| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jerry Faber (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bertram Barber (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matt Sealey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Matt Sealey inbounds the ball | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Rice | John Smith clanks a floater from the right side | 20-35 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses the tip | 20-35 |
| 19:29 | Valparaiso | William Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 19:18 | Valparaiso | William Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Clinton Hardin snags the defensive board | 20-35 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Matt Sealey is fouled on the floor by Bertram Barber - foul #2 on Bertram Barber, team foul #1 | 20-35 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Matt Sealey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 18:55 | Rice | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Ron McCasland knocks in the jumper from close range set up by John Smith and he's hacked by William Harvey - foul #2 on William Harvey, team foul #2 | 20-37 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the free throw | 20-38 |
| 18:21 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull drills a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Matt Sealey - foul #3 on Matt Sealey, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF) Matt Sealey | |
| 18:21 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull makes the free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Harold Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-38 |
| 18:03 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 17:58 | Valparaiso | Bertram Barber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-38 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Ron McCasland snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 23-38 |
| 17:41 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 23-38 |
| 17:28 | Rice | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Bertram Barber - foul #3 on Bertram Barber, team foul #3 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marshall Hill (SF), Carlos Labelle (PF) Bertram Barber, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Aguirre (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) Clinton Hardin, Richard Wagner | |
| 17:13 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-38 |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | Carlos Labelle grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 17:07 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 23-38 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Harold Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-38 |
| 16:40 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 16:34 | Valparaiso | Ron McCasland steps in front of the Michael Smith pass | 23-38 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Ron McCasland hits the finger roll | 23-40 |
| 16:13 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull buries a jumper from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 15:53 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Carlos Labelle | 25-40 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jerry Faber (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Hull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marshall Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Labelle (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ron McCasland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Valparaiso | Carlos Labelle is hacked by Salvador Aguirre - foul #3 on Salvador Aguirre, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Welcome (SG), Bertram Barber (SF), William Harvey (PF) Jerry Faber, Charles Hull, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Matt Sealey (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Richard Wagner (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Harold Barnes, Salvador Aguirre, Thomas Lewis | |
| 15:12 | Valparaiso | Richard Wagner is called for the reach on Carlos Labelle - foul #1 on Richard Wagner, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eric Freda (C) Carlos Labelle | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:06 | Valparaiso | Bertram Barber misses long on a shot from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Richard Wagner gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Charles Driskell scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ned Horn | 25-42 |
| 14:49 | Valparaiso | Bertram Barber misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-42 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Richard Wagner grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Charles Driskell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Matt Sealey gets the offensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 14:11 | Rice | William Harvey is called for the reach on Charles Driskell - foul #3 on William Harvey, team foul #4 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Rymer (PG) Marshall Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SG) Charles Driskell | |
| 13:54 | Rice | Richard Wagner comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on William Welcome - foul #1 on William Welcome, team foul #5 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Hull (SG) William Welcome | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG) Ned Horn, Harold Barnes | |
| 13:54 | Rice | Richard Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 13:54 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Eric Freda | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Eric Freda banks in the layup and the foul's on Richard Wagner - foul #2 on Richard Wagner, team foul #4 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Smith (C) Bertram Barber | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Aguirre (C) Richard Wagner | |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Eric Freda makes the free throw | 28-43 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Ron McCasland hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Matt Sealey | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:07 | Valparaiso | William Harvey banks in the layup | 30-45 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Clinton Hardin's fadeaway is rejected by William Harvey | 30-45 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Ron McCasland gets the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 12:45 | Rice | John Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Matt Sealey | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:29 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-48 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Clinton Hardin grabs the board | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:13 | Rice | John Smith buries a runner from the right block | 30-50 |
| 12:05 | Valparaiso | William Harvey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-50 |
| 12:04 | Valparaiso | David Rymer grabs the offensive board | 30-50 |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Ron McCasland - foul #2 on Ron McCasland, team foul #5 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerry Faber (PG), Bertram Barber (SF), Carlos Labelle (PF) David Rymer, Eric Freda, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Harold Barnes (SG), Charles Driskell (SF), Richard Wagner (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Matt Sealey, Clinton Hardin | |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Charles Driskell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 11:35 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jerry Faber (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Hull (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bertram Barber (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Labelle (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ned Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Driskell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith loses the dribble to Salvador Aguirre | 32-50 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Harold Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 10:50 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 10:43 | Valparaiso | Ned Horn is called for the reach on Charles Hull - foul #1 on Ned Horn, team foul #6 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marshall Hill (SG), Eric Freda (C) Charles Hull, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Philip Crenshaw (PF) Ned Horn, Charles Driskell, Salvador Aguirre | |
| 10:33 | Valparaiso | Carlos Labelle misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 10:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Smith | 32-50 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Smith | 32-53 |
