| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Jason Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Post (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Paulson (fresh) C - Maurice Seabolt (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | James Pearson drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Reginald Eller | 33-41 |
| 19:35 | Vermont | The jump hook by James Post is blocked by William Sedillo | 33-41 |
| 19:34 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson gets the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 19:12 | Vermont | James Post makes the jumper from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Maurice Seabolt takes the ball from William Sedillo | 33-43 |
| 18:27 | Vermont | James Post can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 18:27 | Vermont | James Post makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:27 | Vermont | James Post makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:09 | Rice | William Sedillo knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-45 |
| 18:00 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson lays it up and in set up by Michael White and the foul's on James Pearson - foul #1 on James Pearson, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Vermont | James Strange (C) Maurice Seabolt | |
| 18:00 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Hiram Lyons can't finish the layup | 35-48 |
| 17:44 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 17:40 | Vermont | James Strange drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael White | 35-50 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Hiram Lyons clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 17:29 | Vermont | James Post gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 17:25 | Vermont | Robert Negri steps in front of the Jason Brewer pass | 35-50 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Robert Negri connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Banks | 38-50 |
| 16:49 | Vermont | Michael White can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Reginald Eller - foul #2 on Reginald Eller, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Vermont | Ashley Atkins (SG), Sam Isabell (SF), Chad Binkley (C) Jason Brewer, James Post, Ivan Paulson | |
| 16:49 | Vermont | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 16:49 | Vermont | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 16:49 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Michael Rau misses short on a runner from the right block | 38-50 |
| 16:30 | Vermont | Michael White gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 16:24 | Vermont | Chad Binkley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ashley Atkins and he's fouled by Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Derrick Rust, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Vermont | Shane Pidgeon (SG), Maurice Seabolt (C) Michael White, Sam Isabell | |
| 16:24 | Vermont | Chad Binkley makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Gregg Moore clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 15:59 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Maurice Seabolt | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) SF - Robert Negri (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Ashley Atkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Pidgeon (fresh) SF - James Strange (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Binkley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Seabolt (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | Vermont | Gregg Moore steals it from Maurice Seabolt | 38-53 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Robert Negri buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 15:31 | Vermont | Chad Binkley banks in the layup on a great pass from Ashley Atkins | 41-55 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Ashley Atkins steps in front of the Gregg Moore pass | 41-55 |
| 15:12 | Vermont | Ashley Atkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 15:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Sedillo | 41-55 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shane Pidgeon - foul #1 on Shane Pidgeon, team foul #1 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), Joe Woods (C) Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael White (PG), John Littlefield (SG), James Post (SF), Sam Isabell (PF) Ashley Atkins, Shane Pidgeon, James Strange, Chad Binkley | |
| 15:06 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 15:06 | Vermont | Sam Isabell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 15:01 | Vermont | Michael White hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Littlefield | 41-57 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Banks | 44-57 |
| 14:35 | Vermont | Michael White clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Joe Woods grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Derrick Rust loses the ball out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | Vermont | Jason Brewer (PG), Ivan Paulson (PF) Sam Isabell, Maurice Seabolt | |
| 14:02 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Littlefield | 44-59 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Hiram Lyons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-59 |
| 13:43 | Vermont | James Post grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 13:37 | Vermont | Joe Woods is called for the reach on Ivan Paulson - foul #1 on Joe Woods, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF) Reginald Eller, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 13:27 | Vermont | Jason Brewer clanks a shot from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Robert Negri snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 13:04 | Rice | John Littlefield steps in front of the Robert Negri pass | 44-59 |
| 13:00 | Vermont | Jason Brewer lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Littlefield | 44-61 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Hiram Lyons | 47-61 |
| 12:23 | Vermont | Jason Brewer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Robert Negri pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Thomas Banks misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Robert Negri snags the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 11:54 | Rice | John Littlefield steals it from Thomas Banks | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Negri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Jason Brewer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Littlefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Post (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Paulson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Vermont | John Littlefield's floater is tipped away by Thomas Banks | 47-61 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the 3 from straight away | 47-61 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Raymond Burns gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Thomas Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits the follow up shot | 49-61 |
| 10:28 | Vermont | John Littlefield misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-61 |
| 10:26 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to James Post | 49-61 |
| 10:10 | Vermont | Gregg Moore is called for the reach on John Littlefield - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Vermont | Ashley Atkins (PG), Shane Pidgeon (SG), James Strange (SF), Chad Binkley (PF), Maurice Seabolt (C) Jason Brewer, John Littlefield, James Post, Ivan Paulson, Michael White | |
| 09:58 | Vermont | Ashley Atkins hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-64 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Michael Rau misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ashley Atkins - foul #1 on Ashley Atkins, team foul #2 | 49-64 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Michael Rau makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Michael Rau makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:36 | Vermont | Ashley Atkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 09:34 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to Ashley Atkins | 51-64 |
| 09:21 | Vermont | Reginald Eller denies the turnaround by Chad Binkley | 51-64 |
| 09:20 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Seabolt | 51-64 |
| 09:01 | Vermont | Maurice Seabolt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 51-64 |
