| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Scott (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Johnny Tryninewski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Watts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Pieper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Buck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Pieper inbounds the ball | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Johnny Tryninewski, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Fontaine (PG) Johnny Tryninewski | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Maurice Lemons is hacked by James Buck in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Buck, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Maurice Lemons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Watts - foul #3 on William Watts, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier (SG) William Watts | |
| 19:16 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 19:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-44 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:37 | Rice | John Scott clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-44 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Sidney Rearick snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Michael Jones blows the layup | 38-44 |
| 18:20 | TX State-San Marcos | James Buck snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 18:18 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Fontaine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), John Blum (PF), Neil Still (C) William Borrelli, John Scott, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Paul Cameron (PG), Justin Copes (SF), Michael Hatton (PF), John Gravois (C) Richard Fontaine, Richard Pieper, Kenneth Smith, James Buck | |
| 18:02 | Rice | Sidney Rearick clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 18:01 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to John Gravois | 38-44 |
| 17:53 | TX State-San Marcos | John Gravois can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Albert Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Albert Horton is fouled in the backcourt by James Frazier - foul #1 on James Frazier, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (PG), Donald Aranda (SF) Maurice Lemons, Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Burpee (SG) James Frazier | |
| 17:32 | Rice | John Blum is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Blum, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| 17:19 | TX State-San Marcos | John Gravois is whistled for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG) Donald Aranda | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Fontaine (PG) Richard Burpee | |
| 17:17 | Rice | Albert Horton is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Copes - foul #2 on Justin Copes, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Justin Copes picks off the pass by Neil Still | 38-44 |
| 16:48 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Fontaine is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Fontaine, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Donald Aranda (PF), Michael Jones (C) Charles Tabarez, Albert Horton, John Blum, Neil Still | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Burpee (SG), Richard Pieper (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), James Buck (C) Paul Cameron, Justin Copes, Michael Hatton, John Gravois | |
| 16:21 | Rice | Maurice Lemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), John Scott (PF) William Borrelli, Donald Aranda | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier (SG) Richard Burpee | |
| 16:04 | TX State-San Marcos | The jump hook by Kenneth Smith is blocked by John Scott | 38-44 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Scott (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Richard Fontaine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Pieper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Buck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Sidney Rearick hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 38-44 |
| 15:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:38 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Fontaine is fouled in the backcourt by Maurice Lemons - foul #1 on Maurice Lemons, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Donald Aranda (PF), John Blum (C) Sidney Rearick, John Scott, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski (PG), William Watts (SG), Justin Copes (SF), Michael Hatton (C) Richard Fontaine, James Frazier, Richard Pieper, James Buck | |
| 15:25 | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski is whistled for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG), Neil Still (C) Albert Horton, Donald Aranda | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 15:14 | Rice | John Blum travels with the ball | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SF) Maurice Lemons | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 14:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Justin Copes is whistled for a carry | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Aranda (SF) Charles Tabarez | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | John Gravois (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 14:39 | Rice | Donald Aranda scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Watts - foul #4 on William Watts, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF) John Blum | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier (SG), Paul Cameron (SF), James Buck (C) William Watts, Justin Copes, Michael Hatton | |
| 14:39 | Rice | Donald Aranda makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:19 | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Neil Still snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Neil Still knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 43-44 |
| 13:51 | TX State-San Marcos | Paul Cameron is called for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), John Scott (PF), Michael Jones (C) Albert Horton, William Borrelli, Donald Aranda, Neil Still | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Fontaine (PG), Kenneth Smith (PF) Johnny Tryninewski, John Gravois | |
| 13:49 | Rice | James Frazier is called for the reach on Charles Tabarez in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Frazier, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Hatton (C) James Buck | |
| 13:49 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:24 | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier's pass is intercepted by Charles Tabarez | 45-44 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Michael Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-44 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Charles Tabarez is hacked by James Frazier - foul #3 on James Frazier, team foul #9 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Aranda (SG) Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski (PG), Richard Burpee (SG), Justin Copes (SF), James Buck (C) Richard Fontaine, James Frazier, Paul Cameron, Michael Hatton | |
| 13:03 | Rice | Charles Tabarez misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 12:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith drills a runner near the basket and he's hacked by John Scott - foul #3 on John Scott, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Pieper (SF) James Buck | |
| 12:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:53 | Rice | John Blum grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Richard Burpee steals the ball from John Scott | 45-46 |
| 12:28 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Pieper lays it up and in set up by Richard Burpee | 45-48 |
| 12:17 | Rice | John Scott makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Charles Tabarez | 47-48 |
| 11:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Justin Copes buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Pieper and the foul's on John Blum - foul #2 on John Blum, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Michael Jones (C) Donald Aranda, Charles Tabarez, John Scott | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Fontaine (PG), Michael Hatton (PF), John Gravois (C) Johnny Tryninewski, Richard Pieper, Kenneth Smith | |
| 11:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Justin Copes makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Blum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Richard Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Burpee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Copes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hatton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gravois (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 11:34 | Rice | John Blum gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Sidney Rearick hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 11:06 | TX State-San Marcos | John Gravois is fouled on the floor by William Borrelli - foul #3 on William Borrelli, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (PG), Neil Still (PF) Maurice Lemons, John Blum | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier (SG), Richard Pieper (SF), James Buck (C) Richard Burpee, Justin Copes, John Gravois | |
| 10:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Pieper drills a driving attempt near the basket | 50-53 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Michael Jones is hacked by Richard Fontaine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Fontaine, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Paul Cameron (PG), Kenneth Smith (PF) Richard Fontaine, Michael Hatton | |
| 10:51 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:51 | TX State-San Marcos | James Buck grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 10:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Jones steals it from James Frazier | 50-53 |
| 10:18 | Rice | William Borrelli connects on the open fadeaway in the paint | 52-53 |
| 10:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Pieper misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Neil Still grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:49 | Rice | William Borrelli connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Albert Horton | 55-53 |
