| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas McGuinness (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bush (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Starnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - James Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 19:37 | Rice | John Payne grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 19:22 | Rice | John Payne hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Cherry | 42-35 |
| 19:03 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Cherry is called for the reach on Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Cherry, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:47 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on Gary Cherry - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:15 | Rice | John Payne misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Wayne Crawford tips it home | 44-35 |
| 17:59 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Wayne Crawford - foul #2 on Wayne Crawford, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 17:59 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:59 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Matthew Rhine snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Matthew Rhine hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 44-36 |
| 17:38 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to James Kerr | 44-36 |
| 17:18 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 17:17 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Phillip Block misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 16:58 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Bush | 44-40 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Wayne Crawford scores on a shot from the right side | 46-40 |
| 15:53 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-40 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Wayne Crawford pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Payne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Rhine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Crawford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Phillip Block (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas McGuinness (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Starnes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Kerr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Rice | John Payne can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas McGuinness - foul #2 on Thomas McGuinness, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Michael Bologna (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, Matthew Rhine, Wayne Crawford, Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner (PG), Gary Benson (SG), Anthony Munson (SF), Christopher Eichenberger (PF), Raymond Fricke (C) Robert Thomas, Thomas McGuinness, Joseph Bush, James Starnes, James Kerr | |
| 15:27 | Rice | John Payne makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:27 | Rice | John Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:16 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Benson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 15:14 | Rice | William Frailey snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Eric Boyd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Michael Bologna gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:28 | Rice | William Frailey is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Frailey, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Meiners (SG) John Payne | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 14:16 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-40 |
| 14:15 | Rice | William Frailey grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Brian Alexander drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Frailey | 50-40 |
| 13:39 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Eric Boyd grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Gary Benson picks off the pass by Eric Boyd | 50-40 |
| 13:06 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Fricke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 13:04 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Fricke grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 12:44 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bologna steals the ball from Christopher Eichenberger | 50-40 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Derek Meiners throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Phillip Block (C) William Frailey, Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas (PG), Thomas McGuinness (SG), Joseph Bush (SF), James Starnes (PF), James Kerr (C) Thomas Faulkner, Gary Benson, Anthony Munson, Christopher Eichenberger, Raymond Fricke | |
| 12:12 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Phillip Block pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Eric Boyd scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Cherry | 53-40 |
| 11:50 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas McGuinness (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Starnes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Kerr (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Phillip Block can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas McGuinness - foul #3 on Thomas McGuinness, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Crawford (PF) Eric Boyd | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson (SF) Joseph Bush | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Phillip Block misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Phillip Block misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:29 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to James Kerr | 53-43 |
| 11:25 | Cal State Northridge | Phillip Block takes the ball from James Kerr | 53-43 |
| 11:18 | Rice | John Payne makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Cherry | 55-43 |
| 10:56 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Rhine - foul #1 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| 10:36 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr is whistled for traveling | 55-43 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG) John Payne | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 10:22 | Rice | William Frailey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-43 |
| 10:21 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 10:08 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr can't finish the layup | 55-43 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Wayne Crawford pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 09:49 | Rice | James Starnes steals it from Matthew Rhine | 55-43 |
| 09:35 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 09:33 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 09:19 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas McGuinness and the foul's on Wayne Crawford - foul #3 on Wayne Crawford, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, Matthew Rhine, Wayne Crawford, Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Raymond Fricke (SF), Christopher Eichenberger (PF) Robert Thomas, Thomas McGuinness, Anthony Munson, James Starnes | |
| 09:19 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:03 | Rice | William Frailey drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Payne | 58-46 |
| 08:51 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Michael Bologna - foul #1 on Michael Bologna, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| 08:51 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:51 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Brian Alexander snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 08:36 | Rice | William Frailey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Bologna | 61-47 |
| 08:18 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner is whistled for traveling | 61-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), Matthew Rhine (SF) William Frailey, Michael Bologna | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas (PG), James Starnes (PF) Thomas Faulkner, James Kerr | |
| 07:58 | Rice | John Payne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-47 |
| 07:56 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 07:39 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush is called for traveling | 61-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Phillip Block (C) Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness (SG), Anthony Munson (SF) Joseph Bush, Raymond Fricke | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas McGuinness (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Munson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Starnes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Christopher Eichenberger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Matthew Rhine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Gary Cherry tips it in | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:03 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Starnes | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:35 | Rice | Matthew Rhine connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Cherry | 65-49 |
| 06:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas is hacked by Phillip Block - foul #1 on Phillip Block, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Fricke (PF), James Kerr (C) James Starnes, Christopher Eichenberger | |
| 06:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Michael Bologna loses the dribble to Robert Thomas | 65-51 |
| 05:56 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Munson and he's fouled by Eric Boyd - foul #4 on Eric Boyd, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Crawford (PF) Eric Boyd | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner (PG), Joseph Bush (SG) Robert Thomas, Thomas McGuinness | |
| 05:56 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:40 | Rice | Derek Meiners is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Derek Meiners is hacked by Anthony Munson - foul #4 on Anthony Munson, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF) William Frailey, Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes (PF) Anthony Munson | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Phillip Block misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Wayne Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:44 | Rice | John Payne misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Wayne Crawford tips it back up and in | 67-54 |
| 04:38 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Starnes | 67-57 |
| 04:20 | Rice | James Kerr steals it from Wayne Crawford | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Cal State Northridge | Phillip Block is called for the reach on Joseph Bush - foul #2 on Phillip Block, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Boyd (PF) Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas (PG), Anthony Munson (SF), Christopher Eichenberger (PF) Thomas Faulkner, Raymond Fricke, James Starnes | |
| 03:54 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:54 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Rice | John Payne buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Rhine | 69-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Wayne Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Munson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Eichenberger (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Kerr (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Thomas | 69-61 |
| 03:18 | Rice | John Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-61 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Wayne Crawford | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness (SG) Joseph Bush | |
| 02:58 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness is fouled on the floor by William Frailey - foul #3 on William Frailey, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes (PF) James Kerr | |
| 02:58 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:58 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Phillip Block (C) William Frailey, Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr (C) Christopher Eichenberger | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Gary Cherry is fouled on the floor by Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #6 | 69-62 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Anthony Munson is called for the reach on Matthew Rhine - foul #5 on Anthony Munson, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush (SF) Anthony Munson | |
| 02:29 | Rice | Matthew Rhine makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Matthew Rhine misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:29 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| 02:16 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Phillip Block - foul #3 on Phillip Block, team foul #11 | 70-62 |
| 02:16 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:16 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Gary Cherry hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Phillip Block | 73-64 |
| 01:37 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Boyd swats the layup by James Kerr | 73-64 |
| 01:36 | Rice | John Payne snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Rice | John Payne connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Boyd | 75-64 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Matthew Rhine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 00:31 | Rice | John Payne gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on John Payne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bologna (SF) Matthew Rhine | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:30 | Rice | John Payne makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:30 | Rice | John Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:23 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Phillip Block grabs the board | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gary Cherry runs out the clock | 77-67 |