| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffrey Ambrose (fresh) SG - Herbert Morabito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Noble (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Blum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski blows the layup | 30-39 |
| 19:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito snags the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 19:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble connects on the jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Donald Aranda can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 19:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble is whistled for traveling | 32-39 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Maurice Lemons loses the dribble to Claude Noble in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 19:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito lays it in on a nice dish by Claude Noble | 34-39 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Maurice Lemons banks in the layup on a great pass from William Borrelli | 34-41 |
| 18:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-41 |
| 18:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Jeffrey Ambrose is called for the reach on John Blum - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ambrose, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Ryan Blackwell (SG), Mongo Akinyooye (SF), Christopher Hill (PF), Steven Guimond (C) Jeffrey Ambrose, Herbert Morabito, Claude Noble, Stjepan Slavinski, Harold Hodges | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF), Gary Lapoint (PF), Neil Still (C) William Borrelli, Donald Aranda, John Blum, Andrew Arnold | |
| 17:57 | Rice | Neil Still misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 17:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 17:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Glover takes the ball from Ryan Blackwell | 36-41 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Charles Tabarez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Blackwell - foul #2 on Ryan Blackwell, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG) Maurice Lemons | |
| 17:35 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill comes up short on the runner in the paint | 36-43 |
| 17:15 | Rice | William Borrelli grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Charles Tabarez drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Borrelli | 36-45 |
| 16:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Charles Tabarez gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Alvaro Rizzo is called for the reach on Jesse Glover in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alvaro Rizzo, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Herbert Morabito (SG), Brian Cleveland (SF), Stjepan Slavinski (PF), Harold Hodges (C) Alvaro Rizzo, Ryan Blackwell, Mongo Akinyooye, Christopher Hill, Steven Guimond | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Donald Aranda (SF), John Blum (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Jesse Glover, William Borrelli, Gary Lapoint, Neil Still | |
| 16:31 | Rice | Donald Aranda hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 16:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 16:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski tips it in | 38-48 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Donald Aranda is hacked by Harold Hodges - foul #1 on Harold Hodges, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble (SF) Brian Cleveland | |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG) Charles Tabarez | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Donald Aranda is hacked by Harold Hodges - foul #2 on Harold Hodges, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Brian Cleveland (SG) Jeffrey Ambrose, Herbert Morabito | |
| Subs | Rice | John Scott (PF) John Blum | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Alvaro Rizzo (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Brian Cleveland (fresh) SF - Claude Noble (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Hodges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Donald Aranda is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 15:32 | Rice | William Borrelli hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 15:28 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by Claude Noble is denied by Fred Hayes | 38-50 |
| 15:27 | Rice | John Scott gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 15:23 | Rice | William Borrelli is hacked by Brian Cleveland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Cleveland, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell (SG) Brian Cleveland | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Gary Lapoint (SF), Andrew Arnold (C) Maurice Lemons, Donald Aranda, Fred Hayes | |
| 15:07 | Rice | William Borrelli drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-53 |
| 14:50 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by Stjepan Slavinski is denied by Andrew Arnold | 38-53 |
| 14:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 14:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by John Scott - foul #4 on John Scott, team foul #1 | 38-53 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Herbert Morabito (SG), Mongo Akinyooye (SF), Steven Guimond (C) Alvaro Rizzo, Ryan Blackwell, Claude Noble, Harold Hodges | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Charles Tabarez (SF), Neil Still (C) William Borrelli, John Scott, Andrew Arnold | |
| 14:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 14:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Jeffrey Ambrose steals the ball from Gary Lapoint in the backcourt | 39-53 |
| 14:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose can't finish the layup | 39-53 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Gary Lapoint grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Jesse Glover hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Lapoint | 39-55 |
| 14:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Charles Tabarez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Mongo Akinyooye - foul #2 on Mongo Akinyooye, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill (PF) Stjepan Slavinski | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Aranda (SF), John Blum (PF) Jesse Glover, Gary Lapoint | |
| 14:02 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 3rd free throw | 41-58 |
| 13:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Tabarez steps in front of the Jeffrey Ambrose pass | 41-58 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Donald Aranda scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-60 |
