| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Carberry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Spain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Staub (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wendell Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Price inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Donald Price hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Stamps | 34-30 |
| 19:23 | Troy | The short jumper by Ricky Spain is denied by Conrad Snow | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 19:19 | Rice | James Stamps is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Spain - foul #2 on Ricky Spain, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 18:49 | Troy | Ronald Staub misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Petrus - foul #1 on Richard Petrus, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | James Gray (C) Wendell Haynes | |
| 18:49 | Troy | Ronald Staub makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:49 | Troy | Ronald Staub makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Donald Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| 18:25 | Troy | Donald Mull is fouled on the floor by Conrad Snow - foul #1 on Conrad Snow, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Lansberry (PG), Joseph Heckler (SG), James Rueter (PF), David Middleton (C) Donald Mull, Richard Carberry, Ricky Spain, Ronald Staub | |
| 18:13 | Troy | David Middleton misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Tony Doty - foul #2 on Tony Doty, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| 18:13 | Troy | David Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:13 | Troy | David Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Richard Petrus lays it in set up by Rufus Keane | 39-34 |
| 17:36 | Troy | Joseph Lansberry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Joseph Heckler picks off the pass by James Stamps in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 17:08 | Troy | Joseph Heckler makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Lansberry and he's hacked by Tony Doty - foul #3 on Tony Doty, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) James Stamps, Tony Doty, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Carberry (SG), Ricky Spain (SF), Ronald Staub (PF), Wendell Haynes (C) Joseph Lansberry, James Gray, David Middleton, James Rueter | |
| 17:08 | Troy | Joseph Heckler makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Rufus Keane drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Conrad Snow | 42-37 |
| 16:27 | Troy | Joseph Heckler drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Staub - foul #2 on Ronald Staub, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF) Rufus Keane, David Bell | |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Mull (PG), Joseph Lansberry (SF) Joseph Heckler, Ricky Spain | |
| 16:19 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Conrad Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:10 | Troy | Wendell Haynes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Conrad Snow - foul #2 on Conrad Snow, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Jones (SF) Richard Carberry | |
| 16:10 | Troy | Wendell Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:10 | Troy | Wendell Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Conrad Snow hits the finger roll set up by Donald Price | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lansberry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Ronald Staub (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Wendell Haynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Troy | Richard Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 15:24 | Troy | Ronald Staub snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 15:19 | Troy | Stephen Sholar is called for the reach on Richard Jones - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), James Stamps (SG), Tony Doty (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) Charles Helle, Wendell Hamlin, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Esqueda (SG), Ricky Spain (SF), James Gray (PF), James Rueter (C) Joseph Lansberry, Richard Jones, Ronald Staub, Wendell Haynes | |
| 14:52 | Troy | James Rueter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Carberry (SG) Donald Mull | |
| 14:50 | Rice | Ricky Spain is called for the reach on Tony Doty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Spain, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 14:21 | Rice | James Stamps hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 14:19 | Troy | James Gray pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:58 | Troy | Richard Carberry hits a driving attempt from the right block | 45-42 |
| 13:37 | Rice | James Stamps hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 13:18 | Troy | Richard Carberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Rufus Keane (SG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Patrick Howell, James Stamps, Tony Doty, Richard Petrus, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Mull (PG), Joseph Lansberry (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Ronald Staub (PF), David Middleton (C) Robert Esqueda, Richard Carberry, Ricky Spain, James Gray, James Rueter | |
| 13:07 | Rice | Donald Price comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Middleton - foul #1 on David Middleton, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:55 | Troy | Ronald Staub buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Joseph Lansberry steals the ball from Donald Price in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 12:35 | Troy | Donald Mull misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 12:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Price | 50-45 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Charles Helle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 12:20 | Troy | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 50-45 |
| 12:03 | Troy | Ronald Staub comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 50-45 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Charles Helle grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Rufus Keane loses the dribble to Richard Jones in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 11:43 | Troy | Ronald Staub misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Conrad Snow gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rufus Keane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lansberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Staub (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - David Middleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Rufus Keane is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Price | 53-45 |
