| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randall Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kerry Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) PF - James Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Randall Heppner inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Nevada | John Crenshaw can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Nevada | Harold Brooks snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 19:18 | Nevada | Randall Heppner drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kent Johnson and he's hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:18 | Nevada | Randall Heppner makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Hiram Lyons drills a driving attempt in the lane | 37-36 |
| 18:48 | Nevada | Harold Brooks lays it in on a great pass from John Crenshaw | 39-36 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Kerry Pollock denies the turnaround by William Sedillo | 39-36 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 18:14 | Nevada | Harold Brooks misses the lay-in | 39-38 |
| 18:13 | Nevada | Harold Brooks tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-38 |
| 17:57 | Nevada | Randall Heppner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:42 | Nevada | Harold Brooks is fouled on the floor by James Pearson - foul #1 on James Pearson, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| 17:26 | Nevada | Harold Brooks comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Negri - foul #1 on Robert Negri, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (C) William Sedillo | |
| 17:26 | Nevada | Harold Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:26 | Nevada | Harold Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Hiram Lyons hits the finger roll | 42-40 |
| 16:50 | Nevada | Kent Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 16:49 | Nevada | Randall Heppner pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:32 | Nevada | Randall Heppner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Kerry Pollock is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Kerry Pollock, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brian Saulters (PG), Robert Klingbeil (SG), David Voris (SF), John Bailey (PF), Earle Mason (C) John Crenshaw, Kent Johnson, Randall Heppner, Harold Brooks, Kerry Pollock | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks | |
| 15:59 | Rice | Robert Negri clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 15:57 | Nevada | John Bailey gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brian Saulters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Klingbeil (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Voris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earle Mason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Negri (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Nevada | David Voris is whistled for a carry | 42-40 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Earle Mason picks off the pass by James Pearson | 42-40 |
| 15:15 | Nevada | Gregg Moore steals the ball from Robert Klingbeil | 42-40 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Robert Negri blows the layup | 42-40 |
| 15:09 | Nevada | Earle Mason gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:53 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Pearson - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Johnson (SG), Randall Heppner (SF), Harold Brooks (PF), Kerry Pollock (C) Brian Saulters, David Voris, John Bailey, Earle Mason | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF) Gregg Moore, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri | |
| 14:53 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:53 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Reginald Eller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (PF), Joe Woods (C) James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 14:22 | Nevada | Harold Brooks is hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #1 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG) Robert Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:05 | Nevada | Harold Brooks is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Brooks, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 13:48 | Nevada | Randall Heppner gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Kent Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Crenshaw | 47-40 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Joe Woods drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 12:42 | Nevada | Harold Brooks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kent Johnson and he's hacked by Thomas Banks - foul #1 on Thomas Banks, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG), David Voris (SF) John Crenshaw, Randall Heppner | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Robert Negri (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks, Joe Woods | |
| 12:42 | Nevada | Harold Brooks makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Harold Brooks steals it from Raymond Burns | 50-42 |
| 12:10 | Nevada | Robert Negri is called for the reach on David Voris - foul #2 on Robert Negri, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Bailey (PF), Earle Mason (C) Harold Brooks, Kerry Pollock | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| 12:10 | Nevada | David Voris makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:10 | Nevada | David Voris misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:10 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 11:54 | Rice | James Pearson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 11:52 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Klingbeil (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kent Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Voris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earle Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Negri (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | James Pearson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Robert Klingbeil - foul #1 on Robert Klingbeil, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG) Kent Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG) Derrick Rust | |
| 11:39 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:39 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:17 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 11:15 | Rice | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:57 | Rice | William Sedillo knocks in the floater in the lane | 51-46 |
| 10:41 | Nevada | David Voris misses the lay-in | 51-46 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Robert Negri gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Klingbeil - foul #2 on Robert Klingbeil, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Johnson (SG), Randall Heppner (SF), Harold Brooks (PF), Kerry Pollock (C) Robert Klingbeil, David Voris, John Bailey, Earle Mason | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF) Hiram Lyons, James Pearson | |
