| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Netherton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Coover (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Willis (fresh) PF - Charles Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Terry Willis inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Michael Beck denies the turnaround by William Coover | 28-35 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Michael Beck gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:25 | Rice | David Netherton misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Willis - foul #2 on Terry Willis, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry Todd (PG), Leslie Wright (PF) Brett Parker, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 19:25 | Rice | David Netherton makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:25 | Rice | David Netherton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Paul Bowne is fouled on the floor by Charles Adkins - foul #2 on Charles Adkins, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Beck - foul #1 on Michael Beck, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Michael Beck pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Jerry Todd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 18:21 | UConn | Paul Bowne pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Paul Bowne knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Willis | 30-38 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Jerry Todd misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 17:40 | UConn | William Coover pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman lays it in on a great pass from Charles Ryan | 30-40 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Jerry Todd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Michael Beck tips it back up and in | 32-40 |
| 16:34 | UConn | William Coover is called for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Reid (PF), Derek Miller (C) Leslie Wright, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (PG), Paul Lewis (SG), Samuel Sebastian (C) Paul Bowne, William Coover, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 16:18 | Rice | Alfred Reid misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Paul Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian throws it down set up by Steve Thomas | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry Todd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Adkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Netherton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Terry Willis (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Jerry Todd hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 15:14 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Willis and he's fouled by David Netherton - foul #1 on David Netherton, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), John Martens (SG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Michael Beck (C) Jerry Todd, Charles Adkins, David Netherton, Derek Miller | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| 15:14 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses the free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:14 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ryan | 35-44 |
| 14:56 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Alfred Reid snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Samuel Sebastian steals the ball from Michael Beck | 35-44 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Terry Willis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Terry Willis, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rice | David Netherton (SF) Nicholas Creason | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Wilbur Sherman (C) Paul Lewis, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 13:55 | Rice | Brett Parker clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Willis - foul #4 on Terry Willis, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Leslie Wright (PF) Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lewis (SF) Terry Willis | |
| 13:55 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Brett Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 13:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wilbur Sherman | 36-44 |
| 13:35 | UConn | Paul Bowne knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Coover | 36-47 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Brett Parker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Martens | 38-47 |
| 12:43 | UConn | Michael Beck steals it from William Coover | 38-47 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Brett Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-47 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Michael Beck tips it home | 40-47 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Paul Lewis drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Paul Bowne | 40-49 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Paul Bowne steals it from David Netherton | 40-49 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Paul Lewis can't throw it down | 40-49 |
| 11:43 | Rice | David Netherton gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Martens (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Netherton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Wright (fresh) C - Michael Beck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Coover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Charles Ryan (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilbur Sherman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | John Martens misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 11:31 | UConn | Charles Ryan pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:10 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-49 |
| 11:08 | UConn | William Coover tips it home | 40-51 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Brett Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Paul Lewis grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 10:30 | UConn | John Martens is called for the reach on William Coover - foul #4 on John Martens, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry Todd (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Alfred Reid (PF), Derek Miller (C) Brett Parker, John Martens, David Netherton, Leslie Wright, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (PG), Tom Delay (SG), Terry Willis (SF), Samuel Sebastian (C) Paul Bowne, William Coover, Paul Lewis, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 10:07 | UConn | Tom Delay makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Terry Willis and he's fouled by Derek Miller - foul #3 on Derek Miller, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Tom Delay makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Nicholas Creason misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Terry Willis - foul #5 on Terry Willis, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Wilbur Sherman (C) Terry Willis, Charles Ryan | |
| 09:49 | Rice | Nicholas Creason makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Nicholas Creason misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 09:22 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman can't throw it down | 41-54 |