| 11:14 | Troy | Ronald Staub misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Rufus Keane - foul #2 on Rufus Keane, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), James Stamps (SG), Tony Doty (SF), Richard Petrus (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Charles Helle, Rufus Keane, Donald Price, David Bell, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Heckler (PG), Richard Carberry (SG), James Gray (SF), Wendell Haynes (C) Donald Mull, Joseph Lansberry, Richard Jones, David Middleton | |
| 11:14 | Troy | Ronald Staub makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:14 | Troy | Ronald Staub misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Staub - foul #3 on Ronald Staub, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | James Rueter (PF) Ronald Staub | |
| 10:56 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:56 | Troy | James Rueter gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:45 | Troy | Richard Carberry banks in the layup set up by Joseph Heckler and the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ricky Spain (SF) James Rueter | |
| 10:45 | Troy | Richard Carberry makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Richard Carberry steals it from Richard Petrus | 54-49 |
| 10:03 | Troy | Richard Carberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Tony Doty, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Esqueda (SG), James Rueter (PF) Richard Carberry, James Gray | |
| 09:52 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-49 |
| 09:50 | Troy | Robert Esqueda grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:26 | Troy | Ricky Spain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Donald Price (SF) Patrick Howell, James Stamps | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Lansberry (PG), Ronald Staub (PF) Joseph Heckler, Wendell Haynes | |
| 09:05 | Rice | Donald Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (SF), David Bell (C) Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Mull (PG), Richard Carberry (SG) Robert Esqueda, Ricky Spain | |
| 08:41 | Troy | Joseph Lansberry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 08:39 | Rice | David Bell pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Richard Carberry takes the ball from Wendell Hamlin | 54-49 |
| 08:14 | Troy | Joseph Lansberry clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 08:12 | Troy | Ronald Staub grabs the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 07:50 | Troy | Richard Carberry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Richard Petrus snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Richard Petrus drills a turnaround in the lane | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) SG - Wendell Hamlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Rufus Keane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Carberry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Lansberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Staub (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Rueter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Troy | Ronald Staub misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-49 |
| 07:18 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Carberry | 56-49 |
| 07:03 | Troy | Ronald Staub is hacked by Rufus Keane - foul #3 on Rufus Keane, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), James Stamps (SG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Wendell Hamlin, Rufus Keane, Richard Petrus, David Bell | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Heckler (PG), Robert Esqueda (SG), James Gray (SF), David Middleton (C) Donald Mull, Richard Carberry, Joseph Lansberry, James Rueter | |
| 07:03 | Troy | Ronald Staub makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:03 | Troy | Ronald Staub misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:47 | Rice | David Middleton is called for the reach on Tony Doty - foul #2 on David Middleton, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ricky Spain (SF) Ronald Staub | |
| 06:28 | Rice | Stephen Sholar scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 59-50 |
| 06:07 | Troy | Robert Esqueda knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 06:02 | Rice | James Stamps's pass is intercepted by Ricky Spain in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 05:43 | Troy | Ricky Spain travels with the ball | 59-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Conrad Snow (C) Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Jones (SF), Wendell Haynes (C) Ricky Spain, David Middleton | |
| 05:27 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-52 |
| 05:25 | Troy | The rebound goes to Wendell Haynes | 59-52 |
| 05:03 | Troy | Wendell Haynes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 59-52 |
| 05:01 | Troy | Wendell Haynes misses the tip | 59-52 |
| 04:59 | Troy | Richard Jones tips it in | 59-54 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses the easy layup | 59-54 |
| 04:32 | Troy | The rebound goes to Wendell Haynes | 59-54 |
| 04:12 | Troy | Joseph Heckler clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 04:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Conrad Snow | 59-54 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Donald Price misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-54 |
| 03:45 | Troy | Wendell Haynes gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:28 | Troy | Wendell Haynes is whistled for a carry | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Rufus Keane (SG), Tony Doty (SF), Richard Petrus (PF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, James Stamps, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Mull (PG), Richard Carberry (SG), Ricky Spain (SF), Ronald Staub (PF), David Middleton (C) Joseph Heckler, Robert Esqueda, Richard Jones, James Gray, Wendell Haynes | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Patrick Howell (fresh) SG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Carberry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ricky Spain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Staub (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Middleton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Mull - foul #2 on Donald Mull, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | James Rueter (PF) Ronald Staub | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:55 | Troy | Ricky Spain buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Tony Doty - foul #4 on Tony Doty, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG) Patrick Howell | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 02:55 | Troy | Ricky Spain makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Staub (PF) David Middleton | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Richard Petrus is hacked by Ronald Staub - foul #4 on Ronald Staub, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Tony Doty pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is hacked by Ronald Staub - foul #5 on Ronald Staub, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Conrad Snow (C) Tony Doty, David Bell | |
