| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Brian Nassar (fresh) SG - Glen Tignor (fresh) SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) PF - Pierre Bryant (fresh) C - Harold Dorrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Schechter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Rieke - foul #1 on Robert Rieke, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses short on a shot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Pierre Bryant | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Palmer steps in front of the Brian Nassar pass in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Anthony Perdue can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Brian Nassar | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor misses short on a shot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Stephen Palmer clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Woodring picks off the pass by Harold Dorrough | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Anthony Perdue lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Woodring | 3-4 |
| 16:53 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Rieke and he's hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Bart Thomas, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vincent King (PG) Brian Nassar | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Dennis Woodring, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 16:53 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is hacked by Vincent King - foul #1 on Vincent King, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington (SF) Robert Rieke | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Edward Chapman - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon (SG) Glen Tignor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Preston Breslin hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Edward Chapman | 7-6 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vincent King (fresh) SG - Karl Toon (fresh) SF - Elvin Washington (fresh) PF - Pierre Bryant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Dorrough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Preston Breslin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Vincent King | 9-6 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Gerald Griffith buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Chapman | 9-9 |
| 15:09 | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Vincent King | 12-9 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Pierre Bryant steals the ball from Gerald Griffith | 12-9 |
| 14:35 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant throws it down and he's fouled by Jamie Thrall - foul #1 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar (PG), Glen Tignor (SG), Robert Rieke (SF) Vincent King, Karl Toon, Elvin Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Edward Chapman, Gerald Griffith, Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| 14:35 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant misses the free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:35 | Rice | John Schechter gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Bart Thomas can't connect on a runner in the lane | 14-9 |
| 14:22 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Woodring | 14-9 |
| 14:02 | Rice | John Schechter comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 14:00 | Rice | John Schechter snags the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Stephen Palmer comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Glen Tignor - foul #1 on Glen Tignor, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Glover (PF), Dwight Ingram (C) Pierre Bryant, Harold Dorrough | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:43 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:20 | St. Joseph's | David Glover makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Brian Nassar | 16-10 |
| 12:59 | Rice | John Schechter is fouled on the floor by Robert Rieke - foul #2 on Robert Rieke, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington (SF) Robert Rieke | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| 12:40 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:21 | St. Joseph's | David Glover clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-10 |
| 12:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerald Griffith | 16-10 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Stephen Palmer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 11:46 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Ingram is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dwight Ingram, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vincent King (PG), Pierre Bryant (PF), Harold Dorrough (C) Brian Nassar, David Glover, Dwight Ingram | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vincent King (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glen Tignor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elvin Washington (fresh) PF - Pierre Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Dorrough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Preston Breslin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Griffith | 16-15 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Stephen Palmer grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Stephen Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon (SG) Glen Tignor | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| 10:46 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant is fouled on the floor by Jamie Thrall - foul #2 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edward Chapman, Jamie Thrall | |
| 10:28 | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Gerald Griffith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dennis Woodring | 19-18 |
| 09:48 | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-18 |
| 09:47 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Gerald Griffith can't tip it in | 19-18 |
| 09:32 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 19-18 |
| 09:03 | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon grabs the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:54 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough connects on the floater from the baseline | 21-18 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Karl Toon steals the ball from Gerald Griffith | 21-18 |
| 08:41 | St. Joseph's | Vincent King lays it in on a nice dish by Karl Toon | 23-18 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Preston Breslin tips it in | 23-20 |
| 07:53 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Schechter - foul #1 on John Schechter, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar (PG), Glen Tignor (SG), Dwight Ingram (SF), David Glover (C) Vincent King, Karl Toon, Elvin Washington, Harold Dorrough | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Preston Breslin, Bart Thomas | |
| 07:53 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:53 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Stephen Palmer can't connect on a shot from the right block | 25-20 |
| 07:29 | St. Joseph's | David Glover pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Brian Nassar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Tignor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dwight Ingram (fresh) PF - Pierre Bryant (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Glover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar is fouled on the floor by Edgar Lisle - foul #1 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) John Schechter | |
| 07:15 | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon connects on the shot in the paint | 25-22 |
| 06:46 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:45 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant grabs the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 06:24 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Edgar Lisle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 06:16 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Ingram pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:49 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Pierre Bryant and he's fouled by Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke (SF) Pierre Bryant | |
| Subs | Rice | Preston Breslin (PF) Bart Thomas | |
| 05:49 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Anthony Perdue comes up short on the shot from the right side | 28-22 |
| 05:40 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 05:11 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor loses the dribble to Stephen Palmer | 28-22 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Edgar Lisle is called for a charge - foul #2 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vincent King (PG), Harold Dorrough (C) Brian Nassar, Dwight Ingram | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF) Edgar Lisle, Anthony Perdue, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 04:45 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor is hacked by John Schechter - foul #2 on John Schechter, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) John Schechter | |
| 04:45 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:45 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Glen Tignor - foul #2 on Glen Tignor, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon (SG) Glen Tignor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:04 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bart Thomas - foul #2 on Bart Thomas, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Kevin Castrejon (C) Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Bart Thomas | |
| 04:04 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:04 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Gerald Griffith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 03:46 | St. Joseph's | Vincent King pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 03:32 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Preston Breslin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vincent King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Toon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) PF - David Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Dorrough (tiring) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Preston Breslin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Castrejon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Dennis Woodring loses the ball out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar (PG), Glen Tignor (SG), Dwight Ingram (C) Vincent King, Karl Toon, Harold Dorrough | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Edward Chapman, Preston Breslin, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor blows the layup but the foul's on Dennis Woodring - foul #1 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #12 | 32-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington (SF) Robert Rieke | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Gerald Griffith | |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is hacked by Brian Nassar - foul #1 on Brian Nassar, team foul #7 | 34-24 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | David Glover gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 02:16 | St. Joseph's | David Glover misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-24 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Anthony Perdue gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Stephen Palmer scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Woodring | 34-26 |
| 01:40 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Ingram makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Elvin Washington and he's fouled by Anthony Perdue - foul #1 on Anthony Perdue, team foul #13 | 36-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vincent King (PG), Robert Rieke (SF) Brian Nassar, Elvin Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Bart Thomas (C) Dennis Woodring, Jamie Thrall | |
| 01:40 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Ingram makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a jumper from the left side | 37-26 |
| 01:23 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Rieke | 37-26 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor is fouled on the floor by Gerald Griffith - foul #2 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #14 | 37-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant (PF), Harold Dorrough (C) Dwight Ingram, David Glover | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Gerald Griffith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 00:48 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Griffith picks off the pass by Vincent King in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Gerald Griffith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-26 |
| 00:31 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Griffith picks off the pass by Harold Dorrough | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gerald Griffith drills a halfcourt shot | 39-29 |