| 09:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Horton steps in front of the Kenneth Smith pass | 55-53 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Richard Pieper steals the ball from William Borrelli | 55-53 |
| 08:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith misses the driving attempt from close range | 55-53 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Neil Still grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Albert Horton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 08:27 | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 07:58 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 07:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Paul Cameron grabs the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 07:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Pieper misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Albert Horton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Borrelli (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rearick (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Still (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Paul Cameron (tiring) 2 ast. SG - James Frazier (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Pieper (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Buck (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | William Borrelli clanks a driving attempt from close range | 55-53 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Neil Still tips it in | 57-53 |
| 07:25 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Horton steals it from James Buck | 57-53 |
| 07:07 | Rice | William Borrelli misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 07:05 | TX State-San Marcos | James Buck grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:52 | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Sidney Rearick pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Albert Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Donald Aranda (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF), John Scott (PF), John Blum (C) Albert Horton, William Borrelli, Sidney Rearick, Neil Still, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski (PG), William Watts (SG), Justin Copes (SF), Michael Hatton (PF), John Gravois (C) Paul Cameron, James Frazier, Richard Pieper, Kenneth Smith, James Buck | |
| 06:36 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Hatton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| 06:13 | Rice | John Blum misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Johnny Tryninewski - foul #4 on Johnny Tryninewski, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| 06:13 | Rice | John Blum misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:13 | Rice | John Blum makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:53 | TX State-San Marcos | William Watts loses the ball out of bounds | 58-53 |
| 05:45 | Rice | William Watts picks off the pass by Charles Tabarez | 58-53 |
| 05:28 | TX State-San Marcos | William Watts hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Aranda - foul #3 on Donald Aranda, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Fontaine (PG) Johnny Tryninewski | |
| 05:28 | TX State-San Marcos | William Watts makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:28 | TX State-San Marcos | William Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:07 | Rice | John Scott knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Aranda and he's hacked by Justin Copes - foul #3 on Justin Copes, team foul #12 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG) Donald Aranda | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Burpee (SG), Kenneth Smith (PF) William Watts, John Gravois | |
| 05:07 | Rice | John Scott makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:49 | TX State-San Marcos | Justin Copes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| 04:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Burpee pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Hatton buries a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on John Blum - foul #3 on John Blum, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Sidney Rearick (SF) Maurice Lemons, Charles Tabarez | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Buck (C) Justin Copes | |
| 04:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Hatton misses the free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:34 | Rice | John Blum gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Richard Fontaine picks off the pass by William Borrelli in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 04:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Fontaine knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 61-59 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Richard Fontaine is called for the reach on Jesse Glover in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Fontaine, team foul #13 | 61-59 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Jesse Glover makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Jesse Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:10 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Hatton makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Fontaine | 63-61 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Jesse Glover is hacked by Richard Fontaine - foul #4 on Richard Fontaine, team foul #14 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) John Blum | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski (PG), Richard Pieper (SF) Richard Fontaine, James Buck | |
| 04:03 | Rice | Jesse Glover makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Jesse Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Pieper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Borrelli (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Scott (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Johnny Tryninewski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Burpee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Pieper (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hatton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rice | John Scott double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Donald Aranda (SG) Jesse Glover, William Borrelli | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | William Watts (SG), John Gravois (C) Richard Burpee, Kenneth Smith | |
| 03:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Pieper knocks in the floater from the right block set up by William Watts | 65-63 |
| 03:03 | Rice | John Scott comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 65-63 |
| 03:02 | Rice | John Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Michael Jones connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Donald Aranda | 67-63 |
| 02:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-63 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Donald Aranda pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Sidney Rearick loses the dribble to John Gravois | 67-63 |
| 02:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Donald Aranda gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Donald Aranda is hacked by William Watts in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Watts, team foul #15 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF), John Blum (C) Sidney Rearick, John Scott, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Fontaine (PG), James Frazier (SG), Justin Copes (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), James Buck (C) Johnny Tryninewski, William Watts, Richard Pieper, Michael Hatton, John Gravois | |
| 02:17 | Rice | Donald Aranda makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Donald Aranda misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:17 | TX State-San Marcos | James Buck pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:17 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| 01:56 | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Albert Horton - foul #3 on Albert Horton, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), John Scott (PF), Michael Jones (C) Albert Horton, Charles Tabarez, Donald Aranda, John Blum | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski (PG), Richard Pieper (SF) Richard Fontaine, Justin Copes | |
| 01:56 | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:56 | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:56 | Rice | John Scott pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Sidney Rearick can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 68-63 |
| 01:50 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 01:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith drills a jump hook in the paint | 68-65 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the easy layup | 68-65 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Sidney Rearick pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:49 | Rice | James Buck steps in front of the Maurice Lemons pass | 68-65 |
| 00:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Pieper hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Johnny Tryninewski | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | William Borrelli is fouled in the backcourt by James Frazier - foul #4 on James Frazier, team foul #16 | 68-68 |
| 00:28 | Rice | William Borrelli misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:28 | Rice | William Borrelli makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:13 | TX State-San Marcos | James Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | William Borrelli is hacked by James Frazier in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Frazier, team foul #17 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Paul Cameron (SG) James Frazier | |
| 00:11 | Rice | William Borrelli makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:11 | Rice | William Borrelli makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Tryninewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (PG), Donald Aranda (PF) Maurice Lemons, John Scott | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Paul Cameron is called for the reach on Sidney Rearick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Cameron, team foul #18 | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 72-68 |