| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charles Kimble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Konopka (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hasler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Schacht (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Paul Hasler inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Northeastern | John Jones is called for the reach on Charles Kimble - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:30 | Northeastern | Charles Kimble connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rick Parker | 38-40 |
| 19:11 | Rice | John Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas Phillips | 40-40 |
| 19:04 | Northeastern | Gary Ferguson takes the ball from Matthew Konopka | 40-40 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Jones | 43-40 |
| 18:31 | Northeastern | Paul Hasler hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 43-40 |
| 18:30 | Northeastern | Paul Hasler can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 18:28 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka tips it in | 43-42 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Dennis David steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou (C) Rick Parker | |
| 17:40 | Northeastern | Paul Hasler makes the shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Konopka | 43-44 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Chris Campbell connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Gary Ferguson | 45-44 |
| 16:59 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Paul Hasler | 45-46 |
| 16:41 | Rice | John Jones hits a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Paul Hasler - foul #2 on Paul Hasler, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Dennis David, Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joseph Gipe (PG), Charles Coutu (SG), Jerry McKissic (SF), Rick Parker (C) Charles Kimble, Matthew Konopka, Paul Hasler, Robert Schacht | |
| 16:41 | Rice | John Jones misses the free throw | 47-46 |
| 16:41 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Rick Parker | 47-46 |
| 16:20 | Northeastern | Charles Coutu misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 16:19 | Northeastern | Joseph Gipe grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 16:09 | Northeastern | Joseph Gipe is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 15:54 | Northeastern | Jerry McKissic connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Charles Coutu | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Coutu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry McKissic (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Bou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Rick Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Joseph Horn can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 15:31 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 47-48 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Matthew Nickols clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 15:09 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:47 | Northeastern | Rick Parker is fouled on the floor by Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Kimble (PG), Matthew Konopka (SG), Paul Hasler (SF), Robert Schacht (PF), Matthew Burnell (C) Joseph Gipe, Charles Coutu, Jerry McKissic, Nicholas Bou, Rick Parker | |
| 14:23 | Northeastern | Paul Hasler connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Konopka and he's fouled by Dennis David - foul #3 on Dennis David, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (PF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 14:23 | Northeastern | Paul Hasler makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Dennis David's pass is intercepted by Matthew Burnell | 47-51 |
| 13:39 | Northeastern | Paul Hasler buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Konopka | 47-53 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Paul Hasler steals it from Nicholas Phillips | 47-53 |
| 13:06 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht misses the runner from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 13:05 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Charles Kimble takes the ball from Chris Campbell | 47-55 |
| 12:28 | Northeastern | Paul Hasler scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Kimble | 47-58 |
| 12:08 | Rice | The jump hook by Gary Ferguson is blocked by Matthew Burnell | 47-58 |
| 12:07 | Northeastern | Paul Hasler gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 12:03 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-58 |
| 12:01 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell tips it in | 47-60 |
| 11:36 | Northeastern | The refs have stopped play. Paul Hasler is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Paul Polston (SF), John Jones (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joseph Gipe (PG), Jerry McKissic (SG), Donald Pennington (SF), Nicholas Bou (PF), Rick Parker (C) Charles Kimble, Matthew Konopka, Paul Hasler, Robert Schacht, Matthew Burnell | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry McKissic (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Bou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Rick Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Paul Polston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-60 |
| 11:12 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou banks in the layup | 47-62 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nicholas Bou - foul #2 on Nicholas Bou, team foul #2 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Manuel Wall (SG) Richard Greenwalt, Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 10:53 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 10:40 | Northeastern | Joseph Gipe comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 49-62 |
| 10:39 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou gets the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 10:34 | Northeastern | Rick Parker connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Donald Pennington | 49-64 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by Donald Pennington - foul #4 on Donald Pennington, team foul #3 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Kimble (PG), Matthew Konopka (SG) Joseph Gipe, Donald Pennington | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Dennis David hits a jumper from the free throw line | 51-64 |
| 09:45 | Northeastern | Rick Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Manuel Wall | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Roger Thames (C) Rick Parker | |
| 09:33 | Rice | Dennis David is whistled for traveling | 51-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Schacht (PF) Roger Thames | |
| 09:31 | Northeastern | Dennis David picks off the pass by Charles Kimble in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Joseph Horn's floater is tipped away by Robert Schacht | 51-64 |
| 09:10 | Northeastern | Jerry McKissic grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 08:54 | Northeastern | Jerry McKissic connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Schacht and he's fouled by Paul Polston - foul #2 on Paul Polston, team foul #5 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell (C) Nicholas Bou | |