| 09:00 | Vermont | Maurice Seabolt grabs the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 08:45 | Vermont | Ashley Atkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Michael Rau is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Rau, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Sam Isabell (SF) Chad Binkley | |
| 08:13 | Vermont | James Strange scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ashley Atkins | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:58 | Rice | Michael Rau scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Pearson | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Derrick Rust (fairly fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Ashley Atkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Pidgeon (fresh) SF - Sam Isabell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Strange (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Maurice Seabolt (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Vermont | James Strange misses long on a floater in the paint | 53-66 |
| 07:43 | Rice | James Pearson snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits a turnaround from the baseline | 55-66 |
| 07:07 | Vermont | James Strange double dribbles | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Joe Woods (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael White (PG), John Littlefield (SG), James Post (SF) Ashley Atkins, Shane Pidgeon, James Strange | |
| 06:45 | Rice | Reginald Eller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 06:44 | Vermont | Maurice Seabolt pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 06:38 | Vermont | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SF), Thomas Banks (C) Reginald Eller, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Vermont | Jason Brewer (PG), Chad Binkley (PF) Sam Isabell, Maurice Seabolt | |
| 06:38 | Vermont | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 06:38 | Vermont | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Robert Negri hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-68 |
| 06:19 | Vermont | Chad Binkley grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 06:12 | Vermont | John Littlefield misses the shot from just outside the lane | 55-68 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Gregg Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Post - foul #1 on James Post, team foul #3 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Ivan Paulson (PF) Michael White | |
| 05:57 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 05:41 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jason Brewer | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:34 | Rice | A charge is called on Raymond Burns - foul #3 on Raymond Burns, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Hillyer (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael White (SG), Maurice Seabolt (C) John Littlefield, Chad Binkley | |
| 05:15 | Vermont | James Post loses the dribble to Gregg Moore | 57-70 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits the finger roll | 59-70 |
| 04:57 | Vermont | Jason Brewer is fouled on the floor by Paul Hillyer - foul #1 on Paul Hillyer, team foul #10 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SF), Joe Woods (PF), William Sedillo (C) Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Vermont | James Strange (C) Maurice Seabolt | |
| 04:57 | Vermont | Jason Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 04:57 | Vermont | Jason Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Raymond Burns comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 59-72 |
| 04:46 | Vermont | James Strange pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| 04:39 | Vermont | James Post misses short on a jump hook from close range | 59-72 |
| 04:37 | Vermont | James Post can't tip it in | 59-72 |
| 04:35 | Vermont | James Post tips it home | 59-74 |
| 04:18 | Rice | William Sedillo's pass is intercepted by James Post | 59-74 |
| 03:56 | Vermont | Michael White misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-74 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Derrick Rust grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Paul Hillyer (fresh) SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Rust (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Woods (fresh) C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Jason Brewer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Post (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ivan Paulson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Strange (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-74 |
| 03:40 | Vermont | James Strange grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Vermont | Michael White drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Jason Brewer | 59-77 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Paul Hillyer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Brewer - foul #3 on Jason Brewer, team foul #4 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Robert Negri (SF), Thomas Banks (PF) Raymond Burns, Derrick Rust, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Vermont | Ashley Atkins (PG), Shane Pidgeon (SG), Sam Isabell (PF), Chad Binkley (C) Jason Brewer, James Post, Ivan Paulson, James Strange | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Paul Hillyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Paul Hillyer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 02:54 | Vermont | Shane Pidgeon misses long on a shot from the right wing | 61-77 |
| 02:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 61-77 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Ashley Atkins denies the turnaround by Paul Hillyer | 61-77 |
| 02:32 | Vermont | Chad Binkley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 02:28 | Vermont | Ashley Atkins misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-77 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Gregg Moore pulls down the rebound | 61-77 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the easy layup | 61-77 |
| 02:16 | Vermont | Sam Isabell pulls down the rebound | 61-77 |
| 02:12 | Vermont | Ashley Atkins misses the shot from the free throw line | 61-77 |
| 02:10 | Vermont | Shane Pidgeon snags the offensive board | 61-77 |
| 02:05 | Vermont | Michael White can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-77 |
| 02:04 | Vermont | Ashley Atkins tips it but misses | 61-77 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Gregg Moore pulls down the rebound | 61-77 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Shane Pidgeon is called for the reach on Gregg Moore - foul #2 on Shane Pidgeon, team foul #5 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG) Paul Hillyer, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Vermont | James Strange (PF) Shane Pidgeon | |
| 01:28 | Rice | Thomas Banks clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-77 |
| 01:26 | Vermont | James Strange grabs the defensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 01:24 | Vermont | Michael White's pass is intercepted by Michael Rau in the backcourt | 61-77 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Michael Rau's pass is intercepted by Sam Isabell | 61-77 |
| 01:10 | Vermont | Ashley Atkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-77 |
| 01:09 | Vermont | Chad Binkley misses the tip | 61-77 |
| 01:08 | Vermont | Michael White snags the offensive board | 61-77 |
| 01:00 | Vermont | Sam Isabell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Banks - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #11 | 61-77 |
| 01:00 | Vermont | Sam Isabell makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:00 | Vermont | Sam Isabell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Thomas Banks knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Derrick Rust | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Vermont | Ashley Atkins drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Sam Isabell and he's fouled by Robert Negri - foul #1 on Robert Negri, team foul #12 | 63-81 |
| 00:35 | Vermont | Ashley Atkins misses the free throw | 63-81 |
| 00:35 | Vermont | Chad Binkley gets the offensive rebound | 63-81 |
| 00:08 | Vermont | Michael White misses long on a shot from the left side | 63-81 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Michael Rau grabs the defensive rebound | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-81 |