| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Richard Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Hopwood (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Viktor Klonoski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Munyiga Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Hans Alenichev (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Viktor Klonoski inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Grambling State | Ken Hopwood is fouled on the floor by Stephen Palmer - foul #3 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| 19:33 | Grambling State | Dennis Woodring steps in front of the Richard Blanchard pass | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:11 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Munyiga Abdullai | 34-31 |
| 18:54 | Grambling State | Ken Hopwood misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 18:53 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Dennis Woodring double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 18:41 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:40 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Hopwood | 34-31 |
| 18:30 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:29 | Grambling State | Viktor Klonoski misses the tip | 34-31 |
| 18:27 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:22 | Rice | The short jumper by Anthony Perdue is denied by Viktor Klonoski | 34-31 |
| 18:20 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 17:51 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Munyiga Abdullai, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Bart Thomas buries a shot near the basket set up by Dennis Woodring | 34-33 |
| 17:03 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Anthony Perdue gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the jump hook from close range | 34-33 |
| 16:35 | Grambling State | Viktor Klonoski gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:30 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev is whistled for a carry | 34-33 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Alfred Mettler (PG), Guadalupe Gallegos (SF), David Thompson (PF), Johnny Barton (C) Richard Blanchard, Viktor Klonoski, Munyiga Abdullai, Hans Alenichev | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Preston Breslin (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 16:22 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jamie Thrall | 34-35 |
| 16:07 | Grambling State | Jamie Thrall steals the ball from Johnny Barton | 34-35 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Jamie Thrall comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 34-35 |
| 15:50 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Alfred Mettler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ken Hopwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Guadalupe Gallegos (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Barton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Preston Breslin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 3 stl. C - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Richard Albert (PG) Ken Hopwood | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| 15:28 | Rice | David Thompson is called for the reach on Jamie Thrall - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Viktor Klonoski (SF) Johnny Barton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:05 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses badly on a floater from the right side | 34-35 |
| 15:04 | Grambling State | Richard Albert pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:00 | Grambling State | Viktor Klonoski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Mettler | 37-35 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Thrall | 37-38 |
| 14:37 | Grambling State | Alfred Mettler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Castrejon | 37-40 |
| 13:59 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Viktor Klonoski steals the ball from Edgar Lisle | 37-40 |
| 13:28 | Grambling State | David Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 13:26 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Jamie Thrall gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Jamie Thrall tips it in | 37-42 |
| 12:52 | Grambling State | Alfred Mettler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 12:50 | Grambling State | David Thompson hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Guadalupe Gallegos - foul #1 on Guadalupe Gallegos, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard (PG), Ken Hopwood (SG), Ronald McCartan (SF), Munyiga Abdullai (PF), Hans Alenichev (C) Richard Albert, Alfred Mettler, Viktor Klonoski, Guadalupe Gallegos, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Preston Breslin, Jamie Thrall | |
| 12:35 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:35 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:16 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev clanks a jumper from close range | 39-43 |
| 12:14 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 11:52 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Hans Alenichev | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Richard Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Hopwood (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald McCartan (fresh) PF - Munyiga Abdullai (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Hans Alenichev (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - Kevin Castrejon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), John Schechter (PF) Stephen Palmer, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 11:18 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Ken Hopwood steals it from John Schechter | 41-43 |
| 10:31 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev hits a floater from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Anthony Perdue lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Woodring and he's fouled by Ronald McCartan - foul #1 on Ronald McCartan, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Viktor Klonoski (SF), David Thompson (C) Ronald McCartan, Hans Alenichev | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Dennis Woodring | |
| 10:15 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses the free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:15 | Grambling State | David Thompson gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:06 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Schechter - foul #1 on John Schechter, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| 10:06 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:06 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Bart Thomas knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Griffith | 45-47 |
