| Lineup | Rider | PG - Tommy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Scriven (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Englund (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Kevin Johnson inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Rider | Christopher Englund hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:50 | Rider | Christopher Englund misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:50 | Rider | Christopher Englund misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:50 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Gary Ferguson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis David | 27-29 |
| 19:18 | Rider | John Jones is called for the reach on Robert Manuel - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) John Jones | |
| 19:13 | Rider | Kevin Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Dennis David hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Polston | 27-32 |
| 18:32 | Rider | Kevin Johnson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-32 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Matthew Nickols can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Norman Scriven - foul #2 on Norman Scriven, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:57 | Rider | Robert Manuel knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Cecil Lawhon - foul #2 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| 17:57 | Rider | Robert Manuel makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Dennis David grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Gary Ferguson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cecil Lawhon | 33-36 |
| 16:59 | Rider | Tommy Williams loses the dribble to Paul Polston | 33-36 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Christopher Englund is called for the reach on Paul Polston - foul #1 on Christopher Englund, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rider | Salvatore Romano (PG), Raymond Lingle (SG), Scott Pursel (C) Tommy Williams, Norman Scriven, Robert Manuel | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Horn (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| 16:28 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Chris Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the finger roll set up by Eric Lam | 33-38 |
| 15:53 | Rider | The short jumper by Kevin Johnson is denied by Paul Polston | 33-38 |
| 15:52 | Rider | Scott Pursel grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Salvatore Romano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Lingle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Englund (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Pursel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rider | Kevin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| 15:32 | Rider | Christopher Englund tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 15:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 33-38 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Chris Campbell knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Lam | 33-41 |
| 14:41 | Rider | Dennis David steals the ball from Salvatore Romano | 33-41 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Paul Polston connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Horn | 33-43 |
| 14:05 | Rider | Scott Pursel blows the layup | 33-43 |
| 14:04 | Rider | Christopher Englund tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kevin Johnson - foul #2 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Rider | Tommy Williams (PG), Norman Scriven (SG), Robert Manuel (SF), Darrell Wright (C) Salvatore Romano, Raymond Lingle, Kevin Johnson, Christopher Englund | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| 13:47 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:19 | Rider | Matthew Nickols picks off the pass by Robert Manuel | 35-44 |
| 13:19 | Rice | The refs have stopped play. Paul Polston is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rider | Keith Conley (PF) Scott Pursel | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG) Paul Polston | |
| 13:03 | Rice | Norman Scriven is called for the reach on Eric Lam - foul #3 on Norman Scriven, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Eric Lam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-44 |
| 12:50 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Jones | 35-44 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Gary Ferguson's dunk attempt is rejected by Keith Conley | 35-44 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the tip | 35-44 |
| 12:34 | Rider | Robert Manuel snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 12:32 | Rider | Tommy Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Lam - foul #2 on Eric Lam, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rider | Salvatore Romano (SF) Keith Conley | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (PG) Eric Lam | |
| 12:18 | Rider | Salvatore Romano comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-44 |
| 12:16 | Rice | John Jones grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 12:05 | Rice | The jump hook by John Jones is blocked by Darrell Wright | 35-44 |
| 12:03 | Rider | Darrell Wright pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 11:37 | Rider | Salvatore Romano can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Nickols - foul #1 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rider | Christopher Englund (PF) Tommy Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG) Joseph Matheson | |
| 11:37 | Rider | Salvatore Romano misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:37 | Rider | Salvatore Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Salvatore Romano (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Norman Scriven (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Englund (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrell Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Rice | John Jones can't connect on a shot in the lane | 36-44 |
| 11:14 | Rider | Darrell Wright grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 10:54 | Rider | Norman Scriven misses short on a shot from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 10:53 | Rider | Salvatore Romano tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Gary Ferguson's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Wright | 38-44 |
| 10:40 | Rider | Salvatore Romano grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 10:18 | Rider | Robert Manuel makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it in | 40-46 |
