| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Hauenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Albert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Paul Zosel inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Wiley - foul #1 on James Wiley, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Reyes Garvey makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Reyes Garvey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Roy Albert misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-31 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Ralph Freitas pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Charles Osbourn comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Bryan Hauenstein - foul #2 on Bryan Hauenstein, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 19:01 | Montana State | James Wiley grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Bryan Hauenstein misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 18:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Freitas | 22-31 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Paul Zosel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-31 |
| 18:34 | Montana State | James Wiley pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | Vern Booze picks off the pass by Bryan Hauenstein | 22-31 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Robert Williams is called for the reach on Vern Booze - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 22-31 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Vern Booze misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Bryan Hauenstein gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 17:27 | Montana State | Vern Booze steps in front of the James Wiley pass | 22-31 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Vern Booze can't finish the layup | 22-31 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Charles Osbourn tips it in | 24-31 |
| 17:05 | Montana State | Paul Zosel steps in front of the Bryan Hauenstein pass | 24-31 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Vern Booze banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Zosel | 26-31 |
| 16:39 | Montana State | Roy Albert buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Bryan Hauenstein | 26-33 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-33 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Vern Booze snags the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Charles Osbourn can't throw it down | 26-33 |
| 16:02 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Osbourn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Zosel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reyes Garvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Hauenstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Albert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Montana State | Bryan Hauenstein scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-36 |
| 15:43 | Rice | James Wiley is called for the reach on Vern Booze - foul #2 on James Wiley, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Raymon Zyskowski (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Sean Havens (PF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Vern Booze, Charles Osbourn, Paul Zosel, Ralph Freitas, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Leo Luongo (SG), Robert Hayslett (SF), Cecil Abernethy (PF), Elbert Johnson (C) Robert Williams, Bryan Hauenstein, Ronald Whitehead, Roy Albert, James Wiley | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Michael Hardy is fouled on the floor by Cecil Abernethy - foul #1 on Cecil Abernethy, team foul #5 | 26-36 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 15:10 | Montana State | Cecil Abernethy gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Cecil Abernethy drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Crosby | 26-38 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Bobby Allison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG) Michael Hardy | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG) Richard Crosby | |
| 14:15 | Montana State | Elbert Johnson scores on a runner in the paint | 26-40 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski is fouled on the floor by Leo Luongo - foul #1 on Leo Luongo, team foul #6 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), Paul Zosel (SF) Raymon Zyskowski, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead (SF) Elbert Johnson | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Vern Booze's pass is intercepted by Leo Luongo | 26-40 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Leo Luongo is called for traveling | 26-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Freitas (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Bobby Allison, Sean Havens | |
| Subs | Montana State | Roy Albert (PF) Cecil Abernethy | |
| 13:05 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses the runner from the left block | 26-40 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 12:52 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Freitas - foul #3 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Hauenstein (SG) Leo Luongo | |
| 12:52 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 12:52 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Reyes Garvey hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Vern Booze | 28-42 |
| 12:07 | Montana State | Robert Williams is fouled on the floor by Ralph Freitas - foul #4 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (PF) Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Cecil Abernethy (C) Robert Williams, Robert Hayslett | |
| 11:50 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Hauenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Albert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Cecil Abernethy (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Reyes Garvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-45 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Paul Zosel can't tip it in | 28-45 |
| 11:35 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:16 | Montana State | Cecil Abernethy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Bobby Allison snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Reyes Garvey drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Zosel | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Richard Crosby misses the shot from the left side | 31-45 |
| 10:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bobby Allison | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:37 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 10:35 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 10:12 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Bobby Allison - foul #3 on Bobby Allison, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Raymon Zyskowski (SG), Sean Havens (PF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Vern Booze, Charles Osbourn, Bobby Allison, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Leo Luongo (SG), Robert Hayslett (SF), James Wiley (C) Richard Crosby, Bryan Hauenstein, Ronald Whitehead, Roy Albert | |