| 09:38 | Grambling State | Viktor Klonoski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ken Hopwood | 48-47 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Bart Thomas comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 09:21 | Grambling State | David Thompson grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 09:02 | Grambling State | Gerald Griffith picks off the pass by Munyiga Abdullai | 48-47 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Stephen Palmer comes up short on the floater from the right side | 48-47 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Anthony Perdue is fouled on the floor by Viktor Klonoski - foul #1 on Viktor Klonoski, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Richard Albert (PG), Alfred Mettler (SG), Guadalupe Gallegos (PF), Hans Alenichev (C) Richard Blanchard, Ken Hopwood, Munyiga Abdullai, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Keith Styles (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Gerald Griffith, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 08:15 | Rice | Keith Styles knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Dennis Woodring | 48-49 |
| 07:52 | Grambling State | Alfred Mettler hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Viktor Klonoski | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Richard Albert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Mettler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Viktor Klonoski (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Guadalupe Gallegos (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Hans Alenichev (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Preston Breslin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Jamie Thrall is denied on a layup by Viktor Klonoski | 51-49 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Jamie Thrall gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Jamie Thrall connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Dennis Woodring and he's hacked by Hans Alenichev - foul #3 on Hans Alenichev, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ken Hopwood (SG), David Thompson (PF) Richard Albert, Viktor Klonoski | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), John Schechter (PF) Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:00 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos lays it in set up by Hans Alenichev | 53-52 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Hans Alenichev swats the short shot by John Schechter | 53-52 |
| 06:42 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Preston Breslin | 53-52 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Dennis Woodring knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Preston Breslin | 53-55 |
| 06:09 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Alfred Mettler | 55-55 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Jamie Thrall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Jamie Thrall gets the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Gerald Griffith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 05:38 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:38 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard (PG), Viktor Klonoski (SF), Munyiga Abdullai (PF) Alfred Mettler, Guadalupe Gallegos, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Gerald Griffith, Preston Breslin, Jamie Thrall | |
| 05:20 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Woodring - foul #3 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Thompson (C) Hans Alenichev | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| 05:20 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:20 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Gerald Griffith comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 57-55 |
| 04:57 | Grambling State | David Thompson gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:45 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-55 |
| 04:23 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai can't finish the layup | 57-55 |
| 04:21 | Grambling State | David Thompson grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 04:13 | Grambling State | Viktor Klonoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-55 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Ken Hopwood steps in front of the John Schechter pass | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Richard Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Hopwood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Viktor Klonoski (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Munyiga Abdullai (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Grambling State | David Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Blanchard | 60-55 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Stephen Palmer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-55 |
| 03:27 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:06 | Grambling State | Anthony Perdue steps in front of the Richard Blanchard pass | 60-55 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 02:50 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 02:27 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Bart Thomas blows the layup | 63-55 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it back up and in | 63-57 |
| 01:53 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ken Hopwood | 66-57 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 01:36 | Rice | John Schechter misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Richard Blanchard - foul #2 on Richard Blanchard, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev (C) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Gerald Griffith | |
| 01:36 | Rice | John Schechter makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:36 | Rice | John Schechter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:36 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Grambling State | Viktor Klonoski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 01:12 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Hopwood | 66-58 |
| 00:53 | Grambling State | Viktor Klonoski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 00:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Grambling State | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Viktor Klonoski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #4 | 66-58 |
| 00:42 | Grambling State | Ken Hopwood is hacked by John Schechter - foul #2 on John Schechter, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| 00:41 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard is fouled on the floor by John Schechter - foul #3 on John Schechter, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| 00:39 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard is fouled on the floor by Stephen Palmer - foul #5 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| 00:39 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:39 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 00:31 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev is whistled for traveling | 68-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Richard Albert (PG), Alfred Mettler (SG), Guadalupe Gallegos (SF), David Thompson (PF), Johnny Barton (C) Richard Blanchard, Ken Hopwood, Viktor Klonoski, Munyiga Abdullai, Hans Alenichev | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Dennis Woodring, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 00:03 | Rice | David Thompson blocks the short jumper by Edgar Lisle | 68-58 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Jamie Thrall pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 68-58 |