| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) SG - Jason White (fresh) SF - Robert Felder (fresh) PF - David Dick (fresh) C - Robert Rickard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Edward Chiesa (fresh) SG - Louis Clark (fresh) SF - Guy McCumber (fresh) PF - Richard Pritchett (fresh) C - Alan Elliott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Rickard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Jason White's floater is tipped away by Richard Pritchett | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Albany | Alan Elliott gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Albany | Edward Chiesa misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Albany | Alan Elliott tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Robert Felder knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Edgar Lisle | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Albany | Guy McCumber clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Robert Felder grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Albany | Alan Elliott snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Albany | Alan Elliott knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Chiesa | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Edgar Lisle connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Rickard | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Albany | Richard Pritchett lays it up and in set up by Louis Clark | 5-6 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Robert Felder misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Robert Rickard tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Robert Felder hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 16:53 | Albany | Louis Clark makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Edward Chiesa and he's fouled by Robert Felder - foul #1 on Robert Felder, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), David Jones (SF), Wesley Goodlow (PF) Edgar Lisle, Robert Felder, David Dick | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 16:53 | Albany | Louis Clark misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:53 | Albany | Richard Pritchett grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:41 | Albany | Guy McCumber connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Chiesa | 7-10 |
| 16:23 | Rice | David Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 16:22 | Albany | Alan Elliott grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:55 | Albany | Edward Chiesa is hacked by Virgil Battles - foul #1 on Virgil Battles, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Gillham (SF), David Dick (PF) Jason White, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Albany | Jamie Townsend (SG) Louis Clark | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Virgil Battles (fresh) SG - David Jones (fresh) SF - Raymond Gillham (fresh) PF - David Dick (fresh) C - Wesley Goodlow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Edward Chiesa (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jamie Townsend (fresh) SF - Guy McCumber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Pritchett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Albany | Guy McCumber's pass is intercepted by Raymond Gillham | 7-10 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Raymond Gillham blows the dunk | 7-10 |
| 15:37 | Albany | Richard Pritchett pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:21 | Albany | Guy McCumber can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Raymond Gillham - foul #1 on Raymond Gillham, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Robert Felder (SF) Virgil Battles, Raymond Gillham | |
| Subs | Albany | Dewey Groves (SG), David Geib (PF), Stan Bingham (C) Edward Chiesa, Richard Pritchett, Alan Elliott | |
| 15:21 | Albany | Guy McCumber misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:21 | Albany | Guy McCumber misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 15:04 | Rice | David Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 15:02 | Rice | David Dick tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 14:53 | Albany | David Geib hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jamie Townsend | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Albany | The refs have stopped play. Guy McCumber 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. | 9-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason White (SG), Robert Rickard (C) David Jones, Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), Alan Elliott (C) Dewey Groves, Guy McCumber | |
| 14:24 | Rice | Robert Rickard hits the finger roll set up by Jason White | 11-12 |
| 14:11 | Albany | Jamie Townsend hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jason White - foul #1 on Jason White, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Gillham (PF) David Dick | |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Pritchett (PF) Stan Bingham | |
| 14:11 | Albany | Jamie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:11 | Albany | Jamie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Jason White travels with the ball | 11-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Alcott (PF) Robert Felder | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 13:24 | Albany | Edward Chiesa misses the floater from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:23 | Albany | David Geib tips it back up and in | 11-16 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Edgar Lisle's pass is intercepted by Alan Elliott | 11-16 |
| 12:49 | Albany | Jamie Townsend scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Chiesa | 11-18 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Robert Rickard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 12:32 | Albany | Jamie Townsend pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:05 | Albany | Jamie Townsend misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jason Alcott - foul #1 on Jason Alcott, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), Robert Felder (SF), David Dick (PF), Wesley Goodlow (C) Edgar Lisle, Raymond Gillham, Jason Alcott, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Albany | Louis Clark (SG), Stan Bingham (SF), Frank Blair (C) Edward Chiesa, David Geib, Alan Elliott | |
| 12:05 | Albany | Jamie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:05 | Albany | Jamie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Robert Felder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 11:51 | Albany | Frank Blair snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Virgil Battles (fresh) SG - Jason White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wesley Goodlow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jamie Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stan Bingham (fresh) PF - Richard Pritchett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Blair (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Albany | Frank Blair comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Robert Felder grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Virgil Battles buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jason White | 14-20 |
| 10:47 | Albany | Stan Bingham can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Felder - foul #2 on Robert Felder, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Rice | David Jones (SG), Raymond Gillham (SF), Robert Rickard (C) Jason White, Robert Felder, Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), David Geib (PF), Alan Elliott (C) Jamie Townsend, Richard Pritchett, Frank Blair | |
| 10:47 | Albany | Stan Bingham makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:47 | Albany | Stan Bingham misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:47 | Rice | David Dick snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Stan Bingham swats the dunk try by Robert Rickard | 14-21 |
| 10:22 | Albany | Louis Clark gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:53 | Albany | David Geib lays it up and in on a great pass from Alan Elliott | 14-23 |
| 09:36 | Rice | David Dick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-23 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Virgil Battles tips it in | 16-23 |
| 09:28 | Albany | Edward Chiesa misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Rickard - foul #1 on Robert Rickard, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Jason White (SG) Virgil Battles, Raymond Gillham | |
| Subs | Albany | Dewey Groves (SG) Louis Clark | |
