| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Richard Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Huntley (fresh) SF - John Witcher (fresh) PF - Sterling Stockton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Millet (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | John Witcher inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Norfolk State | John Witcher can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 31-33 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Michael Millet is called for the reach on Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Michael Millet, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-33 |
| 19:01 | Norfolk State | John Witcher gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:54 | Norfolk State | Richard Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Raymond Phipps comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-33 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Craig Chappell grabs the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Raymond Burns buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Phipps | 31-36 |
| 18:03 | Norfolk State | Richard Wells can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Raymond Phipps gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:47 | Rice | The short jumper by Raymond Burns is denied by Michael Millet | 31-36 |
| 17:46 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to John Witcher | 31-36 |
| 17:42 | Norfolk State | Reginald Eller takes the ball from John Witcher | 31-36 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Raymond Phipps slams it home | 31-38 |
| 17:09 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet slams it home on a great pass from John Witcher and he's fouled by Reginald Eller - foul #3 on Reginald Eller, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Earl Burden (PG), Darryl Krall (SG), Derek Wilkes (SF), Robert St. Clair (PF) Richard Wells, Thomas Huntley, John Witcher, Sterling Stockton | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| 17:09 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet misses the free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Robert Pearce snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Earl Burden steals it from Craig Chappell | 33-38 |
| 16:45 | Norfolk State | Earl Burden hits the finger roll | 35-38 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-38 |
| 16:14 | Norfolk State | Derek Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:56 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 15:55 | Norfolk State | Darryl Krall gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Earl Burden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darryl Krall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Wilkes (fresh) PF - Robert St. Clair (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Millet (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet misses short on a runner from the right block | 35-38 |
| 15:41 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 15:29 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet hits a jumper from close range | 37-38 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Raymond Phipps comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 37-38 |
| 15:03 | Norfolk State | Darryl Krall gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:46 | Norfolk State | Robert St. Clair double dribbles | 37-38 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Wells (PG), Thomas Huntley (SG), John Witcher (SF), Sterling Stockton (PF), Jeffrey Robinson (C) Earl Burden, Darryl Krall, Derek Wilkes, Robert St. Clair, Michael Millet | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Hiram Lyons (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps, Robert Pearce | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Timothy Chavis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| 14:08 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Robinson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 14:08 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:08 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Hiram Lyons connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Sedillo | 39-40 |
| 13:21 | Norfolk State | Richard Wells connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 13:11 | Norfolk State | John Witcher snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:00 | Norfolk State | Richard Wells drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Huntley | 43-40 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 12:32 | Norfolk State | Thomas Huntley grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 12:17 | Norfolk State | Richard Wells is hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #3 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Darryl Krall (SG), Michael Millet (C) Thomas Huntley, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregg Moore, Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| 12:02 | Norfolk State | John Witcher knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Darryl Krall and the foul's on Richard Mascarenas - foul #1 on Richard Mascarenas, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Earl Burden (PG), Robert St. Clair (PF) Richard Wells, Sterling Stockton | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Timothy Chavis | |
| 12:02 | Norfolk State | John Witcher misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 45-40 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Craig Chappell and he's fouled by Darryl Krall - foul #1 on Darryl Krall, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Derek Wilkes (SF) John Witcher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:48 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Earl Burden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darryl Krall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derek Wilkes (fresh) PF - Robert St. Clair (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Millet (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Norfolk State | Darryl Krall misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Raymond Burns lays it up and in and he's hacked by Darryl Krall - foul #2 on Darryl Krall, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Huntley (SG), Sterling Stockton (PF) Darryl Krall, Robert St. Clair | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Robert Pearce | |
| 11:07 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:07 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:47 | Norfolk State | Earl Burden connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Huntley | 47-45 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Raymond Phipps connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Craig Chappell | 47-47 |
| 10:08 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet's pass is intercepted by Richard Mascarenas | 47-47 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses the runner from the right block | 47-47 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 09:54 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:32 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Reginald Eller - foul #4 on Reginald Eller, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Wells (PG), Darryl Krall (SG), John Witcher (SF), Robert St. Clair (PF) Earl Burden, Thomas Huntley, Derek Wilkes, Sterling Stockton | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), William Sedillo (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 09:32 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:32 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Gregg Moore scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 49-50 |
