| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - James Stamps (fresh) SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) C - Conrad Snow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Young (fresh) SG - Loren Bowden (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fresh) PF - Ralph Eldridge (fresh) C - Daniel Austin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Charles Helle misses badly on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Donald Price hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Charles Helle - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden is fouled on the floor by Charles Helle - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG) Charles Helle | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 18:41 | Southern Methodist | James Stamps takes the ball from Homer Hopkins | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses short on a shot from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Loren Bowden and he's hacked by Richard Petrus - foul #1 on Richard Petrus, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Conrad Snow pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Donald Price is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Rufus Keane | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Young | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Rufus Keane buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Price | 8-4 |
| 17:43 | Southern Methodist | James Stamps steps in front of the John Young pass in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Donald Price misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 17:28 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 17:15 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Daniel Austin, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (C) Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 17:02 | Rice | David Bell is hacked by Daniel Austin - foul #2 on Daniel Austin, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (SF) Donald Price | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans (C) Daniel Austin | |
| 16:51 | Rice | Richard Petrus comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:49 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Doty | 8-4 |
| 16:29 | Rice | James Stamps clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:28 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:23 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by John Young and he's fouled by Tony Doty - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Stephen Sholar (C) Rufus Keane, James Stamps, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Nickolas Ward (SG), Robert Stephens (PF) John Young, Loren Bowden, Ralph Eldridge | |
| 16:23 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Tony Doty scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bell | 11-7 |
| 15:55 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Clifton Harris | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Patrick Howell (fresh) SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) SF - Tony Doty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bell (fresh) C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Clifton Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Stephens (fresh) C - Dean Evans (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Dean Evans swats the layup by David Bell | 11-9 |
| 15:39 | Rice | David Bell hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 15:26 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Sholar steals the ball from Clifton Harris | 13-9 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Clifton Harris is called for the reach on Patrick Howell - foul #1 on Clifton Harris, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Donald Price (SF), Richard Petrus (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty, David Bell, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov (SF) Homer Hopkins | |
| 15:01 | Rice | Donald Price misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Uros Kozlov - foul #1 on Uros Kozlov, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge (PF) Robert Stephens | |
| 15:01 | Rice | Donald Price misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Donald Price misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:01 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:43 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG) Patrick Howell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Loren Bowden (SG) Clifton Harris, Nickolas Ward | |
| 14:21 | Rice | James Stamps loses the dribble to Uros Kozlov | 13-9 |
| 14:06 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge double dribbles | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens (PF) Ralph Eldridge | |
| 13:51 | Rice | Donald Price travels with the ball | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (PF) Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 13:32 | Southern Methodist | John Young hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Rufus Keane drills a shot from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 13:00 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden makes the driving attempt near the basket | 15-14 |
| 12:40 | Rice | David Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Tony Doty (SF), Richard Petrus (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Rufus Keane, James Stamps, Donald Price, David Bell, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Nickolas Ward (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Ralph Eldridge (PF) John Young, Loren Bowden, Uros Kozlov, Robert Stephens | |
| 12:23 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans misses short on a runner near the basket | 15-14 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Richard Petrus snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Dean Evans takes the ball from Tony Doty | 15-14 |
| 11:47 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans hits the finger roll set up by Clifton Harris and he's fouled by Stephen Sholar - foul #1 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| 11:47 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Patrick Howell (fresh) SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) SF - Tony Doty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Clifton Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Evans (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Wendell Hamlin | 17-17 |
| 11:10 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Tony Doty misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 17-17 |
| 10:42 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Homer Hopkins | 17-17 |
| 10:21 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clifton Harris | 17-19 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Dean Evans swats the short shot by Richard Petrus | 17-19 |
| 09:59 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:38 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 09:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Petrus | 17-19 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Stephen Sholar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), James Stamps (SG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty, Richard Petrus, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Loren Bowden (SG), Uros Kozlov (SF), Robert Stephens (PF) Clifton Harris, Nickolas Ward, Homer Hopkins, Ralph Eldridge | |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | John Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Rufus Keane grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:42 | Rice | James Stamps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 08:41 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:23 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov's layup is rejected by Conrad Snow | 17-19 |
| 08:21 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans tips it back up and in | 17-21 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Conrad Snow lays it in | 19-21 |
| 07:48 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loren Bowden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Uros Kozlov (fresh) PF - Robert Stephens (fresh) C - Dean Evans (tired) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Rufus Keane can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 19-21 |
| 07:34 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Conrad Snow | 19-21 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Loren Bowden takes the ball from David Bell | 19-21 |
| 07:06 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Price - foul #1 on Donald Price, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Richard Petrus (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Rufus Keane, David Bell, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (PG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Ralph Eldridge (PF) John Young, Uros Kozlov, Robert Stephens | |
| 07:06 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:06 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Loren Bowden picks off the pass by Patrick Howell | 19-23 |
| 06:44 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward lays it in on a great pass from Loren Bowden | 19-25 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Donald Price is fouled on the floor by Homer Hopkins - foul #1 on Homer Hopkins, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (SF) Donald Price | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG) Loren Bowden | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Ralph Eldridge steals the ball from James Stamps | 19-25 |
| 06:02 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-25 |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans snags the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 05:41 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans's layup is rejected by Stephen Sholar | 19-25 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Stephen Sholar gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Richard Petrus knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Sholar | 21-25 |
| 04:55 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Dean Evans is called for the reach on Tony Doty - foul #1 on Dean Evans, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Patrick Howell, James Stamps, Tony Doty, Richard Petrus, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Loren Bowden (SG), Uros Kozlov (SF), Robert Stephens (PF) Clifton Harris, Nickolas Ward, Homer Hopkins, Ralph Eldridge | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-25 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Rufus Keane tips it back up and in | 23-25 |
| 03:58 | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens blows the layup but the foul's on David Bell - foul #1 on David Bell, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG) Wendell Hamlin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin (C) Dean Evans | |
| 03:58 | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:58 | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:58 | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden grabs the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 03:38 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin buries a floater from close range set up by Loren Bowden | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loren Bowden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Uros Kozlov (fresh) PF - Robert Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Rufus Keane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Conrad Snow tips it back up and in | 25-28 |
| 03:12 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-28 |
| 03:10 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:49 | Southern Methodist | Rufus Keane is called for the reach on Uros Kozlov - foul #1 on Rufus Keane, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF) David Bell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Nickolas Ward (SG) John Young, Loren Bowden | |
| 02:49 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Richard Petrus gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Donald Price lays it up and in set up by Rufus Keane and he's hacked by Uros Kozlov - foul #2 on Uros Kozlov, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Rufus Keane | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge (PF) Robert Stephens | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Donald Price misses the free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:33 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 02:20 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Daniel Austin | 27-31 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Charles Helle is hacked by Uros Kozlov - foul #3 on Uros Kozlov, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (C) Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins (SF) Uros Kozlov | |
| 02:02 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:02 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 01:40 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 01:39 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 01:26 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Clifton Harris and the foul's on Richard Petrus - foul #2 on Richard Petrus, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG) Charles Helle | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG) Clifton Harris | |
| 01:26 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Ralph Eldridge - foul #1 on Ralph Eldridge, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens (PF) Ralph Eldridge | |
| 01:08 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | John Young is hacked by Rufus Keane - foul #2 on Rufus Keane, team foul #10 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF) James Stamps, Richard Petrus, David Bell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | John Young misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | John Young misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Rufus Keane pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin travels with the ball | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Patrick Howell, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG) Nickolas Ward | |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-36 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Donald Price misses short on a halfcourt shot | 30-36 |