| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Young (fresh) SG - Loren Bowden (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fresh) PF - Ralph Eldridge (fresh) C - Daniel Austin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - James Stamps (fresh) SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) C - Conrad Snow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Southern Methodist | John Young misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Conrad Snow | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | James Stamps is fouled on the floor by Loren Bowden - foul #1 on Loren Bowden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Charles Helle loses the dribble to Loren Bowden | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses short on a runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Charles Helle - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Rice | John Young is called for the reach on Donald Price - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Conrad Snow can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Dean Evans (C) John Young, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:59 | Rice | Conrad Snow makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:59 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 17:53 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-1 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Conrad Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:34 | Rice | James Stamps comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 3-1 |
| 17:32 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:26 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-1 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (SG), Uros Kozlov (SF), Robert Stephens (PF) Loren Bowden, Homer Hopkins, Ralph Eldridge | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:05 | Rice | Donald Price misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 17:04 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 16:43 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward is fouled on the floor by Conrad Snow - foul #1 on Conrad Snow, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin (C) Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:27 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-1 |
| 16:25 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans can't tip it in | 3-1 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Conrad Snow pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Charles Helle loses the dribble to Dean Evans | 3-1 |
| 15:56 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin knocks in the runner in the lane | 5-1 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Clifton Harris (fresh) SG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) SF - Uros Kozlov (fresh) PF - Dean Evans (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - James Stamps (fresh) SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Charles Helle misses long on a shot from the right side | 5-1 |
| 15:27 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov pulls down the rebound | 5-1 |
| 15:20 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-1 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Ralph Eldridge (PF) Nickolas Ward, Uros Kozlov, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| 15:05 | Rice | Rufus Keane misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 15:03 | Rice | James Stamps tips it back up and in | 5-3 |
| 14:51 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans misses long on a floater near the basket | 5-3 |
| 14:49 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Harris | 5-3 |
| 14:34 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Tony Doty - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), Stephen Sholar (C) James Stamps, Richard Petrus | |
| 14:24 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Eldridge | 7-3 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Rufus Keane hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin grabs the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Rufus Keane double dribbles | 7-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty, Stephen Sholar | |
| 13:55 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge is whistled for traveling | 7-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin (C) Dean Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:38 | Rice | Conrad Snow buries a jumper from the left block set up by Rufus Keane | 7-5 |
| 13:18 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (SG), Dean Evans (PF) Loren Bowden, Ralph Eldridge | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Richard Petrus (PF) Rufus Keane, David Bell | |
| 13:00 | Rice | Conrad Snow loses the dribble to Clifton Harris | 7-5 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 7-5 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Donald Price grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Donald Price's pass is intercepted by Dean Evans | 7-5 |
| 11:57 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin blows the layup | 7-5 |
| 11:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Petrus | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Clifton Harris (tiring) SG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Evans (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) SG - James Stamps (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Price (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) C - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Rice | Charles Helle loses the dribble to Homer Hopkins | 7-5 |
| 11:46 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins banks in the layup | 9-5 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Charles Helle hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Price | 9-7 |
| 11:02 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Donald Price - foul #1 on Donald Price, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG), Ralph Eldridge (PF) Nickolas Ward, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Charles Helle, James Stamps, Donald Price, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| 11:02 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:02 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin's pass is intercepted by Homer Hopkins | 11-7 |
| 10:33 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 10:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tony Doty | 11-7 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Rufus Keane comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Clifton Harris - foul #1 on Clifton Harris, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov (SF), Daniel Austin (C) Homer Hopkins, Dean Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:22 | Rice | Rufus Keane makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Rufus Keane makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 10:02 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sholar - foul #1 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Wendell Hamlin | |
| 09:55 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Uros Kozlov is denied by Stephen Sholar | 11-9 |
| 09:53 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Eldridge | 11-9 |
| 09:31 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Eldridge and the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 09:31 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Rufus Keane hits a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Clifton Harris - foul #2 on Clifton Harris, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Nickolas Ward (SG), Robert Stephens (PF), Dean Evans (C) Clifton Harris, Loren Bowden, Ralph Eldridge, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:06 | Rice | Rufus Keane makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 08:54 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Tony Doty - foul #2 on Tony Doty, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin (C) John Young | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Rufus Keane, Tony Doty, David Bell | |
