| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Glen Fredrick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles McHone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Breckenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lyman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Charles McHone inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Glen Fredrick | 34-47 |
| 19:22 | Rice | James Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Raymond Burns tips it in | 36-47 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-47 |
| 19:11 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 18:58 | Rice | James Pearson misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Milton Breckenstein - foul #2 on Milton Breckenstein, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| 18:58 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 18:58 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Milton Breckenstein | 37-47 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas State | Charles McHone's pass is intercepted by Reginald Eller | 37-47 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 18:15 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Glen Fredrick - foul #1 on Glen Fredrick, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ray Elder (SF), Richard Hill (PF) Charles McHone, Milton Breckenstein | |
| 17:58 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks is called for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SF) Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Thomas Days (C) James Lyman | |
| 17:21 | Rice | Derrick Rust is called for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Seth Powell (PG) Glen Fredrick | |
| 17:04 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Seth Powell | 38-50 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Derrick Rust connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Rau | 41-50 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas State | Ray Elder misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles McHone (SF), Milton Breckenstein (PF), James Lyman (C) Gregory Parks, Richard Hill, Thomas Days | |
| 16:37 | Arkansas State | Ray Elder makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas State | Ray Elder misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Thomas Banks pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 16:16 | Rice | William Sedillo is denied on a layup by Milton Breckenstein | 41-51 |
| 16:15 | Arkansas State | Milton Breckenstein pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas State | James Lyman banks in the layup set up by Ray Elder | 41-53 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Thomas Banks hits a shot from the baseline | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Negri (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ray Elder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Seth Powell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles McHone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Breckenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Arkansas State | James Lyman can't connect on a shot near the basket | 43-53 |
| 15:35 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to James Lyman | 43-53 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas State | Charles McHone is hacked by Robert Negri - foul #1 on Robert Negri, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), Joe Woods (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick (PG), Gregory Parks (SG), Richard Hill (PF), Thomas Days (C) Ray Elder, Seth Powell, Milton Breckenstein, James Lyman | |
| 15:17 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Charles McHone | 43-53 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Pearson - foul #3 on James Pearson, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Paul Pedroza (SF) Charles McHone | |
| 14:47 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 14:25 | Rice | James Pearson buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 46-55 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas State | Reginald Eller is called for the reach on Paul Pedroza - foul #2 on Reginald Eller, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ray Elder (SF), Milton Breckenstein (PF), James Lyman (C) Paul Pedroza, Richard Hill, Thomas Days | |
| 13:56 | Arkansas State | James Lyman misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #1 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| 13:56 | Arkansas State | James Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 13:56 | Arkansas State | James Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Reginald Eller drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 48-57 |
| 13:12 | Arkansas State | James Lyman hits a shot from the left block set up by Gregory Parks | 48-59 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 48-59 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas State | Ray Elder grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas State | Ray Elder scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Parks | 48-61 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 12:29 | Rice | William Sedillo hits the follow up shot | 50-61 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas State | The refs have stopped play. Ray Elder is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Seth Powell (PG), Jason Clement (SG), Charles McHone (SF), Richard Hill (PF), Thomas Days (C) Glen Fredrick, Gregory Parks, Ray Elder, Milton Breckenstein, James Lyman | |
| 12:01 | Arkansas State | Jason Clement throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-61 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Michael Rau misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas State | Thomas Days gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Seth Powell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Clement (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles McHone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Hill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Days (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Michael Rau snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Clement - foul #2 on Jason Clement, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 11:04 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason Clement | 52-64 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Gregg Moore scores on a shot from the left block set up by Robert Negri | 54-64 |
| 10:24 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Clement | 54-66 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Gregg Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Negri | 57-66 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 09:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Burns | 57-66 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Richard Hill swats the layup by Robert Negri | 57-66 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Raymond Burns tips it home | 59-66 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas State | Charles McHone comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Negri - foul #2 on Robert Negri, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Joe Woods (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Raymond Burns, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick (PG), Gregory Parks (SG), Milton Breckenstein (PF), James Lyman (C) Seth Powell, Jason Clement, Richard Hill, Thomas Days | |
