thomas Houck misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Beck - foul #4 on Michael Beck, team foul #4 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ira Nielsen (PG), Donald Grant (SG), Ken Register (PF), David Tsao (C) Adam Powers, Chris Adams, Edward Mower, Paul Rester | |
| 10:39 | Fordham | Thomas Houck makes the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 10:39 | Fordham | Thomas Houck makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Parker | 63-38 |
| 09:57 | Fordham | Ken Register banks in the layup set up by Donald Grant and he's fouled by Colby Dickison - foul #3 on Colby Dickison, team foul #5 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Sean Stutts (C) Brett Parker, Timothy Davis, Colby Dickison, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | Fordham | Martin Robinson (SG) Thomas Houck | |
| 09:57 | Fordham | Ken Register makes the free throw | 63-41 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-41 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Ralph Hannum tips it home | 65-41 |
| 09:14 | Fordham | Martin Robinson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Grant and the foul's on Ralph Hannum - foul #1 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #6 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Reid (C) Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | Fordham | Adam Powers (PG) Donald Grant | |
| 09:14 | Fordham | Martin Robinson misses the free throw | 65-43 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Henry Sexton comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 65-43 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman tips it back up and in | 67-43 |
| 08:29 | Fordham | Adam Powers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Tsao | 67-46 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-46 |
| 07:59 | Fordham | The rebound goes to David Tsao | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jae Champion (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Hannum (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathaniel Toothman (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Adam Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ira Nielsen (fresh) PF - Ken Register (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Tsao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Fordham | Henry Sexton is called for the reach on Martin Robinson - foul #3 on Henry Sexton, team foul #7 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Nathaniel Toothman, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | Fordham | Thomas Houck (SF), Edward Mower (PF), Paul Rester (C) Ira Nielsen, Ken Register, David Tsao | |
| 07:51 | Fordham | Martin Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 07:51 | Fordham | Martin Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Charles Adkins loses the dribble to Martin Robinson | 67-48 |
| 07:18 | Fordham | Martin Robinson is fouled on the floor by Michael Beck - foul #5 on Michael Beck, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Colby Dickison (PF) Charles Adkins, Timothy Davis, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Grant (PG) Adam Powers | |
| 07:18 | Fordham | Martin Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 07:18 | Fordham | Edward Mower grabs the offensive board | 67-48 |
| 07:13 | Fordham | Martin Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jae Champion - foul #2 on Jae Champion, team foul #9 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG) Jae Champion | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 07:13 | Fordham | Martin Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 07:13 | Fordham | Martin Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Colby Dickison | 69-49 |
| 06:39 | Fordham | Donald Grant clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-49 |
| 06:38 | Fordham | Edward Mower tips it back up and in | 69-51 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Brett Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Grant - foul #2 on Donald Grant, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Brett Parker, Charles Adkins, Ralph Hannum | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ira Nielsen (PG), Chris Adams (SG) Donald Grant, Martin Robinson | |
| 06:17 | Rice | Sean Stutts clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Chris Adams - foul #3 on Chris Adams, team foul #6 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF) Colby Dickison | |
| Subs | Fordham | Adam Powers (PG), Ken Register (PF) Edward Mower, Paul Rester | |
| 06:17 | Rice | Sean Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Sean Stutts misses the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 06:17 | Fordham | Ken Register grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 05:58 | Fordham | Chris Adams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 70-51 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Henry Sexton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Nathaniel Toothman, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Tsao (C) Ira Nielsen | |
| 05:40 | Fordham | David Tsao misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-51 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Alfred Reid connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Jae Champion | 73-51 |
| 05:09 | Fordham | Ken Register misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-51 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Henry Sexton grabs the defensive rebound | 73-51 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the fadeaway from the left side | 73-51 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Jae Champion snags the offensive board | 73-51 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Colby Dickison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-51 |
| 04:18 | Fordham | Ken Register grabs the board | 73-51 |
| 04:03 | Fordham | David Tsao misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Alfred Reid - foul #1 on Alfred Reid, team foul #10 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Nathaniel Toothman (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Grant (PG), Martin Robinson (SG), Ira Nielsen (SF) Adam Powers, Chris Adams, Thomas Houck | |
| 04:03 | Fordham | David Tsao makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 04:03 | Fordham | David Tsao makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Charles Adkins | 75-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Toothman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Stutts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Grant (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Martin Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ira Nielsen (fresh) PF - David Tsao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ken Register (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Fordham | Charles Adkins takes the ball from Donald Grant | 75-53 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Charles Adkins can't finish the layup | 75-53 |
| 03:23 | Fordham | Donald Grant pulls down the rebound | 75-53 |
| 03:11 | Fordham | Ira Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Sean Stutts - foul #3 on Sean Stutts, team foul #11 | 75-53 |
| 03:11 | Fordham | Ira Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 03:11 | Fordham | Ira Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Charles Adkins misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Martin Robinson - foul #2 on Martin Robinson, team foul #7 | 75-55 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 02:23 | Fordham | Ira Nielsen lays it in set up by Donald Grant | 77-57 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Brett Parker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-57 |
| 02:00 | Fordham | Martin Robinson snags the defensive board | 77-57 |
| 01:47 | Fordham | Ira Nielsen is called for traveling | 77-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Reid (C) Charles Adkins | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 01:22 | Rice | David Tsao steals it from Alfred Reid | 77-57 |
| 01:14 | Fordham | Nathaniel Toothman is called for the reach on Martin Robinson - foul #2 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #12 | 77-57 |
| 01:14 | Fordham | Martin Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 01:14 | Fordham | Martin Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Alfred Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Fordham | Martin Robinson loses the dribble to Sean Stutts | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Brett Parker knocks in the jumper from the left side and the foul's on David Tsao - foul #2 on David Tsao, team foul #8 | 79-59 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:11 | Fordham | Ira Nielsen hits a floater from the baseline set up by Ken Register | 80-61 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Brett Parker runs out the clock | 80-61 |