| 13:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill blows the layup | 41-60 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Neil Still grabs the board | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:53 | Rice | Herbert Morabito steals the ball from Maurice Lemons | 41-60 |
| 12:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Guimond | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:26 | Rice | Neil Still misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Ambrose - foul #3 on Jeffrey Ambrose, team foul #8 | 44-60 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Ryan Blackwell (SG), Claude Noble (SF), Stjepan Slavinski (PF), Harold Hodges (C) Jeffrey Ambrose, Herbert Morabito, Mongo Akinyooye, Christopher Hill, Steven Guimond | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Andrew Arnold (C) Maurice Lemons, Charles Tabarez, John Blum | |
| 12:26 | Rice | Neil Still makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Neil Still makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 12:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stjepan Slavinski | 47-62 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Andrew Arnold is denied on a layup by Harold Hodges | 47-62 |
| 11:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 11:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo is hacked by Jesse Glover - foul #1 on Jesse Glover, team foul #2 | 47-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (PF) Neil Still | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Alvaro Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Blackwell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Claude Noble (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Hodges (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Aranda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Arnold takes the ball from Stjepan Slavinski | 47-62 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Donald Aranda comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Claude Noble - foul #1 on Claude Noble, team foul #9 | 47-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Herbert Morabito (SG), Brian Cleveland (SF), Christopher Hill (PF) Alvaro Rizzo, Ryan Blackwell, Claude Noble, Stjepan Slavinski | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Fred Hayes (C) Jesse Glover, Andrew Arnold | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Donald Aranda misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Donald Aranda makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 10:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose misses the easy layup | 47-63 |
| 10:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill tips it but misses | 47-63 |
| 10:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fred Hayes | 47-63 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Jeffrey Ambrose steals the ball from Fred Hayes | 47-63 |
| 10:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Borrelli - foul #3 on William Borrelli, team foul #3 | 47-63 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond (C) Harold Hodges | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SF), John Blum (C) Donald Aranda, Fred Hayes | |
| 10:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 10:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 10:24 | Rice | William Borrelli is hacked by Jeffrey Ambrose in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Ambrose, team foul #10 | 49-63 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG) Jeffrey Ambrose | |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Hayes (C) Gary Lapoint | |
| 10:24 | Rice | William Borrelli makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 10:24 | Rice | William Borrelli makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 10:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill slams it home | 51-65 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Maurice Lemons connects on the floater from the right wing set up by John Blum | 51-67 |
| 09:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Cleveland's pass is intercepted by Fred Hayes | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Maurice Lemons hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Borrelli and he's hacked by Brian Cleveland - foul #2 on Brian Cleveland, team foul #11 | 51-69 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell (SG), Claude Noble (SF), Stjepan Slavinski (PF), Harold Hodges (C) Herbert Morabito, Brian Cleveland, Christopher Hill, Steven Guimond | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), Gary Lapoint (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) William Borrelli, John Blum, Fred Hayes | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses the free throw | 51-69 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 08:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble is hacked by Andrew Arnold - foul #3 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #4 | 51-69 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Rice | Randell Cooper (PG), Donald Aranda (SF) Maurice Lemons, Charles Tabarez | |
| 08:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-69 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Randell Cooper gets the rebound | 51-69 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Donald Aranda tips it back up and in | 51-71 |
| 07:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Hodges | 53-71 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Claude Noble steals the ball from Jesse Glover | 53-71 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Alvaro Rizzo (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Blackwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Claude Noble (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Hodges (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randell Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Glover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Aranda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Lapoint (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 07:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Andrew Arnold | 53-71 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Donald Aranda is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Lapoint | 53-74 |
| 06:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jesse Glover - foul #2 on Jesse Glover, team foul #5 | 53-74 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Mongo Akinyooye (SG), Brian Cleveland (SF), Steven Guimond (C) Alvaro Rizzo, Ryan Blackwell, Claude Noble, Harold Hodges | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), John Blum (SF), John Scott (PF), Neil Still (C) Randell Cooper, Jesse Glover, Donald Aranda, Gary Lapoint, Andrew Arnold | |