| 10:12 | Valparaiso | Eric Freda knocks in the floater in the paint | 34-53 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-53 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Richard Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Ron McCasland drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Smith | 34-55 |
| 09:15 | Valparaiso | Jerry Faber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-55 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Richard Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Richard Wagner hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ron McCasland | 34-57 |
| 08:31 | Valparaiso | Eric Freda comes up short on the shot in the lane | 34-57 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Carlos Labelle tips it home | 36-57 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Marshall Hill - foul #1 on Marshall Hill, team foul #6 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Rymer (PG), Charles Hull (SG), James Pare (SF), William Harvey (PF), Michael Smith (C) Jerry Faber, Marshall Hill, Bertram Barber, Carlos Labelle, Eric Freda | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Matt Sealey (SF), Salvador Aguirre (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Harold Barnes, Richard Wagner | |
| 08:11 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 36-59 |
| 07:52 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull makes the shot in the paint | 38-59 |
| 07:34 | Rice | The short jumper by Philip Crenshaw is denied by Michael Smith | 38-59 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Charles Driskell can't tip it in | 38-59 |
| 07:31 | Valparaiso | David Rymer pulls down the rebound | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Rymer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Charles Hull (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Pare (fresh) PF - William Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ned Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Driskell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matt Sealey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Philip Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull is fouled on the floor by Matt Sealey - foul #4 on Matt Sealey, team foul #7 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marshall Hill (SF) James Pare | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (SG), Clinton Hardin (PF) Charles Driskell, Philip Crenshaw | |
| 07:14 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull misses the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Ned Horn is fouled on the floor by David Rymer - foul #1 on David Rymer, team foul #7 | 38-59 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Ned Horn makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Ned Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 06:43 | Valparaiso | William Harvey scores on a floater from close range | 40-61 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Clinton Hardin misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on William Harvey - foul #4 on William Harvey, team foul #8 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerry Faber (PG), Bertram Barber (SF) David Rymer, Marshall Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG) Ned Horn | |
| 06:22 | Rice | Clinton Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Clinton Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 06:10 | Valparaiso | Charles Hull hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 40-63 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Clinton Hardin snags the defensive board | 40-63 |
| 05:46 | Rice | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Jerry Faber - foul #3 on Jerry Faber, team foul #9 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Rymer (PG), William Welcome (SG), Marshall Hill (SF), James Pare (PF), Eric Freda (C) Jerry Faber, Charles Hull, Bertram Barber, William Harvey, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Driskell (SG), Ned Horn (SF), Harold Barnes (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) Ron McCasland, Matt Sealey, Clinton Hardin, Salvador Aguirre | |
| 05:46 | Rice | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Eric Freda gets the rebound | 40-63 |
| 05:29 | Valparaiso | Eric Freda clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 40-63 |
| 05:27 | Valparaiso | Eric Freda grabs the offensive board | 40-63 |
| 05:22 | Valparaiso | Marshall Hill dunks the ball and he's fouled by Thomas Lewis - foul #1 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #8 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (PF) John Smith | |
| 05:22 | Valparaiso | Marshall Hill makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Ned Horn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-63 |
| 04:52 | Valparaiso | Marshall Hill buries a jump hook near the basket set up by David Rymer | 45-63 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Marshall Hill picks off the pass by Harold Barnes | 45-63 |
| 04:07 | Valparaiso | James Pare makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-63 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-63 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerry Faber (PG), Charles Hull (SG), Bertram Barber (SF), William Harvey (PF), Michael Smith (C) David Rymer, William Welcome, Marshall Hill, James Pare, Eric Freda | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Matt Sealey (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Ned Horn, Harold Barnes, Charles Driskell, Philip Crenshaw, Thomas Lewis | |
| 03:44 | Rice | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Charles Hull - foul #2 on Charles Hull, team foul #10 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Rymer (PG), William Welcome (SG), Marshall Hill (SF), Carlos Labelle (PF), Eric Freda (C) Jerry Faber, Charles Hull, Bertram Barber, William Harvey, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SG), Charles Driskell (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) Ron McCasland, Matt Sealey, Clinton Hardin, Richard Wagner | |
| 03:44 | Rice | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:44 | Rice | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:44 | Valparaiso | Eric Freda snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Valparaiso | William Welcome is fouled on the floor by Harold Barnes - foul #2 on Harold Barnes, team foul #9 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG) John Smith | |
| 03:26 | Valparaiso | William Welcome makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 03:26 | Valparaiso | William Welcome makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Rymer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Welcome (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marshall Hill (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carlos Labelle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Freda (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ned Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Driskell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Thomas Lewis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Driskell | 50-67 |
| 02:49 | Valparaiso | Carlos Labelle misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-67 |
| 02:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Lewis | 50-67 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Ned Horn buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Driskell | 50-69 |
| 02:24 | Valparaiso | Harold Barnes takes the ball from David Rymer | 50-69 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Ned Horn hits the finger roll set up by Harold Barnes | 50-71 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | William Welcome hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-71 |
| 02:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Lewis | 50-71 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Harold Barnes is hacked by William Welcome - foul #2 on William Welcome, team foul #11 | 50-71 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Harold Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Harold Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:31 | Valparaiso | Carlos Labelle misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-73 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Harold Barnes grabs the board | 50-73 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Harold Barnes loses the dribble to William Welcome | 50-73 |
| 00:56 | Valparaiso | Carlos Labelle hits the finger roll set up by William Welcome | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre loses the ball out of bounds | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Valparaiso | William Welcome is called for traveling | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ned Horn runs out the clock | 52-73 |