| 10:07 | Rider | Salvatore Romano misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 10:05 | Rider | Christopher Englund pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:43 | Rider | Norman Scriven can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Norman Scriven steals the ball from Dennis David | 40-46 |
| 09:08 | Rider | Darrell Wright knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Christopher Englund | 42-46 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Dennis David throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Rider | Tommy Williams (PG), Raymond Lingle (SG), Kevin Johnson (SF), Scott Pursel (PF), Robert Gregson (C) Salvatore Romano, Norman Scriven, Robert Manuel, Christopher Englund, Darrell Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Horn (SF), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| 08:46 | Rider | Tommy Williams travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Eric Lam misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 08:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis David | 42-46 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Joseph Horn connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-48 |
| 07:53 | Rider | Scott Pursel buries a jumper in the lane set up by Kevin Johnson | 44-48 |
| 07:35 | Rice | The jump hook by Chris Campbell is blocked by Scott Pursel | 44-48 |
| 07:34 | Rider | The rebound goes to Kevin Johnson | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Tommy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Lingle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Pursel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gregson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Look (fresh) C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Rider | Tommy Williams makes the jumper from the right side | 46-48 |
| 06:48 | Rice | The short jumper by Joseph Horn is denied by Robert Gregson | 46-48 |
| 06:46 | Rider | The rebound goes to Raymond Lingle | 46-48 |
| 06:28 | Rider | Tommy Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Dennis David drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Lam | 49-51 |
| 05:58 | Rider | Robert Gregson makes the driving attempt from close range | 51-51 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Rider | Norman Scriven (SG), Christopher Englund (PF), Darrell Wright (C) Raymond Lingle, Scott Pursel, Robert Gregson | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Joseph Horn, James Look, Chris Campbell | |
| 05:40 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 05:38 | Rider | Darrell Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:13 | Rider | John Jones is called for the reach on Tommy Williams - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| 04:55 | Rider | Kevin Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG) Dennis David | |
| 04:41 | Rice | Eric Lam knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Cecil Lawhon and he's fouled by Norman Scriven - foul #4 on Norman Scriven, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:18 | Rider | Norman Scriven loses the ball out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Salvatore Romano (PG), Robert Manuel (SF) Tommy Williams, Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is denied on a layup by Darrell Wright | 51-54 |
| 04:05 | Rider | Christopher Englund gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 03:57 | Rider | Christopher Englund connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Gary Ferguson scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Christopher Englund - foul #2 on Christopher Englund, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG) Eric Lam | |
| 03:47 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:38 | Rider | Robert Manuel misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 03:36 | Rice | John Jones grabs the board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Salvatore Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Norman Scriven (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Manuel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Englund (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrell Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Dennis David misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 03:11 | Rider | Darrell Wright gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:53 | Rider | Christopher Englund is hacked by Cecil Lawhon - foul #3 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rider | Tommy Williams (PG), Kevin Johnson (SF) Norman Scriven, Darrell Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| 02:53 | Rider | Christopher Englund makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:53 | Rider | Christopher Englund misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| 02:31 | Rice | John Jones connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Polston | 55-59 |
| 02:31 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rider | Norman Scriven (SG), Darrell Wright (C) Salvatore Romano, Robert Manuel | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| 02:11 | Rider | Darrell Wright makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Tommy Williams | 57-59 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Gary Ferguson gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Matthew Nickols hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Cecil Lawhon | 57-61 |
| 01:25 | Rider | Tommy Williams is hacked by John Jones - foul #5 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) John Jones | |
| 01:25 | Rider | Tommy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| 00:52 | Rider | Kevin Johnson's floater is knocked away by Matthew Nickols | 57-61 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Matthew Nickols scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Rider | Tommy Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Johnson | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Tommy Williams is called for the reach on Paul Polston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Williams, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:06 | Rider | Tommy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Matthew Nickols snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Matthew Nickols is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Scriven - foul #5 on Norman Scriven, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Rider | Salvatore Romano (SG) Norman Scriven | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG) Cecil Lawhon | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:02 | Rider | The rebound goes to Salvatore Romano | 60-66 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Salvatore Romano misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 60-66 |