| 08:54 | Northeastern | Jerry McKissic misses the free throw | 51-66 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 08:40 | Rice | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-66 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it in | 53-66 |
| 08:20 | Northeastern | Jerry McKissic hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 53-66 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 08:03 | Rice | The jump hook by John Jones is blocked by Matthew Burnell | 53-66 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt can't tip it in | 53-66 |
| 08:01 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 07:39 | Northeastern | Charles Kimble makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Schacht | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charles Kimble (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Konopka (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry McKissic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Schacht (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Burnell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-69 |
| 07:23 | Rice | John Jones tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| 07:08 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Burnell | 55-72 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips and the foul's on Charles Kimble - foul #2 on Charles Kimble, team foul #4 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joseph Gipe (PG), Charles Coutu (SG), Donald Pennington (SF), Nicholas Bou (PF), Rick Parker (C) Charles Kimble, Matthew Konopka, Jerry McKissic, Robert Schacht, Matthew Burnell | |
| 06:55 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the free throw | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:36 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Nicholas Bou | 58-74 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Dennis David's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 06:17 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington clanks a jumper from the right wing | 58-74 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the defensive rebound | 58-74 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Rick Parker - foul #1 on Rick Parker, team foul #5 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 06:03 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 05:34 | Northeastern | Rick Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Paul Polston pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Joseph Horn buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Polston | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:51 | Northeastern | Charles Coutu misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-74 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Manuel Wall gets the rebound | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Manuel Wall knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Paul Polston | 64-74 |
| 04:33 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington is fouled on the floor by Manuel Wall - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #6 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Matthew Nickols (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Kimble (PG), Matthew Konopka (SG), Jerry McKissic (SF), Robert Schacht (PF), Matthew Burnell (C) Joseph Gipe, Charles Coutu, Donald Pennington, Nicholas Bou, Rick Parker | |
| 04:23 | Northeastern | Jerry McKissic misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-74 |
| 04:22 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht hits the follow up shot | 64-76 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-76 |
| 03:58 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht pulls down the rebound | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Northeastern | Charles Kimble buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-78 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charles Kimble (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Konopka (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry McKissic (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Schacht (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Burnell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Konopka - foul #1 on Matthew Konopka, team foul #6 | 64-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), John Jones (PF) Dennis David, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou (C) Matthew Burnell | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 02:55 | Northeastern | Charles Kimble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Donald Pennington (SF) Jerry McKissic | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jerry McKissic (SF), Rick Parker (C) Donald Pennington, Nicholas Bou | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by Robert Schacht - foul #2 on Robert Schacht, team foul #7 | 65-78 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 02:18 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #7 | 67-78 |
| 02:18 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 02:18 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka makes the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-80 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the offensive board | 67-80 |
| 01:53 | Rice | John Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-80 |
| 01:51 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka snags the defensive board | 67-80 |
| 01:46 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #8 | 67-80 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joseph Gipe (PG), Nicholas Bou (PF), Matthew Burnell (C) Charles Kimble, Robert Schacht, Rick Parker | |
| 01:46 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka makes the 1st free throw | 67-81 |
| 01:46 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka makes the 2nd free throw | 67-82 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Manuel Wall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-82 |
| 01:34 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou gets the rebound | 67-82 |
| 01:18 | Northeastern | Matthew Konopka drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Bou | 67-84 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Manuel Wall blows the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Konopka - foul #2 on Matthew Konopka, team foul #8 | 67-84 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Donald Pennington (SF) Matthew Konopka | |
| 01:02 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 1st free throw | 68-84 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Northeastern | Joseph Gipe lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #2 on Joseph Horn, team foul #9 | 69-86 |
| 00:34 | Northeastern | Joseph Gipe makes the free throw | 69-87 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-87 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the offensive board | 69-87 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the lay-in | 69-87 |
| 00:23 | Northeastern | Jerry McKissic snags the defensive board | 69-87 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Joseph Gipe runs out the clock | 69-87 |