| 08:54 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 08:54 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Donald Price misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 08:36 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Dean Evans | 16-12 |
| 08:26 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans throws it down | 18-12 |
| 08:06 | Rice | James Stamps connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 07:52 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Conrad Snow grabs the board | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dean Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) SF - Uros Kozlov (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Stephens (fresh) C - Daniel Austin (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Stamps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) C - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the follow up shot | 18-16 |
| 07:17 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nickolas Ward | 21-16 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Uros Kozlov is called for the reach on James Stamps - foul #1 on Uros Kozlov, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Loren Bowden (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Ralph Eldridge (PF) Nickolas Ward, Uros Kozlov, Robert Stephens, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Rufus Keane (SF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, James Stamps, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| 06:45 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Patrick Howell | 21-19 |
| 06:28 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Loren Bowden | 23-19 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Loren Bowden steps in front of the Rufus Keane pass | 23-19 |
| 06:06 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses the easy layup | 23-19 |
| 06:05 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans grabs the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:54 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Young | 26-19 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-19 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the follow up shot | 26-21 |
| 05:25 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans misses badly on a shot in the lane | 26-21 |
| 05:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Petrus | 26-21 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Patrick Howell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 05:18 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 05:11 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-21 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Richard Petrus is whistled for traveling | 28-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (SG), Uros Kozlov (SF), Robert Stephens (PF), Daniel Austin (C) Loren Bowden, Homer Hopkins, Ralph Eldridge, Dean Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), James Stamps (SG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Rufus Keane, David Bell | |
| 04:51 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov is whistled for a carry | 28-21 |
| 04:35 | Rice | James Stamps clanks a shot from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 04:28 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward travels with the ball | 28-21 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Uros Kozlov steps in front of the Donald Price pass | 28-21 |
| 04:00 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Young | 31-21 |
| 03:41 | Rice | John Young is called for the reach on Charles Helle - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #7 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Ralph Eldridge (PF) John Young, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Clifton Harris (fairly fresh) SG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Uros Kozlov (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Austin (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - David Bell (fresh) C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Bell - foul #1 on David Bell, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins (SF), Dean Evans (C) Uros Kozlov, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:31 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:31 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:11 | Rice | James Stamps misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clifton Harris - foul #3 on Clifton Harris, team foul #8 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Loren Bowden (SG) Clifton Harris, Nickolas Ward | |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG) Charles Helle | |
| 03:11 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:11 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:55 | Southern Methodist | James Stamps is called for the reach on Loren Bowden - foul #1 on James Stamps, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (SG) John Young | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (SF) Donald Price | |
| 02:55 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:55 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:37 | Rice | James Stamps can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-25 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Tony Doty tips it home | 35-27 |
| 02:23 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ralph Eldridge and he's fouled by James Stamps - foul #2 on James Stamps, team foul #10 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov (SF), Robert Stephens (PF), Daniel Austin (C) Homer Hopkins, Ralph Eldridge, Dean Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), Conrad Snow (C) James Stamps, David Bell | |
| 02:23 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 02:09 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 02:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens's pass is intercepted by Wendell Hamlin | 38-27 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin banks in the layup | 38-29 |
| 01:41 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Conrad Snow gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Daniel Austin is called for the reach on Tony Doty - foul #1 on Daniel Austin, team foul #9 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Dean Evans (C) Nickolas Ward, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF) Rufus Keane, Stephen Sholar | |
| 01:24 | Rice | Tony Doty misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:24 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Robert Stephens | 38-29 |
| 01:04 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 38-29 |
| 01:02 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov tips it in | 40-29 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Clifton Harris steals it from Donald Price | 40-29 |
| 00:45 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris hits the finger roll | 42-29 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Tony Doty misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 00:32 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 00:28 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Evans | 45-29 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Donald Price misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-29 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Charles Helle tips it but misses | 45-29 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |