| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marty Usrey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Calvin Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Price inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | James Stamps misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 19:46 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Carl Higgins | 36-25 |
| 19:26 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Petrus | 36-25 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Conrad Snow grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Charles Helle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-25 |
| 19:18 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 19:13 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses short on a runner from close range | 36-25 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Richard Petrus buries a fadeaway from close range | 38-25 |
| 18:34 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-25 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Richard Petrus gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Donald Price hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Stamps | 41-25 |
| 17:58 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins's pass is intercepted by Richard Petrus | 41-25 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 41-25 |
| 17:51 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 17:29 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Conrad Snow - foul #1 on Conrad Snow, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Walter Morgan (C) Carl Higgins | |
| 17:29 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 17:29 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Richard Petrus loses the ball out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), Stephen Sholar (C) James Stamps, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Bill Gorton (SF), Norman Pearson (C) Marty Usrey, Calvin Forrest | |
| 16:44 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus clanks a shot from the left block | 41-27 |
| 16:43 | Winthrop | Walter Morgan tips it home | 41-29 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Norman Pearson is called for the reach on Tony Doty - foul #1 on Norman Pearson, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (PG), Nicholas Davidson (SG) Richard Jacobus, Ronald Ducksworth | |
| 16:18 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Carl Higgins (C) Norman Pearson | |
| 16:03 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Grandy | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph Grandy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Davidson (fresh) SF - Bill Gorton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Nicholas Davidson steals it from Conrad Snow | 41-32 |
| 15:18 | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Grandy | 41-35 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Donald Price clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 15:11 | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:07 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton misses the turnaround near the basket | 41-35 |
| 15:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Conrad Snow | 41-35 |
| 14:49 | Rice | David Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 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 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG), Ronald Ducksworth (SG), Marty Usrey (SF), Howard Olsen (PF), Calvin Forrest (C) Joseph Grandy, Nicholas Davidson, Bill Gorton, Walter Morgan, Carl Higgins | |
| 14:32 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey's pass is intercepted by Patrick Howell | 41-35 |
| 14:23 | Rice | James Stamps drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 14:10 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 14:09 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:48 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Jacobus and the foul's on Tony Doty - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| 13:48 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Howard Olsen - foul #4 on Howard Olsen, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Patrick Howell, Tony Doty, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Carl Higgins (C) Howard Olsen | |
| 13:29 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:05 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Ducksworth and he's fouled by James Stamps - foul #3 on James Stamps, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| 13:05 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Charles Helle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 12:43 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:19 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:18 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 12:16 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:05 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Calvin Forrest | 46-42 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Conrad Snow can't connect on a floater from the right side | 46-42 |
| 11:46 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Marty Usrey | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Stamps (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marty Usrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Calvin Forrest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Jacobus | 46-44 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Stamps | 49-44 |
| 10:42 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Ducksworth | 49-46 |
| 10:30 | Rice | James Stamps misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 10:29 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Carl Higgins | 49-46 |
| 10:06 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Ducksworth | 49-49 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Charles Helle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 09:48 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 09:41 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Conrad Snow grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Richard Petrus clanks a jumper from the right block | 49-49 |
| 09:16 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:52 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey can't throw it down | 49-49 |
| 08:51 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:39 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 49-49 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Richard Petrus snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Calvin Forrest - foul #1 on Calvin Forrest, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, James Stamps, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (PG), Nicholas Davidson (SG), Bill Gorton (SF), Walter Morgan (PF), Norman Pearson (C) Richard Jacobus, Ronald Ducksworth, Marty Usrey, Calvin Forrest, Carl Higgins | |
| 08:16 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:51 | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Richard Petrus gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 07:44 | Winthrop | Walter Morgan gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph Grandy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Gorton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Pearson (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Grandy | 51-51 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Richard Petrus connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Rufus Keane | 53-51 |
| 06:57 | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 06:56 | Winthrop | Norman Pearson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:41 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 06:39 | Rice | David Bell snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Walter Morgan picks off the pass by Wendell Hamlin | 53-51 |
| 06:14 | Winthrop | Norman Pearson lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Grandy | 53-53 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Bill Gorton steals the ball from Tony Doty | 53-53 |
| 06:02 | Winthrop | Tony Doty is called for the reach on Walter Morgan - foul #2 on Tony Doty, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), James Stamps (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Rufus Keane, Wendell Hamlin, Richard Petrus, David Bell | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG), Ronald Ducksworth (SG), Howard Olsen (PF), Carl Higgins (C) Joseph Grandy, Bill Gorton, Walter Morgan, Norman Pearson | |
| 05:47 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Richard Jacobus and the foul's on Patrick Howell - foul #1 on Patrick Howell, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF) Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 05:47 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 05:33 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Ronald Ducksworth | 53-56 |
| 05:18 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus is hacked by Patrick Howell - foul #2 on Patrick Howell, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| 05:18 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:18 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Donald Price can't tip it in | 53-58 |
| 04:59 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 04:39 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Ducksworth | 53-60 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Patrick Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (PF) Patrick Howell, James Stamps, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Marty Usrey (SF), Calvin Forrest (C) Nicholas Davidson, Carl Higgins | |
| 04:14 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Calvin Forrest | 53-63 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Rufus Keane knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 03:44 | Winthrop | Wendell Hamlin steals it from Calvin Forrest | 56-63 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin can't finish the layup | 56-63 |
| 03:39 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marty Usrey (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Howard Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Calvin Forrest (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus is whistled for a carry | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG) Wendell Hamlin | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (SG) Ronald Ducksworth | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Rufus Keane is whistled for a carry | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson (SG), Walter Morgan (C) Richard Jacobus, Howard Olsen | |
| 02:59 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Petrus - foul #3 on Richard Petrus, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 02:59 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:59 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF) Rufus Keane | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG), Ronald Ducksworth (SG), Howard Olsen (PF) Joseph Grandy, Nicholas Davidson, Walter Morgan | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Jacobus - foul #1 on Richard Jacobus, team foul #4 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Carl Higgins (C) Calvin Forrest | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:42 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Donald Price pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 01:49 | Rice | David Bell loses the dribble to Ronald Ducksworth | 57-65 |
| 01:29 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Marty Usrey | 57-67 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Donald Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 01:18 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Ronald Ducksworth | 57-67 |
| 01:11 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marty Usrey | 57-70 |
| 01:06 | Rice | James Stamps can't finish the layup | 57-70 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Richard Petrus can't tip it in | 57-70 |
| 01:04 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Winthrop | Richard Petrus is called for the reach on Howard Olsen - foul #4 on Richard Petrus, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Tony Doty (SF), Stephen Sholar (C) Charles Helle, James Stamps, Donald Price, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (PG), Nicholas Davidson (SG), Bill Gorton (SF), Calvin Forrest (C) Richard Jacobus, Ronald Ducksworth, Marty Usrey, Carl Higgins | |
| 00:36 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:36 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | David Bell buries a jumper in the lane | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy runs out the clock | 59-72 |