| 09:02 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Robert Pearce knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 51-52 |
| 08:35 | Norfolk State | Robert Pearce is called for the reach on John Witcher - foul #2 on Robert Pearce, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton (PF), Jeffrey Robinson (C) Robert St. Clair, Michael Millet | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| 08:35 | Norfolk State | John Witcher makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:35 | Norfolk State | John Witcher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Robert Pearce tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 07:59 | Norfolk State | John Witcher is fouled on the floor by Robert Pearce - foul #3 on Robert Pearce, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Huntley (SG) Darryl Krall | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Robert Pearce, William Sedillo | |
| 07:59 | Norfolk State | John Witcher makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:59 | Norfolk State | John Witcher misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a floater from the right block | 54-54 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Gregg Moore tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Richard Wells (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Huntley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Witcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sterling Stockton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Norfolk State | John Witcher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Raymond Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Earl Burden (PG), Derek Wilkes (SF), Robert St. Clair (PF), Michael Millet (C) Richard Wells, John Witcher, Sterling Stockton, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Hiram Lyons (SG), Richard Mascarenas (C) Gregg Moore, Raymond Burns, Timothy Chavis | |
| 06:23 | Norfolk State | Thomas Huntley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Craig Chappell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Earl Burden - foul #1 on Earl Burden, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Darryl Krall (SG) Thomas Huntley | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Reginald Eller | |
| 06:04 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:51 | Norfolk State | Darryl Krall buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Millet | 60-57 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Robert Pearce hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Phipps | 60-59 |
| 05:24 | Norfolk State | Earl Burden knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Krall | 63-59 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 63-59 |
| 05:10 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 04:48 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet scores on a jump hook from the left block | 65-59 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Craig Chappell hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Darryl Krall - foul #3 on Darryl Krall, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Wells (PG), Thomas Huntley (SG), John Witcher (SF), Sterling Stockton (PF) Earl Burden, Darryl Krall, Derek Wilkes, Robert St. Clair | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Phipps, Robert Pearce | |
| 04:27 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 04:15 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:56 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Wells and he's hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| 03:56 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet misses the free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Raymond Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 67-60 |
| 03:17 | Norfolk State | Thomas Huntley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Timothy Chavis gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Richard Wells (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Huntley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Witcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sterling Stockton (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Millet (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Robert Pearce is hacked by Thomas Huntley - foul #1 on Thomas Huntley, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Darryl Krall (SG), Jeffrey Robinson (C) Thomas Huntley, Michael Millet | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| 02:35 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses short on a runner in the paint | 67-60 |
| 02:34 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Robinson snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 02:34 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Huntley (SG), Michael Millet (C) Darryl Krall, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregg Moore, Robert Pearce | |
| 02:13 | Norfolk State | Richard Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-60 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Raymond Burns snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Raymond Phipps clanks a shot from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 01:52 | Norfolk State | John Witcher grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 01:44 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet misses the lay-in | 67-60 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Craig Chappell snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a jumper from the right side | 67-60 |
| 01:16 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 01:03 | Norfolk State | John Witcher misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 67-60 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk 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 (0) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Craig Chappell connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Reginald Eller | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Norfolk State | Richard Wells can't connect on a floater from the left side | 67-62 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the board | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk 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 (0) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 00:19 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Michael Millet | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk 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 (0) | |
| 00:17 | Norfolk State | Craig Chappell is called for the reach on Michael Millet in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Chappell, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Darryl Krall (SG), Derek Wilkes (SF) Thomas Huntley, John Witcher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:17 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:17 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-65 |
| 00:09 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Huntley (SG), Jeffrey Robinson (PF) Derek Wilkes, Sterling Stockton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:08 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet is hacked by Craig Chappell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Chappell, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton (PF) Jeffrey Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| 00:08 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:08 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 69-65 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Reginald Eller | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Richard Wells runs out the clock | 69-68 |