| 10:00 | Montana State | James Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Michael Hardy snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 09:53 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Havens | 31-45 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Michael Hardy hits a jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Williams | 33-47 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Paul Zosel's floater is tipped away by Cecil Abernethy | 33-47 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Sean Havens snags the offensive board | 33-47 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses the easy layup | 33-47 |
| 08:38 | Montana State | Leo Luongo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 08:33 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 33-47 |
| 08:32 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett gets the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Leo Luongo | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Michael Hardy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Raymon Zyskowski | 36-50 |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Cecil Abernethy and he's hacked by Sean Havens - foul #1 on Sean Havens, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Michael Hardy, Raymon Zyskowski, Paul Zosel, Sean Havens, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Hauenstein (SG), Ronald Whitehead (SF), Roy Albert (PF) Leo Luongo, Cecil Abernethy, James Wiley | |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett makes the free throw | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Hauenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Albert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Hayslett (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 07:21 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:53 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 06:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Freitas | 36-53 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Vern Booze drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-53 |
| 06:23 | Montana State | Bryan Hauenstein can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Charles Osbourn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Vern Booze is fouled on the floor by Roy Albert - foul #1 on Roy Albert, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Elbert Johnson (C) Robert Williams, Robert Hayslett | |
| 06:09 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:58 | Montana State | Roy Albert hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 41-53 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Reyes Garvey gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:38 | Rice | Ralph Freitas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 05:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Crosby | 41-53 |
| 05:25 | Montana State | Bryan Hauenstein double dribbles | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Wiley (C) Elbert Johnson | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Vern Booze is hacked by Richard Crosby - foul #1 on Richard Crosby, team foul #8 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Zosel (SF), Sean Havens (PF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Bobby Allison, Ralph Freitas, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Leo Luongo (SG), Cecil Abernethy (SF) Richard Crosby, Bryan Hauenstein, Ronald Whitehead | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Robert Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Robert Williams steals it from Carl Lungwitz | 43-53 |
| 04:36 | Montana State | Leo Luongo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:22 | Rice | Paul Zosel is hacked by James Wiley - foul #3 on James Wiley, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski (SG) Charles Osbourn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hayslett (SF) Roy Albert | |
| 04:22 | Rice | Paul Zosel misses the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 04:22 | Montana State | Cecil Abernethy snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:02 | Montana State | Leo Luongo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Sean Havens gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Rice | Sean Havens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | James Wiley grabs the board | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymon Zyskowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Havens (fresh) 6 reb. C - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Luongo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Hayslett (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Abernethy (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - James Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Montana State | James Wiley drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Williams | 43-58 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Zosel and he's fouled by Robert Hayslett - foul #1 on Robert Hayslett, team foul #10 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Bobby Allison (PF) Vern Booze, Paul Zosel | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Elbert Johnson (C) Robert Williams, James Wiley | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the free throw | 46-58 |
| 02:53 | Montana State | Leo Luongo makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Abernethy | 46-60 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Bobby Allison is fouled on the floor by Cecil Abernethy - foul #2 on Cecil Abernethy, team foul #11 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG) Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Smith (SG) Cecil Abernethy | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Robert Hayslett is fouled on the floor by Michael Hardy - foul #2 on Michael Hardy, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Abernethy (C) Leo Luongo | |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Stephen Smith comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bone - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (C) Jeffrey Bone | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Luongo (SG) Stephen Smith | |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Richard Crosby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-62 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Bobby Allison buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Raymon Zyskowski | 50-62 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Cecil Abernethy drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Michael Hardy clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Crosby - foul #2 on Richard Crosby, team foul #12 | 50-65 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Michael Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Michael Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Montana State | The short jumper by Robert Hayslett is denied by Bobby Allison | 52-65 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Cecil Abernethy gets the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Richard Crosby runs out the clock | 52-65 |