| 10:34 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:15 | Nevada | Randall Heppner buries a 3 from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Randall Heppner denies the turnaround by William Sedillo | 54-48 |
| 09:58 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Harold Brooks | 54-48 |
| 09:39 | Nevada | The short jumper by Harold Brooks is denied by Robert Negri | 54-48 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Robert Negri pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Kent Johnson is called for the reach on Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Kent Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG) John Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, William Sedillo | |
| 08:55 | Rice | Hiram Lyons loses the dribble to Kerry Pollock | 54-48 |
| 08:40 | Nevada | Randall Heppner scores on a shot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 08:23 | Rice | James Pearson travels with the ball | 56-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Voris (SG), John Bailey (PF) Kent Johnson, Harold Brooks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:10 | Nevada | David Voris clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| 07:59 | Nevada | David Voris buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Klingbeil | 58-48 |
| 07:37 | Rice | James Pearson is fouled on the floor by John Bailey - foul #2 on John Bailey, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), Kent Johnson (SG) Robert Klingbeil, Randall Heppner | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Voris (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kerry Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Robert Negri comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Hiram Lyons tips it in | 58-50 |
| 06:54 | Nevada | David Voris misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Thomas Banks snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Reginald Eller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Randall Heppner (SF), Harold Brooks (PF) David Voris, Kerry Pollock | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), William Sedillo (C) Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks | |
| 05:59 | Nevada | Kent Johnson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 05:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Derrick Rust | 58-50 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a floater from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 05:45 | Nevada | Harold Brooks gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:39 | Nevada | Randall Heppner misses the easy layup | 58-50 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Hiram Lyons grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 05:32 | Rice | William Sedillo is hacked by John Crenshaw - foul #3 on John Crenshaw, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG), David Voris (SG), Earle Mason (C) John Crenshaw, Kent Johnson, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Hiram Lyons | |
| 05:32 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:32 | Nevada | Harold Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:05 | Nevada | Earle Mason lays it in on a great pass from Randall Heppner and the foul's on William Sedillo - foul #1 on William Sedillo, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Kerry Pollock (C) Harold Brooks | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Raymond Burns (SG) Derrick Rust, Robert Negri | |
| 05:05 | Nevada | Earle Mason makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Michael Rau makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Burns | 61-52 |
| 04:34 | Nevada | Kerry Pollock can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Sedillo - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Johnson (SG), Harold Brooks (PF) David Voris, Earle Mason | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Michael Rau | |
| 04:34 | Nevada | Kerry Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:34 | Nevada | Kerry Pollock misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:34 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 04:13 | Nevada | Harold Brooks pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:09 | Nevada | Kent Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil banks in the layup set up by Kent Johnson | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Klingbeil (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randall Heppner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Kerry Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Raymond Burns comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-55 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Reginald Eller tips it in | 67-57 |
| 03:04 | Nevada | Kent Johnson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #11 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), David Voris (SF), John Bailey (C) Robert Klingbeil, Randall Heppner, Kerry Pollock | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Gregg Moore, Raymond Burns, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 03:04 | Nevada | Kent Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:04 | Nevada | Kent Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the lay-in | 68-57 |
| 02:48 | Nevada | Kent Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 02:48 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Randall Heppner (SF), Kerry Pollock (C) David Voris, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Derrick Rust | |
| 02:26 | Nevada | Randall Heppner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-57 |
| 02:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Burns | 68-57 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Randall Heppner steals it from Thomas Banks | 68-57 |
| 01:45 | Nevada | Kent Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Thomas Banks connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 68-59 |
| 01:11 | Nevada | Harold Brooks can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 68-59 |
| 01:09 | Nevada | Kerry Pollock gets the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:43 | Nevada | Kent Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 68-59 |
| 00:42 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Brooks | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Nevada | Harold Brooks is fouled on the floor by Robert Negri - foul #3 on Robert Negri, team foul #12 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | Earle Mason (C) Kerry Pollock | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 00:41 | Nevada | Harold Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:41 | Nevada | Harold Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-59 |
| 00:33 | Nevada | Earle Mason snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Nevada | Earle Mason misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-59 |
| 00:05 | Nevada | Randall Heppner tips it home | 71-59 |
| 00:01 | Rice | William Sedillo can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 71-59 |