| 09:12 | Arkansas State | Charles McHone misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas State | Charles McHone misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 09:12 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Glen Fredrick steals the ball from Hiram Lyons | 59-66 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 59-66 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas State | Charles McHone gets the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles McHone | 59-68 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Charles McHone is called for the reach on Reginald Eller - foul #2 on Charles McHone, team foul #4 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF) Derrick Rust, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ray Elder (SF) Charles McHone | |
| 07:42 | Rice | James Lyman is called for the reach on Raymond Burns - foul #2 on James Lyman, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Glen Fredrick (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Parks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ray Elder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Milton Breckenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lyman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | William Sedillo knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Raymond Burns | 61-68 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas State | James Lyman tips it back up and in | 61-70 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Gregory Parks takes the ball from Hiram Lyons | 61-70 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas State | James Lyman misses the tip | 61-70 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 06:26 | Rice | James Pearson scores on a floater near the basket | 63-70 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas State | Ray Elder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Raymond Burns gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Raymond Burns connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Elder | 66-73 |
| 05:13 | Rice | William Sedillo is hacked by James Lyman - foul #3 on James Lyman, team foul #6 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Seth Powell (PG), Jason Clement (SG), Paul Pedroza (SF), Richard Hill (PF), Thomas Days (C) Glen Fredrick, Gregory Parks, Ray Elder, Milton Breckenstein, James Lyman | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Richard Hill takes the ball from Thomas Banks | 66-73 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas State | Jason Clement hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-73 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | Paul Pedroza gets the offensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Rau - foul #3 on Michael Rau, team foul #7 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles McHone (SF) Paul Pedroza | |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Richard Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-74 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Robert Negri hits the follow up shot | 68-74 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas State | Thomas Days comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-74 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Robert Negri snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Seth Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles McHone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Days (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Thomas Banks misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 68-74 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the tip | 68-74 |
| 03:31 | Arkansas State | Jason Clement grabs the defensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 03:27 | Arkansas State | Jason Clement makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Hill and the foul's on Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Derrick Rust, team foul #8 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks (SG) Seth Powell | |
| 03:27 | Arkansas State | Jason Clement misses the free throw | 68-76 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Gregg Moore snags the defensive board | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-76 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Robert Negri hits the follow up shot | 70-76 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas State | Charles McHone misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-76 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Thomas Banks pulls down the rebound | 70-76 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick (PG), Milton Breckenstein (PF), James Lyman (C) Jason Clement, Richard Hill, Thomas Days | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Hiram Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-76 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-76 |
| 02:17 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 70-76 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Hiram Lyons comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Glen Fredrick - foul #2 on Glen Fredrick, team foul #7 | 70-76 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas State | Reginald Eller steals the ball from Glen Fredrick | 71-76 |
| 01:40 | Rice | James Pearson banks in the layup set up by Reginald Eller | 73-76 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | James Lyman can't finish the layup | 73-76 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Reginald Eller drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 75-76 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Pearson - foul #4 on James Pearson, team foul #9 | 75-76 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | Gregory Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-77 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Glen Fredrick | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick is hacked by Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #10 | 75-77 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | Glen Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:12 | Rice | James Pearson loses the dribble to Gregory Parks | 75-78 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas State | Milton Breckenstein is fouled in the backcourt by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #11 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Seth Powell (PG), Ray Elder (SF) Glen Fredrick, Charles McHone | |
| 00:11 | Arkansas State | Milton Breckenstein makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas State | Milton Breckenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Elder | 75-79 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-79 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas State | Reginald Eller is called for the reach on Ray Elder - foul #3 on Reginald Eller, team foul #12 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Hill (PF) Milton Breckenstein | |
| 00:09 | Arkansas State | Ray Elder makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas State | Ray Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Raymond Burns buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-81 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell is hacked by Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #13 | 78-81 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell misses the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Seth Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 78-82 |