| 06:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 06:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 06:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Blum | 53-74 |
| 06:15 | Rice | John Blum can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mongo Akinyooye - foul #3 on Mongo Akinyooye, team foul #12 | 53-74 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill (PF) Stjepan Slavinski | |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG) Neil Still | |
| 06:15 | Rice | John Blum makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 06:15 | Rice | John Blum makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 06:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Cleveland hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Ambrose | 55-76 |
| 05:47 | Rice | William Borrelli misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-76 |
| 05:46 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Steven Guimond | 55-76 |
| 05:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-76 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito (SG) Brian Cleveland | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:07 | Rice | John Blum misses the lay-in | 55-76 |
| 05:05 | Rice | John Scott can't tip it in | 55-76 |
| 05:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| 04:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye's pass is intercepted by John Blum | 55-76 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Herbert Morabito steals the ball from Maurice Lemons in the backcourt | 55-76 |
| 04:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 57-76 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Charles Tabarez drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-79 |
| 04:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill double dribbles | 57-79 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Cleveland (SF), Stjepan Slavinski (PF), Harold Hodges (C) Mongo Akinyooye, Christopher Hill, Steven Guimond | |
| Subs | Rice | Randell Cooper (PG), Jesse Glover (SG), Neil Still (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Maurice Lemons, William Borrelli, John Scott, John Blum | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Charles Tabarez buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-81 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Hayes denies the turnaround by Stjepan Slavinski | 57-81 |
| 03:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Cleveland tips it in | 59-81 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffrey Ambrose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Herbert Morabito (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Hodges (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randell Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Tabarez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Neil Still (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Randell Cooper comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-81 |
| 03:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito grabs the defensive rebound | 59-81 |
| 02:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito double dribbles | 59-81 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell (SG), Claude Noble (SF), Steven Guimond (C) Herbert Morabito, Brian Cleveland, Harold Hodges | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SG) Jesse Glover | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Ryan Blackwell is called for the reach on Fred Hayes - foul #3 on Ryan Blackwell, team foul #13 | 59-81 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG) Jeffrey Ambrose | |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (PF) Neil Still | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Fred Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 59-82 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Fred Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-83 |
| 02:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Hayes swats the layup by Steven Guimond | 59-83 |
| 02:14 | Rice | John Blum pulls down the rebound | 59-83 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Gary Lapoint is hacked by Ryan Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan Blackwell, team foul #14 | 59-83 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill (PF) Stjepan Slavinski | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Neil Still (C) Randell Cooper, Fred Hayes | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Gary Lapoint makes the 1st free throw | 59-84 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Gary Lapoint makes the 2nd free throw | 59-85 |
| 01:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell is fouled on the floor by John Blum - foul #2 on John Blum, team foul #6 | 59-85 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Herbert Morabito (SG), Stjepan Slavinski (PF), Harold Hodges (C) Alvaro Rizzo, Ryan Blackwell, Christopher Hill, Steven Guimond | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Lapoint | 59-85 |
| 01:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski tips it back up and in | 61-85 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Claude Noble steps in front of the John Blum pass in the backcourt | 61-85 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Lapoint is called for the reach on Claude Noble - foul #3 on Gary Lapoint, team foul #7 | 61-85 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble misses the 1st free throw | 61-85 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Gary Lapoint pulls down the rebound | 61-85 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Claude Noble steals it from John Blum in the backcourt | 61-85 |
| 01:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses long on a floater from the left block | 61-85 |
| 01:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Blum | 61-85 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Charles Tabarez comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-85 |
| 01:04 | Rice | John Blum tips it but misses | 61-85 |
| 01:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito grabs the defensive rebound | 61-85 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski knocks in the floater from the left block | 63-85 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Gary Lapoint loses the dribble to Stjepan Slavinski | 63-85 |
| 00:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski makes the shot from the right side | 65-85 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jesse Glover runs out the clock | 65-85 |