| 09:28 | Albany | Edward Chiesa misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:28 | Albany | Edward Chiesa makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Jason White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 09:08 | Albany | David Geib pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:54 | Albany | Dewey Groves loses the dribble to David Jones | 16-24 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Edgar Lisle is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Wesley Goodlow (PF) David Dick | |
| Subs | Albany | Jamie Townsend (SG), Guy McCumber (SF), Richard Pritchett (PF) Dewey Groves, Stan Bingham, Alan Elliott | |
| 08:31 | Albany | David Geib is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Geib, team foul #1 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Gillham (C) Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 08:07 | Rice | David Jones is hacked by Jamie Townsend - foul #1 on Jamie Townsend, team foul #2 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Alcott (C) David Jones | |
| Subs | Albany | Dewey Groves (SG), Frank Blair (C) Edward Chiesa, David Geib | |
| 07:56 | Rice | Guy McCumber is called for the reach on Edgar Lisle - foul #1 on Guy McCumber, team foul #3 | 16-24 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow hits a driving attempt near the basket | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Gillham (fresh) PF - Wesley Goodlow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Alcott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jamie Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Groves (fresh) SF - Guy McCumber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Pritchett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Blair (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Albany | Frank Blair hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jason Alcott - foul #2 on Jason Alcott, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (SG), Robert Rickard (C) Jason White, Jason Alcott | |
| Subs | Albany | Alan Elliott (C) Richard Pritchett | |
| 07:31 | Albany | Frank Blair makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:31 | Albany | Frank Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 07:17 | Albany | Dewey Groves snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 07:00 | Albany | Frank Blair can't finish the layup | 18-26 |
| 06:58 | Albany | Alan Elliott can't tip it in | 18-26 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Raymond Gillham is hacked by Guy McCumber - foul #2 on Guy McCumber, team foul #4 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Rice | David Jones (SG), Claude Richey (SF), David Dick (PF) Edgar Lisle, Raymond Gillham, Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), Louis Clark (SG), David Geib (SF), Richard Pritchett (PF) Jamie Townsend, Dewey Groves, Guy McCumber, Frank Blair | |
| 06:32 | Rice | Claude Richey misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Robert Rickard misses the tip | 18-26 |
| 06:28 | Albany | Alan Elliott grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 06:04 | Albany | David Geib misses the dunk but he's hacked by Claude Richey - foul #1 on Claude Richey, team foul #10 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason White (SG) Claude Richey | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 06:04 | Albany | David Geib misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:04 | Albany | David Geib misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:04 | Rice | David Dick pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Jason White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-26 |
| 05:40 | Albany | Richard Pritchett gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:27 | Albany | Alan Elliott is denied on a layup by David Dick | 18-26 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Robert Rickard grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Edward Chiesa steals it from David Dick | 18-26 |
| 04:57 | Albany | Edward Chiesa hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Louis Clark | 18-28 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Robert Rickard hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 04:23 | Albany | Richard Pritchett is hacked by David Dick - foul #1 on David Dick, team foul #11 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Raymond Gillham (SF), Wesley Goodlow (C) Virgil Battles, David Jones, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Albany | Jamie Townsend (SG), Stan Bingham (C) Louis Clark, Alan Elliott | |
| 04:23 | Albany | Richard Pritchett makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:23 | Albany | Richard Pritchett makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Jamie Townsend takes the ball from Jason White | 21-30 |
| 04:03 | Albany | David Geib lays it in set up by Jamie Townsend | 21-32 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Jason White hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Gillham (fresh) PF - David Dick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Goodlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Edward Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Geib (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Pritchett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stan Bingham (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Albany | Jason White is called for the reach on Stan Bingham - foul #2 on Jason White, team foul #12 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Felder (SF) David Dick | |
| Subs | Albany | Dewey Groves (SG), Guy McCumber (SF), Frank Blair (C) Edward Chiesa, David Geib, Richard Pritchett | |
| 03:25 | Albany | Stan Bingham misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:25 | Albany | Stan Bingham makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Raymond Gillham makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Edgar Lisle | 26-33 |
| 02:56 | Albany | Dewey Groves can't finish the layup | 26-33 |
| 02:55 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Blair | 26-33 |
| 02:42 | Albany | Jamie Townsend misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Felder - foul #3 on Robert Felder, team foul #13 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael McNichol (SG), Robert Rickard (C) Jason White, Robert Felder | |
| Subs | Albany | Alan Elliott (C) Frank Blair | |
| 02:42 | Albany | Jamie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:42 | Albany | Jamie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Robert Rickard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), Richard Pritchett (PF) Dewey Groves, Stan Bingham | |
| 02:07 | Albany | Edgar Lisle steals the ball from Alan Elliott | 26-35 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Edgar Lisle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-35 |
| 01:55 | Albany | Richard Pritchett grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 01:34 | Albany | Alan Elliott misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Rickard - foul #2 on Robert Rickard, team foul #14 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), Jason White (SG), David Jones (SF), David Dick (PF) Edgar Lisle, Michael McNichol, Raymond Gillham, Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 01:34 | Albany | Alan Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:34 | Albany | Alan Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Robert Rickard grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Robert Rickard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 01:15 | Albany | Jamie Townsend grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 01:00 | Albany | Alan Elliott clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 00:59 | Albany | Jamie Townsend grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:45 | Albany | Edward Chiesa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 00:44 | Albany | Richard Pritchett misses the tip | 26-36 |
| 00:42 | Rice | David Dick grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Jason White scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Dick | 29-36 |
| 00:01 | Albany | David Jones is called for the reach on Richard Pritchett - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #15 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Wesley Goodlow (C) Virgil Battles, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Albany | Dewey Groves (PG), Louis Clark (SG), David Geib (SF), Stan Bingham (C) Edward Chiesa, Jamie Townsend, Guy McCumber, Alan Elliott | |
| 00:01 | Albany | Richard Pritchett makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | Albany | Richard Pritchett makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses short on a halfcourt shot | 29-38 |