| Subs | Troy | David Middleton (C) Ronald Staub | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:20 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF) Rufus Keane, Wendell Hamlin | |
| Subs | Troy | James Gray (PF) David Middleton | |
| 02:01 | Troy | Donald Mull misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 02:00 | Troy | Richard Carberry hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| 01:51 | Rice | James Stamps is hacked by James Rueter - foul #1 on James Rueter, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Wendell Haynes (C) James Rueter | |
| 01:51 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:51 | Rice | James Stamps misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:51 | Troy | The rebound goes to Wendell Haynes | 63-59 |
| 01:30 | Troy | Wendell Haynes connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Carberry | 63-61 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Charles Helle misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 01:00 | Troy | The rebound goes to James Gray | 63-61 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Donald Mull misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Conrad Snow - foul #3 on Conrad Snow, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Donald Mull makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:41 | Troy | Donald Mull misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Richard Carberry steals the ball from James Stamps in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 00:30 | Troy | Richard Petrus steps in front of the Ricky Spain pass | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Richard Carberry is called for the reach on James Stamps in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Carberry, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| 00:27 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:27 | Rice | James Stamps misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:27 | Troy | Wendell Haynes gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:16 | Troy | Ricky Spain buries a floater from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the floater from the left side | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Troy | James Gray gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Carberry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Ricky Spain (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Gray (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Wendell Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:48 | Rice | Conrad Snow scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Donald Price | 66-64 |
| 04:26 | Troy | Conrad Snow swats the short shot by James Gray | 66-64 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Richard Petrus gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Conrad Snow can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Carberry - foul #3 on Richard Carberry, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), Tony Doty (SF) Charles Helle, Donald Price | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Lansberry (PG), Joseph Heckler (SG), Richard Jones (SF), James Rueter (PF), David Middleton (C) Donald Mull, Richard Carberry, Ricky Spain, James Gray, Wendell Haynes | |
| 04:01 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Conrad Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:46 | Troy | Joseph Lansberry misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-64 |
| 03:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Stamps | 67-64 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Tony Doty's pass is intercepted by Joseph Lansberry | 67-64 |
| 03:28 | Troy | Richard Jones hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Lansberry | 67-66 |
| 03:18 | Rice | James Stamps misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 03:00 | Rice | James Stamps makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Rufus Keane | 69-66 |
| 03:00 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (C) Rufus Keane, Tony Doty, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Mull (PG), Richard Carberry (SG), Ricky Spain (SF), James Gray (PF) Joseph Lansberry, Joseph Heckler, Richard Jones, David Middleton | |
| 02:39 | Troy | Donald Price is called for the reach on Ricky Spain - foul #2 on Donald Price, team foul #12 | 69-66 |
| 02:39 | Troy | Ricky Spain makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:39 | Troy | Ricky Spain makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:23 | Rice | James Stamps clanks a jumper from the left side | 69-68 |
| 02:21 | Rice | James Stamps gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:05 | Rice | James Stamps hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 02:03 | Troy | James Rueter pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:03 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Conrad Snow (C) David Bell | |
| Subs | Troy | Wendell Haynes (C) James Rueter | |
| 01:44 | Troy | James Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-68 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Conrad Snow is called for traveling | 69-68 |
| 01:06 | Troy | Richard Carberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-68 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Richard Petrus connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Carberry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Spain (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Gray (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Wendell Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 00:55 | Troy | Donald Mull double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Donald Price is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | Troy | Wendell Haynes grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Troy | James Gray clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-68 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Richard Petrus snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Richard Petrus is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Mull - foul #3 on Donald Mull, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG) Charles Helle | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Troy | Richard Carberry connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Rufus Keane runs out the clock | 73-71 |