| 09:20 | UConn | Steve Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 09:02 | UConn | Tom Delay's layup is rejected by Alfred Reid | 41-54 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Derek Miller pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Jerry Todd makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-54 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian is hacked by Nicholas Creason - foul #1 on Nicholas Creason, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Jason McCanless (SF) Jerry Todd, Nicholas Creason | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Paul Lewis (SG), Charles Ryan (PF) Steve Thomas, William Coover, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 08:06 | UConn | Paul Bowne's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Reid | 44-54 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Alfred Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Alfred Reid connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason McCanless | 46-54 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Tom Delay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Alfred Reid snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason McCanless (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Derek Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tom Delay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ryan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Derek Miller connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Brett Parker | 48-54 |
| 06:55 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Paul Bowne | 48-56 |
| 06:51 | Rice | The short jumper by Brett Parker is denied by Samuel Sebastian | 48-56 |
| 06:50 | UConn | Charles Ryan pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Tom Delay scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Brett Parker is whistled for a carry | 48-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry Todd (PG), John Martens (SG), David Netherton (SF), Michael Beck (C) Brett Parker, Charles Adkins, Alfred Reid, Derek Miller | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (SG), Wilbur Sherman (C) Tom Delay, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 06:04 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 06:02 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbur Sherman | 48-59 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Paul Lewis throws it down on a great pass from Charles Ryan and he's fouled by Michael Beck - foul #2 on Michael Beck, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Creason (SF), Alfred Reid (PF) David Netherton, Jason McCanless | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG) Steve Thomas | |
| 05:35 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses the free throw | 48-61 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Michael Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:18 | Rice | Michael Beck misses short on a jumper from the left block | 48-61 |
| 05:17 | UConn | William Coover gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 05:02 | UConn | Jerry Todd is called for the reach on William Coover - foul #1 on Jerry Todd, team foul #8 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (PG), David Netherton (SF), Jason McCanless (PF) Jerry Todd, Nicholas Creason, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (PG), Samuel Sebastian (PF) Paul Bowne, Charles Ryan | |
| 05:02 | UConn | William Coover makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:02 | UConn | William Coover misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason McCanless | 48-62 |
| 04:58 | Rice | David Netherton is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Sherman - foul #1 on Wilbur Sherman, team foul #5 | 48-62 |
| 04:45 | Rice | John Martens misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-62 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Paul Lewis grabs the board | 48-62 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Paul Lewis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steve Thomas | 48-64 |
| 04:19 | Rice | David Netherton makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Charles Adkins | 50-64 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Steve Thomas and he's fouled by John Martens - foul #5 on John Martens, team foul #9 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Alfred Reid (PF), Derek Miller (C) John Martens, David Netherton, Jason McCanless, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Tom Delay (SF), Charles Ryan (PF) Steve Thomas, Paul Lewis, Wilbur Sherman | |
| 03:58 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the free throw | 50-67 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Alfred Reid misses the easy layup | 50-67 |
| 03:32 | UConn | William Coover pulls down the rebound | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Creason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Derek Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Coover (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Delay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ryan (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Ryan | 50-69 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Derek Miller can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Samuel Sebastian - foul #1 on Samuel Sebastian, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry Todd (PG), Jason McCanless (SG), Leslie Wright (PF) Brett Parker, Charles Adkins, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Thomas (SG), Paul Lewis (SF) William Coover, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Derek Miller misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Derek Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 02:33 | UConn | Tom Delay hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Steve Thomas | 51-71 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Nicholas Creason misses the jumper from the right side | 51-71 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Leslie Wright snags the offensive board | 51-71 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Leslie Wright knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jason McCanless | 53-71 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Paul Bowne lays it in set up by Tom Delay and he's fouled by Derek Miller - foul #4 on Derek Miller, team foul #10 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG) Leslie Wright | |
| Subs | UConn | William Coover (SG), Wilbur Sherman (C) Steve Thomas, Tom Delay | |
| 01:47 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the free throw | 53-74 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Charles Adkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-74 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman pulls down the rebound | 53-74 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Paul Bowne clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-74 |
| 01:09 | UConn | William Coover grabs the offensive rebound | 53-74 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses the jump hook from the right block | 53-74 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Wilbur Sherman misses the tip | 53-74 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Derek Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Jerry Todd is hacked by Wilbur Sherman - foul #2 on Wilbur Sherman, team foul #7 | 53-74 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Jerry Todd makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Jerry Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Paul Lewis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Adkins - foul #3 on Charles Adkins, team foul #11 | 55-74 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Charles Ryan swats the short shot by Nicholas Creason | 55-76 |
| 00:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Coover | 55-76 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Bowne runs out the clock | 55-76 |