| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Griffey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Padgett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Dick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Rickard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Felder inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Robert Felder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Robert Rickard grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Robert Felder misses the jumper from the baseline | 30-30 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Robert Rickard pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Jason White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), David Fugate (C) Rodney Harris, Terry Padgett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | Johnny Griffey grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Morgan | 33-30 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Robert Rickard is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Rickard, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ognjen Zoller (C) David Fugate | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Johnny Griffey buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Andre Ricci | 35-30 |
| 17:14 | Rice | David Dick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Robert Felder can't tip it in | 35-30 |
| 17:11 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Dick | 35-30 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Robert Felder is hacked by Ognjen Zoller - foul #1 on Ognjen Zoller, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris (PG), Terry Padgett (C) Lloyd Morgan, Ognjen Zoller | |
| Subs | Rice | David Jones (SF) Robert Felder | |
| 16:57 | Rice | Jason White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Rodney Harris | 35-30 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams's pass is intercepted by David Jones | 35-30 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses the easy layup | 35-30 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | Johnny Griffey scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Rodney Harris is called for the reach on Edgar Lisle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Harris, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Boris Skokowski (SG), Robert Wymer (SF), David Fugate (C) Andre Ricci, Kevin Williams, Terry Padgett | |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), Raymond Gillham (SF), Wesley Goodlow (PF), Jason Alcott (C) Edgar Lisle, Jason White, David Dick, Robert Rickard | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Johnny Griffey steals it from Raymond Gillham | 37-30 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Skokowski (fresh) SF - Robert Wymer (fresh) PF - Johnny Griffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Fugate (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Virgil Battles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Gillham (fresh) PF - Wesley Goodlow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Alcott (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | Virgil Battles takes the ball from Boris Skokowski | 37-30 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Jason Alcott lays it in on a great pass from David Jones | 37-32 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | David Fugate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Andre Ricci (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), Terry Padgett (C) Rodney Harris, Boris Skokowski, Robert Wymer, David Fugate | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason White (SG), Robert Felder (SF), David Dick (PF), Robert Rickard (C) David Jones, Raymond Gillham, Wesley Goodlow, Jason Alcott | |
| 14:36 | Rice | Virgil Battles knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan is whistled for a carry | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris (PG) Lloyd Morgan | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG) Virgil Battles | |
| 13:59 | Rice | Jason White connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Rickard | 37-36 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico State | Edgar Lisle picks off the pass by Rodney Harris in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Edgar Lisle blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico State | Terry Padgett grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Felder takes the ball from Rodney Harris | 37-36 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Robert Rickard is denied on a layup by Johnny Griffey | 37-36 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico State | Terry Padgett grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Robert Rickard grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Robert Rickard clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Andre Ricci | 37-36 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Harris | 40-36 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Robert Felder's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Padgett | 40-36 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 11:57 | Rice | David Dick grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Jason White misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Johnny Griffey pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Ricci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Griffey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Padgett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - David Dick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rickard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | New Mexico State | Terry Padgett banks in the layup | 42-36 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Robert Rickard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Terry Padgett connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Williams | 44-39 |
| 10:35 | Rice | David Dick misses the shot from close range | 44-39 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico State | Terry Padgett pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris's pass is intercepted by Edgar Lisle | 44-39 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Robert Felder lays it up and in on a great pass from Edgar Lisle | 44-41 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Robert Rickard is denied on a layup by Terry Padgett | 47-41 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Terry Padgett snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Johnny Griffey | 50-41 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Robert Felder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Boris Skokowski (SG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Jones (PF), David Fugate (C) Rodney Harris, Andre Ricci, Kevin Williams, Johnny Griffey, Terry Padgett | |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), David Jones (SG), Raymond Gillham (SF), Wesley Goodlow (PF), Jason Alcott (C) Edgar Lisle, Jason White, Robert Felder, David Dick, Robert Rickard | |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Boris Skokowski | 52-41 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Virgil Battles hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico State | David Fugate pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico State | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Wesley Goodlow - foul #3 on Wesley Goodlow, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico State | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico State | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Jason Alcott gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Raymond Gillham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-41 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico State | David Fugate snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Boris Skokowski | 55-41 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Raymond Gillham misses long on a jumper from the right side | 55-41 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico State | David Fugate grabs the board | 55-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lloyd Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Skokowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Wymer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Fugate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Virgil Battles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Gillham (fresh) PF - Wesley Goodlow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Alcott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | New Mexico State | David Jones picks off the pass by David Fugate | 55-41 |
| 07:04 | Rice | David Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-41 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | James Jones misses long on a floater from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | David Fugate gets the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | James Jones dunks the ball set up by Lloyd Morgan | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:06 | Rice | Virgil Battles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-41 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow grabs the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 05:59 | Rice | David Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Raymond Gillham can't tip it in | 57-41 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | James Jones gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris (PG), Andre Ricci (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), Johnny Griffey (PF), Terry Padgett (C) Lloyd Morgan, Boris Skokowski, Robert Wymer, James Jones, David Fugate | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Jason White (SG), Robert Felder (SF), David Dick (PF), Robert Rickard (C) Virgil Battles, David Jones, Raymond Gillham, Wesley Goodlow, Jason Alcott | |
| 05:35 | New Mexico State | Terry Padgett clanks a jump hook from close range | 57-41 |
| 05:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason White | 57-41 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Andre Ricci is called for the reach on Robert Felder - foul #1 on Andre Ricci, team foul #3 | 57-41 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Robert Rickard drills a shot from the baseline set up by Edgar Lisle and the foul's on Terry Padgett - foul #1 on Terry Padgett, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Fugate (C) Terry Padgett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:12 | Rice | Robert Rickard makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams misses the tip | 57-44 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 04:22 | Rice | David Dick grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Jason White makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edgar Lisle | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | David Fugate's floater is knocked away by Robert Rickard | 57-47 |
| 03:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Rickard | 57-47 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Andre Ricci is called for the reach on Jason White - foul #2 on Andre Ricci, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Padgett (C) David Fugate | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Ricci (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Griffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Padgett (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason White (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Dick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rickard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Robert Rickard misses the floater from close range | 57-47 |
| 03:21 | Rice | David Dick can't tip it in | 57-47 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rodney Harris | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Rice | David Dick is fouled on the floor by Terry Padgett - foul #2 on Terry Padgett, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Boris Skokowski (SG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Jones (PF), Ognjen Zoller (C) Rodney Harris, Andre Ricci, Kevin Williams, Johnny Griffey, Terry Padgett | |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), David Jones (SG), Raymond Gillham (SF), Wesley Goodlow (PF), Jason Alcott (C) Edgar Lisle, Jason White, Robert Felder, David Dick, Robert Rickard | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Virgil Battles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico State | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Wymer | 63-47 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Raymond Gillham lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Alcott and he's hacked by Robert Wymer - foul #2 on Robert Wymer, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Fugate (C) Ognjen Zoller | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Raymond Gillham makes the free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | David Fugate buries a fadeaway from the left side | 65-50 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Raymond Gillham lays it up and in set up by David Jones | 65-52 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | David Jones is called for the reach on Robert Wymer - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #3 | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | James Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Virgil Battles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Raymond Gillham grabs the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Virgil Battles clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan runs out the clock | 65-52 |